I'm still having fun but I agree with a lot of your points...as a huge PvP guy I'm a little disappointed that we still don't have a balanced experience, and still no private matches. The game seems to be slowing down and catering to the nerf crowd, crucible doesn't feel as fast or as skillful anymore....just my experience but I'm not having those great gun battles with ppl anymore, it's all pretty mundane and straight forward atm
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Crucible was never gonna be skillful with thorn and tlw snipes.
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The skill comes in being able to counter those weapons...to counter these weapons you had to have quick reflexes and the ability to adapt instantly....now u have so much time to react that reflexes or quick thinking is no longer required I suppose everyone would have a different opinion on what defines skill and that's fine...I just prefer a faster paced experience that doesn't let me slack off, I don't mind being punished for a mistake instantly and I feel it tests me more as a player if my reflexes are pushed I agree thorn was an issue and the proc damage on tlw annoying, but I did like the speed and aggression these guns allowed, I would have preferred to see a lot more stuff buffed rather then watered down