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Welcome!

I wanted to shoosh him but it was too late and didn't want to call attention to what he'd done. :-)

We need a distraction...

hey, there's an elephant out there sitting on Claude's car!

-PS Don't mention the war!

Shadow Price is my go2 PvP.

A1 is my go2 PvE.

I dislike all secondaries.

Hard light is not as fast as the fastest ARs and doesn't deal as much impact as the slower ones, it's kind of in the middle.
It does sound awesome since the update though.

Once I complete the thorn bounty strike and hand it in next week, I'd like to get very familiar with it.

Ps- hi all, I've been lurking some time. Finally Registered

That's fatebringer's calling too. Firefly is surprisingly effective, and groups of enemies go down really quickly. Add to that Arc damage, and it's a really really good hand canon.

As a Scout Rifle junkie, I've been having a surprisingly great time with Fatebringer, and it's only getting better every time it upgrades. Firefly really is impressive on it, and I'll definitely need to check out the Explosive Rounds (I had been avoiding them because I was so underwhelmed when I first tried them around launch).

Hmm. I'll have to have another look at explosive rounds then. Back when I tested them the damage to a single target came out the same (and possibly less for headshots, critical hit for the bullet but no critical damage for the explosion effect, I think...) but would have been a bit higher if the explosions did some damage to a tight group.

Here's what happens currently:

If I shoot a level 28 Cabal in the head with explosive rounds off, it does not die. With explosive rounds, it dies in one shot. It appears that the critical damage is applied, then the explosive damage.

This is important, because firefly only activates when the kill is with a critical hit. I can headshot the cabal, but since the explosive rounds are applied second, and thus is the damage that actually kills it, firefly does not activate. If the critical damage is enough to kill, explosive rounds don't go off, and firefly activates.

Therefore, explosive rounds increases damage to a single target, but possibly at the expense of the firefly perk if you are facing enemies that can otherwise take a headshot and live.

I see how it is. You assume that performance is my criteria. I mean, LOOK AT THOSE CURVES.

I forget that some people are shallow. One day you'll learn that looks aren't everything, my friend. It's what's on the inside that counts... Especially if what's on the inside does Fire damage...

I maxed out a Suros for the Iron Banner bounty requiring Auto Rifle kills... But the VoC was still way more versatile and dangerous at any range, so the Suros was swapped out once the bounty was complete. Even in the Vault of Glass, my Mythoclast takes a backseat to it...

Just an awesome weapon overall...

I see how it is. You assume that performance is my criteria. I mean, LOOK AT THOSE CURVES.

Just an awesome weapon overall...

Icebreaker is a must have for my style.

I used to hate hand cannons because I didn't bother to figure them out when I was having success with pulse rifles and later ARs. Now, I prefer them for most situations. That's another thing I really like about Destiny. It is a phenomenally flexible and diverse weapon system.

My first roll of The Calling also came from a Legendary Engram, but the notable perks are Mulligan, Field Scout and Outlaw (outlaw). I wish I could mate the two and create a monster child with Mulligan, Field Scout and Firefly. That would just make my damn day.

Don't overlook explosive rounds. They were bugged before and decreased damage, but now they add extra. In fact, on Fatebringer it is so good, that I can kill many enemies with a BODY SHOT, because the explosive round damage adds enough to take them out. That might turn me into a lazy shooter, but the firefly perk adds even MORE benefit on headshots.

Both of those are wicked combos.

6 rounds in the mag, faster reloads when empty and kills decrease grenade cool down. I leveled it for my first vault run, and ended up with over 430 kills. That was more then the seasoned raid veterans with VoC and Mythoclasts who accompanied me.

HC in general wreck a lot of shop in the Vault. Those goblin stomachs are so squishy and a cannon with solid reload perks is lights out for mobs in general.

Wish there was a HC with stats similar to bad juju.

Even now that I have migrated to Timurs lash and my own VoC I still will pull out this gun in PVP just because I know when I do manage to kill people with it they know they were beaten fair and square.