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Destiny |OT26| Like a Hat

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Slammin_Hammon

Member
Inapplicable said:
Hello everybody. 1st post here after lurking for some time, account only activated today. I signed up here because this community seems like a great place and I really don't want to resort to the LFG sites where you have people who don't even meet their own requirements.

Trials is my favourite content to play in this game but my IRL friends have pretty much given up on that because they don't enjoy it so have nobody to play it with :( I'm certainly nowhere near as good as Unstable/Nghtly(and never will be even half as good as those guys) but can certainly hold my own most of the time.

Will probably be looking at joining one of the many clans here. I'm based in the UK if that even matters.
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Welcome! It's nice to see a lot of newcomers and past lurkers joining in on the DGAF goodness.

What's your psn so people can add you?
 
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xplicitone

Member
Inapplicable said:
Hello everybody. 1st post here after lurking for some time, account only activated today. I signed up here because this community seems like a great place and I really don't want to resort to the LFG sites where you have people who don't even meet their own requirements.

Trials is my favourite content to play in this game but my IRL friends have pretty much given up on that because they don't enjoy it so have nobody to play it with :( I'm certainly nowhere near as good as Unstable/Nghtly(and never will be even half as good as those guys) but can certainly hold my own most of the time.

Will probably be looking at joining one of the many clans here. I'm based in the UK if that even matters.
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Welcome! I'm always down to play with anybody, especially Trials (my favorite mode atm)

My PSN and Xbox GamerTag is: xplicitone
 
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PuMa

Member
Narmer212 said:
You underestimate me in Hard Mode (that's trademarked).

If you aren't aware, Hard Mode is where I either drink or take some other illicit substance and generally lose my marbles/memory for a period of time, typically during the most stressful portions of endgame content. Oh, I've also been known to fall asleep at the controller, too.
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Oh, so that's what that's called!
 
noomi

noomi

Member
lt519 said:
Wait! This started happening to me and it's 100% bluetooth related on the controller. I always thought it was internet lag when my girlfriend sat down next to me to stream with her iPad and it turns out it was her bluetooth was on and stomping on the controller's. She turned it off and it happens a lot more rarely, and when it does I just slide a little closer to the system. Also make sure you do not have a USB stick plugged into your PS4. I was about to do the same and it was driving me nuts, my new controller was worse than my old one so I'm guessing from controller to controller the bluetooth receiver/output varies. My PS4 is horizontal in a tv console behind a glass door, so it has a lot of things working against it. If yours is horizontal try turning it vertical. Also experiment by putting your phone/PC's in Airplane style modes. Resetting the controller will also give it a chance to pick a different channel.

Other symptoms were my voice breaking up in party chat's but others coming in crystal clear, dropped inputs, and delayed inputs.
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Oh man.... this is exactly what has been happening to me, same with party chat and voice breaking up....etc. I've tried everything though, I do tend to have my phone with me while playing but not in use.... maybe I'll try the airplane mode like you said.

As for the USB... yes, I have a USB plugged into my ps4, it's for the gold headset.... and actually now that i think about it.... I never had these issues before I had my headset... shit.... I wonder if that's it. I'll have to try tonight, thanks for the tips!

Although I will probably still rebuild the database as many users say that it's good for the ps4, kind of like a defrag on a PC. I have never done it and have a launch day ps4, so it could probably benefit from it either way.
 
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123rl

Member
Narmer212 said:
You underestimate me in Hard Mode (that's trademarked).

If you aren't aware, Hard Mode is where I either drink or take some other illicit substance and generally lose my marbles/memory for a period of time, typically during the most stressful portions of endgame content. Oh, I've also been known to fall asleep at the controller, too.
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I want to play a game with you now. I want to witness this first-hand :D
 
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lt519

Member
noomi said:
As for the USB... yes, I have a USB plugged into my ps4, it's for the gold headset.... and actually now that i think about it.... I never had these issues before I had my headset... shit.... I wonder if that's it. I'll have to try tonight, thanks for the tips!
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It's the USB. USB 3.0 has horrendous unintended emissions and being right next to the bluetooth adapter on the PS4 wreaks havoc. A lot of documented cases here on GAF about this. It is less likely your phone, but it could be a contributing factor if there are already other interferers. If you have a hub or a USB extension cord try running that to the headset USB to get it away from the PS4.

Trust me, I know I sound nuts, I'm actually an Electrical Engineer that works on Wireless Communications and even I had a hard time believing it. I was blaming my ISP for months since it seemed bursty, but then realizing that I could still hear everyone else loud and clear pointed me towards the controller.

edit: also try changing the channel of the headset if you can, not sure if that is an option. If you are playing ps4 on wi-fi, try moving your router channel. Just another couple ideas.
 
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Kyoufu

Member
I'm just not feeling Nothing Manacles. I get the same amount of grenade kills with Axion Bolt + The Ram as I do with NM + Scatter grenades.
 
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Slammin_Hammon

Member
Kyoufu said:
I'm just not feeling Nothing Manacles. I get the same amount of grenade kills with Axion Bolt + The Ram as I do with NM + Scatter grenades.
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I'm not sold on them either. You have to really nail the target with the scatter grenades or they are pretty avoidable. I prefer having to aim less at the expense of damage.
 
EL CUCO

EL CUCO

Member
Kyoufu said:
I'm just not feeling Nothing Manacles. I get the same amount of grenade kills with Axion Bolt + The Ram as I do with NM + Scatter grenades.
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The only tangible benefit I see is the extra grenade. Other than that, I don't realize when I have them on.
 
ethomaz

ethomaz

Banned
PuMa said:
Another Destiny thread on the Gaming side to stay out of...

You can tell most of the people commenting haven't even played the game or barely touched it. The usual.

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The most fun fact of the thread is that it is not based in facts but just theories based in random posts on web lol
 
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PuMa

Member
Narmer212 said:
I think you've known for a while what it's called.

I also have a long, LONG list of references if anyone would like.

I believe Ruthles could probably tell the best story.
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You're probably right, but I'm usually into Whiskey Mode (also TM) at that point, myself.
 
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AmateurHour212

Member
123rl said:
I'm on Xbox so I'll send you a FR now. Are you in America? It may be a week or so before I'm available on a Friday but we'll try and arrange a raid or something
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Yeah, I'm central time zone.

No worries, I'm on most nights anyway... just in a less-than-hardmode state because, well, adult shit.
 
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ReignofSparrows

Member
Pretty cool video on Reddit:

Things Only Year One Players Remember

Sadly, I wasn't able to see most of this stuff because I didn't get the game until late December, and I didn't raid until the raids had been patched. I sure would have liked a way to cheese Crota back when I was new and scared to touch the sword.

It also would have been nice to play Crucible before perfectly rolled shotguns and exotic hand cannons were ubiquitous.
 
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TheAquaticApe

Member
Ugh. Work HD took a dump. I'm working on an intern's machine now. Monday's.

Also, I saw the destinyelite stuff over the week. Crazy that people would pay that much to be carried.
 
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123rl

Member
Narmer212 said:
Yeah, I'm central time zone.

No worries, I'm on most nights anyway... just in a less-than-hardmode state because, well, adult shit.
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No problem. Probably in 2-3 weeks time, I'll be off on a Saturday so I will be on late Friday (for me). If I'm on until 4am (easy) that's 11pm for you. We can easily knock out a raid or two in that time. I'll join in and get drunk, order a takeaway etc and play Destiny on an 9 hour binge. I prefer playing with Americans anyway.

I played a fun raid earlier but they were taking it too seriously. I accidentally killed myself when a Knight walked in front of my bazooka. I said I sacrificed myself "for the greater good" - it was an American, and not one of the 4 other Brits, who got the Hot Fuzz reference :D For the rest of the game, we were swapping Hot Fuzz quotes
 
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AppleSeason

Member
Playing Dragon Strikes with randoms, it feels like people are trying to speed up things a lot, skipping entire sections if possible. I suppose everybody is trying to farm drops.
 
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Deku Tree

Member
ReignofSparrows said:
Pretty cool video on Reddit:

Things Only Year One Players Remember

Sadly, I wasn't able to see most of this stuff because I didn't get the game until late December, and I didn't raid until the raids had been patched. I sure would have liked a way to cheese Crota back when I was new and scared to touch the sword.

It also would have been nice to play Crucible before perfectly rolled shotguns and exotic hand cannons were ubiquitous.
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That Crota disconnect cheese is the only thing on that video that I never participated in... firstly it felt like an external network exploit, rather than taking advantage of what you could do in game, and secondly it worked very poorly on PSN... for some reason it was much easier to pull off on Xbox. People would spend hours trying to get the disconnect to work and I was like hey it's easier to do it legit. Normal mode was never really hard.
 
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commish

Jason Kidd murdered my dog in cold blood!
KINGofCRA5H said:
I don't know why everyone doesn't do this. Almost all strikes can be completed in 5-10 minutes.
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Yeah, it's all about skipping everything humanly possible. We've all been doing these same strikes for a year. Nothing to see, move along quickly :)
 
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Reluctant-Hero

Member
Trace said:
Can be gotten from Skolas or Flawless Trials.
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MrChowderClams said:
From ToO lighthouse or PoE 35.. The way I did it way back when was by using corrective measure and camping the heavy. With field scout you can basically destroy and still have some ammo left over until the next heavy spawns.
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Carn82 said:
I did it with a hunter, and no void primaries..took me quite long. Ended up playing a lot of control with a void heavy machine gun (The swarm) and a void fusion (light/beware). I was basically camping out as soon as I had heavy ammo, and try to hide in corners where there was a lot of traffic so I could hit people with the fusion rifle.
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Hyun Sai said:
Word of Crota (Hard Crota drop) is a pretty decent PVP hand cannon with Void damage, I did my Thorn bounty with it, took around 2 hours and half.
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So I'm up to 320/500 now. And yeah, I am using Word of Crota along with Void versions of Judgement VI & Wolves' Bane. My K/D spread is steadily improving the more I use this hand cannon. But it's still shit compared to when I use a Scout or Pulse.

I must have put in at least four hours of Crucible grinding last night. I started the day with 120/500... so I'll get there eventuallY.
 
EL CUCO

EL CUCO

Member
ReignofSparrows said:
Pretty cool video on Reddit:

Things Only Year One Players Remember

Sadly, I wasn't able to see most of this stuff because I didn't get the game until late December, and I didn't raid until the raids had been patched. I sure would have liked a way to cheese Crota back when I was new and scared to touch the sword.

It also would have been nice to play Crucible before perfectly rolled shotguns and exotic hand cannons were ubiquitous.
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Good times! Video almost brought a tear to my eye.
Darryl M R said:
Yo Cuco if you are running them later tonight and have a spot I would love to join.I probably won't have my mic on but I need those drops.
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I'll hit you up if I do Darryl. I got my HP yesterday but I still want a Dry Rot.
 
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eighty(one)

Member
If anyone is planning a VoG run, either mode or both - I'd love to join, I'm using my 31 Defender Titan alt, as I've done it with my Warlock this week.

Still leveling this character and learning the ropes of the raid - but I enjoy it ^_^

Just send an invite

Pacificsun0481

PS4, on now
 
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Reluctant-Hero

Member
lt519 said:
Since there seems to be a big interest in Skolas kills for Year One Triumph, and I see Drizz is willing to help out, I'm going to start a Skolas School list. I had one member already PM me about this weekend so he's 1 on my list. To try and get through as many people as possible I am going to leverage some requirements so it doesn't take 3 hours per run. I actually don't run with any exotics, but you will need upgraded weapons.

Requirements:
1. You've never had a Skolas kill
2. Level 34
3. Class doesn't matter, but subclass will. Need a fully leveled Defender, Sunsinger, or Bladedancer.
4. Have a 365 legendary for each slot to be flexible (typical suggestions include an elemental Hand Cannon, arc Shotgun, Sniper, and Rocket Launcher)

Completely optional but will be very helpful if you have the time to start gathering these:
1. Fallen PoE Gear for Armor/Recovery boost
2. Found Verdict or similar arc Shotgun for specialist VIP fallen round
3. Fatebringer for the Arc Burn Cabal round
4. Helm of Saint 14 for Titans, Ram for Warlocks

That's it.

Here's the list:
1. SheHateMe
2. ??
3. ??

Just quote the list and add yourself to it. Whenever I get time to hop on this week and start working kills I'll go top down through the list. This weekend I should have a lot of time to do several runs starting Friday night.

Drizz feel free to grab guys off the list for your own runs and/or we can team up to sherpa people through much faster.
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lt519 said:
Sounds silly but its the best fight in the game now, requires solid teamwork and communication. More than any of the other raids or strikes IMO.

Skolas School List:

1. SheHateMe
2. Boombloxer
3. Sengar

Keep piling on. I forgot to mention my psn: rarbusto

Add me and when I have time (mostly this weekend) but also occasionally until TTK release I'll be helping people through.
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lt519 said:
Awesome.

Skolas School:
1. SheHateMe
2. Boombloxer
3. Sengar
4. Inco (sunsinger warlock)
5. KINGofCRA5H-

Won't be starting officially until Friday evening (EST) but may sneak one or two in during the week, I'll post here and PSN message whenever I'm going to give it a go.
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I'd like to get on the list too. I'm a 34 Titan with nearly all the requirements met. The exception being my 365 special, need to run a PoE34 after the reset so I can fully ascend my Found Verdict. I have a 365 Gjalla as well.

PS4: Reluctant-Hero

I'm usually after 9:00 pm, pacific, every night.
 
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DrDrizzay101

Member
MechDX said:
I didn't have any of that other than the ship so it may seem worthless to you but I was rather excited.

I already have 3 of the sparrows. lol
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I was just making a dumb joke about how often that sparrow drops, hopefully I didn't give the wrong impression. It's definitely an impressive loot haul to say the least, far from worthless! I always like to hear people's VoG stories. :)
 
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