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Destiny |OT23| This Train is Bound for Mercury
- Thread starter DrDrizzay101
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Awesome , leaving to see my doctor shortly, i should be on tonight so any help would be much appreciated.
noomi
Member
I feel ya man, PoE is starting to get to me, probably because I've been doing it more than 9 times a week across all characters... that shit is done though. I've completed all my elder ciphers and now just want to kill Skolas for a solar hand cannon.
I will be focusing on Crucible, Iron banner and Trials mostly... if lag allows for it. I want to get even better, and I try to learn different players tactics. Knowledge is power!
Would love to team up with you for trials but I don't think I am able to get you to Mercury lol. I am not one to carry
Hope you feel better soon though bud!
Dat shotgun range. That's why I usually hang out in corners and thorn / snipe to oblivion. Unfortunately a lot of bungies maps cater to the unknowing round the corner one shot ram or shot gun
FloatingDivider
Member
I'll run with you guys if that's cool, YzeNup on psn.
I agree, but I'm afraid that they will just nerf all the other weapons to be just as shitty.
Hand Cannon nerf is most certainly coming guys
Fuck that. I know Bungie works in extremes and I hate it. They should just look at what the shotgun buff did to PVE (undeniably brought a whole weapon class back from the dead) and go from there.
This is how I did it with the teams I were with. None of them had a void sniper with LDR/Spear impact. I was the only one in all 3 runs to have a high impact sniper.
Anyway:
Sniper strat is the first thing you wanna do to get some damage done on him.
I would tell my team to leave for the second Servitor spot once the first Servitor buff is done if you didn't do enough damage to break his bonds. From there, we wait for a few seconds to recover and whatnot. We then resume running around the outside of the arena. We don't ever cross through the middle unless mines are up. Doing so will make things harder for teammates to revive you if you end up dying.
Always call out when you have 15 seconds on the devourer mark. Exchange when at 10 seconds. Make sure to do this while in cover. Always stick together for this. If you're sure you're not going to make it to a teammate, hide behind cover and let the timer run out. The hallway is a great place to die from devourer mark as there's a lot of coverage. The rest of the team will have to keep running in circles. They will need to ignore Skolas for now. By the time another gets marked, the dead will have a few seconds left before being able to get revived.
I prefer attacking Skolas from the first Servitor's location. Whenever we make it there after running around, we take several shots. If ads are swarming in, run. If Skolas is a few meters away and he has more than enough health, run.
For mines, it all depends on the team's setup. What we have done is have two people leave if middle and the one right across it spawns. The third would run to the hallway and try and stick close as possible to the first Servitor area. If that one pops up first, two of us stay and dps Skolas. The third would dps him for a bit before running out and heading towards the other mines. We usually get the hell out of there once the mine goes down.
Praedyth's Revenge is not that good in my opinion. A Spear and a LDR will do double what it does. Truth should be left in the vault. Get an ascended Corrective Measure for this.
My setup has been the ToO AR (I can switch it with the ToO Scout, a void Spear, and an Ascended Corrective Measure.
One last thing, don't jump around a lot. Those fallen snipers can be a major pain in the ass with how deadly their accuracy is. I usually take care of them first if Skolas isn't visible on screen.
Souldestroyer Reborn
Banned
Sure!
Okay i shouldn't be too long, only need to help these guys win 1/2 games and then i'll send out invites.
EJRobinson90
Member
Kor of Memory
Member
I was actually just super lucky that the people we were playing against didn't really know what they were doing. I shouldn't have won a lot of those fire fights. Or at the very least, the other guy should have tied.
squidhands
Member
Yeah, Truth really wasn't cutting it, and I used my LDR more than anything. I may try Gjallarhorn next time if I can find some people to help.
I'll watch those videos shortly on my phone. If you don't break the bonds on the first attempt, do you wipe and start again? We ran into that issue last night, which always seemed to end up causing more problems by trying to get the other Servitor. It was right in the middle of a shitload of adds, and when we did kill it, Skolas would be at a very difficult angle to hit from that smaller platform on the left (when facing the airlock)
Haha we run it with 2 Praedyth's, (one Spear with Final Round), and 2 Truths and BTRD. I have something that does more damage than Praedyth's but if you can rattle off 24 headshots it still does a ton of damage vs a sniper with 16 rounds and then you can just switch to Truth/CM. I never ended using my CM, Truth is helpful with the add control while trying to heal up. But I think we both hit the big points, move around circularly, and make sure to always revive when possible and handle the essence well. Also nailed it with the not jumping.
As Nami mentioned it isn't necessary; we've actually gone out to ammo farm and super farm and then just started it without wiping. The circular motion is key, as long as you end up back on the left after teasing him right you should basically have "restarted" the fight. The only problem is if the servitor goes into hiding. You really want to head across the back side when moving from left to right and then head back to the left side through the tunnels. It's a big circle across the map.
Edit: and sorry my second video was the Arc fight, I'm still trying to find our "clean" void fight. But watching our "sloppy" void fight will be really beneficial. It illustrates the rotation well and how to work on getting the full team healthy before resuming the fight.
noomi
Member
Is it just me or do some of you get nervous/psyched out when playing with really good AAA Trials teams.
I swear when I play with guys like Unstable, Rubenov, Zewone I fucking fall apart during certain matches. I think it's the pressure of being on a good team and not wanting to fuck up their potential 9-0 lol.
I swear when I play with guys like Unstable, Rubenov, Zewone I fucking fall apart during certain matches. I think it's the pressure of being on a good team and not wanting to fuck up their potential 9-0 lol.
I played with Nghtly on Friday, and I was almost shaking.
Very well put. Exactly what we did. Didn't even have a hunter, nor did we actually break the bonds on the first burn. Just kept rotating around the outside, staying together, and prioritizing revives.
Rollo Tomasi
Member
Good advice on not jumping around too much during that Skolas fight. That is definitely a big reason why the teams I've been on end up getting sniped left and right.
I like the strats I've been reading this AM. Definitely want to give it another shot after work today.
I like the strats I've been reading this AM. Definitely want to give it another shot after work today.
xplicitone
Member
Anyone up for Trials?
Byron Bluth
Banned
Playing with Unstable and Zoba I felt nervous but also calm since they themselves wreck teams with ease because they are such synced teams with great strategies.
I definitely had my hands sweating and shaking. Reminds me of doing VoG/CE for the first time.
Welcome back
razgriz417
Member
Edit - Beaten, didn't refresh the page
god damn, all 3 trials helmets look amazing. Does this gear only drop out of the mercury chest?
Kor of Memory
Member
No, Brother Vance can sell it and you can get it from the 6 win and 8 win package.
xplicitone
Member
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EJRobinson90
Member
As Kor mentioned above, you can also get the helmets from the packages and maybe next week it will be sold.
I got my Titan and Hunter helmet from the gold tier (8 wins) package. I would love to get the Warlock helmet
razgriz417
Member
o ok, yeah I bought the glove for the week and didnt get anything out of the 6 & 8 win packages, just motes and coins
I was playing on a 6mb down, 2 mb up connection on public wifi. I actually got booted from Remote Play a few times, but it was good enough to knock out an Iron Banner bounty or 2. Was able to get up to rank 2 on my third character.
Dave_6
Member
When I first went into Trials with Unstable, I was shaky and my heart rate was through the roof lol. I calmed down quite a bit after the first few rounds but it was intense the whole match. Never knew what kind of team we might be facing each time.
We had two matches yesterday which we won 5-4, and it definitely felt like that. One of those we came back after being down 1-4. Winning those kind of matches, however, is an exhilarating feeling which I haven't felt with other games in a long time.
The key is to be corageous, not reckless, and not let the nerves get to you.
squidhands
Member
Thanks for all the feedback, I really appreciate it. My void setup is as follows:
- 331 Word of Crota
- 365 LDR 5001 with High Caliber Rounds
- 365 Truth
- 300 Corrective Measure
- 331 Wolves' Bane with High Caliber Rounds
I'm out of Etheric Light at the moment, so upgrading anything else isn't happening (and I'm not a great PvP player, so I don't want to drag anyone down by asking to be on their IB train). If I can find some folks to help, I may try again tonight. That's asking a lot, especially if folks have done it already.
grimlock33
Member
Edit - Beaten, didn't refresh the page
My poor Titan has been extremely neglected as far as trials. I really should try and get him the gauntlets today.
We should play PVP together again. been a while.
Rollo Tomasi
Member
I still need to do it. Want to try again later? Would be nice to get a 3rd who has been there, done that.
psn is kreepmode. I won't be ready until after work though, around 7PM EST.
Yes, and that's why ToO is the best thing in Destiny right now.
noomi
Member
Words of wisdom!
Macello was telling me you guys had some close matches last night haha. I play with those two guys quite a bit and we always have a good time
I will keep getting better!
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
My titan needs some trials love too, can I join? I'm up for another couple of hours..
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Doge
Unconfirmed Member
Xbox One
Who needs trials help?
Who needs trials help?
WheelHoss1
Member
It always takes me a few games to get my nerves out when playing with GAFers. But then I usually end up playing really well once we gel.
1 or 2 games for me to warm up usually. Then it's on.
EJRobinson90
Member
Unfortunately I won't be around to assist (at least most likely). I know Tears will be helping Blaze to finish his 4-0 ticket, iirc you're there with them so maybe you can join up.
Or you can knock it out now with Ruthless if you guys can find a third!
squidhands
Member
Sure, shoot a FR to squidhands when you're online. You're an hour ahead of me, and I probably won't be ready to play until around 8pm my time/9pm your time. If that's too late, I totally understand.
noomi
Member
Everyone has such different play styles too, so it's a matter of learning how your team plays together and what to do/where to go.
Most groups I've played with like to stick together and hang back safely, some teams I've played with split up and have one guy flank, and some other teams are very aggressive and go right into the battle. I've seen all these tactics work, and it seems like it's just a matter of executing all of them at the right time and place.
Either way, it's good to see it all, and then pickup on all the good stuff
Last night though I had a few of my worst ToO matches by far. I was playing so terribly it was embarrassing, to the point where Zocano just starting fucking yelling at me lol. I scrubbed it up so damn hard.
xplicitone
Member
Let's team up! I see you're in IB, i'm down for trials or IB or PoE haha
Strangelove77
Member
Is there a reason Titans use their fists of havoc randomly on one guy even if they're not in danger? This happens a lot in crucible and I quote don't understand it. They just run up to me and use it. For no reason. A shotgun would have easily done the job.
It's just weird. And a waste.
Edit: oh crap I'm on top. Ummm...
Remember how epic this looked?
It's just weird. And a waste.
Edit: oh crap I'm on top. Ummm...
Remember how epic this looked?
grimlock33
Member
I'm game for whatever. My only issue with trials is I have no knowledge of this particular map whatsoever. But if u wanna give it a go I'm game. Looks like ruthless is game too.
Everyone has such different play styles too, so it's a matter of learning how your team plays together and what to do/where to go.
Most groups I've played with like to stick together and hang back safely, some teams I've played with split up and have one guy flank, and some other teams are very aggressive and go right into the battle. I've seen all these tactics work, and it seems like it's just a matter of executing all of them at the right time and place.
Either way, it's good to see it all, and then pickup on all the good stuff
Last night though I had a few of my worst ToO matches by far. I was playing so terribly it was embarrassing, to the point where Zocano just starting fucking yelling at me lol. I scrubbed it up so damn hard.
Yes, TOO brings the emotions and when I feel I'm getting to the point of wanting to say harsh things, I just stop playing. Not worth losing friendships over ToO.
It's called Fist of Panic for a reason