How new DLC weapons will fit into existing subgroups

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##Table now updated to reflect patch 1.1!

As some of you may know, all of the weapon types in Destiny break down into subtypes, wherein all the weapons share the same Rate of Fire, Impact, and rough magazine size. Destiny uses these subtypes to try to normalize Time-To-Kill as well as damage potential per mag - in general a harder-hitting gun will shoot slower and hold less ammo. What I find interesting is the new subgroups that upcoming content will be adding to the game. So let's take a look at primaries. New weapons from the upcoming expansion will appear in italics.

##Class 1: Hand Cannons

Weapon	Acquisition	Impact	RoF	Mag Size	Stability	Range
Low-Impact Subgroup
Word of Crota	Crota's End Raid	68	32	12	45	25
Jewel of Osiris	Trials of Osiris	68	32	5	41	17
The Devil You Don't	Vanguard	68	32	5	41	17
The Last Word	RNG	68	32	8	31	14
Thorn	Exotic Bounty	68	32	9	22	38
Mid-Impact Subgroup
Red Hand IX	New Monarchy	81	22	10	50	21
Venation III	Dead Orbit	81	22	8	44	24
The Chance	FWC	81	22	6	43	25
The Devil You Know	Vanguard	81	22	12	42	25
Fatebringer	VoG Raid	81	22	12	32	40
Lord High Fixer	Crucible	81	22	11	36	38
Merciful	Queen's Wrath	81	22	12	37	28
TFWPKY 1969	Crucible	81	22	10	37	28
Hawkmoon	RNG (PlayStation)	81	22	13	51	38
High-Impact Subgroup
Timur's Lash	Iron Banner	94	15	7	15	48

As you can see, the Raid Handcannon "Word of Crota" will probably be our first look at a legendary version of The Last Word, depending on if Trials of Osiris ever shows up. It's also interesting to note that Timur's Lash is the only offering in the high-impact group, where nearly all guns in the game right now fall into the mid-tier. This means the perks of the individual gun will make the largest difference in its enjoyability. Note too that "Field Scout" on all hand cannons brings the capacity to 13.

##Class 2: Scout Rifles

Weapon	Acquisition	Impact	RoF	Mag Size	Stability	Range
Low-Impact Subgroup
B-Line Trauma	Crucible	35	52	19	46	51
Vex Mythoclast*	VoG Raid	35	40	21	64	54
Crypt Dweller SR1	Dead Orbit	38	42	13	44	59
MIDA Multi-Tool	RNG	38	42	21	49	58
Mid-Impact Subgroup
Crusader I	New Monarchy	48	37	14	46	75
Cryptic Dragon	Crucible	48	37	19	49	64
The Calling	FWC	48	37	16	44	77
The Satereinne Rapier	Crucible	48	37	13	52	74
Pallas Regime	Queen's Wrath	48	37	15	52	71
Another NitC	Vanguard	48	37	20	50	63
Fang of Ir Yût	Crota's End Raid	48	37	15	49	75
Vision of Confluence	VoG Raid	48	37	19	57	59
High-Impact Subgroup
A.1F19X-RYL	Vanguard	61	27	16	40	77
The Scholar	Trials of Osiris	61	27	15	29	61
Aries Nemesis X4	Crucible	61	27	12	31	61
Proxima Centauri II	Vanguard	61	27	14	24	61
Gheleon's Demise	Iron Banner	61	27	16	29	84
Badger CCL	Vanguard	61	27	14	40	77
Fate of all Fools	unknown	61	27	13	24	94

* Yes, I know it's not really a Scout Rifle, but its damage model places it closer to here than to Fusion Rifles.

Interestingly, unlike the hand cannons, the "low-impact" group of scouts is underpopulated, having only the exotic MIDA and the Dead Orbit models. That being said, the high-impact group does seem to be the most popular among users here. Note that with the "Field Scout" perk, all scout rifles go to a 27 round mag.

##Class 3: Auto Rifles

Weapon	Acquisition	Impact	RoF	Mag Size	Stability	Range
Low-Impact Subgroup
Unwilling Soul-09	Dead Orbit	2	100	72	22	23
Doctor Nope	Vanguard	2	100	72	32	17
Atheon's Epilogue	VoG Raid	2	100	70	34	15
Silmar's Wrath	Iron Banner	2	100	66	36	14
Hex Caster Arc	Crucible	2	100	66	21	24
Payback SOS	Vanguard	2	100	64	31	17
Eidolon Ally	TDB	2	100	66	42	19
Necrochasm	TDB	2	100	66	46	19
Low-Mid-Impact Subgroup
Up For Anything	Vanguard	8	88	38	70	27
For The People	Crucible	8	88	34	66	30
Do Gooder V	Crucible	8	88	29	42	22
Abyss Defiant	Crota's End Raid	8	88	23	60	25
Hard Light	RNG	8	88	40	69	28
Monte Carlo	RNG (PlayStation)	8	88	36	55	46
High-Impact Subgroup
Her Vengeance	Queen's Wrath	28	77	27	50	26
Grim Citizen III	Crucible	28	77	26	39	42
Shadow Price	Vanguard	28	77	25	56	37
Vanquisher VIII	New Monarchy	28	77	23	54	32
SUROS Regime*	RNG	28	77	33	82	40

* Stats reflect an un-upgraded SUROS

What's fascinating is that the upcoming raid AR will have a unique damage model, with an impact of 12; while there are some unconfirmed legendaries sharing the Hard Light/Monte Carlo damage model, nothing shares Abyss Defiant's. Also odd is the exclusion of a Trials of Osiris AR.

##Class 4: Pulse Rifles

Weapon	Acquisition	Impact	RoF	Mag Size	Stability	Range
Low-Impact Subgroup
Skorri's Revenge	Iron Banner	4	77	30	58	30
Praedyth's Timepiece	VoG Raid	4	77	30	64	25
Oversoul Edict	Crota's End Raid	4	77	30	62	33
Coiled Hiss 1919	Vanguard	4	77	30	55	33
123 Syzygy	Crucible	4	77	30	64	25
Low-Mid-Impact Subgroup
The Conduit	FWC	7	73	18	59	35
Time on Target	Vanguard	7	73	21	59	35
Bad Juju	Exotic Bounty	7	73	24	55	33
Mid-High-Impact Subgroup
Bad Seed Down	Vanguard	14	66	30	59	44
Strange Suspect	Crucible	14	66	30	71	34
The Ninth Edict	Queen's Wrath	14	66	27	64	40
High-Impact Subgroup
Red Death	RNG	26	66	27	44	33
The Messenger	Trials of Osiris	30	59	24	59	59
Super Pox VLO	Vanguard	30	59	21	66	53
Fair And Square	Crucible	30	59	24	57	61
Three Little Words	Crucible	30	59	24	57	61

New additions to this class seem to be spread across the board, with additions to each category, though the influx of low-impact-group pulses will be interesting as the only existing in-game model, Praedyth's Timepiece, is quite difficult to acquire, and those who use it suggest it's very enjoyable with nearly-Auto-Rifle-esque fire rates. If you're a pulse rifle fan, there's plenty to enjoy here.

##Class 5: Fusion Rifles

Weapon	Acquisition	Impact	Charge Rate	Mag Size	Stability	Range
Low-Impact Subgroup
The Calming	FWC	71	37	6	33	35
Perun's Fire	Iron Banner	75	33	4	35	39
Pocket Infinity	Exotic Bounty	78	10	3	15	25
Mid-Impact Subgroup
LIGHT/Beware	Vanguard	81	28	6	40	44
Murmur	TDB	84	25	6	55	40
Final Rest II	Dead Orbit	84	25	6	39	44
Techeun Force	Queen's Wrath	86	23	6	46	40
Plan C	RNG	87	22	5	46	50
Light of the Abyss	Crota's End Raid	89	21	6	73	32
High-Impact Subgroup
Purifier VII	New Monarchy	91	18	5	65	42
PLUG One.1	Vanguard	91	18	5	65	42
The Exile's Curse	Trials of Osiris	95	15	4	36	51
The Trolley Problem	Crucible	95	15	4	33	53
Praetorian Foil	VoG Raid	97	12	5	33	52
77 Wizard	Crucible	97	13	4	28	55

I cut these into somewhat-arbitrary groups (<80, 80-90, >90) as unlike other weapons, Fusion Rifles don't seem to be boxed into clean subcategories. Oddly, apart from The Exile's Curse of Trials of Osiris, all of the new or yet-unseen gear falls into the Mid-Impact group. It is very clear to see why the faster-charge rate weapons are more popular in Crucible here.

##Class 6: Sniper Rifles

Weapon	Acquisition	Impact	RoF	Mag Size	Stability
Low-Impact Subgroup
Prudence II	New Monarchy	6	40	4	48
FINAL BOSS	Crucible	9	37	4	44
The Chosen	FWC	9	37	4	43
Praedyth's Revenge	VoG Raid	9	37	4	83
Low-Mid-Impact Subgroup
Broken Truth LR1	Dead Orbit	16	26	3	46
Epitaph 2261	Vanguard	16	26	4	41
Patience and Time	RNG	16	26	4	92
Mid-High-Impact Subgroup
The Supremacy	Queen's Wrath	25	19	4	52
LDR-5001	Vanguard	25	19	4	52
Y-09 Longbow Synthesis	Crucible	25	19	5	56
Icebreaker	RNG	25	19	6	24
No Land Beyond	TDB	25	19	6	24
High-Impact Subgroup
Eye of Sol	Trials of Osiris	32	12	3	38
Efrideet's Spear	Iron Banner	32	12	3	28
Black Hammer	Crota's End Raid	32	12	3	35

Sniper Rifles are particularly interesting because we have yet to see any of the highest-impact group. All sniper rifles go to a magazine size of 6 with Field Scout. Right now, the Supremacy and Icebreakers are kings of the damage output - which is already exceptionally high - so it's hard to imagine even more powerful snipers.

##Class 7: Shotguns

Weapon	Acquisition	Impact	RoF	Mag Size	Stability	Range
Low-Impact Subgroup
Swordbreaker	Crota's End Raid	36	35	5	34	9
Invisible Hand M7	Crucible	36	35	5	30	13
Secret Handshake	Vanguard	36	35	6	37	11
Universal Remote	RNG	36	17	5	41	8
The 4th Horseman	TDB (PlayStation)	38	34	5	66	5
Invective	Exotic Bounty	42	31	4	51	23
Low-Mid-Impact Subgroup
The Crash	FWC	48	23	6	34	16
Hide and Seek-42	Dea	17
The Comedian	Vanguard	48	23	5	39	15
Mid-High-Impact Subgroup
Judgement VI	New Monarchy	58	14	4	33	21
Found Verdict	VoG Raid	58	14	6	32	21
Two to the Morgue	Crucible	58	14	6	42	18
Her Unspoken Will	Queen's Wrath	58	14	6	47	17
High-Impact Subgroup
Felwinter's Lie	Iron Banner	64	5	6	16	25
Astral Horizon	Trials of Osiris	64	5	5	16	25

Again we see that there is an entire upper-impact category that we currently do not have access to, though the IB shotgun was briefly visible when IB hiccupped during a reset. With the range stat included it's easy to see now why Invective and Found Verdict are so popular in Crucible.

##Class 8: Machine Guns

Weapon	Acquisition	Impact	RoF	Mag Size	Stability	Range
Low-Impact Subgroup
The Culling	FWC	25	100	74	17	17
Prestige IV	New Monarchy	25	100	87	22	15
Song of Ir Yût	Crota's End Raid	25	100	35	30	16
Corrective Measure	VoG Raid	29	88	58	50	18
MG18A Harm's Way	Vanguard	29	88	54	44	21
Super Good Advice	Exotic Bounty	29	88	58	41	15
Low-Mid-Impact Subgroup
The Infinite Theorem	Trials of Osiris	37	77	39	40	30
Zombie Apocalypse WF47	Crucible	37	77	43	46	27
Mid-High-Impact Subgroup
Deviant Gravity-A	Dead Orbit	53	66	30	56	17
THE SWARM	Vanguard	53	66	35	60	15
Thunderlord	RNG	53	66	38	51	32
High-Impact Subgroup
Jolder's Hammer	Iron Banner	61	59	26	29	33
Against All Odds	Crucible	61	59	26	18	39
Wolves' Curse	Queen's Wrath	61	59	24	25	36

If Trials of Osiris ever arrives it's good to know there will be another machine gun as dominant as the Zombie Apocalypse for crucible play. Note that Field Scout on the low impact group goes to 150, low-mid and mid-high to 100, and high to 50 rounds/mag.

##Conclusions

There is a very clear correlation between Impact and Rate of Fire for all guns in all categories, where guns of the same impact also share the same RoF and vice-versa. There is also roughly and inverse correlation to magazine size, as higher-impact guns tend to have smaller mags. This is less apparent in the Special Weapons classes.

Rocket Launchers were excluded as they don't really have an "impact" value - blast radius somewhat fills that statistic but not quite in the same way, and does not follow the trend of magazine size.

In a number of instances the upcoming DLC will be adding subgroups of weapons not previously seen in-game. Seeing their balance in PvE and PvP will be interesting.

This information should be used to help guide you to what weapons you like. Chances are you've had experiences with weapons in multiple subgroups of the same class by now, and can say which subgroup type you prefer - use that knowledge to guide your play style.

It should be noted that there are a number of new legendaries in the DestinyDB listings whose origins have not yet been confirmed - I have intentionally omitted them for clarity's sake. Hopefully soon we get an idea on how those systems work. I strongly suspect that an "upgrade" mechanic is in play to bring weapons above 300 Attack - evidenced by the existing The Crash as well as the DLC listing for The Crash. Most weapons listed in this thread seem to have a similarly-named counterpart so it's highly likely that we will "upgrade" to new damage models, possibly via material.

##New Weapons Thanks to u/Mammothdog for this screenshot in [this thread] (http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2n88zp/screens_of_new_weapons_and_armor_from_the_dark/) from the Gameinformer preview - we now can confirm a few new vendor weapons. It appears that there are two "vendors" of new weapons - one offered by the Vanguard as they clearly wear the same Vanguard paint scheme, and share the same sales model (2 AR/2 PR/1 everything else). However, the second faction of added vendor weapons wears the blue livery as seen in the posted screenshot. For every added Vanguard weapon there appears to be an added Blue weapon, which leads me to believe they are Crucible-vendor material, however it's yet-unconfirmed if that's the case.