Board Thread:Destiny Forum/@comment-26938201-20151121075644/@comment-5650583-20160121015826

Death&#039;s Accolyte8 wrote: Kinetic is a weird damage type. It's really not associated with 'Light' as we know it in Destiny. We know that subclasses are derived only from sources of Light. Kinetic's just... there. [...] Kinetic is basically the damage inflicted via impact with the target. It's a bullet without any special Light after-effects, like Arc, Solar, or Void damage. Remember, the Kvostov is one of the weakest weapons in game, and it only deals kinetic damage.