I always had the impression, the classes are not well balanced and therefore I went to destinytracker.com and did some research.
I evaluated several Top-100 rank lists (score, K/D etc.) on their site across all platforms and statistically counted the occuring classes.
This is the result as a distribution of classes among the Top 100 lists:
[b]63% - Hunters
23% - Titans
14% - Warlocks[/b]
This leaves two conclusions:
1. Good players play Hunters.
2. Hunters are the most powerful class concerning the Crucible.
Personally I doubt 1, at least in with this numbers. Hunters are the most played class, but the distribution in pure played classes is somehow like 38:31:31 (H:T:W).
How would you interpret these numbers?
edit: It's typical for these forums, how you get attacked and flamed if you open hypothesis like this.
Don't get me wrong, kids, I'm not calling for a nerf or anything. I just want to discuss the numbers.
And I expect Bungie to do a decent retrospective in the classes balance!
edit2: It's interesting to see, how nobody seems to care about this thread but the the Hunter fanboys, who solely come in to cry and tell me to stop crying and to stop to critic their beloved Hunter.
This community is really immature and childish.
edit3: A lot of people start to argue with class skills or player skills, but can we please reduce to the numbers I posted and you can try explaining them?
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Edited by UncleFunSpoiler: 3/31/2015 2:34:17 PMIf the sample sizes are similar, as in there are roughly the same numbers amongst the three classes, then number one rings true. I think the hunter class suits a play style. I can get in in close and be dirty, but that's not my strong suit. I prefer medium range combat while using cover and quickness to run like a coward if I have to. I applaud the titans who can go into a room and clear it as I applaud the warlocks that revive or throw that Sunny D purple stuff from across the map. Gentlemens and Gentlewomans, this is just a wicked version of Rock (titan), Paper (warlock) and Scissors (hunter).