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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Idk it feels better when it pops up on your screen from a strike or raid so I don't think he should seek it until May for HOW hunger is good for now
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No new raid sadly:(, but agree 100% with your post, ghorn is the only exotic I need and I've done over 85 raids and countless nightfalls
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Right on, me I wouldn't care if he sold it and it's true without Wolfpack it wouldn't work as I see it the hit takes armor down and the wolf pack gives it the 6 round punch for 250 or so damage for each pack round only comes 1,500 damage
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I firmly believe that Xur should sell EVERY single Exotic in the game multiple times. I don't care what exotic weapon it is, as Xur was placed in the game to offer CASUAL gamers (the gamers that have full time jobs, support a family, or just don't get the time to sit down and EARN it) the opportunity to get exotic gear without having to live in Destiny. Don't get me wrong I would love to see Xur to sell it again even if it’s just once and I would buy it in a heartbeat. Why you ask? Well that's simple; I have not got it to drop yet. I have been playing Destiny since day one and have loved and hated many of those moments. Xur selling it would make me feel in a way like my time was wasted but at the same time happy because I can now own one. I'm not going to cry about not having it because I have the Hunger of Crota and it gets the Job done. I would much rather EARN it instead of buying it, But as PROTOTYPE BLITZ stated it is a choice. You do not have to buy it, but why the hell not? I have enough coins to buy 3 of them saved up just for this occasion (if it ever happens). Point I want to make is if you have it already (earned or purchased) you still have it and I bet you still smile every time you obliterate something with it. Hate me if you wanna, but in the end I will just be happy to finally get it :) Great Post PROTOTYPE BLITZ
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Edited by JORDANpratt: 4/14/2015 8:06:05 PMI don't want him to sell it. I like the rarity of some weapons in the game. I don't care if people have it or don't have it, but I like the rarity of some weapons. If everyone had every weapon in the game, there would be no goals when it comes to the weapons in Destiny. I don't have all the exotics even though I play almost nonstop, an I like it that way. I can make it my goal everyday to try and get those weapons I don't have. I think Xur should only sell the more common exotic weapons, and the other ones are acquired by trying to receive them from a random drop anywhere in the game.
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Why no one cares about this argument anymore: Because. Please stop.
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I read this whole thing, very good points definitely agree.
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I'm just waiting to collect the tears
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Edited by i3thDisciple: 4/15/2015 1:17:33 AMTo simply bring the myth that this is the best weapon in the game to its knees... then yes it should be sold if not given to every character at the first chest when they create their characters! It may be a good weapon, but it is by far not the best weapon in the game. Would a shotgun be the best choice to fish with... it got much more DPS than a fish hook! Think before you think people!!!!
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Shut up. No matter what you or anyone else thinks, it will be sold one day and it will be sold for regular heavy price. The under 14 crowd are the ones saying it won't be. Gjallarhorn is over rated. I hardly use mine. Besides there is no new worth wile content on its way.
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Agreed. Therefore, I nominate PROTOTYPE BLITZ for president. [spoiler]Seriously though, excellent post. It is completely correct imo. Good work OP, you are well spoken.[/spoiler]
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Didn't even read it But I know you are a legend
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Well said, I agree completely!
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There's never been a better time for him to do it, total forum meltdown! Do it Bungie, I dare ya :-P
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Looks longer then the last paper I wrote lol
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Just no
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Great opinion, now if you'll excuse me, I got to abandon the thread.
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Edited by Johnny7108: 4/14/2015 11:44:39 PMGot to the second sentence and said, "oh thank God" [spoiler]didn't read the rest ;)[/spoiler]
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Any way u r lying u r missing 1 special weapon exotic
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There should be some guns Xur doesnt sell you that have to be found.
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Finally, someone with reason
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Edited by Kyddz: 4/14/2015 11:18:08 PMCan't believe you spent that time just to write such a useless thread.
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I agree he should sell it. IMO getting exotics from Xur can be considered earning because you are still running the strikes to obtain your coins so you are still working for it.
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You're sick of [i]Gjallarhorn Elitists[/i] ?? I'm sick of Gjallarhorn posts in general.
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He should sell it the week HoW comes out
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So dumb 1: Wolfpack rounds are like 3 truths 2: truth does not it by a long shot in pvp 3: also truth is not near as good as gjallarhorn in pve