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Destiny |OT3| Oh sweet a Legen- wait never mind, it's a rare.

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Ken

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Okay, so on Strikes, do you guys try to kill everything, or focus on the boss? I primarily focus on the boss since once he's done, the minions are done as well. If I'm getting low on ammo, I'll focus on the minions briefly before targeting the boss again.

Seems like whoever gets the most kills is the one that gets the best loot in Strikes, and that just seems odd. I guess there's no better way to do it though.

Yeah, depending on the strike you'll either need just one or two dudes or the whole group focusing down new enemies. On something like the Mars one it's not as important especially on slow Phalanx waves but for the Nexus strike where Goblins and Hobgoblins can spawn all around you, ignoring them would be bad.

So for people watching the Raid, is there anything fundamentally different?

Yeah they have a new feature called boss mechanics.
 

Acidote

Member
The Raid isn't going anywhere

And why get butthurt over drops (from chasing the exploit of the day) when you could go and just buy what you want?

People are shortcutting themselves out of what they actually want.

Because you can't buy what you want since there's a weekly cap on reputation marks. I'm not in their position because I'm pretty much spending my time in PvP and I don't care much about gear in there, but there are pretty undeniable design flaws in the loot system . It relies too heavily on rng both in PvE and PvP. I've been playing with two friends, and them a few more hours than themselves on my own, and I'm full blues while one of them is pretty much decked in purple gear,
 
Can you only be invited to a Fireteam? I want to join someone but cant see an option.

They may have set their invite to closed or friends only.

On PS4 press option, then L1 to go to the Roster and it will show friends who are in the game and any people in your server session and you can invite them from there if they're open to it.
 

Bruno

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Reading this makes me wonder on how people would react it they actually got all those items they want.... You'd probably be complaining that you get it that fast.

Can't believe it... The game is barely available for a week now and people complain that they don't get the best gear possible...

I feel the same way. The amount of complaining that people do about not having legendary items in the first few days since release is too damn high.
 

Daemul

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What's the point of joining the factions? Is it to get whatever shit they're selling? Is it better stuff than vanguard?

Faction armour specialise in two out of the three mains stats, Intellect, Discipline and Strength. They're for basically there for people who want to min/max their build.
 
Well the point is when you get 5 of the same legendary engram in one day for a piece you need, it's a bit frustrating. I've put a lot of time in this game already and worked for the gear I have right now.
Yeah... so? I also got a few blue drops yesterday that ended up being worse than the gear I already have. But I ain't upset because of that. There isn't that much content available now anyway so what' the point in getting to the maximum now? Just to complain that you are there already? People are weird at times. Doing the same content over and over may be exhausting but that shouldn't be anything new for people who have played MMOs. I played FFXIV for only 3 months and swear to god I could sketch you most of the lower level dungeons with my eyes closed because of how many times I've done them.

People are not complaining that they don't get the best gear posssible.

People are complaining because there seems to never drop entry level raid gear. They're complaining they can't even experience the raid content because of rng.
The guy I was quoting is already level 26.

One character is already one big time sink to me.
Getting to Level 20 doesn't take long at all. Do the story mission and a few bounties and there you go. I easily leveled my Titan to 20 over the weekend - and I am a really slow player. Bounties give you an insane amount of EXP.
 

ced

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That's a good point, why don't story missions give you vanguard marks? Seems like an oversight to me. Actually the Vangaurd rep and marks system seems to need some fixing. With patrols earning more rep per hour than Strikes, doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

Huge oversight.

The story missions are pointless to most people. Not only does the story suck, but the missions are really disappointing. Still, if I want to play solo give me an option besides boring ass farming.
 
Honestly, I'm starting to think farming is fucking up your decryption chances - I've had a legendary turn into a blue a single time and I never farmed until last night (for 20 minutes total).
Doing patrols, Strike Playlists and Crucible earned me rare/legendary drops on a regular basis and made my vanguard/crucible ranks go up to be able to BUY legendary armor in case nothing was dropping.
But hey, keep farming and ending up with blues I guess.

Are you sure it just wasn't the crucible earning you legendaries? Patrols are basically farming as much as the next activity, and I don't have any luck with those either. Crucible on the other hand seems to give much better gear than strikes. Getting the Cryptarch to level up and get a gift from him is the only way I can consistently get purple engrams. Unfortunately they turn blue or become an item for a different class.

Right now I'm a Hunter without any Legendary gear; however, if I start a Titan, I'll have a Legendary helmet and armor.
 

purg3

slept with Malkin
Yeah... so? I also got a few blue drops yesterday that ended up being worse than the gear I already have. But I ain't upset because of that. There isn't that much content available now anyway so what' the point in getting to the maximum anyway now?


The guy I was quoting is already level 26.


Getting to Level 20 doesn't take long at all. Do the story mission and a few bounties and there you go. I easily leveled my Titan to 20 over the weekend - and I am a really slow player. Bounties give you an insane amount of EXP.

Getting to the maximum is the whole point of the game. Getting better gear. And it's more of an issue with the system to begin with. It's vanilla Diablo 3 all over again. The whole point of playing is to get better gear and play higher level strikes/raid. If you don't get the gear, you can't do that. There have been people stuck for days not getting new stuff to advance and then are locked out from playing higher level strikes/heroics/etc.
 

TEH-CJ

Banned
3 legendary engmrams and all fucking shitty blue! Who at bungie thought this was a good idea??

And the load times...jesus.
 

Yoshichan

And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
I'm still in love with this game despite it being super bitchy against me, loot wise. I have no idea why I like it so much.
 

Bruno

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Because you can't buy what you want since there's a weekly cap on reputation marks. I'm not in their position because I'm pretty much spending my time in PvP and I don't care much about gear in there, but there are pretty undeniable design flaws in the loot system . It relies too heavily on rng both in PvE and PvP. I've been playing with two friends, and them a few more hours than themselves on my own, and I'm full blues while one of them is pretty much decked in purple gear,

You can buy what you want. 65 marks for chest/gloves/boots means anyone can have 3 legendary items this week guaranteed.
 
Then it is not "people". It's the guy you were quoting.

There are legit complains about it.
If you followed this thread then you should have noticed that the gear you get is purely luck based - like it was to be expected. Some people seem to hit level 26 very quickly while others struggle with it. It's just like in any other similar game. I really don't see the problem here.
 
The other factions needs an option to buy with vanguard marks. The game is already heavily slanted towards pvp as it is.

All you have to do is buy that factions cloak or other class item, wear it, and when you are out gaining reputation in PvE you will get rep / marks for that faction instead of Vanguard.

It even says that if you scroll over the class item.
 

Namikaze1

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Legendary loot is too common.


What is your purple ratio of how you got them?

dropped vs crucible vs strike, etc.
Three of my exotic/legendary pieces I bought after attaining Crucible and Vanguard rank 2 and buying the exotic gear during the weekend.
The boots I got lucky and got them as a reward from a Crucible match.
 

Ken

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Getting to the maximum is the whole point of the game. Getting better gear. And it's more of an issue with the system to begin with. It's vanilla Diablo 3 all over again. The whole point of playing is to get better gear and play higher level strikes/raid. If you don't get the gear, you can't do that. There have been people stuck for days not getting new stuff to advance and then are locked out from playing higher level strikes/heroics/etc.

Pretty much. I was level 24 two days ago, and I'm still level 24 today despite putting in at least 15 hours in those two days. Zero progression for the time spent is pretty annoying; it's especially bad when you consider that just about everything you do in the game iiss supposed to be progression focused too.
 

jay23

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What are you guys spending your marks on? Not sure if I should go for armor or a new AR.

Also what does gaining rep do?
 
You know that store Forever 21. Well I am forever 20. Fuck me I cant get ranked up. Shitty luck on engrams too. I have switched to farming glimmer at Hall of Wisdom, level 12, Shrine of Oryx (Moon). Averaging 8500-10000 glimmer an hour and ranking up Cryptarch. Had a few descent blue drops no purple.
 

CREMSteve

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I got a Legendary engram from a loot chest last night. Actually got four drops out of it in total.

Turned into a legendary rocket launcher. It makes me laugh at everyone trying to cheat the system, when all you need to do is just play the game, have fun and eventually you'll get the gear. Chests, purchasing from vendors, mission rewards, bounty rewards, crucible rewards, random drops from slain enemies... Just play the game.

I have two pieces of legendary, one from the chest above and one from a vendor. Loving the game, it's a blast.
 

Hawkian

The Cryptarch's Bane
Pretty much. I was level 24 two days ago, and I'm still level 24 today despite putting in at least 15 hours in those two days. Zero progression for the time spent is pretty annoying; it's especially bad when you consider that just about everything you do in the game iiss supposed to be progression focused too.
It's almost impossible that you had zero progression.... did you earn marks and rep?
 

Bruno

Member
There have been people stuck for days not getting new stuff to advance and then are locked out from playing higher level strikes/heroics/etc.

The game has only been out for a few days... Grind for rep gear which is guaranteed.
 

Grifter

Member
I got a Legendary engram from a loot chest last night. Actually got four drops out of it in total.

Turned into a legendary rocket launcher. It makes me laugh at everyone trying to cheat the system, when all you need to do is just play the game, have fun and eventually you'll get the gear. Chests, purchasing from vendors, mission rewards, bounty rewards, crucible rewards, random drops from slain enemies... Just play the game.

I have two pieces of legendary, one from the chest above and one from a vendor. Loving the game, it's a blast.
Did you just continue with strikes and mission stuff? I hit 20 and am avoiding grinds.
 

Spineker

Banned
Finally got my first Legendary....Out of a blue Engram.

Why the fuck do they even bother color coding them? I got a sweet shoulder armor that makes me look like a power ranger.
 
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