Retrofuturist god roll & best perks

pandapaxxy (PvE / Controller / M+KB): "Retrofuturist is an interesting addition this season. Alongside Riiswalker we have a kinetic option for a lightweight frame shotgun. Retrofuturist was never a truly strong pick for PvE and that remains for this current version. Auto-Loading Holster will be your best quality of life perk, and paired with Vorpal Weapon is a very cookie-cutter shotgun. Destabilizing Rounds pairs best with Feeding Frenzy to use Retrofuturist as your primary add-clearing weapon." Recommended MW: Reload.

Strong alternatives

Assault Mag Barrel Shroud Vorpal Weapon Auto-Loading Holster Corkscrew Rifling Smallbore Appended Mag Tactical Mag Feeding Frenzy Pugilist Destabilizing Rounds Trench Barrel Trench Barrel

pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller / M+KB): "If you like snappy shotguns you will be happy to learn that Retrofuturist gets access to Quickdraw and Snapshot Sights. I prefer Slickdraw as shotgun aim assist doesn’t feel incredibly strong to me, but I also don’t mind lower AA weapons in general. Having a fast shotgun is more important to me, your mileage may vary with that. I think most players will opt for the tried and true Quickdraw and Snapshot Sights." Recommended MW: Range.

Strong alternatives

Snapshot Sights Smallbore Slickdraw Accurized Rounds Barrel Shroud Corkscrew Rifling Assault Mag Quickdraw Hip-Fire Grip Vorpal Weapon

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 93 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uYGSQqlyX1faCyATCDuno?si=IMSCRgTRQr-_THJdjxFMIQ) with @ImpetusAlways and @Saint_Kabr. First-choice PvE pick for burst damage against Major spec enemies in end-game content. Unfortunately, Retrofuturist is distinctly meh, so it's only worth hanging onto a roll if it fills a hole in your vault, and even then you'll have to reset your Crucible rank a few times to stand a decent chance of the roll you're after. As a Lightweight shotgun, you do get the +20 mobility and +6.25% movement speed and, for some reason, it has a base mags size of 7, but that's where the praise ends. If you're hanging onto one, try a barrel perk that adds Handling, although a bit of range and stability doesn't hurt either. Assault Mag and Tactical Mag are the best mag perk choices, but Appended Mag or Light Mag aren't bad. For burst damage against majors, the trait combination of Auto-Loading Holster and Trench Barrel is decent enough. Recommended MW: Handling, with a damage boosting (Major or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-MajorSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Trench Barrel Auto-Loading Holster

Strong alternatives

Assault Mag Barrel Shroud Corkscrew Rifling Smallbore Tactical Mag Appended Mag Light Mag

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 93 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uYGSQqlyX1faCyATCDuno?si=IMSCRgTRQr-_THJdjxFMIQ) with @ImpetusAlways and @Saint_Kabr. First-choice PvE pick for burst damage against Major spec enemies in end-game content. Unfortunately, Retrofuturist is distinctly meh, so it's only worth hanging onto a roll if it fills a hole in your vault, and even then you'll have to reset your Crucible rank a few times to stand a decent chance of the roll you're after. As a Lightweight shotgun, you do get the +20 mobility and +6.25% movement speed and, for some reason, it has a base mags size of 7, but that's where the praise ends. If you're hanging onto one, try a barrel perk that adds Handling, although a bit of range and stability doesn't hurt either. Assault Mag and Tactical Mag are the best mag perk choices, but Appended Mag or Light Mag aren't bad. For burst damage against majors, there's the well-established trait combination of Pugilist, to recover melee energy and Swashbuckler for up to a +33% damage boost after a melee kill. Recommended MW: Handling, with a damage boosting (Major or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-MajorSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Pugilist Swashbuckler

Strong alternatives

Assault Mag Barrel Shroud Corkscrew Rifling Smallbore Tactical Mag Appended Mag Light Mag

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 93 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uYGSQqlyX1faCyATCDuno?si=IMSCRgTRQr-_THJdjxFMIQ) with @ImpetusAlways and @Saint_Kabr. First-choice PvE pick for add clearing beefier Minor spec enemies in general content. Unfortunately, Retrofuturist is distinctly meh, so it's only worth hanging onto a roll if it fills a hole in your vault, and even then you'll have to reset your Crucible rank a few times to stand a decent chance of the roll you're after. As a Lightweight shotgun, you do get the +20 mobility and +6.25% movement speed and, for some reason, it has a base mags size of 7, but that's where the praise ends. If you're hanging onto one, try a barrel perk that adds Handling, although a bit of range and stability doesn't hurt either. Assault Mag and Tactical Mag are the best mag perk choices, but Appended Mag or Light Mag aren't bad. If you're planning to wade into groups of adds, them the trait combination of Unrelenting and Frenzy should keep you alive and killing for as long as you have ammo. Recommended MW: Handling, with a damage boosting (Minor or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-MinorSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Unrelenting Frenzy

Strong alternatives

Assault Mag Barrel Shroud Corkscrew Rifling Smallbore Tactical Mag Appended Mag Light Mag