SORRY FOR THE HUGE WALL OF TEXT. Don't read it if you don't want to. If you are smart and want to gain another point of view on the situation, feel free to read it all. I would hope that all guardians that want to trash talk read this beforehand. I want logical arguements, not stupid, meaningless name calling.
Before I start this, I would like to clarify that I have every exotic weapon in the game (INCLUDING GJALLARHORN) available on xbox. I have used every weapon and can say that icebreaker is my favorite.
I am sick of gjallarhorn elitists on here thinking that they are so much better than everyone else. They kick players out of groups and tease them about it. It really isn't funny or cool. For all of you special snowflakes out there who don't want other people to have what you have, get a grip.
Gjallarhorn isn't as OP as people say it is (for pve it's good but not godly, for pvp truth beats it by a longshot[better tracking+bigger blast radius]). Gjallarhorn only gets targets down really fast on a solar burn nightfall. Other than that, it really doesnt melt bosses as fast as people say it does. Truth is a very close second to gjallarhorn. Its tracking is much better and the damage is fairly close to gjallarhorn's. "Oh but Wolfpack rounds are sooooo goood!" Yes, they do a lot of damage. However, Truth or Hunger of Crota can pretty much do any job that the Gjallarhorn can (eliminate the target). Personally, I am fine with doing the strike for 2 minutes more if I'm not using gjally (it doesn't really make much more of a difference than that). If I don't have it on me in a strike, I'm not going to switch it onto my character with the app. It's not worth it. It's not necessary.
Gjallarhorn is situational as hell. You use it for bosses, and even then you can only use it when you have heavy. To get heavy, you have to get lucky and find it or spend 30 minites on a weekly heroic strike to get strange coins to buy heavy. People say that you can run a whole strike with Gjallarhorn. Sure it is possible, but what kind of moron would do that? It would be more challenging to deal with the reload and finding heavy than just doing the strike normally.
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Now on to the common complaints about Xur selling Gjallarhorn.
1) "Everyone will have it so it won't be as awesome!"
You special snowflakes out there need to think about how childish you are acting. It is a gun in a videogame. Who cares if you have something? No one. Everyone bought this game and has the right to enjoy it. If this means getting gjallarhorn, then everyone has the right to have a fair chance at getting it.
2) "It's going to get nerfed!"
Come on guys, really? Bungie nerfs guns because of pvp, not pve! Gjally is good for pve, not pvp! Duh!! Vex mythoclast was nerfed because people were complaining about getting killed super fast by it. Soon enough, felwinter's lie and the last word will also be nerfed! When people complain, Bungie feels the need to interfere. So why doesn't Bungie nerf guns for pve? BECAUSE THE ENEMIES ARE FREAKING COMPUTER GENERATED! THEY DON'T COMPLAIN! Why is this so difficult to understand?? Therefore, Bungie doesn't feel the need to nerf guns for pve. Also, I don't hear any of us complaining that it is too op in pve. Hmmm I wonder why... oh yea, it is because people like it the way it is! Get it through your head; BUNGIE ONLY NERFS GUNS FOR PVP.
EDIT: People are mentioning the AR nerf. If you were keeping up to date on all of those articles, they nerfed ARs in pve and pvp only to make more people use pulse rifles. That's why they had all of those graphs. It was NOT because ARS were OP in pve. They never were. Imo hand cannons have always been superior in pve. Anyways, the point is that guns aren't nerfed in pve because they are OP.
3) "Xurners didn't earn their gjallarhorns!"
Again with this special snowflake bullshit.
Earn=work
Luck=luck, not work
People who buy guns from xur actually earn them, because they did work to get those strange coins. People who get lucky didn't earn it at all. THEY JUST GOT LUCKY! "But you have to do a raid to have that chance, so you are working." Not all the time! My friend asked if I could give him the gorgons cp. He was a level 23 and had no experience. You know what I watched him get? GJALLARHORN! It pissed me off and it would do the same to any of you. Xurners are earners, most of us, INCLUDING MYSELF, got lucky enough to get gjallarhorn. Also, what about all of those poor souls out there who have put 500+ hours into this game, AND STILL HAVE'NT GOTTEN GALLY?? Don't they deserve it? Everyone should have a chance to get it. I got lucky enough to get mine at 520 hours, but many people aren't as lucky. They deserve gjallarhorn. By the way, gjally isn't off Xur's loot table. He will sell it, and when he does, I will be there to congratulate all of my friends who bought (EARNED) it.
4) "It is going to break crucible!"
You guys obviously haven't experienced the might of truth. It is a force greater than gjallarhon (pvp). With its superior tracking (I have seen it wrap around walls) and it's huge blast radius (wipe out several enemies at once), gjallarhorn cannot compare. "But Wolfpack is so op!" Not in crucible. Many of them run into walls or the floor and don't hit the enemy. I have survived Wolfpack from gjallarhorn many times. Besides, they don't do nearly as much damage in pvp as they do in pve. The masses of people who do try it in crucible if xur sells it will be disappointed, and will switch out that exotic for something much more useful (truth, the last word, thorn, etc.).
5) "Everything will be so easy!"
Why is this even a complaint? Isn't it better to get things done faster? Nuff said there.
EDIT: Some people are saying that it would make crota too easy and that you like a challenge. All it does is help to ensure that crota goes down. Do you guys enjoy wiping or something? Is that your idea of a challenge? A world where crota doesn't always go down seems more annoying than challenging.
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Also, for the next raid, who knows what will be a key weapon. For atheon cp, it was icebreaker (to all of those who say "but gally downs atheon is 17 seconds!" please be more realistic. You know you don't do this every time you fight atheon). For crota cp, it was gjallarhorn. For the next raid, who knows what will be good! I personally think that it will be thunderlord. Fallen tend to have arc shields, and everyone knows that one of the best arc weapons is thunderlord.
EDIT: A lot of people are saying that buying guns from xur isn't as exciting as getting it as a drop. If you are one of these people, then don't buy gjallarhorn from xur when he sells it! Buying guns is a CHOICE! If you prefer waiting to get lucky enough to get it as a drop instead of having a guaranteed way of getting it, go right ahead and do that. However, this is no reason to not want xur to sell it.
EDIT: People are saying that Xur isn't random so they are keeping him from selling ghorn. He definitely is. They randomized it before the game released and planned xur to sell those guns in the order they appeared after being randomized. After megaman figured out the plan, they had to randomize it again. Ghorn is still in his loot table and will be sold.
The gjallarhorny fools out there are just going through a phase. It will be over soon enough. Xur should and will sell Gjallarhorn eventually. Try not to cry too hard guardians.
TL;DR- Xur will and should sell Gjallarhorn. It is not OP in pve, it is beat out by truth in pvp, it will not be nerfed if it is sold by Xur, people who buy it from Xur will have earned it, and the special snowflakes out there need to get a grip.
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polls say about 40% of the players still want it, maybe as a "first buy", maybe to buy an additional G-horn. So I am not sure why Bungie would not push Xur to sell it, when at least 40% of their player base is interested.
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Xur will not sell it until there is something better. Look at the icebreaker. Xur didn't sell it again until after the black hammer is out. And come on, do you really think destiny would destroy the gaming experience for all the new players? No, they want you using an assortment of weapons, not just gjallahorn. Yes, there is a large percentage of bad players that would only use the gjallahorn and not any other exotic. And Bungie doesn't let you play the game the way u want to play, they only want u to play the game the way they want you to play it. The crucible is the best bet to get it, unless your good that is.
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Best post ever
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Best post I have read on these forums. Those who don't understand the concept of earning haven't in real life. I don't expect much out of the tweeners anyway, but at least you put into words what the majority of Destiny players feel. Thanks for posting a logical "thought process" into this cesspool of a forum.
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I got mine at a 100 something hours I know friends who got it at 400. The only thing I consider earning in this game are Rais gear; since you need to pass specific segments to even have a chance of being rewarded with it and it in banner armor.
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I like being a snowflake. But I think it would be awesome because we could take down Atheon in one relic. That would be boss.
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No one cares about dragons breath? I mean it does like 4 times as much damage as ghorn.
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Yes, he should sell it so everyone can cut corners with a very common currency.
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400hrs still no gally. Would buy from xur. Don't even care about the hate I'd get
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Edited by Killawats7: 4/13/2015 5:34:41 PMFor the new raid, I too believe Thunderlord will be the gun to have. He's never sold it, but supposedly he's be selling it the week before HoW launches. Gjallarhorn may never be sold again. Not saying it can't be, but you have a couple more weeks before we have some new exotics entering his loot table, and we know BungieVision will push that DLC by restricting Xur for a few weeks.
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Edited by Breadleyyy: 4/13/2015 5:30:56 PMYou don't need one to be good. Everyone does have an equal chance of getting one because it's RNG. The chance of one dropping is the same, regardless of any factors. But it is just luck. I don't know how you can possibly say that nobody earns a gjallahorn. I think that point is illogical that you can earn it from buying it and not from playing the game. After completing everything I possibly could every week to get an exotic, for 6 consecutive weeks, I earned mine. Shit happens and someone may get one for not doing anything, but if you're gonna moan don't give them the Gorgon's chest in the first place!
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Edited by RedPhotog: 4/13/2015 5:21:52 PMWhy Xur had sex with your mother...
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sold it before, will probably sell it again
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Well written, well thought out, and logical argument. You sir are a frigging genius. Xur should sell it, especially if i get to collect all those special snowflake tears. [spoiler]I'll have popcorn if anyone wants to join me in my collecting when this happens[/spoiler]
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I've made many posts like this but this one is very articulate and precise. I rate 8/8 no h8 m8.
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I love how people respond with the exact replies you've already dealt with.
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It would be good if Xur sold Gjallarhorn because that way it would be easier to get through raids and helping others out.
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Im just commenting so i can post a video of the next one i dismantle ;)
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Do you cry every time someone has an opinion?
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No...it takes away from the feeling of earning it
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Why xur should [b][i]not[/i][/b] sell ghorn. https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ
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Yes i have a ghorn,took awhile but got one,and really most the people i play with and even randoms in raids have it,is there really that many people who are 31 or above who play this game alot that dont have one by now?like you said to,we beat atheon quite frequently in the begining when nobody had a ghorn.it helps but not a gamebreaker.He should sell it,its a video game,just cause everybody has one doesnt meen im gonna play the game any less,you either love destiny or you hate it,he will sell it again,and when he does,im sure there wont be any more sold as when he sold icebreaker,twice.very good article and assumption of destiny players.
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I hope Xur doesn't sell Gjallahorn. Blow me.
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Agreed, he will and should, for which I'll be happy as I don't own one. However I do have a truth and always wanted it over the Ghorn anyway, so I'm already happy :D. What if the new raid has a weapon lock feature and makes your heavy unusable? Be a laugh to see the elitists get their Ghorn locked out, haha
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I have Ghorn but if Xur sells it I will buy another one so I don't have to switch mine all the time. I have 3 ice breakers so damn it I want 3 ghorns
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I agree