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[Twilight Gap]

"is there any reason to run the vault of glass now?"

ya, remember all those ascendent shards you didn't want? you need 'em now.

 

[jaaz]

No after a certain point it becomes REALLY REALLY hard.

Need to get to 31 before trying again.

I know people are pissed about that, but it makes sense. Otherwise the new vanguard/crucible light 33 gear is useless because one would run and beat the raid with VoG gear, ignoring the new vanguard/crucible gear.

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Must be nice!

This game sucks at providing an even playing field.

Lol I think it tries to level the playing field a little too much with Xur selling exotics and people buying level 31 gear day 1 when some of us spent 100's of hours getting to 30.

 

[Wallach]

Glad to see some people getting good drops. Not one new item between all 3 of my characters.

I am making up for my terrible pre-expansion luck, I think. I got no primaries or boots out of VoG, but my run the past ~10 hours has been pretty dumb:

- Universal Remote (aka a free shard I guess) and helm from the first Cryptarch package after DLC hit
- PR I wanted from the first Vanguard package
- Bought the gloves and chest from Vanguard vendor
- The Crash and Hunter chest from blue engrams
- Ruin Wings from the Nightfall

Probably used up all my post-expansion luck already. Now I'll probably get Chatterwhite out of Crota's End somehow.

 

[Vereataes]

Must be nice!

This game sucks at providing an even playing field.

It is. having said all that, it did take me 20+ runs to get to 30 from the raid

 

[IXIKelsonIXI]

So is Xur in the Tower today or was that just another Bungie miscommunication?

I don't think that was a Bungie miscommunication. That was player misinterpretation.

The gang at large understood what was meant by "Starting December 9th", it was just a handful of people under the impression it meant he would be in town today.

 

[Ryhian]

Woo got 10 ascendant energy as my NF reward! Thanks Bungie!

 

[Orthogonal]

Lol I think it tries to level the playing field a little too much with Xur selling exotics and people buying level 31 gear day 1 when some of us spent 100's of hours getting to 30.

I am just going to play the Raid and probably quit until Expansion II so I can just purchase Level 33 gear. No reason to put in another 100 hours to get 2 light levels.

 

[Hawkian]

i guess 0.64 is better but um, maybe I'll learn these maps in Clash XD

I know people are pissed about that, but it makes sense. Otherwise the new vanguard/crucible light 33 gear is useless because one would run and beat the raid with VoG gear, ignoring the new vanguard/crucible gear.

Raid difficulty/barrier to entry will also decrease as the community gets more comfortable running it.

 

[Deku Tree]

I really don't understand all the complaints like "that's it for $20"?

It sure does seem to me like we get a lot more than we used to for the price of a DLC...
...used to be $10 for three MP maps. Now we get three MP maps, a raid, some story missions, one or two strikes for $20. Sounds decent.

I don't know a lot about DLC so I'm not sure what other DLC costs or whether you get a lot more content in it or not..

 

[blackjaw]

Lol I think it tries to level the playing field a little too much with Xur selling exotics and people buying level 31 gear day 1 when some of us spent 100's of hours getting to 30.

Or spent 100s of hours and got stuck at 29...haha

 

[Darknyss09]

I got Light Beyond Nemesis from NF.

That's cool, I suppose. It saves me from having to upgrade my other one with Xur.

 

[Byron Bluth]

Lol I think it tries to level the playing field a little too much with Xur selling exotics and people buying level 31 gear day 1 when some of us spent 100's of hours getting to 30.

I am making up for my terrible pre-expansion luck, I think. I got no primaries or boots out of VoG, but my run the past ~10 hours has been pretty dumb:

- Universal Remote (aka a free shard I guess) and helm from the first Cryptarch package after DLC hit
- PR I wanted from the first Vanguard package
- Bought the gloves and chest from Vanguard vendor
- The Crash and Hunter chest from blue engrams
- Ruin Wings from the Nightfall

Probably used up all my post-expansion luck already. Now I'll probably get Chatterwhite out of Crota's End somehow.

They pulled the rug out from under the people who have played this game so much to get to 30 and have added more grind with little content to match it.

Very sad, so disappointed with this expansion. Just stretching things out, making a 2 level jump as much as a 10 level jump with no effort and more stupid currencies and mats.

Disappointed

 

[Liquidsnake]

It is. having said all that, it did take me 20+ runs to get to 30 from the raid

Thats just crazy it took me 4 runs.

 

[Deadceptor]

Wow those new strikes were so bad =/ Nightfall rewarded me with a Red Hand IX hand cannon while my buddies got exotics...

 

[Hawkian]

anyone know what font this is/could put the finishing touch on FyreWulff's image? (The Dark Below)

 

[E92 M3]

So I can buy it but wouldn't be able to equip it without the DLC?

They pulled the rug out from under the people who have played this game so much to get to 30 and have added more grind with little content to match it.

Very sad, so disappointed with this expansion. Just stretching things out, making a 2 level jump as much as a 10 level jump with no effort and more stupid currencies and mats.

Disappointed

Yes, they should have found a balance between appealing to the people that ran the VOG nonstop and the people that are forever29. As it stands, everything is equalized and the real winners are the ones that casually play and didn't lose too much time.

 

[scarletham]

anyone know what font this is/could put the finishing touch on FyreWulff's image? (The Dark Below)

I'm sure any script font close to that one would work.

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

DLC reaction by a friend who quit Destiny 2 weeks ago because even with 3 warlocks he was stuck on 29 for over 2 months:

Bungie's pride got hurt coz everyone completed their precious raid so quickly. Their solution: Gimp players' damage output in the next raid against impossibly hard enemies. I mean the better solution, i.e. Making a better and more complex raid would have taken brains they sorely lack. So, amateur hour rules yo...😎

 

[Mrgamer]

Anyone running a raid around 7 est 12:30 am gmt?

Psn v1br4t1ons l30 lock

 

[Jito]

I really don't understand all the complaints like "that's it for $20"?

It sure does seem to me like we get a lot more than we used to for the price of a DLC...
...used to be $10 for three MP maps. Now we get three MP maps, a raid, some story missions, one or two strikes for $20. Sounds decent.

I don't know a lot about DLC so I'm not sure what other DLC costs or whether you get a lot more content in it or not..

Eh it's not really that decent when most people aren't into every aspect of the game. I passively play PVP as it's just ok, it's just far too unbalanced to enjoy properly. The Raid is too much effort for my tastes, I prefer playing by myself really so I don't Raid much at all. So all I was really interested in was the 3 story missions and the strikes, the story missions were pretty short and lacklustre and the strikes are existing mission areas in reverse with a boss stuck at the end.

 

[milkham]

got raid boots and gauntlets but they need materials from the raid itself to upgrade so doesn't that mean i need to buy the vanguard gear and get up to 31 just to grind the raid so i can upgrade my raid gear?

 

[Darryl M R]

got raid boots and gauntlets but they need materials from the raid itself to upgrade so doesn't that mean i need to buy the vanguard gear and get up to 31 just to grind the raid so i can upgrade my raid gear?

Did your group finish the whole raid?

 

[Geneijin]

got raid boots and gauntlets but they need materials from the raid itself to upgrade so doesn't that mean i need to buy the vanguard gear and get up to 31 just to grind the raid so i can upgrade my raid gear?

Yes.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Yes, they should have found a balance between appealing to the people that ran the VOG nonstop and the people that are forever29. As it stands, everything is equalized and the real winners are the ones that casually play and didn't lose too much time.

I casually play and I'm utterly screwed at level 27. :\

 

[Orthogonal]

Yes, they should have found a balance between appealing to the people that ran the VOG nonstop and the people that are forever29. As it stands, everything is equalized and the real winners are the ones that casually play and didn't lose too much time.

No kidding. I would actually be better off had I stopped a month ago. I would have a stockpile of shards and be able to purchase level 31 gear to get a good jumpstart. Now I have some 31 gear but no shards since I pumped them all into VoG raid gear the last 2 weeks.

 

[Johan Liebert]

got raid boots and gauntlets but they need materials from the raid itself to upgrade so doesn't that mean i need to buy the vanguard gear and get up to 31 just to grind the raid so i can upgrade my raid gear?

yup, have fun!

 

[Sword Of Doom]

I am just going to play the Raid and probably quit until Expansion II so I can just purchase Level 33 gear. No reason to put in another 100 hours to get 2 light levels.

Yeah it's completely pointless. You'll be grinding the same content over and over anyways and everything will be pointless and you can catch up in a couple of hours. It's terrible design on their part in addition to the expansion barely having any content to begin with.

 

[Orthogonal]

I casually play and I'm utterly screwed at level 27. :

Did you not buy the DLC? Are you able to buy any of the new Vendor gear? 75 marks shouldn't be too hard to come by for boots and gauntlets.

 

[Auto_aim1]

I got dced I am coming in 5 mins @ my raid group.

 

[Hoodbury]

I casually play and I'm utterly screwed at level 27. :\

How are you screwed? It sounds like people will still need to run VoG.

 

[irfaanator]

I casually play and I'm utterly screwed at level 27. :\

lol I just I hit 21 on my character

 

[Orthogonal]

got raid boots and gauntlets but they need materials from the raid itself to upgrade so doesn't that mean i need to buy the vanguard gear and get up to 31 just to grind the raid so i can upgrade my raid gear?

Yes, you have to grind the raid in order to grind the raid.

 

[Ikkarus]

How do you unlock Nightfall? It says "Requires Eris Quest Completion" yet I've done all the story missions. :/

 

[LordofPwn]

anyone know what font this is/could put the finishing touch on FyreWulff's image? (The Dark Below)

Working on it

I'm sure any script font close to that one would work.

unacceptable

 

[Byron Bluth]

5 weeks with nothing but energy and shitty legendary weapons from the Nightfall on my Titan. Fuck

 

[Strider]

That nightfall was a bitch lol

Got The Chance legendary handcannon. Not all that great...

 

[PrivateWHudson]

New raid anyone?

We have two ready to go.

 

[Ryck]

Just load on up the raid,

Spoiler

head on down to the dark below, face the light ahead and walk to the first junction in the path, turn left and head straight ahead through some doors in the dark. The chest will be behind the doors.

Did they already patch this? No chest for me :/

 

[Nodnol]

got raid boots and gauntlets but they need materials from the raid itself to upgrade so doesn't that mean i need to buy the vanguard gear and get up to 31 just to grind the raid so i can upgrade my raid gear?

Got an excess of Ascendant materials? You can exchange them, though I can't remember the ratio or cost etc.

 

[The Lamonster]

So if I finally turn in my old Pocket Infinity bounty today I'll get the new version of the gun?

 

[LordofPwn]

Anyone running a raid around 7 est 12:30 am gmt?

Psn v1br4t1ons l30 lock

I got a group going at 6:30 EST if someone doesnt show

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Or spent 100s of hours and got stuck at 29...haha

Lol or that

 

[Matchew]

The story missions were pretty cool, but sucks that it was only 3 missions and that they were kinda short besides the last one. Did get a legendary DLC chest engram to drop and got some new boots from the vanguard so I'm finally on my way to 30!

Also that fusion rifle you get looks pretty good any thoughts on it?

 

[gutterboy44]

anyone know what font this is/could put the finishing touch on FyreWulff's image? (The Dark Below)

 

[Coconut]

I casually play and I'm utterly screwed at level 27. :\

No you just need to devote yourself to the same 10 hours of gameplay for 250+ hours. I'm level 29 and just got my first piece of raid gear at the 223 hour mark last night. You aren't screwed you just need to devote all your free time and a few fake sick days to the game and also create 2 alt characters and invest the same time into them.

 

[Orthogonal]

So if I finally turn in my old Pocket Infinity bounty today I'll get the new version of the gun?

Allegedly yes. Haven't heard any confirmations about exotic bounty turn ins.

 

[Hawkian]

Working on it

unacceptable

You are OP

I casually play and I'm utterly screwed at level 27. :\

That can't be right. Hitting 29 should be relatively trivial now, at least :-/ What's the limiting factor?

edit: Oh damn, haha gutterboy's works if you can't find it Pwn

 

[milkham]

Allegedly yes. Haven't heard any confirmations about exotic bounty turn ins.

yes i turned in thorn, super good advice and invective and got the new damage level versions

 

[cilonen]

I think I'm going to sit this out until the next expansion. I've dived in, done the first Eris mission, done some bounties and seen the new gear but If this shit is only going to last for three months I'm thinking about saving my marks for next upgrade's legendaries.