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[Andrew.]

The Art of Destiny releasing November 25th.

Bought.

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Destiny-Bungie/dp/1608874206/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411582182&sr=8-1&keywords=the+art+of+destiny

 

[MaximusPayne]

ha! I know...





yep, with the xtra grenade perk you can squeeze in around 7... thread moves really fast but i posted this the other day, i've become a huge fan of sunsinger, even in pvp...

I never have that luck when the other player is not paying attention....you found a whole cluster of them that weren't even shooting at you. Nice.

 

[MidEvlDed]

Is it pretty much necessary to do patrol mode and search for materials if you want to level up the legendary/exotic gear? It doesn't take a ton of time but as someone that wants to play mostly PvP, with the occasional strikes mixed in here and there, it feels like a chore. I want the best gear but searching for chests and shiny things is really boring (to me).

I already feel like the game is kind of forcing me to do a public event every day so I don't miss out on the free stuff from the postmaster. Having to go search for materials on top of that is probably my biggest gripe right now.

It is a chore dude. It's super boring. But It needs to be done if you want to upgrade anything. The worst for me is spirit bloom and relic iron. Relic iron you can barely see on the planet, and spirit bloom is the same damn color as the patrol beacons. That was a smart decision right there. I need to watch some chest runs or something to save myself some time.

 

[The Shogun]

I keep seeing people talk about Queen Missions. Is that different than Bounties? If so how do I find them?

 

[LiK]

I wish we could hold onto more bounties at once. Pretty annoying having to balance between the Vanguard and Crucible ones.

 

[lyrick]

Ergh, I have done about 20-30 bounties. I wish Destiny wasn't so random sometimes.

I got both of mine after I started turning in bounties 4 or 5 at a time.

 

[jay23]

Honestly, having used Patience & Time, I think the Icebreaker is probably better. Can't beat the ammo regenerating every six seconds.

Did you unlock the active camo while aimed down sight perk? I want it solely for that, but icebreaker does seem to be the better option.


If xur doesn't have anything I want ill just keep saving my strange coins, hopefully their isnt a surprise cap on that too.

 

[Union Carbine]

Gjallarhorn was 17 coins, I'm not really sure how the pricing for weapons works.

I think primaries cost 23 and the others cost 17 but I'm not totally sure.

 

[todahawk]

You can play with others but you won't get anything if you have no ticket. I'm not 100% sure on that, but I believe it to be correct.

I am fully expecting a decline, unfortunately.

\
confirmed (for me at least), I joined a gaffer and did the mission but got nothing.

How did you make this GIF btw? I have a similar thing to show off for the nightfall.

i've tried a handful of apps and websites but settled on photoshop. import video frames to layers, trim start and end points, size down from 720p, save for web, mess with gif settings (128 no dither looks nice), upload. if anyone has other recommendations on apps or sites i'd love to hear em too.

 

[Deku Tree]

Ok, I am stuck at level 23... don't have as much time to play as some other people... I hate RNG for Rare level 20 armor... why can't I grind to buy them?

In any case... is there any way to earn Vanguard rep faster? I am rank 1 and I want to get to rank 2... Are their any rank multipliers or anything like that which would allow you to get Vanguard rep more quickly? Thanks!

 

[E92 M3]

The Art of Destiny releasing November 25th.

Bought.

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Destiny-Bungie/dp/1608874206/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411582182&sr=8-1&keywords=the+art+of+destiny

Thanks. Preordered it.

 

[BMO = GOAT]

Anyone doing Queens mission or would be up for it?

 

[Handy Fake]

"patrol"

Bravo. Just... Bravo.

 

[N° 2048]

Held back by my worst enemy: Relic Iron

 

[void666]

I do wish they could of at least done different missions for the queen stuff..

Also am I the only one who just keeps re-rolling the queen mission waiting for the moon one as it seems by far the easiest one to solo

I did moon, venus and mars. Mars was... complicated but not hard. The other two were easy. Just take your time and have special and heavy weapons ready to deal with shielded enemies.

 

[BigShow36]

I'd be okay with guaranteed loot for the top 3 or so. I sense the crucible bleeding players once Halo and COD come out, so Bungie needs to do their best to nurture the community.

No amount of loot adjustments is going to stop the mass exodus once CoD and MCC come out. This game simply doesn't have the legs to sustain a large population of players when there are those two alternatives out there.

 

[Sullichin]

Ok, I am stuck at level 23... don't have as much time to play as some other people... I hate RNG for Rare level 20 armor... why can't I grind to buy them?

In any case... is there any way to earn Vanguard rep faster? I am rank 1 and I want to get to rank 2... Are their any rank multipliers or anything like that which would allow you to get Vanguard rep more quickly? Thanks!

You can. I have full legendary armor without relying on RNG.

You can rank faster in the vanguard or crucible buy completing bounties.

If you do a queen's bounty and then the strike it opens, you get a guaranteed legendary drop.

My head piece is from the Queen and my other armor pieces were bought after getting rank 2 in the Crucible. I couldn't buy them all at once because of the mark cap though. But you don't have to rely on RNG

 

[todahawk]

I never have that luck when the other player is not paying attention....you found a whole cluster of them that weren't even shooting at you. Nice.

hell yeah, couldn't believe my luck. came in up above and saw the first two were distracted so I hit radiance, didn't even see the second two right away, had two more fusion rifle kills after that.

so glad that video capture seems to work well in Destiny.

 

[E92 M3]

I wish we could hold onto more bounties at once. Pretty annoying having to balance between the Vanguard and Crucible ones.

YES PLEASE! At least 7. With so many bounties out now, having only 5 slots is a hassle.

 

[jeffc919]

It is a chore dude. It's super boring. But It needs to be done if you want to upgrade anything. The worst for me is spirit bloom and relic iron. Relic iron you can barely see on the planet, and spirit bloom is the same damn color as the patrol beacons. That was a smart decision right there. I need to watch some chest runs or something to save myself some time.

Thanks. I thought this was the case but thought I'd ask in case I was missing something.

I really think they should add another way to get materials...like a reverse exchange of glimmer for materials. There's already a gate to being able to level up the high end gear right away (the ascendant stuff).

 

[Hawkian]

I am fully expecting a decline, unfortunately.

I can tell. We'll see what happens!

I don't want linear progression, per se. I want the ability to actually work toward it. Remember when they made it sound like Dust Palace was the source of the PS Exclusive stuff? Yeah, that was cool. I was 100% prepared to run that strike dozens or even a hundred times trying to get an exotic that only came from there. And that would have felt awesome. Instead, most of the people I've seen with it got it completely randomly in the crucible.

Unless I have been misinformed, Dust Palace does have higher drop rates for those items, it's just not exclusive to the Strike.

Also nah, I didn't deal with the AH in Diablo 3 much(that also doesn't even exist now). But the loot system there, though also random, is still better. Because you get a rare drop and it's an actual rare drop. It may be poorly rolled, but you see that golden glow and it feels nice. You see a purple engram(this would not change if they had a different name or color... they still signify a rare drop) and it's just "well here we go, I guess...".

Of course it would change, you see a purple engram that says legendary engram and expect a purple, legendary item, just like diablo.

In Diablo 3, how did you work toward a specific exotic (what are they actually called? uniques?) that you wanted?

I would *much* rather it always be a legendary and a super low chance of exotic.

everyone would.

It's not guaranteed to have the best modifiers. There are a variety of those that can roll on legendaries. Getting a legendary engram would be cool, and you could work toward hopefully getting that perfect roll that you may never find.

How could you work toward it? You're losing me somewhere.

That is how loot games work. They make you want to try again, not screw you at every corner.

If the goal of the genre you are ascribing Destiny to is to get me to want to "try again," which is to say, repeat content while aiming for something cooler than what I currently have, Destiny has succeeded rather hilariously at this goal. i wouldn't be able to find enough hours in a Centaurian day to play this game at the moment.

 

[E92 M3]

Who's making OT5? I kinda want to make it my first OT lol.

 

[MaximusPayne]

hell yeah, couldn't believe my luck. came in up above and saw the first two were distracted so I hit radiance, didn't even see the second two right away, had two more fusion rifle kills after that.

so glad that video capture seems to work well in Destiny.

Hat's off, 3:1 at me losing gunfights. The weapons really do make a difference and I can't seem to find one that suits me yet.

 

[The End]

Ok, I am stuck at level 23... don't have as much time to play as some other people... I hate RNG for Rare level 20 armor... why can't I grind to buy them?

In any case... is there any way to earn Vanguard rep faster? I am rank 1 and I want to get to rank 2... Are their any rank multipliers or anything like that which would allow you to get Vanguard rep more quickly? Thanks!

do queen bounties, get legendary armor

 

[Union Carbine]

Ok, I am stuck at level 23... don't have as much time to play as some other people... I hate RNG for Rare level 20 armor... why can't I grind to buy them?

In any case... is there any way to earn Vanguard rep faster? I am rank 1 and I want to get to rank 2... Are their any rank multipliers or anything like that which would allow you to get Vanguard rep more quickly? Thanks!

Vanguard rep and marks (or your faction of choice) is your grind for gear. The Vanguard playlist, weekly, dailies, public events, bounties, and patrol beacons all will net you either ranks, marks, or both. I think bounties + patrol beacons offers the most efficient path to rep but it won't net you marks. I think all the other options will give you some marks on completion.

 

[squidhands]

Yes, I want Suros Regime. I have Monte Carlo but honestly I think it's pretty terrible.

I haven't (and probably won't) played a lot of PvP, but I'm not the biggest fan of Assault Rifles in this game. I got the Monte Carlo last night, but I have a feeling that I'll start missing my rare hand cannon pretty quickly.

Is yours fully leveled up? How much better does the stability get?

 

[FaintDeftone]

Anyone doing Queens mission or would be up for it?

I'll be online around 5:30 EST PS4 and I'll help you with it, given you are online at that time and playing on PS4.

 

[Silav101]

Anyone in EU 5 interested in.partying up tonight for daily heroic story, queen's bounties/missions and weekly strikes, feel free to.add.me

Psn and my username are the same xD

 

[Afrocious]

OT5 | Thanks for the materials, m'lady.

 

[Respect]

What you guys hoping Xur gets this week? I'm sure most of us have some strange coins saved up.

I want that Achlyophage Symbiote hunter mask and Suros regime AR.

I have my doubts an AR exotic of any kind will show up from Xur anytime soon. Just a gut feeling though...admittedly those feelings have not served me well with each legendary engram...so I guess that assures Suros will show up this week. My logic is flawless.

 

[Hawkian]

You can. I have full legendary armor without relying on RNG.

You can rank faster in the vanguard or crucible buy completing bounties.

If you do a queen's bounty and then the strike it opens, you get a guaranteed legendary drop.

My head piece is from the Queen and my other armor pieces were bought after getting rank 2 in the Crucible. I couldn't buy them all at once because of the mark cap though. But you don't have to rely on RNG

He meant why can't you grind for Rare gear. 20-24 is still rather dependent on RNG rolls if you progress in the traditional sense.

However it's definitely worth noting that you can skip straight from Uncommon -> Legendary, and start getting better drops when you level up as well.

But yeah: anyone <24 right now, focus all your efforts on Queen's Bounties and Missions. I'll cover this in my next guide installment too. People will be happy to carry you through the Earth one (side note: being able to roll for the easiest mission is cheesy and should be fixed).

A helm and chest from the queen will enable you to get to level 26 for relatively minimal effort, for the duration of this event.

 

[B-Dex]

I have my doubts an AR exotic of any kind will show up from Xur anytime soon. Just a gut feeling though...admittedly those feelings have not served me well with each legendary engram...so I guess that assures Suros will show up this week. My logic is flawless.

Already maxed my Suros Regime. Thanks for the trophy cryptarch.

 

[todahawk]

Hat's off, 3:1 at me losing gunfights. The weapons really do make a difference and I can't seem to find one that suits me yet.

Yes they do, that was my first match with Wizard 77, a legendary fusion rifle. Awesome awesome range on that thing. Couldn't believe the kills I was getting with it.

 

[Lostconfused]

I have my doubts an AR exotic of any kind will show up from Xur anytime soon. Just a gut feeling though...admittedly those feelings have not served me well with each legendary engram...so I guess that assures Suros will show up this week. My logic is flawless.

A worshiper of RNGesus will find no solace in the currency of the wicked.

 

[E92 M3]

OT5 | Thanks for the materials, m'lady.

[Tipping intensifies]

 

[8bitForLife]

I am begging here is anyone very good at pvp and would help me with my thorn exotic weapon quest. Please msg me on psn EightBitLife

 

[Union Carbine]

side note: being able to roll for the easiest mission is cheesy and should be fixed

Out of curiosity, how is this done? When I went to start a Wrath mission last night, I couldn't tell which one it was (ended up being on the Moon). Didn't matter to me but one of my fireteam wanted to avoid Mars on that run.

 

[super-famicom]

I beat the Nightfall Strike and got 12 Ascendant Shards.

 

[Respect]

A worshiper of RNGesus will find no solace in the currency of the wicked.

Oh RNGesus...why have thou forsaken me...

 

[everyday math]

That red ain't a dye.

 

[Original Famous Ray]

I just hit level 20 and I am now able to do bounties for the Queen. I selected two of them (Archon Slayer and Last Days of Winter) but I don't understand what I'm supposed to do. It says to kill a specific enemy but do I find them in the wild during a patrol or do a strike mission? I cannot select Queen story missions on the map as it says I need better gear.

 

[Dante316]

Need to replace my boots with a legendary and I'll finally hit 27.

PS4 ID is VibeVitor. Warlock wanting to do the weekly nightfall. Have the Zombie Apocalypse heavy machine gun equipped and an assault/fusion combo.

Can do most of the weekly/daily stuff myself but find it dull to do so.

Ill join u, psn dante316

 

[todahawk]

I beat the Nightfall Strike and got 12 Ascendant Shards.

goddamn i could use those. i dismantled an exotic chest piece i rolled from Xur that i wasn't using (sunbreakers are my exotic anyways) and only got 2

 

[broony]

Are the rewards for the queens missions any different today?

 

[CRA5H]

That red ain't a dye.

I really hope they put that hunter helm back on Xur's store soon. I was 5 coins shy of getting it at the time. I think this coming weekend's helm will be for Warlocks.

 

[X-Frame]

Is it silly that even though the Queen's Helm that I got yesterday has the perfect stat distribution and bonuses for my build, yet I want to replace it by purchasing a New Monarchy helm simply because I hate the look of the Queen's Helm?

I can't get into the colors and those spikes. Titan btw.

 

[Sullichin]

Am I guaranteed some ascendant shards if I dismantle the legendary chestpiece I got from the Queen's bounty?

Is it silly that even though the Queen's Helm that I got yesterday has the perfect stat distribution and bonuses for my build, yet I want to replace it by purchasing a New Monarchy helm simply because I hate the look of the Queen's Helm?

I can't get into the colors and those spikes. Titan btw.

The helm I got from the Queen has a unique name but looks exactly the same as every other Warlock helmet I've ever gotten

 

[NCR Redslayer]

That red ain't a dye.

Are the splinter cell goggles exclusive to the hunter class?

 

[Lakitu]

So how do I trigger the Fallen Walker public event at the divide? Just turn up there at :45 of every hour?

 

[JetBlackPanda]

I just hit level 20 and I am now able to do bounties for the Queen. I selected two of them (Archon Slayer and Last Days of Winter) but I don't understand what I'm supposed to do. It says to kill a specific enemy but do I find them in the wild during a patrol or do a strike mission? I cannot select Queen story missions on the map as it says I need better gear.

you have to run the story missions form their planets.