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Destiny |OT14| Sticking It Hard in Crota's End
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AmateurHour212
Member
What's your primary loadout for "serious" PvE? If I'm not rolling with Thorn/MIDA as a primary, I'm using FB or VoC exclusively at this point.
xplicitone
Member
TLW and Thunderlord are 2 of my wishes for this week's nightfall/raid chest.
Just 1 please!
I'm so dumb for skipping TLW a couple months back from Xur.
Just 1 please!
I'm so dumb for skipping TLW a couple months back from Xur.
Yes I agree, but Bungie seems to hate that philosophy. A nerfed weapon always takes away from the game. Make everything exciting to use - most important thing in a shooter.
Forerunner
Member
MIDA really? It's a decent weapon, but it doesn't feel like an exotic to me. Third Eye is decent for pvp, but the MIDA Multi-Tool upgrade isn't very good.
Doomshroom
Member
REVENANT SHADER GOT!
AmateurHour212
Member
Oh hey buddy. You down for some NF/Raid shit tonight? I'll be on around 6pm Central to knock it all out.
I dunno why default shader for Titan is so ugly. There are no Hives with such a gross color scheme. Same with default Kabr armor. What's with the diarrhea yellow obsession?
Everyone has 200 health.
xplicitone
Member
Nice you got the helm this week, and already maxed it?!
I like Sunsetting with CE Titan armor
noomi
Member
Hmmmm....
I see one player here did the normal gorgon chest three times, and then hard chest three times....
I normally just do hard gorgon chest 3 times and call it a day.... but! Better/more chances at an exotic with doing normal then hard gorgon chest?!? 6 vs 3!
Does it matter?
All this just for a Hawkmoon
I see one player here did the normal gorgon chest three times, and then hard chest three times....
I normally just do hard gorgon chest 3 times and call it a day.... but! Better/more chances at an exotic with doing normal then hard gorgon chest?!? 6 vs 3!
Does it matter?
All this just for a Hawkmoon
DrDrizzay101
Member
200 damage for a kill in Crucible.
I probably don't explain myself well, but to clarify: when I say "HCs are bad PvE exotics," that's only in comparison to other exotics since you can only equip one. You could absolutely wreck faces and beat all PvE content in the game with a team of exotic HCs. They are a blast to use, so use them whenever you want.
The actual list of potential best-in-slot for PvE exotics is very short.
We will when House of Wolves comes out and requires us to buy new vendor gear to get to 33.
I've somehow screwed the tendons in my left hand up but I managed to get on and nudge my way to the first Crota chest. Mark of the Pit (Titan Mark) again and more energies. Shite.
Well, let's hope Xur has something good on Friday to rescue the week. If my hand heals up I'll try and get my lv18 alt to the point where I can take another shot at the chest, otherwise I'll probably get enough vanguard marks to get something from the Armory, I'm thinking that LDR sniper.
Byron Bluth
Banned
The Titan CE armour is awful. We always get the shit end, first that can opener now derp eyes.
Titans are still the best.
Titans are still the best.
IXIKelsonIXI
Member
I could be wrong, but I have noticed that the explosion from Firefly seems to do the same damage type as the weapon you are using.
On a kinetic weapon, it defaults to solar. On an elemental weapon with Firefly, something like Praedyth's Revenge, it appears to do the matching element.
I have a Dead Orbit sniper which is void and has Firefly. On the Nightfall two weeks ago with Void burn, Firefly was wrecking mobs. When Firefly killed a mob, their death animation was that of a void kill (like getting a kill with a void Fusion Rifle).
Flying Toaster
Member
At this point it is safe to say with your current "luck" you better be the one packing your parachute because there are some of us around here that think your lucky streak should end...
I kid I kid, in no way should this be taken seriously. (but you should still pack your own parachute.)
xplicitone
Member
Nice, what rank did it drop for you at?
Yep. Got it today and maxed it out about 30 minutes ago.
AmateurHour212
Member
Ehhh, I think it's pretty underrated. The MIDA perk allows it to fire as fast as the Suros (get your trigger finger ready though, that's the only bitch) with scout rifle range and impact. The upgrade to agility is also great in certain situations. I've been using it in "non-serious" situations and it's a lot of fun.
whats your rank? *momentarily holds back rage*
Something seems a bit off about those numbers, but they're pretty close, and you would still need 2 shots to kill.
I get 96 and 126 crits fairly common I believe.
Doomshroom
Member
rank 11 but i also have rank 7 and rank 2 on my alts.
The Lamonster
Member
Damn, that's awesome. New Monarchy rank 14 and still no shaders.
Lots of worthless crucible commendations though. What a pointless addition to the game. Total transparent dick move IMO.
DrDrizzay101
Member
Obviously it can vary for certain situations, but FB and VoC are still two of the best. VoC is better for Atheon and Crota because of its range and lesser damage penalty on oracles.
But some of the new stuff is better for anything outside VoG oracles simply by virtue of 331 damage. The vendor scout rifles (Rapier, NITC, and Badger) are great, I've been using those for Crota mainly. Vendor HCs seem to be not the best but some can be amazing with the right perk rolls.
Auto rifles were basically ruined as a serious PvE class (thanks Suros), while scout rifles were buffed as a class because they sucked in PvP.
Yeah the numbers are not exact but like you said it doesn't matter. The only thing that matters in pvp is how many body/crit shots add up to 200. There's basically a 33% increase from one proc level to the next.
Forerunner
Member
Maybe I'll give it another shot. I had a fully upgraded one pre-patch, but once I started getting other exotics I just kind of stopped using it. I did get a post patch one, but I haven't really bother to use it yet.
The Lamonster
Member
It is still possible to get a pimp roll on a Vanquisher VIII. I got one in vanilla and I'm really hoping for a 331 one in TDB. Best legendary auto rifle by far.
squidhands
Member
did you get something else, or still high off your last heist?
Sword Of Doom
Member
I guess destiny solves the inflation problem with capping and intrducing new currencies
SlenderBeans
Member
Wow, what sucky Nightfall rewards for all of us.
Thanks for the run cloud and SharkJAW.
Thanks for the run cloud and SharkJAW.
I'm just glad i have Sunsetting. Thunderdevil is fine but the others don't really go well with the armor.
I don't know which of the two raid helmets I prefer more. I'm expecting the House of Wolves raid helm to look like one of those stealth bastards.
Oh I will pack my own parachute. I don't trust my GF after the look she gave me yesterday when I got two more Hawkmoons. I fear she's planning my death.
Still high. Haven't run 2ND NF yet.
My fireteam member got one today why would you want that stability sucks.
Noisepurge
Member
I use it as a Fun Gun. It's nothing amazing and should honestly be just a Legendary like the Hard Light.
Tell me about it. Thanks to you, too.
MIDA's my go to Patrol / Farming (especially Fallen Leaders at the Ember Caves on Venus) gun. I gave it the nickname 'Slot Machine' - the noise and the way it slots people right between the eyes on a hair trigger....
That gun is underrated IMO.
DrDrizzay101
Member
Yeah, that idea of managing virtual inflation was pretty damn interesting to me. Sadly hasn't saved Destiny from depreciated ass.
I feel like you're right from my own personal experience. I remember demolishing with firefly during Arc burns.
I definitely agree with MIDA being underrated and was actually pleasantly surprised to see it rated as A+ on Dattos' exotic PVE list. It feels like the perfect gun for doing bounties. I really want a 331 version, but I didn't upgrade. I feel like I can wait for a drop.
The Lamonster
Member
MIDA was perfect for farming mats. The speed upgrade and stagger ability are amazing and still totally underrated in the community.
Will you please rephrase the question?
Sword Of Doom
Member
Yeah it's a beautiful weapon. Liked the old sound more though
It's just not a very sophisticated system I guess. Keep introducing new currencies that are so specific that they become useless once you no longer have a use for them
Hmmmm....
I see one player here did the normal gorgon chest three times, and then hard chest three times....
I normally just do hard gorgon chest 3 times and call it a day.... but! Better/more chances at an exotic with doing normal then hard gorgon chest?!? 6 vs 3!
Does it matter?
All this just for a Hawkmoon
Yep, I'll be looking to do that this weekend too. Right there with you buddy.
Jinjo
Member
Hunter at level 31 with mostly raid armor except for legs from the vendor. Unlocked wolfpack rounds on her Gjallarhorn too. That dream of maxed Gjallarhorns on all my characters is coming closer... Only need to switch out a Gjallarhorn to my warlock when needed, since hers hasn't unlocked wolfpack rounds yet.
Time to spend some quality time with my Warlock this week, I guess. I can technically get to 31 but need to max exotic, raid piece and two VoG pieces. Goddamn hadronic essence though.
Time to spend some quality time with my Warlock this week, I guess. I can technically get to 31 but need to max exotic, raid piece and two VoG pieces. Goddamn hadronic essence though.
DrDrizzay101
Member
Baseline stability isn't great for Vanquisher but you can get good perks that improve it a lot. I actually have a very decent roll on a 331 Vanquisher, and I like using it but can't keep up with a good 331 scout.
The Lamonster
Member
Thanks for this, (edit: wo?)man. Good stuff.
FYI you don't have to quote images anymore. GAF now resizes them automatically.
Yep, that's what I'm saying. If you get one with something like full clip and perfect balance, you got a stew going. And yeah, scouts still win in PvE but I still prefer auto rifles for PvP.
Johan Liebert
Member
My Hunter got the boots so now she has full raid gear. Titan and Warlock are missing helmets but can still reach 32 (Titan is already 32).
Will wait a while before deciding if I should convert my energy to shards and get another character to 32.
Will wait a while before deciding if I should convert my energy to shards and get another character to 32.
Jinjo
Member
That's some horrible stat distribution though.
AmateurHour212
Member
Yeah, give it a go. It's not for everyone and isn't the best choice for highest-level content (if you're going to use an exotic primary, Thorn or HMoon would be better options in my opinion).
As others have said, it's a headshot machine and has a really cool sound. Great for bounties, missions, patrols etc.
squidhands
Member
Why even bother at this point, amirite?