Who tested if hoverboard is better ?

[FB_Destroyer_Rebecca]

I am sure some here tried to find out which one is faster or is better for certain race missions/quests.
Is the hoverboard actually better or just wannabe "cooler" !?

[marcus1503YT]

Die sind so beide gleich nur der Nur der aus dem shop Der sieht nur besser aus.

[Willem Dafoe Aztec Goblin Cigars]

I'd say it's almost more of a sidegrade.
From what I've heard, sparrows can still do more but it's harder to do

[NIkto Barada]

you can go higher with it and for a longish time, but thats only useful in maps with no ceiling

[Lamoff]

grinding is op in various maps,i say its far better for traversing than the normal sparrow, plus the cool aspect of it

[FB_Destroyer_Rebecca]

Originally posted by Lamoff:

grinding is op in various maps,i say its far better for traversing than the normal sparrow, plus the cool aspect of it

yeah I think im just gonna buy the shop version, dont have enough time to get all those goals for it until the next couple of days!

[Lenmaister]

Much better than a sparrow.

[^0[.SAS.]^4HunterCat]

just for example, you know that neptune vanguard strike? the sparrow part? with skimmer you can completly skip it

[Kylito]

Originally posted by ^0.SAS.^4HunterCat:

just for example, you know that neptune vanguard strike? the sparrow part? with skimmer you can completly skip it

That can actually lead to issues. You need at least one player to run through it normally and hit the invisible objective checkpoints. But yes, 2 people can skip it, as with almost every sparrow area in the game.

[`digitaL.braVo]

I believe the skimmer turns tighter and the grind functionality allows you to full on skip whole segments (although that neptune strike mentioned above it's still too much fun to get to surf that whole section)

Skimmer is objectively better if only because of grinding. Which means bungo will either nerf it heavily or have to give similar functionality to sparrows.

[Mez Koo]

Hoverboard can hop over short obstacles and grind strand rails anywhere.

[Titanica (MAGA) (MASA)]

Hoverboards are much better. They can go just as fast as Sparrows, and can jump over short obstacles and fly over gaps that Sparrows can't. They're also much more maneuverable, so there's a lot less bumping into walls and stuff.

[WhiteKitt]

love it. One of the best things bungie ever did. Where are the skating maps and Half pipes ??

[trukr]

I can go places the Sparrows can't, like hop over gaps the Sparrow would fall into, and hop up on things and over some obstacles.

[Milk]

hoverboard OP for getting to locations using the grind that you can otherwise not reach - cross map with no ground below for miles lol, im a big fan

[Kryosaki]

Skimmers are faster than sparrows as you can spam the boost infinitely. Only thing better about sparrows is sparrow flying and slipstream, though these are somewhat hard to do.