Destiny (PS4, XB1; PS3, 360)

[bdoughty]

Finally participated in a Raid. Someone just invited me random and they had already gone through 1/3 of the Raid, so I missed out on the first part, which is pretty straight forward. Once you get past that... I understand why it took the first group ten plus hours to beat it. We had nobody with any experience at the point we were at and this is a completely different beast from the regular game. This is not a strike and you better have someone with a keyboard handy in your group to search Google on Vault of Glass. The actual fighting was not that bad up until the last boss and his friends. What is a challenge is trying to figure out what to do to move forward. We beat sections of the Raid and I still have no clue how we did it or why certain things happened. There is stealth, platforming, puzzle solving, portals, mazes and numerous new effects and abilities the bad dudes can wreak havoc upon you.

We made it to the final boss but were worn out and had no clue as to the best way to attack it so we plan to try again later in the day. It is worth the effort. Even without beating the boss and missing the first part of the game I netted 2 Legendary weapons and a few shards and energy.

Doubt I would do another run of this particular Raid, possibly with the new ones coming in the expansions. Worth it for the loot but as a first time you have to set aside at least 5+ hours to make it worthwhile. Unless you are running with multiple repeat raiders. It has been beaten in 30 or so minutes but those guys were exceptional players that had run through it multiple times.

[JBHuskers]

Replayed a level 2 mission to get marks for the Queen, and a legendary engram plopped down in front me. It was a legendary helmet, so that puts me over 25 now. Got a little further on 25 after getting the spinmetal needed to boost the legendary boots I have.

By the way, that Loot Cave 2.0 that was discovered, not so great compared to the other.

[JBHuskers]

Tried some Salvage last night. It's great when you have a team that works together. The first couple matches I didn't have that and played against some ringers who were working together well. Once I got one a team that was more about the teamwork, it was fun. I still like Skirmish the best of the modes so far though. Maybe that's because the k/d on Skirmish is the best out of all modes :D

[bdoughty]

By the way, that Loot Cave 2.0 that was discovered, not so great compared to the other.

The new rage is Mars, just straight ahead of where you land doing a patrol.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHpdtw5Mr1E

I think the better area on Mars is if you go down the tunnel and then to your right a ways down, head into a building, you get a bunch of Cabal that respawn as you go in and out of it. Plus you can snipe 10 or so from the the top of the building if nobody is around.

[JBHuskers]

Thanks for the heads up. I want a rare or Legandary sniper! Still have the green uncommon version.

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[bdoughty]

Thanks for the heads up. I want a rare or Legandary sniper! Still have the green uncommon version.

If you get a few more levels up give the Queens order strike a try. It is extremely hard but you are guaranteed a Legendary with victory (They are a helmet, chest armor, Sniper or a ship) pretty sure the last two are the rarest. There are a few different orders and if you can get the one on Earth it is fairy short and the easiest of the batch.

* Only snag is that you do not get shards/energy from breaking Queens Order Legacies down. People were spamming the missions and racking up Legendaries to break down so they hot fixed it a while back.

Also keep checking the gunsmith as he has Rare Guns from time to time.

[I OU a Beatn]

I've done 6 of the Queen's missions and gotten the same helmet 5 times. The other time I got a chest piece.

Got the Zombie Apocalypse machine gun for reaching Crucible rep rank 3. It's ridiculous how good it is. I mowed down people with my regular machine gun, but this thing just rips right through them. I have no problem getting 5 or 6 kills in a single clip.

Also, got the exotic bounty for the Pocket Infinity Exotic Fusion Rifle. Good times are about to be had.

[JBHuskers]

Got an e-mail from Bungie that patch 1.02 is now live.

http://www.inquisitr.com/1512338/destiny-1-02-patch-goes-live-companion-app-receives-upgrade-as-well/

The highly anticipated 1.02 patch for Destiny has officially gone live and is being pushed out to servers on Microsoft and Sony platforms. In addition to Destiny also receiving a fix for the troubled loot system, the Destiny companion app for iOS and Android has also received a big update to make the experience smoother.

The official Bungie news site gave the details of the Destiny 1.02 update which the Inqusitr reported on previously. According to the post from Bungie,

With this patch, we address some widely-discussed concerns with how Engrams are earned and claimed. Strikes have become more rewarding, and the rewards gained from them are more predictable. Also affected is the rotation of maps that appear in the Crucible.

One of the biggest changes in the 1.02 fixes is the way in which Destiny handles giving rewards for activities such as the Strike Playlist and Daily Heroic Missions. Another much needed fix was the end of random decryptions from the Cryptarch in the game.

During play in Destiny, defeating an enemy will occasionally cause a shiny ball to drop which is color coded for its quality: White for the common, green for uncommon, blue for rare and purple for legendary. The issue was that just because a rare blue orb dropped, you did not always receive a rare item from it. When you took it to the Cryptarch for unlocking, he could just as easily give you the less desirable green variety. The 1.02 Destiny patch fixes it so that the loot that is unlocked will always be the same, if not better, as the color of the drop. In other words, a rare blue loot drop, will always contain a piece of rare armor or a rare weapon.

The companion app for Destiny also received a much needed overhaul. On the official Bungie news posts it is stated that the changes include much easier navigation of the exposition heavy Grimoire cards the play unlocks throughout the game. Raid progress is also listed for weekly status. The biggest change to the Destiny companion comes in the department of help and support. Forum topics that have been addressed by an official Mentor or Bungie employee will now display a badge indicating the topic has received some sort of official attention.

The complete list of changes in the Destiny 1.02 patch and the Destiny companion app are listed below for easy reference:

Destiny 1.02 Patch Notes:

Cryptarch

Legendary (purple) engrams will always produce a Legendary quality item or higher
Note: Legendary engrams that exist in your inventory will change to Rare quality items when the patch is applied. However, decoding these engrams will still produce the same results as before
Rare (blue) engrams will always produce a Rare quality item or higher
Chance for Legendary gear increased
Materials: Ascendant Shards and Ascendant Energy promoted to Legendary quality (from Rare quality)
Rewards

Rare (Blue) and Legendary (Purple) Engram drops added to the potential rewards for:
Vanguard: Tiger Strike Playlist
Daily Heroic Missions (first time per day)
Weekly Heroic Missions (first time per week)
Known issues
When selecting a higher difficulty for daily missions, XP Bonus not show in the reward display
You will still get the XP bonus, you just won’t see it in the UI
Crucible

Reduced time limit on Bastion and First Light in Control and Clash from 15 to 12 minutes, bringing them in line with non-vehicle maps in those playlists
Lowered weighting on Bastion and First Light in Control and Clash so they appear less often in those playlists
Destiny Companion App Update:

Major Changes:

Grimoire Update: It is easier to review cards and see your in-game bonus progress
Help section has been updated to make it easier to search for articles and browse for newly resolved issues
Notable Fixes:

Clan names now appear in game for accounts set to private on Bungie.net
Raid Advisor now shows weekly boss progress
Forum topics replied to by a Mentor or Bungie Employee now display a badge
Page loading in Internet Explorer is no longer slow for AJAX pages
Sign-in will keep you on the page you were browsing
Group Probation message displays the appropriate times
Team scores are available for team-based games
The Tower will now more correctly indicate vendors with whom you have business

[JBHuskers]

FINALLY I get a rare sniper!

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[bdoughty]

FINALLY I get a rare sniper!

Congrats. Will have to stick with my Legendary Sniper. :P

http://i.imgur.com/kb9mBhR.png

Impact is low on all Legendary snipers but it can one shot pretty much anything not a boss or shielded. Also precision shot causes target to explode. :nod:

[JBHuskers]

I was on my best k/d streak over several games of Control when it freezes on the load screen. Ugh!

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[bdoughty]

Honest Game Trailers


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUIvhQPPCRg&list=UUJ2ZDzMRgSrxmwphstrm8Ww



So join me on the bandwagon as everyone bitches and moans about a game we still can't stop playing. Staring:..... (I wont spoil it but it had me in laughing out loud.)

:D Probably the best take on the game I have seen.

[JBHuskers]

There is a rumor that Bungie is contemplating matchmaking for Raids. Yes, please!

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[bdoughty]

There is a rumor that Bungie is contemplating matchmaking for Raids. Yes, please!

Raids could be tough to impossible with matchmaking. If you have multiple people with no headsets and end up with six people that have never been on a Raid you will not make it past the second section. I can see why on the Raids they have been very cautious about this, now that I have gone through most of one. There is so much more to it than just killing stuff and there is absolutely no handholding or directions on what to do or where to go.

[I OU a Beatn]

Honestly, the whole "no matchmaking on certain events" thing is just stupid. It should have been there at launch. Just like there's no matchmaking on the weekly heroic/nightfall strike because you need to "coordinate." I've beaten both solo, so I'm just assuming that they think their game requires a lot more skill than it actually does. I have zero doubt in my mind that with 6 randoms, people will be able to clear the Raid.

The only issue would arise from people quitting early.

Anyway, got my 3rd character up to level 20+ yesterday so I'm finally done leveling. It is so monotonous. But now that I've put in the time for that, I'll just have to find some legendary gear for my 2 backup characters, and then I'll be able to roll through the weekly heroic strikes on level 28 for a cool 27 strange coins each week.

Iron Banner is also this week. Seriously, though, don't even bother if you're not level 27+ and have the Suros Regime.

[JBHuskers]

Just need to grab a couple hundred more points to get to New Monarchy level 2 and grab some legendary gauntlets or chest armor to bump me up to 26. Got a legendary engram last night, but it was for a Hunter not a Warlock so to the depository it went.

[bdoughty]

I have zero doubt in my mind that with 6 randoms, people will be able to clear the Raid.

Have you beaten the Raid yet? If so I have no idea how you could have zero doubt. I have beaten the Heroic strikes solo but the Raid is a completely different monster. Guess I should try the Nightfall by myself but those shields, so many shields.

[I OU a Beatn]

Have you beaten the Raid yet? If so I have no idea how you could have zero doubt. I have beaten the Heroic strikes solo but the Raid is a completely different monster. Guess I should try the Nightfall by myself but those shields, so many shields.

I have not even attempted a raid yet nor will I until they add matchmaking. The game isn't hard at all, they just make it monotonous by requiring you to pump multiple clips of ammo into enemies.

Like I said, they have said matchmaking wasn't added to the harder events because people need to team up and coordinate to beat them. I've beaten the nightfall missions, the 2nd hardest thing in the game behind the raids supposedly, solo. I have almost no doubt whatsoever that if you got 3 good players together they could take down the raid themselves. I've seen a few people beat the raid that I know aren't very good FPS players from playing with them before.

The only reason more people aren't beating it is the fact there's no matchmaking and you need 6 people.

[bdoughty]

Until you actually play the raid you really can't understand where I am coming from. The original group that beat it took something like 10+ hours. They had no idea what to do and where to go and most importantly why they were all dying. The actual fighting is not the difficult part, it's figuring out what to do and how to do it properly. It is not the same game as a nightmare strike, etc. I have seen a group of three beat it but they were experienced with the Vault. The problem with matchmaking is if you get stuck with 6 first timers, you are screwed. Throw in a lack of people wearing headsets and you are doubly screwed. The only way matchmaking would even come close to working is to always have one member in the group that has beaten the Vault. You keep referring to skill but teams can get by with a couple average players, that know what they are doing.

[I OU a Beatn]

By now, there's videos and tutorials on just about every part of the Raid, so not knowing what to do should not be an issue. The only issues that would arise would be people potentially quitting and the inability to communicate with people unless they're in your party or fire team. As far as I know, that's something that's being worked on, so I figure when they get voice chat working, we'll get matchmaking for Raids.

[JBHuskers]

Held my own for a while in the Iron Banner before going on a terrible streak and ending at a 0.60 k/d.

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[bdoughty]

By now, there's videos and tutorials on just about every part of the Raid, so not knowing what to do should not be an issue. The only issues that would arise would be people potentially quitting and the inability to communicate with people unless they're in your party or fire team. As far as I know, that's something that's being worked on, so I figure when they get voice chat working, we'll get matchmaking for Raids.

Once again, the problem I continue to repeat is that matchmaking does not guarantee 6 players wearing headsets. I have played in hundreds of strikes through matchmaking and not once have I talked to another player. The only time I wear a headset is in the Raid, since we go into a party chat. Also. the majority of people will not have watched those videos about eery part of the raid. I was in our raid group last night and brought up matchmaking and they all laughed at the thought of it working, especially the last section.

[I OU a Beatn]

Once again, the problem I continue to repeat is that matchmaking does not guarantee 6 players wearing headsets. I have played in hundreds of strikes through matchmaking and not once have I talked to another player. The only time I wear a headset is in the Raid, since we go into a party chat. Also. the majority of people will not have watched those videos about eery part of the raid. I was in our raid group last night and brought up matchmaking and they all laughed at the thought of it working, especially the last section.

They can laugh at the idea all they want, but here's a 100% fact:

The reason that they're considering adding matchmaking in the first place is the fact that random people have been meeting up in the Tower and COMPLETING the Raid. As long as you have a few level 28+ players and at least 1 or 2 players who know what they're doing, it's not going to be some monumental task. If people can beat the Nightfall missions solo (did it myself with this week's one as well), I don't think it's impossible for a group of 6 to take down a Raid. I realize a lot of the Raid is knowing what to do, but people will figure it out.

Also, you haven't been hearing anyone on Strikes because you can only chat with people in your fire team. People match made to you in Strikes are not in your fire team, so voice chat is not possible with them unless you invite them to a party. The same goes in Crucible and every other mode - you can only chat with people in your actual fire team, not your match made teammates. I'm pretty sure I've read that they're FOR SURE going to enable this ability later on, which is when I'm guessing Raids will probably get matchmaking.


Held my own for a while in the Iron Banner before going on a terrible streak and ending at a 0.60 k/d.

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The Iron Banner is a joke. Damage bonuses and everything else level related are NOT applied like Bungie said they are. People already have done tests on this. A guy shot some level 28 in the head and received 24 damage per head shot. He then used the same gun to shoot a level 17, and got the same 24 damage per head shot. It's truly a joke how much shit doesn't work in this game.

[bdoughty]

They can laugh at the idea all they want, but here's a 100% fact:

The reason that they're considering adding matchmaking in the first place is the fact that random people have been meeting up in the Tower and COMPLETING the Raid. As long as you have a few level 28+ players and at least 1 or 2 players who know what they're doing, it's not going to be some monumental task.

We can do this till the cows go home but one of us has been in a Raid party, the other has not. The three times I was recruited in the tower to join a raid, it was a prerequisite that I had headphones on.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxmZ3Vscamo


I will gladly continue this conversation once you have actually joined a Raid.

[I OU a Beatn]

Hence why I said that "once we get voice communication outside of fire teams, we'll get matchmaking in Raids." I actually think I said that twice. That was never the argument. The argument is that it's ridiculous to think that 6 people who don't know each other can't beat the Raid. And that's exactly what it is - ridiculous, which is why they're looking into adding matchmaking.

Like I said, as soon as we can voice chat outside of fire teams, there's no doubt in my mind that we'll get matchmaking for Raids.

[I OU a Beatn]

Alright, beat it. I don't even think it took 2 hours from a fresh run. My opinion on at least the regular mode (not hard mode) remains unchanged. With at least 1 person who knows how to do things/where to go, it's absolutely beatable with randoms as long as they can communicate. The only thing that's remotely challenging about it is knowing where to go and what to do. The combat itself is no harder than any of the heroic/nightfall strikes, IMO.

Once they add voice communication to non fire teams, I still think we'll see matchmaking in Raids.

Also, only got the Chatterwhite shader and some shards off the final boss. That sucks.

[bdoughty]

he only thing that's remotely challenging about it is knowing where to go and what to do.

What I have been saying for some time. It was never about the gunplay. You obvious played with people who knew what they were doing, otherwise it would have taken you far longer than 2 hours. Of course, if you have matchmaking and half the team does not own or use headsets with mics. you obviously can see where I was going. Especially the last part where you are calling out the planet you are on so the gate can be opened. Who is covering which side, etc, etc.

[I OU a Beatn]

What I have been saying for some time. It was never about the gunplay. You obvious played with people who knew what they were doing, otherwise it would have taken you far longer than 2 hours. Of course, if you have matchmaking and half the team does not own or use headsets with mics. you obviously can see where I was going. Especially the last part where you are calling out the planet you are on so the gate can be opened. Who is covering which side, etc, etc.

I don't think I ever disagreed with that. There is absolutely no way in hell it can be done without everyone having mics. So if Bungie does add matchmaking, perhaps they could require that you have a headset plugged in before you're able to enter matchmaking for Raids.

I'd say the chances that at least 1/6 knows what to do would be relatively decent, so the only thing I see holding back Raids are not everyone having a mic or if people started quitting. The group I played with definitely knew what they were doing and I was able to kill stuff super fast with my weapons, so that probably helped cut the time down. If we hadn't messed up at the end a few times, we probably would have been in around the 60-90 minute mark for completion.

Anyway, I do see the point about randoms without mics. However, I still feel it's more than beatable if everyone has mics, is willing to communicate, and there's at least one person who knows what needs to be done.

Didn't notice during the Raid but I also received the Universal Remote, which I was telling my friend about the other day. Nothing like having a shotgun that has that kind of range. :D

[bdoughty]

Anyway, I do see the point about randoms without mics. However, I still feel it's more than beatable if everyone has mics, is willing to communicate, and there's at least one person who knows what needs to be done.



We can now sort of agree to agree. Though it will not be easy to get those six people through matchmaking and it only takes one to screw it all up. At least you have run through it and see that it is not something straightforward like a strike.

[SmoothPancakes]

You can do them with less than 6. ;)

http://www.vg247.com/2014/10/09/destinys-vault-of-glass-beaten-by-just-two-guardians/

[bdoughty]

You can do them with less than 6. ;)

http://www.vg247.com/2014/10/09/destinys-vault-of-glass-beaten-by-just-two-guardians/

That is some serious skill. We struggle when we are down to five players.

[SmoothPancakes]

That is some serious skill. We struggle when we are down to five players.

I don't know how hard it is as I haven't bought Destiny yet (or really, more like I haven't made up mind to decide if it's worth my money or not), but I can tell that is definitely impressive that just two people were able to beat it.

Now just to wait a week for the video of one of them doing it by themselves. :D

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[I OU a Beatn]

I honestly don't even know how they got the initial doors open, because there's 3 plates you have to defend from waves of enemies. I could see 3 people, but 2 is just :D.

[bdoughty]

I honestly don't even know how they got the initial doors open, because there's 3 plates you have to defend from waves of enemies. I could see 3 people, but 2 is just :D.

I watched a little of the video and the guy they showed never even went to the middle plate. Either the other guy handled both or they know some way to keep enemies from spawning over there. He did show off his character and he had 15+ Legendary/Exotic armor and weapons fully upgraded. One of each gun, 4 helmets (3 Exotic). Safe to say he has sunk some serious time into playing Destiny. I still need 12 more shards to completely upgrade my armor, hoping that will bring me to lvl 29.

[I OU a Beatn]

I have a ton of shards, but I don't want to upgrade my chest, gauntlets, or boots because I have no plans of keeping them. If I leveled everything up right now, I'd easily hit 29. I was hoping to get at least one piece of Raid gear last night, but alas...

[bdoughty]

I have a ton of shards, but I don't want to upgrade my chest, gauntlets, or boots because I have no plans of keeping them. If I leveled everything up right now, I'd easily hit 29. I was hoping to get at least one piece of Raid gear last night, but alas...

What are you playing as? I am a Titan Female Striker but have been considering trying out the Warlock.

[I OU a Beatn]

I actually deleted my original character, which was a Titan maxed out on both Striker and Defender. I'm now using:

-Level 27/28 Titan Female Striker (just maxed out Striker so going to work on Defender as it's better for PVE)
-Level 23 Female Hunter Gunslinger
-Level 22 Female Warlock Sunsinger

I had a level 28 Male Titan that I initially created but I ended up deleting him. I use the Titan for 99% of my time playing but the other classes are cool, too.

I'd say the Hunter is probably the best for the Crucible simply because both of the Hunter classes have really overpowered Supers. Gunslinger is basically a guaranteed 3 kills if you can aim (4 if you have the Exotic helmet that gives you an extra shot) and Bladedancer is the most overpowered super in the entire game, IMO.

I've spent the least amount of time on my Warlock, however, it's probably up there with Titan Defender for most useful during PVE because of it's super being able to self revive, which is just indescribably good during things like Nightfall or Raids.

I'd like to get all 3 around 27 or 28 so that I can do the weekly heroic and get 9 strange coins for each of them, guaranteeing me at least 27 per week. It'll be awhile, but I'll get there eventually.

[bdoughty]

I tried to run with Warlock but after a couple levels, having to regurgitate the story line again, it got deleted. My Titan is just fine and I really need to start playing some of my other games. Last night, after the Warlock experience, I decided to do some strikes. Generally I tend to be the top in kills, because while the others are blasting away at spongebob strike boss, I am defending them from the swarms. Team player and such. So what do I get for my effort last night? The RNG in the bunghole. Nothing new but last night it was like Bungie stuck it in as far as it could go. Did around 10 or so strikes (lvl 24) since it is the hardest with matchmaking. In that playtime 3 different people got a Legendary engram, all three had the lowest kill/assist rate. If that was not enough I upgrade the cryptarch twice and the postmaster of disaster gives me 3 rare engrams each time. Turned in well over 30 engrams and all I got were rare items and a couple motes of light. Not a single strange coin so I would at least buy something Exotic this weekend. The final straw was completing a public event, going back to the postmaster general and getting a mote of light instead of shard/energy.

Kicking the Destiny habit is harder than quitting dipping.

[I OU a Beatn]

Xur is selling the Ice Breaker exotic sniper rifle for 17 strange coins this weekend. I had plenty, so I figured why not. Completely maxed out range + constantly regenerating 6 round clip (you never have to pick up ammo, it regenerates a round every 6 seconds) piqued my interest.

:D

People are literally going to be blasting through nightfall missions solo with this thing, especially upgraded. It's ridiculous how overpowered this thing is. I'd imagine those oracles on the Raid are going to be much easier to deal with as well. Possibly the single best gun for PvE (I haven't tried it in the Crucible yet). Well worth the 17 strange coins.

[JBHuskers]

I need to start fishing for more strange coins :D

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[JBHuskers]

Just got my first exotic bounty.

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[bdoughty]

Xur is selling the Ice Breaker exotic sniper rifle for 17 strange coins this weekend. I had plenty, so I figured why not. Completely maxed out range + constantly regenerating 6 round clip (you never have to pick up ammo, it regenerates a round every 6 seconds) piqued my interest.

:D

People are literally going to be blasting through nightfall missions solo with this thing, especially upgraded. It's ridiculous how overpowered this thing is. I'd imagine those oracles on the Raid are going to be much easier to deal with as well. Possibly the single best gun for PvE (I haven't tried it in the Crucible yet). Well worth the 17 strange coins.


I wonder if Xur has a layaway plan? Need more coins.

[bdoughty]

Just got my first exotic bounty.

Fortunately you like to play PvP. Twice I have gotten them only to quit once you hit the point they send you over to the Crucible for some task I could never accomplish. Such a tease because you think you are getting an Exotic after the first and second task, nope.

[JBHuskers]

Fortunately you like to play PvP. Twice I have gotten them only to quit once you hit the point they send you over to the Crucible for some task I could never accomplish. Such a tease because you think you are getting an Exotic after the first and second task, nope.
This one doesn't require the Crucible.

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[JBHuskers]

http://www.destinygamewiki.com/wiki/Charged_Exotic_Weapon_Core

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[bdoughty]

http://www.destinygamewiki.com/wiki/Charged_Exotic_Weapon_Core

I should have gone to the internet before I picked from the three options on both occasions. That one sounds easy, depending on if there are any variables for the Nightfall strike. Dying somehow affected your total in the Crucible tasks but have no idea how since I knew I could never beat it.

Not to mention the Fusion rifle is my go-to gun.

[JBHuskers]

Pretty quick until needing to dismantle 10 rare or better fusion rifles.

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[I OU a Beatn]

I should have gone to the internet before I picked from the three options on both occasions. That one sounds easy, depending on if there are any variables for the Nightfall strike. Dying somehow affected your total in the Crucible tasks but have no idea how since I knew I could never beat it.

Not to mention the Fusion rifle is my go-to gun.

It's not too bad, but it's a HUGE grind. You have to dismantle 10 rare fusion rifles and then you have to keep another really good one on hand for the 200 kills with a fusion rifle in the nightfall strike. It's a huge pain in the ass. I basically killed the same 20 minions at the beginning, went back to orbit, then did it again, etc...

However, it's totally worth it. The Pocket Infinity in full auto just destroys groups of enemies.

Also, Bungie basically admitted that there's basically no difference between a level 5 and a level 30 in the Iron Banner, even though it's supposed to take all those advantages into account. A level 5 player with a level 5 weapon has the SAME time to kill as a level 30 with a fully leveled Suros Regime, for example.

Bungie's excuse? They want "everyone to be able to enjoy Iron Banner." By that logic, there should be low level Raids so that everyone can experience that, right?

They are so off balance on everything.

[bdoughty]

I did the impossible, for me at least, being an average FPS at best. Beat the Weekly Heroic Strike on lvl 28 so I could get those 9 coins that would let me purchase the Ice Breaker. To make it even harder I scrapped my Legendary Sniper Rifle a few days ago for the shards. Had to take like two hours and the boss a good 30 minutes. Doing it solo you have to find the right spots where you will not get attacked by groups and on the last boss hoping he would not spawn right next to me, along with a couple enemies. A few close calls but damn was it a good feeling when he finally went down.

The Ice Breaker was well worth the time. Once it is upgraded it will be a scary good, as it is already a great sniper from the start. You not only have the regeneration, there is a mulligan option for a chance to get a bullet back with a miss and down the line explosive damage. I am not good enough to use a sniper outside of the slow moving bosses/enemies and of course the cabal but that is enough for me.

[I OU a Beatn]

Cleared the Nightfall on my level 25 alt with it last night. :D

[bdoughty]

Nightfall is too much pressure for me. I got half way through this weeks and then pulled a dumbass move of trying to make it past a bunch of enemies on one of their little scooters, without using the gun. Forgot that when you died it you head back to orbit. :fp:

[I OU a Beatn]

Cheesed Atheon on Hard last night and got a raid helmet for my Warlock. While I'll take it, I'm really only hoping for one thing - the one thing I'm sure everyone else is hoping for. Oh well. I think I'm going to try for it again tonight with my Titan, only thing is I'm not sure you can knock his ass off the ledge with a Titan.

[bdoughty]

Finally beat Nightfall, though it took having another player to beat the boss. Have no clue how you beat him by yourself? I did it on my first try on Weekly Heroic but was getting slaughtered on Nightfall until I got someone with the shield.

[I OU a Beatn]

Finally beat Nightfall, though it took having another player to beat the boss. Have no clue how you beat him by yourself? I did it on my first try on Weekly Heroic but was getting slaughtered on Nightfall until I got someone with the shield.

You can get under the platform on the top left part of the map and shoot him. He can still hit you, but there's spots you can go under there to recover where he can't hit you.

Too bad you're on PS4. I'm trying to find a group to raid with on my alt. Completed 1 regular raid and 1 hard raid so far this week and I've only got the Universal Remote, shaders, raid helmet for my warlock, and a bunch of shards.

[bdoughty]

You can get under the platform on the top left part of the map and shoot him. He can still hit you, but there's spots you can go under there to recover where he can't hit you.

Too bad you're on PS4. I'm trying to find a group to raid with on my alt. Completed 1 regular raid and 1 hard raid so far this week and I've only got the Universal Remote, shaders, raid helmet for my warlock, and a bunch of shards.

Ahh, will check that out next time. I just hid at the entrance as you have some space to jump back and avoid damage. Would run around the corner, use grenade and a couple shots and sprint back to safety. Nightfall hurt that because of the extra damage his minions would deal out and could not get back in time.

I am Raided out. Would prefer to do strikes and the daily/weekly stuff. I did completely upgrade my armor and it left me at the high end of 28 and that is fine. Working on getting coins for more exotics and upgrading Ice Breaker.

[JBHuskers]

Joined a few guys for the final boss of Vault Of Glass. Damn! That was my first time doing it. We couldn't beat it. I did just pull an exotic machine gun from the Iron Banner though.

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[bdoughty]

Joined a few guys for the final boss of Vault Of Glass. Damn! That was my first time doing it. We couldn't beat it. I did just pull an exotic machine gun from the Iron Banner though.

Now that is throwing yourself to the Lions. Congrats on the Exotic.

[JBHuskers]

Now that is throwing yourself to the Lions. Congrats on the Exotic.

Thanks. The machine gun is something I don't use much, as I prefer the rocket launcher in the Crucible, but I'll have to give it a try now.

Just crossed over to level 27 last night.

[I OU a Beatn]

Thanks. The machine gun is something I don't use much, as I prefer the rocket launcher in the Crucible, but I'll have to give it a try now.

Just crossed over to level 27 last night.

Best kept secret in the Crucible. You might get 3 kills with a rocket launcher if you're lucky. You can get WAY more with a machine gun. You will win literally any gun battle against anything other than another machine gun, and your only worry should be staying away from rocket launchers and supers.

[I OU a Beatn]

Finally, finally, FINALLY got the Vex Mythoclast. I wish I would've gotten it before the patch that dropped it's damage by 34% this morning, but hey, it still rips right through everything so it'll probably replace my Suros as my go to weapon. It's ridiculous that a weapon like this even exists in a game like this. :D

[JBHuskers]

Best kept secret in the Crucible. You might get 3 kills with a rocket launcher if you're lucky. You can get WAY more with a machine gun. You will win literally any gun battle against anything other than another machine gun, and your only worry should be staying away from rocket launchers and supers.
Then I'll give it a whirl :up:

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[JBHuskers]

Is there any worth to dismantling an exotic weapon?

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[I OU a Beatn]

Same as Legendary weapons - you get Ascendant Energy (which is used for the latter upgrades of legendary and exotic weapons).

[JBHuskers]

Same as Legendary weapons - you get Ascendant Energy (which is used for the latter upgrades of legendary and exotic weapons).
And ascendant shards from dismantling legendary and exotic armor?

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[I OU a Beatn]

Yep. Energy is much harder for me to come by personally, so I usually dismantle the weapons I have no intention of using. I've heard it's the other way around for some people - they get tons of energy and hardly any shards. I have 70+ shards and 18 energy.

[JBHuskers]

Yeah right now shards are more rare for me.

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[I OU a Beatn]

Yeah right now shards are more rare for me.

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Make sure you're doing at least one Public Event per day. You get a reward every day you do one, and it's usually Energy or Shards. Earth is the best for it. Mothyards has one at xx:00 and xx:30, while the Divide has them at xx:15 and xx:45 pretty much 100% of the time.

Events REALLY help you get those materials for legendary upgrades. So do the daily story missions on level 26 and 28.

[JBHuskers]

Make sure you're doing at least one Public Event per day. You get a reward every day you do one, and it's usually Energy or Shards. Earth is the best for it. Mothyards has one at xx:00 and xx:30, while the Divide has them at xx:15 and xx:45 pretty much 100% of the time.

Events REALLY help you get those materials for legendary upgrades. So do the daily story missions on level 26 and 28.
You're right about the exotic machine gun. I'm tearing people up.

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[JBHuskers]

I gave up on the exotic Hand Cannon bounty. No way I'll get 500 marks in the Crucible when you get 5 for a kill and -2 for every death. I play too balls to the wall on Control to get traction there.

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[bdoughty]

Finally, finally, FINALLY got the Vex Mythoclast. I wish I would've gotten it before the patch that dropped it's damage by 34% this morning, but hey, it still rips right through everything so it'll probably replace my Suros as my go to weapon. It's ridiculous that a weapon like this even exists in a game like this. :D

I would kill for the Vex Mythoclast, Fusion rifle is my favorite gun. Just not willing to mess with the Raid on hard or on normal for that matter. ;)

[I OU a Beatn]

You're right about the exotic machine gun. I'm tearing people up.

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It's the secret to the Crucible. If I get heavy ammo and can avoid rocket launchers, I'm taking out 6+ people virtually every time. There isn't a single regular gun on the game that can beat a machine gun in a gun battle.


I would kill for the Vex Mythoclast, Fusion rifle is my favorite gun. Just not willing to mess with the Raid on hard or on normal for that matter. ;)

Yeah, it's pretty nice. It's not really a fusion rifle, though...it's basically an auto rifle like the Suros Regime. I mean, I guess it's technically a fusion rifle, but it definitely doesn't act like one with the kind of range and firing rate it his.

I can only imagine how it was before they patched it yesterday. They did a 41% overall damage reduction to it and 34% after kill damage reduction (it does more damage after you get a kill with it), and with the way I'm mowing down people now after the patch, I can only image how LOL worthy it was before.

[JBHuskers]

Awww yeah!

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y389/JBHuskers/IMG_20141014_224611_zpsfqqzkawb.jpg

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[bdoughty]

Finally beat the weekly nightfall by myself thanks to many good hiding spaces, patience and Ice Breaker. The only knock I have so far is I unlocked the Ice Breaker perk and it really does not seem that noticeable.

Xur is in the Hanger

http://www.idigitaltimes.com/destiny-xur-location-and-exotic-item-list-weekend-october-17-390488

Exotic chest armor that gives me a second grenade? Why thank you Xur, I think I will.

Edit: Went ahead and picked up "Truth" as I have never used a rocket launcher in Destiny. It is quite powerful to say the least

[JBHuskers]

How much is the armor?

[bdoughty]

How much is the armor?

13 Strange Coins. There is also an option for an exotic chest engram for 23 motes of light. Of course you have no idea what you are going to get and if it will be for your class.

[JBHuskers]

13 Strange Coins. There is also an option for an exotic chest engram for 23 motes of light. Of course you have no idea what you are going to get and if it will be for your class.

AHH I have 9 Strange Coins

[I OU a Beatn]

I was really hoping for The Last Word, but alas, not there. That thing is virtually impossible to get from a drop, too, so my best hope is that he has it next week.

[bdoughty]

AHH I have 9 Strange Coins

If you do the Weekly Heroic Strike and bump the difficulty a bit you will get 6 coins. Really easy this week as it is on Earth. If you are interested in running through it and need some help just let me know.

[JBHuskers]

I'll have to give it a whirl Saturday. Does he leave late Saturday?

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[bdoughty]

I'll have to give it a whirl Saturday. Does he leave late Saturday?

Sunday morning 5:00 Eastern.

[JBHuskers]

Sunday morning 5:00 Eastern.
Thanks. That asshole needs to work more days. :D

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[I OU a Beatn]

I wouldn't worry too much about it honestly. That armor doesn't give you the same benefits as one of the exotic helmets for the Titan would, so you're better off waiting for one of them to show up. Unless, of course, you like chucking grenades everywhere. However, since the Titan doesn't have a perk like the Warlock/Hunter that allows you to SPAWN with grenade energy, it's kind of pointless, IMO.

The Warlock has a perk in it's skill tree that allows you to have 2 grenades. The one exotic armor piece for the Warlock allows you to spawn with all grenade energy, so you're basically spawning with 2 grenades every time. Grenade Spam City.

Also, thinking about picking this up on PS4 since I only have the one friend to play with on Xbox One. You guys still going to play it for awhile? Anyone raiding at all?

[JBHuskers]

I'd raid with you. I still play a ton. Not planning on slowing down.

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[bdoughty]

I wouldn't worry too much about it honestly. That armor doesn't give you the same benefits as one of the exotic helmets for the Titan would, so you're better off waiting for one of them to show up. Unless, of course, you like chucking grenades everywhere. However, since the Titan doesn't have a perk like the Warlock/Hunter that allows you to SPAWN with grenade energy, it's kind of pointless, IMO.

The Warlock has a perk in it's skill tree that allows you to have 2 grenades. The one exotic armor piece for the Warlock allows you to spawn with all grenade energy, so you're basically spawning with 2 grenades every time. Grenade Spam City.

Also, thinking about picking this up on PS4 since I only have the one friend to play with on Xbox One. You guys still going to play it for awhile? Anyone raiding at all?


What would the Exotic Helmet give you that is better? I have yet to run across one. Most Titans pick the Exotic Chest Armor, the extra grenade is great but it also gives you extra ammo for super and heavy weapons (no restrictions on the type of weapon used). I now have 7 capacity for Rocket Launcher and 88 capcity for machine gun. My Legenday did Fusion specifically so it is the same amount 30. Titans play up close and personal so an extra grenade will get me out of binds.

I would raid with you if you picked up the PS4 version. I still have yet to finish one. Still prefer to do Strikes so we could run some Heroic/Nightfalls also.

[I OU a Beatn]

What would the Exotic Helmet give you that is better? I have yet to run across one. Most Titans pick the Exotic Chest Armor, the extra grenade is great but it also gives you extra ammo for super and heavy weapons (no restrictions on the type of weapon used). I now have 7 capacity for Rocket Launcher and 88 capcity for machine gun. My Legenday did Fusion specifically so it is the same amount 30. Titans play up close and personal so an extra grenade will get me out of binds.

I would raid with you if you picked up the PS4 version. I still have yet to finish one. Still prefer to do Strikes so we could run some Heroic/Nightfalls also.

Helm of the Saint is invaluable for a defender. Melee attack speed is increased and you gain additional super energy from non-Guardians, so you'll build your Super faster during Raids and Strikes. Mainly, though, it blinds anyone who enters your bubble, which is invaluable in the Crucible and against things like Captains that charge your ass.

I don't remember what the other two do, but I know the Helm of Inmost Light provides 2 skills in the Titan skill tree so that you're free to pick something else and get all 3 benefits.

And the Insurmountable Skullfort is just bad ass looking. I can't even remember what it does.

Picked it up on PS4. This shit has exclusive gear and strikes? What the hell. I'm sure I read about that before, but I must have forgotten. I'll be so glad when this exclusive content shit dies and dies permanently.

[bdoughty]

Pssh. Defenders. I don't need no stinking bubble. Strikers 4 life yo! Honestly even when a defender is in my group I never use their bubbles. Can't shoot from inside them. Look like an idiot running in and out of them just to do damage. This is one area where I prefer Borderland 2 specials. Tuuuuuuurrets!

If JB is a badass Striker like me, stick to the Exotic Chest Armor for more ammo, to kill more things. Which is why you are playing a FPS, to kill stuff with a gun. ;)

Otherwise...

http://i.imgur.com/bcNgbVI.gif

[I OU a Beatn]

Pssh. Defenders. I don't need no stinking bubble. Strikers 4 life yo! Honestly even when a defender is in my group I never use their bubbles. Can't shoot from inside them. Look like an idiot running in and out of them just to do damage. This is one area where I prefer Borderland 2 specials. Tuuuuuuurrets!

That may be true, but the bubble isn't just there to protect you from damage. :D

If the Defender has the "Weapons of Light" perk chosen in his skill tree(and anyone who is raiding or striking should), anyone who enters the bubble gets a temporary 25% damage bonus, 35% if they've got "Illuminated" chosen in the final skill tree. It's absolutely invaluable on boss battles.

[bdoughty]

You realize we could argue this on and on. It is all in the playstyle and we all vary. I prefer my bonuses of extra ammo and two grenades. Let me know when you have leveled up enough that we can go out and kill things together. If you go with a defender, I promise to visit your bubble at least once.

[I OU a Beatn]

You realize we could argue this on and on. It is all in the playstyle and we all vary. I prefer my bonuses of extra ammo and two grenades. Let me know when you have leveled up enough that we can go out and kill things together. If you go with a defender, I promise to visit your bubble at least once.

No no no, I'm not arguing. It's all preference as far as I'm concerned. I'm saying that if you've got a Titan on your team and he drops a bubble, just walk through it and enjoy the bonus damage!

[JBHuskers]

I'm a Warlock so I couldn't get the extra grenade armor, but got enough Strange Coins to get some Exotic Armor today.

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[steelerfan]

Warlock...Strange Coins...Exotic Armor

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/18/7d3f369a1a1c19ff69be16e13470532a.jpg

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[JBHuskers]

Damn fucking right.

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[I OU a Beatn]

All 3 characters at level 20, now just need to get some purple shit so I can do the weekly stuff. If Xur has the Last Word this weekend and I don't have enough strange coins...:bang:

[JBHuskers]

Got your invites bdoughty as I have the PlayStation app, not going to be around until after 10 central.

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[bdoughty]

Had fun last night, we need to pick a date/time where we can finish the Raid.

[JBHuskers]

Had fun last night, we need to pick a date/time where we can finish the Raid.

Definitely. Probably tonight or tomorrow. I know Friday and Saturday are out.

[GatorfanStovy]

Finally playing some Destiny its really good. Dunno why I haven't sooner lol. rented the game and enjoying it.

[JBHuskers]

Had fun last night, we need to pick a date/time where we can finish the Raid.

Yeah, I'll be around tonight.

[bdoughty]

Yeah, I'll be around tonight.

Great, I really want to finish this for once.

[JBHuskers]

Great, I really want to finish this for once.
Ditto. Will we is another story :D I'll be on after the hockey game around 8 probably.

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[bdoughty]

We can only hope it goes better than the Nightfall. :blush: Will look for you around 8.

[JBHuskers]

We can only hope it goes better than the Nightfall. :blush: Will look for you around 8.
Actually around 9. Thought the game started at 6, but not til 7.

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[JBHuskers]

I'm on now but with the sound off while I farm stuff for my armor :D

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[bdoughty]

Thanks for getting Er1cson in on the Raid, really nice guy and did a great job. We ran the Nightfall with ResEvilfan and after that did it again to help out H3ADSHOT. Also solved the mystery of why H3adshot has no h3adphones. He is from Leeds, England and it has to be a communications/bandwith issue. Also explains why he was not able to join the party just so he could listen in.

We all talked about Raiding again tomorrow night at 9:00 Central.

[JBHuskers]

Thanks for getting Er1cson in on the Raid, really nice guy and did a great job. We ran the Nightfall with ResEvilfan and after that did it again to help out H3ADSHOT. Also solved the mystery of why H3adshot has no h3adphones. He is from Leeds, England and it has to be a communications/bandwith issue. Also explains why he was not able to join the party just so he could listen in.

We all talked about Raiding again tomorrow night at 9:00 Central.

I'll be on at around 5:30 central until the NFL game starts, then I'm going to play my OD and CFM games while watching that game.

[I OU a Beatn]

Anyone around level 28/29 that would be willing to walk my character (only level 25) through the Level 28 Weekly Heroic so I can get the strange coins? It certainly would progress my ranking up faster, as I could get the Suros, which Xur is selling again. I'll be next to useless, but I do have a fire Rocket Launcher that will help with the wizards.

[bdoughty]

Anyone around level 28/29 that would be willing to walk my character (only level 25) through the Level 28 Weekly Heroic so I can get the strange coins? It certainly would progress my ranking up faster, as I could get the Suros, which Xur is selling again. I'll be next to useless, but I do have a fire Rocket Launcher that will help with the wizards.

Already beat the Weekly Heroic (28) and Nightfall so I should have no problem leading you to those coins. Just let me know when you want to run it. It is nice to have three so I can get another person. Would say JB but he mentioned that he might not be able to play the next two days?

Finally beat the Raid but no raid gear, just a crappy Legendary weapon. A big letdown but that White shader looks really good.

Just bought the Suros Regime because of all the hype. It's a bit better than my GRIM III but this allows me to use Grim when using Ice Breaker. Suros the rest of the time, once I level up.

[JBHuskers]

Yeah. I'm out til Sunday night.

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[I OU a Beatn]

Started today off with 7 strange coins and saw that Xur has the Suros, so naturally I had to try for it on PS4 since it's easily the best PvP gun. Had a couple very nice players walk me through the level 28 weekly for 9 strange coins on my 25 Hunter. I ran through it on level 22 with both of my level 20 characters for 3 a piece, which left me at 22 - 1 short. Played 3 strikes and finally had a blue engram turn into a strange coin.

Hello, Suros. :nod:

[JBHuskers]

I'll be on around 3am if anyone is on late tonight.

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[I OU a Beatn]

Used 23 Motes of Light on Saturday to buy the gauntlets engram and got the exotic gauntlets for the Titan. Cool. Ran the Nightfall strike again last night on my alt and got the SAME DAMN THING. COME ON.

[bdoughty]

http://i.imgur.com/NN5ie3b.jpg

[SCClassof93]

Trying to get into this guys but I'm so tired of covering the same ground over and over. Think I'm level 7 and it is getting old.

[JBHuskers]

Not sure why, but it isn't getting old for me.

[I OU a Beatn]

Trying to get into this guys but I'm so tired of covering the same ground over and over. Think I'm level 7 and it is getting old.

If you're only level 7 and it's getting old, you have no idea what you're in for. :D

[SCClassof93]

Thanks for the encouragement guys but I need to know if this keeps running back and forth over the same ground.

[I OU a Beatn]

Thanks for the encouragement guys but I need to know if this keeps running back and forth over the same ground.

That's what I meant by my comment. The mission structure is EXACTLY the same for virtually every mission. Go here, do this, have the Ghost scan something while you kill waves of enemies, go a little further, kill a boss, level complete.

You go to different planets with different terrain, but for the most part, what you see at the very beginning is what you get. Strikes get boring after awhile, and honestly, so do Raids. It's a very, VERY repetitive game. It's truly starved for actual new content. If it didn't have the loot hooks in me, I would've been done a long time ago.

[bdoughty]

Trying to get into this guys but I'm so tired of covering the same ground over and over. Think I'm level 7 and it is getting old.

Wow, I have actually spent more days playing the game than you have leveled up.

http://i.imgur.com/vk2ktwq.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/bytyKX6.jpg

[SmoothPancakes]

That's what I meant by my comment. The mission structure is EXACTLY the same for virtually every mission. Go here, do this, have the Ghost scan something while you kill waves of enemies, go a little further, kill a boss, level complete.

You go to different planets with different terrain, but for the most part, what you see at the very beginning is what you get. Strikes get boring after awhile, and honestly, so do Raids. It's a very, VERY repetitive game. It's truly starved for actual new content. If it didn't have the loot hooks in me, I would've been done a long time ago.

Exactly why I haven't bought this game, and probably never will. I had fun during the Alpha and the Beta, but this just seems like one of those games to me that I'll play for a month and then put on the shelf, move onto another game and never play it again. I'll just save my money and use it towards on of the other games that have released or are releasing this fall that I know I'll enjoy playing for multiple months.

[cdj]

Bungie has announced Destiny's first expansion, The Dark Below, will be available on December 9 for $19.99 / £19.99 as a standalone purchase, or as part of the $34.99 / £34.99 Season pass which also offers the second expansion, House of Wolves.

The developer has also gone into details about what new content we'll be seeing to justify that purchase price. Along with the expected new weapons and armour, the Light Level cap will raise to 32 with five new bounty slots also added.

Courtesy: IGN (http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/29/destiny-the-dark-below-expansion-release-date-and-details?+main+twitter)

[JBHuskers]

I'm glad that more bounty slots are going to be added.

[bdoughty]

Well Xur was a waste this week. Yeah, same Titan Chest Armor for the third straight week. GG Bungie.

[JBHuskers]

BD, Tuesday at 10 central I can do the raid.

[bdoughty]

BD, Tuesday at 10 central I can do the raid.

I will be there in my search for the elusive level 30.

[bdoughty]

Xur has The Last Word Hand Cannon this weekend!

[JBHuskers]

I'm 9 strange coins short. Plus I'm not a hand cannon user really.

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[steelerfan]

I'm 9 strange coins short. Plus I'm not a hand cannon user really.

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I don't want to know what this means. :smh:

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[JBHuskers]

I don't want to know what this means. :smh:

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No you don't :D

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[I OU a Beatn]

I'm 9 strange coins short. Plus I'm not a hand cannon user really.

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In the Crucible, The Last Word will take a 0.5 k/d scrub to a easy 1.0+ player instantly. I'm truly glad most people aren't going to give it a chance because it's ridiculously overpowered. Keep at short/medium range and it's easy street against everything else.

[thatBuckeye]

Any of you PS4 guys add me. Buck_I_Nation. I'm a lvl 24 Warlock and also a lvl 10 Hunter.

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[bdoughty]

In the Crucible, The Last Word will take a 0.5 k/d scrub to a easy 1.0+ player instantly. I'm truly glad most people aren't going to give it a chance because it's ridiculously overpowered. Keep at short/medium range and it's easy street against everything else.

It is a great gun and still I scrapped it a day after purchasing it. Easy to see why it would be kick ass in PvP but I will stick to the Fusion Rifle, for what little Crucible I play in. I really hate the reload animation, not much of a from the hip shooter (which is a big bonus for this gun) and I just prefer to go Auto/Fusion. Did fully upgrade a scout rifle and it will serve well in the arsenal. Great distance gun for PvE and will make a another secondary gun when the Ice Breaker is in use.

Still need 2 Raid pieces to get 30. Got 10 stupid coins from the last one.

[cdj]

Update 1.03 is now live. (http://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=12398)

[JBHuskers]

Glad the bounty slots have now doubled. Now I can hold two of the exotic bounties while doing the regular ones.

[JBHuskers]

Iron Banner starts tomorrow.

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[cdj]

Iron Banner 2.0 is live (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/18/iron-man-destinys-reforged-iron-banner-2-0-goes-live/).

It's hammer-time for Destiny, now that the game's "Reforged" Iron Banner event is up and running until Monday, November 24. Hammer-time, get it? You know... forges... hammers... can't touch this? Oh, never mind.

Bungie pitched the first Iron Banner as a limited-time PVP event in which "power matters." It was designed to remove the level playing field of the regular Crucible competitive multiplayer mode. In reality, the level-enabled advantages weren't that advantageous.

This time, Bungie knowingly introduced the tweaked Iron Banner by saying, "Power. Does. Matter! (no, really)." According to the developer, players within three levels of each other will be competitive, while "players out of your league will seem like a boss."

[I OU a Beatn]

A maxed The Last Word in Iron Banner is laughable. It's not even a challenge. :D

[cdj]

The Dark Below DLC opening cinematic:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h26afnh8XZE

[JBHuskers]

There's a level 21 playing in the Iron Banner :D first round was 0.05 k/d and he's sticking around for round 2.

Using Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy S5 for shats & gaggles.

[skipwondah33]

To those who have both

This or COD?

Story modes don't really matter to me just something I can mess around with when I want to play shooter online

[I OU a Beatn]

To those who have both

This or COD?

Story modes don't really matter to me just something I can mess around with when I want to play shooter online

Call of Duty. Destiny's Crucible mode is pretty well garbage.

[skipwondah33]

Thats what I really didn't understand when I played Beta

Crucible is just online multiplayer right?

It was a bunch of insta kills when I played. Though I did like those vehicles you could get.

Thanks IOU. Now I need to find a deal for it lol

[I OU a Beatn]

Thats what I really didn't understand when I played Beta

Crucible is just online multiplayer right?

It was a bunch of insta kills when I played. Though I did like those vehicles you could get.

Thanks IOU. Now I need to find a deal for it lol

Yep, Crucible is just the competitive mode. Every player has a constantly regenerating "Super" that generates even faster for doing things like getting kills or capturing objectives. If you completely suck, you'll have your Super at least 3 times every game. I usually get over 20 kills and I'm routinely up around 6 or 7 Super uses. They're basically guaranteed kills, most of which are going to be multiple kills. The Hunter has the Golden Gun, which is a one hit kill gun with 3(4 if you have the special helmet) bullets, basically guaranteeing a slew of easy kills. The Titan has the hulk smash, which is worth a ton of kills if you sneak up on a team capturing a point.

Besides that, shotguns are one hit kills and have insane ranges. Fusion rifles are one hit kills from MEDIUM range and under (the Plan C fusion rifle has one hit kill assault rifle range, not kidding). Sniper rifles are one hit kills to the head and has massive aim assist.

Like you said, it's just a bunch of instant kill situations. You can avoid some of it, but just starting fresh, you'd have such weak weapons that you wouldn't be able to play the Crucible without getting owned by people with way better weapons.

I realize Call of Duty is really quick time to kill with virtually every weapon, but the flow of the game is much better compared to Destiny. Plus, you'll be competitive right away because some of the best guns in the game are unlocked right away.

[skipwondah33]

Yep, Crucible is just the competitive mode. Every player has a constantly regenerating "Super" that generates even faster for doing things like getting kills or capturing objectives. If you completely suck, you'll have your Super at least 3 times every game. I usually get over 20 kills and I'm routinely up around 6 or 7 Super uses. They're basically guaranteed kills, most of which are going to be multiple kills. The Hunter has the Golden Gun, which is a one hit kill gun with 3(4 if you have the special helmet) bullets, basically guaranteeing a slew of easy kills. The Titan has the hulk smash, which is worth a ton of kills if you sneak up on a team capturing a point.

Besides that, shotguns are one hit kills and have insane ranges. Fusion rifles are one hit kills from MEDIUM range and under (the Plan C fusion rifle has one hit kill assault rifle range, not kidding). Sniper rifles are one hit kills to the head and has massive aim assist.

Like you said, it's just a bunch of instant kill situations. You can avoid some of it, but just starting fresh, you'd have such weak weapons that you wouldn't be able to play the Crucible without getting owned by people with way better weapons.

I realize Call of Duty is really quick time to kill with virtually every weapon, but the flow of the game is much better compared to Destiny. Plus, you'll be competitive right away because some of the best guns in the game are unlocked right away.Mean't to respond other day after reading but forgot

Thanks man. I downloaded the trial over the weekend and played a little. Didn't play any Crucible though not even sure it's available. I know you have to unlock it through the story mode first though.

I may play to unlock it just to give it another go. Like you said I'll likely get thrashed being so low.

[Rudy]

My son LOVED the trial. He is now getting it for Christmas. He has a level 7 Titan or Warlock. His second character isn't as strong.

[bdoughty]

The gunplay is top notch in the game. I only dabbled with online and it was a one-shot wonderland but the PVE was a blast, just too repetitive. COD seems to be for the multiplayer, I did not care for the single player. Far Cry 4 is the best of all worlds. Online co-op is amazing (have not tried the 5v5 but i hear it is meh) but you can create your own maps and you can create your own arena fights. The singleplayer is simply the best out there. Better than GTAV and I loved GTAV.

[skipwondah33]

Yeah that's why I get COD every year for multiplayer ever since I discovered MW2 believe.

Since I only play predominantly sports games I always played that to switch it up and play something different.

Thanks for info B. GTA online use to piss me off. Bastards would fuck with me while I was trying to do shit

[I OU a Beatn]

For a pick up and play competitive shooter, there's simply nothing out there better than Advanced Warfare right now, which is sad because it's not really that good right now because of all the lag compensation issues. Titanfall is still the best competitive shooter out there right now, but I'm pretty sure you're on PS4, so Advanced Warfare is your best bet.

[skipwondah33]

Yeah I know figured that would be the case lol

Yep on PS4, still have my Xbox name. If I could get an Xbox One I'd buy Titanfall in a second. Wanted that game since I first heard about it.

[CLW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beSmxQn_gXY

[JBHuskers]

Tomorrow!!! :hump:

[bdoughty]

Well since I paid for it I might as well give it a shot.

[bdoughty]

Wow Bungie, not a good start. Non DLC owners are getting locked out of stuff. No Weekly and Nightfall strikes for them according to reports on multiple places (based on when the DLC strike is rotated in). Bad enough they locked out Weekly and Nightfall strikes to DLC owners (until you complete all DLC related tasks).

http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2oqn2y/do_we_seriously_need_to_buy_the_expansion_to_do/

http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2oqrlt/sga_no_more_engrams_in_strike_playlists_for/

When I was playing I noticed that only the DLC Strike Playlist (lvl 26) was the only one that gave engrams. Tiger Strikes (lvl24) do not have them. So no DLC, no simple way to get those engrams.

Went through the "Story" in about an hour. The only fun I had was the new strike on Mars (PS4 only). It is only a Lvl 20 strike (not using the random playlist) but they flood you with Minotaurs and Hobgoblins out the ass. There was a 30 and another 29 in our group and we each died a couple times. Nothing like waves of Minotaurs coming at you while Hobgoblins are sniping you from behind.

Pretty sure everyone gets the same weapon after completing the story. Won't spoil what it is but the cool thing is you can actually switch the weapon between void and solar damage. All the standard Legendary gear that you can buy at vendors is max light 33 (was 27 unless it was raid gear which was 30). So four new pieces upgraded and you will be Lvl 31. Start scrapping that old stuff. Same with Legendary guns. Pre DLC maxed out at 300, now everything maxes out at 333.

All the upgrading and bounties are starting to feel more like work than fun. Not to mention you now have DLC bounties which are just barely different than the Vanguard ones. Destiny has finally lost it's luster and I do not feel like running around trying to level up a bunch of guns and ammo but only after leveling up with the new lady and new vanguard upgrade... eh f*** it. Trading it in. Got my money's worth from the game and when Destiny 2 hits, I will be there as long as the core game is single player.

[SmoothPancakes]

Starting to be glad that I canceled my pre-order back in August (with the intent on eventually picking it up down the road), to then deciding a month later that this game was not what it was being pimped as and knew it would be a waste of my time.

Sent from my Droid Maxx using Tapatalk because I #TrustTheScript

[JBHuskers]

What was it pimped as before?

I dunno I've put a ton of time in it, and now have started a new character since Snoop has the game.

[I OU a Beatn]

Yeah, that shit of locking players that didn't buy the DLC out of certain events is just as sleazy as it comes. I'm bored to death with the game anyway. The Crucible sucks, the strikes get boring after just one of them, it's too much of a hassle to get a Raid group together, etc...

They really lost me when they revealed if we want our current exotic weapons to be able to do well with the higher level content with the DLC, we'd have to pay 7,000 glimmer and then level them all up again. Yeah, no.

[bdoughty]

It also shits on the people who did the Vault of Glass, over and over just to hit 30. Making standard DLC Legendary gear higher rated than Raid gear. Lot's of questionable decisions over the course of the game. Hopefully learn from their mistakes but being partnered with Activision, I doubt it.

[JBHuskers]

I kinda look at it as the old school JRPG grind, so I am still loving the game. Played some last night, pretty cool that we get to rip up shit with that sword again.

[bdoughty]

I kinda look at it as the old school JRPG grind, so I am still loving the game. Played some last night, pretty cool that we get to rip up shit with that sword again.

Grinding is one thing. Making you regrind existing weapons and armor from scratch, just to level it up to it's higher damage rating? That is just bull crap. Changing the things you need to grind (what to do with all those ass shards and energy, forcing Zur on players to upgrade exotics and making those coins a priority). And then eliminate some of the grinding (Get your Spinmetal in bulk)...

I will miss the combat. Everything related to the combat is just so damn good.

[I OU a Beatn]

Grinding is one thing. Making you regrind existing weapons and armor from scratch, just to level it up to it's higher damage rating? That is just bull crap. Changing the things you need to grind (what to do with all those ass shards and energy, forcing Zur on players to upgrade exotics and making those coins a priority). And then eliminate some of the grinding (Get your Spinmetal in bulk)...

I will miss the combat. Everything related to the combat is just so damn good.

Preach on. I already went through the grind, maxed out the exotic weapons I want to use (Vex, Last Word, Icebreaker, etc...) and now for them all to be useable on the new content, I have to go through that entire grind again. It's absolutely the dumbest thing I've ever heard of it and just wreaks of desperation to give players something to do since the new content is very light at best.

The story missions literally don't even take an hour, so we basically got one new strike and one new Raid, all for what...$20? What a joke. Really wish I didn't let my buddy convince me to buy the season pass a few months ago, because this is easily one of the biggest robberies in the history of promised content/actual delivered value.

I can't believe some of these guys had a hand in making the original Halos.

[bdoughty]

I can't sell this damn game, though I know I should. Have not played it for weeks but the game keeps calling to me. Sitting up on the shelf pleading me to play it. Had plenty of chances to sell it. Even had it in my truck as I went by a Gamestop. There is a strike from the DLC I never did and of course I already paid for both expansions. The gunplay is so good.

[I OU a Beatn]

You can also solo the entire new raid clear up to the final boss. Got a chest piece yesterday doing it. At least Bungie's inability to release a bug free game is beneficial in some ways.

[Rudy]

I have NEVER been into FPS. I always found the camera angle disorienting and so I just stuck with sports games and some third person shooters. Well I've messed around with the Destiny demo a little and it's fun. I like the open areas. My son loved the demo and is getting it for Christmas. I DID end up buying PS+ so he can go online. It was fun seeing other people in the game (and not being jerks since they can't shoot you).

[skipwondah33]

It was fun seeing other people in the game (and not being jerks since they can't shoot you.Yeah noticed that assholish behavior in Watch Dogs. That was last time I got online in that game.

[bdoughty]

You can also solo the entire new raid clear up to the final boss. Got a chest piece yesterday doing it. At least Bungie's inability to release a bug free game is beneficial in some ways.

and now through the final boss.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMUBPo8cwo4

[I OU a Beatn]

You pretty well have to be level 31 to even attempt that. If they don't patch it by the time I get up to 31, I'll definitely be giving it a whirl.

You should be able to legitimately solo it anyway, just like the NF. As I've always said, requiring 6 people to do it is just plain stupid.

[bdoughty]

Cryptarch does it again. 2 Legendary and 1 Exotic engram all turn into...

Three Armor for a freaking Warlock class I do not have.

[Rudy]

Do you guys create all three types of classes? If so how far up the level are they all?

[bdoughty]

I just stick with my Titan Lvl 30 attacker, about to be 31. Most people I play with create all three.

[I OU a Beatn]

Do you guys create all three types of classes? If so how far up the level are they all?

If you're going to try to hit max level, it's a massive grind. Doing it for all 3 classes requires a lol worthy time investment. I have a level 28 Hunter and then I have 2 Titans which I alternate the armor between. Whenever I have my legit gear on my Titan, he's a level 30. It's easier to have 3 characters of the same class so that you're only ranking up one set of gear, which requires a lot less time.

You still get the benefits of having 3 characters, though. The only downside is what will inevitably happen and what B was referring to in the post above yours - you'll get gear that's not even for your class.

[Rudy]

That was cool this morning Brent. I'm such a noon at online I was completely clueless. I'm going to pick up a Tritton set today. Only $25 and my nephew is getting this too so my kids will be able to talk to each other as well. Sorry about my technical issues. I don't even know where to look. I had to grab the packed in Mic out of the bag. Never used it before.

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-ca/product/tritton-tritton-kama-ps4-stereo-headset-tri903690002-02-1-tri903690002-02-1/10282571.aspx?path=4910ff0a6f5dc68508ec0680a6a1586 2en02

[bdoughty]

That is the one I have. They are cheap but work great and get great reviews. The little mic that comes with the system is not the easiest thing to work with. Look forward to playing some Destiny with you once you get it opened for Christmas.

[Rudy]

Sounds great! Just picked up the headphones and my son (Carterkickbutt31) is testing it now.

[Rudy]

My son wanted me to add a few guys from my list for Destiny. You can reject or add him without hurting my feelings. He's desperate to make friends for Destiny. He is 10 so no foul language if you do accept him. Thanks.

[cdj]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHWTzqHXMTU

[Rudy]

My kids both like the game while I have been busy with shadow of Mordor. My son's already level 21 and has done all the missions and wants the dark Below. But everything I have read suggests it is a short addition not worth $20. Do you guys like it? Is it worth getting the season pass which I am assuming includes re dark below?
Thanks.

[bdoughty]

My kids both like the game while I have been busy with shadow of Mordor. My son's already level 21 and has done all the missions and wants the dark Below. But everything I have read suggests it is a short addition not worth $20. Do you guys like it? Is it worth getting the season pass which I am assuming includes re dark below?
Thanks.

It's not the best bang for the buck but I think most of us here bought the season pass. So, yeah, if he likes the game. Hard to say no with the hours most of us have put into it. Definitely get the Season Pass and save a few bucks.

[Rudy]

Thanks Brent! I will have to get playing again myself. Just binge fighting orcs right now.

[cdj]

From Destructoid: Leaked photo shows Bungie's possible plans for Destiny in 2015 (http://www.destructoid.com/leaked-photo-shows-bungie-s-possible-plans-for-destiny-in-2015-285628.phtml)

http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/285628-ZZZ.jpg

A new leak has been revealed that may shed some light on what's in store for Destiny in 2015. So far we have the Dark Below expansion that came out in December and House of Wolves coming in March, but that's all we know. The leak shows that a "massive" expansion might be coming in September 2015 called "Comet: Plague of Darkness." It's allegedly going to be marketed on a disc because of how large it is -- three new subclasses are rumored.

After that, there will be two more DLC packs -- one of them will deal with the Vex (again) and the other may be Cabal related. "Comet" is apparently "Destiny 1.5," and if the schedule is to be believed, there will be no Destiny 2 in 2015, since the last leaked expansion will hit in December. Finally, a "GOTY-like" edition is planned after Comet, which would include everything.

[JBHuskers]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHWTzqHXMTU

:D that's funny

So did I hear this right, you can do the new raid just fine by yourself?

[I OU a Beatn]

Assuming you're level 30+ and have good maxed weapons, you can get to the final boss solo by cheesing. The only way you're soloing the final boss, however, is as a level 32 with a fully maxed Gjallarhorn.

[JBHuskers]

That Gjallarhorn is on sexy looking rocket launcher.

[I OU a Beatn]

That Gjallarhorn is on sexy looking rocket launcher.

Yeah, and Xur isn't going to sell it again because of how broken it is. :D

If you want to go through the new raid, just let me know. I can get you through 2/3 of the stages that drops rewards with just you and me, and it takes less than 15 minutes to do the whole thing. I can't beat the boss with just the two of us, but still, you have a legitimate chance at some nice raid gear. Just let me know. Need to be bare minimum level 27 to get in.

[JBHuskers]

I'm a hair over 28 now as I'm only rolling with a rare helmet as I just bought an exotic chest armor from Xur last weekend.

Using Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy S5 for shats & gaggles.

[I OU a Beatn]

I'm a hair over 28 now as I'm only rolling with a rare helmet as I just bought an exotic chest armor from Xur last weekend.

Using Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy S5 for shats & gaggles.

You're good then. You don't even have to fire a single bullet, you just need to be 27+ to enter the raid. If you want me to walk you through it, just let me know. Like I said, we can do 2/3 parts and it wont even take 15 minutes. The reset is early tomorrow morning, so if you see me on tonight, just send me a message and I'll walk you through it real quick.

[JBHuskers]

Will do man! Maybe later this week. I've got an OD game and then gonna try to beat this times challenge for NBA Live tonight.

Using Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy S5 for shats & gaggles.

[cdj]

Check the Postmaster for a free Legendary item.

[Rudy]

If you buy the Destiny DLC, will everyone on my ps4 have access to it or just the user who bought it? I'm assuming we all get access.

[JBHuskers]

If you buy the Destiny DLC, will everyone on my ps4 have access to it or just the user who bought it? I'm assuming we all get access.

I wanna say yes, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is no. I haven't tried multiple accounts on the PS4 since the share game thing from the PS3 days is gone.

[JBHuskers]

I need to grind some Strange Coins to get the Icebreaker this weekend!

[JBHuskers]

Xur has an exotic upgrade to the Icebreaker, but how do I get the original?

[JBHuskers]

Destiny's weapons are changing this month, here's how and why (http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/5/7988401/destiny-weapon-tuning-balance-update-111-february-2015)

When Destiny's 1.1.1 update arrives this month, it will include weapon tweaks that range from the subtle to the unmissable, according to a Bungie.net post from sandbox designer Jon Weisnewski.

Since its release last September, developer Bungie has been observing games, listening to players, collecting data and conducting internal playtests. The upcoming changes are a result of those efforts.

Weisnewski breaks the changes down by weapon category. In general:

Auto rifles, which are designed for close to medium range combat, will see their base damage reduced by 2.5 percent, in addition to a reduction in effective range.

Pulse rifles, Destiny's least-used weapon class, will see their base damage per second raised 8.7 percent.

Hand cannons, Bungie's euphemism for pistols, are designed for medium range, and will lose some effective range and initial accuracy.

Fusion rifles, which are designed for mid-range combat, will see a "little wider" blast radius while their starting ammunition is reduced.

Heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, scout rifles and sniper rifles are largely immune from update 1.1.1's tweaks, though Weisnewski admits that "changes to the Destiny arsenal mean that untouched weapons may now seem different in side by side comparisons. You may discover new reasons to start using some of these weapons as part of your combat strategy."

The sandbox designer also preemptively answered a question sure to be asked by frustrated players: Why did Bungie nerf my favorite weapon instead of leaving it alone and changing others?

"We pay close attention to kill times in all game modes against all combatant types," he wrote. "If we brought up all the other weapons to account for lethality spikes that occur in specific situations, then our TTK (time to kill) would get faster with every patch. It is important to us to keep TTK values such that your arsenal feels lethal, but also both allows for some drama while you fight, and creates opportunities for counter-play when you're being attacked."

[cdj]

Destiny's second expansion, House of Wolves, will be released May 19, publisher Activision announced today.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPg3jWn6Nn0

[cdj]

587757778678063104

[Rudy]

My son was balling since he accidentally got rid of a legendary chest plate. Dropped from level 31 to 28. A bigger vault will be good.

[cdj]

That stinks, Rudy. The new update should help with that from happening again in the future.


Daniel Hanson, a Destiny user interface engineer, discussed a feature for players to be able to lock down their precious gear, which prevents moments such as players accidentally deleting gear when clearing out items or when the controller falls in the hands of others.

"One recurring story we keep seeing involves Legendary and Exotic gear getting accidentally dismantled by errant pets and over-enthusiastic children," Hanson said, which resulted in the decision to provide players with Item Locking to give protection to their hard-earned precious gear.

For gamers to use the feature that will prevent an item located in the inventory from being dismantled, they will simply have to select the precious gear then clock down on the controller's right thumb stick. The selected item is now locked, and will remain as such until it is unlocked by the user.

Courtesy: Tech Times (http://www.techtimes.com/articles/45321/20150410/destiny-update-1-1-2-will-bring-item-locking-rarer-ammo-drops-limited-high-damage-weapons.htm)

[Rudy]

That is a great option.

[JBHuskers]

The 3 v 3 Trials of Osiris sounds pretty damn cool....

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/04/29/destiny-how-trials-of-osiris-redefines-pvp

[cdj]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytFL27iu2vM&feature=youtu.be

[Rudy]

House of Wolves just opened up but I don't see it in my notifications as a download. I'm guessing the last update had it ready and this was just the key to unlock? Looks like I can access it. I don't play it but my son can't wait for this when he gets home from school.

[JBHuskers]

House of Wolves just opened up but I don't see it in my notifications as a download. I'm guessing the last update had it ready and this was just the key to unlock? Looks like I can access it. I don't play it but my son can't wait for this when he gets home from school.

Should be part of the update as all of the DLC stuff will be at the tower and planet view.

[Rudy]

We got it! Boy is in heaven.

[JBHuskers]

I'm going to rock it when I get home!

[JBHuskers]

Wish the Trials Of Osiris let you match up with randoms :fdown:

[JBHuskers]

Played Prison of the Elders last night with two randoms and that was fun. Just don't get why they don't let you match up with randoms for Trials of Osiris.

[cdj]

610725548919255040

[Rudy]

Will the expansion pack be sold cheaper on its own?

[JBHuskers]

Will the expansion pack be sold cheaper on its own?
Packs have been $20

[Rudy]

I have a feeling this will be more move expensive.

[JBHuskers]

I have a feeling this will be more move expensive.
I hope not. It's not offering much more content compared to the first two DLC packs.

[gschwendt]

$40
http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/15/8786929/destiny-the-taken-king-release-date

[JBHuskers]

Wow.

[SmoothPancakes]

Sounds about right. They aren't going to be making the money selling a new annual edition of a $60 game like every other game franchise these days. Gotta make that cash somehow, so offer an "expansion pack" and price at 2/3 full price and call it a day.

[SmoothPancakes]

And the hits just keep on coming! :D

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/heres-why-your-destiny-themed-red-bull-code-might-/1100-6428622/

[bdoughty]

And the hits just keep on coming! :D

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/heres-why-your-destiny-themed-red-bull-code-might-/1100-6428622/

The thread itself was a doozy. So much criminal activity they had to lock the thread, which they approved in the first place. Both of the codes listed in the OP worked, so feel free and screw Red Bull and 7-Eleven if you wish. Heck I used them and do not even have the game anymore. Stick it to the man. :D

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1074278

[bdoughty]

The Point: Destiny: The Hardcore gamer's slot machine

http://www.gamespot.com/videos/the-point-destiny-the-hardcore-gamers-slot-machine/2300-6425852/

Great video, that reminded me that I was once that pigeon, tap, tap, tapping away at that button. :(

[bdoughty]

Gameinformer Cover and Info

http://abload.de/img/269-cover-reveal-spres9ub6.jpg

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/08/04/september-2015-the-taken-king-89056.aspx?utm_content=buffer82628&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer


Few games in recent years have generated the same degree of debate as Bungie’s Destiny. Whether it’s fervent enthusiasm or harsh criticism depends on your perspective. Some of the harshest critics work at Bungie, striving with each passing update and expansion to hone the existing content while adding meaningful new adventures into the mix. Upon visiting Bungie, we expected to find a game that continued the process in incremental steps. Instead, we found a robust reimagining of everything that has come before, along with the largest influx of new missions, maps, strikes, gear, and storytelling yet seen. We spent two days playing The Taken King and speaking with its creators, and this month’s cover story has the scoop.

Following on the heels of two smaller expansions, The Taken King is set to arrive almost exactly a year after the original game launched. In that time, a lot has changed about Destiny, but The Taken King is a more fundamental restructuring. A revamped quest format adds story context and a natural progression path to old and new content. A newly recorded actor plays the Ghost from the beginning of the story to its conclusion. And the entire leveling system has been restructured for a seamless and deterministic path from levels 1 to 40 (the new level cap).

As for new content, the focus is on deeper and more meaningful storytelling. Cinematics are interspersed through the story missions, offering increased insight into previously paper-thin characters. The Ghost is a deeper and more involved character, played by a new actor. An initial set of new story missions is just the opening act of a larger set of narrative-focused events. New subclasses have dedicated story sequences in which you learn about their use. New weapons have more involved lore and storytelling behind them, and increased power levels that move them beyond existing gear. Even quests in the Crucible have a narrative angle.

For the cover story, we went hands on with the new systems, missions, and game modes to discover the details veteran players are eager to learn. Equally important, we grilled Bungie about the ways in which Destiny is changing to invite new players into the experience, and even draw back players who may have disliked it the first time around. Our 14-page blowout also features more than 20 new screens from The Taken King.

We also have a full month of online coverage planned in the lead-up to The Taken King’s launch, including a detailed look at one of the new exotic weapons, a video walkthrough of one of the new Crucible maps hosted by the level’s designers, and extensive interviews with the development team. Watch our coverage trailer for a hint of what to expect.



And the new ghost is voiced by Nolan North.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/08/04/destiny-recasts-its-most-important-character-with-nolan-north-9709.aspx?utm_content=buffercaee7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Modedit: additional info from the various Destiny threads today:

Originally Posted by Lnkn52

•progression has been reworked entirely since the game launched. Leveling from 1 to 40 is now based entirely on your own actions.

•A new behind-the-scenes reward system pays attention to the gear and weapons you already have, and not only attempts to avoid giving the same reward multiple times, but targets you for new loot that will be valuable for progression.

•You can carry more bounties at any one time, and turn them in without returning to the bounty giver.

•the Cryptarch more reliably provides rewards that match the engrams you give him.

•Quests provide meaningful story progression, and clearly trackable paths through all the game's content, thereby lessening the grind.

•The Crucible has improved matchmaking, and a mercy rule ends matches early when any given contest is dramatically misbalanced.

•Crucible heavy and special ammo drops and economies have been reworked to be more understandable and useable.

• Weapons have been balanced across the board, with the aim to eliminate the dominance of just a few weapons, and make every weapon type a compelling choice.

• Whether your gauge is number of Crucible maps, exotic weapons, or playable mission, Destiny now has more than twice as much content as the original release. While Taken King introduces the first fully explorable new gameplay area, the new story mission zones, raids, and arena add substantial real estate to uncover.


Player UI/UX
Intelligence, Discipline, and Strength abilities now have numbered tiers to strive toward. Tiers are digital thresholds that you cross to reduce the cool down on your core three powers. Instead of a percentage, we want to tell you the time in secnds that your ability is going to come back in.

Music
Newly composed music was made for the early story missions.

Gear (Ghost Shell Hype!)
Weapons, armor, class items, and even your Ghost shell all offer perk customization as well as increased power and light for your hero.

Gunsmith and Armsday
•The Gunsmith has his own reputation meter.

•You can test weapons by borrowing them.

• Hit a certain reputation level and he will open Armsday purchase. You can pay glimmer once a week to order a new legendary weapon. W/ random sets of perks.

Originally Posted by border

It's still bizarre to me that people were so insanely hung up on the Light system, or that this change is the thing that makes them want to come back.

The best details about the expansion are actually buried in the Game Informer print article:

-- gain weapon upgrade materials by dismantling old weapons (sounds like an enchanting/jewel-slotting type system, or maybe just the replacement of Ascendent Energy)
--No more class based armor materials (Hadronic Essence, Plasteel Plating, etc). There will be one armor material that can be used by all classes
--Special vendor that lets you pick up any shader or emblem you have already acquired on your account (no more wasting vault space on shaders). Further vault/storage solutions on the way
--Green/white weapons will be more powerful than your current legendaries
--Details about Exotic Weapons -- auto rifle that shoots chain lightning, sniper rifle that blinds enemies on a headshot, pulse rifle that reloads magazine when you land precision shots, fusion rifle that counts as a heavy weapon and acts as a portable rail gun
--Exotic items now have their "defining perk" immediately unlocked (eg You can do a blinding bubble as soon as you acquire Helm of Saint 14, no need to level it up)
--Crucible will have questlines that introduce you to Shaxx and the various faction leaders

Originally Posted by Namikaze1

- auto rifle that shoots blast of chain lightning
- a sniper that blinds nearby enemies on precision hit
- Pulse Rifle called No Time To Explain
-exotics come with an intrinsic perk upon acquisition
- many are tied to involved quest lines
- one such quest line has you explore the Dreadnaught and looking for hidden pieces sorta like Dead Ghost Hunting.
-Sleeper Simulant, a fusion rifle that takes up heavy slot. Quest Line exotic.

Originally Posted by captscience

New Taken Enemy Abilities

Captains have a solar shield. Throw blinding orbs.
Knights have AoE scorch.
Centurions fire tracking shots that track around corners.
Wizards summon thralls.
Psions split in two.
Vandals have a bubble shield they can shoot out of.
Phalanxes have an AoE that push you backwards.
Thrall can teleport.

Originally Posted by lt519

Some more goodness

Crucible:
-ToO bounties
-Week long Crucible bounties (with a 6th for completing the first 5 and a big reward, legendary/exotic)
-Eight new PvP maps
-Zone Control (control without kills for points)
-Rift (steal the bacon game type)
-Playstation exclusive map has platforms in center to create jumping gun battles
-Vex map with a one-way teleporter (hah)

[bdoughty]

For those still playing. Xur's selling the Gjallerhorn this week. The one item that I waited forever for Xur to sell. Of course they are getting ready to nerf it but it is still a great RL.

[JBHuskers]

I wanna get back into this as it's been a while. I'm not paying $40 for the Taken King though.

[I OU a Beatn]

I wanna get back into this as it's been a while. I'm not paying $40 for the Taken King though.

They lost me when they said a few months ago that they weren't pushing the weapons balance patch (SORELY needed) until this new expansion came out because all the changes relate to each other. The final round perk on sniper rifles (last bullet will one hit kill anyone no matter where on the body it hits, even someone with full health), Thorn (hilariously overpowered - if you play Trials, every single person uses it), and the Shot Package perk on Shotguns (basically extends one hit kill range to ridiculous ranges) are not dependent upon anything and would not affect the game negatively in anyway if they were nerfed immediately when they announced the changes.

I've been bored of it for months, but that dumb mentality pushed me over the fence when deciding whether or not to buy the Taken King.

[bdoughty]

They are making a lot of changes, that look really good so far.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/19/27-major-destiny-changes-in-the-taken-king

[JBHuskers]

They are making a lot of changes, that look really good so far.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/19/27-major-destiny-changes-in-the-taken-king

Good stuff there.

[bdoughty]

Well I have seen enough of the Taken King that I am jumping back into Destiny. Never played with a Hunter and that new bow super is pretty bad-ass.

[JBHuskers]

It is good to see how it is evolving in their evergreen approach. I'll wait and see if the content justifies it being $40 or wait til $20.

[bdoughty]

Even if you do not plan to purchase The Taken King, the new update (Sept 8th) will force all users to download 18 GB's of stuff.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/destiny-ps4xbox-one-will-soon-require-60-gb-even-i/1100-6430149/

[SmoothPancakes]

:fp:

[bdoughty]

So I started The Taken king and Bungie has impressed so far. Love the year 2 look and feel. They even had a nice little present for my new character (which I bumped to lvl 25 using the spark of light) and one of the steps was to see the Cryptarch. He shows a green engram and it ends up being an exotic (Mida Multi Tool) the one I have wanted forever. Apparently he does this for everyone that uses the spark of light (the exotic will vary) . Bungie actually poking fun at themselves, a breath of fresh air.

Of course it is a year one weapon but there is hope it will make it to year 2 in a future update. Amazing gun and can pretty much eliminate the need for a sniper rifle, outside of an Icebreaker and the unlimited ammo.

[JBHuskers]

So I started The Taken king and Bungie has impressed so far. Love the year 2 look and feel. They even had a nice little present for my new character (which I bumped to lvl 25 using the spark of light) and one of the steps was to see the Cryptarch. He shows a green engram and it ends up being an exotic (Mida Multi Tool) the one I have wanted forever. Apparently he does this for everyone that uses the spark of light (the exotic will vary) . Bungie actually poking fun at themselves, a breath of fresh air.

Of course it is a year one weapon but there is hope it will make it to year 2 in a future update. Amazing gun and can pretty much eliminate the need for a sniper rifle, outside of an Icebreaker and the unlimited ammo.
Dammit. Quit tempting me :D I have $20 in my account so now it would just cost me an additional $20. How in your opinion is it worth $40 rather than $20 on the other two?

[bdoughty]

I have only played the first mission of the new dlc and it was pretty good. They have really put more into the story this time. All of the changes have been for the better and eliminating a lot of the different things required to upgrade your character/factions/weapons and armor. Plus you can try out weapons (once you hit lvl 38) and infuse weapons you like with higher level weapons (they do have to be year 2 weapons). Went with the Titan and the new subclass is simply awesome. Throwing burning axes is well done and there is a grenade that makes the Warlocks Sunslinger grenades look tame in comparison. The new damage/armor leveling is much better than the light system you had after hitting 20.

I think the package as a whole is worth the price of admission. A new raid coming soon plus playing on PS4 you get an extra strike. A lot of the content, like weapons/armor, weekly heroics and certain strikes require you to be lvl 40 and a high enough damage/armor combo for the events. I went from 25 to 30 in under an hour and most people are saying getting to 40 is pretty easy. There were a ton of 40's running around the home bases so it must be. The difficulty will be getting the damage/armor rating up high by getting year 2 legendary/exotics.

My only complaint is how they screwed certain exotic weapons and armor that are only year one. The exotic I got only does a max 170 damage, compared to the 300+ of the year 2 stuff and exotics that can be upgraded to year 2 through the blueprint feature. That said the damage seems to be tied into the new damage/armor rating and feels much more powerful than 170. The crazy part is I am getting green weapons at level 30 that are close to the damage my exotic does. I plan to keep it as Bungie has mentioned they are looking to add more exotics to the year 2 specs.

Oh and skipping cut scenes is a great addition. I played a couple of the early story sections from the original game and while the players were not leveled up to my 25, the items dropped were at or near my level so it is worth running through the original story and 2 early DLC's for the loot and EXP for going through it once. There are now only two difficulties per mission and the second one is a really high level requirement. Have yet to find one I can do above the standard mission setting. You can still get a descent challenge with the lower level enemies. It always feels like when there is a big discrepency in levels, your damage takes a hit and the lower level guys pack a little more punch than expected.

[JBHuskers]

Obtained a $20 card so I got it. Heard too many good things about a DLC of a game I poured a shit load of time into.

[bdoughty]

Beat the campaign yesterday and the strikes. Have no interest in the Raid though. Platforming levels with a Titan is not something I want to deal with. Overall I thought it was great but by now we should have a few more planets.

[JBHuskers]

Glad I bought Taken King. Played some Rift last night. That was a lot of fun.

The good thing about Year 2 stuff is it trumps my exotic and legendary gear so I have a ton of goodies for dismantling.

[JBHuskers]

Does Xur still deal in Strange Coins? After the upgrade and dismantling a lot of exotic and legendary stuff, I have a boatload.

[bdoughty]

Does Xur still deal in Strange Coins? After the upgrade and dismantling a lot of exotic and legendary stuff, I have a boatload.

Yes, he offers a few exotics a generic exotic engram and new to 2.0 he offers something called the "three of coins." It gives you a greater chance of an ultra boss dropping and exotic. You can stack for a greater chance. I bought 5 and stacked them for one of the ultra bosses. Got zilch, not even a rare engram.

Of course it only took a few hours for an exploit. Move over loot caves, three of coins is a far better drop. Bungie knows about this and is going to patch it so you may not get the chance.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuQBMLxAWEM


I did pretty much everything I wanted in Destiny. If I played multiplayer or raids it would have stayed in the library. Traded it to my neighbor for Sniper Elite 3 Ultimate edition. Hoping the next edition is an actual Destiny 2 with new planets and a greater variety of side-quests. Not just repeating the same 10 or so.

[SmoothPancakes]

So happy I ended up resisting all the hype and never bought this game.

[JBHuskers]

I play a lot of multi-player so for me it was worth getting.

[JBHuskers]

Suhweet. Got The Dealbreaker!

http://imgur.com/URUQk4Z.jpg

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[bdoughty]

Cool, have to wait till Wed. (Arms Day) to get the Scout Rifle I ordered from the gunsmith for leveling up with him.

Finally found one online mode I actually like. Mayhem! Just a blast and having the Titan Axe is like 3 free kills per use.

[JBHuskers]

Cool, have to wait till Wed. (Arms Day) to get the Scout Rifle I ordered from the gunsmith for leveling up with him.

Finally found one online mode I actually like. Mayhem! Just a blast and having the Titan Axe is like 3 free kills per use.
I wasted Strange Coins on an exotic engram today :smh: didn't get a year 2 weapon. At least you get more strange coins now than before. Already back up to 19.

Got the Dealbreaker when I hit level 40.

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[bdoughty]

Remember Tess from Special Orders in the tower. She disappeared and now she is coming back.

http://i.imgur.com/aP3KljO.jpg

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/05/destiny-to-get-new-in-game-currency-optional-microtransactions?utm_source=IGN%20hub%20page&utm_medium=PS4&utm_content=2&utm_campaign=Blogroll

With EMOTES for sale. Microtransactions for Destiny!!! Normally this would not be a big deal since they are not integral to the game but this is Activision and obviously a test to see how much money they can start milking out of their customer base, bit by bit.

[bdoughty]

In not so evil news.

http://kotaku.com/sources-destiny-will-get-paid-cosmetic-dlc-and-free-ne-1734800399


And the developers at Bungie will be doling out free story content every few months until next fall.

This is all part of a new plan that could start as early as this month, according to two people familiar with Destiny’s development. Rather than sell big expansion packs like they did last year, Bungie is planning on giving out quests and missions for free, sources say. This will likely involve big drops every few months until the fall of 2016 but could also include trickles of smaller stuff throughout the year.

That means the game’s next paid expansion will be Destiny 2 in the fall of 2016, as has been known for a while now. That’ll be $60.

[JBHuskers]

Okay that is nice for the price of The Taken King.

[JBHuskers]

Xur has the Hereafter sniper rifle today. First new gun after Taken King. If someone hops on, tell me the price please :)

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[JBHuskers]

Strange Coins definitely come to you a lot easier.

Bout TWO things from Xur tonight. There Hereafter and this badass helmet with antlers :D

http://imgur.com/t9SfkHZ.jpg

http://imgur.com/Mnag4KA.jpg


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[Rudy]

Funny, my son was telling it's harder to get strange coins now. He needs some more to buy that new gun.

[JBHuskers]

Funny, my son was telling it's harder to get strange coins now. He needs some more to buy that new gun.
I blew my strange coins right after getting Taken King on a worthless exotic engram. I got a nice bonus after the big update. Since then I've bought three exotics where pre-Taken King, I'd rarely get to buy anything.

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[steelerfan]

I blew my strange coins right after getting Taken King on a worthless exotic engram.

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Is this Prison Lingo? :sick:

[Rudy]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMHTo4sAYKA