Dude, Deej also said that a lower level player with a maxed out weapon would still be a threat. If you got killed with a shotgun, then what the hell do you expect: its a shotgun. Also, if you went into iron banner thinking that you would bitch slap you way through slightly lower leveled players, then clearly you need to rethink your attitude towards the event. I for one have greatly noticed the change in attack and defense. I struggle to lower the shields of a level 30 without dying, while also I am able to instakill two level 24s with a single grenade (if I threw well).
EDIT: Okay I'm editing this after seeing the footage, and I have a few things to say. First of all, that guy was killed by a fusion rifle, a weapon easily as OP as a shotgun, so no surprises here. Also, the footage could have been filmed by a hater of bungie, meaning that that footage could have actually been from a regular crucible match and not IB. He could then uploadit to YouTube stating that it was an IB clip.
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^this. I 3 shot a level 24 yesterday with my maxed VoC (all three to the noggin) but it seems more like normal Crucible the closer the level gap. At 29, I see 30's with a very slight advantage and 28's with a very slight disadvantage, but not to the point that I'm being killed, or killing too quickly.
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Though I don't really have any problems with the IB, and I have been enjoying it more than normal Crucible; there is something frustrating about being level 29 with 1400+ armor and being one shot by level 24-25s using rare fusion rifles that max out in the low 200s. I had really hoped that the Iron Banner would put rare weapons with high stats at a disadvantage and essentially force people into using legendary gear for it's damage rating; unfortunately that isn't the case.