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[Strakt]

https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46234

In October, new challenges will continue to arrive, including Iron Banner and new ways to have your prestige tested in the Raid. We'll tell you more about what awaits you every step of the way.

 

[Goodacre0081]

i assume trials of the nine is the PvP event?

 

[Slightly Live]

What about PC? =/

 

[bananafactory]

Cool. Can someone explain to me what Nightfall is? Never understood it. It's just strikes?

 

[falconxcrunner09]

i assume trials of the nine is the PvP event?

It replaces Trials of Osiris.

 

[iFirez]

Cool. Can someone explain to me what Nightfall is? Never understood it. It's just strikes?

More difficult (higher power needed to start) and timed (getting kills extends the time). They're some of the most challengeing PvE content along with the Raid; which both give greater rewards.

 

[Strakt]

What about PC? =/

Oct 24th! It'll be 100% worth the wait =D

 

[RoboPlato]

Cool. Can someone explain to me what Nightfall is? Never understood it. It's just strikes?

High level strikes with added difficulty modifiers.

 

[texhnolyze]

Wow, looking good.

But I know nothing of those terms. What's flashpoint, nightfall, and trials?

All I know is strike is a pve dungeon and crucible is pvp. And Destiny has lots of other terms.

 

[electricpirate]

Cool. Can someone explain to me what Nightfall is? Never understood it. It's just strikes?

In d2 they are a hard version of a strike. You have a lot more mechanics. Most prominently is a timer that you can reset through different ways each week.

So this week that meant every kill restored time. Additionally Every minute it would rotate a buff on elemental damage. So you have to communicate about who has the powerful weapons and abilities at the moment. Ohh and you can't change weapons mid match

There are also extras rewards if you can complete it with time left, not dying, or be killing special enemies.

 

[KillLaCam]

Nooo I wanted xur to come this week

 

[iFirez]

Wow, looking good.

But I know nothing of those terms. What's flashpoint, nightfall, and trials?

All I know is strike is a pve dungeon and crucible is pvp. And Destiny has lots of other terms.

Flashpoint is a milestone in which you have to complete a certain number of public events on that planet and you get a high level reward (engram).
Nightfall is a Strike but with increased difficulty (and you have to be above a certain power to access) and you have a time limit to complete it.
Trials is a highly competitive PvP mode with 1 life per round (no respawns but you can be revived).

 

[Slightly Live]

Oct 24th! It'll be 100% worth the wait =D

I mean, do PC players get all of this in one go or do we have to wait until the schedule repeats?

 

[enkaisu]

Oh, faction rally! Does this mean the factions from D1 are going to show up? I was scared they just left factions behind for good.

 

[Compsiox]

Oct 24th! It'll be 100% worth the wait =D

I think he knows that. He just doesn't want to miss these events (probably).

 

[PixelLogic]

Nooo I wanted xur to come this week

To be fair, while I think people would have liked to have seen him, no one but the top 1%, immensely dedicated would have amassed enough currency to buy anything. Makes sense. Kind of a relief.

 

[bananafactory]

More difficult (higher power needed to start) and timed (getting kills extends the time). They're some of the most challengeing PvE content along with the Raid; which both give greater rewards.

High level strikes with added difficulty modifiers.

In d2 they are a hard version of a strike. You have a lot more mechanics. Most prominently is a timer that you can reset through different ways each week.

So this week that meant every kill restored time. Additionally Every minute it would rotate a buff on elemental damage. So you have to communicate about who has the powerful weapons and abilities at the moment. Ohh and you can't change weapons mid match

There are also extras rewards if you can complete it with time left, not dying, or be killing special enemies.

Whoah that sounds cool and fun. Thanks!

 

[Omni]

Raid is next week??

Thought we'd have longer, wow

 

[Mikey Jr.]

What currency does xur take anyways?

 

[Everdred]

Oh, faction rally! Does this mean the factions from D1 are going to show up? I was scared they just left factions behind for good.

If you walk around

Spoiler

the end game social space

you see all their flags and where they will be.

 

[DigitalRicket]

I wonder if we'll get a Festival of the Lost so close to launch?

 

[PixelLogic]

What currency does xur take anyways?

LEgendary Shards. It's good he is not turning up, because it means I can infuse a while and not be incredibly fearful of not having enough at launch.

 

[franklyshankly]

So PC is going to miss the first iron banner? That sucks.

 

[RoboPlato]

I wonder if we'll get a Festival of the Lost so close to launch?

I expect they'll do something for it. Curious as to how they'll handle it on PC though. Seems odd to have the Halloween event going on day 1

 

[everyday math]

What currency does xur take anyways?

Legendary shards which only come from breaking down legendary weapons and armor or exotic weapons and armor.

 

[Strakt]

So PC is going to miss the first iron banner? That sucks.

PC will prob have its own schedule as we'll be behind in gear; but at the end of it all, the only thing that matters is that the DLC come out at the same time imo

 

[345triangle]

I mean, do PC players get all of this in one go or do we have to wait until the schedule repeats?

most of this stuff isn't repeatable or "released" — the point of things like nightfall is that there's one a week that everyone has to try to do before it's swapped out.

 

[ZeoVGM]

I wonder if we'll get a Festival of the Lost so close to launch?

I really hope so.

 

[Polygonal_Sprite]

Are any of those standard new strikes? I'm wondering how many are in the base game too. Loving the game so far!!

 

[Bsigg12]

Are any of those standard new strikes? I'm wondering how many are in the base game too. Loving the game so far!!

6 for PS4
5 for XB1

 

[Ryuuga]

What about PC? =/

 

[border]

Is there a Weekly Heroic Strike anymore?

 

[ZeoVGM]

Is there a Weekly Heroic Strike anymore?

Doesn't look like it.

No daily/weekly story missions either.

 

[border]

So what am I supposed to do on a Daily or Weekly basis? Just the Raid and the Nightfall?

 

[electricpirate]

Doesn't look like it.

No daily/weekly story missions either.

Doesn't the

Spoiler

ikora memory

kind of create that?

 

[ZeoVGM]

So what am I supposed to do on a Daily or Weekly basis? Just the Raid and the Nightfall?

Challenges reset daily. I think they exist for patrol and for strikes so that takes the the place of bounties and the daily story.

You can replay a mission once per day, I think, through Ikora. But I don't think it's of a heroic difficulty.

Doesn't the

Spoiler

ikora memory

kind of create that?

Oh, does it? I thought it was the same difficulty.

Let me know if I'm wrong on that.

 

[ethomaz]

I mean, do PC players get all of this in one go or do we have to wait until the schedule repeats?

I believe they will follow the activities consoles have in October/November if Bungie plan to sincronize DLC releases.

 

[JJD]

So what is the Raid Guide?

I played a good bit of Destiny 1 but still haven't decided if I'm playing D2.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Curious if like with D1 we'll have to stick with strikes and other end game daily/weekly missions, get gear with light, and only once you're at a certain light level is it recommended to do the raid.

 

[lucebuce12]

Can someone explain what the iron banner is? I might have played it in D1 but I can't remember for some reason.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Can someone explain what the iron banner is? I might have played it in D1 but I can't remember for some reason.

somebody else can give a better answer, but it was PvP with specific game types and challenges that gave its own special currency you could use to redeem specific rewards.

 

[Apdiddy]

Can someone explain what the iron banner is? I might have played it in D1 but I can't remember for some reason.

It's like higher level/even more competitive Crucible. You get decent gear and you are given an entry token just to get in based on how well you play.

 

[Samurai G0SU]

Sweet!!

 

[Strangelove77]

God I really hope factions return.

 

[lucebuce12]

somebody else can give a better answer, but it was PvP with specific game types and challenges that gave its own special currency you could use to redeem specific rewards.

It's like higher level/even more competitive Crucible. You get decent gear and you are given an entry token just to get in based on how well you play.

Ahh ok thanks. That's probably why I don't remember it, didn't play PvP that much.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Ahh ok thanks. That's probably why I don't remember it, didn't play PvP that much.

me neither. Every update it was a cycle of which weapon and class was the most broken this time around.

 

[Sephend]

Curious if like with D1 we'll have to stick with strikes and other end game daily/weekly missions, get gear with light, and only once you're at a certain light level is it recommended to do the raid.

Every zone has tokens you earn through doing activities there (public events, high profile targets, patrol beacons, lost sectors, opening chests) that has a rep to turn them into for gear rewards. Destroying anything blue quality or above gives you tokens to give turn in to another person as well. Not to mention the activities themselves are still rewarding upgrades aside from the tokens (I'm around 245 power/light I believe?)

Not to mention even though I've finished the main campaign there are still many voiced adventure missions to do, many of which don't even unlock until after the campaigns conclusion. The Nightfall unlocks at 230 power, and flashpoints (which is just go to a zone and do public events there, this reward has a weekly cooldown separate from the rewards form doing public events themselves which always provide rewards) provide high end rewards aside from all of the above.

 

[Kalentan]

Do we know what Light Level the raid will be?

I'm currently at 265.

 

[hydruxo]

God I really hope factions return.

They are. That's what the Faction Rally is. There are also

Spoiler

areas for them in the new tower.

Hopefully they'll be more involved this time around.

 

[EloquentM]

Do we know what Light Level the raid will be?

I'm currently at 265.

Nope we’ll find out next week I guess.