The key word was "interpretation" (Destiny)

by Robot Chickens, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 17:30 (3792 days ago) @ BeardFade
edited by Robot Chickens, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 17:35

I think Bungie's interpretation was correct but I think their implementation was off. ARs were a bit OPed in the beforetimes, but it wasn't too bad. I think that sandbox would be fine if they had just given PRs the buff while leaving HCs, ARs and FRs alone (each of which got a nerf). Instead, they moved too many variables around at the same time and this led to the current sense of imbalance. They nailed the feel of pulse rifle and they now are a viable weapon in a lot of situations, but they are not overpowered. ARs are the only one to suffer significantly.

I have sympathy for the change-everything-at-once model because no one would want to play if they were constantly making tweaks to the sandbox. Doing them all at once reduces the change-fatigue people would feel. But it is a lot harder to test and balance.

One other thought that is being danced around in this conversation: Should Bungie balance around the best players, or the average players? I'll just leave that there because that can be another can of worms.