Reload is a ranged weapon stat that decreases the time takes to reload the weapon. The higher you reload stat is the faster your reload your gun. Each Weapon Type has its own range of reload speed. Reload stat changes the reload speed within that range.
Animation Canceling
Here’s a useful trick for speeding reloads: you do not have to wait for the full reload animation to complete before the ammo is actually in the magazine. The instant you see the ammo counter increase, your gun is considered reloaded, even if you cancel the remaining animation time. For almost all weapons, the time that the ammo actually reloads coincides almost perfectly with the sound effect and the animation of the magazine being inserted into the weapon. You can cancel the remaining animation by sprinting, switching weapons twice quickly, meleeing, or throwing a grenade. The most practical application of this technique is sprinting. By reloading and then sprinting out of the full animation, you save time that you would otherwise spend walking. This sounds really minor, and it is most of the time—except in PvP, where fractions of a second count.
Tips and Tricks
- Weapons in Destiny do not reload more slowly whether your magazine is empty or not.
- In PvE, Reload can improve your sustained damage output, giving you more time firing and less reloading, and occasionally saving you from a rushing enemy.
- In PvP, it can save your life if an opponent rounds the corner just as you finished a battle. There are also quite a few player abilities and Weapon Upgrades that interact with Reload, either speeding it up or giving you bonuses for reloading.
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