My idea for “Class Identity”

This is purely my own suggestion, and in no way a jab at other classes, but I think that only saying Titan needed class identity is unfair to both Warlocks and Hunters.

I am not a Titan main, but I believe that the barricade changes were amazing when I first saw them, allowing Titans to be front-lining and helping out fireteams with stronger cover, or even covering themselves in solo play. Also, being able to draw attention from enemies away from others is also huge for crowd control.

Warlocks on the other hand, have really only two choices, Phoenix Dive (on Prismatic or Solar) or Healing Rift. Empowering rift really doesn’t have a place in High End content, nor does it fit in with other play styles I’ve seen throughout my time playing Destiny.

A solution I have for Empowering Rift is to just fuse it with Healing Rift, and make a new type of rift. Having a Healing/Empowering Rift combo would allow Warlocks to even further support their fireteams or keep themselves alive in solo content. Of course, this may be strong as hell in crucible, but Bungie has the capability to nerf something exclusively in crucible so it won’t be a problem.

As for what would replace the new gap that Empowering Rift left behind, a new rift i’m temporarily calling a “Surge Rift”, which would provide Grenade and Melee ability regeneration to anyone standing within the rift. This rift would allow more diverse play styles for subclasses that feel like you don’t have abilities when you need them, or just to get some extra grenade throws for DPS (Shaxx would be proud). I was also thinking it could increase G and M ability damage while inside it as well, but i’m not sure if it’d be good or not (it would be but I want to at least sound realistic when talking about this).

Now as for Hunter, I was also thinking of fusing both the main dodges as well, but i’m also not sure because I have seen the use of keeping them separate and i’m also not a Hunter main. I am open to suggestions for a Hunter buff idea and any Warlock ideas too.