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I think they stopped the cave farming exploit...Last night me and a bunch of guys were at the cave sitting and shooting when the door on the right opens up and throws in a massive horde of enemies, though they were Lv 7 the sheer number was astounding...All the Guardians (LV 18- LV 25) died taking all of them out...Anyone else have any similar experiences?

it's normal. it happens couple of time a day, that the both parties are fighting against each other, while you are in the middle with others and try to stay alive.
 
man today was my luckiest day on destiny....

1 exotic hand cannon called the last word
4 legendary weapons ( 2 scouts and 2 hand cannons )

i just need some purple gear
Yeah I just made a post about how nice the Cryptarch was being today.


.... and I just got another legendary like a minute ago. I got the hand cannon The Devil You Know.


What the hell is going on. Is Rahool happy today?! Does he not despise the Guardians anymore?
 
Thanks for the reply. I maxed my Vanguard points for the week, hopefully the patrol missions level me up still (I have a pretty poor understanding of some basic features lol)

No you haven't maxed put points =) You have maxed out Marks
Vanguard "points". Or Reputation have no limit. Most bounties give 100 or 50. Patrol missions give 10 unless it is kill a specific enemy then it is 25. Max level strike give 25 I think. Which is bullshit. Way too low.
Vanguard Marks you can only get 100 each week. Reputation you can get as much as you like.
 
Any tips on the Thorns crucible bounty? 500 points via void kills?

If I average 30 points each 10 minute game, it will take me close to 8 hours of crucible to get it :(

I just played it really safe, only had a void sniper as special and used a void heavy machine gun. Didn't take real long, though I made really sure to get that heavy ammo drops. Also helped my sticky nades were void too.
 
Any tips on the Thorns crucible bounty? 500 points via void kills?

If I average 30 points each 10 minute game, it will take me close to 8 hours of crucible to get it :(

Do control.

Team up with people you can talk to so you're not alone taking on 3 people at once.

If you've got a machine gun with void damage, makes things a lot easier especially if you have a general idea where heavy ammo spawns.
 
Guys been farming for 40+ hours now and looked what dropped:

http://destiny.wikia.com/wiki/Universal_Remote

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It it nice to have and exotic main weapon, but a Shotgun with a Sniper Scope! Shiiiiiit.

Not liking it so far, but I guess it will grow on me.
 
I just played it really safe, only had a void sniper as special and used a void heavy machine gun. Didn't take real long, though I made really sure to get that heavy ammo drops. Also helped my sticky nades were void too.

Do control.

Team up with people you can talk to so you're not alone taking on 3 people at once.

If you've got a machine gun with void damage, makes things a lot easier especially if you have a general idea where heavy ammo spawns.

Thanks, I had planned on using my void machine gun and void fusion rifle, but since I'm a hunter I don't have any void specials or grenades.
 
Any tips on the Thorns crucible bounty? 500 points via void kills?

If I average 30 points each 10 minute game, it will take me close to 8 hours of crucible to get it :(

First of all if you get Bastion gtfo

I used a void shotgun and machine gun. Most of my points came from machine gun but I did get a non-negligible amount with the shotgun. When you hear the announcement park at those heavy weapon spawns and play conservatively (don't rush headlong into bad situations). Try to get as much mileage out of each heavy weapon spawn.

Took me 3 or 4 hours to get the 500.
 
First of all if you get Bastion gtfo

I used a void shotgun and machine gun. Most of my points came from machine gun but I did get a non-negligible amount with the shotgun. When you hear the announcement park at those heavy weapon spawns and play conservatively (don't rush headlong into bad situations). Try to get as much mileage out of each heavy weapon spawn.

Took me 3 or 4 hours to get the 500.

Sounds good, I have a warlock friend who also needs to do the bounty, shall team up with few more peeps to make it easier and faster.
 
So is Thorn even worth the trouble it takes to obtain?

Not going to lie, I really tried my best to like it. I LOVE hand cannons, and I do not like this gun at all. After getting all but the last column of upgrades I threw it in the vault and used my old blue hand cannon with an exotic sniper instead.

DoT is just too weak, magazine is too small and the reload time is awful.
 
Speaking of weapon and armor leveling that takes forever, all the Legendaries and Exotics that I have need Ascending Shards to level up. Those seem to be super rare.
 
Yeah it happens every now and then. Pretty badass when it does. You know the amount of enemies is pretty ridiculous when they end up killing off 5 lvl 20+ guardians.

Personally, I welcome that mass of Hive wanting molten death from my rifle.... maybe that will please the RNGesus enough to grant me my first Legendary at some point (why hast thou forsaken this Guardian?) lol.
 
Any tips on the Thorns crucible bounty? 500 points via void kills?

If I average 30 points each 10 minute game, it will take me close to 8 hours of crucible to get it :(

It's not as hard as it sounds. I got it in less than 2 hours with a shotgun and machine gun.

Tips:

• Shotgun rushing is your best bet.
• Learn how to glide and shoot accurately.
• Enable all your abilities that gives your benefits in close encounters.
• Choose a subclass that has potential void damage with super, melee or grenades.
• Play game modes with smaller maps.
• Skip Control and Skirmish since players travel in groups in those game mode.
 
and i wonder if they will nerf the Shingen-E or just release a bunch of equally OP guns so there will be more options :D

It might even be third, but its a well known gun. My Galahad is better than the Shingen just because I got lucky mods on it.

Any tips on the Thorns crucible bounty? 500 points via void kills?

If I average 30 points each 10 minute game, it will take me close to 8 hours of crucible to get it :(

It took me 5 matches, just be a bitch with a Fusion rifle.
 
holy moly, got a bunch of cool stuff in one go.

1 legendary weapon
1 exotic weapon called Ice breaker
1 legendary armour.

Now the weapon, it says Please replace these components of use causes fatal damage: heat sink. Magazine. operator.

How to I replace those?
ice breaker is so good


sooooooooooooooooooooo good. I love mine
 
DoT is just too weak, magazine is too small and the reload time is awful.

The reload speed is so bad I forgot I was wearing hand cannon reload gauntlets.

I'm sad because the sound it makes is orgasmic. My Regulator which I've had for like 20 hours now is better in every way :_;
 
Oh and it is a main weapon shotgun that runs on common ammo.

This thing would murder in PvP... be like 30 feet away then BOOM, shotgun death.
I'd be like "u wot m8?" if I was the dead guy... "how did he shotgun me from there?".



TL;DR - I'm jealous of your weapon :)
 
is there a better auto rifle than doctor nope? the firerate, the clip size, the damage...godlike. i got some legendary and exotic weapons, but nothing comes close (imo).

i also found a level 20 version of the shingen-e, which has an even better firerate/stability than the "standard" version.
 
is there a better auto rifle than doctor nope? the firerate, the clip size, the damage...godlike. i got some legendary and exotic weapons, but nothing comes close (imo).

i also found a level 20 version of the shingen-e, which has an even better firerate/stability than the "standard" version.

Would that be the Hushwind? If so I prefer using that for PvE and my Galahad E for PvP.
 
I remembered a Bungie interview where they talked about why you couldn't trade with friends or other Guardians in general.
If I recall correctly they said they wanted players to feel like they have achieved something when they got the loot. Like getting an exotic weapon from a certain Strike on a high difficulty (even as a drop with a low drop rate). Getting a weapon like that from someone else for free would destroy that sense of achievement.
However, that's not how loot actually works in the game. I was looking forward to that system but totally forgot about it until now.
I'd much rather "farm" a certain Strike for a specific drop than mindlessly slaughter Hive minions. I remember feeling great when I finally got the Ifrit's weapon in FFXIV after killing him countless times.
The PS exclusive gear drops work like that in the exclusive strike and I think that's a great way to distribute specific loot. It's a shame they didn't do that for the rest of the gear or at least some of it.
 
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