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[DVPredator85]

We may like the game but every single Gaffer I played with here has complained about something about this game that Forbes mentioned. Even if you didn't follow the development, we can all agree the game's story and world is quite small and underdeveloped.

Without question. As I said, these issues are pretty much indisputable. As I always say, the most amazing thing about Destiny is its potential. Think of all of our main issues - story, some basic gameplay/UI stuff (e.g., more vault space, accepting missions through app, better loot system, more varied locations, better clan/communication system, better matchmaking). These are EASILY fixed in updates/sequels down the road. Destiny 2 should be the game of forever, really.

I'm hoping Destiny 2 lives up to the potential. Hope they take everything they learned from this game and make it better. I want a more cohesive story and world. and give us more PVP maps, dammit.

And please add the option to play in third person all the time!!!... I'm still suffering from Gears of War withdrawal.

 

[E92 M3]

I like to do the math on it like this.

Bungie says I've played the following:
Titan: 13d 5h
Warlock: 2d 6h
Hunter: 2d 21h

Total: 18 days 8 hours. (or just 440 hours). I've paid roughly 80 bucks to play the game. So by my match, I'm paying roughly 18 cents an hour for enjoyment.

I use this same "formula" for most games I purchase as a measure of if they are worth it or not.

I'm scared to look how much I played, but would wager it's cents on the dollar as well. Exceptional value proposition. Right up there with Dark Souls, Skyrim and other shooter.

 

[Coconut]

Don't want to stray off topic too much, but levels don't really matter in Titanfall. It's like COD.

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In regard's to Destiny's story: I think it's the least important thing. I want a lot more quality of life changes.

when i say levels I'm talking about the the skill level of the players based on K/D and win loss ratios and whatever else they use to come up with who you are going to get matched up against.

Vision of Confluence! Woohoo!

is that the new level 32 one?

 

[Jinjo]

We should really make a GAF Pain Train group for IB. To strike fear in the hearts of the guardians that oppose us.

Any GAF IB trains out there atm?

 

[Hyun Sai]

But you're ignoring the 4 months of fun most of us have already had with the game.

Yes. Playing a MP focused game from the release is definitely something else.

 

[Namikaze1]

Just need to do two more IB bounties: the 10 melee kill (just need 1 more) and the AR headshot.

We should really make a GAF Pain Train group for IB. To strike fear in the hearts of the guardians that oppose us.

Any GAF IB trains out there atm?

My team but we're full at the moment.

 

[Nuszka]

We should really make a GAF Pain Train group for IB. To strike fear in the hearts of the guardians that oppose us.

Any GAF IB trains out there atm?

Have to go to work , but might be available in like 6 hours or so.

 

[Definity]

We should really make a GAF Pain Train group for IB. To strike fear in the hearts of the guardians that oppose us.

Any GAF IB trains out there atm?

I'm up for some IB.

 

[Jinjo]

Just need to do two more IB bounties: the 10 melee kill (just need 1 more) and the AR headshot.


My team but we're full at the moment.

Guess I'll go make dinner first then haha. Send me an invite when/if a spot opens up.

Edit: nice Definity. No dinner just yet then lol.

 

[commish]

Just need to do two more IB bounties: the 10 melee kill (just need 1 more) and the AR headshot.

I'm beginning to understand (1) how we are at OT15 and (2) how you always top the post list!

 

[Kor of Memory]

Did they actually reset the IB rep this time like they said there were going to do after the first round, or not?

 

[Doomshroom]

Sometimes i hate this game. Legendary engram = shards , dark orbit lvl package= energie and commrndation..... Thank you..

 

[zewone]

Did they actually reset the IB rep this time like they said there were going to do after the first round, or not?

They have been resetting it the last few times.

 

[dB Viper]

I like to do the math on it like this.

Bungie says I've played the following:
Titan: 13d 5h
Warlock: 2d 6h
Hunter: 2d 21h

Total: 18 days 8 hours. (or just 440 hours). I've paid roughly 80 bucks to play the game. So by my match, I'm paying roughly 18 cents an hour for enjoyment.

I use this same "formula" for most games I purchase as a measure of if they are worth it or not.

Where are these playtimes located, exactly?

edit: found them

 

[Agent_Tiro]

Hard Light - x
Monte Carlo - x
Suros Regime - x
Vex Mytho - x
Hawkmoon - x
Last Word - x
Thorn - x
Bad Juju - x
Red Death - NEED
Mida Multitool - NEED
Universal Remote - NEED
Plan C - x
Pocket Infinity - x
Invective - x
Ice Breaker - REALLY NEED
Patience and Time - x
Super Good Advice - NEED
Thunderlord - NEED
Gjallarhorn - REALLY NEED
Truth - x

TDB
Nechrocasm - NEED (have husk)
Dragon's Breath - x
No Land Beyond - x
4th Horseman - NEED


wow I am doing pretty well on the exotic Pokemon hunt. Shame the two I want most are eluding me still

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

is that the new level 32 one?

Pretty sure only exotics are level 32 from VoG. Which is dumb.

 

[Acorn]

Where are these playtimes located, exactly?

App

Website probably has it too. I regret the fact I looked at mine.

 

[Auto_aim1]

Where are these playtimes located, exactly?

Destinystatus.com shows you that. I haven't downloaded the app for some reason on my iPhone but you can check that out from there as well.

 

[Kor of Memory]

Where are these playtimes located, exactly?

On the Destiny app, just click on your character at the top, and then the stats button. You'll see it inside the big circle that loads up.

I can't quite remember where it is on bungie.net, but it's somewhere right up front in a big gray circle.

Destinystatus.com shows you that. I haven't downloaded the app for some reason on my iPhone but you can check that out from there as well.

Pretty sure Destiny Status counts time in Orbit, whereas Bungie does not. So if you are like me and you float in orbit a lot while on forums or talking in party chat, your numbers might be skewed.

 

[Jinjo]

Two spots open on the IB train here. JinjoNL is the psn. Our train goes faster and harder than Nami's.

Edit: or add definity.

Edit2: full

 

[Definity]

Need two more for IB train.
PSN: definityxmg

Edit: see above

 

[AmateurHour212]

So I just hit level 2 IB last night... am I on track for level 5 this weekend if I keep using the buff and playing a bunch of matches every night? I usually get 2-3 of the IB bounties done every night.

Just trying to gauge my progress related to everyone else on here... probably a bad idea... but whatever...

 

[ocean]

78 Crucible Marks. Halfway to my Saterienne goal, this grind is serious.

 

[Dhruv_hanom]

Need two more for IB train.
PSN: definityxmg

Edit: see above

I'd like to join

 

[Hiko]

Anyone running CE right now?

BTW, is there any consensus on the armor, agility, and recovery stats yet? Which should I focus on?

 

[Namikaze1]

Dammit. Error disbanded the team. Math rejoin!

I'm beginning to understand (1) how we are at OT15 and (2) how you always top the post list!

I must carry DestinyGAF till the day I die!

 

[todd360]

Nope

I thought I mentioned it.

 

[Union Carbine]

is that the new level 32 one?

No.

 

[Kor of Memory]

Anyone doing CE right now?

BTW, is there any consensus on the armor, agility, and recovery stats yet? Which should I focus on?

Armor is actually HP. Your Guardian has somewhere between 190-215 hp. Your armor bar seems to dictate what that is.

Agility affects run speed and your initial jump height (double jumps are not impacted at all). Slowest to fastest run speed difference is like 6% or something.

Recovery is typically seen as the important stat. It dictates when your health regen kicks in. Slowest to fastest health regen seems to be about 1.5 second difference. Which could mean life or death in plenty of encounters, especially in PvP.

 

[Definity]

Need two more for IB train.
PSN: definityxmg

Edit: see above

FULL. Train is leaving the station now.

 

[Namikaze1]

1 more for the Iron Banner train. Error disbanded the team and I don't have our 6th on my friend list.

 

[GlamFM]

No.

There is no level 32 one.

You still got the best primary in the game.

 

[therealminime]

Holy crap do I ever need to farm some glimmer. All the Iron Banner stuff is so expensive.

 

[LollipoPReapeR]

Armor is actually HP. Your Guardian has somewhere between 190-215 hp. Your armor bar seems to dictate what that is.

Agility affects run speed and your initial jump height (double jumps are not impacted at all). Slowest to fastest run speed difference is like 6% or something.

Recovery is typically seen as the important stat. It dictates when your health regen kicks in. Slowest to fastest health regen seems to be about 1.5 second difference. Which could mean life or death in plenty of encounters, especially in PvP.

I remember the first time i min maxed my warlock for PvP. The increase in agility was palpable whilst double/jumping and gliding

 

[Doomshroom]

1 more for the Iron Banner train. Error disbanded the team and I don't have our 6th on my friend list.

Im in psn pansargryning

 

[Twilight Gap]

I like to do the math on it like this.

Bungie says I've played the following:
Titan: 13d 5h
Warlock: 2d 6h
Hunter: 2d 21h

Total: 18 days 8 hours. (or just 440 hours). I've paid roughly 80 bucks to play the game. So by my match, I'm paying roughly 18 cents an hour for enjoyment.

I use this same "formula" for most games I purchase as a measure of if they are worth it or not.

paid $180 (not including ps4 or +) and have played for 892 hours. so 5ish cents per hour for me.

RIP

 

[Jinjo]

Holy crap do I ever need to farm some glimmer. All the Iron Banner stuff is so expensive.

Monday will be international GAF glimmer farm day, you can bet.

 

[Dave_6]

Paging: Dave_6, captscience , Mrgamer, babyghost853 (+ friend): we steamrolled HM VoG last week. Wanna do it again tomorrow night?

Thursday's my no Destiny night, but does anyone want to run HM VoG and CE back-to-back Friday night any time after 8pm Eastern?

The guys listed above get preference, but please add yourself as an alt if you're interested (odds are all 5 won't make it).

1) stb (PSN Berried_treasurE - 31/Titan)
2) Dave_6 ?
3) captscience ?
4) Mrgamer ?
5) babyghost853 ?
6) babyghost853's buddy?
a1) (quote and add your GAF + PSN)
a2) (quote and add your GAF + PSN)
a3) (quote and add your GAF + PSN)
a4) (quote and add your GAF + PSN)
a5) (quote and add your GAF + PSN)

Count me in. I'll bring my Hunter for the VoG run and my Warlock for CE since I'm running my Hunter tonight with Hawkian's group.

 

[Namikaze1]

Im in psn pansargryning

And you're our 6th!

 

[LollipoPReapeR]

1 more for the Iron Banner train. Error disbanded the team and I don't have our 6th on my friend list.

Shoulda made party chat.

Party chat >>>>>>>>>> game chat

 

[Ophelion]

That depends! Are you enjoying the game enough that you think you definitely will buy it? If so, there's no reason to wait. You might as well have access to all the content and gear. But:

No- the gear you can get from the vendors in game right now (the Vanguard should be your priority unless you primarily play PvP) will get you all the way to Level 31, which is more than adequate for everything in the game at the moment. The gear from the DLC raid is what you need to get to the current max of 32.

Considering you just hit 20, you'll be getting to ~25 with rares while working toward your first legendary armor piece (Vanguard Rank 2, 75 marks). Check out the guides in the OP are still mostly accurate with some small caveats to the formula- buy gloves and boots first from the Vendor.


Play with GAF! Soon you'll be ready for Roc Strikes (a level 26 playlist), the Vault of lass on Normal (28 ideal, but 26 is completely viable), and Weekly Heroics (can be run at various levels for corresponding amounts of reward). Are you on PS4?

Yeah, I've decided I am going to pick it up. I loathe PVP in most games...but I was pretty good at Halo 2 PVP back in the day. Maybe I should give it a shot before just writing it off. Good to know about the early gearing process, thank you.

I am on PS4! My PSN name is mr_vandemar because "If you want to make an omelet, you're going to have to kill a few people." Man, I'm gunna have to pick up a decent mic, I guess. I don't even know where the shitty one that comes with the PS4 is.

Another question: I'm playing a Warlock because Space Magic. Are there more hard and fast class roles in raids and such or is class more about preference? Because so far doing strikes, I haven't felt like being a Warlock means I need a Titan to cover me or whatever. I'm not Ramboing it up in the center of the room or anything, but I feel like I can hold my own. Is Sunsinger more valuable in group play? Because it seems like it would be. I do love being a conduit to the explosion dimension, though...

 

[silver.tongue]

Pretty sure only exotics are level 32 from VoG. Which is dumb.

I used to think like that until somebody posted here something like:

"If you could get a 331 VoC and Fatebringer why would they use anything else (new)?"

That makes total sense to me.

 

[commish]

Another question: I'm playing a Warlock because Space Magic. Are there more hard and fast class roles in raids and such or is class more about preference? Because so far doing strikes, I haven't felt like being a Warlock means I need a Titan to cover me or whatever. I'm not Ramboing it up in the center of the room or anything, but I feel like I can hold my own. Is Sunsinger more valuable in group play? Because it seems like it would be. I do love being a conduit to the explosion dimension, though...

No raid roles. There's no healing, tanking, protecting, etc. Class composition doesn't matter.

 

[The Lamonster]

Had the Mythoclast for a while but just started using it last night. It's pretty fun!

 

[Coconut]

There is no level 32 one.

You still got the best primary in the game.

Argreed think the auto fire on VoC is makes it better than Suros for basic PvP anyone does it still hold up in iron banner?

 

[Ophelion]

No raid roles. There's no healing, tanking, protecting, etc. Class composition doesn't matter.

Woo hoo!

That crap in normal MMO's drives me bananas. Part of the reason I don't do them, generally speaking.

 

[captscience]

#ForeverNoWhatever Runs!

Since the runs themselves have started to move away from exclusively the Vex itself, myself included (hooooray 43 HM runs laters!), anyone can join these runs in hope of "whatever" exotic weapon you may be still hunting for.

Atheon now gives 331 exotic weapons so even better!

We have a Hard Mode Atheon checkpoint, and we will be taking him down 3 times, so please have at least 2 characters and be willing to help with the third run.

When: Today - 8:00pm EST

Roster
1. Cosmos_Man (Me)
2. PuMa
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN
6. OPEN

Please reply with your PSN name and I will add you to the list!

I'd like to join! PSN: captscience

 

[dB Viper]

Sitting at 245 hours, with a level 32 Hunter, 32 Warlock and 20 Warlock Alt.

 

[Union Carbine]

There is no level 32 one.

You still got the best primary in the game.

Good to know! I've had awful luck getting the better weapons out of the raids. It was nice to finally get one that I'd been looking for!

 

[Coconut]

No raid roles. There's no healing, tanking, protecting, etc. Class composition doesn't matter.

There's no healing but a good team is playing roles.