Hey fellow guardians. I'm loving the new weapon diversity in the crucible. I think it reflects a "perfect balance" (sorry... bad pun) achieved by Bungie. But let's talk fusion rifles. With the exception of but a few, these things have never gotten much love outside the crucible. The DPS against raid bosses is underwhelming, and for the charge rate, you may as well try to kill Ir Anuk with a class-A boomstick. What I suggest as a solution is to (1) add a critical hit multiplier, say 1.5x (2) and/or buff damage by 150%... Honestly I love the charge up elemental shreddage that you get out of these, but when it comes time to raid or do anything serious, the fusions (except Sleeper Simulant) get vaulted and replaced by snipers. Thanks for reading this and I'd like to see some awesome changes to these guns.
Edit: Thanks for all the attention this is getting guys! Keep it up!
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Edited by Pack93z: 10/30/2015 1:13:46 PMMy opinion, until they can completely separate the "balance" between PVE and PVP... there will be a state of unbalance overall. Sniper, Machine Gun and Pulse/Scout... those are really the only viable choices for the raids. The rest have been nerfed into the ground for the sake of PVP that they are mostly infusion fodder at this point. Swords are helpful in sections... and viable in strikes along with Shotty's. Sure you can run others and clear... but they simply are not effective. Rocket launchers and pistols are fun.. but not really a legit viable choice at the moment.