Something wrong with an entire game that your worth or skill level is based off of one rocket launcher. Not my grimoire score (2730), three 32 characters, that I've been playing since the Alpha, that I can solo Crota on hard up to Crota, raid completions, hours played, that I have every other exotic, attitude and teamwork, nope, none of that matters to some. When I have to say no I don't have a G-Horn and get looked down on as an asset to the team, that's bullshit.
Think about it? How many times have you jumped into an LFG raid team and the first thing that your asked is "Do you have a G-Horn? Nope, then kick him". I had an entire group of 31's wanting to kick me because I didn't have one even though I was going to run the sword.
These idiots that had the almighty G-Horn couldn't make it 2 minutes without getting killed causing the Oversoul. I left, joined in with a much more mature group who just appreciated the fact that I would run the sword, and did it with 2 tries using Truths and Hunger of Crotas.
I can't wait until Xur sells it or it is replaced by something better when skill starts to count for something again.... and so I don't have to see any more G-Horn posts exactly like this one.
Edit : For the record, I don't think that G-Horn is the problem, it's people's perception that G-Horn makes or breaks you as a player. Bungie is so concerned about weapon balancing and there being no one answer to the way people kill things yet they have allowed G-Horn to remain leaps and bounds above everything as far as DPS goes.
I don't want them to nerf G-Horn or Xur to sell it, i just want more options to get that kind of damage out of a weapon so people aren't chasing one gun the entire time they are playing. Be it more rocket launchers or buffing the current ones. I am playing less and less because i feel disappointed every time i complete a nightfall or raid and don't get it this far in.
And yes I understand Xur sold it week 2. I had just got Truth the week Xur sold G-Horn and wasn't much of a rocket launcher guy since I thought that The Swarm was as good as it gets when it came to Heavy Weapons. Who knew at the time that nothing, let me stress NOTHING, was going to come close to it's DPS ever, even this far in. I mean for real, who knew. I was more interested in the Inmost Light Helm at that time since I had no idea how common "exotic" armor was going to be. Biggest mistake in my gaming history.
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Look, I understand where you are coming from and in fact used to be in your position. However, the harsh reality is that Gjallarhorn's sheer firepower dwarfs a great majority of weapons and in a situation like HM Crota where even the max level players are "nerfed" from lv33, getting as much damage as you can muster is critical to overcome to penalty. Should you be ostracized for not possessing a digital weapon drop? No, but a fireteam leader, despite the moral implications, reserves the right to monitor the team's firepower level and the chance to maximize it if the opportunity presents itself.