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[MistaPropella]

WUHU, I'm officially now a full member of Neogaf. Goodbye Junior Status

 

[Xater]

I don't think there's anything wrong with farming; not like there's anything else to do in between capping marks.

Well they could make it so more material gets dropped during strikes. That would also make me invest more time into those now.

I'm still trying to figure out buying things. Isn't there a 100 mark cap, with legendary items costing more then 100 marks? That would mean that the most you could have until next week is 200 marks, not enough for two Legendary items...

Arms and boots are like 65 marks each. So it was pretty easy to have enough for me. Bought arms and boots from crucible vendor and a chest piece from the vanguard one. Now I have all legendary armor.

 

[darkwing]

Rumble = shotgun in the face city

still not going to use them though :/

 

[Stephen_drewz]

Just did the moon strike for the first time at level 15. That was really difficult. Never would have done it at level 12 when it first unlocked.

 

[darkwing]

So I've maxed my new monarchy and vanguard rep to 3.

I got the level 18 legendaries. Do they ever get anything higher than 18 or have I hit another wall and need to pray to RNGesus?

level 18? it's not 20?

 

[Garland7G]

Finally found some ship blueprints

Here's my current ship...

 

[TerryWogan]

So, er, competitive multiplayer in this game is fundamentally broken. It's Halo but everyone has instant access to power weapons. Where's the incentive to use my hand cannon pistol when I can one shot people with a fusion rifle? Just had a game of Rumble and it was basically a case of whoever shoots first, wins. Instagib, basically. Which is fine. I love instagib. As a standalone game mode. Not as a fundamental gameplay mechanic.

The customisation is fantastic, and I appreciate the continuity of carrying over your character's weapons into multiplayer. I'm also aware that the weapons are normalised so stats don't count. But you can still one shot with the fusion rifle. And the shotgun. And the sniper rifle. And ammo is plentiful enough that you don't really have to worry about ever having to use your weaker regular weapon.

Sorry, but I just can't play competitive multiplayer when it's like this. It's dull.

Really enjoying the PVE stuff, pining for a more Halo-style multiplayer with power weapon spawns, map control, tactics, etc. CoD gets away with the loadout thing because the weapons are pretty balanced. This ain't balanced.

I made the above post a couple of days ago and it was lost in the ether. Doesn't anybody else have an opinion on this? Competitive multiplayer is broken. Starting with "power weapons" has dumped Destiny in a "not-quite-Halo, not-quite-CoD" wilderness. And definitely not in a good way.

 

[FF Seraphim]

I just had to grind lots of Helium. Will need even more but without the ascendant shards that I also need I am not going to invest more time into that right now.

Dude, I was doing patrol on the Moon on Monday and I only found like 10 of those. I am dreading having to do Spirit Bloom grinding...

 

[Wolfgunblood Garopa]

Welcome to like a year ago.

That's not possible.

 

[rugioh]

Rep, not marks.

Still, I want to be sure he didn't mean 25 rep. Why would spinmetal give 250 rep when strike playlist gives 25, and patrols give 10? Seems pretty skewed.

 

[Calcium]

Bah, I give up on the Crucible for now. It's just incredibly frustrating to get constantly one shot by numerous weapons. I'm a Titan and I feel like my armor is made out of paper. I just die instantly.

 

[darkwing]

Bah, I give up on the Crucible for now. It's just incredibly frustrating to get constantly one shot by numerous weapons. I'm a Titan and I feel like my armor is made out of paper. I just die instantly.

to be fair, everyone can die instantly lol

 

[Lostconfused]

Finally found some ship blueprints



Here's my current ship...

Preview does not work for blueprints.

 

[Ken]

Finally found some ship blueprints

Here's my current ship...

variety in player equipment is seriously lacking, at least on the warlock side

it's like they spent 95% of their resources making a handful of unique exotics but then repeated the same armor design for all the gear from legendary down

 

[FF Seraphim]

Bah, I give up on the Crucible for now. It's just incredibly frustrating to get constantly one shot by numerous weapons. I'm a Titan and I feel like my armor is made out of paper. I just die instantly.

What level are you? I am going to be honest if you are not level 20 you are at a disadvantage.

But Rumble = Shotgunning all day

 

[Brazil]

The Crucible is the best thing about this game.

 

[PrivateWHudson]

head piece is 120ish (so two weeks)
other body pieces are like 60 each
weapons take 2 or 3 weeks

if you cap both crucible and vanguard marks you can be fully geared out in legendary armor pieces in 2 weeks

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speaking of marks, since you can't buy other class gear with vanguard marks, is anyone even going to bother capping once you get a set of equipment you like?

Look at that, I just browsed quickly, saw a helmet at 120 and moved on. Didn't see that the other pieces were within the weekly cap. Also, good call on going for both Crucible and Vanguard, I was just thinking about sticking with one set or the other.

 

[Xater]

Dude, I was doing patrol on the Moon on Monday and I only found like 10 of those. I am dreading having to do Spirit Bloom grinding...

You have to do a chest run right at the landing point. You will get helium from the chests and from helium spots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9qZKuvwsSw

Got like almost 50 in under an hour.

Also this is my Guardian right now. It#s weird that the website doesn't show all the markings on the armor:

 

[Garland7G]

Preview does not work for blueprints.

Awesome

 

[Calcium]

What level are you? I am going to be honest if you are not level 20 you are at a disadvantage.

But Rumble = Shotgunning all day

I'm level 26. Still get completely owned by almost every weapon fired at me.

 

[TerryWogan]

The Crucible is the best thing about this game.

Ridiculous. It's by far the worst thing. The maps are crap and the game is fundamentally unbalanced and broken. Most of the weapons are redundant, barring the few that can one-shot people. It's dire.

 

[nicoga3000]

This so much. I enjoy doing strikes but the payouts are way too low for the investment they take. I can probably generate more rep by doing bounties and patrol.

They should definitely up the reward on strikes to something like 7-10 marks instead of what, 3?

 

[Owlowiscious]

which exotic bounty do I pick between thorn, bad juju, and invective (hand cannon, pulse rifle, or shotgun)? And why?

 

[Xater]

They should definitely up the reward on strikes to something like 7-10 marks instead of what, 3?

Yep and rep should be doubled or tripled.

 

[Brazil]

Ridiculous. It's by far the worst thing. The maps are crap and the game is fundamentally unbalanced and broken. Most of the weapons are redundant, barring the few that can one-shot people. It's dire.

Two of the maps are crap, and I can steamroll the shit out of any mode with any weapon but the Sniper Rifle.

¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[MistaPropella]

They should definitely up the reward on strikes to something like 7-10 marks instead of what, 3?

Yeah absolutely, 3 Marks for the Time you spent to complete a strike is way to low.

 

[Bunta]

I finally hit 26. Just hit rank 2 with FWC and bought boots / gauntlets.

 

[Tovarisc]

They should definitely up the reward on strikes to something like 7-10 marks instead of what, 3?

25 glimmer for killing boss, not even gear loot, is just pure joke also. If I have to spend a lot of time on bulletsponge boss at least give me proper amount of cash.

 

[Revolutionary]

Wtf the Speaker didn't restock the class items at all. Just emblems.

 

[FF Seraphim]

Anyone post this map of Events for Earth yet? Looks like I know how I am going to grind for Vanguard Marks this weekend.

 

[Ken]

You have to do a chest run right at the landing point. You will get helium from the chests and from helium spots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9qZKuvwsSw

Got like almost 50 in under an hour.

Also this is my Guardian right now. It#s weird that the website doesn't show all the markings on the armor:

Yeah I should have totally gone Titan.

Warlock gear is okay but all the vendor legendary vests are hideous.

 

[PhatSaqs]

Exotic weapon bounty to kill 500 guardians in crucible with void damage.. dieing hinders progress? No thanks.
Updated progress after landing a void shotty with full auto mod. My KD is 0.59 but i'll get there eventually lol.

 

[VE3TRO]

You have to do a chest run right at the landing point. You will get helium from the chests and from helium spots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9qZKuvwsSw

Got like almost 50 in under an hour.

Also this is my Guardian right now. It#s weird that the website doesn't show all the markings on the armor:

Looks shit hot, basically what I'm aiming for but in different shade.

 

[R0ckman]

Level 27 hunter, Wednesday (today) at about 6:30 PM CST, I'm going to be on doing the weekly strike, I think I'll need two GAFers, my friend is at level 24 with not many legendary equips, can't handle it (tried today). I'm on PS4 my name is arekkusu77. Just PM if interested so I'm not shifting through the topic. Thanks!

I'll try again since it was late when I asked.

 

[Hawkian]

They should definitely up the reward on strikes to something like 7-10 marks instead of what, 3?

Level 24 strikes award 6 marks

Public events, patrol missions, bounties.

Patrols and bounties do not award marks.

speaking of marks, since you can't buy other class gear with vanguard marks, is anyone even going to bother capping once you get a set of equipment you like?

You could give weapons to other classes, yeah?

 

[Frillen]

Finally got my first Legendary weapon/armor from a legendary engram. The Comedian Shotgun, nice!

 

[X-Frame]

Still, I want to be sure he didn't mean 25 rep. Why would spinmetal give 250 rep when strike playlist gives 25, and patrols give 10? Seems pretty skewed.

It's 25 rep, not 250.

 

[nicoga3000]

25 glimmer for killing boss, not even gear loot, is just pure joke also. If I have to spend a lot of time on bulletsponge boss at least give me proper amount of cash.

Yep and rep should be doubled or tripled.

Yeah absolutely, 3 Marks for the Time you spent to complete a strike is way to low.

Glad it's universal and not just me. I forgot about the shitty glimmer. 25 is laughable. Like, Bungie - really?

Don't get me wrong - I LOVE strikes. I love bosses, farming the strikes to improve strats and make them quicker and quicker. However, the ROI is pathetic.

 

[Ken]

You could give weapons to other classes, yeah?

Sure, or you could give the ones you are using on your main I think? Nothing seems to be soulbound in this game.

 

[FF Seraphim]

Yeah I should have totally gone Titan.

Warlock gear is okay but all the vendor legendary vests are hideous.

I think my Warlock Vest looks pretty cool....

 

[Hyun Sai]

Anyone post this map of Events for Earth yet? Looks like I know how I am going to grind for Vanguard Marks this weekend.

Nice. I insist on the fact that "High chance" does not equal "100%" chance, but it's a great ratio so far.

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

I'm pretty damn addicted to PvP at this point, getting close to Crucible rank 2. I still have that feeling in the back of my mind that Bungie missed the boat here though; just a few more playlists, some focus on balance, team chat for crying out loud, and rewards more reflective of one's performance.

Balance is the big annoyance for me though, I mean Bungie is known for it, yet after years of development were they completely blind to the fact that auto rifles dominate crucible? I could have played 5 games and told you that, yet they needed a Beta with a million complaints and the weapon balance still isn't fixed (although it is better). The supers also need to be toned down somehow. I wish they were all more tactical like the Titan Defender's bubble shield. They should be something that isn't "press button to kill 2-3 enemies", rather "press button to give you a specific advantage that helps you kill more enemies".

But it is what it is, and it is still fun. I'll continue to binge tonight.

 

[Ken]

I think my Warlock Vest looks pretty cool....

that is the one i have and i hate the skirt

i had a cool blue rarity chestpiece with a tattered skirt and open front but no vanity options makes me sad

 

[PaulKersey]

By the way, this might be common knowledge now, but I found out last night on my alt that I can go directly to the subclass before hitting 15. So I guess only one character needs to hit 15.

 

[TerryWogan]

As far as I can tell, anything negative in this thread is ignored, and there isn't really any discussion going on. It's like a constant stream of individual thoughts with nobody bothering to respond to them. What's the point?

 

[E92 M3]

Exotic weapon bounty to kill 500 guardians in crucible with void damage.. dieing hinders progress? No thanks.

Give me bounty please

 

[FF Seraphim]

that is the one i have and i hate the skirt

i had a cool blue rarity chestpiece with a tattered skirt and open front but no vanity options makes me sad

Oh okay I will agree that if i could get a tattered vest I would totally go for it. Just makes it look like my guy had gone through some shit.

Maybe I will get lucky and a legendary/exotic will drop that is tattered... LOL who am I kidding

 

[Darklord]

As far as I can tell, anything negative in this thread is ignored, and there isn't really any discussion going on. It's like a constant stream of individual thoughts with nobody bothering to respond to them. What's the point?

Because there's 85 Destiny threads for bitching, this is one for enjoying the game.

 

[ComputerBlue]

Anyone having a problem with their bounties?

Mine aren't progressing for some reason, I've just spent 10 minutes working on two. Killing Hive Majors or Ultras and killing 3 or more enemies with a super, and after farming the 10 or so kills I checked to see my progress having felt like I should have finished and there was no progress, also had 3 instances where I killed 4-5 enemies with one super and that hasn't progressing either.

wtf...

 

[pfkas]

I usually call my online characters Wogan. Kind of like an ironic Middle-Earth name.