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[Goodacre0081]

wut

Is this from the Red Bull thing?

no, just a bounty quest

 

[Mindlog]

New quest on the moon that you can pick up the bounty for with Petra

Turret!

I hope it's replayable.
If not I need to make sure the mission isn't completed three times on my character before I get a chance to play today.

 

[Atone13]

Still a spot open for PoE 32 on PS4. Anyone interested?

If you guys are just stuck waiting on a 3rd I can hop in and give a hand, if someone actually needs the rewards from 32 though by all means grab them.

 

[Nori Chan]

wut

Is this from the Red Bull thing?

he literally says new quest from petra lol

 

[SockyJohnson]

Still a spot open for PoE 32 on PS4. Anyone interested?

Still open? Have yet to do it.

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

Are you sure it wasn't just..

1) First wanted mission = 1 key
2) Rank 3 = 1 key
3) Random queens favor package = 1 key

Possibly, doing it on another character now to confirm.

 

[hydruxo]

wut

Is this from the Red Bull thing?

I hope it's replayable.
If not I need to make sure the mission isn't completed three times on my character before I get a chance to play today.

It's a fallen bounty from Petra.

Not sure if it's even worth replaying, it took like 2 minutes lol. Turret was kinda cool though.

EDIT: yeah you can't replay it, disappears once you beat it

 

[Hawkian]

That's fine. I would like to see the shield get a slight health buff so jailbreaking becomes mandatory. The problem you mention with burning Qodron isn't a boss issue. It's a weapon issue.

Spoiler

Nerf it.

The more I think about it the less doubt I have that it could've been done with Weapons of Light and snipers. We had a 33 in the party after all.

I guess I'd have to say I'm torn on the whole "nerfing Gjallarhorn will fix this" thing. If they nerf it substantially, will not some other weapon then become the #1 option for doing single target DPS, and then that weapon by the one required by LFG groups and so on?

I'm not convinced yet, anyway. It's a pretty fun weapon and I love it, even though I don't roll with it in my loadout nearly as much as many people do.

Lastly, I honestly don't care about how difficult "average" people find certain things.

Well, I do. It is the basis for a lot of what I try to do as part of this community.

The game needs difficult encounters. It's elitist but I really don't care. Not everything should be completeable by everyone.

Ironically enough, that I agree with. Not everything should be completed by everyone. I can easily put the 34 PoE boss- by nature, they've had to make it to the boss- in the category of "completeable by most people" though, at level 34.

 

[CouchMaster]

Whoa my vault just went from having no space in general section to half empty thanks to nearly 400 heavy synths neatly stacked in 4 slots.

 

[Akiyama_AE]

fuck I did the bounties before I went out missed out on free keys ugh...

 

[sploatee]

hdiedbeldurmtk

Too much content

Bounties to get treasure keys
Nightfall x 2
Weekly x 2
Prison 32 x 2
Iron banner

 

[GRIP]

Dave and GRIP have barely set foot in ToO.

That's not entirely true. The first week I played with a few different groups (including one with spyder and haybro -didn't go very well) and got to 8 wins on one of my cards. I just didn't feel like doing it this week because I hate the map.

Also, not sure what your plans are for tonight (and the rest of the group for that matter), but I think I'm just gonna go right into Iron Banner and maybe a nightfall or two. Obviously, you guys are more than welcome to join me, but I'm gonna pass on raiding if that's on the schedule.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

I thought this bounty could be received on 34 as well? Is this just bad wording on the patch notes?


EDIT: True top of page! May gjallarhorn be blessed to all who are still searching!

The legend never dies!

 

[noomi]

good patch it good, all the recent updates have been nice

Now I will be buying more heavy ammo synths when Xur shows up.

 

[Goodacre0081]

I hope it's replayable.
If not I need to make sure the mission isn't completed three times on my character before I get a chance to play today.

it's not. the mission select icon disappears from the moon map after it's completed.

 

[Orthogonal]

Wow, missed so much going to bed. Patch notes are great. Keys are now very generously given. Guarunteed 1 per week per character, likely more. Very welcome change. I also think it is a good idea limiting chests to only 1 reward per spawn.

Changes to Qodros are welcome, but I always felt the issue was the shitton of Hobgoblins, not detainment.

Glad helms are up this week. STR only is a huge bummer. Guess I will be ascending VoG helms this week, assuming I can resonably get Etheric Light.

 

[Namikaze1]

good patch it good, all the recent updates have been nice

Now I will be buying more heavy ammo synths when Xur shows up.

I won't. Got more than enough for The Taken King.

 

[boofa]

Starting Nightfall for any who want to join, psn same as here

 

[spyder_ur]

That's not entirely true. The first week I played with a few different groups (including one with spyder and haybro -didn't go very well) and got to 8 wins on one of my cards. I just didn't feel like doing it this week because I hate the map.

Also, not sure what your plans are for tonight (and the rest of the group for that matter), but I think I'm just gonna go right into Iron Banner and maybe a nightfall or two. Obviously, you guys are more than welcome to join me, but I'm gonna pass on raiding if that's on the schedule.

Grip I am on the same page. I think I am going to start an IB train myself around 7:30 or 8. I'll try to do my other 2 NFs before then - it was very quick this morning. Dave and Hay had some interest in IB too.

 

[Slammin_Hammon]

Wow, the new patch is actually very good. Thank goodness they listened to complaints about the treasure keys.

 

[PewPewPewBow]

Titan smash to the resc-oh, I guess not.

Same title

 

[spyder_ur]

Dave and GRIP have barely set foot in ToO. Verde is deliberately avoiding it despite offers to play just to try it out. I'm willing to throw a card or two at it every week, but it's too frustrating to camp out for a team only to lose <5 wins. I HAVE seen science and you playing more(?) than me, so I'm not trying to say none of us are playing it or even liking it.

The point I was making is that 2/3 of a group of dedicated players actively dislike it.

I do agree that they'll absolutely make some tweaks to it to make it more accessible.

I'd *love* to see that come with the inverse; a hardcore mode with similarly improved loot for the cream of the cream of the crop.

We don't need to to cover this any more, but I've played with both of them for long stretches (including Dave last night). I think we're in agreement - the concept, competitiveness, and rewards are very compelling, but it can be very frustrating and I think the rewards should be made slightly more accessible. There are ways to do that without ruining competition.

 

[grimlock33]

So who's waiting in orbit for this IB deal to start? Who's wants to group up once it goes live?

 

[Orochinagis]

How is Skolas this week?

 

[blackjaw]

So who's waiting in orbit for this IB deal to start? Who's wants to group up once it goes live?

I'm sitting in orbit...

Have to go do some work after reset fun though

 

[noomi]

I can't wait Xur.

He never saw how much coins I can waste in Heavy lol

I'm ready for Xur

 

[SockyJohnson]

If anyone wants to run PoE 32 add me
PSN: Outlaw_Omega

 

[Rubenov]

I'm ready for Xur

Geez man hook a brother up

 

[GRIP]

Grip I am on the same page. I think I am going to start an IB train myself around 7:30 or 8. I'll try to do my other 2 NFs before then - it was very quick this morning. Dave and Hay had some interest in IB too.

Sounds good man. I'll definitely be on then so just send me an invite whenever.

 

[ethomaz]

You can't get the chest more than one time now lol lol lol

 

[Sullichin]

I haven't had a reason to do the weekly heroic in several weeks now because Xur sucks. I have enough to buy some armor and/or a Gjallarhorn if he finally sells it, which he won't, but lately I haven't been buying anything from him.

 

[cakely]

I'm ready for Xur

I just got green shader in RL.

 

[stb]

That's not entirely true. The first week I played with a few different groups (including one with spyder and haybro -didn't go very well) and got to 8 wins on one of my cards. I just didn't feel like doing it this week because I hate the map.

I stand partially corrected, then.

That said, I don't think "playing a couple cards one week, then not playing it the entire next week because I don't like the map" is the sort of adoption they were going for. =)

Also, not sure what your plans are for tonight (and the rest of the group for that matter), but I think I'm just gonna go right into Iron Banner and maybe a nightfall or two. Obviously, you guys are more than welcome to join me, but I'm gonna pass on raiding if that's on the schedule.

I'm going to make the usual post at lunch (in about an hour). Rather than posting a suggested itinerary, I'll ask what people want to do.

It might be fun to play IB in the 6-man team. It's just hard for me to spend time on IB early in the week when I know it's 3x more efficient to play it Sunday and Monday....

 

[Namikaze1]

Servitor: alright little b- is that...is that Gjallarhorn?!

Us: yep

Servitor: oh god! Have merc- ughauagagauaga

Us: what? What was that? We didn't quite catch that!

 

[PuMa]

I'm ready for Xur

Can I have some of your weapon parts, please. Just a couple hundred would do. K thanks.

 

[Orthogonal]

We don't need to to cover this any more, but I've played with both of them for long stretches (including Dave last night). I think we're in agreement - the concept, competitiveness, and rewards are very compelling, but it can be very frustrating and I think the rewards should be made slightly more accessible. There are ways to do that without ruining competition.

ToO is a mixed bag. When you play with a good team, it is a lot of fun and the rewards are plentiful. However, the reward structure based on >50% wins, even with boons, means that a significant portion of the playerbase will miss out on the weapon and Gold packages. Even getting the Armor at 5 wins is a struggle.

I expect ToO participation to have a steep decline over the first month as many sub-par players discover it is not worth their time and out of their reach. After they all drop out and the average level of competition inches up, the same will happen as once competitive teams becomes marginally less effective in getting ToO rewards and the whole mode slowly implodes.

At least, that is my myopic outlook. Great on paper, but overly punitive to those who aren't top tier.

 

[WheelHoss1]

How is it?

Do you need 3 Gjallies to avoid being there for hours (like last week)?

 

[Rollo Tomasi]

Pretty awesome day so far!

- Fallout 4 teaser of a teaser
- Awesome Destiny patch
- Red Bull promo leak for Taken King
- Sepp Blatter resigns from FIFA

 

[noomi]

Geez man hook a brother up

I think if you and zewone can make room for me next ToO something can be arranged *wink* *wink*

I just got green shader in RL.

lulz!

Can I have some of your weapon parts, please. Just a couple hundred would do. K thanks.

Hah, I've running 3 hunters for a long time so I've accumulated quite the collection. I must have spent about 500 on reforging though the other day

 

[E92 M3]

There would be more of a population if it were more accessible.

If there *isn't* enough of a population to sustain a hardcore mode, the mode shouldn't exist anyway.

I genuinely don't understand the logic of saying "there aren't enough people to sustain a hardcore mode unless non-hardcore people keep playing it to get trounced by the hardcore people".

This content lasting until Comet is a pipe dream. ToO, without any tweaks, will be abandoned inside 2 months. The people poo-pooing skill based matchmaking are going to have 100% of the loot and more etheric than they know what do with (if they don't already), and the plebians will have been conditioned to just avoid the mode.

Not everything is supposed to be accessible though and there is enough of a population to sustain it now. All I am saying is that filtering the matches too much will just end up with long waiting times a month down the line. Connection should be the most important thing in a P2P game.

 

[HigXx]

Patch notes are very nice! Will definitely be running more PoE!

Cant wait to start Iron Banner tomorrow, my Hunter is coming for those boots

 

[Darryl M R]

So how do I secure a treasure key for sure? Also anyone looking to do PoE 34? I'm level 33 just because I deleted the wrong exotic. .

 

[captscience]

Grip I am on the same page. I think I am going to start an IB train myself around 7:30 or 8. I'll try to do my other 2 NFs before then - it was very quick this morning. Dave and Hay had some interest in IB too.

An IB train might be a nice way to shake things up. I'd be down to join.

Any idea what the boot perks are? Still need heavy ammo for my junior hunter.

 

[blackjaw]

Thanks lord Saladin for this etheric light...bless you

 

[Vashetti]

Has anyone had difficulty locating Ether chests since the patch?

 

[Flying Toaster]

Holy shitballs you can buy Etheric light with Iron Banner Rank 3.

 

[Atone13]

Holy shitballs you can buy Etheric light with Iron Banner Rank 3.

And rank 5!

 

[Forerunner]

lol IB glitch still works, unfortunately I didn't have enough glimmer for elight. So I just bought the new class item instead, looks much better than the old one.

 

[Jinjo]

Same title

Scrubby Titan not running unstoppable. SMH.

 

[Orthogonal]

Holy shitballs you can buy Etheric light with Iron Banner Rank 3.

Rank 3 and 5, definitely going to grind that shit. It may take a fair amount of time, but is at least guarunteed, unlike ToO.