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Article Discussion Edit History No Time To Explain

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No Time To Explain

Production overview
Style:	The Stranger's Rifle
Rarity class:	Exotic
Weapon type:	Pulse Rifle
Intrinsic frame:	High-Impact Frame (D2)
Required level:	30 (D1)
Impact:	14-15 (D1) 33 (D2)
Stability:	54-77 (D1) 60 (D2)
Handling:	80 (D1) 57 (D2)
Reload speed:	65-71 (D1) 60 (D2)
Magazine:	21 (D1) 24 (D2)
Specifications
Feed system:	Clip Magazine
Ammunition type:	Primary
Fire mode:	Three-round Burst
Rate of fire:	66 RPM (D1) 340 RPM (D2)
Damage:	Kinetic
Range:	45-63 (D1) 70 (D2)
Hidden stats
Aim assistance:	30-45 (D1) 40 (D2)
Zoom:	17 (D1 and D2)
Recoil:	90-100 (D1) 73 (D2)
Bounce intensity:	10 (D1)27 (D2)
Bounce direction:	Tends Left
Airborne effectiveness:	24 (D2)
Service history
In service:	The Exo StrangerPraedythGuardians
Affiliation:	Future War Cult The Exo Stranger Clovis Bray

"A single word is etched onto the inside of the weapon's casing: 'Soon.'" — Weapon description

No Time To Explain is an Exotic Pulse Rifle introduced in The Taken King, which ties directly to the Not Forged in Light Quest. It is also featured in Destiny 2 with the release of Beyond Light, in which players who pre-ordered the expansion will receive the weapon and its Exotic Catalyst at release. It can be directly acquired after completing the main Story campaign.

1 Destiny
- 1.1 Gameplay
  - 1.1.1 Perks
- 1.2 Grimoire
2 Destiny 2
- 2.1 Gameplay
  - 2.1.1 Perks
  - 2.1.2 Catalyst
- 2.2 Lore
3 Gallery
4 Trivia
5 List of appearances
6 References

Destiny[edit]

Gameplay[edit]

No Time To Explain is an Exotic version of The Stranger's Rifle featured at the end of the base campaign in Destiny. The gun's signature perk makes it so that precision shots return to the magazine, allowing for near-infinite firing if used on an enemy with a large precision hitbox and the recoil can be controlled effectively.[1] It returned in Destiny 2's Beyond Light expansion.

Perks[edit]

Intrinsic: Headseeker - Body shots with this weapon increase precision damage for a short time.
Barrel
- Smooth Ballistics: Increased recoil. Boost to range.
- Accurized Ballistics: More range and impact. Increased recoil.
- Smart Drift Control: Predictable and controllable recoil. Penalty to range.
1st perk
- Full Auto: This weapon can be fired in full auto mode.
Stat modifiers
- Speed Reload: Reload this weapon quickly.
- Hand Loaded: This weapon is effective at an extended range.
- Fitted Stock: Increases weapon stability.
Exotic perk
- Rewind Again: Precision hits are immediately returned to the magazine.

Grimoire[edit]

"And my vanquisher will read that book, seeking the weapon, and they will come to understand me, where I have been and where I was going."The following is a verbatim transcription of an official document for archival reasons. As the original content is transcribed word-for-word, any possible discrepancies and/or errors are included.

"'A single word is etched onto the inside of the weapon's casing: "Soon." '"

Novarro's timeline analysis indicates the weapon is the fabled Exo Stranger's Rifle, enhanced at a future point in this continuity and then sent back to this present.

Deliah's timeline analysis indicates the weapon was built by Praedyth, who based it on his own version of the Exo Stranger's Rifle, and then set it adrift in a time ripple.

Hari's timeline analysis indicates the weapon was built by beings of unidentifiable origin, and arrived here by pure accident.

Inachis's timeline analysis indicates the weapon originates from Earth, late Golden Age, and will eventually be lost to time ripples once again, where its systems will degrade and be replaced until our recent past acquires it as the Exo Stranger's Rifle.

As for me... I think it's safe to say the weapon is proving far more fun than we could have hoped.

Destiny 2[edit]

Gameplay[edit]

In its Destiny 2 incarnation, No Time To Explain continues to refund precision shots, but will also refund shots against enemies affected by the new Stasis element. Landing 10 precision/slowed/frozen shots produces a "personal protection portal", which behaves similarly to the Arc Souls that can be created by Stormcaller Warlocks, and can even be used simultaneously with an Arc Soul. In the quest required to obtain No Time To Explain, it is stated that the weapon was initially designed to combat Vex, although it is just as efficient against all enemies. The exotic catalyst increases the rate of fire of the portal.[2]

Perks[edit]

Intrinsic: Rewind Again - Precision shots and shots against combatants slowed or frozen by Stasis will return to the magazine.
Fluted Barrel: Ultra-light barrel.
- Greatly increases handling speed.
- Slightly increases stability.
Accurized Rounds: This weapon can fire longer distances.
- Increases range.
Exotic Trait: Time-Slip - At 10 stacks of Rewind Again, a small portal will open, shooting bullets from an alternate timeline version of this weapon. Precision hits extend the portal's duration.
Feeding Frenzy: Each rapid kill with this weapon progressively increases reload speed for a short time.

Catalyst[edit]

The Exotic Catalyst can be acquired from a quest off of The Exo Stranger after completion of the main story campaign. After obtaining 700 kills with the weapon, the Masterworked cataylst unlocks the following perk:

Exotic Trait: Blast from the Side - Projectiles from the time portal shoot more frequently.

Lore[edit]

"A SINGLE WORD ETCHED ONTO THE INSIDE OF THE WEAPON'S CASING: NOW."

Novarro's timeline analysis indicates the weapon is the fabled Exo Stranger's Rifle, enhanced at a future point in this continuity and then sent back to this present…

…on Europa. Late Golden Age. Deep inside a secret lab.

"Which window?"

"3025, Dr. Bray."

"I thought we'd run out of possibilities there?"

"We had… and then a new one popped up."

"Austen-1, how is that possible?"

"We don't know. We still don't understand how any of this works. It's highly volatile and uncontro—"

"Have we pinpointed the weapon's exact location?"

"…More or less. Elsie-1 is supposed to attempt retrieval tonight."

"We can't risk the window closing before then. I'll be going this time."

"But last time, those things in the sky almost killed you."

"And now I know how they work. That's half the battle."

The old man gears up and enters a strange metallic pod made from Vex parts. Austen-1 stands at a distance from the pod, typing "April 10, 3025" into a console.

"All right, Dr. Bray. You're a go in 3… 2… 1…"

A burst of light.

An icy wasteland. What stood pristine moments prior is now dark, old, and falling apart, as if centuries have passed.

Clovis wades through the wreckage and comes to a frozen, deserted battlefield littered with human, Exo, Vex, and alien bodies. He reaches down and brushes snow from one of the alien bodies, lifting one of its many arms.

"Fascinating…"

A piercing whir emanates from somewhere in the distance—Clovis looks up and sees a black and red ship floating in the air. It stops above the battlefield and emits a bright red light, scanning the area as if searching for something.

Clovis slowly pulls a device from his pocket. He presses a green button, and the screen lights up, showing a blinking dot a few yards away. Very close to where the ship itself now searches.

He grabs a dead Exo and opens a panel on its arm, tinkering before closing it with care. He quickly sneaks away, and in seconds, the Exo explodes, drawing the attention of the ship. He sprints across the battlefield towards where it was searching only moments ago.

Using his device again, Clovis scans the ground until the blinking light goes solid. He digs into the snow until he hits something. He pulls it up halfway—a rifle, shining like new, etched only with one word: Now.

Clovis attempts to fully free the weapon. But it's stuck; attached to something. He pulls harder, revealing an entire dead Exo, hand wrapped tightly around the grip. He takes a good look at its face and gasps.

"Elisabeth…?"

The whirring sound reaches Clovis's ears again, pulling him out of his stupor. The ship heads right towards him. Clovis pries the gun from Elsie's rigid hand and sprints back the way he came, diving into his pod and activating it just as the ship fires on him.

A burst of light.

"You could have been killed," says a familiar voice.

"Instead, I got you a gift, Elisabeth," Clovis responds, catching his breath and dusting himself off.

"One down, an infinite number left to go. It better have been worth it." He looks into her eyes and musters a half-hearted smile.

"We'll make it so."

Gallery[edit]

No Time To Explain in Destiny
The perks tree for the No Time To Explain
No Time To Explain in Destiny 2
Frozen In Time ornament in Destiny 2
Golden Days ornament in Destiny 2
Chronos Exegesis ornament in Destiny 2

Trivia[edit]

This gun references the Exo Stranger's dialogue towards The Guardian in their first interaction with her where she says, "I don't have time to explain why I don't have time to explain.", which quickly became memetic within the community.

List of appearances[edit]

Destiny: The Taken King (First appearance)
Mysterious Logbook (Indirect mention)
Destiny 2: Beyond Light

References[edit]

^ Planet Destiny: 20+ New Reasons to be Excited for TTK
^ Bungie.net: Weapons & Gear

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v • d • e Auto Rifles
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