Cold Denial

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Cold Denial is a 340 RPM “High-Impact Frame” Kinetic Pulse Rifle introduced in Season 11. See how it compares to the existing High-Impacts. The major difference might seem like a minor one, but check out the Zoom:14 compared to the others with Zoom:18. The lower zoom means you’ve got a wider FOV while zoomed in, and that small(er) thumbstick movements don’t kick your reticle as much. It makes way more of a difference than it might seem like on paper.

PvP Thoughts#

Everyone is covering this Pulse Rifle because it’s absolutely amazing. Check out Drewksy, Mtashed, and Aztecross and I’m sure you’ll see more coverage in the coming weeks as more folks get their hands on various rolls.

The headline perk here is Killing Wind. The decent Stability and low Zoom factor downplay the need for the only other alternative: Zen Moment. Check out CoolGuy’s review of Killing Wind Here’s are the benefits as he describes them:

• Killing Wind has a five second duration. Additional kills refresh the duration.
• It adds roughly five tiers of Mobility with the attendant benefits (strafe speed, etc.).
• It adds roughly a 4m increase in damage falloff.
• The Range boost it provides “is like a sustained version of Opening Shot”.
• Handling increase is on par with Snapshot and vastly improved stow speed.

The last column is interesting. A handful of perks elevate the roll but in my opinion, none are essential. Headseeker might seem strange but with the High-Impact buff in S11, it means a 4H2B kill instead of 5H2B on 6 resilience or less. Think about it as making your initial engagement more forgiving whereas Multikill Clip and Swashbuckler make your follow-on engagements more forgiving.

PvE Thoughts#

There’s not much to puzzle out here. In PvE you’re going for as much Range as you can get with sustained damage upkeep. I think Unrelenting is a super interesting perk, I would just prefer to have the large damage bonuses active from damage-boosting perks.

🏔 Verticality (pvp)#

You have to see Cold Denial with 100 Recoil and bumped up Stability to believe it. It will require that you use a Counterbalance mod, which is par for the course on Scattershot weapons (Autos, SMGs, etc.). It’s completely vertical and barely moves during the burst. This roll even without the Stability MW, felt broken when I used it; really nuts. It was recently (Spring 2021) learned that Zen Moment’s perk description is wrong - it affects reticle bounce/shake.

• Collector’s Edition Roll
  • Barrels: Arrowhead Brake
  • Magazines: Ricochet Rounds
  • Perks 1: Zen Moment
  • Perks 2: Headseeker, Multikill Clip, Swashbuckler
  • Masterworks: Stability MW
• Extended Perks (referred to with a ‘+’ below)
  • Barrels: Arrowhead Brake, Chambered Compensator, Polygonal Rifling, Smallbore, Fluted Barrel, Corkscrew Rifling
  • Magazines: Ricochet Rounds, High-Caliber Rounds, Flared Magwell, Light Mag, Armor-Piercing Rounds

🌆 Warm Acceptance (pvp)#

Similar to the above, but we’re swapping in Killing Wind, which gives you Opening Shot-like accuracy and great strafing speed after a kill.

• Collector’s Edition Roll
  • Barrels: Arrowhead Brake
  • Magazines: Ricochet Rounds
  • Perks 1: Killing Wind
  • Perks 2: Headseeker, Multikill Clip, Swashbuckler
  • Masterworks: Stability MW
• Extended Perks (referred to with a ‘+’ below)
  • Barrels: Arrowhead Brake, Chambered Compensator, Polygonal Rifling, Smallbore, Fluted Barrel, Corkscrew Rifling
  • Magazines: Ricochet Rounds, High-Caliber Rounds, Flared Magwell, Light Mag, Armor-Piercing Rounds

😤 grief(1) (pve)#

Keep chaining with Feeding Frenzy and Multikill Clip.

• Collector’s Edition Roll
  • Barrels: Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Magazines: High-Caliber Rounds
  • Perks 1: Feeding Frenzy
  • Perks 2: Multikill Clip
  • Masterworks: Range MW
• Extended Perks (referred to with a ‘+’ below)
  • Barrels: Hammer-Forged Rifling, Smallbore, Corkscrew Rifling
  • Magazines: High-Caliber Rounds, Ricochet Rounds, Armor-Piercing Rounds, Light Mag

✋ Outright Refusal (pve)#

Proc’ing Grave Robber and Swashbuckler means you’re simultanouesly granted ammo while getting a 4.5s, 30% damage boost.

• Collector’s Edition Roll
  • Barrels: Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Magazines: High-Caliber Rounds
  • Perks 1: Grave Robber
  • Perks 2: Swashbuckler
  • Masterworks: Range MW
• Extended Perks (referred to with a ‘+’ below)
  • Barrels: Hammer-Forged Rifling, Smallbore, Corkscrew Rifling
  • Magazines: High-Caliber Rounds, Ricochet Rounds, Armor-Piercing Rounds, Light Mag