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Destiny |OT13| How the Grind Stole Christmas
- Thread starter Hawkian
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Mazre_
EL CUCO
Member
I learned my lesson. Down to kill Crota right now? I'm just running some ROC's
Darryl M R
Member
I got Truth in our Atheon HM run last night
Byron Bluth
Banned
SkylineRKR
Member
I plan to do Atheon Normal only. Because of 12 Helms and 7 Vex, All I need is VoC and exotics.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Yep done this before, I let a lvl8 take the sword and try to kill those 3 Hive majors on Earth. In addition, I watch as he tried to kill them
It took Steroyd ~50 HM clears, hopefully you will get it soon. Like always I am down to run VoG HM after the reset..still hunting that elusive Hawkmoon..
I'm off for a few hours now. Happy to help when I get back on.
SkylineRKR
Member
btw last Vex I got was with me doing nothing. I died during the first portal run. Its completely random.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Yep done this before, I let a lvl8 take the sword and try to kill those 3 Hive majors on Earth. In addition, I watch as he tried to kill them
It took Steroyd ~50 HM clears, hopefully you will get it soon. Like always I am down to run VoG HM after the reset..still hunting that elusive Hawkmoon..
Thanks Rawr!
Damn 50 eh? I should have started my 2nd and 3rd characters sooner
death4romabove22
Member
I'm up if you still need another for weekly psn death4romabove22 31 warlock
Mine stays in the vault 99% of the time. There are much better load outs than using the Vex anyway for basically every mission in Destiny.
You'll get it soon dude! Next week for sure, I'm betting on it. New Year, new Vex.
Byron Bluth
Banned
That's good to know!
I credit (1) the PSN and live hacks (2) the NLB Xur outrage discussion (3) the holiday and (4) the usual Destiny rapid posting in that order.
Byron Bluth
Banned
I know it isn't anything special but it has become my main boss of this game. I will beat RNG!
You'll get it soon dude! Next week for sure, I'm betting on it. New Year, new Vex.
Thanks dude!
PSN is not doing well with searches for me. Are you able to find me on a search?
Sword Of Doom
Member
Finally
The current (well, for US subscribers) issue of Edge features a column that points out something in Destiny I now realize I got acclimated to very quickly: the community is pretty great.
The column is about how awful online interactions can be - rage quitting, rage mail, trolling, etc. Then he turns to Destiny:
This has been my experience as well. The game is remarkably devoid of jerks. The worst I've seen are people dashing through strikes faster than I'd like, but that's pretty low on the griefing scale. Reviving, and getting revived, by randoms is a good feeling, and happens often. Celebrations after public events are cathartic.
I had a moment this morning (I finally got on, woo!) similar to what the article described. I was in the Cosmodrome and saw a chest up on a ledge. My hunter leaped up to it easily, but right before I opened it I saw a level 2 player jumping up and down at the foot of the ledge. He couldn't clear it yet. I thought perhaps he was a new player, who got the game for Christmas, and could only just get online today. This might be his first play session.
I hopped down, ran up the stairs to the right, and walked along the narrow ledge to the chest. I turned to see he'd followed, and opened it. I then grabbed my share. Felt great, and I hope it was a good greeting to the Destiny player base for them.
Back in the Halo days the OT's were often filled with pics and recordings of rage mail, but I only just now realized, that's not the case with Destiny threads. It's really nice to see a much more helpful, friendly atmosphere in the game. I think that has a lot to do with why I enjoy Destiny - I just didn't fully realize it.
I love that strike. Just not the boss fight - it's too cramped.
The column is about how awful online interactions can be - rage quitting, rage mail, trolling, etc. Then he turns to Destiny:
And then there was Destiny. I rolled my eyes when a Bungie dev at a preview event described how I'd be struggling against a tough foe and would be saved by other players coming over the hill with rocket launchers. I thought it more likely they'd hang back, wait for me to die, then stroll in to mop up and take the spoils for themselves. Imagine my surprise, then, that this has the friendliest online playerbase a big console game has had in years.
In Destiny, I chat cordially with players I've never met. I am revived in boss fights by players many levels higher than me whose time I am clearly wasting. A few nights ago, out patrolling the moon, I saw another player running along a high ledge towards a loot chest. Destiny's chests spawn randomly, and disappear a few seconds after the first opened, though they dish out loot to all-comers in that period. This unknown Guardian saw me, waved, opined back down the way to show how he got up onto the ledge, then waited for me to join him before he opened the chest. I was stunned. Even PvP seems to be fine, perhaps because you can't really complain about anything in such a deliciously broken multiplayer mode. Ragemail, headset abuse, griefing: all have become accepted standards in online games, and particularly in online shooters. In Destiny, the first major online game of the generation, there's none o fit.
In Destiny, I chat cordially with players I've never met. I am revived in boss fights by players many levels higher than me whose time I am clearly wasting. A few nights ago, out patrolling the moon, I saw another player running along a high ledge towards a loot chest. Destiny's chests spawn randomly, and disappear a few seconds after the first opened, though they dish out loot to all-comers in that period. This unknown Guardian saw me, waved, opined back down the way to show how he got up onto the ledge, then waited for me to join him before he opened the chest. I was stunned. Even PvP seems to be fine, perhaps because you can't really complain about anything in such a deliciously broken multiplayer mode. Ragemail, headset abuse, griefing: all have become accepted standards in online games, and particularly in online shooters. In Destiny, the first major online game of the generation, there's none o fit.
This has been my experience as well. The game is remarkably devoid of jerks. The worst I've seen are people dashing through strikes faster than I'd like, but that's pretty low on the griefing scale. Reviving, and getting revived, by randoms is a good feeling, and happens often. Celebrations after public events are cathartic.
I had a moment this morning (I finally got on, woo!) similar to what the article described. I was in the Cosmodrome and saw a chest up on a ledge. My hunter leaped up to it easily, but right before I opened it I saw a level 2 player jumping up and down at the foot of the ledge. He couldn't clear it yet. I thought perhaps he was a new player, who got the game for Christmas, and could only just get online today. This might be his first play session.
I hopped down, ran up the stairs to the right, and walked along the narrow ledge to the chest. I turned to see he'd followed, and opened it. I then grabbed my share. Felt great, and I hope it was a good greeting to the Destiny player base for them.
Back in the Halo days the OT's were often filled with pics and recordings of rage mail, but I only just now realized, that's not the case with Destiny threads. It's really nice to see a much more helpful, friendly atmosphere in the game. I think that has a lot to do with why I enjoy Destiny - I just didn't fully realize it.
Playing ROC
>Omnigul strike
>Everybody is gone
I love that strike. Just not the boss fight - it's too cramped.
death4romabove22
Member
Nope if you can send an invite that would help alot
Playing ROC
>Omnigul strike
>Everybody is gone
Lol, playing through it more, the omnigul fight is not that bad compared to Undying Mind. Still too annoying, the nightfall with the arc burn did not do that strike any favours whatsoever.
El_Fenomeno
Member
Anyone need Xyor? Have one spot.
Da_1_hated_tito
Da_1_hated_tito
death4romabove22
Member
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Finally
Congrats man!
Fatebringer only drops on HM at the Templar battle.
Dhruv_hanom
Member
We need one more for crota's end. We're at the start.
Byron Bluth
Banned
It only drops on Hard!
Fatebringer only drops on hard mode Templar.
Oh, me! If you can give me a few minutes to grab my armor/weapons.
It's hard mode only. I got two last time I ran VoG so hang tight. It's still my favorite gun in the game. True shame it doesn't go up to 331, it's be perfect.
Dhruv_hanom
Member
KINGofCRA5H
Member
I'm finally making a 2nd character. Probably the last person in the world to do this
The worst part so far? Unskippable cutscenes. ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZzzz
The worst part so far? Unskippable cutscenes. ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZzzz
Damn I probably missed this. If you need 1 more, invite me (btkadams).
CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls
Banned
Level 26 Warlock looking to run VoG for the first time. Would love to experience it.
PSN: Kill_Deaf_Radio
PSN: Kill_Deaf_Radio
Darryl M R
Member
How long will you be farming ROC?
Vex is an excellent weapon, but there are better load outs yeah. Got one on my 2nd clear I think. Up to 5 now.
It is strange that you haven't gotten one.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Talk to Hawkian, he does the OT so check the first post out. I know he does new players raid every Thursday (?). I wouldnt mind running a new players raid as well if his new players raid is full.