There Will Be ZERO Kept Confidence Slander

[@CoolGuyGames]

It's a beast.

[@seanl7503]

Thoughts on the Luna Regolith sniper from strikes? It has great perk potential and feels really good.

[@hauntedhotdog]

Crafted already and it's absolutely going to be glued to my guardian. I always feel like I can fire this at max rate of fire without too much adjustment the gun recoil just feels... right. The sights are great, the sound is great, and what a looker it looks so good with many different shaders. It's a terrific weapon for consistent dueling at very solid ranges. And I can run it with Duality. It's a pvp home run.

[@thebapslaps]

Yet a lot of other content creators say it's nothing special lol.

[@thealldayspecial]

I give you immense credit for giving an honest evaluation of something especially at a time when a lot of players vaults have "all bases covered"/"nothing to chase". Sure it's not going to be everyone's tea if the standout perks for the job never really clicked for person's overall "feel" and playstyle, but we gotta take these weapons that fill some holes as we get em and it's a double bonus if it's something that somebody newer never really had in the first place.

[@pigslayer275]

I see what you're talking about w/ the "Destiny 1 DNA" Thing. I remember a really slim Handcannon from New Monarchy being similarly slim, and it was one of my favorites

[@iPvvNu4FuN]

I play pvp like 2% of the time vs my pve time. But I ALWAYS watch coolguy videos. I just love the way he presents information. It's so palatable.

[@alliumcepa936]

Yeah, I don't even play destiny 2, I just find the information and gameplay interesting

[@MissingSocks10]

It does feel good on the palate.

[@corylyonsmusic]

Same lol

[@bansheebacklash3730]

Dude big same. Also he's a fellow Texan so I'm obligated lmao

[@joshuacardozo5555]

Ditto that.

[@RunningWild32]

In my opinion, one of the most underrated aspects of this hand canon is how great is looks with just about any shader. 10/10 cosmetic

[@SpaghettiTop]

Put a gambit momento on it. You'll thank me

[@steinhoffdj]

Absolutely it looks really good

[@quentinb734]

nah fr Looks amazing with 90% of shaders

[@RunningWild32]

@@quentinb734 for real. Honestly, it's kind of a pain in the ass because it's really hard to decide which one to choose. I spent 10 minutes going through my shaders and there were about 50 that I thought looked so good

[@EarCat]

I just had a thought. It's a hive themed hand cannon. It's got a design similar to Lord High Fixer. Therefore I dub thee, a Lord Hive Fixer

[@jackferdinger4180]

"the only thing that matters, is clicking heads" heavily underrated statement. Its easy to get lost in stats and perks, and forget that no matter how good a gun is, if you can't click on heads you will be losing most of your gunfights

[@hunterfiori4397]

“It’s smaller and shorter then anything we’ve ever used” I hear that same line from my girl all the time

[@watsyurdeal]

It's criminal the perk pool is what it is though, like by God you could swap out Gutshot for Hatchling, Invisible Hand for Snapshot, there's just some of these perks you could easily swap out for something to give this gun a little more Strand build potential or niches no other handcannon has. Like Snapshot and Eye of the Storm would be amazing.

[@CoolGuyGames]

I agree. One or two perk switches especially hatchling in there.

[@MattEnters]

For those who find the gun off to use, try using either Extended Barrel or a Counterbalance mod. The one stat that's lower than normal on this gun is recoil direction, either one of these should fix that.

[@johnr9377]

Chambered compensator as well if you already have enough range

[@captstaats4036]

After rhe first shot it just feels like I have a big fish on the end of my line, unruelly and hard to control. Cool guy must be on controller.

[@naiko8412]

@@captstaats4036or you’re just bad?

[@dajunk766]

@@naiko8412even with counterbalance I’d rather use austringer

[@fotis3v480]

​@@naiko8412you play d2 buddy please, the guns aim for you nad abilities snap 180° to hit people.

[@GavinLIVE715]

I love the design of it, and with the right shader it gives… witch-punk vibes… and I didn’t know that was a taste.

[@ringomandingo1015]

We call that Van-Helsingcore in Transylvania. What shaders you use?

[@GavinLIVE715]

@@ringomandingo1015 I saw a guy with an old Festival of the Lost shader, Bloodmane, and it looked so sick.

[@ringomandingo1015]

@@GavinLIVE715 Dude, I have it and just checked it out. It’s so freaking sick! Halloween’s right around the corner if anyone missed out on it too!

[@TimothyMark7]

gothic style guns are always pretty

[@dancecultnoir]

For mine it's the classic Dead Orbit's Fate

[@Nobreza0804]

Kept Confidence is peak "It just plays nice", there's a bunch of weapons that people consider to be bad or underwhelming just play nice, I'm not that big of a fan of the Crucible, but when I got a decent roll for it, I just played for hours because it was just fun.

[@dougcarey2233]

Glad you referenced the similarity to the AoS stat split. That was one reason why I couldn't get behind all those who were saying it's mid. It's not mid, it's elite in a field of elites. And yet it still hangs in there.

[@jpmorgan6146]

I crafted the AoS split, as I think the sb split everyone is going for seems okay. And I can’t put my finger on why but I don’t love it, the range feels slightly off even tho it’s great on paper. Something with the recoil too even tho I have 100 direction. Maybe it’s because I’ve been using igneous for 3 days, but what’s your opinion on the AoS split ?

[@dougcarey2233]

@@jpmorgan6146 Thanks for asking. I find the lower aim assist hits it hard. Though I find using all the aim assist mods fixes the issue neatly, including the recoil weirdness. Flinch is still an issue, but that's to be expected. I STRONGLY suspect that there's some custom tuning going on under the Ace's hood that's influencing its behavior in spite of its stats. AoS doesn't seem to flinch so hard.

[@dewdusmaximus7692]

I knew there was a reason I’ve enjoyed it so much. CoolGuy the scientist coming through with solid research as always to back that feeling. Keep the awesome content coming!!

[@AceInTheSpade]

What surprised me the mosts is how good this feels in PVE. maybe it's the hand cannon buff but I'm enjoying it. Crafting Stats for All + MKC for PVE and EOTS + KW for PVP..

[@itsPonkulz]

Smallbore is a severely underrated perk in any weapon.

[@theriptide27]

I love the old D1 frames for this seasons weapons!

[@jonahbrown5669]

Honestly, for how easy it is to get and craft this HC, the stats are pretty crazy. Bungie said they give easier-to-get loot worse stats (Spare Rations/Waking Vigil are good examples), but this thing is incredibly easy to get and can easily compete against other handcannon stat monsters while also *feeling* better than most of them

[@day1player]

Spare Rations actually has more overall stat points than almost any other hand cannon.. you should check out True Vanguard's video on it

[@-Alpeter]

​@@day1playerno other hand cannon has more AE then this gun. Like the video said, take your hate opinion somewhere else.

[@kamarwashington]

@@-AlpeterWasnt a hateful comment

[@StaticE23]

Out of everyone that I watch that reviews weapons I can honestly say that I wait for yours the most. Keep up the amazing reviews. Bring back crucible tips if possible.

[@Mrg0219]

Thank you for informing us of this beast! The amount of content creators saying it's mid bla bla bla was ridiculous 😢

[@Arctis326]

Echo chamber

[@Mrg0219]

@@Arctis326 pardon?

[@Arctis326]

@@Mrg0219 i meant those content creators are just parroting one another

[@Mrg0219]

@Cerave498 oh for sure! 100% agree I barely rely on the others when it comes to crafting weapons or chasing God rolls these days

[@Lv6_Esper]

as soon as i got this weapon on my first spire run i knew it FELT great. all these other creators are complaining about its stats even though its stats are still very competitive Edit: im also an oddball and love the feel of d.f.a

[@Dark0niro]

Hey man, just wanted to thank you for always presenting the information in such a clean way and giving the weapons you review a real test with most perks and unique combos. Always a pleasure to watch

[@dandyman7819]

If you're running Behemoth Titan, you can use your Stasis crystals to make shards for Collective Action in the 4th column, which is a 10% damage bump to allow 2H1B kills. Not TTK altering, but free damage for more forgiveness isn't NOTHING, right?

[@Enerjay88]

It's interesting because I've never been a hand Cannon main. I've mostly been pulse rifles and sidearms. And just recently I decided to take out the kept confidence role in My vault that has Arrowhead break with hammer forged accurized, quick draw and eye of the storm. With a range masterwork. It feels incredibly comfortable

[@joemurray]

I was really surprised this handcannon hasn’t been getting more love. It seems very similar to austringer which is amazing. As a hunter though can’t give up the mobility from rose

[@ethanm2592]

The sniper edit in the intro is nasty. Dirty even. Down right vile. Beyond disrespectful. I wanna see more like it. I loved it.

[@NuraSoulX]

Crafted this on the very first day of the season. Got lucky with some red drops and I had enough harmonizers in my season pass that I was able to get my hands on this. Tried it with gutshot at first, but it felt like I was fighting the gun a little bit just trying to secure the kill until I switched to EOTS and it just felt better. I think it's my go-to pvp handcannon now after palindrome.

[@manray1739]

Eots?? I'm lost

[@ryandamelio5637]

@@manray1739Eye of the Storm 👌

[@danteengle]

Another fact I love about this gun too is the fact it’s the only 140 hand cannon that’s strand

[@ThomasTheTankEngine22]

I just got my fifth red border yesterday. (which in itself is insane). I will definitely be crafting this. I fell into the trap of looking at the initial stats and thinking it was going to be bad. But then I got a killing wind roll. I took it into PVP and I was frying. Which I usually don't do with 140s as I'm a 180 type of guy

[@MumboJumboZXC]

Your first mistake was being a 180 guy

[@ThomasTheTankEngine22]

@@MumboJumboZXC your first mistake was thinking that I cared about using meta crutches

[@tenacity25]

What you pointed out about the weapon model relative to the sights. You made me realize why I don't like Rose. Statistically, it's everything I should want in a HC. The archetype, the lightweight frame 140, is everything I should want in a 140. The perk pool, has combos unique to it that I love more than that on other HCs. But, I don't like it as much as Kept Confidence or Spare Rations. The sights. They're too close to the gun model. I long for the day that lightweight 140s can be allowed to be their own archetype. I'll trade that range and stability for handling, aim assist, and movement speed any day of the week - because it fits my playstyle better. I dont need the 150rpm ttk. I want the mobility. (And man, I still miss the passive movement speed boost of bottom tree arcstrider - and, no, I don't like stompees, I weirdly don't like the extra jump height, especially when I prefer to use other exotics and have their perks.)

[@luxter858]

True. It feels amazing. Shaders well too

[@joshuaowens2418]

I love my Kept Confidence with Killing Wind and Multikill Clip, cant wait to craft it

[@l3ftie578]

honestly the best way to build stats on those hand cannons you showed ever since the range changes is not "stair" style unless you have a handling boosting effect, it's better to go with a bell curve shape on most builds. Something like ricochet / accurized, fluted / crossfire, and range MW on fatebringer, eyasluna, or pally

[@day1player]

A similar video to this from True Vanguard about the Spare Rations.. A lot of sweaty youtubers put the videos out that it was mid so I was going to ignore it until I saw his video and breakdown and then I went all in for a roll.. I have a 4/5 Spare Rations now that I absolutely love and I'm so glad I focused that one the most. This is another one of those videos. Thank you for breaking it all down and doing the homework on everything! I'm sold, cant wait to get one crafted!

[@RuiNDieM1988]

This was a day one craft for me. Aesthetically alone its amazing. Especially with the new silver shader

[@impala666]

The OG Lord High Fixer from the crucible reward in D1...that gun was amazing.

[@johnsmart1827]

I have to agree with you about this Hand Cannon 100%. Its great for pvp, feels great, has great perks, and Killing Wind and Eye of the Storm will be the perks I will be crafting on it.Have been using one with those perks but its a stability mw, so only 63 Range. Cant wait till Reset when I will get another Red Border and i can craft it. Keep up the great work man.

[@solinvictus9453]

Reminds me of the Fulcrum. D1 FWC Hand Cannon. Loved that thing to death. Slim model like that might be the only reason I use it alone. Even IF the stats were drastically worse than other 140’s. Just wanted to put in my 2 cents, love the content, keep it up! :)

[@MonKD2]

I really like the feel of this one and maybe its the profile like you explained. I typically struggle to land shots with handcannons, even the big hitters, but this one feels great for me. Still need to craft it though

[@rylandercoleman2740]

This is the only gun i can run gutshot straight on. And i have yet to use it with enhanced gutshot. The buff to the perk, along with how easy it is to hit your shots with this gun, really makes it actually worthwhile in my opinion

[@JohnnyLocke]

Great stuff as always

[@mynamesnotchom366]

For some reason I found that late adjustment to shoot the rocket at the bridge to be really satisfying

[@MultiracialLion]

PREACH, brother! The PVE perks aren't great, but my god this thing feels phenomenal in PVP! I was debating between Quickdraw and Killing Wind, and I think you sold me on the latter.

[@johnjocelyn5747]

The snipe on that Titan dropping the barricade was sooo crispy 😮‍💨👌🏽

[@randy2058]

Love your Videos!! I was holding off on crafting this but now I am going to FOR SURE!!!

[@jpmorgan6146]

Wasn’t a believer in this HC. Never even bothered getting an uncrafted drop. Just assumed it was being hyped up. But now I’m sold

[@sebastianturner2458]

Adore the stats and look, it just doesn't have the perks I like - If I could get something like Moving Target or Perpetual Motion, maybe Rapid Hit or Snapshot in column one I'd be all over it, but I've just never liked Quickdraw much, and Killing Wind has always been a sort of meh pick for me.

[@soooluscious5636]

I'm very thankful for everything you've taught me about weapon rolls. My friends call me the roll encyclopedia now. And it's especially satisfying when I craft a new weapon and, moments later, you upload a video review on that very weapon and your craft is exactly the same as mine. You've taught me well, sensei 🙏

[@kyrem-hunter7821]

this thing feels so unbelievably good, its pve perks make me so sad bc they mean I'll never use it😭

[@dancecultnoir]

I use a Gutshot / One for All random roll for PVE and it melts. Try it...

[@TSGN_Leviathan]

If a legendary hand cannon doesn’t have explosive payload or firefly/dragonfly then I don’t bother with it. I am really enjoying Malediction and Nation of Beasts right now.

[@Lordparable]

0:13 warlock said 🧍🏾‍♂️

[@StormierNik]

Damn, a lot of people tried to talk it down, but it's a great thing that you Kept Confidence.

[@freddyfrog70]

its undeniable that theres something special about this gun, stats and rolls may not be impressive but it does have that secret sauce. something that just snags crits. and i chalk it up to the clean sight and gun model like what CG said. it havent used such a good feeling handcannon in a very very long time.

[@BrendanSilent]

For the 17 people out there who dont like hand cannons, this is a fantastic one to change your mind. I never used hand cannons for anything because they just never felt good, and suddenly this is all i want to use. Im looking for excuses to equip it, pve and pvp.

[@nwstoic8117]

I feel like I’ve finally graduated from Cool Guy Academy as I crafted mine almost exactly like your top roll a few days ago. Thanks for the continued great content.

[@thatguyfrominvincible]

literally the first thing I said when I looked at the new weapons on the table: these look from vog or D1 base knew they would shine one way or another

[@TheCMGiordano]

I have heard a lot of negativity around Kept Confidence -- it doesn't have the perks, it doesn't have the stats, why would I use that when I could use [this] instead?, etc., etc. With weapons that will be craftable, I don't usually look too hard at what perks are available until I get the pattern unlocked, I just try out the drops I get and see how they feel. With all of my drops for Kept Confidence, I've really liked the way it feels, and I say this as someone who is not big on hand cannons (I'm actually really picky about them). Definitely going to craft one now. Thanks, CG!

[@pyronico7034]

This review was the one i was waiting for when i saw the gun on the first day of season of the witch

[@ImNot5YearsOld]

Oddly enough i fell in love with my gutshot roll, enough to enhance it. 2 head one body making it more forgiving has helped me more times than I ever thought it would. Ive barely noticed the lack of AA

[@Fenrix9]

Mr. CoolGuy, woe is me! Hark! I have missed my The Devil You Know so. My soul aches. 2:18

[@L3RK]

As we edge closer and closer to peak powercreep, feel is going to be the most important deciding factor with weapons in competing archetypes. And the seasonal weapons this time around have it in spades. Especially Kept Confidence and Brya's.

[@donnie5815]

70 range feels like the sweet spot for hc. Once I hit 70 range I try to focus on other stats

[@Unxinus]

Got this myself and just watching the gameplay I can feel that great feeling of shooting it, legendary hand cannon.

[@IcyBlaze616]

Well, it's not only "mid" in PvE; it's trash. but it does feel smooth in PvP and has a good stat package and perks there.

[@PrawnyBoy53]

Coolguy is honestly a pretty cool guy for doing all these reviews.

[@deankelly5760]

I left a comment saying I didn’t like this gun, I was wrong. It’s become my favourite hc I love it. I was a 120 user and I was struggling with the three crits but after a week or two I got used to it and I’m winning so many duels. Beautiful sights and a stunning gun model especially with a trials momento 😍

[@not_parker]

The very first time I used Austringer for the first time it instantly felt great for me. Haven’t felt that instant enthusiasm for a gun since then. Until this bad boy…

[@Dr_Oinkles]

I've got 30,000+ kills on my Killing Wind Hawkmoon. I was sold on that perk years ago in your Hawkmoon review

[@puthenveetilnoel]

The moment I saw this hand cannon in the API day 1 I knew I was gonna chase it. The stats are solid. The perks are decent. The gun model and sound are amazing. My clanmates were convinced it would be very mid, but it slaps. The sound and the realistic proportioned gun model are amazing. Running it on strand with Air Assault instead of killing wind. I appreciate the passive AE bump. With the base AE, Air assault, and knucklehead radar im sitting at like 50 AE. 1 kill, or activating my grapple gets that closer to 90. It's insane

[@progenitor_amborella]

Even the audio for this weapon is great! Would love to have that shown in the videos more. Speaking of, if anyone’s seen Lego’s video on the seasonal fusion.. whew. My blinklock is very curious to try it out.

[@dlee985]

Thank you for all your hard work making these videos all these year! Your insights are the best out there!

[@Aurkus23]

Love Cantata, Nature of the Beast and this HC. I don’t worry much about stats, I play what feels/sounds good.

[@jidm19]

Fun fact: Judgement’s dot in the reticle has been broken since Lightfall dropped. Basically unusable right now

[@tcritty2812]

Waking vigil as well

[@Distain_Gaming]

I've been hoping for a fix to one of the New Monarchy armor ornaments for like three years, so I feel that pain.

[@jidm19]

@@tcritty2812 wait really? I was using Waking Vigil last season and it was OK. That sucks

[@SoundwaveZabuza]

I thought all the first week reviews of this gun was just all hype being a new HC available. After the first reset I got 5 red boarders and crafted my own. Copied Frost's God Roll version. Took it into PVP and loved it. Probably the only 140 I really like. I prefer 120's but this gun feels crispy.

[@Reign_Abov3_610]

Reminds me of the Not Forgotten frame which I'm absolutely LOVING!!!!!

[@janicerodriguez1333]

Bungie made realistic height over bore gun stuff based on what is being said about the sights

[@jameswaggoner3619]

The moment I first used this I knew I needed this thing crafted.. I'm currently running invisible hand and multi killclip

[@friendlyelites]

This gun is the perfect callback to The Devil You Know, my first and easily my favorite handcannon in all of Destiny. Might actually play around with a Killing Wind/Gutshot Straight roll for rolling this in the close-mid range with a sniper.

[@tommyrotts]

yeah, this definitely gave me lord high fixer vibes. Loved the feel of it immediately, and it looks awesome.

[@emilioalcaraz9119]

Went flawless this weekend with a random roll invisible hand/eye of the storm roll. By far the best feeling HC I’ve personally used, eyasluna being a distant second. Can’t wait to craft my KW/EOTS roll

[@Titansrop]

Crafted it a couple days ago and I’m alreayd on 2000 crucible kills with it honestly feels so smooth and accurate also pairs extremely well with the strand weapon kills create tangles thingy 10/10 hand cannon

[@TheIndulgers]

It’s good, but palindrome is still better imo. My roll has 9 more range, 8 more stability, 6 more handling, 3 more reload, 4 more aim assist, 2 more AE. Slim model just the same, and QuickDraw just the same. Eye of the storm is great, but is it worth literally every stat being worse? Often substantially? I personally don’t think so.

[@jgalYT]

KW/ EotS was my first roll that dropped this season and I was so surprised at how well it performed in pvp

[@iLLeeTx1]

Definitely gonna be crafting and giving this a try. Thanks CG

[@thebetus8803]

If they gave this thing Hatchling, it would replace round Robin for my go to pve strand cannon

[@13r4ykai2]

Tbh I crafted this gun when the szn dropped only based on looks and I haven’t put it down yet… 10/10 investment

[@TimothyMark7]

it makes me want to get a nerf or adventure force revolver and custom paint it marble green and add gold accents because how bloody pretty the kept confidence HC is

[@Shadow-King]

@coolguygames You have taught me well! I crafted the exact same roll as you enforce this video came out, based on the information you've presented from previous videos! Another top video, thanks again

[@bonefat21]

Can't believe you opted out of the Frosted Flakes joke

[@horizontide568]

Me who just came back and probably has a week or two before I can even do the witch seasonal activity: oh...lol

[@alcoholicvillan2726]

Nice. Really looking forward to your lucus locutus review.

[@derekaddy9990]

Yup waited for your review. Didn’t disappoint. Kept Confidence is my main HC now.

[@swarlly]

I used it last night. I found it very underwhelming and hard to hit normal headshots. It's been weird though as I've been facing opponents that never miss . Titans have been lagging through everything I throw at them. And it feels as though every enemy is a like .25-.5 milliseconds ahead of me in reaction. Like when I round a corner. My aim feels too fast when I hipfire but too slow while tracking someone while ADSing. Probably just a skill issue.

[@wizardofaus8457]

Been waiting for the right range boosting roll

[@theonekeanu]

4:51 saving for myself.

[@dredgen0268]

It’s PvE perks aren’t awesome. But dayum does this gun feel good.

[@lorentzdriver4048]

If you lave the model, fatebringer is your closest to it and its the pve god of kinetic legendary HCs

[@dredgen0268]

I don’t raid sadly..

[@raijindragon4774]

Idk man, to me austringer feels better to use than kept confidence

[@bygxproplay2176]

I actually went for the scout rifle first this season, I exclusively play PVP and im happy with my 120 RPM Targeted Redaction to be honest. Just loved to see a D1 model scout for the first time in a while 😊

[@kph4081]

See the scout rifle im enjoying way more than this hand cannon personally the expierience is more enjoyable with bryas love

[@BigDaddyBeefPatty]

Extended barrel, accurized, quickdraw, EOTS, range mw, and icarus grip feels extremely crispy. Sights are big and clean. I dont lose the reticle for those split seconds at the top of the recoil animation. It feels as good as my rose to shoot. I still like the lightweight frame of rose but kept confidence competes. Im just bad with 140s lol.

[@wesparms9189]

Running strand hunter with the maelstrom aspect. Really built into making tangles, which when thrown give this weapon 10% damage boost when using collective action. That by itself doesn't really make or break the weapon, but with AoE of tangle explosions it really does melt. That being said I haven't used eots perk at all on any hc and seem to do just fine.

[@Casualfield]

Rose is still #1 without a doubt but for how ridiculous easy this is to get it's a beast for sure

[@metarugia3981]

It's beastly in pvp as it hits so friggin hard.

[@KindDmoN]

Kept confidence feels like the 140 version of survivors epitath, the little handcannon that could