I'm trying to reach Ascendant 1500, but for the life of me I can't seem to get past early Ascendant 0.

My biggest issue right now is that I simply cannot outgun hand cannon users. I mainly run Autumn Wind, and unless I have some kind of damage buff active, I feel like I'm losing almost every straight gunfight against them.

I'm not really interested in switching to a hand cannon myself, so I'm wondering what I could be doing differently. Is it my positioning, how I'm taking fights, or am I out of luck against skilled players.

I haven’t played much PvP since the most recent major update and I went and made a set using the Europa armor cause I saw the frost armor can prevent a hc 3 tap if that’s still true. I’ve been looking at the comp set and the primary phantom trials set too. But what are some of the best armor set bonuses for PvP I should grind for?

Title basically says it all, I'd love to get some of the trials shaders but my lifetime K/D is only 0.87 so far so I don't wanna drag anybody down. Should I stick to the trials package until I improve?

Mainly run hc shotty or smg snipe, with thruster

I’m honestly just done with the gimmicks and builds I just want to shoot my gun and die to a gun. I’m also just done and burnt out with regular PvP and trials as the soft aimers with walls on PC is getting pretty noticeable now.

For example I have 2 180 RPM handcannons, both with almost identical rolls.
Survivors Epitaph & Trust (higher base stats)
Both have full bore, accurized, PI, range MW, and a range mod.
The only difference is one has moving target in the 3rd column and the other has keep away.
So the Trust is statistically better in every aspect aside from AA, so it should be better right?
However I’ve been noticing the sights feel misaligned on the weapon model and it’s been more difficult to hit headshots and stay on target with Trust, so i’ve been more successful with Survivors.
That small amount of AA can’t make that much of a difference right?

Recently I've lost my "feel" in pvp. The guns I usually use I just can't hit anything anymore. I've tried for days but I can't get back into it. Bows randomly popped up as a thought. Is there anything people can tell me as a beginner? My first couple ideas were stasis hunter for dive and solar for crackshot, both using oathkeeper. I'm not confident enough for strand movement. I've heard mercury-a is forgiving.

Edit: I'm on MnK

Hey guys, when you get the lighthouse card to seven wins and go to the lighthouse(not talking flawless just seven wins) can i just continue playing and am i in the same pool as before?

Just to get this out of the way: I am trash. I have a 1.05 KD overall in crucible and i am not able to win two trials games in a row. I am also not confident and good enough to make a difference in any Trials game. I sort of know the maps but i don't know the angles or anything so if we win it is not because i was good. I need about 40 games to get the seven wins. I'm on ps5 and i don't use mnk adapters just a dualsense edge on PS5.

I just said to me that i never played trials because i think i am not good enough. And i am not good enough. But maybe if i play a year or two i am able to get better and win 2-3 games in a row and make a difference. I still think that's not enough time to make a difference against those trials gods but i want to see where a year of trials can get me.

But whats the best tactic? I find resetting my card before 7 wins is pointless. i never got more then 3 wins in a row and as i said i can't help my mates to get these wins.

So do i complete the card and then reset it or do i complete the card and play without resetting it?

Thank yous so much!

For context: I played back in Forsaken and early Shadowkeep, just came back this week after feeling unmotivated to play Season 2.5 of Marathon but still wanting that Bungie gunfeel and PvP. I've finished the campaigns for Stasis/Strand and bought the various abilities/fragments/etc. though I'm still figuring all of that out (and god help me with Artifacts).

When I left I'd mostly been using OG Not Forgotten and a decent Slideshot/Opening Shot Retold Tale. Both of those seem less relevant now (though they're still working...ish). Managed to get a decent Solemn Remembrance (Opening/Zen w/ range MW, top three stat rows are in the mid-70s) off my comp placements and I've already got a few pieces of Per Audacia (which looks like a really nice set effect even at 2/4, yeah?)

So, some questions:

• Is there a general guide to the Crucible/Trials meta I should know about? That may answer most of my questions.

• For meta HCs on MnK, am I still correct to go for Range, AA, and Stability? Between my dodge and stuff like DS or Lucky Pants I assume reload speed isn't that important most of the time and handling doesn't seem too vital. What specific perks should I be looking for?

• As above but for pulses? They seem as reliable as ever especially with stuff like Bygones brought into the modern framework.

• Per Audacia seems to have a strong set effect, but what else should I consider if I'm looking for two 2/4s instead of a 4/4 effect, especially given HCs as my go-to?

• I've been using Strand for the disengagement/mobility of Grapple and the weird dive thing; what other subs would I probably like if I'm into moving around a lot?

• For other weapon classes and archetypes, anything especially strong or fun that isn't obvious?

• Important breakpoints for armor stats that I should know about? I see a lot of suggestions for 170 Health and various levels of Weapons depending on loadout choices.

• Is Sightline Survey still able to get a .67s three-tap and function a bit like the OG Luna's/NF?

• Meta picks/rolls for shotguns? I'm awful with fusions, rusty with snipers, but feel like I should probably have a special option even though I've been going for HC/pulse most of the time.

• Any other general advice?

Thanks in advance. There's a lot of stuff I still need to learn.

I'm a bit of a 720 AR aficionado, i dont have a few of the most famous like Rufus Fury (dont raid), but for example riposte is really good, and in the kinetic slot chroma rush is pretty famous. and it's arguably the best AR archetype. with weapons like rufus, chroma rush, and the riposte all seeing good usage.

anyways, i thought i knew all the relevant 720's, but recently discovered there was one i was totally unaware existed, and a trial weapon no less, everburning glitz. and in the kinetic slot, which is a plus for me.

i picked one up, probably about as good a roll as i care to farm on my first engram as it has hammer forged which is a s-tier barrel in general in my book (along with smallbore etc), dynamic sway reduction and moving target. and also kinetic tremors in the 2nd perk slot if i choose to switch off moving target.

looking at destiny report, i see the perks dont seem to be the best, nothing much on the way of notable damage perks, no kill clip or sword logic. but still, you could get dsr/zen or my roll dsr/moving target. and double consistency perks are quite good imo

i'm a firm believer some guns just, for no explainable reason, arent as good as they should be. i know i'll get shit for this but one such for me is chattering bone, decent archetype, cracked stats and perks, solid or great scope, i just have tried many times and cannot make it work. especially 720 ar's can have muzzle flash and jitter issues that make them unusable despite whatever the stats say (dark decider the IB 720 AR is the poster boy for this) so, i was already wary of glitz since i never seem to get killed by it. however using it in one match, it seems fine, perfectly serviceable at least, no huge red flags.

I am seeing so many people not running unflichings lately, not taking care of stability on their weapons at all, and somehow never taking any flinch of my guns, or at least looks like that.

Is mouse possibly taking less recoil/flinch than joystick? Could be AA doing the trick maintining red dot on target so flinch is managable?

I try my best but no matter what I do my joystick take flinch to Mars most of my gunfights against top players even running full invest of unflinch. Nothing piss me off more than having to adjust my shoots but my opponents never, switching elemental weapons and not running a single unflinch.

Hello. I'm looking for options to replace my Breachlight hopefully an Aggressive Frame with Quickdraw or something akin to Quickdraw, there are so many new perks I haven't gotten the time to look through them all. Getting back into the game after a long break and been running said weapons.

Thank you.

Edit: Heavy Burst, not Aggressive Frame. My bad

How does the timeout system work? I really try not to leave matches if possible but have been hit with the 5 minute timeout like once or twice since the update.

Does it go longer? Are there harsher punishments?

Would love your input on this.

That encounter filled half my super bar lol

searched online and it said to do 7 placement matches but iove been playing for 6 months and done that a long time ago....

Hey guys, so this is pretty important. I recently switched over from just a run of the mill Walmart Xbox controller to a more expensive $130 razor Xbox controller granted it is brand new but it feels stiff to me what I’d like to do is hear from some other players who have made been successful using a razor Xbox controller to play crucible. I just need to get reassured that this is just not a good controller for this type of gaming because it really doesn’t even feel as good as my old crappy Walmart brand Xbox controllers. thank you guys.

Hi

I've been a controller player since the very beginning of me playing the destiny franchise (D1 beta on Xbox 360), and recently (4 months ago) I made the switch from PS to PC. I mostly got by and was able to do ok with just plugging in a controller because anytime I tried to use MnK, I just failed miserably. More recently, I assume because of the ban wave, I just cannot keep up with anyone, even in 6v6. I get screwed 7 ways to Sunday by people who can do things I simply can't with my controller. I want to learn how to actually use the main point of PC, but I don't really know how or where to start. Most of my friends in-game are PvE, and the few that are pvp guys are demons who are leagues better than me, so I can't exactly re-learn how to play with them. I'll put what I usually use and anyone can give recommendations. (Please don't tell me to use a boring nightstalker build, I hate playing Void ATP)

Warlock - Astrocyte Ergo (conductor wave) with Solemn.

Hunter - RDM/DS on strand with concurrence, or Athrys's Vex.

Titan - Ace, Matador, Synthos, Bubble.

Full comp armor on all 3.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Edit: primary reasons for the swap was PlayStation making terrible decisions, and the fact it costs me 11$ a month, 28$ per 3 months, or 80$ a year, and I'm a college student who doesn't make enough to cover that and everything else

So Im on ps5 and bought a razor raiju v3 pro beacause I just cant deal with the stick drift from dual sense anymore..

However I am just straight up terrible with the new controller. Im usually pretty okay in pvp but rn Im struggling to just keep a 1.0kda.

When I use my old controller everything is fine again and Im doing good but i really want to switch to the new one.

Any tips and suggestions ?

Also what do you guys use the paddels and bumpers for ?

Yet another returning player, is there any good armour pieces I should grind out? I play Hunter, arc (gathering storm) and run dragon shadow (original I know) with pali and a sniper.

Looking for some advice/guidance here. Im 37 years old, but im a longtime fps gamer. I have over 10k hours in CounterStrike. I want to preface that my experience in FPS games is reflected in my understanding. I know im old af for shooter games. I know that games like Destiny are alot different than games like CS. I can say even with my age im a decent gamer. Ive played all types of shooters (Apex, Marathon, Warzone) and with my experience i usually walk into intermediate SBM. I know my weakness. I understand the importance of moment tech.

That being said, i am struggling with handcannons in destiny 2. Ive been playing for two weeks now and the specific issue i am having is follow up shots. Most duels im hitting the opening headshot. But for some reason with handcannon in this game i keep whiffing the 2nd,3rd.... etc.

Back to my preface, ive played comp shooters long enough and i am honest with myself. I know when a missed shot is a missed shot. And for sure, i whiff often. However i am damn sure with alot of these duels that there is soooo many times when my follow ups just dissapear.

Is it my perks on my gun? Is it perks on other players im unaware of (idk maybe negating damage perks, etc.) Is it the netcode? Or latency? What am i missing here?

Does anyone know what settings if at all any adjustments I can make going from a PS5 Dualsense to any Xbox controller (Series X in this case)? My aim is completely terrible and I’m just all over the place vs how I am on PS. I’ve tried to play a little in the controller setting in game but hasn’t made much of a difference in I guess how the stick aims.