Pocket Infinity
Obtaining the exotic Pocket Infinity fusion rifle is a laborious task with... ehhh, well okay rewards I guess. The Pocket Infinity is a decent fusion rifle, however the signature perk that gives the weapon its namesake is what truly makes it exotic. The weapon is very situational and plagued by ammo abundance, however once you let it free on a boss it really shines above all other fusion rifles. I'll go over the steps to earn the Pocket Infinity, then give my own opinion on the weapon and the kind of situations it performs best in.
- Obtain the Shattered Memory Fragment exotic bounty by turning in bounties to the robot in either the Vestian Outpost or the tower. There's still no real solid known method to win one of these, try turning in multiple bounties at once for a higher chance of a drop.
- Travel to Venus and locate a Damaged Ghost from the Shattered Coast. This can be found in the room in the wall on the left, just after the tunnel that leads to the Ishtar library. It's near the big Venus statue, written directions are hard so click this link to see a quick video. Anyway, pick up this Ghost, unlocking the next step.
- Kill a Vex Gatelord with the heroic modifier. Nothing new here, just speedrun the story mission in order to restore the Ghost. Bring the Ghost to the speaker so he can give you some schematics, then take the schematics to the Gunsmith.
- The long part of this quest is obtaining and dismantling 10 rare or higher quality fusion rifles. It's not particularly difficult, it just takes a long time and you'll either be spending a lot of Vanguard marks or praying for RNG. Anyway, bring the charged core you get from this back to the gunsmith.
- Kill 200 enemies in the weekly Nightfall Strike with a Fusion Rifle to stabilize the prototype. Try match the damage type with the random weekly Burn, you'll get this done a lot faster. Obviously this is easier to do against low tier enemies like Dregs and Shanks, but remember there's no pressure as you don't need to do it all in one run. Get this done and return to the Gunsmith the be rewarded with the weapon.
Well now you have the Pocket Infinity, what can it do? It's an auto-firing fusion rifle that returns around 70% of missed shots to mag, making it perfect for boss encounters. Just hold down the trigger and watch it spray into the boss, hammering it with solar rounds. However the base mag of three is pitiful and before unlocking it's signature perk the Pocket Infinity is probably the worst Fusion Rifle in the game. It was a painfully long charge time and reload speed, but it's worth it to hang in there and unlock the perks. It's the best fusion rifle in the game, but of course subjectively Fusion Rifles aren't too great anyway. Do not use this gun in the Crucible! The charge is so slow you'll get killed by anything first, and the recoil will spray your shots everywhere but the target. In PVP, as I said earlier, this beast is very situational but it's still a beast in the right scenario. Use this against bosses with Solar weaknesses, but nothing else. It has so little ammo it's not worth using it against lower tier enemies, making you rely heavily on your primary. Now this wouldn't be too bad if you had a strong exotic primary to use exclusively, but since the PI takes up your exotic slot you're forced to rely on lower tier weapons which you may or may not have.
I'd give this weapon a 6 out of 10, it's not really worth doing all the work on the bounty for what little reward you get, but when you find that right situation it really comes into it's own. Do not choose it over any of the other exotic bounties (except Super Good Advice maybe) unless you've got everything else and you want to swap up your playstyle.
