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Destiny |OT3| Oh sweet a Legen- wait never mind, it's a rare.
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Severe lack of ascendent shards are currently hindering my progression lol...
I actually find the Devil's Lair bosses to be the least offensive in the bullet sponge territory compared to other strikes.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Think they fixed farming. Did the dark below farm and when you die engrams disappear, and less seem to drop.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
I'm not sure if it's a good idea to bring them down to one rocket kill.
My rocket anyway.
Vire
Member
unknownstranger
Member
Kind of stuck at level 24 unless I get lucky and find some legendaries. Could use a few better weapons but they don't have light. Using a 19 rare helm, 20 rare gloves, 19 rare chest, and legendary legs. Don't think a 20 rare helm and chest would get me to 26 or probably not even 25.
Admiral Woofington
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lol didn't get any legendaries from the second moon mission 1 farm. Fucking A' at least I got enough blues to level up my cryptarch, which the package he sends has the chance to give me up to 3 legendaries.
OH WAIT. It didn't even give me any. Lol. I guess that's officially the last farming I do on this game, it simply isn't worth it. Guess I'll go play some PvP and hope for some loot.
OH WAIT. It didn't even give me any. Lol. I guess that's officially the last farming I do on this game, it simply isn't worth it. Guess I'll go play some PvP and hope for some loot.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Well, by not spoiling much, I'm happy to say that atleast a couple bosses you'll face in the future are much more interactive than 'Shoot in the face until they die'. So don't be too down on the strikes! There alotta fun if you just want to blast baddies!
Supppp?!
Sooo I hope everybody is getting some of that purple stuff but please remember this is NOT a guarantee. I also just finished another run about an hour ago and it still works, got 2 legendary engrams and a BUNCH of blue/green ones. I guess some people were worried it'd be patched out.
Also here's some more detail on the whole thing:
First off make sure you've smoked the right amount of PCP.
Just kidding please don't smoke PCP.
The last run I mentioned I did it until I died about 150 times..about 2 hours worth of doing it.
The best advice I can give is DON'T kill the Knights...it seems the game registeres them as the biggest threat there so if they're dead the mission will most likely progress and you'll have to start over again (which is not THAT bad but please watch the end part of the video for more detail) Also you can restart the mission ANY TIME. You can go do whatever else you wanna do, even turn off the console and come back...you'll still be able to just restart and be one cutscene away from LOOT.
Activate your Black Wax Idols for maximum glimmer. This way every round you get an average of 80-100 glimmer so basically every 20 seconds.
USE that glimmer to buy green engrams from the cryptarch!!!
After I did the run I leveled up the cryptarch TWICE so that's 2 more chances for legendary engrams etc.
Please don't tase me if you don't get any purples while doing the run like I said it's NOT a guarantee!
And for anybody asking for the link here it is again:
THE BEST (IMO) DESTINY LOOT/FARMING GUIDE - WE'VE WOKEN THE HIVE!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIEiCU0BtiU
Sooo I hope everybody is getting some of that purple stuff but please remember this is NOT a guarantee. I also just finished another run about an hour ago and it still works, got 2 legendary engrams and a BUNCH of blue/green ones. I guess some people were worried it'd be patched out.
Also here's some more detail on the whole thing:
First off make sure you've smoked the right amount of PCP.
Just kidding please don't smoke PCP.
The last run I mentioned I did it until I died about 150 times..about 2 hours worth of doing it.
The best advice I can give is DON'T kill the Knights...it seems the game registeres them as the biggest threat there so if they're dead the mission will most likely progress and you'll have to start over again (which is not THAT bad but please watch the end part of the video for more detail) Also you can restart the mission ANY TIME. You can go do whatever else you wanna do, even turn off the console and come back...you'll still be able to just restart and be one cutscene away from LOOT.
Activate your Black Wax Idols for maximum glimmer. This way every round you get an average of 80-100 glimmer so basically every 20 seconds.
USE that glimmer to buy green engrams from the cryptarch!!!
After I did the run I leveled up the cryptarch TWICE so that's 2 more chances for legendary engrams etc.
Please don't tase me if you don't get any purples while doing the run like I said it's NOT a guarantee!
And for anybody asking for the link here it is again:
THE BEST (IMO) DESTINY LOOT/FARMING GUIDE - WE'VE WOKEN THE HIVE!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIEiCU0BtiU
Spaaaaaaaaace
Member
I just got The Swarm machine gun legendary. Too much grinding.
Sounds lik vanilla Diablo 3 all over again.
Every decent drop I've had came from PVP.
yeah let's relax a bit while people are gearing up. I don't think we totally get how much damage can be done in pve
unknownstranger
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super-famicom
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I guess Skirmish is the best mode to get 500 "kills" with void damage. Finished 1 match and I'm at +40. Still annoying.
I don't know how the leveling works, but we spent what felt like 10 minutes plugging fire into both bosses. It's the kind of thing that really turns me off from playing them again.
Yup I'm in this same boat too. Since I wasn't able to find a last piece of Legendary gear to put me at 26 after two days, I guess I'll just casually play PvP and do bounties until this weekend when I know I can buy an exotic and hopefully get a second one.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I've gotten 2 legendary secondary and 1 legendary rocket launcher from PvE legendary engrams that I've gotten either from cryptarch leveling up or random engram. I guess that's the best I can hope for. Going to PvP now.
edit: I don't even really care about my KDR anymore either. I'm just gonna go crazy and do bounties.
My luck isn't even for the legendarys... Stuck at 20 for 3 days (around 6 hrs each day), not a single legendary. Not from strikes, not from PvP... i don't do special farm runs, i'm just trying to have fun. But it's really dragging.
The bosses don't get any more interesting or engaging, unfortunately.
Vire
Member
The thing is, it's important it stays that way because that's how they make character progression and loot feel rewarding. Something that took you 10 minutes in the past, now only takes less than 5 minutes because you have made advancements to your character. It makes you feel powerful and is critical to loot based games.
If everything is just easy from the get go, what is the incentive to improve yourself?
So anyone that has been saying the Nexus run has had it's drop rate lowered is wrong.
I did it for about an hour last night had 3 legendary drops and 4 blues.
I got a new legendary AR from it and a pair of legendary boots....
The only issue I have is I already have legendary boots and need gauntlets, helmet and chest.
Looks like I will not be raiding today :\ kind of annoyed at that.
Oh well will be grinding more this evening, hopefully will be ready for tomorrow!
I now have 17 strange coins and 18 motes of light though,,,,
I am now up to 5 legendary items, one exotic although that's for a warlock... Two primary, One secondary Two pairs of boots and an exotic chest warlock.
Dear god this has to be some of the most annoying leveling up I have ever seen post 20....
I did it for about an hour last night had 3 legendary drops and 4 blues.
I got a new legendary AR from it and a pair of legendary boots....
The only issue I have is I already have legendary boots and need gauntlets, helmet and chest.
Looks like I will not be raiding today :\ kind of annoyed at that.
Oh well will be grinding more this evening, hopefully will be ready for tomorrow!
I now have 17 strange coins and 18 motes of light though,,,,
I am now up to 5 legendary items, one exotic although that's for a warlock... Two primary, One secondary Two pairs of boots and an exotic chest warlock.
Dear god this has to be some of the most annoying leveling up I have ever seen post 20....
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
So, I've played the Dust Palace strike multiple times now and not once did I receive any of the PS exclusive items. 
This along with that vanguard armory bullshit really pisses me off. Those useless weapons don't even give weapons parts upon dismantling.
This along with that vanguard armory bullshit really pisses me off. Those useless weapons don't even give weapons parts upon dismantling.
Goodacre0081
Member
another Legendary engram, another Exotic. wrong class though
Well, I'd rather the combat be more interesting than just plugging away for ten minutes. It was neither hard nor fun, and just doing that faster isn't something that appeals to me in any way. I've leveled up to 11 now, and feel more powerful as a result, due to my expanding ability set and gear. So I don't think it's accurate to say you have to have grindy bosses to make you feel more powerful.
At any rate, if that's indicative of the bosses in strikes I'm going to add them to PvP on my list of things to avoid. Which just leaves me with the story missions.
lmao see you in 4 hours bro
I like the Spider tank because there's actual visual feedback that you're doing damage to it, in the form of the armor being destroyed on the legs. As for Sepik's I feel like he just doesn't have that much base health but I could be misremembering.
So, I've played the Dust Palace strike multiple times now and not once did I receive any of the PS exclusive items.
This along with that vanguard armory bullshit really pisses me off. Those useless weapons don't even give weapons parts upon dismantling.
All of my PS exclusive armor has just come from random strikes on vanguard tiger(level 24 strikes). They're just blues =/ As for the weapons, those can come from PVP and engrams. Also I haven't even seen or heard of a legendary/exotic drop in the strike rewards besides Nightfall, so I don't even think it's possible x.x If it is, then it's stupidly rare.
MidEvlDed
Member
If you're going to farm and are looking at the Temple of Crota and Shrine of Oryx spots, I would recommend the Oryx spot. It's way less stressful and you get a lot more silken codex there which are 200 apiece. Sometimes you'll get 2 per run.
Temple of Crota has shit running at you non-stop and you have to dodge the knight's rocket things the entire time. If you're a warlock and you have your sunsinger abilities, you can get through every other round in Crota super fucking fast by rushing the doors as soon as you spawn and throwing your grenade in.
Then activate your super and keep throwing grenades. There are two large groupings of thrall inside, one group to the left of the door and one to the right. You can wipe everyone out this way in less than a minute. Then you have to play the next round out to get your super back. I still start by rushing the door on the next round and throwing a grenade if I have it.
You don't have to worry too much about killing the knight this way because he starts out at the bottom and has to climb the stairs to get to you. He'll come from your left so just pay attention when you're throwing your last grenades, but it will take him a while to get to you.
Temple of Crota has shit running at you non-stop and you have to dodge the knight's rocket things the entire time. If you're a warlock and you have your sunsinger abilities, you can get through every other round in Crota super fucking fast by rushing the doors as soon as you spawn and throwing your grenade in.
Then activate your super and keep throwing grenades. There are two large groupings of thrall inside, one group to the left of the door and one to the right. You can wipe everyone out this way in less than a minute. Then you have to play the next round out to get your super back. I still start by rushing the door on the next round and throwing a grenade if I have it.
You don't have to worry too much about killing the knight this way because he starts out at the bottom and has to climb the stairs to get to you. He'll come from your left so just pay attention when you're throwing your last grenades, but it will take him a while to get to you.
ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
So, I've played the Dust Palace strike multiple times now and not once did I receive any of the PS exclusive items.
This along with that vanguard armory bullshit really pisses me off. Those useless weapons don't even give weapons parts upon dismantling.
Dude lil off topic but where did u get your avatar, cause I'm very certain its from a kz wallpaper I made.
Spaaaaaaaaace
Member
When does the Crucible reset? I hit the max
Just looked at my playtime...
I am upto 45 hours and 33 minutes.....
I am now off to work I will miss playing destiny so so much...
Time to buy a Vita so I can farm/grind at work!
Later on today it should reset.
I am upto 45 hours and 33 minutes.....
I am now off to work
I will miss playing destiny so so much...Time to buy a Vita so I can farm/grind at work!
Later on today it should reset.
super-famicom
Member
Have someone stand on the fan, then turn it on.
Iron Banner (Crucible mode where all weapon/armor stats count) guy hangs out there. Bungie will announce when it will open.
In a few hours.
MidEvlDed
Member
Closed off area is the special events area. It's where the Iron Banner dude is that you go to to enter that event.
1) Hitting the button up the stairs will make it blow once, lifting anyone standing on top of the post building.
2) That's the Events area. It opens up when certain events are active, like the Iron Banner.
3) In about 2 hours.
unknownstranger
Member
Karak
Member
Same exact thing as me! I damn near died laughing. You just have to laugh now. Like the joker laughing and going insane and wanting to choke someone to fucking death.
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