Destiny 2 players think the Fang of Ir Yut scout rifle is becoming too overpowered, especially with update 7.3.6 set to introduce damage buffs.
As an exoticscout rifle, the Fang of Ir Yut isn’t exactly a common weapon in Destiny. Players can only pick it up as random loot in Crota’s End, after all. But the rifle’s rarity explains why players have grown concerned by its potential efficacy in PvP matches.
Over the weekend, content creatorillPhysicsaddressed why some Destiny 2 players in Trials of Osiris may have felt as though they were “getting deleted” by Guardians wielding a Fang of Ir Yut scout rifle with Precision Instrument.
If you feel like you’re getting deleted this weekend in Trials of Osiris by a FANG OF IR YÛT scout rifle w/ Precision Instrument (PI), you probably are.Left is normal PI & right is Enhanced PI.9 resil is CRAZY TALK for a hunter so make sure you’re the one holding the gun 😅pic.twitter.com/wZ2U68Igxh
As IllPhysics’ findings show, anyone going against this setup at Resilience Tier 9 or under will face an opponent whose time-to-kill sits at 0.7 seconds.
AnotherDestiny 2content creator,MattGoesBuck, demonstrated the unusually fast TTK in the following gameplay video:
something should not 4 tap this fast from fucking narnia, this is going to be a bad metapic.twitter.com/NMUzSiinH3
The Fang of Ir Yut isn’t the only scout rifle that Destiny 2 players are side-eyeing, either. One person noted in response to MattGoesBuck’s tweet that the “Hung Jury with Box Breathing is slightly faster, and slightly farther.”
Notably, concerns about what such a quick TTK may mean for the PvP meta aren’t only centered on the here and now.Destiny 2 developerspreviously confirmed the 7.3.6 update arriving on April 9 will include a 2% basedamage buff to all rapid-fire scout rifleslike the Fang of Ir Yut.
Players won’t know how much of a difference the damage increase will make until the patch goes live. Still, it’s clear that some already expect the worst.
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