So, I [i]liked[/i] Hand Cannons in D1.
They were a nice break from the normal Scout Rifles I'd usually run with, but they never performed well enough to be my "go to" weapon class.
In Destiny 2, I've found pretty much every Hand Cannon that I would find to be severely lacking when compared to the efficacy of HC's in D1, thus I wasn't using HC's in D2 except as infusion fodder.
All that changed last night when I found the Sun Shot.
Holy. Shit.
This particular Hand Cannon is fun as hell!
It's an Exotic Energy Weapon Solar Hand Cannon. It's got a sub-2-second reload, it fires fast, it's accurate (even at range), and it hits... well, it's a goddamn nail driver.
Plus, it has the Firefly effect, but without the necessity for a Crit to proc the Firefly effect! As long as you kill the enemy, you still get the Solar explosion, even if you kill them with a body shot.
To wrap this up, this is one of the rare weapons that give me hope for this game.
Don't change a single goddamn thing about this Hand Cannon, Bungie! It's perfect "as is", because it's [i]FUN[/i]!
If any of you find it (I got mine from a Chest at the end of an Adventure on Io), I think you'll love it. :)
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In Destiny, hand cannons were never my go to gun. That sure has changed in Destiny 2. Sunshot is awesome...my favorite weapon right now, and hand cannons in general, like Old Fashioned and Bad News are a blast to use. My fear is that someone is going to nerf hand cannons in general, especially Sunshot, because that's what they do. I hope I'm wrong.