In the MMO shooter Destiny there is currently one weapon dominating: the rocket launcher Gjallarhorn. But that won’t stay the same.
In an interview with IGN, Community Manager DeeJ spoke about “King of the Taken.” One of the main topics was the upcoming nerf of the cult rocket launcher Gjallarhorn. DeeJ explained that they don’t want a new Destiny game to come out and players to think first, “Great, more aliens I can take down with my Gjallarhorn!” Then they would certainly accuse the developers of sloppy design.
In Destiny, it’s about developing a character. Using the same weapons for 10 years doesn’t fit with that idea.
Base game Destiny, on 10/15, Atheon dies in record time – 4 of the players used Gjallarhorn:
Gjallarhorn was too often the logically only right choice
The problem with Gjallarhorn right now is that it is often “the logically only right choice” for a specific activity. As developers, it is our task to always give players several equally valid options to choose from, to present them with decisions.
Players should match their weapons to the circumstances: Who am I fighting against, who is fighting by my side, what tactical scenario am I entering? What are the appropriate tools for that? And if the only answer to that is “Gjallarhorn,” then we want players to think about it.
Darkness lurks, on 1/2, the command against Crota is: Gjallarhorns out!
Destiny should not become the Gjallarhorn Simulator 4.0 in a few years, but players should say: “Hey, a new Destiny game is coming. What weapons will I use this time? What will be my favorite piece?”
Players in Destiny no longer thought about other weapons
There will still be missions where Gjallarhorn is the best option, but there will also be new weapons that players will like and catch their attention. Right now, Gjallarhorn casts too much of a shadow over the other weapons.
They didn’t even think about alternatives. Players didn’t give other weapons a chance because they spent the first year of Destiny blasting things with their Gjallarhorn.
House of Wolves, final boss Skolas on 5/19 – Solar Flare is active, Gjallarhorn is on!
