In Destiny 2, there has been a class struggle for 7 years. We take a lighthearted look at why Titans and Warlocks hate Hunters so much and what causes so much envy. Is it just their good looks, or does Bungie simply love Hunters more than the other characters?
What everyone is envious of: The most played class in Destiny 2 is Hunters, which the official numbers confirm. (via Bungie.net). The steep thesis now is that everyone hates Hunters, or is a Hunter themselves.
The talented PvP ace True Vanguard explains where the wrath comes from and whether it might actually be envy? Of course, everything is dead serious. Basically, we’ve known this for 7 years, but a little class rage has never hurt any Guardian.
MeinMMO summarizes True Vanguard’s humorous analysis and adds some Warlock and Titan feedback to the mix. Here’s the video first:
Hunter mains reveal their class to the hatred
Seeing a Hunter in the Crucible is guaranteed frustration. Was there ever a Guardian who didn’t want a Warlock on their team – especially not to be without the friendly and selfless helpers in raids? Or was there ever a single complaint at the start of a PvP match about the proud Titan waiting on the opposing team?
These reasons cited by the professional: Many reasons for the hatred are felt primarily in direct confrontation in PvP, but some also make themselves felt in PvE:
- Hunters always have an extra life. They always escape certain death – simply unfair and a cause for envy.
- With their unique dodge skill, they are as slippery as an oiled eel. Dodging breaks aim assist in PvP, shrinks hitboxes, and tracking of seeker abilities is also gone.
- Even in PvE, the skill causes envy because it reloads your weapons for free and helps you sneak up the DPS leaderboard. To top it off, dodging also has a significantly lower cooldown than Warlock and Titan abilities.
- If you want to deliver the killing blow to the Hunter who just escaped with their life, here’s another reason for Hunter hate: one-shot skills. Throwing knives, shoulder charge, and sticky grenades are infuriating in PvP.
- Then there’s the jump: jumping allows Hunters to change their position while in the air. While Warlocks notoriously float like a wet sack and Titans somehow seem to glide rather than jump, only Hunters can hop around like you’d expect from other shooters.
- And Hunters can turn invisible and gain legal wallhacks, meaning they don’t use cheats.
Hunters always get the most broken exotics from Bungie:
- Is it a coincidence that the radiant dance machines were immediately banned right after the start of the current Season 15? Surely not, OP Hunter exotic as a love token from Bungie.
- Warlocks and Titans are still trembling from the Dragonlord Crown, which makes the already unfair dodging even more unfair. The Barkis Mask doesn’t look like Scarecrow from Batman; it’s just as scary.
- Let’s not forget that only Hunters can currently turn primary weapons into rocket launchers: Old exotic duo in Destiny 2 is now so strong that some bosses melt in seconds
What causes envy anyway: The biggest factor is supposedly the cape. Hunters can throw on capes like superheroes or stylish hoods like assassins from Assassin’s Creed, while the other two classes are rather questionable in their fashion choices. Legends say that alone is what drives Hunter popularity so high.
Even when True Vanguard jokes about the hate, he means it ironically. He’s a Hunter main and just gets under the skin of Titans and Warlocks, making them envious. Warlocks even called for a strike because they felt so unfairly treated:
Are Warlocks and Titans really innocent lambs?
If we’re honest and put envy aside for a moment, Hunters also have good reasons to be jealous of Warlocks and Titans. Hunters often complain in PvE that Titans and Warlocks surpass them. But even in PvP, the two underdogs have something up their sleeves.
Don’t forget:
- You’re chasing a Warlock or Titan in PvP, and just as you turn the corner, a shoulder charge sends you to heaven or a hand supernova atomizes you.
- No matter how precise and nimble the Hunter jump is, the other two classes often have it easier bridging large distances with their gliding/floating.
- Let’s be honest about exotics: Titans in Season 15 also have to live with a ban because they caused the highest damage in the game thanks to the Worm God’s Touch. Only Warlocks currently have reasons to envy… or is having no OP exotic banned a good thing?
- As a Titan, one should especially hate Warlocks, because they stole the exotic Destiny 1 ability of Twilight Garrison and simply received it as a class skill.
The envy over the cape is indeed justified. Warlocks force their arms into tight rings that are barely noticeable. Titans wear something that could be called a half apron.
Now we ask you to hash out the entire issue. Is the Hunter hate justified or do Warlocks and Titans also deserve their share of wrath? Let us know your opinion in the comments, but please keep it respectful, okay?
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