EDIT: Please ignore the poll, I accidentally posted it unfinished and now I can't change it.
[quote]As to all those who don't believe that Titans are the worst, and are trying to refute me. I could spend a whole video talking about it, but almost every point you all bring up - the other classes either have it built-in, or an exotic that outclasses it. Bubblebro is priceless in PvE. But for PvP, Titans are just at a clear disadvantage. As a person who has used every class, and every subclass, and has most time put into a Titan this is the consensus I've come to.
Thankfully it looks like Sunbreaker is going to change things for Titans in PvP, but let's look at it realistically:
Slowest agility : Yes you can use the "triple" tap jump to speed around, but it's not intuitive to most and it's not always practical to run around doing it in PvP and in a gunfight, you don't have the same speed to strafe or even run away - not to mention blink is just a get out of jail free card. It's so easy to avoid supers, heavies etc with blink, but titans can't get away so even overall titan's k/d usually don't match up with the other classes.
It's the "TANKY" class : We're supposed to be the frontline, however even when we max our armor out we only have 1 more health than a hunter in PvP I believe, and are tied with Warlocks. The Ram alone gives Warlocks like 22 more health in PvP which is insane.
Melee : We're supposed to be the melee class, but it's a fact our melee is the worst. No range to it. Hunters are above it especially with blink strike glitch, and the warlock is just a mile ahead of them both. Yes we have shoulder charge, but as you can see it's pretty easy to counter if you know what you're up against and titans also have to usually prep for shoulder charge beforehand knowing when it'll be up after sprinting, and how long it'll be up.
Supers: The Fist of Havoc is situational, rarely nets several kills, and you almost feel punished for using it at times because it always seems like you need to save it for a cluster, which rarely seems to happen. Warlocks have the same thing in the form of Nova Bomb, which they can send from a safe distance. Hunters have a super that pretty much guarantees 2-4 kills every activation.
Exotics: Yes the Saint-14 is great... in PvE. It can help occasionally in PvP, but using bubblebro in PvP is already putting you at a disadvantage. Ruin Wings are bugged and only useful for PvE. Arma is great for two grenades which can help, but warlocks have that perk built into their subclass already. Pretty much any other exotic is completely niche, or just offers a perk that's already in your subclass. Feedback fences? It tickles the enemy, I've gotten 1 kill across my hours of playtime using it. PvP you just have nothing that really helps, and so I often use Inmost light just because it lets me take 2 skills for my super.
You can all sit here and argue on and on about it, but I can say without a doubt that Bungie is sitting on data that backs up exactly what I'm saying - especially PvP. I talked to Luke Smith and Mark about this while I was at bungie for hours on end. The Titans just don't have anything they really shine at, except for being the staple for most PvE encounters with the Bubble. They told me they're aware of it and are always looking at ways to fix it. So fingers crosses, but even Bungie knows Titans are a notch down from the others.
The bubble is near useless in PvP because it can't protect against supers, you can't use it as a reactive defense because everything bursts it. Anyway like I said I could go on and on and on about this because as someone who wants the Titans so badly to be really good, it hurts to realistically look at it and know that we're just not at the same tier with the current build. I'm not going to respond to the comments to this because it won't get us anywhere, you're always free to disagree.
/rant[/quote]
-Mr. Fruit
This comment can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrH5FmnCm8c
This is probably the best argument for class balancing I've seen in a long time. The video (Specifically the first round) shows the clear disadvantages that the Titan has in the melee department, even with shoulder charge. And in the round where they were all using an auto rifle, Mr. Fruit absolutely crushed Blue and Rhabby, so he's likely more skilled than them, but in the other rounds in this series it doesn't look like it because abilities were allowed in those rounds.
Other Thread with more evidence: https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/147725199/0/0
Statistics thread:
https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/151174823/0/0
Tell me if you agree or disagree, and if you do disagree please give a valid argument rather than "Fist of Havoc/Shoulder Charge/Lightning Grenades is/are OP" or at least give some form of evidence to prove it.
Thanks for Reading!
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The moment when you see a perk on storm callers melee saying increased range of melee -.-
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I'm a Titan and we are fine. The other classes are just more focalized.
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How is defender useless for pvp? I run it specifically in trials and I have about a 1.3 k/d. In normal control, I run striker and have a 1.2. Yes, I know I don't have the best k/ds, but defender is very much useable in pvp
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At least Bungie have acknowledged that Titans are outclassed by the others. Ironically, they rely the most on solid gunplay, when you'd think that would be something a hunter would be more akin to.
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Titans should not be buffed. All classes are balanced in terms of every aspect. Comparing super to super and melee to melee and exotic to exotic is not how you compare. You compare the entire class to the entire class at once. If you do phenomenally with a Hunter, but shit with a titan, that doesn't make titans worse. It makes you worse with titans. I miss golden gun, constantly, at point -blam!-ing blank. And I'm a pretty Damn good Hunter. It's never "guaranteed four kills" that's honestly almost enough for me to discredit everything he says.
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Us live to argue with fruit on one v one...but, I'm a nobody
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I just want to throw some love for the feedback fence. In my own experience, I've gotten quite a few kills with them. Hardly play my Titan in PvP except for banner grinding, so maybe that just draws in more PvP inexperience, but I have found if you are melee range (which admittedly is short firths t-Rex-armed Titan punch) and you punch a dude in the face, his natural inclination is to punch you back. Congrats, that idiot just killed himself
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Titans are fine (I have a titan).
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mr fruit is my fav now
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Mr. Fruit brought up some good points.
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I think fruit is a wonderful person and I enjoy his content. However he's not the type of person I'd go to for game play advice or opinions.
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best argument. 2015
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Teams of Sunbreakers are going to own in PVP and then everyone will be crying for Titan hammer to be nerfed.
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Melee range and slight storm fist damage buff, that's about it. Definitely could use better exotics. Coming from a hunter
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I agree, Mr. Fruit. Well said. Sunbreaker is Bungie's bandaid to the Titan but it doesnt change the fact that Defender just plain sucks in PvP.
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On behalf of all Titans everywhere, I thank you Mr. Fruit.
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Oops, I forgot the rest of the poll. I'll fix it XD
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/sadbump