These Are The ONLY Primaries Worth Using!

Summary

In this video, the host discusses underutilized primary weapons in the game that offer powerful utility for endgame players. With the recent patch affecting heavy ammo finders, the focus shifts to primaries that excel beyond AD clear. Highlighted weapons include the No Hesitations for support, Wardens Law for synergy with Lucky Pants, and Vulpecula for its Shoot to Loot perk. The video also suggests alternatives for players unable to acquire specific weapons, emphasizing the versatility and strategic use of these primaries in various game modes.

Takeaways

• 🎮 The video discusses the best primary weapons in a game, focusing on their utility and effectiveness for endgame and serious players.
• 🔄 The speaker traditionally preferred special weapons for AD clear due to their efficiency, but acknowledges the power of certain primary weapons with new archetypes.
• 🚫 A recent patch by Bungie changed the way heavy ammo finders work, affecting the balance between primary and special weapons, particularly impacting double special weapon setups.
• 🔄 The importance of understanding a primary weapon's role in the current meta is highlighted, with a shift from AD clear to other utilities.
• 🆕 'No Hesitations' is introduced as a primary weapon with a support frame that offers healing and damage buff capabilities, especially when built around specific perks like 'Physic'.
• 🔧 The 'No Hesitations' works by filling a reticle bar through damage or ability use, which when full, allows the player to buff teammates with healing or damage increase.
• 💊 'Physic' perk on 'No Hesitations' provides restoration, a strong healing verb in the game, benefiting both the shooter and the teammate.
• 📈 'Warden's Law' hand cannon is highlighted for its synergy with the 'Lucky Pants' buff, allowing for high damage output in specific situations.
• 🔫 The 'Shoot to Loot' perk is praised for its utility, especially when paired with 'Explosive Payload' on weapons like 'Vulpecula', allowing for ammo resupply from a distance.
• 🔄 Alternatives to 'Vulpecula' are suggested, such as 'Hung Jury' and 'Veiled Threats', offering similar utility with 'Shoot to Loot' in different weapon types.
• 🔗 The video ends with an invitation to join the speaker's Discord server for more community engagement and access to build links.

Q & A

What is the main topic of the video script?

The main topic of the video script is discussing some of the best primary weapons in the game that are often overlooked but offer powerful utility for endgame and serious players.

Why has the role of primary weapons changed in the current meta?

The role of primary weapons has changed due to new weapon archetypes and a recent patch by Bungie that affected the way heavy ammo finders spawn, making primary weapons more viable for certain situations.

What is the purpose of a primary weapon in the current meta according to the script?

In the current meta, the purpose of a primary weapon is not just for AD clear but also for offering utility and achieving other effects that special weapons cannot do as effectively.

What are the downsides of using primary weapons for AD clear compared to special weapons?

Primary weapons generally have downsides such as lower damage output and slower ammo regeneration when used for AD clear compared to special weapons like the Riskrunner or Forbearance.

What is the 'No Hesitations' weapon and what makes it unique?

The 'No Hesitations' is a support frame auto rifle that offers utility by providing buffs to teammates through a reticle bar that fills up as you deal damage or use abilities. It can also heal and provide a damage buff.

How does the 'No Hesitations' weapon synergize with the 'Physic' perk?

The 'No Hesitations' weapon synergizes with the 'Physic' perk by providing a healing effect that grants 5 seconds of restoration, which is a strong healing verb in the game.

What is the 'Warden's Law' and why is it particularly effective with the 'Lucky Pants' buff?

The 'Warden's Law' is a hand cannon that synergizes well with the 'Lucky Pants' buff, which is a stacking damage buff for hand cannons. It is effective because it can quickly proc the perk due to its high fire rate, allowing for significant damage output.

What are some recommended perks for the 'Warden's Law' hand cannon?

Recommended perks for the 'Warden's Law' include 'Enlightened Action' or 'Rapid Hit' mixed with 'Vorpal Weapon' for optimal damage output.

Why are 'Shoot to Loot' weapons beneficial in the current game meta?

'Shoot to Loot' weapons are beneficial because they allow players to retrieve ammo from a distance, which can be safer and more efficient, especially in situations where pushing up to collect ammo is risky.

What is the 'Vulpecula' and why is it considered a good option for 'Shoot to Loot'?

The 'Vulpecula' is a weapon that can be paired with the 'Shoot to Loot' perk and 'Explosive Payload' for a forgiving playstyle, allowing players to pick up ammo from the ground with ease and maintain ammo reserves more consistently.

What are some alternatives to the 'Vulpecula' for players who cannot access it?

Alternatives to the 'Vulpecula' include the 'Hung Jury' from Onslaught with 'Shoot to Loot' and 'Explosive Payload', and the 'Veiled Threats' auto rifle with 'Shoot to Loot' and 'Desperate Measures' for a fast-firing option.

Outlines

00:00

🔫 Primary Weapons for Endgame Utility

The script discusses the best primary weapons in the game for endgame and serious players, emphasizing the utility of primary weapons with new archetypes. It mentions a change in the meta due to a recent patch affecting heavy ammo finders and special weapons. The focus is on primaries that offer unique advantages over special weapons in certain situations, rather than just for AD clear.

05:01

🤔 Rethinking the Role of Primary Weapons

This paragraph delves into the purpose of primary weapons in the current meta, noting their limitations for AD clear compared to special weapons. However, it highlights the importance of primary weapons for their utility in endgame scenarios, especially with the recent patch affecting heavy ammo finders. The script also introduces the 'No Hesitations' auto rifle and its unique support frame, which offers damage and buff capabilities.

10:02

💊 'No Hesitations' Auto Rifle Breakdown

A detailed analysis of the 'No Hesitations' auto rifle is provided, including its support frame mechanics, damage output, and buffing capabilities. The weapon's utility in both PvE and team support contexts is discussed, with a focus on its perks like 'Physic' for healing and a stacking damage buff. The script also covers optimal perk combinations for maximizing the weapon's potential.

🎯 'Warden's Law' Hand Cannon Synergy

The script introduces the 'Warden's Law' hand cannon and its synergy with the 'Lucky Pants' buff, which is used for bursting down majors in difficult content or as damage filler in raid DPS. The hand cannon's high fire rate and the recommended perks for maximizing its effectiveness with the Lucky Pants buff are discussed, including 'Enlightened Action' and 'Rapid Hit'.

🔫 'Shoot to Loot' Weapons and Their Utility

The final paragraph focuses on the 'Shoot to Loot' perk and its current utility in the game, especially with the introduction of new weapons that can effectively use this perk. The 'Vulpecula' is highlighted as a prime example, with the ideal perk combination being 'Shoot to Loot' and 'Explosive Payload'. The script also suggests alternatives for players who may not have access to the 'Vulpecula', such as the 'Hung Jury' from Onslaught or the 'Veiled Threats' auto rifle.

Keywords

💡Primary Weapons

Primary Weapons in the context of this video refer to the main guns used by players in a game, typically for general combat situations. They are distinguished from 'special weapons' which are often reserved for specific tasks like area denial. The video discusses how certain primary weapons have unique utility that makes them valuable for endgame scenarios, despite special weapons being traditionally better for area denial.

💡AD Clear

AD Clear stands for 'Area Denial Clear,' a term used in gaming to describe the act of clearing a specific area of enemies. The script mentions that special weapons are generally better for AD Clear due to their capabilities, but it also highlights some primary weapons that offer unique advantages in certain situations.

💡New Weapon Archetypes

New Weapon Archetypes refer to the introduction of new categories or types of weapons in a game that come with distinct characteristics and abilities. The video suggests that the presence of these new archetypes has led to the emergence of powerful primary weapons with unique utilities that were not as effective before.

💡No Hesitations

No Hesitations is a specific primary weapon mentioned in the script that offers unique utility, particularly in a support role. It is highlighted for its ability to heal teammates and provide a damage buff, making it a versatile choice for players who want a weapon with more than just offensive capabilities.

💡Support Frame

The Support Frame is a type of weapon frame in the game that offers unique benefits, such as healing and damage buffs to teammates. The No Hesitations weapon is an example of a support frame weapon, which is noted for its 600 RPM and ability to track targets effectively, providing both damage and utility in gameplay.

💡Physic Perk

The Physic Perk is a specific weapon perk that, when present on a support frame weapon like No Hesitations, enhances its healing capabilities. The script explains that this perk adds 5 seconds of restoration, a powerful healing effect in the game, making the weapon not only useful for damage but also for team sustainability.

💡Lucky Pants Buff

The Lucky Pants Buff is a special in-game buff that significantly increases the damage output of hand cannons. The Wardens Law, another primary weapon discussed in the video, synergizes well with this buff, especially when using the Hunter class, to achieve high damage potential in various difficult content scenarios.

💡Shoot to Loot

Shoot to Loot is a weapon perk that allows players to collect ammunition by shooting certain objects in the game environment. The script highlights this perk as being particularly useful, especially when paired with weapons like the Vulpecula, for maintaining ammunition without having to risk player safety to manually collect ammo.

💡Explosive Payload

Explosive Payload is a weapon perk that causes bullets to create an area-of-effect explosion on impact. When combined with Shoot to Loot, as mentioned in the context of the Vulpecula, it allows for the procurement of ammunition from a distance, adding a layer of safety and convenience during gameplay.

💡Raid DPS

Raid DPS refers to the damage per second output a player can achieve in a raid scenario, which is a challenging and often endgame activity in games. The script discusses how certain primary weapons, due to their unique perks and abilities, can contribute significantly to a player's Raid DPS, especially during critical phases of a raid.

💡Vulpecula

The Vulpecula is a specific primary weapon highlighted in the script for its effectiveness with the Shoot to Loot perk. It is noted as a hard-to-obtain weapon that, when rolled with the right perks, can be extremely useful for players, particularly in raid environments where ammunition management is crucial.

Highlights

Discussion of the best primary weapons in the game that are often overlooked.

Introduction of powerful utility primary weapons that can achieve things special weapons can't.

Clarification of the purpose of primary weapons in the current meta and their limitations compared to special weapons.

Analysis of the recent patch affecting heavy ammo finders and its impact on the use of double special weapons.

Introduction of primary weapons that excel despite the dominance of special weapons in add clear.

Explanation of the 'No Hesitations' auto rifle, its unique support frame, and utility in both PvE and PvP.

Details on how the 'No Hesitations' can provide healing and damage buff perks, enhancing team support.

Highlight of the 'Physic' perk on 'No Hesitations' for enhanced healing capabilities.

Discussion on the optimal perk combinations for 'No Hesitations', including 'Frenzy' for improved handling.

Introduction of 'Warden's Law' hand cannon and its synergy with the 'Lucky Pants' buff for high damage output.

Recommendation of 'Enlightened Action' or 'Rapid Hit' perks for 'Warden's Law' to maximize damage potential.

Analysis of 'Shoot to Loot' perk and its current effectiveness in the game, especially with new weapons.

Highlight of 'Vulpecula' as a top-tier kinetic option with 'Shoot to Loot' for ammo management.

Suggestion of alternative weapons to 'Vulpecula' for players who can't access it immediately.

Recommendation of 'Explosive Payload' as a forgiving perk to pair with 'Shoot to Loot'.

Discussion on the practical applications of 'Shoot to Loot' in challenging encounters like the 'Witness'.

Introduction of the 'Veiled Threats' auto rifle as an alternative to 'Vulpecula' with 'Shoot to Loot'.

Invitation to join the content creator's Discord server for more community engagement and build sharing.

Closing remarks and thanks for watching, with an invitation to the next video.

Transcripts

hey guys today I want to talk about some

of the best primaries in the game that I

think a lot of people might not be using

and I know for people who have been

following the channel this is going to

get memed a little bit because I've

always historically not really liked

Primary Weapons because for the purposes

of AD clear mainly special weapons are

just better at doing that and that

hasn't really changed but especially now

with some of the new weapon archetypes

we have we actually have a lot of very

powerful utility Primary Weapons that

achieve other things that special

weapons just aren't able to do as

effectively so we're going to be talking

about all of that and looking at some of

the best primary weapons in the game for

endgame and serious

players so really quickly before we

start listing off specific weapons I

want to point out what the purpose of a

primary is in the current meta I know a

lot of people go after Primary Weapons

as like their Workhorse primary ad clear

weapon however that has a lot of

downsides and ultimately when it comes

to ad clear weapons pretty much special

weapons are just always better but we

have had an important change recently

this week Bungie released a patch which

said that it patched the heavy ammo

finders treating rocket sidearms like

special weapons but this also applied to

other special weapons like the

riskrunner ergo sum which means that

using double special now does actually

have the disadvantage of not being able

to spawn heavy finder bricks very

frequently they do spill spawn however

it takes four times as many kills

approximately to get a heavy ammo finder

brick to spawn from special weapons than

it does with Primary Weapons that being

said overall it is is important to

remember that double special is still

going to Grant you more potent weapons

overall for the majority of the time

however there are some primary

exceptions to this Rule and those are

the primaries that we're going to be

looking at today and you'll notice a

common Trend among these weapons is that

they are not really meant to be add

clear weapons because you really just

can't beat something like the riskrunner

OS sum or options such as forbearance or

Rocket Slide arms when it comes to their

AG clear so now that we know what

primaries are going to excel at let's go

ahead and look at some of the best

Primary Weapons in the current meta

and kicking this off we'll talk about

the no hesitations I know a lot of the

players that want to go into the full

support build fantasy were very excited

by this weapon to be able to have even

more ways to heal their teammates but I

really don't think that's where this

weapon shines if anything I think it

shines by allowing you to have some

useful support without having to have an

entire build around it so if your energy

slot is open you don't need anything

else you might as well just use the no

hesitations as a great utility option

but what is the no hesitations it's

actually one of the more complicated

weapons in the game so we're going to go

ahead and break it down first of all the

no hesitations is a weapon which uses a

new auto rifle frame type the support

frame and the support frame is a 600 RPM

which is the same RPM as the Adaptive

frames however it is better in pretty

much every way the first thing making it

better is that it actually just has more

damage this comes at the downside of

having non-hit scan projectiles that

have to track on two enemies but the

tracking is very strong and in PVE it's

not hard to just close the gap and shoot

the bad guy now outside of doing a

little more damage than a weapon type

that admittedly doesn't do very much

damage it has all the benefits of

providing the Buffs that the support

frame is able to offer which is actually

multiple the way it works is you have

this little bar around your reticle

while you're holding the weapon and you

are able to fill it up by doing damage

with either the weapon or your abilities

it fills very quickly and it's very easy

to fill it up fast to the Max and once

you have energy on this bar you could

shoot your teammates while hip firing

and it will provide them with the buff

and the buff changes depending on the

perks that you have on your weapon so I

was doing my research on this and

looking at the compendium to see exactly

how it works however I realized there

was a little bit of a flaw there the

weapon doesn't actually provide any sort

of healing verb like restoration or cure

unless you have the physic perk which

then makes it give restoration otherwise

it doesn't give any it just gives you

the base 12 healing prop pellet hit on

the teammate that said I highly

recommend physic because that adds 5

Seconds of restoration and restoration

as many people know is one of the

strongest healing verbs in the game and

5 Seconds of that is a pretty decent

amount considering it's just coming from

a legendary weapon that needed to land

like four bullets on an enemy and on top

of this it doesn't just apply to the

person you shot it at it applies to the

person who shot it as well so you can

even use it as a panic button where if

you're low on health you just find a

teammate shoot them with it get them

healing and you get the healing as well

and can survive while I do normally

recommend running healing on your class

that is adequate some builds aren't able

to do this things like stasis Hunter

which you might be using to be able to

shatter skate won't have access to Super

potent healing and there's also the

benefit of being able to stack multiple

healing verbs for excessive amounts of

survivability to be able to face tank

things and stuff like grandmas strikes

so the healing is decent on its own but

now let's talk about that damage buff

that I was telling you about and this

damage buff is extremely interesting so

the support frame damage buff is what's

called a stacking damage buff and being

a stacking damage buff means that it is

a global buff that can apply to any

weapon at least of a specific type in

this case it is actually any weapon and

it is able to stack multiplicatively on

top of regular Global Buffs such as well

of Radiance or Lumina what this means is

that you've got an extra 10% multiplier

on your damage on top of all the other

Buffs you already have so this is a

great way to just start off a damage

phase where you just buff up your

teammates while you're waiting on the

animation and then your initial damage

is a little bit higher and if you have

any sort of damage breaks or you run out

of ammo you could spend that time

buffing your teammates again so that

they are doing more damage once more

this would also be a decent thing you

can do as filler if you're waiting on

something like autoloading holster to

proc while the damage buff is mostly

going to be something you would use in

raid DPS it's still nice to have the

little bit of extra damage in roaming

content as well it definitely doesn't

hurt and you have that on top of being

able to add restoration as long as you

have the physic perk this weapon

actually gets a lot of pretty effective

roles however the one I use is physic

mixed with frenzy the reason I use

frenzy is just to have more reload and

handling on the weapon at all times and

also a decent damage buff since it is

able to do a decent amount of damage

despite being a primary so that was a

lot of Yap about the no hesitations

let's go ahead and talk about something

else and this time we're going to talk

about the warden's law there is also an

alternative in the form of the mahi's

Oman hand Cannon which is another new

double frame fire hand Cannon which is a

world drop that came out in final shape

it is a little bit weaker in the perk

Department than warden's law so I would

recommend warden's law when possible but

if you do just have to have an energy

slot weapon cuz your kinetic is taken by

something important you could certainly

use the mahes to a decent effect as well

but for the purpose of this video we're

just going to be talking about the

warden's law because it is the main

character so the warden's law has some

interesting properties that make it

synergize with lucky pants extremely

well and outside of using it with lucky

pants I would not ever use this gun

otherwise it's basically just a regular

hand Cannon so for those that don't know

the lucky pants buff is a 60% buff that

you could stack 10 times up to 600% that

applies to only hand cannons on top of

that this is considered a stacking buff

because it can stack on top of things

like radiant and lumina the main purpose

that lucky pants is used for is bursting

down majors in extremely hard content

like Grand Masters especially the harder

Grand Masters where you're stuck being

less aggressive than you might want to

be currently we have a very aggressive

Grand Masters meta and so it's not being

used as frequently however this is

always a powerful fallback option for

any sort of difficult content that

doesn't have a very effective aggressive

build the other use is being total

damage filler in damage rotations in

raid damage a lot of setups might be

very fast burning and be able to do High

DPS but run out of ammo quickly and the

lucky pants is a great way to add

infinite total damage with relatively

decently fast delivery it is worth

noting that this doesn't really replace

using special weapons and especially not

heavy weapons however if you are out of

ammo or feeling lazy it's definitely an

okay option for delivering a decent

amount of damage relatively quickly and

it scales up much better when it goes

into harder content like Master raids or

if it's ever not disabled day one raids

overall a much simpler weapon than the

no hesitations however it is very

specific to Hunters if you're not using

lucky pants on Hunter it's not really

that great of a weapon otherwise it just

does very high damage because it's able

to proc the perk very quickly due to its

double fire frame making it the

technical highest fire rate hand cannon

in the game so if you're going to go for

the warden's law I would recommend going

for either enlightened action or rapid

hit mixed with vorpal weapon you used to

go for four times the charm because you

needed to use a boss back on the weapon

but now that that is not the case you

can just use backup mag or even a de

backup mag now that it doesn't have a

handling deficit and you can actually

get enough magazine size just off of

that to not need four times the charm

anymore so the extra reload and handling

is nice you need to have 26 shots in the

magazine or enough ammo to do 13 bursts

of the weapon to get the maximum value

out of Lucky pants so as long as your

mag size is 26 or more you are set to go

and you don't need to use four times the

charm and the last option on our list is

going to be the vulpecula as the main

weapon however there are a lot of

Alternatives and the purpose is shoot to

loot shoot to loot is a perk that we've

been glazing on the channel for quite a

while so if you've been watching me you

know exactly why this weapon is on the

list but now more than ever Primary

Weapons with shoot to loot are probably

at their best and there are a couple of

reasons for that the first one just

being that we've been getting some new

shoot to weapons that are pretty good

however unfortunately most of them are

in the energy slot and a lot of our DPS

weapons that we want to use are actually

energy weapons so it is a little bit

unfortunate in that regard but there are

still some decent kinetic options namely

the vulpecula this is a weapon that's

going to be a little bit hard to get

you'll basically have to wait for

Banshee to sell it but we're going to

talk about a number of Alternatives that

you can get in the meantime which are

easier to farm but first of all let's

talk about why shoo is so good and what

the best perks are to pair with it when

it comes to the vulpecula the absolute

God roll is going to be shoot to loot

mixed with explosive payload this is

because the splash of explosive payload

is able to proc shoot to loot anywhere

within that Splash area so it makes it

super forgiving where you can just shoot

the ground kind of near an ammo brick to

pick it up and you can even pick up

several ammo bricks all at the same time

with one shot when it comes to M maxing

on the witness players will actually

even push bricks into being near each

other so that they can pick them all up

in one or two shots more quickly during

damage phase so that they can keep

shooting because they are just so

cracked that they are running out of

ammo during the witness damage phase

doing a full two weapon rotation but

even if that's not you sho loot has a

lot of great uses if we look back on the

witness encounter there are plenty of

situations where you might not want to

push up and pick up the ammo the first

one is that it's just kind of dangerous

there's a lot of scary ads there are

scbs that can kill you pretty quickly if

you are near them when they blow up

you've also got the longleg boys who can

kill you very fast with their Darkness

abilities that you often don't carry any

resistance mods for however on top of

that you could also lure the triangle

attack to be in an unfavorable position

for runners and you could circumvent all

of this just by shooting the ammo from

far away with a shoot toot weapon which

is more viable than ever because most of

our weapon rotations right now that are

meta only use two weapons anyway and so

you have space to kind of use a utility

thir weapon but if you don't have access

to vulpecula right now there are a lot

of other great options you could go for

the shoot to loot explosive payload hung

jury from Onslaught remember this perk

combo is not available on the Nightfall

version that you can get from Legacy

focusing you would have to get it from

Onslaught and now that you're able to

focus specific weapons from Onslaught

again this is a realistic thing to farm

but if you're not worried about

explosive payload or you want to be able

to shoot bricks out of the air

effectively you could use the new veiled

threats Auto rifle which is a 720 RPM

Auto rifle with shoot to loot and you

can pair it with Desperate Measures as a

nice little perk for just doing some

damage with the gun V threats is what I

would consider to be the best shoot to

loot kinetic option in the game when

you're looking at a fast fire rate

weapon for example because we don't have

any Trace rifles with the perk then a720

Auto rifle would be the next fastest

firing weapon with the perk but many

people will prefer the explosive payload

forgiveness for just shooting ammo on

the ground and the only extra benefit

that the auto rifle really brings is

being able to shoot the bricks out of

the the air which can be a pretty Niche

situation this would mainly just be for

shooting bricks that are falling off the

map or if you killed an enemy that was

floating over the void anyway that's

going to do it for the video for me if

you're still watching the video I do

want to quickly let you know I have a

Discord server that I've been trying to

get more members into we have a lot of

great channels including a Loadout Link

channel which actually has a ton of

build links that you can use if you're

looking for a new build if that's

something you're interested in make sure

you look in the description I'll have a

link to it down below anyway thank you

so much for watching and I hope to see

you in the next one bye-bye

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