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Destiny |OT27| Nerf Herders
- Thread starter DrDrizzay101
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Destiny trolled me so hard on Sunday.
Ran the Vault of Glass for the first time on hard with a bunch of friendly locals. Atheon drops: SUROS Regime, Vision of Confluence and then... Another Vision of Confluence.
Most casual players would be over over the Moon with joy. But I had gotten a Vision of Confluence from a normal run of VoG a week earlier. And I just bought the SUROS cheese grater from Xur. Oh Destiny, you so random. I can post the trophy screenshot when I get back home.
Ran the Vault of Glass for the first time on hard with a bunch of friendly locals. Atheon drops: SUROS Regime, Vision of Confluence and then... Another Vision of Confluence.
Most casual players would be over over the Moon with joy. But I had gotten a Vision of Confluence from a normal run of VoG a week earlier. And I just bought the SUROS cheese grater from Xur. Oh Destiny, you so random. I can post the trophy screenshot when I get back home.
DrROBschiz
Member
Oh fuck I keep forgetting that I wany a vision.
I also want a crux for Necrochasm. And I have two other classes to levep so I guess my Destiny days are far from over
noomi
Member
This is the way of RNG, it giveth and then... it doesn't giveth... and then it still doesn't giveth.. and then sometimes it giveth but not what you want....
Gratz now you have VoC on all three characters. What you don't have three characters? Why are you even playing this game?
I wouldn't expect rerolling armor.
RR does 33% more damage after a kill for 3 seconds.
I thought it was 25%, but 33% means 1 clean 3 pulse headshot will 1HK kill (anything but a high armour ram) with WoL and Reactive reload active!
DrROBschiz
Member
Whoa they are adding this? Nice
Seems logical I just didn't see any mention of these features in the Taken King promos
I guess class armor is also getting more purpose? Ans artifacts slot?
Is there a compilation of all TTK additions that I can read somewhere?
IIRC I think they confirmed this at E3, not 100% sure on that though. It would make sense though, don't really see why they wouldn't let us, especially when we can re-roll weapons.
JetBlackPanda
Member
Welp, are you on XBO? If so then you probably ran into my clan members. Trials long stopped being a major point of interest to us due to the lack of skilled matchmaking and guys in my clan started having to create artificial difficulty, by letting themselves go 4-0 down, in order to have some semblance of a challenge, which is usually not a challenge at all but whatever lol.
People are bored man, they gotta keep ToO interesting somehow
Hehe, that's sounds like it would be fun to do.
No I was on PS4. I guess I understand making it more difficult but damn. It sucks that teams are doing that just for sport while some of us are trying to just get a single armor peice with 5 wins. Lol
It's all good though
Kojirospath
Member
If anyone needs a gorgon hm cp just send me msg.
Not me. Gimme dat info. I needs it.
I don't like re-rolling at all. It's boring to do itself. It's required further boring farming in order to be able to keep re-rolling. And then the players who most likely (1) are the most persistent and do the most boring amount of farming for the longest times, get the most OP weapons and can kill you in PvP seconds faster than you can kill them and that makes a huge difference or (2) the players who get really lucky with re-rolls all of a sudden get the best perks that you don't have and then they have a big advantage against you... and then again you have to either have (1) or (2) happen in order to compete.
With the re-rolling system there will always be a ideal OP weapon and perk combination, and there will always be a "meta" that everyone uses. Bungie is planning to try to destroy the "Hand Cannon / crazy range Shotgun Meta" in a month or so and they claim their ultimate goal is to have lots of different weapon and perk combo possibilities for you to bring in to the Crucible and be competitive but IMO the re-rolling system means that ultimately Bungie's stated goal for the game will never actually be achieved.
With the re-rolling system there will always be a ideal OP weapon and perk combination, and there will always be a "meta" that everyone uses. Bungie is planning to try to destroy the "Hand Cannon / crazy range Shotgun Meta" in a month or so and they claim their ultimate goal is to have lots of different weapon and perk combo possibilities for you to bring in to the Crucible and be competitive but IMO the re-rolling system means that ultimately Bungie's stated goal for the game will never actually be achieved.
noomi
Member
Nah, I need all the info I can get to hype myself up lol. I will be going into the raid blind... well until I get frustrated and look up starts on how to efficiently beat it
Don't you want some surprises left?
Nah, I need all the info I can get to hype myself up lol. I will be going into the raid blind... well until I get frustrated and look up starts on how to efficiently beat it
I'm already pretty hyped for it and want some surprises
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Just watched the dj booya video. Oh man I'm rolling on the floor. Need to see the whole carry video now..
Yes and no. Knowledge of information can help you plan better for TTK's arrival.
Like, if they reveal that they'll let you trade in materials for stuff or your 2000+ Plasteel Plating will have a use in TTK then that will be helpful between now and then.
However as far as the raid goes, I'm avoiding all info about that for sure.
TheAquaticApe
Member
Morning DGAF.
I went to my buddies' place last night, had some tacos and beer, then came home to play IB on my Titan. I decided in my taco/beer infused state to give the Hawkmoon another try. My second match, I completed the Iron Wrath bounty and proceeded to easily get to rank three in about an hour. I underestimated how awesome the sights are on the Hawkmoon.
Anyone who uses it exclusively have any tips? What numbers am I looking for so I know when to reload?
I went to my buddies' place last night, had some tacos and beer, then came home to play IB on my Titan. I decided in my taco/beer infused state to give the Hawkmoon another try. My second match, I completed the Iron Wrath bounty and proceeded to easily get to rank three in about an hour. I underestimated how awesome the sights are on the Hawkmoon.
Anyone who uses it exclusively have any tips? What numbers am I looking for so I know when to reload?
That stuff I want to know, but mission details I'd like to remain blind on. I think they will be showing the 1st mission at Gamescom and I want to be blind on that.
Don't you want some surprises left?
I'm already pretty hyped for it and want some surprises
It's not like they are going to spill all the beans. Also, I don't really think there is much to be surprised by. I'll go into the new raid blind, of course, but things like upgrade options, what new gear is available, etc... all that I'd prefer to know up front.
mehrmantrout
Member
Pretty situational as you'd be depending on the WoL buff and reload perk, it also includes the reload time in the 3 seconds as well iirc
I want gear to be a surprise - at least the exotics. Remember the hype when we found out about the Mythoclast? I want that feeling again.
How... How am I mocking him, exactly? People with shit connections shouldn't even be in a lobby where 90% have "green" connections. Give them a lobby of their own. Problem solved. Sure, I agree that it's not nice on my part to "shame" his name here.
But ... I am lagging for him too? Eh? What? Do you even know what you are talking about? He's a red-bar. Meaning his latency is shit. Sure, we might see him move on our screen ... but on his screen he might be miles away from where we see him. Giving him an advantage in PvP. "Ha! What a dumbass. Walking into walls. Is he stupid or something?" And then, after you've seen him hugging the wall he appears behind you and shotguns your ass. There's a reason why red-bar players are nearly ALWAYS the "top" player in PvP. This happens in COD, Battlefield, Destiny and any other shooter. Why do you think people use a "lag" switch (in other words, create a RED-BAR connection) in Trials of Osiris? Just to make me lag, as you've stated? No. It's to create a big advantage in order to secure loot and win.
512KBps? Really? The minimum is set at 10MBps. Sure, it might be sarcasm on your part ... but every-single-time Iron Banner is around these laggers pop up from everywhere. I don't mind losing from someone who is better than me at PvP. But seeing a red-bar player taking a Titan Smash in the face and walk away from it? Or dodge a Blade-Dancer with his chin? Nah.
Of course, but you can trigger reactive from a kill (any kill), shooting a box or a grenade then reload. You're up to 156 in a burst strait away.
The only comparison with HH I can make is my Her Benevolence with HH and my LDR without. I don't find and difference, personally... However I do get the feeling it'll be a lot more useful with something firing in 3 shot bursts.
I need another hopscotch for science.
For precision hits, 120 something means one perk procced, 168 mean two procced on the same shot, and 200 something means all 3 activated on the same shot. For body shots, 86 means one round procced, not sure about the other two though.
Slammin_Hammon
Member
I think it would be better if they took out rerolling and massively increased the drop rate.
TheAquaticApe
Member
This. I like this idea a lot. Even if I somehow manage to get everything in the game, I'm not going to stop playing it Bungie.
Hey Destiny GAf, I could use some advice:
So, I'm only level 33, but I'm wondering if I should use my one Etheric Light, or just save it at this point.
Is it worth upgrading something that will be outclassed in a month?
Or is it better to use it now since it'll likely be a whole new mechanic to upgrade gear in The Taken King and Etheric Light will become just as useless as Radiant materials?
So, I'm only level 33, but I'm wondering if I should use my one Etheric Light, or just save it at this point.
Is it worth upgrading something that will be outclassed in a month?
Or is it better to use it now since it'll likely be a whole new mechanic to upgrade gear in The Taken King and Etheric Light will become just as useless as Radiant materials?
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Any members of SEXY online and available for a quick strike?s
It's the last remaining trophy left =)
It's the last remaining trophy left =)
imo it's always best to get to max level for end-game stuff (skolas, 34 poe, trials/IB) than to just save mats for no reason other than to save mats. I'd get to 34 if I was you. Odds are (based on the description of what etheric light actually is), it'll be useless in ttk. Use it now while it has a useful purpose. Plus you can then more easily run 34 poe's which are guaranteed etherics if you need more.
Slammin_Hammon
Member
I think it would make the game more fun. As it stands I have had nearly every weapon drop for me so when I get a dupe I don't really care and I shard it immediately because I already rolled a better version. If it was random but at a higher rate every drop would be exciting. What if the new Party Crasher that just dropped for me had better perks? It doesn't, maybe a couple more matches and I'll get one that does.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Welcome to the clan. There should be some online, I think it's too early for most US based clan members..give it a few hours.
You can post on the clan page on bungie.net and i'll add you to the psn group.
Add me to the PSN group too! Didn't know we had one
I'm a_javierp on PSNExploratory
Banned
Hey guys I need 1 more for Trials. Anyone up for if? Casual run I've gone flawless like 10 times but a friend needs the gloves.
Slammin_Hammon
Member
Add me to the PSN group too! Didn't know we had one
Same here. Add me too please Ruthless. My psn is Slammin_hammon.
Yeah I think I'm going to avoid that livestream that Bungie has planned for TTK. No need to spoil it really.
If they show off a new PVP map at Gamescom this week I'll check it out though.
I'd prefer this as well. The last time I had a legendary engram drop in the wild must be months. Conversely, playing Diablo 3 and I can have 4-5 Legendary items drop in a single run.
I don't know why it's not a thing where stronger enemies/bosses drop Legendary's often. Playing the harder strikes should show an increased and consistent drop rate of Legendary items. If they want to make the strikes harder by all means I'd love that if "harder" didn't mean just more bullet sponges with the rewards being showered with engrams.
Engrams should explode out of strike bosses. Save the endgame stats screen for stats. It doesn't have that same affect just waiting for the stats screen to give engrams/items compared to finding them in the wild -- at least for me.
More engrams in the wild and less (or none) in the end screen means that people will be less inclined to want to rush through strikes just to get to the end and instead want to kill everything.
My 0.02.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Add me to the PSN group too! Didn't know we had one
more of a LFG chat than a clan group, but most members are from SEXY clan
basically when Kadey can't find a group she will spam the chat
Exploratory
Banned
Destiny is a slot machine. That's they effe t they're going for, the results screen is literally the slots.
Slammin_Hammon
Member
I totally agree, especially with this part ^. This is part of what makes loot games like Borderlands fun. You take down a boss and see gear fly everywhere and you run around like a kid on Christmas morning trying to grab it all and see which ones you like.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Thanks mate!
geordiemp
Member
LOL, same almost happened to us..
we had a game where they messaged us before the game started saying they would let us win and to dance.
For the first 4 games they danced. They were all TOO mercury badged up with optimum guns / specs and stats.
In the fifth round they came in hard, but we super wiped them lol.
How on earth did you not super them into oblivion ?
I think TTK will be introducing that. They are going for rewarding us for everything we do. Wolves DLC has already showed the direction they want.
Monster Zero
Junior Member
A pulse rifle equivalent of amano.... Just make it take 3 real life years to get and I'm with ya
Just making sure Bungie sees the weekly reminder that Skolas/35 PoE is a crap encounter with terrible rewards in the hopes that one day before 2017 it'll be fixed. Pls make the following changes:
- Rewards now = 2 etheric light, 1 weapon core, 1 armor core (seriously, I get 3x the etheric from 1 trials run in 45 min)
- Guaranteed random primary drop with elemental damage
- Chance at random PoE armor drop
- Trials-like passage checkpoint system so you can re-enter where you left off (fireteam members must also have passages with at least your checkpoint completed or further to join)
- Devouring debuff timer increased by 10 seconds
- Mines timer increased by 5 seconds
- Defender bubbles block psion blasts
- Pilot servitor round 5 boss health reduced by ~1/3
- Increase in exotic chances from the large PoE chest
- Add non-queen legendaries to PoE large chest
Thanks and have a wonderful day.
- Rewards now = 2 etheric light, 1 weapon core, 1 armor core (seriously, I get 3x the etheric from 1 trials run in 45 min)
- Guaranteed random primary drop with elemental damage
- Chance at random PoE armor drop
- Trials-like passage checkpoint system so you can re-enter where you left off (fireteam members must also have passages with at least your checkpoint completed or further to join)
- Devouring debuff timer increased by 10 seconds
- Mines timer increased by 5 seconds
- Defender bubbles block psion blasts
- Pilot servitor round 5 boss health reduced by ~1/3
- Increase in exotic chances from the large PoE chest
- Add non-queen legendaries to PoE large chest
Thanks and have a wonderful day.
geordiemp
Member
Will be soon, I am uk based, where are you.
Done Mercury twice this weekend, everything but Titan.....3 times last week...
My Titan does not like big maps...
Slammin_Hammon
Member
I hope so. I have some faith that they will. House of Wolves was already a large improvement upon TDB. I'm really excited to see what the new patrol activities are and the new public events you can trigger. I think these could be a fun new avenue for loot.