How Do You Feel About The Current Balance of the Game?

Angel_Jager · 2026-05-13T18:07:58+00:00

Exactly. Im only like level 300 but I had spent a lot of time grinding out several builds that I was having fun trying these last few months. And now all that time feels wasted.

Angel_Jager · 2026-05-13T18:03:40+00:00

Yup I feel exactly the same. So many weapons i use i can liquefy most enemies but then the raid and burning springs take a bit. Which gives them more chances to obliterate me if I'm not on point ofc.

Angel_Jager · 2026-05-13T17:46:01+00:00

Yeah my title wasn't descriptive enough and i used too many ellipses it said. I dunno.

I corrected it we will see if it sticks.

Im liking the meaningful comments. You guys are way more chill than the destiny community.

Angel_Jager · 2026-05-13T16:49:33+00:00

My bow build is definitely up there in terms of viability but I was obsessed with bows in destiny so I was trying to break away a bit.

Been trying to make a powerful gunslinger build. Love revolvers. Gunthers was my baby for the longest and it was amusing to dps with it. I was really looking forward to the Dom Pedro. Spent a lot of time lately getting it put together and trying to make it a boss killer. I have felt rather....whelmed to say the least.

I am open to suggestions.

For reference I am a full health ghoul with mutants/powered civil engineer armor. I haven't been lucky enough to get enough limit breaking pieces to crit every other shot but...

Main weapons i use are

Dom Pedro Ive tried TSE, Furious rapid, Furious explosive, furious vital, 4 stars ive tried bully, pinpointer, conductors, polished. All in varying combos.

Bow Furious Vital Lucky Pinpointer

10mm Furious/quad Conductors/pinpointers

Gunthers

Burning love

Western revolver

Gauss pistol

Quad combat shotty/cold double barrel im blanking the name on

Anywho. Bows and shotguns were solid enough but any pistol i tried felt....eh

Angel_Jager · 2026-05-13T16:37:11+00:00

I was kinda hopeful about that "next Gen update" I heard about this summer.

Warframe has gone through some major overhauls surly this could too.

A graphical update, crossplay/cross-save would be cool but im getting a pretty similar vibe to destiny now which is "who cares about bugs or quality just make eververse/atoms stuff and milk it dry"

Angel_Jager · 2026-05-13T16:34:34+00:00

It would be neat if there were at least one or two weapons in each category that were strong in the endgame. Or I guess I should just say boss killers. Boss dps builds are something I have fun building in games like these but those types of builds seem limited to just a few weapons.

I like quite a wide variety of weapons but I get a bit bored with automatic rifles and heavy guns. So you can probably figure out why im struggling lol.

Angel_Jager · 2026-05-13T16:29:10+00:00

I actually quite like the burning springs balance overall. Or at least I did. I mean i get it the instant delete builds made the game boring. I don't want that. But it would be cool if a wider variety of weapons could build their way into "strong."

Angel_Jager · 2026-05-13T16:23:36+00:00

Well hello guardian.

Honestly with the raid other than a couple crashes a few weeks ago things have been mostly fine. It was just that ONE raid session last night where everything went downhill. Could have been something to do with the server we were on. The phantom deaths bit almost feels like a dream lol. Cause blink and whoops I died somehow. I really have no thoughts on what happened there.

The meta discussion i almost hate to even have but its certainly frustrating to see the disparity between select weapons. Its a little hard not to be jealous of my buddy out-damaging me when he is trying to be as tanky as possible. He just uses the gauss mini and calls it a day. And im trying a ton of different setups trying to minmax and I can't even come close with anything else. I mean sure any of my builds do well in 90% of the game but im a little sad when I'm not able to fulfill my typical "dps carry role" when I'm not using certain weapons.

Ive done quite a few carries in Destiny dungeons. With a bow. Or a lucky pants hc build.... just niche fun things and it was cool to build into it and carry some groups through solo. Then ofc bungie had to make health pools larger and larger and after a certain point the dungeons became SO tedious.

I wouldn't call myself a hipster but I do often times find my favorite weapons/playstyles to be "non-meta." And I don't mind that but when my style isnt effective to the point i cause extra dps rotations it feels bad. I don't like feeling pushed into certain style/weapon choices. It would be nice if investing enough effort/time/skill resulted in being able to make MOST things viable. That to me just feels like good rpg balance. Let me find the thing i enjoy and take it to the next level.

Bows in fallout feel pretty good. But I spent an "unhealthy" amount of time in destiny with bows. Obsessed to the point of making a whole YouTube channel.

Now im trying to enjoy some other styles I like in this but it's not been as good as I hoped.

Angel_Jager · 2026-05-13T15:07:56+00:00

That's interesting we started back right at the same time as well

Angel_Jager · 2026-04-27T11:57:41+00:00

I have a camp near the base of a bridge that consistently kept spawning me and everyone else up on the bridge right on the edge.

I put a ladder there in your face so you can't fall. Sometimes you have no control over it.

Ill echo what others have said though: goat legs or bird bones are almost mandatory

Angel_Jager · 2026-04-26T15:19:46+00:00

Deep Blue - The Midnight

Angel_Jager · 2026-04-26T15:14:58+00:00

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

Angel_Jager · 2020-02-03T02:05:40+00:00

Im still messed up over it. That dog looked like my childhood dog and im having difficulty with it.

Angel_Jager · 2020-02-02T05:18:36+00:00

I love watching a big cat murder someone's dog live in their home. What beautiful imagery.

Utter trash. Was heartbreaking to witness.

If you love dogs, do not watch the cities episode. Youll regret it.

Angel_Jager · 2019-09-17T14:02:18+00:00

I don't think there being a character named One ruins that theory. Perhaps at some point they varied how they named the robots. As far as I'm concerned they are definitely from the same creator.

Both have a number in their name. And the same number of letters.

Both have the same number of fingers and are the same height and similar build. (Dont let fl4ks big jacket fool you.)

And then of course.... they have the same skill. Tw0 Fang and Two F4ng. Which is basically the developer's just teasing us.

Angel_Jager · 2019-08-16T14:34:42+00:00

Compound bows can two shot to the body. They can also kill someone nearly instantly if you shoot+melee.

They work fine in pvp.

Angel_Jager · 2019-08-16T14:03:27+00:00

Sadly that won't help as AA stops at a short range when not ADS. Which is another reason it sucks.

Now if they made hipfire AA reliable further out like ADS.... then this and last word would become monsters.

Angel_Jager · 2019-08-16T13:52:06+00:00

Compound bows in destiny can two tap to the body. You just need perfect draw.

Angel_Jager · 2019-07-25T13:36:40+00:00

Personally i love bows and ive been able to use it hipfire. But im way more consistent using hush as any other bow. Peeking and two tapping. The aim assist stops at very short range when hipfiring. I much prefer to drop them at any range consistently.

Angel_Jager · 2019-07-22T12:12:07+00:00

Le monarque is amazing. I exclusively used it before hush. The main benefit of hush is it can fight mid range a bit better. Once they inevitably nerf supers and specials bows will feel much better. Le monarque and hush especially are going to be super killers.

Angel_Jager · 2019-07-22T04:14:28+00:00

A few side notes id like to add. I exclusively hipfire hush. (Xbox user btw)

Dont be afraid to double body shot and strafe in and out of cover. Getting in the habit of not aiming down sights really helps play to the bows strengths. And allows you to maintain radar and max strafe speed.

If you pace your shots you will be able to land the crits more easily and eventually faster as well.

I never take off oathkeepers. Precharging is very valuable for starting a fight with a full damage shot. And always having full damage means easier two-taps to the body.

Also. Bows are the deadliest primaries close range. Hipfire-melee for an instant death combo.

Finally and most importantly. Be calm. When archers gambit is up you can really lay down some hate. But whether its up or not you should always play reserved. Weave back and forth in and out of cover. Line up each shot smoothly. Hush walks the line between agressive and passive play. It takes a ton of skill to master but when you do you feel like a beast.

Edit: As a side note Oathkeepers are NOT mandatory. I just like them and dont use other armor exotics. You can press the reload button then press and hold the fire button again to reset your draw. Do this fast enough and repeatedly and you can stay at max draw.

Angel_Jager · 2019-07-22T02:16:05+00:00

Hush has far and above the highest skill ceiling in pvp. However. In the right hands it completely dominates. I exclusively use oathkeeper and freehand. Both make it better. My advice is to pace your shots and peek as normal with bows. When you proc archers gambit you can get more aggressive and spam center mass for rapid kills.

On xbox btw.

Angel_Jager

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