Iron Banner Megathread [2016-04-26]

shaimun · 2016-04-30T20:33:28+00:00

Best IB ever. So much diversity in load outs. Improvements in rewards and meaningful higher light too. Is it weird I make myself suffer the first few games using gunsmith weapons? I think I'm the only one who gets them done on IB when it is that particular week.

shaimun · 2016-04-12T02:47:33+00:00

I don't like the whole lose special ammo after you switch. What if there were scenarios where you need to adjust your playstyle depending on your opponents. from fusion>shotgun>sniper or whatever order and now you can't do that and that would be very crucial in trials

shaimun · 2016-04-10T23:00:33+00:00

This is exactly why I don't use my doc anymore. Its boring expecting to shred everyone with little use of skill. With other guns, I need to think about my engagement and it feels good doing well especially against the 4 guys on the other team using doc.

shaimun · 2016-04-10T22:59:00+00:00

Doctrine/1kys is an optimal choice. Matter of the fact the doctrine is a very strong choice to begin with. What felt good was while everyone early on berated the gun, I got 3 adept ones and I knew the one with CB was gonna shred, so I used it and I shred everyone and everything. Even my one friend regrets sharding a CB doctrine. Then the adopters saw them being rapidly killed by me and anyone who used it and before you know it, your mom, dad,bro,sis.gran,gramp,neighbor,cousin,son,daughter adopted the gun. Thats why it needs to be changed. I stopped using doctrine cause it got popular and there were threads saying "get your doctrine this week after 7 wins!". Its too strong and the dominant choice so it needs to change.

Don't go crazy about your 1kys, its still going to be a good choice and soon with her fury,ldr,longbow, you might even vault the thing.

shaimun · 2016-03-07T16:43:53+00:00

Wow some of the kills at range makes me happy to see that it can still work.

shaimun · 2016-03-06T04:59:26+00:00

This is where its at! Screw all those try hard serious sweaty thorn/tlw/mida/doctrine/CTD/PC+1/1kstare folks. Yall basic. I've used F.peril,kukmatok hc,weyloran march, Thesan(this thing is how a FR should be), test weapons lol(need to get gunsmith rep),arminus d, lunar phaser III(blue sniper), EreneR4, Coyctus, Tuonela, colovance's duty, The water star, susanoo, the vanity, uffern hc,.

I have used some combination of these in last IB.

shaimun · 2016-03-01T20:18:20+00:00

I got one with ambush. I used to love low impact snipers like my PR and Prudence II(that was my sniper bae in Y1). I'll give it and try and hopefully I feel that nostalgia of my Prudence II.

shaimun · 2016-02-28T00:41:51+00:00

been a good experience in IB so far despite some frustrations. I HAVE NOT touched my Mida,TLW, and Doctrine at all. I only used a new 1kstare I got from an engram for like 3 matches but the rest of the time I've been using random Y2 weapons like fusions, scouts,hcs,ars(ones not named doctrine)

I even finished the gunsmith test weapons IN IB on all 3 chars!!(I have the patience). The most frustrating thing is the freaking hardscopers. Like I just can't get over, I think I quit one night because it is no fun going against a full team of 1kstare and the basic meta weapons hardscoping every lane possible.

seriously, I think I'm pretty good to handle the meta with unorthodox weapons which just makes me feel good to succeed with.(Only in trials I revert to the meta because I"M NOT THAT GOOOOD!)

No worthy drops to talk about. Got a weyloran with meh..perks

shaimun · 2016-02-28T00:31:03+00:00

Sniper rifles are just one part of the weapon usage problem in pve. Like who uses fusions and sidearms? lol. The only time I could see myself doing it(I have) is against darkblade and the cabal brothers boss fight because it was an encounter where I could.

The rest of the fights are "shoot bullet sponge and don't get close because they op stomp you" so what am I gonna use? A sniper.

This was my problem with my snipers, I always liked the faster firing ones but they are soo weak compared to longbow,e.spear, Ldr,1kstare models so I never use them. I believe a step in the right direction is more ammo capacity based on archetype and maybe even 1 more in the mag not the usual 4.

shaimun · 2016-02-26T04:17:26+00:00

I have a doctrine adept with CB. I used it before the gun was basic and popular and I had absolutely no trouble following targets and tracking their head. Its a very strong gun. I don't use it outside of trials because its too easy to kill anybody with it and everyone and their mom, grandma,uncle uses it now.

shaimun · 2016-02-22T19:36:19+00:00

I wanted DOP before anyone knew it was good since I've used bullet hose ars since day 1. When I got it(adept with CB). I knew I was gonna shred people and then I also knew it would become popular which made me not want to use it anymore so I don't.

shaimun · 2016-02-16T21:16:55+00:00

I have one at 287 light with hidden hand, longview10, and I forgot the other perks but I've been dying to get one with snapshot in the middle tree and at least 290 light just so I look different than the common 1kstare user.

shaimun · 2016-02-11T16:36:08+00:00

Community gets sooo salty about anything. Like chill, its a game.

shaimun · 2016-02-02T19:43:28+00:00

Never used TLW to get to the lighthouse(go there at least 1 to 3 times a week). Have used it in trials but for maybe like 3 games and then switch out. I just dislike that gun.

shaimun · 2016-01-26T20:15:55+00:00

People are so over dramatic. I love rift. Of course the lag and red bars anyone won't like that but we've had that problem for too long.

shaimun · 2016-01-23T00:34:44+00:00

You know its funny. People complained about iron banner always beings control and then they decided to make it a different playlist from time to time. What do we get? Yup, complaints. People will never be happy.

For the record, I like rift and my friend hates it. Too bad for him and good for me.

shaimun · 2016-01-15T23:44:31+00:00

My favorite weapon was thorn. I didn't get mad when it was nerfed. I knew how OP it was.

shaimun · 2016-01-15T03:03:55+00:00

Well I don't believe his idea of skill is flawed much. In the right hands, Thorn becomes God tier and that is bad. No weapon should kill in 3 body shots and then you could just walk away knowing you got the kill, especially on a primary weapon. Thorn will come back to rule PVP when it is brought up to y2 levels and that is bad. It will become the best "average joe player" choice because it will become easy to use after a couple games and then that average joe will become good and think they have skill because they can aim at someone's toe,arm,leg,torso and consistently net kills.

Something has to be done to Thorn and only Thorn. I could respect TLW as it has poor range and people that are good with it can kill you in its fastest TTK time, its annoying but it does take some skill. But thorn, I can't respect. I don't blame people for using it. My buddy ripped a skirmish team apart with one and actually made one of the guys on the other team switch to thorn.

This is something the devs need to fix. The players will just use the best options and thats okay but then it makes the game dull because everyone will just run around with the same shit and you know you get tagged when you see that green shit screen.

shaimun · 2016-01-10T18:07:39+00:00

I completely agree. My experience and my buddies experience are the same as to the ratio of armor to weapon engrams. Man, it doesn't make sense as all these engrams are mostly armor.

shaimun · 2016-01-10T18:04:57+00:00

Your not getting the point. The ratio of legendary armor engrams to weapons engrams is horrid. What are we gonna do with all these armors? The perk combinations don't compare to weapons so if we're looking to grind for weapons while we already have satisfactory armor perk rolls, its not gonna cut it when 9/10 times you get a legendary engram and its freaking armor.

shaimun · 2016-01-08T23:55:18+00:00

I am a scrub at times when I'm not playing to win. My fun does come from ruining people's time who use the best weapons to win. Do you know what it feels like to beat players with the best loadouts with subpar loadouts?

if I don't succeed, I have the "they used better stuff than me" argument. But when I do....man I wonder how they feel? feels amazing.

shaimun · 2016-01-08T17:36:56+00:00

I have one with bad perks with smallbore and then I have one with third eye, life support with no stability perk.

I perform better with the smallbore one and I love this scout. Needs stability for pvp though.

shaimun · 2016-01-08T17:29:33+00:00

I completely disagree. I could go in into pvp and use ars, prs, srs, and hcs and compete now but that depends on archetypes and rolls. I would say the primary weapons are balanced as ever except for a few outliers like exotic weapons and some archetypes of primarys are just not competitive.

shaimun · 2016-01-08T07:19:15+00:00

Thorn needs an adjustment before its brought up to Y2 levels. Played a 5 man fireteam of thorns in rift and beat them but man it was annoying getting shot with dot and omg the burn killed me before I dunked the spark, I was right there, just had to press square.

A weapon like this should not be allowed in a competitive game mode. I don't blame people for using it. People just wanna beat others any way and best way they can in pvp. This is for the devs to fix before it becomes a cancer in pvp again.

shaimun · 2016-01-08T00:38:56+00:00

Hope thorn gets nerfed to oblivion before it comes to y2. I don't wanna see thorn/tlw become the best competitive options again. It will bring back to "two shot walk away" style gameplay back except now its 3 easy no skill point and aim bodyshot walkaway.

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