Destiny 2 is always known for having outliers in terms of its weaponry, but something is going on in PvP right now that we haven’t seen in some time. I’m not sure about the 10 year history, but it’s certainly top 3, I’d think.
The most used weapon in Trials this weekend is Redrix’s Estoc, the Stasis pulse rifle based on the beloved BxR-55 Battler frame (based on Halo’s Battle Rifle). That utilizes a rare scope and excellent hipfire capabilities, and in this case, great stats. On top of that, however, while the BxR is definitely solid in Crucible, Redrix’s Estoc arrives with far more specific and new PvP-based perks.
The numbers are wild. Redrix’s Estoc put up kill figures that were 500% larger than the #2 spot, Outbreak Perfected. These numbers are bigger now, but the last list I saw was:
- Redrix’s Estoc – 2.6 million kills
- Outbreak Perfected – 486K
- The Palindrome (Adept) – 353K
- BxR-55 Battle – 260K
- Exalted Truth (Adept) – 248K
- Aisha’s Care – 228K
- Crimil’s Dagger – 225K
- Deadlock – 201K
- Rose – 197K
- Igneous Hammer (Adept) – 195K
Redrix’s Estoc is a reward for the Competitive Crucible mode this Episode, and even if you just finish your initial matches, you’ll still land one. If not, there is still the “we have Redrix’s Estoc at home” BxR to play with. But as you can see, it’s getting 10% of the kills as the upgrade.
This is such an outlier that it’s nearly impossible that Bungie isn’t going to step in at some point to alter its stats or performance in some way. When that might happen, exactly, is unclear, as the most recent fix to the gun was that…people were not being rewarded it from Competitive, at times. So that’s even more flooding the market.
For now, it seems like Redrix’s Estoc is going to be the dominant force in Crucible for a while, and funnily enough, somewhat reminiscent of actual Halo with everyone going around killing each other with Battle Rifles, hitting some nostalgic notes there. But in Destiny, everyone with the same loadout can get pretty old fast. At least if you’re frustrated with the gun, you had a bug that was giving out more loot than intended in Trials this week. We’ll see what Bungie does with this thing once the dust settles.
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