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[KennyLinder]

And are Ascendent Materials now void? I have 50 of them!

 

[Deku Tree]

2.44GB. Destroyed my second duplicate truth yesterday... Should have waited until today... Oh well.

 

[scarletham]

Bummed that the Thorn DoT isn't back for PvP!

Economy fixes are nice. Suros nerfs are pretty weak.

 

[DrDrizzay101]

Activities
Raid
Fixed an issue we introduced in a previous patch, in which Atheon did not correctly send 3 players through the time gates

Hahahahhasdh aisdiah hahahahhahahahha hsd8ha ahhahahhahahah 98hds hahahahhah

 

[Ourobolus]

Players will now be able to use Vanguard Marks and Crucible Marks to purchase Spinmetal, Relic Iron, Spirit Bloom, and Helium Filaments from the Vanguard and Crucible Quartermasters in the Tower

O_O I wonder how much. Someone go check!

Great patch so far if it lives up to expectations as read.

 

[E92 M3]

What happens to our maxed weapons now? Did we waste materials or do we get a freebie?

 

[Wallach]

Glad I decided not to upgrade my Helm of Saint-14.

Time to see how serious this stability upgrade was on SGA. I want this gun to be good so bad.

 

[Deku Tree]

And are Ascendent Materials now void? I have 50 of them!

50? I have over 400...

 

[Mindlog]

In preparation for the Dark Below, Exotic Armor and Weapons no longer require Ascendant Materials to upgrade

fuck
I had all the energy in the world to finish upgrading my weapons, but didn't want to farm mats for them. Now?

Thorn

Projectiles now briefly highlight targets on impact
Mark of the Devourer DoT (damage-over-time) upgrade increased against PvE enemy targets
Reload Speed increased
Magazine Size increased
Ammo inventory size increased
Stability and Weapon Handling increased

 

[Johan Liebert]

Activities
Raid
Fixed an issue we introduced in a previous patch, in which Atheon did not correctly send 3 players through the time gates

Hahahahhasdh aisdiah hahahahhahahahha hsd8ha ahhahahhahahah 98hds hahahahhah

Yeah this is all they did. I guess cheesing conflux and Oracles was how they intended it after all lolol


Updated. Logging on now.

 

[Byron Bluth]

O_O I wonder how much. Someone go check!

Great patch so far if it lives up to expectations as read.

So nothing needs energy or shards? Whaaaaa

I'm hoping it isn't a ridiculous amount.

 

[Frenden]

This patch sounds nuts. Hawkmoon losing Send It has me worried. I know I use it and I'm not sure what the other perks in the tree are. Looking...

 

[zewone]

Flawless looks even easier to obtain now.

HELP ME! lol

 

[Ourobolus]

What happens to our maxed weapons now? Did we waste materials or do we get a freebie?

I'm thinking that it will be "maxed" except for the final node? I don't know.

So nothing needs energy or shards? Whaaaaa

I'm hoping it isn't a ridiculous amount.

Legendaries still will.

 

[Hawkian]

Hoo boy. how crazy is thorn now?

 

[Namikaze1]

I'm not mad about the Templar fix. Last week, my team completed the entire raid without cheesing on hard. I was the only 29 but shit was easy once you knew the roles. It was the most dysfunctional raid experience though. I had Internet problems. Zoba got kicked out from inactivity. Gorgons kept coming after me specifically. It was fun.

 

[Steroyd]

Those patch notes are perfection.

 

[Nori Chan]

Maybe shards and energy are for legendary weapons only now? idk sounds dumb

 

[scarletham]

Hoo boy. how crazy is thorn now?

I'm pretty excited to try it out.

 

[Frenden]

But... but, will Legendary weapons and armor need shards and energy still? They only mention exotics.

 

[zewone]

My 200 ass energies and 300 ass mats have become useless for the most part.

Thanks based bungie.

 

[Diablohead]

If the DoT on PvE enemies is greatly increased with the thorn that is most welcome, always felt too weak before.

 

[Strider]

Plan C buffed. Didn't see that coming.

This patch sounds nuts. Hawkmoon losing Send It has me worried. I know I use it and I'm not sure what the other perks in the tree are. Looking...

It has another perk that improves Range and Accuracy as well.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Awwwww I loved cheesing the templar off the back rail.

 

[scarletham]

But... but, will Legendary weapons and armor need shards and energy still? They only mention exotics.

Seeing as how they only mentioned exotics, I think it's safe to say legendaries are staying as they were.

 

[E92 M3]

I'm thinking that it will be "maxed" except for the final node? I don't know.

But it still will be some wasted shards because they changed the tree. Someone please confirm.

 

[purg3]

Fucking love it. Exotic upgrade path is perfect, and no more excessive farming. Buy dem mats, woooooooooo!

 

[HawksWinStanley]

Thorn got mega-buffed. That adjustment to Bad Juju decreasing Super time could make it amazing for PvP depending.

I'll wait on my verdict til I hear whether or not they increased the DoT back to 7 in PvP.

If so then I expect people to whine about how OP'd it is (which they're probably not wrong now) and there will be another update in the future to nerf it.

 

[Duebrithil]

• In preparation for the Dark Below, Exotic Armor and Weapons no longer require Ascendant Materials to upgrade
• The final upgrade node of all Exotic Gear will require an Exotic Shard
• Exotic Shards can be obtained by one of the following means:
  • Dismantling unwanted Exotics
  • Purchased from Xur for 7 Strange Coins
• Exotics now start at a higher base Attack value and have a narrowed upgrade range to compensate

Mmm, I don't know how I feel about this. Regretting not upgrading all exotics I got right away. Guess I'll see when I log back in.

 

[Diablohead]

Hard Light stability increased? ok...

 

[firehawk12]

RIP Templar cheese!

 

[Hyun Sai]

Maybe shards and energy are for legendary weapons only now? idk sounds dumb

The patch says Exotic no longer require Ascendant materials, so it's safe to say legendaries still require them.



OH YEAH Truth can have 3 rockets in magazine now, soooo good.

 

[ComputerMKII]

This update seems great! I can't wait to get my new controller.

 

[Ourobolus]

But it still will be some wasted shards because they changed the tree. Someone please confirm.

Possibly. I'm not too mad about it though - it means less wasted shards down the road.

 

[plantedunicorn]

Are they telling me they couldn't think of a way to convert my Energy and Shards to this new upgrade material. Are they freaking kidding me? How is that fair to people like me that had all the materials but didn't have the weapons and armor to use it on?

 

[X-Frame]

I wonder if Ascendant materials will still be in the raid or if this new mat.

 

[scarletham]

I'll wait on my verdict til I hear whether or not they increased the DoT back to 7 in PvP.

If so then I expect people to whine about how OP'd it is (which they're probably not wrong now) and there will be another update in the future to nerf it.

The notes seemed to indicate that it's only in PvE.

 

[Matchew]

Thorn buff looks like it will make it look beast.

 

[The Rain King]

They over-buffed the Thorn.

Niiice.

 

[realcZk]

"The final upgrade node of all Exotic Gear will require an Exotic Shard"

On exotic weapons already maxed do we have to worry about this? Can anyone confirm?

 

[CREMSteve]

Patch notes sound good. I've never fought the Templar the way it was originally intended, so I've got some learning to do.

 

[EL CUCO]

Templar am cry

 

[purg3]

Hard Light stability increased? ok...

Well the stability was garbage, curious to see by how much.

 

[Wallach]

Looks like this hasn't quite taken effect yet, even after downloading the patch. Pocket Infinity still wants Ascendant Energy for all three final attack upgrades.

 

[Ourobolus]

Bad Juju
Magazine Size increased to 8 bursts (was 5)
Ammo inventory size increased
String of Curses now also decreases the cooldown of your Super on kill
Adjusted effects to not block first person reticle

Wow. I wonder by how much. This could be amazing for PvP.

 

[lastflowers]

hrm, interested in actually getting internet back at my place to check this out.

 

[outsida]

Dreams can come true!!

Thorn
Projectiles now briefly highlight targets on impact
Mark of the Devourer DoT (damage-over-time) upgrade increased against PvE enemy targets
Reload Speed increased
Magazine Size increased
Ammo inventory size increased
Stability and Weapon Handling increased

Bad Juju
Magazine Size increased to 8 bursts (was 5)
Ammo inventory size increased
String of Curses now also decreases the cooldown of your Super on kill
Adjusted effects to not block first person reticle

Hard Light
Stability increased
Perfect Balance upgrade replaced by Fitted Stock (increases maximum possible weapon Stability)

MIDA Multi-Tool
MIDA rounds now have increased knockback against targets in both PvE and PvP

Pocket Infinity
Speed Reload upgrade replaced by Extended Clip which allows the option to increase magazine size (5 bursts)

Super Good Advice
Stability increased

Truth
Magazine Size increased to 3 (was 1)

Vendors
Players will now be able to use Vanguard Marks and Crucible Marks to purchase Spinmetal, Relic Iron, Spirit Bloom, and Helium Filaments from the Vanguard and Crucible Quartermasters in the Tower

Xur now sells a new material, Exotic Shards, to upgrade the final node of Exotics for 7 Strange Coins

Technical
Networking fixes, which should reduce the instance of the Bee family of KTOs
Fixed an issue in which using Xbox One party chat induced a slower frame rate

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Looks like this hasn't quite taken effect yet, even after downloading the patch. Pocket Infinity still wants Ascendant Energy for all three final attack upgrades.

watch its only "new" drop pocket infinities.

 

[CREMSteve]

The patch says Exotic no longer require Ascendant materials, so it's safe to say legendaries still require them.

I want to know what happens if you dismantle an exotic now. Do you get one of these funky new exotic shards? That would make sense.

 

[purg3]

They over-buffed the Thorn.

Niiice.

lol, knew it was going to happen. Need to kill that bitch xyor now.