I was asleep and deleted my Red Death by accident during the daily blue and green purge... I never even got to fire it. And now Holtzmann's angelic voice is making me hate myself even more. Holy crap that thing sounds scary.
How do you even do that? It takes like, 10 seconds, to dismantle an exotic. If you are that clueless and didn't realize what you were dismantling for that long then I say you deserve it.
You fell asleep with your finger pressed on the X button? Your muscles relax when you fall asleep so your finger would stop putting pressure on the button. Therefore, you're dumb.
This weapon pairs very well in PvE on the Gunslinger with the 2 precision kill perks. (Names escape me) Not only does the gun speed up reloads, but the perks will cause blazing fast reloads and turn it into a laser beam. When both are stage 3, you are a killing machine.
Yeah, Gunslinger's trance makes the Gunslinger the best PvE character by far. Just having that constant ability to completely negate recoil on any gun is incredible. I've found it most noticeable on the Mythoclast. Damn thing turns into a recoil-less solar laser rifle.
Tyler Voisine ok thanks for the reply, would strikes be faster for strange coins? I need 6 more strange coins for it, or should I just exchange all of my ascendant energy for them?
I think this pulse rifle is one of the best guns in the game and I put it above Suros. When I use Red Death I never lose to a Suros in a gun fight because I get my shots out quicker and more accurately. Also the health regen can keep you alive in sticky situations in both Crucible and PvE.
I agree with you. After the pulse rifle buff it is now one of the best weapons. Although it does take more skill to use than autos, but if you have that skill it's simply just better.
Actually they are, seems like bungie calculated the impact/RoF, so that means every gun has the same amount of impact in a range of time! I think they made the same thing with pulse rifle!
The red death doesn't need a buff at all. Its fucking OP! It 1 bursts all normal enemies and it melts everything else. Then on top of that the health steal is so immense. I have a health steal titan build. You rock the skullfort and the red death on a striker build titan. YOU CANT DIE!! its that OP ill jump into a group of like 10 enemies and take mad fire but my healthbar never turns red lol.PLUS you can stack the health steal, if you kill 2 enemies really quick your health comes back at 2x speed. This gun is just op.
Do you know what needs to happen? Guns like the Red Death and Monte Carlo, (guns with bayonets) need to get a Melee Override Skill, like a very high power melee with tons of lunge, but has a cool down, then once you've used your Override, it'll give you your standard melee back.
Dude, with Red Death, I always fantasize stabbing people with that bayonet... They gave Last Word a nifty animation after reloading and getting off a speeder, why not give weapons like Red Death and Plan C cool melee animations? Those guns would be even more awesome!
The Red Death is actually my second favorite Exotic weapon in the game, simply because it's fun and satisfying to use, and compared to Legendary pulse rifles, this badboy actually deals out a ton of damage. It's just awesome!
Red death looks like one of the best weapons in the game to set up combos. I have no experience with the weapon, however if you had a sniper rifle with a ambush scope, you can quick-scope the target, swap to red death, and finish them off, giving you instant health regeneration. Red death is one of the most underrated exotics in the game, but is also one of the best in the right hands.
The tick marks/skull and crossbones on the side of weapon do not signify the number of owners killed by the weapon, but rather the number of Guardians that the weapon has killed. This is referenced within the description of the weapon "...it's a Guardian killer." Based of the Red Death's grimorie card which further describes the weapon, the Red Death was constructed by the Mad Guardian whose sole purpose was to create a weapon meant for killing Guardians.
CriticalTaco58 Dont get me wrong I love my ghorn, however i find that I really only need to bring it out for a boss fight. I use red death for everything outside of a boss fight.
Thanks for the review! I got this weapon in a chest a while back and havent upgraded it yet but i plan on upgrading it just for crotas end. If the rumors are to be believed there will be no health regen throughout the raid
I'm pretty sure it has to do with either ADS speed (the speed at which you can aim down sights) or Sprint-out/Draw time (the time it takes to draw the weapon after sprinting/switching weapons).
03:52 The radar is still visible when aiming down the scope but later on when you show the perks Third Eye is not on there so I don't understand PlanetDestiny
I finally got this from the that first chest in the Abyss😃😃my first and Last Exotic from that chest! Before the patch. Before that, all I got was energys and shards. Very Nice gun! The Bad JuJu is Ausome to! Bad JuJu+Obsidion Mind+VoidWalker Warlock with 100% Intellect=OP as Hell!
I like it more when you review the weapons instead of the other guy. Not that he´s bad, of course, it´s something about your voice that can match even Markiplier´s.
"It's just not in the same tier as Thorn or SUROS" To be honest Thorn is a decent hand cannon with a poison effect that will rarely deal significant damage. SUROS is an excellent weapon, and I think that it is one of the best, but I would say the same for Red Death. It is really the ultimate crowd control weapon. If you get Red Death, you should fully upgrade it.
If you're an above average player I believe you should max this gun out all the way. You play your cards right and you can take on 3 people at once by just taking one down, wait for the heal, and pop back out. This gun is a lot better than some people think
If no one has already addressed the slight information error here then I will. High caliber rounds staggers PVE enemies and causes more flinching in PVP, flinching depends on RoF and weapons class. Good and (mostly) accurate weapon review!
This gun is amazing for the crota raid once you get the signature perk. You can regain your own health with is the best thing by far. Suros does this too.
I'm still doing VoG 3 times a week on Hard to try to get this. It's the only available (just not to me; LOL) exotic weapons I don't have. I happen to like pulse rifles, and I'd really like to have this for the last part of the Crota raid. Pulse rifles are usually the most harshly criticized weapon class, but Bad Juju is awesome for the maze and Red Death is great for the Crota fight.
They should do something with the flavor text where, if you break down the weapon for an exotic shard, you get a reward from the vanguard or something like that.
I like this gun overall. It is (In my opinion) a must have for swordbearers on hard if they have or don't have SUROS. I really do like this gun in PVP too. And with the recent patch buffing pulse rifles even more, It is going to be doing even better than before.
Won't the red death be amazing for a warlock since they have fast health regen? To me that sounds great, but I don't really know if the perk works with regen stat.
Got this as a first exotic ever, and was very ungrateful as it is not the best exotic to start off with :p But now that I think back to it, this gun's a beast in the Crota raid and everyone wants it now!
Been waiting for this for a while and I'm glad to see it! Destiny really should buff pulse rifles. However, I still think this weapon could be INSANE for Crota if it heals you without the chalice.
Hello. At the end of these exotic weapon reviews, could you please say if you recommend (or not) buying the weapon from xur when he sells it? The red death is another one of the exotics that i dont know if i should buy it from xur or not if he sells it. Thanks!
I usually do say if you should buy it from xur, but I was a bit off my game in this video. I can only recommend you buy this from Xur if you are a fan of pulse rifles, or a collector.
Patrick Casey Seriously I think you did a great review but you underestimate a little bit this weapon. This is one of the best pve weapon you can do everything quicker with this since you can heal everytime. Then for pvp you let no place for something different than AF or Guns (Im using Hawkmoon tbh) but this is not only a "fun weapon to use occasionally when there is not something serious to do" IMO this is a top-tier pvp weapon in good hands (the main perks make it an unbelievable mid-range weapon like you said and at mid range with the first perk it can surely compete with HM or suros/vex since you are more precise while aiming than you opponent). Anyway freakin good gameplay I want to play with my gunslinger now :x
Patrick Casey Thanks for the reply! and what Laszlo Mavilia said has just made me want to get this weapon right now. Definitely buying this if xur sells it. Thanks guys
Just did a ton of testing with this in normal crucible and have to agree wholeheartedly with the last statement made, this gun is really just a nice mix it up option, not a reliable fallback weapon when your getting worked by the other team. That said its important to note this thing is extremely useful for crota on hard mode, that the only reason i would recommend spending the shard on it and will be doing so myself. I was really looking forward to this being more of a force to be reckoned with in pvp tho :(
Is it worth using in Crota's End (hard mode)? Not having any health regeneration especially as the sword holder is really annoying. Although I can pick up orbs of light which I can regen from, is it worth it?
I got this gun out of the CE chest #1 before the exotic drop moved to deathsinger. Leveled this bad boy up and it's one of my favorites to use. My go to exotic for Crota fight on hard mode.
I personally love this weapon, I'm not saying I'm bad at pvp, nor am I good. This weapon just fits my playing style better, and keeps my k/d ratio well above normal.
I feel that staggering rounds are actually a must have for pvp, at least on the suros regime. its not noticeable on your perspective, but it causes the enemy's flinch to massively increase. Its much harder for your enemy to get on target, making gunfights much easier to win. Red death is one of the few exotics that i don't have, so i don't know how effective the extra finch is on that weapon; your enemy might be able to easily get back on target during the burst delay. All that i am saying is that saying that it is only useful in pvp is a bit of an understatement. (I have done no actual testing on the subject, the only data that i have is my kd and score per game using the upgrade on the suros, and not using the upgrade). It could be placebo, so further testing is needed. .
My personal experience with Red Death is just overwhelming, Managed to win Trials on my own with this when my team dies, It counters fucking thorn spam, and with a good hand it works at close, medium and long range, just have to make sure you land them headshots and say hello to a new kill feed. And healing effect is just amazing. I personally think this weapon is nicely balanced. RoF and Impact are in a sweet spot, over high impact weapons are almost the same, but it has low stability, which sometimes might bite you. Actually requires skill to use *cough* brown rose *cough* I would personally advise to pick a shotgun with this gun over a sniper rifle. Secondary will be situational in most cases and you can knock snipers off target with this weapon easily so just make sure you learn to always go for the head and you will be set even against snipers, accept that one camper that sits at the very back pretending to be a good player, killing 3 people over 25 minutes. Shotgun complements this weapon nicely and of course heavy is always up for the person. I Love the gun and most people simply cannot make it work, well, go for the head and you will make it work :P as I said counters the Brown Rose poison effect so surprise them fuckers by wiping their team one by one and they won't understand why their shot and run away tactic didn't work. Been there, done that!
I have a maxed out Red Death that used to be equipped constantly, but after the nerf that lowered impact for a faster rate of fire, It's really only been used for Crota. It used to be a two shot kill if your aim was true in PvP and just seemed like a more useful tool in PvE. Maybe the pulse rifle buff will convince me to use it but I doubt it.
I use the same loadout as you. I find that this weapon is a beast in the Crucible and I don't understand why people say its underpowered. I mean I go positive with like a 2 to 4 kd and I'm out-gunning people with SUROS and Thorn. The heal perk has saved me many times whenever I've been shot by Thorn's lingering damage. I don't know, it might just be me but this is my favorite gun in the game. I guess it just has to be in the right hands...
He's only sold it once. Just do the raids and if possible open the exotic chest with 3 different characters in VoG's gorgon lair. Also have a chance from killing Atheon as well as Crota. Depending on what system you play on I might be able to help you out with the afore mentioned things. Just let me know
KouFromPersona4 PS4 - CalinkXD im level 27 (28 in about 2 days id say) and you know my class - I hope my 'low' level doesn't throw you off if you do use the PS4 :)
Well, despite me owning a ps4 I don't have destiny for it. It's on my list of things, if by the time I get it for PS4 you still need help or just some random to play with I'll hit you up. Just check the forums on the app to see about getting raid teams together. Also, don't worry about your level. Most players don't mind helping out "lower levels" from what I've seen. Just don't be the most incompetent player ever and you should be fine. Sorry I couldn't help more but just do the things I previously mentioned and you just might get it. Or just praise the RNGesus
I'm shocked this review has so many likes (must be from non red death owners). I recently acquired this amazing weapon and this thing is incredible for both pve and pvp (pve = raids, healing yourself constantly is incredible). But this thing shines in pvp as long as you have any ads skill at all. If you struggle to ads and trigger fire at the same time then this might not be the weapon for you but for anyone else I recommend using this weapon asap.
I think this weapon is better than the Suros in PvP. It deals 93 to the head so it takes 3 bursts to kill an enemy. Not to mention that it has pretty good Rate of Fire
i thought "there mass makes a weapon harder to handle" was referring to the enemy that you are shooting at.. not your own gun. can someone clarify this?
I love the red death,its 1 of my best exotics,i win almost every game with it,get like 20-40 kills a game with it,you just need to know how to use it,its a challanging gun to use and thats what I like about it,you can easily beat serus regime with it if you know how to use it.
Theoretically, yes, but you have to get kills with it, and it is a pulse rifle, so that's gonna be pretty slow. Especially something like the nightfall against something with shields.
1) why do most pulse rifles have stupid low impact anyway, considering they don't have the greatest accuracy anyway, and the full auto perk doesn't even increase the fire rate like the Stranger's Rifle and Bad Juju, but full auto on shottys shoot faster than the stat says anyway? 2) will new exotic auto rifles include more mismatched designs, like Red Death looking like an auto rifle, Bad Juju as a scout rifle, Hard Light as a pulse rifle, FOAF as a pulse rifle based on the Stranger's Rifle, and Necrochasm as a pulse rifle?
I feel like you are undervaluing the whepen. The reload can become a problem but is manageable with practice using the whepen. The red death perk is absolutely amazing for both pvp and pve as you can keep engaging targets with this gun. I would easilly take this whepen over suros for pve because of the red death perk, and I like them both about the same for pvp. This is probably because of my midrange play stile though. Go pick this whepen up guys if you are big fan of pulse rifles and midrange engagements, I would highly recomend it if you this type of guy as red death is probably the best pulse rife in the game right now.
Full *TEXT review* Destiny's Exotic pulse rifle, Red Death: planetdestiny.com/red-death-exotic-review-patch
+PlanetDestiny isn't there 3 exotic pulse rifles
LittleLight v0 2
I thought the hard light was one? Im confused
LittleLight v0 What is the third? There is bad juju and red death
There is no third exotic pulse rifle now
Hardlight is an auto rifle btw
I was asleep and deleted my Red Death by accident during the daily blue and green purge...
I never even got to fire it. And now Holtzmann's angelic voice is making me hate myself even more. Holy crap that thing sounds scary.
How do you even do that? It takes like, 10 seconds, to dismantle an exotic. If you are that clueless and didn't realize what you were dismantling for that long then I say you deserve it.
David Payne I believe I explained how I did it. If you need reading glasses I can recommend a few good optometrists.
You fell asleep with your finger pressed on the X button? Your muscles relax when you fall asleep so your finger would stop putting pressure on the button. Therefore, you're dumb.
David Payne I don't have an X button. I have a square button because I have standards.
I meant to type falling asleep. Not like it matters anyway.
"Because I have standards? Why...wh....I'm done. I'm so done.
This weapon pairs very well in PvE on the Gunslinger with the 2 precision kill perks. (Names escape me) Not only does the gun speed up reloads, but the perks will cause blazing fast reloads and turn it into a laser beam. When both are stage 3, you are a killing machine.
indeed, Gunslinger’s Trance & Chains of Woe
Yeah, Gunslinger's trance makes the Gunslinger the best PvE character by far. Just having that constant ability to completely negate recoil on any gun is incredible. I've found it most noticeable on the Mythoclast. Damn thing turns into a recoil-less solar laser rifle.
Chain of woe?
This video was published before the buff to pulse rifles -- BUY IT!
I have no exotic weapons, is this a good pvp weapon? All I have is this really bad legendary hand cannon
sebacool8 yes! Get it now!!!
Tyler Voisine ok thanks for the reply, would strikes be faster for strange coins? I need 6 more strange coins for it, or should I just exchange all of my ascendant energy for them?
Just realised that's for motes of light, so should I just do strikes? Since I don't have the dlc for the weekly strike
sebacool8 tough call because of the randomness with rewards. Try crucible matches. I see strange coins rewarded pretty frequently there.
I think this pulse rifle is one of the best guns in the game and I put it above Suros. When I use Red Death I never lose to a Suros in a gun fight because I get my shots out quicker and more accurately. Also the health regen can keep you alive in sticky situations in both Crucible and PvE.
This is what I was thinking.
I agree with you. After the pulse rifle buff it is now one of the best weapons. Although it does take more skill to use than autos, but if you have that skill it's simply just better.
I wish Bungie would buff Pulse Rifles in general, so I would actually use them.
Ikr.
Agreed
Get an evergreen 11.1
Its pretty good
Actually they are, seems like bungie calculated the impact/RoF, so that means every gun has the same amount of impact in a range of time!
I think they made the same thing with pulse rifle!
The red death doesn't need a buff at all. Its fucking OP! It 1 bursts all normal enemies and it melts everything else. Then on top of that the health steal is so immense. I have a health steal titan build. You rock the skullfort and the red death on a striker build titan. YOU CANT DIE!! its that OP ill jump into a group of like 10 enemies and take mad fire but my healthbar never turns red lol.PLUS you can stack the health steal, if you kill 2 enemies really quick your health comes back at 2x speed. This gun is just op.
Do you know what needs to happen? Guns like the Red Death and Monte Carlo, (guns with bayonets) need to get a Melee Override Skill, like a very high power melee with tons of lunge, but has a cool down, then once you've used your Override, it'll give you your standard melee back.
Dude, with Red Death, I always fantasize stabbing people with that bayonet... They gave Last Word a nifty animation after reloading and getting off a speeder, why not give weapons like Red Death and Plan C cool melee animations? Those guns would be even more awesome!
Just got this last night in a VoG run. It's awesome.
The Red Death is actually my second favorite Exotic weapon in the game, simply because it's fun and satisfying to use, and compared to Legendary pulse rifles, this badboy actually deals out a ton of damage. It's just awesome!
Imagine The Red Death mixed in with a Bladedancer/Sunsinger. The hunter will be very hard to kill, i don't notice people using Red Death anymore.
I use this on PVP all the time. Other than thorn it's the best PVP gun
Red death looks like one of the best weapons in the game to set up combos. I have no experience with the weapon, however if you had a sniper rifle with a ambush scope, you can quick-scope the target, swap to red death, and finish them off, giving you instant health regeneration. Red death is one of the most underrated exotics in the game, but is also one of the best in the right hands.
At 0:50 seconds in, this guy does a knife throw while jumping and it flies over a shipping container to hit the opponent in the neck! That was sick!
Just got this from a legendary engram. I've had insanely good luck the past two days on Destiny.
The tick marks/skull and crossbones on the side of weapon do not signify the number of owners killed by the weapon, but rather the number of Guardians that the weapon has killed. This is referenced within the description of the weapon "...it's a Guardian killer."
Based of the Red Death's grimorie card which further describes the weapon, the Red Death was constructed by the Mad Guardian whose sole purpose was to create a weapon meant for killing Guardians.
Red death is easily the best PvE weapon.
Also ghallahorn is wanting a appointment to have a nice chat
I have ice breaker to and I much prefer that but my titan has ruin wings and I love whipping out ghallahorn for boses
If I had one
You're all fuckwits No Land Beyond is where it's at.
***** Black hammer and LDR and Efrideets spear have the same or more impact then ice breaker and dont take up an exotic slot.
CriticalTaco58 Dont get me wrong I love my ghorn, however i find that I really only need to bring it out for a boss fight. I use red death for everything outside of a boss fight.
Thanks for the review! I got this weapon in a chest a while back and havent upgraded it yet but i plan on upgrading it just for crotas end. If the rumors are to be believed there will be no health regen throughout the raid
On hard*
What is "slows down weapon's handling" on the High Caliber Rounds perk?
I'm pretty sure it has to do with either ADS speed (the speed at which you can aim down sights) or Sprint-out/Draw time (the time it takes to draw the weapon after sprinting/switching weapons).
I love this gun... My first real Exotic ( not counting the one that drops from the hive and you need ages to upgrade )
03:52 The radar is still visible when aiming down the scope but later on when you show the perks Third Eye is not on there so I don't understand PlanetDestiny
Has it been reforged but then I thought you can't do that to Exotic Primary the don't do Fire Arc or Void damage
MrBane Knucklehead Radar
PlanetDestiny Oh Thanks and keep up the good work
Its funny how both exotic pulse rifles don't even use a pulse rifle frame model. BJJ uses a Scout Rifle frame and RD used a AR frame.
I finally got this from the that first chest in the Abyss😃😃my first and Last Exotic from that chest! Before the patch. Before that, all I got was energys and shards. Very Nice gun! The Bad JuJu is Ausome to! Bad JuJu+Obsidion Mind+VoidWalker Warlock with 100% Intellect=OP as Hell!
I got thundelord and gjallarhorn from that chest:D
tdM luxe Thunderlord, MIDA, Dragons Breath and No Land Beyond...
I got TWO Dragons Breaths...
I'm still trying to get a G-Horn, got Thunderlord from Nightfall.
I like it more when you review the weapons instead of the other guy. Not that he´s bad, of course, it´s something about your voice that can match even Markiplier´s.
Red Death is one of the best exotics for going against hard Crota. Since there is no life regeneration or chalice, Red Death will keep you alive.
Just got this gun from a legendary engram. looking forward to seeing what it's capable of first hand.
Amazing video patrick,keep up the good work
High caliber rounds make the target flinch a lot more, useful in pvp
"It's just not in the same tier as Thorn or SUROS" To be honest Thorn is a decent hand cannon with a poison effect that will rarely deal significant damage. SUROS is an excellent weapon, and I think that it is one of the best, but I would say the same for Red Death. It is really the ultimate crowd control weapon. If you get Red Death, you should fully upgrade it.
that beat alone just love it
If you're an above average player I believe you should max this gun out all the way. You play your cards right and you can take on 3 people at once by just taking one down, wait for the heal, and pop back out. This gun is a lot better than some people think
This is my favourite gun in the whole game I was always a burst fire fan since the battle rifle!
If no one has already addressed the slight information error here then I will. High caliber rounds staggers PVE enemies and causes more flinching in PVP, flinching depends on RoF and weapons class. Good and (mostly) accurate weapon review!
The Red Death was actually awesome before it's impact was reduced and it's firerate was buffed
This gun is amazing for the crota raid once you get the signature perk. You can regain your own health with is the best thing by far. Suros does this too.
I'm still doing VoG 3 times a week on Hard to try to get this. It's the only available (just not to me; LOL) exotic weapons I don't have. I happen to like pulse rifles, and I'd really like to have this for the last part of the Crota raid.
Pulse rifles are usually the most harshly criticized weapon class, but Bad Juju is awesome for the maze and Red Death is great for the Crota fight.
They should do something with the flavor text where, if you break down the weapon for an exotic shard, you get a reward from the vanguard or something like that.
I got this weapon today from the VOG HM Exotic Chest and im so happy now, I love it!
jesus christ i remember watching this when i was younger.. oh the nostalgia
well here we are today feels like ages ago
Thanks for posting this, PD! :D
I like this gun overall. It is (In my opinion) a must have for swordbearers on hard if they have or don't have SUROS. I really do like this gun in PVP too. And with the recent patch buffing pulse rifles even more, It is going to be doing even better than before.
Won't the red death be amazing for a warlock since they have fast health regen? To me that sounds great, but I don't really know if the perk works with regen stat.
Got this as a first exotic ever, and was very ungrateful as it is not the best exotic to start off with :p But now that I think back to it, this gun's a beast in the Crota raid and everyone wants it now!
I think the thorn has a story behind it like the red death, especially the bounty
Thanks for your review, love your videos and your site
i think it would be great for crota, u would never need to take the chalice right?
does it come in purple?? please respond...
Been waiting for this for a while and I'm glad to see it! Destiny really should buff pulse rifles. However, I still think this weapon could be INSANE for Crota if it heals you without the chalice.
Hello. At the end of these exotic weapon reviews, could you please say if you recommend (or not) buying the weapon from xur when he sells it? The red death is another one of the exotics that i dont know if i should buy it from xur or not if he sells it. Thanks!
I usually do say if you should buy it from xur, but I was a bit off my game in this video. I can only recommend you buy this from Xur if you are a fan of pulse rifles, or a collector.
Patrick Casey Seriously I think you did a great review but you underestimate a little bit this weapon. This is one of the best pve weapon you can do everything quicker with this since you can heal everytime. Then for pvp you let no place for something different than AF or Guns (Im using Hawkmoon tbh) but this is not only a "fun weapon to use occasionally when there is not something serious to do" IMO this is a top-tier pvp weapon in good hands (the main perks make it an unbelievable mid-range weapon like you said and at mid range with the first perk it can surely compete with HM or suros/vex since you are more precise while aiming than you opponent). Anyway freakin good gameplay I want to play with my gunslinger now :x
Patrick Casey Thanks for the reply! and what Laszlo Mavilia said has just made me want to get this weapon right now. Definitely buying this if xur sells it. Thanks guys
What was that dope instrumental at the end?
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The Red Death always reminded me of the M16.
If single point sling is on your shotgun and red death does it double the speed or not?
Would you suggest upgrading it if xur is allowing the upgrade
If you have an extra Exotic Shard, or no other Exotics, sure
You are best Destiny gun reviewer ever! Long live the guy from planet destiny!
Just did a ton of testing with this in normal crucible and have to agree wholeheartedly with the last statement made, this gun is really just a nice mix it up option, not a reliable fallback weapon when your getting worked by the other team. That said its important to note this thing is extremely useful for crota on hard mode, that the only reason i would recommend spending the shard on it and will be doing so myself. I was really looking forward to this being more of a force to be reckoned with in pvp tho :(
Does this drop in year 2 or am I screwed?. I just got the Red Spectre and I want this too
Anyone know the name of the guitar music in the beginning?
This was my first exotic, and I got it from a legendary engram!
How do I get this in the Final Shape?
anyne know the song at the end? Anyway you an add the songs you include in the description box from now on?? great post btw
Oldirty Instrumental
i'm in love with this weappn !
0:52 dat trowing knife kill tho....
Damn I really love this weapon! Great review!
i know it has passed a lot of time but in 2.0 the patch said the statistics changed only visually, not in practice
I consistently get 30-35 kills with this weapon each game.. no other weapon does that for me as easily. Definitely a good.
I've been tearing people up in Ib with this gun, the perk really helps as a hunter because hunters have terrible recovery.
*dominates people entire video
"I can't recommend this weapon"
Bonus if you have played Halo 2 and onward: Red Death sounds like the Battle Rifle when fired! I consider this a bit of an easter egg from Bungie! :D
Is it worth using in Crota's End (hard mode)? Not having any health regeneration especially as the sword holder is really annoying. Although I can pick up orbs of light which I can regen from, is it worth it?
absolutely
Thanks!
I got my RD before the buff so will it be buffed or do i have to upgrade with xur?
This is going to be such a better weapon after the nerf :D no need for a third burst anymore !
I got this gun out of the CE chest #1 before the exotic drop moved to deathsinger. Leveled this bad boy up and it's one of my favorites to use. My go to exotic for Crota fight on hard mode.
I personally love this weapon, I'm not saying I'm bad at pvp, nor am I good. This weapon just fits my playing style better, and keeps my k/d ratio well above normal.
I feel that staggering rounds are actually a must have for pvp, at least on the suros regime. its not noticeable on your perspective, but it causes the enemy's flinch to massively increase. Its much harder for your enemy to get on target, making gunfights much easier to win. Red death is one of the few exotics that i don't have, so i don't know how effective the extra finch is on that weapon; your enemy might be able to easily get back on target during the burst delay. All that i am saying is that saying that it is only useful in pvp is a bit of an understatement. (I have done no actual testing on the subject, the only data that i have is my kd and score per game using the upgrade on the suros, and not using the upgrade). It could be placebo, so further testing is needed. .
My personal experience with Red Death is just overwhelming, Managed to win Trials on my own with this when my team dies, It counters fucking thorn spam, and with a good hand it works at close, medium and long range, just have to make sure you land them headshots and say hello to a new kill feed. And healing effect is just amazing. I personally think this weapon is nicely balanced. RoF and Impact are in a sweet spot, over high impact weapons are almost the same, but it has low stability, which sometimes might bite you.
Actually requires skill to use *cough* brown rose *cough*
I would personally advise to pick a shotgun with this gun over a sniper rifle. Secondary will be situational in most cases and you can knock snipers off target with this weapon easily so just make sure you learn to always go for the head and you will be set even against snipers, accept that one camper that sits at the very back pretending to be a good player, killing 3 people over 25 minutes.
Shotgun complements this weapon nicely and of course heavy is always up for the person.
I Love the gun and most people simply cannot make it work, well, go for the head and you will make it work :P as I said counters the Brown Rose poison effect so surprise them fuckers by wiping their team one by one and they won't understand why their shot and run away tactic didn't work.
Been there, done that!
I guess Im gonna have to be the one who asks.
The beat in the last few minutes, is there a name for it or link lol. Its dope af
I have a maxed out Red Death that used to be equipped constantly, but after the nerf that lowered impact for a faster rate of fire, It's really only been used for Crota. It used to be a two shot kill if your aim was true in PvP and just seemed like a more useful tool in PvE. Maybe the pulse rifle buff will convince me to use it but I doubt it.
I use the same loadout as you. I find that this weapon is a beast in the Crucible and I don't understand why people say its underpowered. I mean I go positive with like a 2 to 4 kd and I'm out-gunning people with SUROS and Thorn. The heal perk has saved me many times whenever I've been shot by Thorn's lingering damage. I don't know, it might just be me but this is my favorite gun in the game. I guess it just has to be in the right hands...
Just got this today from xur, I'm yet to use it on strikes and crucible though.
Dude thank you so much. 5:10
how do I get this? I really like the look of it and I think it'd benefit my gunslinger hunter :D easy way to find/how often does Xur carry it?
He's only sold it once. Just do the raids and if possible open the exotic chest with 3 different characters in VoG's gorgon lair. Also have a chance from killing Atheon as well as Crota. Depending on what system you play on I might be able to help you out with the afore mentioned things. Just let me know
KouFromPersona4 PS4 - CalinkXD im level 27 (28 in about 2 days id say) and you know my class - I hope my 'low' level doesn't throw you off if you do use the PS4 :)
Well, despite me owning a ps4 I don't have destiny for it. It's on my list of things, if by the time I get it for PS4 you still need help or just some random to play with I'll hit you up. Just check the forums on the app to see about getting raid teams together. Also, don't worry about your level. Most players don't mind helping out "lower levels" from what I've seen. Just don't be the most incompetent player ever and you should be fine. Sorry I couldn't help more but just do the things I previously mentioned and you just might get it. Or just praise the RNGesus
KouFromPersona4 Got it, ill hope to see you pop up in my notifications about this soon. Thanks for the help
Are you in the process of redoing all of the old weapon reviews or just the ones affected by the buffdate awhile ago?
We're doing Monte Carlo v.2 next, but after that we'll be focusing on the new raid weapons
PlanetDestiny I've been waiting on Monte Carlo. =) Loving the reviews. Keep it up.
GOT THIS AS AN AWARD FROM VOG ON NORMAL. IT WAS MY FIRST TIME DOING THE RAID TOO.
I'm shocked this review has so many likes (must be from non red death owners). I recently acquired this amazing weapon and this thing is incredible for both pve and pvp (pve = raids, healing yourself constantly is incredible). But this thing shines in pvp as long as you have any ads skill at all. If you struggle to ads and trigger fire at the same time then this might not be the weapon for you but for anyone else I recommend using this weapon asap.
Somebody hasn't addressed how this is the new king of the Crucible yet since Patch 1.1.1....
What's the name of the ending song its badass
Still never had this gun , even though xur has sold it quite a few times I've over looked it a lot
This gun should have an option to put it in full auto mode since its body is that of an auto rifle. It might even be on par with the Suros.
This Pulse Rifle is savage AF!!!!!!!!
I think this weapon is better than the Suros in PvP. It deals 93 to the head so it takes 3 bursts to kill an enemy. Not to mention that it has pretty good Rate of Fire
The Red Death always reminded me of an M16
i thought "there mass makes a weapon harder to handle" was referring to the enemy that you are shooting at.. not your own gun.
can someone clarify this?
It refers to your weapon. It lowers the invisible stats like equip speed, aim assist, and recoil direction.
thank you i didnt know that
I love the red death,its 1 of my best exotics,i win almost every game with it,get like 20-40 kills a game with it,you just need to know how to use it,its a challanging gun to use and thats what I like about it,you can easily beat serus regime with it if you know how to use it.
So theoretically, you could use this weapon to negate the need for the recovery stat; focusing completely on armor and speed?
Probably, although the recovery stat might still affect how quickly you regen after a kill. Not sure though.
Theoretically, yes, but you have to get kills with it, and it is a pulse rifle, so that's gonna be pretty slow. Especially something like the nightfall against something with shields.
xSupah313 They are receiving a pretty significant buff.
1) why do most pulse rifles have stupid low impact anyway, considering they don't have the greatest accuracy anyway, and the full auto perk doesn't even increase the fire rate like the Stranger's Rifle and Bad Juju, but full auto on shottys shoot faster than the stat says anyway?
2) will new exotic auto rifles include more mismatched designs, like Red Death looking like an auto rifle, Bad Juju as a scout rifle, Hard Light as a pulse rifle, FOAF as a pulse rifle based on the Stranger's Rifle, and Necrochasm as a pulse rifle?
can anyone tell me whats the name of the song please?
Have not seen this gun in forever
What's the name of the beat at the end of the video.
this is my main pvp weapon and it's great for the quota mission to regen your health
Now that you can get red death's damage can go up to 36 headshot in PVP, what do you think about it?
was surprised about his actual opinion on the gun cause the whole time he was talking he was talking all that good shit haha
I feel like you are undervaluing the whepen. The reload can become a problem but is manageable with practice using the whepen. The red death perk is absolutely amazing for both pvp and pve as you can keep engaging targets with this gun. I would easilly take this whepen over suros for pve because of the red death perk, and I like them both about the same for pvp. This is probably because of my midrange play stile though. Go pick this whepen up guys if you are big fan of pulse rifles and midrange engagements, I would highly recomend it if you this type of guy as red death is probably the best pulse rife in the game right now.