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SEMIOTICIAN

Legendary / Power / Rocket Launcher

Interpret the signs.

Source: Season of the Witch

Archetype

High-Impact Frame

High-Impact Frame

Slow firing and high damage. This weapon is more accurate when stationary, moving slowly, and aiming down sights.

Stats

Blast Radius
90
Velocity
44
Stability
56
Handling
69
Reload Speed
38
Reload Time  
Aim Assistance
72
Inventory Size
40
Zoom
20
Airborne Effectiveness
6
Recoil
60
Rounds Per Minute 15
Magazine 1
Selected Perks
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Popularity: Trait Combo  
Popularity: MW Bonus  
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Red PVP
Gold PVE & PVP
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Popular Trait Combos

This weapon can be crafted or enhanced. Enhanced and normal perks are combined in the stats below.
Field Prep
+ Bipod
16.74% of Rolls
Impulse Amplifier
+ Explosive Light
11.84% of Rolls
Field Prep
+ Explosive Light
11.49% of Rolls
Keep Away
+ Hatchling
5.33% of Rolls
Field Prep
+ Frenzy
5.24% of Rolls
Impulse Amplifier
+ Bipod
4.62% of Rolls
Impulse Amplifier
+ Danger Zone
3.83% of Rolls
Impulse Amplifier
+ Hatchling
2.11% of Rolls

Popular Individual Perks

Based on 49.7K+ copies of this weapon, these are the most frequently equipped perks.
Crafted versions of this weapon below Level 10 are excluded.
This weapon can be crafted or enhanced. Enhanced and normal perks are combined in the stats below.
  • 24.4%
     
  • 22.8%
     
  • 15.0%
     
  • 14.6%
     
  • 11.7%
     
  • 7.2%
     
  • 4.0%
     
  • 28.8%
     
  • 24.8%
     
  • 22.6%
     
  • 13.9%
     
  • 9.6%
     
  • 37.0%
     
  • 25.6%
     
  • 12.0%
     
  • 6.9%
     
  • 6.7%
     
  • 6.0%
     
  • 5.5%
     
  • 29.0%
     
  • 26.3%
     
  • 13.9%
     
  • 11.7%
     
  • 9.2%
     
  • 5.0%
     
  • 4.6%
     
  • 100.0%
     

Masterwork Popularity

Based on 46.3K+ copies of this weapon, these are the most frequently equipped masterworks:
Of those 46.3K+ copies, 5.4K+ (11.7%) were fully masterworked.
Velocity
27.3% of Rolls
Reload Speed
26.7% of Rolls
Handling
23.4% of Rolls
Blast Radius
22.3% of Rolls

Mod Popularity

Based on 16.2K+ copies of this weapon with a mod equipped, these are the 8 most frequently used:
Quick Access Sling
36.5% of Rolls
Targeting Adjuster
14.0% of Rolls
Counterbalance Stock
10.7% of Rolls
Aerodynamics
10.1% of Rolls
Tactical
7.7% of Rolls
Freehand Grip
7.6% of Rolls
Icarus Grip
6.9% of Rolls
Radar Booster
1.8% of Rolls

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The letters F thru S below are Popularity Ranks. They measure how popular your roll is versus the most popular roll for this weapon among the global community. The most popular roll is ranked S+. The least popular is ranked F-. Popular doesn't necessarily mean "good"; unpopular doesn't necessarily mean "bad". Use what you enjoy!

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TIP: Theorycrafter Recommendations

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Blue PVE
Red PVP
Gold PVE & PVP
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Lore

Semiotician

Interpret the signs.

Eido of the House of Light, Scribe log Epsilon-2-12A

I have received a gift from Eris Morn! It is a collection of Hive tomes on the nature of their runes and the rituals that they compose.

I delved into the tomes immediately. They were very useful once I was able to decipher her notes, neaten the pages, and remove her blank bookmarks—which I hope were not placed there for some purpose. I could not find a pattern to their insertion, even when they had arrows pointing to underlined passages.

At this point in my studies, I believe I have some insight into the way that these runes affect their magic. As Eris has explained to me, each rune is a logogram that encompasses many, and at times, contradictory meanings. Curiously, some denote the particular Light energies used by Guardians and predate the acquisition of the Light by Savathûn's brood.

The style employed in inscribing the runes is unique to their practitioner. For instance, the runes that Eris writes follow concentric circles, while Savathûn composes long, tangential strings of runes. Runes also adorn many Hive weapons in long columns.

I understand that Eris is now devising a ritual that requires the composition and empowerment of many Hive runes. I must remember to wish her luck.

 
 
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Bipod has been newly buffed from a 40% damage reduction to a 25% damage reduction, which now puts it on the table. The origin trait has desirable stats and has a good duration, meaning it can still synergize with Field Prep, and Field Prep or Impulse Amplifier are fantastic when combined with Bipod, Frenzy, or Explosive Light. Whether or not you should craft this weapon with Bipod depends on what you want to use it for. Its total damage is higher than most perk combinations but its burst damage is lower. I would recommend it for content with tankier majors, champs, or raid bosses with high health pools.
Also, this weapon and all of the other seasonal weapons are very nice to look at!
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Hard Launch, Impact Casing, Field Prep, Explosive Light, Reload MW for best* DPS.
Don't get Volatile Launch, EL gives you 100 Blast Radius if you have even 1 stack.
Don't get Alloy Casing either, Field Prep + the Reload MW gives you 98 Reload speed and a shorter animation.
(Personally if you're like me and don't care about the 2.2% dmg increase from Impact Casing (let's be honest, if you did care about that you wouldn't use a High-Impact Frame RL), get High-Velocity Rounds with a Velocity MW instead since this little guy needs more rocket speed).

*For a Strand Rocket Launcher
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It's got Field Prep/Explosive Light, it's craftable, and drops from the seasonal activity, which makes it an easy god roll to go for. Though I gotta mark it down a star because A) It's a High-Impact Frame, which aren't as good because Agressive and Adaptive frames deal 10% more damage, and B) FP/EL isn't that crazy of a roll compared to other god rolls. Auto Loading/EP, Reconstruction/B&S or Envious/B&S, these are rolls on rockets that are imo better than Semiotician, plus they're also either Agressive or Adaptive frames.

Nevertheless, this is still a decent pick if you don't have the likes of a Hothead, Apex Predator or Cold Comfort. The origin trait kinda conflicts with Field Prep tho, since it requires you to uncrouch to activate
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The duration of the buff given by the Origin Trait is around 5 seconds, which means you can just crouch again to benefit from Field Prep's reload buff. It's not a perfect synergy, but it's not an antisynergy.
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Bipod, all I need to say.
But seriously,
Impact Casing, Enhanced Field Prep, Bipod = 14 ish rockets with 1 extra from reserves + 2 in the mag + with origin trait and field prep near instant reload = Absolutely relentless and easy to proc damage.
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Reply      Report Posted a year ago
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Enhanced field prep / Bipod looks interesting for burst dps encounters.
At base, i.e no bipod / field prep, the rocket launcher has a total reserve of 7 rockets (active magazine of 1). But with Bipod and field prep, it goes up to 13 in reserves (2 in the active mag). 14 if you have enhanced field prep. Though keep in mind that you will have a -25% damage penalty (this includes wolf pack round damage)

What will you do with this much reserves, I dont know, but hey, more rockets.
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(My roll, Volatile Launch, Impact Casing, Enhanced Prep, Enhanced Bipod, Blast MW.)
Rocket Count 17.
How many rockets do you want in this bad boy?
Me: YES
Mantle of Battle Harmony is fun with this launcher due its 4X Strand Damage buff let alone the 85 Blast Radius on this.
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Solid choice for returning players that can't farm a godroll Cold Comfort or an Apex Predator
Solid perk combos (Explosive light, Bipod, Field prep)
The only bad thing about this is its frame

Waiting for the high-impact frame buff...
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SOrta Late to THE parTy HErE.
What's bad about this frame? and what buff?
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Great PVE rolls, looking forward to crafting Bipod/Field Prep
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Its crazy that this gun has a 2.7 PvP score from a bunch of PvE'ers who have no idea what they're talking about in PvP. The following review is strictly PvP, it gets a 4/5 PvE score for not being Adaptive or Aggressive frame and missing out on the 10% damage boost from those frames.

Just cause rockets aren't the premium PvP option, nothing denies that this is this the best frame and has access to the most important perk in Impulse Amplifier. Rocket Launcher stat priority is Blast Radius, Velocity, and Handling in that order and Semiotician with it's frame easily caps out 100 Blast Radius. My personal build is to maximize stats is as follows:

Blast Radius Masterwork
Quick Launch
High-Velocity Rounds
Impulse Amplifier
Harmony or Danger Zone for rocket jumping

Admittedly, the two things that would make it better are Cluster Bombs in column 2, and anything besides the worst origin trait ever created. It's also a heavy so not making a world of difference in most games, but I felt it deserved a PvP review that properly highlighted its strengths and weaknesses. Thanks for coming to my TED talk
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the amount of reserves you can get with field prep + bipod is ridiculous. don't get me wrong it's not good, but it is really funny. ( also because bipod makes the mag 2 you can use leg holster mods and it only takes a few seconds.)
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just crafted this finally and I wanna say I think its insane with field prep and triple strand reserves you can hold 19 rockets!
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Its ok. I recently got around to trying to get it. Its just ok. It certainly isn't going to be carrying the burst dps for the entire fireteam, but it does have pretty good sustain. The main roll I crafted is Impact/Field Prep/Bipod so I can maximize my sustained damage. With the amount of ammo you get with it (17 rockets max) you will never really be sore for ammo.
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Fantastic Strand RL with great boss dps and add clear crafts. I don't see how you could dislike this.
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Whats your preffered rolls for this GL? Is Bipod a good perk now with the buff?
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