Sounds like me last week, except replace exotic with legendary shotgun.
Also the shader, which I do quite like. I still need to do the raid for this week.
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Sounds like me last week, except replace exotic with legendary shotgun.
Also the shader, which I do quite like. I still need to do the raid for this week.
that is a magnificent weapon, young guardian.Just got a legendary engram and got a legendary weapon finally!
...it's a freaking hand cannon tho. -_- "The Chance"
I guess it's better than the others I have I guess.
Just bring solar and play smart. NEVER get in close to anything. You guys have got this. Wreck it!
BMO = GOAT
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Anyone up for Queen missions?
Or daily heroic?
Or daily heroic?
everyday math
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The Driver
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Yooooo someone tell me why I did the Devil's Lair strike and killing the Walker didn't count for my bounty. Either the game wants you to land the killing blow (which is lame as fuck) or you have to kill the event walker in patrol (also lame as fuck).
And damn is the crucible shit right now. Been getting loads of crummy players that cannot play the objective nor go positive.
And damn is the crucible shit right now. Been getting loads of crummy players that cannot play the objective nor go positive.
Yeah. I went 3/3 by doing that and the gold tier Patrol bounty at the same time.
ComputerMKII
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Jesus, full-auto shotgun = Crucible easy mode
toastyToast
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Check your critical hits with and without. If you're aiming for the head consistently you're losing out.
you know it
...it is!? I actually got something good!? 0_0
Yeah you have to land the killing blow. There's a Devil Walker in that spot in patrol though, so it's not that bad. I agree about dumb design, BTW, but killing him in patrol should take less time than the strike anyways (what without having to clear the horde mode at the lazors) so it's not the end of the world.
everyday math
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My Handcannon is freaking ridiculous.
And The Cryptarch blessed me with his power.
Currently I'm halfway to 28 rocking:
-A legendary primary weapon and various level 20 rares
-various level 20 rare secondary weapons
-an exotic heavy weapon
-Full legendary armor
zero- not just a few, not just one- zero of the above items were drops or engram loot rolls. In fact, I've only opened a single legendary engram (did so by accident- i'm stockpiling them to open all at once). It became a legendary helm. At the time I acquired it, I already had a legendary helm upgraded twice, and didn't like the look of the new one. So I immediately dismantled it into ascendant shards.
reject the cryptarch, guardian. his ways yield only despair. search your feelings, you know it to be true
everyday math
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Rare sniper on sale at the gunsmith. Good rate of fire for crusible.
I did and it counted. 2 more to go.
It has an unfortunately low magazine- but there may be an upgrade to improve it, not sure. everything else about it is quite good. hand cannons are fantastic. look at your options for anything that will reduce reload time (increase reload speed) to get the most from it. try it out and aim for the head/weak point.
Blue Ninja
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Yup, same here. Did one in the wild and two more during a public event.
The Cryptarch got me a shader I've wanted since the beginning... But the Exotic Helmet I'm rocking doesn't fit with the color scheme. Then the bastard turned a Legendary Engram into a green.
reposting for new page, just need one more.
Allez Phill
Banned
The Cabal pilot was drunk.
I laughed so hard as I watched this happen.
Lol
'Slight miscalculation'
The Librarian
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Gosh, I hope someone finds this huge writeup I'm making for Destiny useful. It's already at 1,200 words 
toastyToast
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Damn. How the hell did you get so much ascended energy?
Diablohead
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Playing rumble for pistol headshot kills and a pvp bounty, because I use handcannons anyway i'm cutting everyone apart while they try to aim at my head, I love it.
Shows how many people only use auto rifles and can't kill using precision weapons.
Shows how many people only use auto rifles and can't kill using precision weapons.
JetBlackPanda
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load up on rockets.
BlueSummers
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Jesus, this thread moves fast. If anyone sees this and wants to help me out tonight around 7pm EST, that would be GREAT. I've been playing a long time and not ONE single legendary engram drop. NOT ONE. It's really getting to me. I have some decent blues but they are getting real old now and occasionally I will find a better blue which gives me more light but that's it. If anyone wants to help me out and get some purples..I'm on ps4 btw.
PSN: Lightt
PSN: Lightt
99% chance the cryptarch has a raging erection when this occursThen the bastard turned a Legendary Engram into a green.
edit: Tips n tricks 2 incoming, somebody post.
Cømet;131519816 said:OMFG it finally happened! Raiding with team UKGaf and got the Suros Regime from the second chest!!! Beyond happy right now, aww yisss. Raiding with USGaf later on is gonna be so much easier
Sooo jealous. I ended up getting a Legendary full-auto shotgun from what we've done of the raid so far so that's still awesome, but I still don't have any exotic weapons. All we have left is the final boss so I'm hoping I at least get some cool raid gear once we finish later tonight.
Acidote
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I had to kill him 7 times to complete the bounty.
SkylineRKR
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He gave me Zombie Apocalypse out of a blue. For that, I sort of hate him less for ruining 20 legendaries and giving me a wrong exotic from Xur's engram.
qa_engineer
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Sigh. I'm not even mad.
For those who missed out on my last post, give it a quick read, as some of these are expanded concepts from the more basic ones. Note: of the things I don't mention again here: please do buy ammo synthesis and use glimmer consumables! They rule!
Advanced Speeder Technique
Juggler (can't find the symbol for this): No ammo drops for your equipped weapon
Anger Issues: Minions of the Darkness display heightened aggression.
Angry: Minions of the Darkness won’t flinch, even after massive damage.
Arc Burn: Arc damage from any source is greatly increased.
Solar Burn: Solar damage from any source is greatly increased.
Void Burn: Void damage from any source is greatly increased.
Lightswitch: Minions of the Darkness deal much more melee damage.
Nightfall: You will face a relentless army that has never known defeat. If all players die, you will be returned to orbit.
Heroic: Enemies appear in greater numbers and are more aggressive.
Epic: Heavily shielded and highly aggressive enemies appear in great numbers.
Learn the symbols! The most important ones to look out for are Epic and the elemtental burn. Angry is typically a minor annoyance, but can dramatically increase some encounter difficulty (Phalanxes with no stagger, urrrgh!). Juggler is simple- just switch weapons frequently. Epic makes all content just universally tougher. Burning down shields quickly with the appropriate element (or Burn element) is a necessity. With the Burn, remember which symbol is which damage type, and try to have some heavy hitting weapons of each on you at all times. Remember, it's both incoming and outgoing damage. If it's a Void Burn, Acolyte shots will sting like hell- but your void machine gun will eat them all alive. On Lightswitch, even melee from most normal mobs will OHKO- you need to avoid your instincts to finish anything off by melee. And of course, Nightfall- you wipe once, you get punted to orbit. You can pull out your Ghost at any time (Nav Menu) to see any active modifiers.
Spend Your Marks Like They're Going Out of Style
If not, purchase a chest/leg/gloves piece and dismantle it for ascendant shards, which you'll use to upgrade the armor you do want. 150 marks is the most you should ever have on you at one time.
Bear the Load
The silver lining is that, during just about every kind of load screen in the game, you can access your options menu which includes your gear screen and inventory. Rather than hanging out in orbit: as soon as you or your fireteam finish a mission, get into the habit of immediately selecting your next destination and launching, then fiddle with your gear, play with shaders, perform upgrades to weapons/abilities, dismantle unneeded pickups, inspect your teammates, check if you need to replenish any of your synthesis stacks, consider what pieces or armor upgrades you need to aim for next, and so on.
Elect a fireteam leader who is good at doing this reliably (immediately launching rather than idling in orbit). The load/travel time is also a great opportunity during co-op for members to get drinks, take a bathroom break,
et cetera.
If you get into kind of a rhythm doing this, you can actually play with relatively little downtime despite the frequent loads.
Advanced Speeder Technique
The speeder controls in Destiny are a blast: boosting, banking, jumping chasms- it feels great! But here are a couple tips to improve your racing technique:
- Most advanced (non-default) speeders seem to have an "e-brake" of sorts on R2. It seems extremely sensitive to me, but this could vary from bike to bike.
- The initial speed burst from L2 is faster than the sustained boost speed, and always propels your speeder forward in the direction it was facing at the moment when you hit it. Don't keep your finger jammed down on it the whole time- use the boost when the speeder is angled sharply up- even if just by a small rock or uneven terrain- to shoot into the sky for big hangtime!
Destiny employs various modifiers (like Halo "Skulls") to change up the combat and flow of its missions.Angry ---------------------- Heroic
Lightswitch ------------------ Epic
Nightfall ---------- Element Burn
or
or
Juggler (can't find the symbol for this): No ammo drops for your equipped weapon
Anger Issues: Minions of the Darkness display heightened aggression.
Angry: Minions of the Darkness won’t flinch, even after massive damage.
Arc Burn: Arc damage from any source is greatly increased.
Solar Burn: Solar damage from any source is greatly increased.
Void Burn: Void damage from any source is greatly increased.
Lightswitch: Minions of the Darkness deal much more melee damage.
Nightfall: You will face a relentless army that has never known defeat. If all players die, you will be returned to orbit.
Heroic: Enemies appear in greater numbers and are more aggressive.
Epic: Heavily shielded and highly aggressive enemies appear in great numbers.
Learn the symbols! The most important ones to look out for are Epic and the elemtental burn. Angry is typically a minor annoyance, but can dramatically increase some encounter difficulty (Phalanxes with no stagger, urrrgh!). Juggler is simple- just switch weapons frequently. Epic makes all content just universally tougher. Burning down shields quickly with the appropriate element (or Burn element) is a necessity. With the Burn, remember which symbol is which damage type, and try to have some heavy hitting weapons of each on you at all times. Remember, it's both incoming and outgoing damage. If it's a Void Burn, Acolyte shots will sting like hell- but your void machine gun will eat them all alive. On Lightswitch, even melee from most normal mobs will OHKO- you need to avoid your instincts to finish anything off by melee. And of course, Nightfall- you wipe once, you get punted to orbit. You can pull out your Ghost at any time (Nav Menu) to see any active modifiers.
Spend Your Marks Like They're Going Out of Style
By now, you probably know there's a 100 mark per week limit apiece for Vanguard and Crucible Marks, symbolized by the circles filling in above. However, be warned that there also a 200 max mark cap for each as well. This is quite a low ceiling, so you need to be constantly spending your marks. Here are the major purchases at the Vendors and their required Rank:
- Helm (120 marks, Rank 2)
- Chest/Legs/Gauntlets (65 marks each, Rank 2)
- Weapon (150 marks, Rank 3)
If not, purchase a chest/leg/gloves piece and dismantle it for ascendant shards, which you'll use to upgrade the armor you do want. 150 marks is the most you should ever have on you at one time.
Bear the Load
Destiny has a lot of loading screens. A LOT of loading screens. Loading in the morning, loading in the evening, loading at supper time. This sucks.
The silver lining is that, during just about every kind of load screen in the game, you can access your options menu which includes your gear screen and inventory. Rather than hanging out in orbit: as soon as you or your fireteam finish a mission, get into the habit of immediately selecting your next destination and launching, then fiddle with your gear, play with shaders, perform upgrades to weapons/abilities, dismantle unneeded pickups, inspect your teammates, check if you need to replenish any of your synthesis stacks, consider what pieces or armor upgrades you need to aim for next, and so on.
Elect a fireteam leader who is good at doing this reliably (immediately launching rather than idling in orbit). The load/travel time is also a great opportunity during co-op for members to get drinks, take a bathroom break,
read GAF,
If you get into kind of a rhythm doing this, you can actually play with relatively little downtime despite the frequent loads.
EL CUCO
Member
Terrible. Did it have less HP in Patrol, as opposed to the Strike?
Edit: Great guide, Hawkian! You have my nomination for the next OT.
The Librarian
Banned
Hawkian, great guide again!
I'll be posting the first part of my 'review" for Destiny pretty soon. Hope you guys enjoy.
I'll be posting the first part of my 'review" for Destiny pretty soon. Hope you guys enjoy.
toastyToast
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Yup. Had a couple of games where everyone was going for the bounty. Game was a lot more enjoyable
because I was winning
MidEvlDed
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I don't think so. You're taking a portion of the weapon's damage and converting it to splash damage. So you're doing less damage concentrated on a headshot, for example, and the rest of the damage is dispersed outwards.
gamechanger87
Member
Was going for a queens bounty 20 head shots with the hand cannon when I was randomly rewarded with The Last Word exotic hand cannon for my dead last place finish.
Awesome gun but I see why people go AFK in crucible. I got a legendary emblem next map.
Awesome gun but I see why people go AFK in crucible. I got a legendary emblem next map.
I have 36 Ascendant Energies waiting to be poured into a Suros Regime once I find one, and with leftovers.
I seem to get Energy at a 2:1 ratio to Shards, hopefully it pays off for me in the end and I can invest them soon.
cpp_is_king
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Is there any point in doing queen's missions or bounties if I already have full purple gear?
Also, it's really aggravating when the Nightfall rewards legendaries. I would much rather have strange coins or exotics.
Also, it's really aggravating when the Nightfall rewards legendaries. I would much rather have strange coins or exotics.
Thanks
Definitely looking forward to your thoughts Dax. I had rumble matches like this last night. Felt like everyone else was in slow motion. Just so people could try for some bounties while I picked them apart. Ahahaha. As such, the Queen has my allegiance <3
Sigh. I'm not even mad.
For the love of all that's holy, don't dismantle it! Whenever I hear someone dismantling an exotic that isn't their main class, I swear the Cryptarch is laughing in his corner of the tower...that scumbag...
So I got lucky enough to grab an Atheon's Epilogue from the raid last night.
Everyone tells me that it's the 'best AR in the game' - am I missing something? I much prefer the look (not just cosmetically, I mean stat spread etc.) of Suros Regime.
Maybe I'll be more sold on it once I get the stability upgrade, but right now the only thing amazing about it seems to be the void damage.
Everyone tells me that it's the 'best AR in the game' - am I missing something? I much prefer the look (not just cosmetically, I mean stat spread etc.) of Suros Regime.
Maybe I'll be more sold on it once I get the stability upgrade, but right now the only thing amazing about it seems to be the void damage.
We gonna do it tonight? Or at least start it tonight? Im down for whatever.
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