So here we sit a week into 2.5.0.2 and we've all had a chance to get hold of our emotions and actually spend some time playing the new changes. There was certainly a lot to discuss in this weeks episode as we give our opinions on what we've experienced. What has this patch meant to you and how has it affected how you play and enjoy Destiny?
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The podcast was started to give everyday guardians a chance to do something they would probably never experience by being on a podcast and to give them the opportunity to have not just their thoughts, but their voices heard by Bungie as they discuss the game.
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Welcome to episode 40 of the #destinytruthcast where you the community join us in talking all things Bungie and Destiny. Today RedWingGirl and I are joined by bungie.net forum guests King Cepheus, HAVOC, sjshady0169 and thefortkeeper
Today's topics include-
-Guest general take on the patch
-Speed of play post patch
-Dealing with roaming supers
-Sidearms... The new shotgun!
-Bungie's special ammo solution
-Heavy weapons post patch
-Pulse Rifles
-Have you switched primaries post-patch?
-ARs post-patch
-Have you switched to sidearms?
-Destiny isn't Halo
-Is this patch a D2 beta-test?
-[i]Exotic Special Primaries![/i]
-Should exotic weapon perks be rethought in D2?
-Top-tier Raid gear (it should be)
-Trials of just get rid of it already
-Armor set bonuses
-1:1 is a myth that needs to die
-God rolls? Just make the perks intrinsic
-Blues to Legendaries
-Hand cannons
-No Land Beyond
-Infinite super glitch
-Should Bungie have delayed the patch?
-What weapons have fallen off post-patch?
-What would you like to see with weapons over the final months of D1?
-Favorite moments of the week
Once again thank-you to King Cepheus, HAVOC, sjshady0169 and thefortkeeper for joining us today and we thank you for listening and participating on the forums.
We can be found on twitter @dstinytruthcast and online at www.destinytruthcast.com
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Great show. Glad to see an opposing view from King C. Regarding the special ammo economy change. I like it. But I agree, it should have been across the board, including sidearms. Ammo regen should be a PVE only perk, I"ve thought that for a long while. And should be BUFFED for PVE. Special ammo should be SPECIAL. You need to go out and get it. The SPECIAL as PRIMARY meta we've had for so long has been wrong for a very long time. All they've done here is create a need to use sidearms. I know some folks LIKE sidearms, but I don't. Not fun to use. Kills aren't as satisfying as shotguns/fusions/snipers. Understand RWG's point about not being able to take down a roaming Super. But to me, it's a SUPER. You're supposed to wreck some shit and create some havoc. Team shooting still works, albeit after a couple of Super kills. With special ammo boxes spawning every 1 minute folks should have some at least 50% of the time. Sometimes it takes a Super to kill a Super. I love shutting down a storm caller with FoH. You know what else they should have done? Taken back Heavy drops to 3 times a match like it was before. To me, the scramble to Heavy is always one of the most enjoyable parts to PVP.. and hell increasing its drop rate would help counteract Supers. Win/Win to me. After the patch I used Genesis Chain in ToO with Mayhem and TKL. And you know what? We didn't totally completely 100 % suck. I look forward to trying out my Extremophile with Perfect/Counter Balance and HC. Glad to hear they are fixing the health regen.. but Red Death and Striker Transfusion should go back to the way they were. Freaking Josh Hamrick on his Twitter is spouting how RD will be better now. STFU Dude, you know nothing. If it's ain't broke, don't -blam!-ing fix it. In fact, don't TOUCH IT. WALK AWAY.