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[irrotational]

In the list of words armsday is Wednesdays. That's the day the gunsmith delivers you a new weapon if you ordered it beforehand.

Pretty sure that was in the gi dump.

 

[PuMa]

Twitch Reveal Year II

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kDXbn9mC9Y

OMG, I crapped my pants. G E T R E A D T B O Y S

Lol, acceptable reaction Lnkn.

HYYYYPPPPE

 

[Subtervotion]

It's still a mystery. They made sure not to hover anywhere near that shit lol.

Yep. They also made sure to only show the top of the quest page. They have showed that reputations are under them but I wonder if there's any down there we can't see until tomorrow.

 

[Lnkn52]

We should list everything Destiny didn't have when it launched. So much has changed.


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You don't want to go down that hole. It's deep

 

[th3dude]

alright lets go through the other things here. some are self explanatory

name plate collection - Emblem collecting
artifact slot - ?
arms day - ?
exotic blueprints - Exotic collecting
legendary marks - Legendary upgrade mats
infusion - ?
shader collection - Shader collecting
lv25 character boost - ?

I'm pretty sure the Legendary Marks are the new combination of Crucible and Vanguard Marks.

 

[anotherdoof]

I checked the vault, weapons storage was maxed... Everything was off my hunter.

Delete the hunter, create a warlock, go back to the tower, look in vault, missing nine weapons.

Nope, I can't.

Wow did you do it through the app?

 

[rNilla]

Y E A R 2 S U R O S R E G I M E

 

[lt519]

My fear with this new light system is that...it doesn't change anything?

They aren't going to have something stupid like for hard mode of the new raid, you need to be level 40 and have a light average of 300 or something right?

Because that would be stupid and is basically what we have now.

I think it's just streamlining Armor/Attack ratings to a more understandable system. Instead of having to be concerned about being a high enough level, have good enough armor, and then have high enough attack on weapons you just have to have the appropriate light level.

 

[PuMa]

.....I kind of do.

But....I've already done that. Twice. :-(

 

[E92 M3]

What's missing Noomi?

 

[EloquentM]

We should list everything Destiny didn't have when it launched. So much has changed.
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We should. Some junior is asking for a list in gaming. I felt like humoring him/her.

 

[igordennis]

When did you enroll into the new get-rid-of-everything Vault Space system?

That sucks though. Were you swapping weapons around with the app or something? People lost their Gjallarhorn and such while using the app.

Wiat what? Is that normal? I may stop using the app then...

 

[EroticSushi]

We should list everything Destiny didn't have when it launched. So much has changed.

Launch day players should get a Patience emblem for the stuff we had to go through. I think the biggest life saver was the vault app. Having to go to the tower between characters just to switch one weapon was the worst.

Wiat what? Is that normal? I may stop using the app then...

It's not normal. It just happened to people who did transfers during loading times a while back. Not sure if stuff like that still happens once a blue moon.

 

[PrivateWHudson]

Liar!

Wait wat? Did I get something that I forgot about? I thought all of my faction packs gave me motes, coins and other useless trinkets. I am doing PE's for the XP pack when I remember.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Once a week, what does that mean? Do I have to remember to pledge every week, or I just can't change my mind until reset?

The latter, from the wording.

I mentioned this on the Gaming thread, but...you can hold 32 quests at a time. That implies a lot of quests.

Someone hold me.

 

[PedroLumpy]

Ugh, I really don't want to have to re-collect and/or upgrade all of my old exotics.

They're not seriously going to make our exotics obselete too are they?

 

[igordennis]

The latter, from the wording.

I mentioned this on the Gaming thread, but...you can hold 32 quests at a time. That implies a lot of quests.

Someone hold me.

32? Damn... I won't even know what to do first *holds Ghaleon

 

[Hawkian]

Wiat what? Is that normal? I may stop using the app then...

No, it's not normal or common. Though I've tested it extensively and had no issues, good practice is to make sure you're in a stable gamestate (orbit, in the tower, on the ground) rather than in transit or a loading screen while transferring things.

 

[Robdraggoo]

Remember when you had to go to each individual kiosk to see how much Rep you needed?

and the worst, remember when you had to run around in circles for hours on end to get enough planetary mats to upgrade gear? the dark ages indeed

 

[LTWood12]

But....I've already done that. Twice. :-(

Oh are you one of those 2 console people?

 

[lt519]

They're not seriously going to make our exotics obselete too are they?

Bet they have a lower light level.

My big hope here is that end game content is like 300 light level but you can get to 400 light level with max everything. Some system like that where you aren't pigeonholed into having a max everything to beat the end game content, like using an old exotic would only bump you down to 350. It'd be a good way to keep the old exotics relevant but still require you to use a majority of your new gear.

 

[Blunoise]

Oh new video!

 

[Lee]

and the worst, remember when you had to run around in circles for hours on end to get enough planetary mats to upgrade gear? the dark ages indeed

I upgraded my headphones just to hear the twinkling sound better...

Relic Iron was the worst.

 

[Seventy_X_Seven]

My fear with this new light system is that...it doesn't change anything?

They aren't going to have something stupid like for hard mode of the new raid, you need to be level 40 and have a light average of 300 or something right?

Because that would be stupid and is basically what we have now.

How is this different than any other RPG where you collect armor?

 

[Mindlog]

Not much time to finish collecting the Year 1 faction ships

and the worst, remember when you had to run around in circles for hours on end to get enough planetary mats to upgrade gear? the dark ages indeed

Yes.
And now you discard so many mats because you are out of room everywhere and they only stack to 200.

 

[PuMa]

They're not seriously going to make our exotics obselete too are they?

Not obsolete. It just looks like you need to upgrade them (again) to year 2. Not sure what that entails yet.

New item - 'Legendary Exotic Sharts'. Throw away those old regular sharts! Those are no longer needed. Get the new and improved Legendary ones!

 

[nOoblet16]

Hai Guys !

 

[everyday math]

and the worst, remember when you had to run around in circles for hours on end to get enough planetary mats to upgrade gear? the dark ages indeed

*sobs* my mental heath to a large hit from that.

 

[purg3]

Might as well go ahead and cancel the other preorders I have. Nothing else will be played this year. Well maybe Fallout 4...but yeah.

 

[Navy Bean]

and the worst, remember when you had to run around in circles for hours on end to get enough planetary mats to upgrade gear? the dark ages indeed

Yeah, that was the worst...

 

[chur]

What if the reason they're telling us not to dismantle our weapons just yet is because they want us to dismantle them later so we get Legendary Marks for them?!

Don't think that's the reason but it would be hilarious if it was.

 

[EloquentM]

We so thirsty we clamoring over a teaser. Hypenaught bout to enter hyperspace tomorrow.

 

[irrotational]

I think it's just streamlining Armor/Attack ratings to a more understandable system. Instead of having to be concerned about being a high enough level, have good enough armor, and then have high enough attack on weapons you just have to have the appropriate light level.

The big change isn't making the level dependent on xp, or making light level an average of your gear quality....it's getting rid of the +/-30% damage modifier when you're one level below your enemies....

BUT we don't actually know if they're getting rid of that or not.

 

[igordennis]

No, it's not normal or common. Though I've tested it extensively and had no issues, good practice is to make sure you're in a stable gamestate (orbit, in the tower, on the ground) rather than in transit or a loading screen while transferring things.

Oh alright.

That new ship from the teaser looks sexy as hell.

 

[PuMa]

Oh are you one of those 2 console people?

No way. I just mean we collected them once and then had to do it again with the TDB update.

 

[Kalamari]

My fear with this new light system is that...it doesn't change anything?

They aren't going to have something stupid like for hard mode of the new raid, you need to be level 40 and have a light average of 300 or something right?

Because that would be stupid and is basically what we have now.

I don't think it's really meant to change anything, just make it more understandable. Level 40 is the new 20, and Light is used to improve your attack and defense against level 40+ enemies.

 

[Deku Tree]

So here is my guess as what the "Exotic Weapons Blueprints" is exactly:

It's a kiosk where you can grab the exotic weapons that you have already "unlocked". So if you are running out of space then you can dismantle your exotic and always go back and grab it later at the kiosk. The kiosk might not replace the vault.

Questions:

1) does the grabbing an "Exotic Weapons Blueprint" from the Kiosk give you a fully upgraded exotic or a needing to be upgraded exotic? Depending upon how they designed the system it could go either way.

2) Can we get the year 2 versions of our year 1 weapons without relying on RNG? And without relying on a long crazy awful system like they put into TDB?

3) Are the dead orbit quests going to be all crucible quests? Or can we get some Faction related PvE quests too?

4) What do we do with exotic shards in TTK?

I really hope they have time to explain the answers to these questions in the twitch reveal tomorrow. If they don't then I'm going to assume it's the worst case scenario.

 

[Axoman]

I think it's just streamlining Armor/Attack ratings to a more understandable system. Instead of having to be concerned about being a high enough level, have good enough armor, and then have high enough attack on weapons you just have to have the appropriate light level.

Why can't they get rid of the light system entirely and just put a level number on the items?

Instead of light, a level 40 weapon is max attack. A level 40 chest piece is max defense.

I'm sure in practice, the new system is probably simpler, but just seeing bits and pieces of it in screenshots, it seems more confusing than the current system.

 

[mehrmantrout]

The year 2 exotic scares and intrigues me in equal measure considering how many I've got

I'm going to redo the Thorn bounty and hand that in post TTK and whatever ones drop

 

[TheTylerDurden]

Wait wat? Did I get something that I forgot about? I thought all of my faction packs gave me motes, coins and other useless trinkets. I am doing PE's for the XP pack when I remember.

You got the warmth and fuzziness of belonging to a group. Your pals at Dead Orbit want to hug you.

 

[PewPewPewBow]

The collections seem like a nice way to not take up any vault space for all the exotics, nameplates and shaders you have?

 

[SeanR1221]

and the worst, remember when you had to run around in circles for hours on end to get enough planetary mats to upgrade gear? the dark ages indeed

That actually made me quit destiny until they fixed it.

Can't do the nightfalls until late tonight. I want to live vicariously through you guys.

Anyone get some cool drops?

 

[j-wood]

I don't think it's really meant to change anything, just make it more understandable. Level 40 is the new 20, and Light is used to improve your attack and defense against level 40+ enemies.

But that's terrible, because it then puts us right back in the system where content progression is tied to the RNG of drops with "light level".

Which is exactly what they said in a video sucks and they wanted to change.

 

[PedroLumpy]

Bet they have a lower light level.

My big hope here is that end game content is like 300 light level but you can get to 400 light level with max everything. Some system like that where you aren't pigeonholed into having a max everything to beat the end game content, like using an old exotic would only bump you down to 350. It'd be a good way to keep the old exotics relevant but still require you to use a majority of your new gear.

I just hope they let us upgrade the stuff.

 

[GhaleonEB]

My fear with this new light system is that...it doesn't change anything?

They aren't going to have something stupid like for hard mode of the new raid, you need to be level 40 and have a light average of 300 or something right?

Because that would be stupid and is basically what we have now.

It's very different.

Because it's an average across all gear, you won't get stuck blocked from an activity because you can't find that one piece of gear. (Forever 29.) You can get there with a great primary drop. Or a Ghost shell. Or a class item. Or a nice rocket launcher. If the GI article is right and some activities are gated by light levels, then it opens the endgame up to players to find their own path to that light level.

 

[Namikaze1]

I forgot hard light dropped this morning. Placing that shit in the vault.

And looks like I made the smart decision of buying two more Gjallarhorns last week. Now if only the Husk could drop for me to get a spare Necrochasm...

 

[TheTylerDurden]

I forgot hard light dropped this morning. Placing that shit in the vault.

And looks like I made the smart decision of buying two more Gjallarhorns last week. Now if only the Husk could drop for me to get a spare Necrochasm...

Why was it smart to buy extra horns?

 

[Navy Bean]

But that's terrible, because it then puts us right back in the system where content progression is tied to the RNG of drops with "light level".

Which is exactly what they said in a video sucks and they wanted to change.

I could be very wrong but I think each activity will just have a "suggested" light level. Not really a barrier to entry but more of a gear check.

 

[noomi]

Checking every piece now, I don't know what happened.

I moved everything through bungie.net and even double checked my hunter by logging in and making sure he had NOTHING on him before deleting, everything was moved and my vault was maxed. When I logged back in I suddenly had 9 open spaces in my vault so I'm flipping my shit a little bit right now.

I don't know what happened, but I'm going through everything now to make sure nothing is missing.

 

[PuMa]

It's very different.

Because it's an average across all gear, you won't get stuck blocked from an activity because you can't find that one piece of gear. (Forever 29.) You can get there with a great primary drop. Or a Ghost shell. Or a class item. Or a nice rocket launcher. If the GI article is right and some activities are gated by light levels, then it opens the endgame up to players to find their own path to that light level.

Yes. I like the sound of this new system. Definitely an improvement IMO.