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Destiny |OT12| Play. Whine. Repeat.
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Byron Bluth
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#ForeverNoVex - Week #3 Sign Ups!!!
Its that time again! We will be running people through the Atheon checkpoint on PS4 as much as possible throughout the weekend for a chance to get a Vex. I am one of the poor souls without a Vex as well...
Please send me a PM if you are interested as this thread can move fast. I will post rosters later today. We will be doing our first run of the weekend at 7:00pm EST tomorrow Saturday December 20th. We originally had 2:00pm EST but I will not be free at that time. We may attempt a few runs tonight as well.
If anyone has an Atheon checkpoint and can provide it to me after 7pm EST tonight that would help move things along.
We have had 2 new Vex owners since starting this so it makes it all worth it!
#ForeverNoVex - Week #3 Sign Ups!!!
Its that time again! We will be running people through the Atheon checkpoint on PS4 as much as possible throughout the weekend for a chance to get a Vex. I am one of the poor souls without a Vex as well...
Please send me a PM if you are interested as this thread can move fast. I will post rosters later today. We will be doing our first run of the weekend at 7:00pm EST tomorrow Saturday December 20th. We originally had 2:00pm EST but I will not be free at that time. We may attempt a few runs tonight as well.
If anyone has an Atheon checkpoint and can provide it to me after 7pm EST tonight that would help move things along.
We have had 2 new Vex owners since starting this so it makes it all worth it!
I actually do understand everything you've said up until this point but generally I don't think too much about these minute details. I am always maxing out my weapons and gear so that seems obvious. Level is a priority over weapons but I'm always doing both. It's not like I'm ever making a conscious decision to focus on weapons only. But I can only speak for myself.
Gave my Timurs Lash a try for the first time in the crucible last night (regular not Iron banner) and couldn't get a damn kill with the thing. I even have pretty good perks.
I have Performance Bonus and third eye as my two main perks and then my 3 option perks are Field Scout, Flared magwell, and explosive rounds.
The thing just has too slow of a fire rate to win any shootouts.
I do pretty good with The Last Word but mostly stick to auto rifles so I'm not too good at hand cannon style of play and making each shot count. But I thought with that impact I'd be doing some pretty good damage. And I did for one or two shots, but was always dead before I could get 3 or 4 shots to land.
I have Performance Bonus and third eye as my two main perks and then my 3 option perks are Field Scout, Flared magwell, and explosive rounds.
The thing just has too slow of a fire rate to win any shootouts.
I do pretty good with The Last Word but mostly stick to auto rifles so I'm not too good at hand cannon style of play and making each shot count. But I thought with that impact I'd be doing some pretty good damage. And I did for one or two shots, but was always dead before I could get 3 or 4 shots to land.
The Lamonster
Member
I just want to try HM, period.
Never done it, hardly have any VoG weapons...also in dire need of shards. Not sure of my schedule this weekend, though.
Never done it, hardly have any VoG weapons...also in dire need of shards. Not sure of my schedule this weekend, though.
Yeah, this is the right approach. The design is intended for people to upgrade their weapons and armor over time as they have the resources to fill in a particular bubble and not worry about what affects what too much.
I mean honestly, it's a shooter. All this stuff becomes pretty secondary in the heat of trying to crouch behind cover long enough for my stealth to kick in and go res someone, or launching myself sideways into the air to flank around a tough add and stick a grenade
Ah yeah, well Timur's Lash isn't a magic wand that makes hand cannoneering easy or anything; it's just a very good hand cannon. You gotta land your headshots and never throw a bullet away. TLW is a completely different beast. Relying on 4 body shots to get a kill with a typical HC is definitely a recipe for death.
Toejam2501
Member
anyone on xb1 want to help me kill crota rq?
DrDrizzay101
Member
Well, thanks to Xur bringing heavy synth... and almost nothing else I want.... I probably don't even have to get back on the glimmer farm this weekend. Oh well.
haha If I had a nickel for every time this happened... I'd have a lot of nickels.
haha If I had a nickel for every time this happened... I'd have a lot of nickels.
This is somewhat not picky, but raising your attack power might not do anything to lower level enemies as it caps how much damage you can do to lower levels.
Several times I looked at the damage pre and post attack upgrade, and the damage done didn't change. Destiny's weapon damage is so confusing as it depends on attack, level differential, and impact but can also be capped.
Hahaha, yeah, I actually just addressed this in this post, I know these pages are moving fast. There's a max damage per shot per gun that can be done to any particular enemy. The rule is that if the damage popup is white, regardless of how many levels below you the target is, there's room to get more damage from raising Attack. If it's grey, you're just hitting the max cap.
The Lamonster
Member
Bungie lied - exotic weapons do not level any faster than they used to.
I'm still pissed that upgrading an exotic at Xur resets the node progress. It really sucks losing the speed boost from MIDA :/
I'm still pissed that upgrading an exotic at Xur resets the node progress. It really sucks losing the speed boost from MIDA :/
Wow thanks gents. A buddy asked me who has a 30 Hunter and a 28 Titan who is vexed by Vexlessness and is busy tomorrow night. Maybe we can bang out a HM VoG run this eve?
hopes Hood and Hawkian both get FB's and my buddy gets a Vex
I just need shards
Orochinagis
Member
BTW what is this Husk everyone is talking about?
I learned last night:
High level MG's burn down SB fast
Call out shield percentage for sword wielder's approach
Kill all the knights
YELL AT CROTA IN ARNOLD VOICE FOR THE WIN
They use less energy so I suppose they level faster in that sense? Still took a while before my upgraded Ice Breaker leveled... again.
EL CUCO
Member
I never noticed this.
You dont want anyone on your team to do Flawless with a RL, if I were you. Better to be safe than sorry.
It's a common (white) weapon that you can upgrade to legendary and eventually exotic. It drops as one of those pyramid shaped items like Black Wax Idol.
I don't understand the rush - hard mode doesn't even have a release date yet.
It's a common weapon that upgrades to a legendary and that legendary upgrades into the Necrochasm. The item needed for the Necro is dropped by Crota in hard mode.
DVPredator85
Member
All this talk about attack values and damage and how it's affected by your light level and the enemies level is a little pointless. Just max out your guns to ensure you're doing max damage, period.
So the only weapons Xur has not had an upgrade for are:
Bad Juju
Hard Light
Hawkmoon*
Invective
Patience and Time
Pocket Infinity
Gjallarhorn
Vex Mythoclast**
Fate of All Fools**
He could in theory have the rest of the ones next week for upgrade
*PS Exclusive probably coming Next Week, after Iron Banner is over
**Probably never happening
Bad Juju
Hard Light
Hawkmoon*
Invective
Patience and Time
Pocket Infinity
Gjallarhorn
Vex Mythoclast**
Fate of All Fools**
He could in theory have the rest of the ones next week for upgrade
*PS Exclusive probably coming Next Week, after Iron Banner is over
**Probably never happening
Dhruv_hanom
Member
You'll get the coins.
Okay, thanks for the quick answer.
Agent_Tiro
Member
Yeah. Quite handy early on in levelling.
You don't understand the rush because you got it after only three tries
It was his first. He's been addicted to Thorn, prior.
gutter_trash
Banned
for Exotic Bounties, I try to wait to see if the bounty pops up again instead of trying to upgrade to old versions through,.
I think Thorn is probably the only one that peopel should upgrade with Xur because it is big pain in the ass and I hate the Pits.
I think Thorn is probably the only one that peopel should upgrade with Xur because it is big pain in the ass and I hate the Pits.
DrDrizzay101
Member
Also: 2 weeks w/o GHorn upgrade, what a surprise! Xur's randomness sure is screwing us.
lol Arnold voice was the true MVP on that run, everything came together with his inspiration.
Deej "clarified" in a post in the Gaming section that they meant they didn't need ass mats to level, which made it "faster." Sometimes I don't' think anyone at Bungie plays this game.
lol Arnold voice was the true MVP on that run, everything came together with his inspiration.
Deej "clarified" in a post in the Gaming section that they meant they didn't need ass mats to level, which made it "faster." Sometimes I don't' think anyone at Bungie plays this game.
Oh I still need to do this with my level 31 warlock. Then I'll have the platinum too. I usually can play after 8:30 pm EST and not before then... Just got the grimore notification last night that I have 30 Atheon kills.
scarletham
Member
Yesss, Colonel's Arnold impression is a thing of legend
Sounds good to me. I get on around 8 CST if that works.
Darryl M R
Member
Thorn in Crucible is hilarious. Hand cannons are my favorite primary.
The Lamonster
Member
Seriously. I've had this thought occur every time the game is updated. Seems like making Destiny is just a 9-5 gig for them, no passion toward actually spending time playing and enjoying it.
I should note - I don't feel that way about the artists, just the designers. The art and music in the game is outstanding.
EL CUCO
Member
I'm down to help you out with this if you need one more, so just let me know when. I gotta catch up to Boguester
I see urk online all the time playing...
DrDrizzay101
Member
The only time a RL was required was back when Atheon was still glitched. The only way we were able to kill him before enrage on my first flawless was WoL + GHorn. We never got Time's V and he died maybe 10 seconds before enrage.
Nowadays I definitely think you are right, shouldn't ever be necessary. VoC or FB + IB + CMeasure is a fantastic flawless load out.
I'm down to help you out with this if you need one more, so just let me know when. I gotta catch up to Boguester
lol good luck with that! Nobody is as obsessive as me! .... I'm sure flawless will pick back up once people have gotten settled with the DLC stuff. It was really getting popular for a minute before the DLC dropped.
joecanada
Member
You don't want to upgrade any of that list this week?
Plan c, Monte Carlo, mida, p&t, etc?
ok. Are you free tomorrow?
The Lamonster
Member
He must not have very much influence on game design there. Why does Bungie like to punish its players so much?
Sure
I'm down to help you out with this if you need one more, so just let me know when. I gotta catch up to Boguester
Would be great to have you come along! Better get cracking!
Victory Red
Member
Haha. I have a friend who doesn't work and barely showers... I know I can call him to come over and he won't sleep for two days and just play every second. I'd be a crucible rank 100 before I knew it. But its not worth having to drive and pick him up and come home from work and wake up and look at him.