Grinding patrol missions for rep is faster than grinding the Vanguard Strike Playlist for rep. Especially if you're grinding as a fireteam. Use the patrol missions as a time to level your other subclass. Use the Vanguard Playlist for farming Marks.

Upgrading Legendary Armor pieces' Defense also upgrades their Light stat.

Bladedancer > Gunslinger in PVE, vice versa in PVP.

As a Defender Titan, having high Strength is very important to guarantee your suvivability. The Magnet and Surpressor grenades are good, but not worth stacking Discipline.

Yup. That barrier fuels the murder.

5. Stack intellect and discipline. Forget about strength.

But, but...my throwing knife!

Agreed. I stack heavy on the Strength stat because I love having my knife come back up so frequently. I prefer it to my grenade more often than not.

#2!

I'm surprised how many people seem to dislike the fusion rifle or dismantle or store all but their favorite of each weapon type. Good comparison to the plasma pistol. I used to not care for it either.

I've had the same amount of success dropping an enemy's shields with a sniper rifle of the correct type. One shot and those shields are history. Follow-up with a single-tap to the brain-pan for the kill.

I've pretty much started keeping multiple copies of my favorite weapon types, one for each damage type, so I can switch as necessary. The time it's a little slow and cumbersome is when I'm facing, say, a Fallen Captain with an arc shield and a Vex Minotaur with a void shield. (Personally, I'd love to find a Legendary weapon at some point down the road that can toggle between two different damage types. /pipedream)

Trying to get better at that.

-- Steve likes this rifle very much. preciousss...

1. Bounties are a super good way to level your weapons. Any equipped gear will progress when you turn in bounties, so make sure you are wearing what you want to advance.

Same thing for your "2nd" subclass after you switch at level 15. Each bounty will let you select another skill (so you're not missing double jump and grenade as a level 15 bad ass for instance)

A solar sniper is handy for the Hive Wizards.

I can confirm that; I have a 79 solar sniper and can fairly consistantly two-shot Wizards (on the Sword mission) as a level 10 Hunter.

-- Steve loves that rifle.

5. Stack intellect and discipline. Forget about strength.

But, but...my throwing knife!

I'm surprised how many people seem to dislike the fusion rifle or dismantle or store all but their favorite of each weapon type. Good comparison to the plasma pistol. I used to not care for it either.

2. Have 3 fusion rifles at all times, one of each element, preferably with a high range stat. These shred enemy shields. I see tons of people shooting shielded enemies with their primary. Just use the appropriate fusion rifle to drop shields (often in one shot), then hammer away with your primary. Think of them like Elites in Halo, and let the Fusion Rifle act as your Plasma Pistol. You'd be surprised how far away this will work from with a high range stat while scoped.

2.5 A solar sniper is handy for the Hive Wizards. Fallen captains and shielded Cabal you can typically get close enough to to use a fusion rifle.

3. I find stability to be the most useful stat on a weapon, but your milage may vary. I just find being able to get another headshot quickly more useful in the long run than more damage or faster reloads. Most weapons will have scopes that add stability at a penalty to other things.

4. Don't skip picking up engrams; you can use them for parts even if you don't want it.

5. Stack intellect and discipline. Forget about strength.

6. Do not use ammo packs while you are dead! They don't work, but you still lose the pack.

7. To go from Heavy to special in one go, double tap triangle.