Strand Hunter is dead

[Ryanqube]

Literally everything that make Strand Hunter viable got nerfed. Suspend nerfed, grapple cancel nerfed, woven mail nerfed, orbs generation nerfed, thread of generation nerfed.

I still play Strand Hunter even with all of the nerfs but the recent grapple cancel nerf just put the last nail in the coffin for Strand Hunter in PvE. It is already a really selfish subclass that gives no benefit to the team at all.

Just having a strand hunter in your fireteam is already a net negative because you know every strand hunter in PvE is running whirling maelstorm that doesn't generate orbs and doesn't drop ammo as effectively as primaries.

Meanwhile green crayon muncher over there is giving woven mail for the entire raid party while simultaneously healing everyone near them and spamming melees that deal the same damage as a rocket launcher for free. Slap on Armamentarium and you may as well delete Strand Hunter from the game :)

[NerdCuddles]

Wait why was strand hunter nerfed tf? Nothing seemed broken about strand hunter. Was it for PVP and PVE just got hit in the crossfire or something? If so that's stupid cause pve should come first.

[Kormit the Frag]

you're basically forced into foetracer + whirling maelstrom

its a super fun build but thats about as much variety as you get with strand atm and yeah doesn't offer anything outside of just having some fun for yourself.

[NerdCuddles]

Originally posted by Kormit the Frag:

you're basically forced into foetracer + whirling maelstrom

its a super fun build but thats about as much variety as you get with strand atm and yeah doesn't offer anything outside of just having some fun for yourself.

I wish the strand hunter melee was fun to use, Bungie needs to take notes from Solar Hunter melee abilities.

[Kormit the Frag]

Originally posted by NerdCuddles:

Originally posted by Kormit the Frag:

you're basically forced into foetracer + whirling maelstrom

its a super fun build but thats about as much variety as you get with strand atm and yeah doesn't offer anything outside of just having some fun for yourself.

I wish the strand hunter melee was fun to use, Bungie needs to take notes from Solar Hunter melee abilities.

I like the strand melee tbh
better than the boring ass punch-dodge-punch-dodge that is arc hunter or that god awful smoke bomb on void you only use to go invis.

[Eriana]

Originally posted by Ryanqube:

Literally everything that make Strand Hunter viable got nerfed. Suspend nerfed, grapple cancel nerfed, woven mail nerfed, orbs generation nerfed, thread of generation nerfed.

I still play Strand Hunter even with all of the nerfs but the recent grapple cancel nerf just put the last nail in the coffin for Strand Hunter in PvE. It is already a really selfish subclass that gives no benefit to the team at all.

Just having a strand hunter in your fireteam is already a net negative because you know every strand hunter in PvE is running whirling maelstorm that doesn't generate orbs and doesn't drop ammo as effectively as primaries.

Meanwhile green crayon muncher over there is giving woven mail for the entire raid party while simultaneously healing everyone near them and spamming melees that deal the same damage as a rocket launcher for free. Slap on Armamentarium and you may as well delete Strand Hunter from the game :)

it's still good...