The First Curse needs some buffage... Yes, I know how to use the gun. Let's get that out of the way. My technique is quite flawless. Come up against yours truly and you'll probably get the ole 2 shot death....from across the fricken map. Wiping out a team, with the First Curse, is a thing. My observations about this weapon is solely based on time to kill and time to live. That said, the Gun has Horrendous Time to Kill, times. Bloom and recoil are extreme problems for this Exotic Gun's time to kill. You have to wait for the gun to reset after each shot. In that time between shots almost every other gun in the game, in competent hands, will absolutely murder you. In between shots. It's silly. At optimal range, a titan can skate right up to you, and shoot you in the face with a Universal Remote. A Warlock will Dhalsim punch you in the teeth. All in between shots. Forget reloading! There's no time!! Because of this, I've noticed some serious differences in how I have to use the gun depending on the class and even subclass I'm playing with. For starters I have a much, much higher Time to LIVE when I'm on my Titan or Warlock. While my Hunter is by far a much better shooting experience. Titan and Warlocks have shields. Having a shield, while using this gun is perhaps the MOST viable this gun can possibly be. As it's the Time to Live with this gun that's the problem. Because my own time to kill is so much HIGHER I can not go toe to toe, unless I use another weapon. But with a shield, I have that extra time to win a duel...provided I land my shots. If you miss a shot while using The First Curse it doesn't matter if you have shields or Jesus....vs a competent player you're gonna die. And that brings me to my request/suggestion/observation. The First Curse needs to give a shield when you get a kill. NOT health, an overshield. An overshield doesn't prevent the Last Word users from destroying someone with The First Curse. It doesn't stop multi-tool users nor HIGH impact snipers from killing you at range. Thanks