Patience and Time (Year 1)

Patience and Time (Year 1)
Information
Type	Sniper Rifle
Slot	Special Weapon
Level	20
Item Level	70
Rarity	Exotic
Damage Type	Arc
Attack	302-365
Impact	16
Rate of Fire	26
Range	75
Stability	92
Reload	58
Magazine	4
Zoom	70
Recoil	50
Equip Speed	20
Aim Assist	65
Sights	Field Choke, CQB Ballistics, Aggressive Ballistics
Perk 1	Third Eye
Perk 2	Patience and Time (Perk)
Optional Perks	Snapshot, Fitted Stock, Field Scout
Acquired by	Purchased from Xur
Vendor	Xur
Cost	17 Strange Coins
Description	If you've got it, they'll never see it coming.

See also: Patience and Time (Year 2)

Patience and Time is a level 20 Exotic Sniper Rifle. Patience and Time can be purchased from Xur for 17 Strange Coins.

Unique Exotic Perk: Patience and Time (Perk) - You gain active camouflage while aiming down sights.

Sights

• Field Choke, CQB Ballistics, Aggressive Ballistics

Special Perks

• Third Eye
• Patience and Time (Perk)

Optional Perks

• Snapshot, Fitted Stock, Field Scout

Damage Upgrades

• Upgrade Damage X 5

• Firing your weapon or taking a shot will take you out of invisibility.

• You do not camouflage immediately after Aim Down Sights. Camouflage occurs about 3 seconds after ADS.

• You can fire the weapon within that 3 seconds and you'll still turn invisible.

• The camouflage wears off after about 8 seconds.

• CQB Ballistics is good for a large increase in stability while Aggressive Ballistics is good for increase in damage.

• With maximum stability, you can kill any player in 2 shots in about 3 seconds.

• Field Scout is recommended. It increases to the number of ammunition you can hold from 13 to 24. It also increases Magazine from 4 to 6.

• Really good against: Captains, Knights, Harpies.

• Bad against: enemies without a weakspot i.e. Minotaurs.

After the release of The Dark Below, Attack of the weapon was increased from 274-300 to 302-331. Players can upgrade old versions of the weapon into the new one by visiting Xur and paying 1 Exotic Shard and some Glimmer.