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[Sniffynose]

So just coming back after not playing for a long time, are all my year 1 exotics etc basically vendor trash now once the addon unlocks? There's no way to upgrade them right? You have to buy the new version with 150 legendary marks or w/e I think?!

Also did PoE for my first time and got the Fourth Horseman Shotgun lol

 

[ocean]

So just coming back after not playing for a long time, are all my year 1 exotics etc basically vendor trash now once the addon unlocks? There's no way to upgrade them right? You have to buy the new version with 150 legendary marks or w/e I think?!

Also did PoE for my first time and got the Fourth Horseman Shotgun lol

Current exotics will be as good as they are now for current content. For the new stuff, you either use new guns or the new versions of your exotics you'll pick up with marks.

 

[DrBo42]

Really hype for this. Only thing that bums me out is the lack of new enemy types. Yeah, there's The Taken, but they are literally just the old enemies with a texture over them.

Yeah, that's a bummer.

 

[ocean]

Really hype for this. Only thing that bums me out is the lack of new enemy types. Yeah, there's The Taken, but they are literally just the old enemies with a texture over them.

Luckily they'll have new attacks, animations and abilities. I think Taken Vandals have something like a Titan bubble for example.

 

[Sniffynose]

Current exotics will be as good as they are now for current content. For the new stuff, you either use new guns or the new versions of your exotics you'll pick up with marks.

Ok so I can transition over then thanks!

I'm excited to get back into it. I really like the changes so far, just wish they had nightfall/raid matchmaking with light level or something. I never got to raid before and the nightfalls I did solo when I could lol

 

[JMizzlin]

Is now the worst time to confront Skolas for the Moments of Triumph? How has the update affected him?

 

[ocean]

Ok so I can transition over then thanks!

I'm excited to get back into it. I really like the changes so far, just wish they had nightfall/raid matchmaking with light level or something. I never got to raid before and the nightfalls I did solo when I could lol

If you've never raided man checkout the IT on the Community side. There's groups for raiding all the time, specially on Tuesdays.

Next weeks are gonna be aaaaaall about the new Raid you will easily be able to join groups GAF crowd is super friendly and welcoming of players of all experience and skill levels!

 

[Kaversmed]

The major stuff was downloaded with patch 2.0, so if there is anything to download, it will be under a gigabit.

If there's a download it'll be a 1-2mb little thing when you load up.

Alright, that's what I thought too. Thanks guys

 

[ocean]

Is now the worst time to confront Skolas for the Moments of Triumph? How has the update affected him?

Not too different to be honest. Reaching him takes a little longer now that shotguns are weaker but I wouldn't say it's actually harder.

Deadline is tonight though Triumphs btw!

 

[Sniffynose]

If you've never raided man checkout the IT on the Community side. There's groups for raiding all the time, specially on Tuesdays.

Next weeks are gonna be aaaaaall about the new Raid you will easily be able to join groups GAF crowd is super friendly and welcoming of players of all experience and skill levels!

Sounds great =)

 

[JMizzlin]

Not too different to be honest. Reaching him takes a little longer now that shotguns are weaker but I wouldn't say it's actually harder.

Deadline is tonight though Triumphs btw!

That's why I'm thinking about rushing through it! Thanks for the info!

 

[VikasNarula]

Amazon just charged me the $49 for Taken King. Oh hell yeah!!!

how ? O_O

 

[Clunker]

And since a lot of new people are coming in: check out reddit.com/r/fireteams and the100.io, which are designed to help folks find folks to play endgame content with. When I fell back into Destiny this summer, I used the100 since I play a lot on off-hours, and I went from maybe 3 people on my ps3 friend list to completely full. It sorts you into groups that play by time of day (as well as chosen flags like age of player, level and serious/laidback) and it literally changed the way I play. Met amazingly chill people and I've raided dozens of times; you don't need a Mic for many groups but this is honestly the first time I got into using a Mic online.

Works best if you plan at least a day ahead of
time since it's appointment based; any one in your group creates a game and all members get an email invite. So I have about a dozen emails each day inviting me to various parts of Destiny. It's pretty great.

On a different note, this week's holdover status led me to restart a titan, so a few hours of play has me at lv 23 or so, and with the new balance changes I've come to a conclusion: Hard Light is amazingly fun to use. Ran the Omnigul strike with it and it's just a beast with blue streaks filling the air. What are the rewards for the weekly heroic and nightfall strikes this week?

 

[DrBo42]

What are the rewards for the weekly heroic and nightfall strikes this week?

You're not going to get anything until TTK goes live. I wouldn't bother.

 

[operon]

A quick question regarding the expansion, I have the disk and I won the first expansion. But because I game share with my brother who has the season pass I have the second expansion. With him not having the money to buy the take king yet will I be able to buy it digitally on tuesday

 

[ultrazilla]

how ? O_O

Prime members got $10 off for preordering.

Package is on it's way!!

 

[robo]

A quick question regarding the expansion, I have the disk and I won the first expansion. But because I game share with my brother who has the season pass I have the second expansion. With him not having the money to buy the take king yet will I be able to buy it digitally on tuesday

Not on its own I don't think, you'd be better giving the money to your Bro to purchase it, or you will have to buy the legendary version, instead of just the ttk

 

[Clunker]

You're not going to get anything until TTK goes live. I wouldn't bother.

This is what I had suspected, so thanks - no real reason to kill myself over it with my new character, and I'm saving the class quests until TTK goes live to save the XP. I'm also not edging too many factions or anything since I'm more interested in doing the story missions at a reasonable level right now, so don't want to over level too much.

Guess my time is best spent flinging suppression grenades in Mayhem today! Mayhem is something I thought I would hate on paper but is actually exactly what I love in practice: a broken, frantic hot mess of crazy. It's like the glory days of playing Quake 2 in college!

 

[GeordieMark]

I really want this but I haven't even got around to playing the Dark Below yet. I love the artwork in Destiny. It really is a gorgeous game, and the new locations look great.

 

[Fliesen]

How's the GAF "Clan" situation btw.

I'm still sporting "Destiny GAF EU 2".
Has there been some reshuffling, cleanup? can i get into EU 1? - will clans be meaningful in the Taken King?

 

[Trumpets]

Could someone confirm that the disc release of TTK is just the regular old Destiny disc with a code for all the DLC?

 

[Klyka]

Could someone confirm that the disc release of TTK is just the regular old Destiny disc with a code for all the DLC?

Seen multiple people post that it is, so confirmed.

 

[Carn82]

What! Not for me, but I didn't get down to the vault the first time either. Nobody told me abou that. I guess I'm screwed.

Eek, i forgot to add 'from the big chest'.

 

[Chemo]

Has anyone gotten a shipping notice from Gamestop for their TTK CE yet? I was kind of hoping they'd go out early but it seems like that didn't happen.

 

[21st century cowboy]

What is the easiest way to gather the data for the Suros TSR-10 prototype rocket launcher? Thanks

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

How's the GAF "Clan" situation btw.

I'm still sporting "Destiny GAF EU 2".
Has there been some reshuffling, cleanup? can i get into EU 1? - will clans be meaningful in the Taken King?

Yeah, that all fell apart, unfortunately. Most of the DGAF clans (EU 1, NA West, etc) have become inactive. But new clans for active players have sprung up, like "School of Hawk".

What is the easiest way to gather the data for the Suros TSR-10 prototype rocket launcher? Thanks

Nuke the three elite Hive enemies in the basement near the drop zone for Earth Patrols. Then run back up the stairs to the surface and they should respawn near instantly. Rinse & repeat.

 

[Trumpets]

Seen multiple people post that it is, so confirmed.

Ah, OK, sorry if it's been mentioned before (did a quick scan but didn't see it mentioned).

 

[Tak3n]

Mine arrived from gameseek not played my titan for nigh on 7 months, will it be live as soon as I download the add ons or do they activate all the stuff later?

 

[operon]

Not on its own I don't think, you'd be better giving the money to your Bro to purchase it, or you will have to buy the legendary version, instead of just the ttk

Was afraid of that will have to see tomorrow

 

[21st century cowboy]

Yeah, that all fell apart, unfortunately. Most of the DGAF clans (EU 1, NA West, etc) have become inactive. But new clans for active players have sprung up, like "School of Hawk".



Nuke the three elite Hive enemies in the basement near the drop zone for Earth Patrols. Then run back up the stairs to the surface and they should respawn near instantly. Rinse & repeat.

Cool. Thanks.

 

[DrBo42]

The only thing that really bothers me about Destiny 2.0 is giving the class items stats. Now instead of picking what we like and having some personality we're doomed to best in slot itemization. Really dumb decision.

 

[Diablohead]

The only thing that really bothers me about Destiny 2.0 is giving the class items stats. Now instead of picking what we like and having some personality we're doomed to best in slot itemization. Really dumb decision.

all the misc items should have been the same def rating and just mixed up the int/str/dex and all that stuff, I agree now some of the cooler older designs are becoming worthless like year 1 guns.

Even the new ghost skins should have been limited to radar bonuses, no stat boosts.

 

[Noisepurge]

The only thing that really bothers me about Destiny 2.0 is giving the class items stats. Now instead of picking what we like and having some personality we're doomed to best in slot itemization. Really dumb decision.

Yup, really hoping class items atleast would get transmogrification so we could change their appearance.

 

[Klyka]

The only thing that really bothers me about Destiny 2.0 is giving the class items stats. Now instead of picking what we like and having some personality we're doomed to best in slot itemization. Really dumb decision.

Class items can be infused though so you can level up stuff you like. As far as we know, class items don't really offer game impacting perks.

 

[DrBo42]

Class items can be infused though so you can level up stuff you like. As far as we know, class items don't really offer game impacting perks.

What does infusing cost me? Don't think I saw that option on my year 1 stuff but I'll take another look.

 

[Klyka]

What does infusing cost me?

YOUR SOUL!

Nah, here you go:

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

 

[DrBo42]

YOUR SOUL!

Nah, here you go:

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

Thanks. So yeah, you're fucked if you like Year 1 class items.

 

[Klyka]

Thanks. So yeah, you're fucked if you like Year 1 class items.

yes, but I fully believe we will basically see every year 1 class item look in a new year 2 item.

It's just too easy for Bungie to pass up.

 

[DrBo42]

yes, but I fully believe we will basically see every year 1 class item look in a new year 2 item.

It's just too easy for Bungie to pass up.

I think that's missing the point of armor changes between expansions and years. :/

 

[superNESjoe]

Do I have to turn the field test guns back in?

 

[DrBo42]

Do I have to turn the field test guns back in?

No but I'm not sure if you need to keep them to order legendary versions later.

 

[superNESjoe]

Any idea how many Legendary Marks we get for trashing Year 1 legendaries? I have loads of them waiting to go. Really don't want to give up my Confluence and Swordbreaker :/

 

[BokehKing]

In case anyone is interested in being more in touch with the Destiny community, I made a list of all the Destiny Podcasts

Give them a listen

We got so many Destiny Podcasts now that I will be kept busy all day while waiting for tomorrow.

Guardian Radio
Crucible Corner
NERF'D Destiny podcast
Destiny Reset
Guardian Outpost
Destiny The Show
Aim Assist Radio
Fireteam Chat
Mythocast
Guardian One
Planet Destiny
Warsat Radio
Warlock School

 

[Scousefury]

Any idea how many Legendary Marks we get for trashing Year 1 legendaries? I have loads of them waiting to go. Really don't want to give up my Confluence and Swordbreaker :/

None, you will get old mats from them.

 

[rager]

I have been playing destiny since the beta. You can add me to psn and ill help you out, if you like.

CJ_SPARTA

Thanks, I will add you. My id Is Beowolf

 

[kudoboi]

u gotta be kidding me. you can't even buy the taken king on the asian PSN store anymore

 

[ViciousDS]

started watching the first story mission......had to stop about a minute in.....they really, really fucking improved them. Did not want to spoil the fun, scanning and everything. Just everything has been bumped in terms of quality. Yes, I'm not ruining the story missions for the expansion. They just look too damn good.

 

[ToyMachine228]

For anyone searching for a clan on Xbox One as The Taken King approaches, check us out. We'll be doing plenty of group activities and end-game content for months to come. If you're looking for people to play with on Xbone, join us.

https://www.bungie.net/en/Clan/Detail/174077

 

[Z3M0G]

Has anyone replayed the HoW story missions after the 2.0 patch? I'd like impressions of how they added the name on screen of who ever is talking... if it improves the experience or not.

Edit: Nevermind, just saw them in this.

It's the very first one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5We-IDpnm18

here you go

Nice!

Edit: Is TTK going to have some additional CGI intro that we haven't seen yet? Or have we seen everything that leads up to the beginning of this mission? I didn't expect it to be a

Spoiler

crashed ship

. This location looks absolutely MASSIVE too!!

 

[ViciousDS]

Has anyone replayed the HoW story missions after the 2.0 patch? I'd like impressions of how they added the name on screen of who ever is talking... if it improves the experience or not.

Edit: Nevermind, just saw them in this.



Nice!

Edit: Is TTK going to have some additional CGI intro that we haven't seen yet? Or have we seen everything that leads up to the beginning of this mission? I didn't expect it to be a

Spoiler

crashed ship

. This location looks absolutely MASSIVE too!!

The one video I watched said he had to remove the cut scenes from the game play....and from what I've heard is that they tried to throw in quite a few actual cut scenes this time compared to what we had before as well. I'll have to find the video at break.