Board Thread:Destiny Forum/@comment-2001574-20141108221536/@comment-25548717-20141109223041

Hmm...

Sorry for this long-winded answer... I seem to have had an insane amount of luck with Legendary weaponry... At the moment my Titan is the proud owner/keeper of the following Legendary Weapons [a character that is waiting one more upgrade to jump from L27 to L28]:-

Bad Seed Down (Pulse Rifle)

The Devil You Know (Hand Cannon)

A.1F19x-RYL (Scout Rifle)

Epitaph 2261 (Sniper Rifle)

The Comedian (Shotgun)

Zombie Apocalypse WF47 (Machine Gun)

Steel Oracle Z-11 (Rocket Launcher)

I may be over-simplifying here, but I'm going to suggets that your choice of weaponry might depend to a degree on your favourite targets... I've been using Bad Seed Down as my main Primary, and I love it. It has the range, it doesn't kick with recoil, it lets me use it as a sniper rifle if I'm prepare to take the time to line up a shot, and it has a good magazine when maxed out (13 shots). Having said that, I'm currently waiting to harvest enough Ascendant Energy to power up A.1F19X-RYL to "fully upgraded", and when I'm done, I think it will take over from Bad Seed Down. This is because, for my style of game play (which is semi-ranged targets and an emphasis on precision, 1-shot kills) it's the right choice. If you like something with stopping power, then go for a Scout Rifle or Auto Rifle. If you want finesse and speed, go for a tricked out Pulse Rifle.

I'm also trying to gradually power up both my hand cannon and my rocket launcher, but in truth I don't use either of these weapons in "normal" gameplay. I should qualify that I tend to spend most of my time on missions, harvesting, or strikes. I dislike Crucible matches, since I find the Bungie servers and/or their matching algorithms to be utterly useless...

Among this little selection, I'd have to say that even though BSD gets the most overall use, my absolute favourite is Epitaph. I really like the challenge and patience required to be a successful sniper. Fully upgraded, this rifle rewards a clean headshot by exploding the target in a burst of light that can also do peripheral damage to any enemy unfortunate enough to stand too close to your primary target...

If you have the time and inclination, consider playing the same strike/mission over several times, each time restricting yourself to either one or two weapons. With luck, you'll soon find if you have a preference among those on offer, and that will help answer your question.

Final thoughts. All the weapons seem to Max out at "300" units of damage as per Bungie's way of counting. However, I definitely notice that certain weapons do more damage against certain targets. In simplistic terms, the more armoured the opponent, then the heavier the weapon rounds will be more successful.

Sorry for such a long and woolly response; I hope it helps.