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[Hawkian]

need 1 experienced to help with weekly 28 strike, trying to help pikapuff get it before xur leaves. ps4

 

[Mik2121]

Is there some trick or tip to get legendary engramd to drop or is it just luck? Because i have not seen a single legendary since the patch.

Same here, not a single legendary engram. Also, since yesterday most of what I keep getting on chests and stuff are single items (ie, one relic, or one glow, etc..), when I used to get a lot of pairs of items. I wonder if they're also modifying that stuff.

 

[Rsinart]

Yeah I haven't seen a legendary engram since the patch. All I see are blues although I had one turn into a legendary.

I also went from finding 20 some Legendary's to not a single one in over a week now. Thats playing 4+ hours a day. My Cryptarch lvl is now 32, and in the past 6 lvls my mail packaged only had blues as well.

 

[DeadlyVirus]

Same here, not a single legendary engram. Also, since yesterday most of what I keep getting on chests and stuff are single items (ie, one relic, or one glow, etc..), when I used to get a lot of pairs of items. I wonder if they're also modifying that stuff.

Did the raid earlier with some GAFfers, and only got 12(!) Ascendent Energy.

Shoutout to the Fireteam, btw

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Can I give a queens weapon to an alt if they haven't leveled the queens bounty?

 

[Rsinart]

Yeah I haven't seen a legendary engram since the patch. All I see are blues although I had one turn into a legendary.

need 1 experienced to help with weekly 28 strike, trying to help pikapuff get it before xur leaves. ps4

Want me to come back on?

 

[Ken]

Just out of curiousity, because I've been hearing this from quite a few Destiny players. Have you attempted/completed a raid in an MMO before?

Yeah, a little bit in SWTOR and FFXIV.

VoG is fun (as are most things done with 5 other people) but comparing it to MMO raids, or even some dungeons, it's a little disappointing.

 

[Backfoggen]

Would be cool if any of the items I found had more light on them. I'm still on 24 where I went from 21 from doing the loot cave for like 20 mins.

 

[Ken]

Would be cool if any of the items I found had more light on them. I'm still on 24 where I went from 21 from doing the loot cave for like 20 mins.

You won't get past 24 without some legendary armor pieces.

 

[Hawkian]

Want me to come back on?

i think we're ok

 

[Parakeetman]

Same here, not a single legendary engram. Also, since yesterday most of what I keep getting on chests and stuff are single items (ie, one relic, or one glow, etc..), when I used to get a lot of pairs of items. I wonder if they're also modifying that stuff.

Nah multiple chest stuff still occurs quite frequently. Hit a couple jackpot ones. Its just luck Id say.

Im more concerned with that they seemed to have tweaked the ammo drops, so you most def need to hit up the ammo packs more than before.

 

[The Mango Sentinel]

Yup, I'm 28 without an exotic. Maxed out my legendary helm and gloves, chest and legs are upgraded to the point where they'll be needing ass shards.

Thank you. This is exactly what I needed to know.

Now I have some major decisions to make before Xur leaves. Do I want the Titan helm or the hunter helm? Should I use my motes of light or use them at the speaker in hopes that those emblem buffs are real?

Fuck. Decisions decisions. And I only have a little over 30 min to make them.

 

[CREMSteve]

I miss seeing legendary engrams drop.

Used to get them on a semi regular basis, could always count on a few to drop in a play session of 4-5 hours, which felt good.

Now I haven't seen a single one since the damn patch. All of the complainers ruined it.

 

[Ramirez]

Yeah, a little bit in SWTOR and FFXIV.

VoG is fun (as are most things done with 5 other people) but comparing it to MMO raids, or even some dungeons, it's a little disappointing.

It's doing it in a shooter though, so much harder to make a competent raid encounter in FPS.

 

[malfcn]

Dunno what to buy.
26 mote of light
22 strange coins

36 minutes.

 

[Two Words]

Wow Red Death is amazing after its upgrades. Between the health recovery, flame shield, fire skin, and Apoth Veil healing me with supers and orbs, I don't think I'll be dying much.

 

[toastyToast]

I miss seeing legendary engrams drop.

Used to get them on a semi regular basis, could always count on a few to drop in a play session of 4-5 hours, which felt good.

Now I haven't seen a single one since the damn patch. All of the complainers ruined it.

It's definitely better now in theory. I haven't seen any purple engrams since the patch either. The drop rate still needs tuning.

 

[The Mango Sentinel]

Dunno what to buy.
26 mote of light
22 strange coins

36 minutes.

I'm in the same boat

23 coins
39 motes

If I would've just done the weekly heroic on 26 then i could've gotten both helmets this week.

Damn this is a tough decision.

It's definitely better now in theory. I haven't seen any purple engrams since the patch either. The drop rate still needs tuning.

I actually like the drop rate. There's no reason for it to rain purples. I get genuinely excited when a purple drops now.

 

[David___]

It's doing it in a shooter though, so much harder to make a competent raid encounter in FPS.

Its hard to make a challenging encounter that requires skill to beat period in an FPS since all of them boil down to "Shoot at x till its dead."

 

[Ken]

It's doing it in a shooter though, so much harder to make a competent raid encounter in FPS.

I feel like a good amount of common MMO mechanics can translate decently enough into a FPS; a lot of the VoG fights just felt like shooting galleries with the majority of mechanics falling on the relic holder. Certainly concepts like tanking and healing wouldn't work in their traditional sense, but more boss actions besides "shoot at Guardians" or add management that's not "shoot it dead" would have been a really nice surprise.

Its hard to make a challenging encounter that requires skill to beat period in an FPS since all of them boil down to "Shoot at x till its dead."

Not necessarily.

 

[toastyToast]

I actually like the drop rate. There's no reason for it to rain purples. I get genuinely excited when a purple drops now.

I just know when I finally come across one its going to be ass shards.

 

[Sill4]

Thank you. This is exactly what I needed to know.

Now I have some major decisions to make before Xur leaves. Do I want the Titan helm or the hunter helm? Should I use my motes of light or use them at the speaker in hopes that those emblem buffs are real?

Fuck. Decisions decisions. And I only have a little over 30 min to make them.

I wouldn't trust the emblem perks

 

[someday]

Same here, not a single legendary engram. Also, since yesterday most of what I keep getting on chests and stuff are single items (ie, one relic, or one glow, etc..), when I used to get a lot of pairs of items. I wonder if they're also modifying that stuff.

That's weird because I seem to get a lot more double items, even when they're not in chests.

I managed to get the 25:1 part of my latest bounty done in just 3 games of control. I really thought this would never happen. I don't know how they calculate it because I went negative 2 out of 3 games but not by much. Still seems odd. Now I have to do a weekly. I might just wait until next week since I already beat this one once by myself and I jumped in to help someone another time. Any ideas what next week's might be? If its Dust Palace I might not wait though. That one would suck alone. And I'm not doing any more of these exotic bounties. This is like the fifth or sixth one. The weapons just aren't amazing enough to warrant all this.

 

[Marvel]

Wow Red Death is amazing after its upgrades.

Wish I bought it now.

 

[malfcn]

Bullshit exotic engram. I didn't want the Knucklehead Radar. Why not a Titan or Warlock helm.

And Rahool and the post master are still colluding. Level up the cryptarch, and I get 3 blues. Garbage. At least I somehow got a coin. So now I have to decide between the sweet Titan helm or Red Death.

 

[Cob32]

Worked 8 straight days, was looking forward to my destiny day off. Woke up and I cant stop vomitting. Damn my immune system.

 

[The Mango Sentinel]

I just know when I finally come across one its going to be ass shards.

Ehhh I'm usually hoping for ascendant shards now. I don't have many. I have enough legendary gear and weapons. Only thing I'd want besides ascendant shards is an exotic I don't have.

I wouldn't trust the emblem perks

Yeah I still wanna know if there's any proof of this. There's no reason those emblems should cost motes of light though, so it kinda makes me think it might be true.

I ended up going with the exotic engram instead. Unfortunately it was another titan helm. Since I now have two different exotic titan helms, I don't think I can justify buying this one. I don't feel like I need 3 considering I JUST got my titan to 20 today.

But playing titan has made me into a believer and I'm loving defender.....

..... so maybe I should get that helmet.

 

[colinp]

Invective- GET!

 

[Ken]

They're just vanity and motes are the only "consistent" non-glimmer currency you can obtain through general play so it makes sense to me.

 

[malfcn]

Leaning towards the Helm since I have Suros already.

3d18h52m.
Shit.

And it still pisses me off that this is my guardian in Firefox.
Chrome loads like 2 pieces and the rest of me is invisible.

 

[Gr1mLock]

Invective- GET!

Welcome to the club.

 

[Cytezan]

They're just vanity and motes are the only "consistent" non-glimmer currency you can obtain through general play so it makes sense to me.

Makes sense, but I'll just leave you with this. I got the vex mythoclast in first run run on hard mode raid and I use blessing of the gifted emblem.

...read into that what you will.

Spoiler

coincidence

 

[The Mango Sentinel]

Wish I bought it now.

Bullshit exotic engram. I didn't want the Knucklehead Radar. Why not a Titan or Warlock helm.

And Rahool and the post master are still colluding. Level up the cryptarch, and I get 3 blues. Garbage. At least I somehow got a coin. So now I have to decide between the sweet Titan helm or Red Death.

Wanna trade? Oh wait.

That imminent auto rifle nerf is making red death mighty tempting.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Woot! Got my warlock to 20 tonight and tossed him the sunbreakes.

I've now got one of each class all over 20 and all have 1 peice of exotic armor.

This game man.

 

[Noisepurge]

Yeah I haven't seen a legendary engram since the patch. All I see are blues although I had one turn into a legendary.

I got one from nightfall yesterday. It is 100% random to get them

I havent still seen a single exotic bounty though, i dont believe those even exist in the game...

 

[rdrr gnr]

I got one from nightfall yesterday. It is 100% random to get them

I havent still seen a single exotic bounty though, i dont believe those even exist in the game...

I've gotten every exotic bounty and now I'm starting to get doubles. It's ridiculous. You're not missing out on much, most exotic bounty weapons suck.

 

[malfcn]

Bought the helm.
Xur is still there for me.

 

[UnluckyKate]

how is Hex Caster crucible auto rifle with stability upgrade ? viable in PvE/P ? Or just a bullet wall spamfest of a gun ? I dig the look, or is Doctor Nope is better ?

 

[Revolutionary]

I havent still seen a single exotic bounty though, i dont believe those even exist in the game...

I noticed that the last three times I got one, I was cashing in more than 2 bounties at a time.

 

[GrizzNKev]

I noticed that the last three times I got one, I was cashing in more than 2 bounties at a time.

I always cash them in in groups and have never gotten one.

 

[diablos991]

Finally downed VoG on hard mode!

For the sparrow and the titan helm.

 

[Ken]

I noticed that the last three times I got one, I was cashing in more than 2 bounties at a time.

I always cash them in in groups and have never gotten one.

I got both of mine from cashing in one at a time like I usually do.

RNG!

 

[The Mango Sentinel]

Sometimes I wish I wouldn't get exotic bounties. It's hard dealing with 3 at one time.

 

[Zakalwe]

Is anyone else having this issue with Crucible?

If I play in the morning or afternoon the game runs fine. A few moments of lag here and there but nothing game breaking.

Any time after 7pm gmt and the lag makes the game almost unplayable. All my other online games are fine 24/7, but Crucible in the evenings is a post-mortem filled nightmare.

I may have to give up playing pvp due to my current work schedules and this issue.

 

[shungokusatsu]

RNGesus hates me. Just beat the raid and everyone in the fireteam got the last word except me. I got the hawkmoon

 

[Cytezan]

RNGesus hates me. Just beat the raid and everyone in the fireteam got the last word except me. I got the hawkmoon

Wow that's crazy 5 ppl got the same item! Hawkmoon is a good hand cannon though, can't complain too much!

 

[malfcn]

Sat in front of Xur. He just phased out in a blue glow.

 

[Japanmanx3]

That's weird because I seem to get a lot more double items, even when they're not in chests.

I managed to get the 25:1 part of my latest bounty done in just 3 games of control. I really thought this would never happen. I don't know how they calculate it because I went negative 2 out of 3 games but not by much. Still seems odd. Now I have to do a weekly. I might just wait until next week since I already beat this one once by myself and I jumped in to help someone another time. Any ideas what next week's might be? If its Dust Palace I might not wait though. That one would suck alone. And I'm not doing any more of these exotic bounties. This is like the fifth or sixth one. The weapons just aren't amazing enough to warrant all this.

Sounds like you're doing Invective. The way the crucible is scored is by having a KDR of 25. 1 kill equals 1 point while a death subtracts one point. So if you go negative early on but build your kills back up, or trade kills, you still stay positive. Just finished the bounty for it last night.

 

[Japanmanx3]

how is Hex Caster crucible auto rifle with stability upgrade ? viable in PvE/P ? Or just a bullet wall spamfest of a gun ? I dig the look, or is Doctor Nope is better ?

Doctor Nope serves me well. Only need one more upgrade to complete.Hex Caster feels a little looser but I need to upgrade it more to see if that changes.

 

[VE3TRO]

Have they made the Strikes harder? Always seems to be more enemies now than before.