Weapon balance changing over time is on purpose (Destiny)

by DreadPirateWes, Thursday, June 04, 2015, 23:52 (3466 days ago) @ electricpirate

They don't want an ideal, everything is equal, balance. Rebalancing every couple months keeps things from going stale. It's like releasing a content update because everyone gets excited and starts playing differently. Except all they have to do is change a few numbers.

Edit: this is unrelated to your spreadsheet fun. just got nested there.

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Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Revenant1988, 2015-06-04, 19:51
- Kotaku also hates Thorn. - CyberKN, 2015-06-04, 20:00
- Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-04, 20:03
- Kotaku also hates Thorn. - dogcow, 2015-06-04, 20:06
  - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - CyberKN, 2015-06-04, 20:07
    - I've never loved CoD. - dogcow, 2015-06-04, 20:08
      - Nor I. A LOT of people did though. So that's what we get :( - CyberKN, 2015-06-04, 20:12
        
        Team SWAT? - DreadPirateWes, 2015-06-04, 21:33
        
        What about it? - CyberKN, 2015-06-04, 21:34
        
        Team SWAT? - Morpheus, 2015-06-04, 22:45
      - I don't get the CoD comparisons - Spec ops Grunt, 2015-06-05, 04:49
        
        I'm a CoD fan... - Korny, 2015-06-05, 08:57
    - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Kahzgul, 2015-06-05, 18:56
- Unpopular opinion time: I don't mind thorn. - Funkmon, 2015-06-04, 20:41
  - Unpopular opinion time: I don't mind thorn. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-04, 20:58
    - Nah, they're fine. Used Vanquisher to decent effect Tuesday. - Funkmon, 2015-06-04, 21:21
      - No, They're Not. - Morpheus, 2015-06-04, 22:46
        
        9 bullets. Trust me, they're fine. - Funkmon, 2015-06-04, 23:14
        
        I Would've Believed You If You Said Pulse. - Morpheus, 2015-06-05, 01:25
        
        Yes. 9 bullets. - Funkmon, 2015-06-05, 03:56
        
        Yes. 9 bullets. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-05, 04:10
        
        Don't be stupid. - Funkmon, 2015-06-05, 04:36
        
        Don't be stupid. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-05, 05:00
        
        Don't be stupid. - Korny, 2015-06-05, 06:34
        
        6..... - red robber, 2015-06-05, 08:21
        
        6..... - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 09:31
        
        #neh - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 10:58
        
        Don't be stupid. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-05, 17:17
        
        Don't be stupid. - Claude Errera, 2015-06-05, 17:32
        
        I find I'm somewhere in the middle - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-05, 18:56
        
        Don't be stupid. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-05, 19:35
  - I think Thorn is OP as hell right now - Kahzgul, 2015-06-05, 19:03
- Modelling Weapon Balance in Code? - dogcow, 2015-06-04, 21:13
  - Pivot tables, Pivot tables as far as the eye can see - electricpirate, 2015-06-04, 22:30
    - Weapon balance changing over time is on purpose - DreadPirateWes, 2015-06-04, 23:52
      - This man is a gentleman and a scholar. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 01:01
        
        As a recent MIDA convert, I can get behind that - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 12:31
        
        As a recent MIDA convert, I can get behind that - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 12:41
        
        What's a bhop? Did I just have a seizure? - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 13:24
        
        What's a bhop? Did I just have a seizure? - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 13:25
        
        As a recent MIDA convert, I can get behind that - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 12:54
        
        "I WAS ON 9 KILLS AND THE FLOOR DISAPPEARED!!!" - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 13:08
        
        See!!! See how much fun that would be! - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 13:34
        
        this would be AMAZINGGG - Raflection, 2015-06-05, 20:18
- The Second I Get To Rank 2 In IB. - Morpheus, 2015-06-04, 22:42
- Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Avateur, 2015-06-05, 00:15
- My personal Problem with Thorn - Monochron, 2015-06-05, 02:12
  - My personal Problem with Thorn - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 12:29
- Kotaku also hates Thorn. - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 10:53
  - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Monochron, 2015-06-05, 11:25
    - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 11:34
      - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - ProbablyLast, 2015-06-05, 12:52
      - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Monochron, 2015-06-05, 14:21
        
        Kotaku also hates Thorn. - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 15:14
        
        Kotaku also hates Thorn. - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 18:09
    - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Claude Errera, 2015-06-05, 17:41
      - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Monochron, 2015-06-06, 00:25
  - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - Revenant1988, 2015-06-05, 11:46
    - Kotaku also hates Thorn. - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 12:17
  - I am Better (sometimes, and that's when it annoys me) - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 12:12
    - I am Better (sometimes, and that's when it annoys me) - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 12:23
      - I am Better (sometimes, and that's when it annoys me) - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 13:02
        
        If you use Thorn, the DoT does allow for one thing: - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 13:07
        
        Err, exactly? - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 14:14
        
        Troll Hard 2: Troll Harder. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 14:17
        
        Flawless Execution sir. Flawless. - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 14:23
        
        If you use Thorn, the DoT does allow for one thing: - bluerunner, 2015-06-05, 15:29
        
        I agree with you, I won't debate the DoT's fairness. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 15:31
        
        I agree with you, I won't debate the DoT's fairness. - bluerunner, 2015-06-05, 16:07
        
        Not really sure where you're going here blue. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 16:10
        
        Not really sure where you're going here blue. - bluerunner, 2015-06-05, 17:29
        
        Let me troll the trolls, troll! #trollception - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 17:34
        
        When Thorn was a POS... - Revenant1988, 2015-06-05, 16:14
        
        When Thorn was a POS... - CyberKN, 2015-06-05, 16:20
        
        When Thorn was a POS... - Revenant1988, 2015-06-05, 16:35
        
        Take one of mine, please - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 18:07
        
        When Thorn was a POS... - CyberKN, 2015-06-05, 18:24
        
        When Thorn was a POS... - Revenant1988, 2015-06-05, 19:35
        
        When Thorn was a POS... - CyberKN, 2015-06-05, 19:45
        
        In the right hands, it was good, even then. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-05, 18:16
        
        Good Show! - CommandrCleavage, 2015-06-05, 18:31
    - But ... but ... - Kermit, 2015-06-05, 13:16
      - You're a Sunsinger, your body is a weapon :p - someotherguy, 2015-06-05, 14:22
      - But ... but ... - Avateur, 2015-06-05, 18:13
- My team and I figured out another Thorn perk: Assists! - Kahzgul, 2015-06-06, 09:22

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