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3/9/2015 5:29:10 AM
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Golden Gun change?

So, I don't particularly believe that golden gun is very overpowered in pvp, in fact I think it might be the most balanced of the supers (the solar warlock one might need a buff to movement speed I dunno, but that's another story), but I do think it sucks in pve unless you wanna take out thrall or other low tier enemies. Anyway, the change I propose would mean a slight nerf in pvp, depending upon how you look at it and a buff in pve. So what if golden gun required a charge and the charge time is proportional to damage inflicted. So there would be a "sweet spot" in crucible, I'd make it fairly short only half a second or so, to kill a guardian, with peak damage being reached after a few seconds. I dont think the gun should auto fire once fully charged like a fusion rifle, but rather hold it like a plasma pistol. Since the golden gun timer itself is your hurry up. This would mean a full charge could deal respectable damage on pve enemies also. I just pulled these figures out of my ass here, but I think the overall idea isn't a bad one and would address most complaints about golden gun that people have.

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  • Golden gun is fine in pvp. yes it's a one hit kill, but so is every other super short of ward of dawn and radiance (and radiance actually IS a one hit kill for every fusion grenade you throw). In PvE, though, golden gun is the absolute worst super in the game. It does less damage than most primaries, and less damage than all secondaries. I can hit (not crit, HIT) most enemies for more damage with my scout rifle than I can with golden gun at moderate range, and my icebreaker's precision hits deal 3-4 times more damage than each golden gun shot. No super should be outperformed by basic weapons fire in any situation.

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