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[kidko]

Damn, that was fun as hell, thanks for letting me into that dream team crucible group. Holy hell. Best times in crucible since launch. I should probably group up like that more often.

Great to see some of you guys in action in person, learned a few tricks

 

[Temujen]

A good amount of new info is being shared from the Destiny booth at Playstation Experience in the Destiny sub-reddit. A few posts of people's impressions playing the new Strike and posting pictures of the weapons.

A few notes:

- New Vanguard vendor Armor goes up to +33 Light
- New Vanguard Weapons max out at 331 Attack

Not sure if that was already confirmed, but there ya go.

Well, that confirms that the Vex WILL be part of Xur's upgrade scheme. There is no way that store bought weapons will be more powerful than the weapon that is supposed to be the most powerful in the game.

So the old Vex maxes at 323 - the upgraded one will be 354??

 

[Twilight Gap]

damn good fun. dat premade

the comeback on shores was one of my all-time favorite matches so far.

here's the Shores of Time comeback. please bear with my terrible decision making in the first half of the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQFqgu1EtWE

the tension was so high.

 

[The Mango Sentinel]

Skirmish is so infuriating with randoms

I'm just astonished at how bad people are. Sometimes it's downright fucking magical to see just how hilariously awful some folk are at this game.

 

[Wallach]

If anyone's willing to take a 29 on a HM raid, shoot me a PM or PSN request @ WallachGAF (PS4).

I would like to do it this week if possible. I haven't had amazing loot luck but I do have a maxed Ice Breaker and a pretty decent maxed Red Hand IX. My SWARM isn't maxed since I only got it recently but it's probably good enough.

 

[kidko]

here's the Shores of Time comeback. please bear with my terrible decision making in the first half of the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQFqgu1EtWE

the tension was so high.

That was fun to watch again. What sniper are you using here?

Edit: also, it was cool as hell to see it from your perspective, especially as i waited for my 'glory moment' at the end and seeing how you made it possible by holding down the tunnel leading to B

 

[SharkJAW]

That was fun to watch again. What sniper are you using here?

Zoba uses a Hieracon LR5 w/ unflinching, a fitted stock, and a shortgaze scope (aka the most versatile sniper ever). If only I could get my hands on a sniper like that...

 

[Kadey]

I'm going to upload a "match" where I'm the only person on the field apparently. The game forgot to load even the control capture points so I'm running around the stage all by myself.

 

[exYle]

Full Playstation exclusive DLC Strike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_iG2IE3Pd4&
Pretty let down from it. Looks exactly like past Strikes, and then you just fight the Nexus again. Looks like it was just cut from the main game.

Plus I have an Xbox One, so I don't get to even play it.

Man, Dragon's Breath doesn't even have its unique upgrade

 

[Dhruv_hanom]

Has bungie given us details on the size of the expansion and when we'll be able to download it?

 

[Twilight Gap]

Zoba uses a Hieracon LR5 w/ unflinching, a fitted stock, and a shortgaze scope (aka the most versatile sniper ever). If only I could get my hands on a sniper like that...

most versatile provided i don't miss. i was getting domed by praedyth's revenge at longer ranges because i have to compensate for recoil. the max stability makes the PR better for long range... if nobody is shooting you.

 

[SharkJAW]

most versatile provided i don't miss. i was getting domed by praedyth's revenge at longer ranges because i have to compensate for recoil. the max stability makes the PR better for long range... if nobody is shooting you.

Yeah, that unflinching goes a long way when sensitivity matters so much. I mainly Rumble, though, so your setup would probably suit me better than PR.

 

[zewone]

Has bungie given us details on the size of the expansion and when we'll be able to download it?

You already did. It was 2+GBs. It was in a patch a few weeks ago.

 

[DrDrizzay101]

the tension was so high.

That was fun to watch again. my 'glory moment'

Kid-k with the clutch coffin. Great match, thanks for the upload. That's a decent round for my style, only 12 kills but positive k/d. Don't feed, wait for zoba to win it for us.

 

[Twilight Gap]

Kid-k with the clutch coffin. Great match, thanks for the upload. That's a decent round for my style, only 12 kills but positive k/d. Don't feed, wait for zoba to win it for us.

my score would have been better but i kept rushing to my death and missing when i got surrounded. we had a good balance of classes and playing styles though and the communication is what won out.

hawkian's bladedancer kill after i choked with rockets was a huge morale boost lol

 

[zewone]

Zoba uses a Hieracon LR5 w/ unflinching, a fitted stock, and a shortgaze scope (aka the most versatile sniper ever). If only I could get my hands on a sniper like that...

I recently started using this Final Boss in PVP.

How do y'all think it compares?

 

[Zakalwe]

My biggest wish right now is a proper ranked matchmaking system.

How am I suppose to up my game vs level 2s with greys?

And if they added a new mode that at least toned down the constant supers, made special ammo actually special, and gave us a single heavy weapon point to control it might relight my fire a little.

 

[Jinjo]

Atleast the ps exclusive strike has a new glimmer farming method, probably the best too. Glimmer staircase.

Spoiler

What has this game done to me lol

Also, the primary exotic sniper seems to suck for PvE. Although it might miss a few of its important upgrades (like dragon's breath).

 

[Twilight Gap]

I recently started using this Final Boss in PVP.

How do y'all think it compares?

That looks solid. Is your tier 6 upgrade increasing stability or reload? If it's the latter, I'd swap it out for magazine and maybe find a smaller scope if I were to take it into CQB encounters. It looks like a long range version of mine.

 

[Zakalwe]

That looks solid. Is your tier 6 upgrade increasing stability or reload? If it's the latter, I'd swap it out for magazine and maybe find a smaller scope if I were to take it into CQB encounters. It's looks like a long range version of mine.

Isn't that life support?

Doesn't look quite as good due to the range, imo.

 

[Twilight Gap]

Isn't that life support?

Doesn't look quite as good due to the range, imo.

the column before life support. you can bump the mag up and switch to shortgaze or ambush scope if either are in there to drop the range. then it'll be better than mine for CQB.

it'd still be better even if you lost stability because of the reload. And it's Legendary.

 

[zewone]

That looks solid. Is your tier 6 upgrade increasing stability or reload? If it's the latter, I'd swap it out for magazine and maybe find a smaller scope if I were to take it into CQB encounters. It's looks like a long range version of mine.

Stability. Coming from Pradeyths Revenge, really loved that 100% stability. Right now I'm using the scope with best stability and perfect balance.

For CQB, would a scope with less range work best with Field Scout?
EDIT: blah, other scopes have more range.

 

[Dhruv_hanom]

You already did. It was 2+GBs. It was in a patch a few weeks ago.

Oh ohk, I just reached my data cap and was worried that I'll miss the raid on Tuesday.

 

[The Mango Sentinel]

My biggest wish right now is a proper ranked matchmaking system.

How am I suppose to up my game vs level 2s with greys?

And if they added a new mode that at least toned down the constant supers, made special ammo actually special, and gave us a single heavy weapon point to control it might relight my fire a little.

Haha most level 3's and other low level players I come across are extremely good. I just played a match where the level 3 guy had a 2.8 k/d

His grimoire was at 2200, so he obviously wasn't new to the game.

 

[Twilight Gap]

Rusted Lands game. This one played much slower but was just as close. The strategy is a lot more apparent too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoPeok8kSOM

and i didn't play as dumb

 

[Zakalwe]

the column before life support. you can bump the mag up and switch to shortgaze or ambush scope if either are in there to drop the range. then it'll be better than mine for CQB.

it'd still be better even if you lost stability because of the reload. And it's Legendary.

Oops, read that as column 6 do some reason.

Yeh, of course. Just assumed he'd chosen the shortest range already. Life support might have actually been useful on this if it could have been set up for closer engagements.

Haha most level 3's and other low level players I come across are extremely good. I just played a match where the level 3 guy had a 2.8 k/d

His grimoire was at 2200, so he obviously wasn't new to the game.

That's the exception to the rule, for sure.

Most players in general I come across are atrocious. It's really rare I meet someone who shows they have a strong sense of the game and when I do I'm too complacent from battling the easy marks.

 

[Kadey]

I think this game is trying to tell something. Four straight days of bounties in the sword of crota mission. It's probably going to appear again tomorrow.

 

[The Mango Sentinel]

That's the exception to the rule, for sure.

Most players in general I come across are atrocious. It's really rare I meet someone who shows they have a strong sense of the game and when I do I'm too complacent from battling the easy marks.

Yeah most players are straight up garbage, and I don't even consider myself all that great. I was just complaining about doing skirmish with randoms.

I'm just not sure how they would do a ranked matchmaking. Maybe by your combat rating or whatever? But I'm not even sure how that's calculated.

 

[Zakalwe]

What do you think the worst perks are in the game?

Mulligan: in theory it sounds good, but it seems to almost never proc for me. Even when briefly testing and missing every shot on purpose it felt like 10% proc rate at best.

Vacuum: even in pve I've never noticed a situation I'd want this. Just a waste of a slot.

Secret round: if you're a good shot and you miss with the third bullet of a pulse burst, it's almost always when you've drifted away from the targets head due to recoil. That fourth shot will just be throwing ammo away. Even for players who miss often the chances of that fourth shot being effective is minute. Should be "fires a forth shot if all 3 bullets hit".

 

[Twilight Gap]

I'm going to have to give LordofPwn MVP for that rusted lands match. some good sniping there and you covered the angles i normally would have, so it allowed me to be in in a different place.

"competitive destiny" is surprisingly more loadout oriented than I'd imagined. You need the balance and capacity to cover each other's weaknesses or the other team will find a hole in it. When we played on more CQB maps, those guys exploited our lack of CQB.

I don't think I saved the Blind Watch game we played after. We would have won that, but we pushed a bit too much and gave them map control. The spawns are so sensitive in this game that being at the wrong place can cost you the match, especially if someone with a Super spawns behind you.

 

[Orthogonal]

RNG is such a troll. I had boots drop for the first time this week on normal after all this time. Run hard Raid and the first drop after Oracles is, you guessed it. Boots again... well, at least I needed the shards.

 

[Zakalwe]

I'm going to have to give LordofPwn MVP for that rusted lands match. some good sniping there and you covered the angles i normally would have, so it allowed me to be in in a different place.

"competitive destiny" is surprisingly more loadout oriented than I'd imagined. You need the balance and capacity to cover each other's weaknesses or the other team will find a hole in it. When we played on more CQB maps, those guys exploited our lack of CQB.

Embrace shotguns and fusion rifles. :3

Do you stay away from FR entirely? Curious how you'd do if you put the time in with the weapon type.

It took me a while to get the timing down, but when I get a flow with one it feels more broken than anything else in the game.

Yeah most players are straight up garbage, and I don't even consider myself all that great. I was just complaining about doing skirmish with randoms.

I'm just not sure how they would do a ranked matchmaking. Maybe by your combat rating or whatever? But I'm not even sure how that's calculated.

Just copy Halo 2! That game always put me where I wanted to be.

Have ranked playlists and casual playlists. Have custom and private games. Forge! Etc...

This game has all the individual parts to make a wonderful pvp experience, and Bungie have already set the bar for console FPSs.

I'm wondering if all this suff is being held back to be drop fed to us. I just don't understand how Bungie could possibly fluff online multiplayer so badly.

Spoiler

(Testament to how good the combat is that I stick with the pvp even when I have so many issues with it. Bungie, PLS!).

 

[THE GREY CARDINAL]

Well, that confirms that the Vex WILL be part of Xur's upgrade scheme. There is no way that store bought weapons will be more powerful than the weapon that is supposed to be the most powerful in the game.

So the old Vex maxes at 323 - the upgraded one will be 354??

I hope so. I really love this weapon a lot. Got two in the last two days and it's quickly becoming my favorite exotic--the sound, the style and the cool word play in the name are cool in my eyes (and ears).

 

[Twilight Gap]

What do you think the worst perks are in the game?

Mulligan: in theory it sounds good, but it seems to almost never proc for me. Even when briefly testing and missing every shot on purpose it felt like 10% proc rate at best.

Vacuum: even in pve I've never noticed a situation I'd want this. Just a waste of a slot.

Secret round: if you're a good shot and you miss with the third bullet of a pulse burst, it's almost always when you've drifted away from the targets head due to recoil. That fourth shot will just be throwing ammo away. Even for players who miss often the chances of that fourth shot being effective is minute. Should be "fires a forth shot if all 3 bullets hit".

the one that makes you more accurate when you crouch.

 

[Kadey]

Hmmmmmm. Should I wait to pick up Crypt rank up packages?

 

[Bollocks]

what's next weeks nightfall going by that circle someone posted earlier this week?
so I can upgrade the right weapon

 

[THE GREY CARDINAL]

Hmmmmmm. Should I wait to pick up Crypt rank up packages?

I'm saving all leg engrams, crypt and vanguard packages for the DLC.

 

[The Mango Sentinel]

Hmmmmmm. Should I wait to pick up Crypt rank up packages?

That's what I'm doing. Hoping it works. I have a Crucible package and a Vanguard package.

 

[Kadey]

I don't know if I should wait to rank up or just rank up and pick up the packages later. I want to take advantage of the DLC just like everyone else.

Anyway Aris is streaming. http://www.twitch.tv/avoidingthepuddle
He has a lot to learn about the game.

 

[The Mango Sentinel]

I don't know if I should wait to rank up or just rank up and pick up the packages later. I want to take advantage of the DLC just like everyone else.

Anyway Aris is streaming. http://www.twitch.tv/avoidingthepuddle
He has a lot to learn about the game.

Well watching Aris will certainly be sad and hilarious. I hope he plays crucible.

 

[MrMuscle]

Moreconsole, Datto and Byf are uploading gameplay from the PSX event. Ive seen some links around in the thread but here are direct links to their youtube pages for those like me who cant wait for news:

My name is Byf - https://www.youtube.com/user/ReachForgeNetwork

MoreConsole - https://www.youtube.com/user/MoreConsole

DattoDoesDestiny - https://www.youtube.com/user/DattoDoesDestiny

 

[Kadey]

Oh and they need to be able to skip cutscenes. Why do we have to listen to it again when doing bounties.

 

[Johan Liebert]

Oh and they need to be able to skip cutscenes. Why do we have to listen to it again when doing bounties.

Seeing as how the new DLC is more story based, I hope each mission doesn't start or end with a long ass cutscene. No skip option yet is baffling.

 

[ComputerMKII]

Anybody wants to do the LV 26 Daily Heroic Story with me?

 

[Kaiken]

Anybody wants to do the LV 26 Daily Heroic Story with me?

A bit hammered but capable. Psn kaikken
28 btw

 

[Stubo]

I know this is a very biased place, but perhaps that's the nudge I'm looking for.

Guys, convince me to drop the £35 on the season pass.

I have all 3 classes at level 30 so getting through the door of the raid won't be a problem

 

[ComputerMKII]

I've got a Level 24 character, should I spend my Marks on materials to level up my Exotic armor or should I save them to buy Legendary armor?

 

[Waldini]

Sooo,

Does the VoG Raid Gear become useless when this DLC hits? :-O I mean, you can BUY 31 armor FFS.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

So in the future, where space travel is possible. Guardians are using an bolt-action rifle..

 

[Agent_Tiro]

I've got a Level 24 character, should I spend my Marks on materials to level up my Exotic armor or should I save them to buy Legendary armor?

Save them till reset. Better gear will be available