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[Hawkian]

Pretty sure you're stuck at 24 until you get legendaries/exotics. I was. Couldn't find anything that would raise my light level higher. Once you can buy one legendary piece of armor you'll be at 25, and when you have a full set, probably 26.

This is correct. The maximum light from all-upgraded blue armor is 60 which equals Level 24.5ish.

I think... when I hit 26 I'll put together a bit of a leveling guide. Seeing people farming one spot for hours and then raging when they don't get upgrades out of it is... troubling.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

Chances are they won't fix the chances you have of getting non-legendary or somebody else's armor.



You have to stay in the circle for the downloading bar to keep going up, it needs to reach 100% in a time limit or you get bronze/silver. I didn't get gold because at one point I was surrounded by generals and knights and died like 3-4 times.

Why would they? They may change it, but it's not needing "fixed" if you read the info on the engrams it tells you exactly what might happen.

It's working as they intended it to. Chances are the higher you level, the better chance of a purple, just like greens replace whites.

 

[Malo]

Anyone up for the weekly heroic strike on XB1?

GT: THE H4NDofGOD

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Why would they? They may change it, but it's not needing "fixed" if you read the info on the engrams it tells you exactly what not happen.

It's working as they intended it to.

I know. That's why I say that chances are they won't fix it. Now whether we're gonna argue if it needs fixing that's another entirely different argument lol. Maybe they could up the chances of getting them more often, I dunno.

 

[Footos22]

Legend... Wait for it... Oh no its an uncommon. 6 times in a row. Fuck youuuuuuu

 

[Figments]

legibility of screenname inversely proportional with skill

Is that a fat joke?

Racist scum.

Spoiler

/kidding

 

[The Librarian]

Okay you Destiny nerds. I have a list of stuff and I have no idea what any of it does. Can you explain it to me?

For these items, can you please explain to me what each does and how I use them? I have no idea why Bungie didn't include a guide.

Mote of Light
Strange Coin
Spinmetal
Ascendant Shard
Helium Filaments
Spirit Bloom

Thanks in advance! X

 

[Xevren]

Okay you Destiny nerds. I have a list of stuff and I have no idea what any of it does. Can you help explain it to me?

For these items, can you please explain to me what each does and how I use them? I have no idea why Bungie didn't include a guide.

Mote of Light
Strange Coin
Spinmetal
Ascendant Shard
Helium Filaments
Spirit Bloom

Thanks in advance! X

Mote of light can be used as currency to buy cosmetic items from the speaker or a random exotic engram from the black market merchant when he is up.

Strange coin is used as currency for items from the black market merchant.

Rest are crafting mats used to upgrade your gear, or if you have a lot you can trade them in for rep/marks at various quartermasters in the tower.

 

[BananasWithGuns]

Okay you Destiny nerds. I have a list of stuff and I have no idea what any of it does. Can you explain it to me?

For these items, can you please explain to me what each does and how I use them? I have no idea why Bungie didn't include a guide.

Mote of Light
Strange Coin
Spinmetal
Ascendant Shard
Helium Filaments
Spirit Bloom

Thanks in advance! X

Motes of Light and Strange Coins are used as currency to buy items from NPC, namely the Speaker and Xur (who appears on Fridays and Saturdays only).

The rest of those items are used to upgrade legendary and exotic equipment.

 

[BraXzy]

Waaaaaaaa. I just got 40 kills and 10 captures in Control, the guy bottom of our team got FOUR items, the board had to add another two reward blocks next to the first two. Oh and at least one was a legendary

As for my GT, its been that since MW2 came out. Someone owns the GT BraXzy.. probably me on a free month. Is there a way to check?

 

[Ken]

Okay you Destiny nerds. I have a list of stuff and I have no idea what any of it does. Can you explain it to me?

For these items, can you please explain to me what each does and how I use them? I have no idea why Bungie didn't include a guide.

Mote of Light
Strange Coin
Spinmetal
Ascendant Shard
Helium Filaments
Spirit Bloom

Thanks in advance! X

To the best of my knowledge:

Mote of Lights - Vanity items from the Speaker or Exotic Engram from Xur when he appears.

Strange Coin - Exotic gear from Xur.

Everything else can be used for legendary+ weapon upgrades I think?

 

[MidEvlDed]

Why would they? They may change it, but it's not needing "fixed" if you read the info on the engrams it tells you exactly what might happen.

It's working as they intended it to. Chances are the higher you level, the better chance of a purple, just like greens replace whites.

Only thing I can see them changing is the percentages. But they will probably always give you lesser gear or gear for another class.

 

[darthbob]

Okay you Destiny nerds. I have a list of stuff and I have no idea what any of it does. Can you explain it to me?

For these items, can you please explain to me what each does and how I use them? I have no idea why Bungie didn't include a guide.

Mote of Light
Strange Coin
Spinmetal
Ascendant Shard
Helium Filaments
Spirit Bloom

Thanks in advance! X

Motes of Light and Strange Coins can be used to purchase gear, such as class items or exotic gear.

Spinmetal, Helium Filaments, and Spirit Bloom, as well as Relic Iron have two uses: they can be traded in for reputation with Crucible or Vanguard, or can be used to help upgrade armor. Ascendant Shards can be used to upgrade Legendary or Exotic gear.

 

[diablos991]

Okay you Destiny nerds. I have a list of stuff and I have no idea what any of it does. Can you explain it to me?

For these items, can you please explain to me what each does and how I use them? I have no idea why Bungie didn't include a guide.

Mote of Light - Weekend vendor sold exotic chest engram for 23, otherwise spend at speaker

Strange Coin - Weekend vendor for exotics or ship upgrades

Spinmetal - for upgrading gear/weapons. Can also be turned in for marks + rep
Ascendant Shard - for upgrading gear/weapons. Can also be turned in for marks + rep
Helium Filaments - for upgrading gear/weapons. Can also be turned in for marks + rep
Spirit Bloom - for upgrading gear/weapons. Can also be turned in for marks + rep

Thanks in advance! X

See my answers.

 

[Fushichou187]

I might go back to farm some other time but the grind is kind of boring. I'm making like no progress at all. Idk...want to do more but getting a little burned out.

What about taking a break from it then? I'd recommend trying some other modes like Strike Playlist or try the daily heroic story mission solo if you want to try and take things slower (I do).

Ultimately though, I'd just say playing something else-- esp. something completely different-- for a bit can stave off total burnout which I feel a number of people are going to be hitting here pretty soon. Did you grab anything from GWG or PS+ this month that you haven't tried out yet?

For me, I'm actually doing some arena battles in First Light and playing a bit of Velocity 2X (it's awesome). I figure I also ought to finally crack open Metro Redux to keep my PvE skills fresh while still taking a break from Destiny if I need it.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

To the best of my knowledge:

Mote of Lights - Vanity items from the Speaker or Exotic Engram from Xur when he appears.

Strange Coin - Exotic gear from Xur.

Everything else can be used for legendary+ weapon upgrades I think?

Correct. For the materials, save them instead of turning them in, as most Exotics require a different type.(It's not worth it to trade them in either way)

 

[GhaleonEB]

Mote of light can be used as currency to buy cosmetic items from the speaker or a random exotic engram from the black market merchant when he is up.

Strange coin is used as currency for items from the black market merchant.

Rest are crafting mats used to upgrade your gear, or if you have a lot you can trade them in for rep/marks at various quartermasters in the tower.

Is "mats" short for materials? So many conversations suddenly make sense!

 

[Poodlestrike]

Okay you Destiny nerds. I have a list of stuff and I have no idea what any of it does. Can you explain it to me?

For these items, can you please explain to me what each does and how I use them? I have no idea why Bungie didn't include a guide.

Mote of Light
Strange Coin
Spinmetal
Ascendant Shard
Helium Filaments
Spirit Bloom

Thanks in advance! X

-So far, just for buying cosmetic stuff rom the speaker.
-Buying Exotics from Xur, who only shows up on the weekends.
-Upgrading some weapons, and can be turned in for reputation/marks at the faction of your choice.
-Upgrading Legendary armors.
-See Spinmetal
-See Spinmetal.

And yeah, having, like, a tooltip or something would have been helpful.

EDIT: Beaten like a Vault made out of Glass.

 

[Strider]

Nightfall done for the second day in a row! Love the high level strikes. Too much fun!

AND THE REWARDS!!!

Edit: Also radiant energy all week long. Bonus Exp/glimmer and the flames.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Okay you Destiny nerds. I have a list of stuff and I have no idea what any of it does. Can you explain it to me?

For these items, can you please explain to me what each does and how I use them? I have no idea why Bungie didn't include a guide.

Mote of Light
Strange Coin
Spinmetal
Ascendant Shard
Helium Filaments
Spirit Bloom

Thanks in advance! X

Mote of Light- buy class armor (bond, cape) from speaker or save up enough to buy an exotic engram from the weekend vendor.

Strange Coin- get 13 to buy exotic armor piece from weekend vendor. More for weapons.

Spinmetal- one of the materials used for upgrading weapons/armor, also if you get 50 of any material from the planets you can trade them in for marks, rep and glimmer.

Ascendant Shard- used for upgrading legendary/exotic armor on some of their later upgrades.

Helium Filaments- look at spinmetal description.

Spirit Bloom- look at spinmetal description.

 

[vypek]

Okay you Destiny nerds. I have a list of stuff and I have no idea what any of it does. Can you explain it to me?

For these items, can you please explain to me what each does and how I use them? I have no idea why Bungie didn't include a guide.

Mote of Light - currency for the speaker I believe
Strange Coin - currency for merchant xur on weekends
Spinmetal - item you can trade in but save them to upgrade some higher level equip
Ascendant Shard - item you can trade in but save them to upgrade some higher level equip
Helium Filaments - item you can trade in but save them to upgrade some higher level equip
Spirit Bloom - item you can trade in but save them to upgrade some higher level equip

Thanks in advance! X

I'm relatively sure these are right but I'm sure everyone else can clarify. This is at best as I can remember. The two currencies might be useful in other places as well. Maybe the strange coin and motes of light are usable with other merchants that I don't know


EDIT: Wow, beaten badly. lol

 

[Hawkian]

Okay you Destiny nerds. I have a list of stuff and I have no idea what any of it does. Can you explain it to me?

For these items, can you please explain to me what each does and how I use them? I have no idea why Bungie didn't include a guide.

It's the same sort of sprawling design that causes people to come ask what the heck dozens of items in the souls games are... they didn't explain so you would come here and ask

Mote of Light

A currency earned by:

-"Leveling up" after 20 via XP
-Decrypting engrams
-Reward rolls (crucible/strikes/public events)

Used for:
-Cosmetic items at the Speaker
-Exotic Engram (guaranteed exotic, but not necessarily for your class) from Xur, the weekend dealer

Strange Coin

A currency earned by:
-Decrypting engrams
-Reward rolls (crucible/strikes/public events)

Used for:
-Buying exotics outright from Xur

Spinmetal
Ascendant Shard
Helium Filaments
Spirit Bloom

These are all item upgrade materials, of varying rarity. Just hang on to them and they'll be used to upgrade your gear along the way and especially your higher level stuff.

edit: Yikes you guys are fast. Also holy crap page 100 about to pop.

 

[toweringinferno]

Anyone ps4 nightfall strike level 25 warlock here. Psn the_adeks

 

[X-Frame]

Is "mats" short for materials? So many conversations suddenly make sense!

Took me awhile to get this too.

That and "adds".

 

[Fehyd]

Welp, Just got my second Exotic, this time from a Legendary Engram. I may be lucky.

 

[Trasher]

Is "mats" short for materials? So many conversations suddenly make sense!

Took me awhile to get this too.

That and "adds".

When you speak WoW fluently it just comes naturally!

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

Okay you Destiny nerds. I have a list of stuff and I have no idea what any of it does. Can you explain it to me?

For these items, can you please explain to me what each does and how I use them? I have no idea why Bungie didn't include a guide.

Mote of Light
Strange Coin
Spinmetal
Ascendant Shard
Helium Filaments
Spirit Bloom

Thanks in advance! X

Motes = Currency for Xur at weekends
Strange coin = same
Spinmetal = Upgrade materials for legendary and up or traded for rep
Ascendant Shard = Mats for fiinal upgrade tree of legendary and up
Helium Filaments = Same as spinmetal
Spirit Bloom = Ditto

 

[Xeroblade]

Does anybody know how long that raid takes? average time?

 

[Hawkian]

Is "mats" short for materials? So many conversations suddenly make sense!

mobs are enemies

 

[purg3]

Does anyone have a Vanquisher VIII?

I'm thinkin about building my New Monarchy rep and going for that first.

Need to wait until next week for it, but unless I get a legendary/exotic auto rifle by then, that will be mine.

 

[vypek]

What about taking a break from it then? I'd recommend trying some other modes like Strike Playlist or try the daily heroic story mission solo if you want to try and take things slower (I do).

Ultimately though, I'd just say playing something else-- esp. something completely different-- for a bit can stave off total burnout which I feel a number of people are going to be hitting here pretty soon. Did you grab anything from GWG or PS+ this month that you haven't tried out yet?

For me, I'm actually doing some arena battles in First Light and playing a bit of Velocity 2X (it's awesome). I figure I also ought to finally crack open Metro Redux to keep my PvE skills fresh while still taking a break from Destiny if I need it.

Yeah, I think I will. I'll try easing up on how much I play every day or maybe just play every couple of days instead. I haven't tried the strike playlist so I might give that a shot.

Good advice, I have some PS+ games to play still and I can always play some matches in garden warfare.

 

[BraXzy]

Does anybody know how long that raid takes? average time?

Considering it's only been beaten by two groups as far as I know, and it took them 14 ish hours we don't have a lot to go on for an average xD

Anyone for nightfall on X1?

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Does anybody know how long that raid takes? average time?

I think one of the first few groups to do it did it in 14+ hours. But that's also considering these are guys who are probably really into the game and took time off work/don't have other stuff to do to do it all in one go. So they're probably extremely hardcore destiny players. I mean most folks level 20+ already probably fit the bill as well.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

It's cute to see people learning mmo speak in here.

 

[Hawkian]

Does anybody know how long that raid takes? average time?

hahaha. We won't have an "average" time until it's solved and the strats are all common knowledge. If we were to average the runs so far it would be like 8 hours or something

edit: Okay 14 I guess I was too generous XD

 

[diablos991]

Does anybody know how long that raid takes? average time?

The people that have beat it took roughly 12 hours.

Will be much faster now that people know the strat.

All 27-28 and a well researched group could do it in an hour per area (5 hours)

 

[Somnium986]

Nightfall done for the second day in a row! Love the high level strikes. Too much fun!

AND THE REWARDS!!!

Edit: Also radiant energy all week long. Bonus Exp/glimmer and the flames.

What strike did you do?

 

[nelchaar]

Oh man, I'm still on level 5. Of course this game comes out when I'm ramping up finishing writing my PhD dissertation.

 

[diablos991]

What strike did you do?

Summoning pits is nightfall this week.

 

[Hawkian]

What strike did you do?

The Weekly Nightfall Strike. There is only one per week.

 

[AmaterasuOni]

I got a new legendary! Wait... it's a Warlock bond. Goddammit! 25+ legendary engrams, 2 legendary weapons and that Warlock bond. Bungie, please love me more!

 

[ComputerMKII]

Nightfall done for the second day in a row! Love the high level strikes. Too much fun!

AND THE REWARDS!!!

Edit: Also radiant energy all week long. Bonus Exp/glimmer and the flames.

Can I do that at Level 24?

 

[Dylan Sexbang]

Finally! Got all 3 weapons slots filled with Legendaries and 3/4 armor slots with Legendaries and level 26.

Now to get some sleep in and when I wake up I'm going to give the Nightfall strike a shot. Hopefully I can get it done before work tonight.

 

[Ken]

Man, I want to get into Nightfall strikes. Maybe next week.

 

[Strider]

What strike did you do?

Weekly Nightfall.

It's the moon one this week.

 

[diablos991]

Can I do that at Level 24?

No. They are geared for lv 28.
Best to be 26 minimum to attempt these. Otherwise you are a dead weight and being carried.

 

[Not Spaceghost]

16 hours in and I got my first legendary and hit level 23!

It's a pretty solid sniper rifle, nothing special.

It's called broken truth which I thought was funny.

 

[Uthred]

Does anybody know how long that raid takes? average time?

The developers said before release that once the tactics for it are known it should take less than three hours to clear, progression will obviously take longer than that at the moment

 

[Poodlestrike]

Summoning pits is nightfall this week.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

One of these days I may actually get a legendary item in my legendary engram. This time I got 2 motes of light, which is at least semi-useful. I usually get lvl 16 blue shit.