THE ICEBERG
Today, I bring you The Iceberg, which is a legendary bolt action sniper rifle. This is special for me because not only is this the weapon I’ve wanted to get my hands on since the demo’s release, but it’s also the last legendary left in this demo for me to review, so let’s get started. For those of you who know me, you know that I love ice. Water
and ice are my two favourite elements in everything that I do in video games, so whenever I get the chance to utilize that, I’m already there. And I suppose it only makes sense that the gun that I actually, really want, was the last legendary gun I was able to get.
Now to some people, this rifle might seem really bleak and bland, but I love it. I love everything about how this looks. From the ice texture that gives it that frozen feel to the icicles spiking out from the scope and barrel, it’s just so visually pleasing to me. Plus, it’s also nice to see something that isn’t bone-related. As you’re holding the gun, or just previewing it, you can almost feel yourself getting frostbite The Iceberg. It’s so awesome! With all that said, let’s move on to the stats and mods.
The clip size is 5, with the RPM at 75, the damage is at 112, reload speed is 2.2 seconds, and the crit multiplier is 200%. The accuracy for Iceberg is off the charts at 100%, stability is steady at 44%, and the insane range on this thing is all the way up to 200m. The first mod for Iceberg is called Winter Blast, whereby critical shots create an icy blast that inflicts Freeze on enemies within a 4-meter radius. Its second mod is called Icebreaker, which killing shots against frozen enemies cause them to explode, dealing 229 damage.
My Opinion
Like I said at the start of all of this, I love ice. Anything to do with ice, I want to get my hands on it and that is why I main Stasis in Destiny 2 and have done so since Beyond Light. The Iceberg is no exception to this, and the minute I got it I wanted to use it, however, doing so brought to light some issues that are going to make the Iceberg redundant very quickly. As I said, the first mod, Winter Blast, is supposed to create an ice blast that freezes enemies within a 4-meter radius, and honestly, I’ve not seen this happen even once when using Iceberg so it’s quite likely that this is a bug, which is really bad because the first mod on all legendary weapons is unique to that specific legendary.
The zoom is way too far. Of course, I understand that this is a sniper rifle, but this zoom is so far that it makes it hard to aim. You’ll find yourself hitting more body shots than heads. The second mod for Iceberg is called Icebreaker, which right now in the demo is pointless. In order to deal 229 damage, you have to kill a frozen target with this weapon, however, the only class in the game that can freeze consistently is the Technomancer and that’s only at melee range, which at that point you’d switch over to a shotgun to secure the kill. The only other time you’ll be able to freeze people from long-range to even make this mod somewhat useful is if you have a freeze mod on another weapon.
So with the increased zoom, one mod being bugged, and the other mod being pointless, the only thing this gun has going for it is that it’s visually pleasing, and that’s subjective. With all things considered, I’m going to score this weapon a total of 5/10. It’s not the most amazing weapon to use, the bugged mod doesn’t make the gun feel satisfying to shoot and me scoring it a 5 almost feels generous. If you get this sniper, I’m sure you’ll find yourself switching over to something else very quickly.
I really hope this gun lives up to its potential on full release, as I do believe Iceberg can be really powerful, but for now, this is where I stand. I really hope you all enjoyed my review, let me know in the comments below. Stay safe out there, and take care!
Credits
| Program | Freedom! Scholarship |
| Author | Brad Hahn |
| YouTuber | Brad Hahn |
| Publisher | MGN TV |
| Game | Outriders |