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

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N° 2048

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Hawkian said:
Wait, did you see the first guide?

Bounties are the main source of rep, and the only one for Crucible rep. If you've done all the daily bounties, make sure to also do the Daily Heroic and Weekly Heroic (also give good rep).

The 24 Vanguard strike playlist is then the next best, but it's primarily for marks (6 marks, 25 rep each strike).

Crucible marks are only earned by playing PvP matches. 3 win, 2 lose.

edit: Oh, you are missing patrols for Vanguard. +10 or 25 rep a piece. Easy to knock out while doing other things on whatever planet, but low rep gain compared to bounties.

The "Do 6 beacon missions" bounties are the jackpot for Vanguard/Faction rep.


I hope I'm (potential spoilers, I guess?)
more benevolent than what people are saying about the traveler.
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I had not seen that, thanks a bunch!
 
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Scirrocco

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So it seems now I'm "that Guy'. The one who seems to piss everyone off to no end. The one who does really terribly

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but ends up getting the best reward.

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Even i was surprised. The only reward other people got was a few blues.

In my defense though I usually do better, just that match i was using an unlevelled sub class and unlevelled scout rifle.
 
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Hawkian

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jay23 said:
Buying green engrams to level up cryptarch is a waste of glimmer, unless you only need a little more xp to level up.
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Yes. Precisely. Only to be used if you're a hair away from the next threshold and don't care about wasting the glimmer on it :)
Savantcore said:
Buying engrams isn't worth it. 25,000 Glimmer will get you, what, 500 XP? Bad investment me thinks.
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Awful investment.


....guys, everything about the Cryptarch is horrible. He is the primary antagonist of this game. Do not give him more than necessary
 
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Union Carbine

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ryuken-d said:
Is there going to be some third sub-sub class? I saw the open spot and got excited.
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I wouldn't doubt it eventually. I think each of the main classes' current subclasses cover two out of the three energy types. That would leave one energy type open for a subclass. For example, Warlocks have a void subclass and a Fire subclass but no Arc subclass (yet). I imagine that, if there is a third Warlock subclass, it will be built around Arc energy.
 
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Guys...my IT department finally fixed my connection and now I can play to my heart's content! Add me on PS4: SharkJAW. I have class shortly but I'll be making up for lost time when I'm done.
 
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Oozer3993

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Doran902 said:
I honestly don't see them "fixing" anything. Nothing really needs to be fixed. You get gear through your factions and if you get drops that turn out to be for your class then you got lucky.
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No it's broken. You are more likely to get a lower level item (Uncommon or Rare) than you are a Legendary item. By almost double. That's just stupid considering how hard they are to come by.

PURPLE ENGRAM RARITY:

White: 0
Green: 2 \ 3.64%
Blue: 33 \ 60%
Purple: 19 \ 34.55%
Yellow: 1 \ 1.82%
 
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LiK

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Scirrocco said:
So it seems now I'm "that Guy'. The one who seems to piss everyone off to no end. The one who does really terribly



but ends up getting the best reward.



Even i was surprised. The only reward other people got was a few blues.

In my defense though I usually do better, just that match i was using an unlevelled sub class and unlevelled scout rifle.
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No shame. Laugh at them.
 
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Hawkian

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Union Carbine said:
I wouldn't doubt it eventually. I think each of the main classes' current subclasses cover two out of the three energy types. That would leave one energy type open for a subclass. For example, Warlocks have a void subclass and a Fire subclass but no Arc subclass (yet). I imagine that, if there is a third Warlock subclass, it will be built around Arc energy.
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Yup!

Hunters no get void, Titans no get Fire, Warlocks no get Arc.
 
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Oozer3993 said:
No it's broken. You are more likely to get a lower level item (Uncommon or Rare) than you are a Legendary item. By almost double. That's just stupid considering how hard they are to come by.

PURPLE ENGRAM RARITY:

White: 0
Green: 2 3.64%
Blue: 33 60%
Purple: 19 34.55%
Yellow: 1 1.82%
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At the very least it should be just as likely to get a legendary over a blue imho. Regardless it doesn't bother me now as I never get them now and all I'm missing is the head and chest which one of them I'll go exotic.
 
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Hawkian

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Narmer212 said:
Fine then, as a more benevolent Traveler, be nice and GIMME SOME DAMN LEGENDARY GEAR YOU ASSHOLE!... I'm sorry, I didn't mean that, now may I please have some Legendary gear?

One actual question for you: I have yet to finish the campaign, I think I'm on like the level 14 story or something. Should I get the story completed or can it wait while I do bounties and strikes, etc? I'm just wondering if I get anything, gear or whatever, for finishing it.
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You get a weapon for it. It's interesting, the only weapon of its class I kind of enjoy, but not especially great.

But that said- I'd keep doing the story because you run the risk of outleveling it completely, and it's a fun challenge done as intended.
Oozer3993 said:
No it's broken. You are more likely to get a lower level item (Uncommon or Rare) than you are a Legendary item. By almost double. That's just stupid considering how hard they are to come by.

PURPLE ENGRAM RARITY:

White: 0
Green: 2 \ 3.64%
Blue: 33 \ 60%
Purple: 19 \ 34.55%
Yellow: 1 \ 1.82%
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There really is nothing wrong with that distribution. It's actually more tilted toward purple/exotic than I expected (more than a 1 in three chance of a legendary or exotic is really not that bad), though of course you need to account for the "other class" problem.

The primary issue with those engrams is that they are colored purple.
 
ethomaz

ethomaz

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Anybody down for Weakly Strike?

I need it for my Legendary quest .

PSN: ethomaz

PS. I'm the best and cool class lvl 25
Warlock
 
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Victory Red

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barneystuta83 said:
Thanks for the games last night, sorry I couldn't chat my girlfriend was in bed (and I am in the UK so didn't finish until 4am!)

Great use of tactics and I loved some of the shouts you and your friend were making "This Quincy guy is the best no mic guy ever, he listens!"
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Hell yeah man! Good times last night.

I'll be on tonight (and nearly every weeknight) around 7pm EST.
 
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Hawkian said:
Green engrams cost way more than heavy ammo synthesis and are a far inferior investment. They move cryptarch rank up like 2%. Not worth it!

Invest in Ammo Synthesis and you will not be led astray
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Ammo Synthesis are a waste. In every mission I've done except the Nightfall. You just empty out all your ammo, wait 30 seconds, then it refills.

In the nightfall, die on purpose, have someone revive you, and you have ammo again....
 
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Union Carbine

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Oozer3993 said:
No it's broken. You are more likely to get a lower level item (Uncommon or Rare) than you are a Legendary item. By almost double. That's just stupid considering how hard they are to come by.

PURPLE ENGRAM RARITY:

White: 0
Green: 2 \ 3.64%
Blue: 33 \ 60%
Purple: 19 \ 34.55%
Yellow: 1 \ 1.82%
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That's a TINY sample size. It's an interesting look at the RNG but it's hardly conclusive as to what the odds actually are.

Despite all the moaning and groaning around RNG, plenty of people have gotten plenty of rare loot and, as has been repeated endlessly, you are not dependent upon loot to upgrade your gear.
 
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Respect

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Giving glimmer to the Cryptarch is your tithe to the church of RNGesus. Don't listen to the heathens discouraging you from this!
 
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Cømet

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stan_marsh said:
Looking to get the vanguard/crucible rep up :p

Just curious if I'm missing anything other than patrol, bounties, strikes, and material turn ins for vanguard.

I believe PvP is the only way for crucible marks / rep too?
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You can sell materials to the PvP Q too for crucible marks and crucible/faction rep.


Scirrocco said:
So it seems now I'm "that Guy'. The one who seems to piss everyone off to no end. The one who does really terribly



but ends up getting the best reward.



Even i was surprised. The only reward other people got was a few blues.

In my defense though I usually do better, just that match i was using an unlevelled sub class and unlevelled scout rifle.
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D:<

That does it. I've gotta play five games of control anyway, I'm gonna spend two or three of them running round with a sniper rifle and nothing else. I will suck without trying to suck and get my exotic rocket launcher!
 
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Hawkian

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InvisibleStride said:
Ammo Synthesis are a waste. In every mission I've done except the Nightfall. You just empty out all your ammo, wait 30 seconds, then it refills.

In the nightfall, die on purpose, have someone revive you, and you have ammo again....
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what? This gives you heavy weapon ammo? you are wrinkling my brain.

edit: How can this be possible? Even if you ALL die and respawn, you retain the heavy weapon ammo you had on the previous life, even if it was zero. This seems crazily broken and I can't believe I wouldn't have noticed it thus far. Are you absolutely sure?
 
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Hawkian said:
You get a weapon for it. It's interesting, the only weapon of its class I kind of enjoy, but not especially great.

But that said- I'd keep doing the story because you run the risk of outleveling it completely, and it's a fun challenge done as intended.

There really is nothing wrong with that distribution. It's actually more tilted toward purple/exotic than I expected (more than a 1 in three chance of a legendary or exotic is really not that bad), though of course you need to account for the "other class" problem.

The primary issue with those engrams is that they are colored purple.
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Yeah, I think I'm pretty much outleveling it right now. I did level 12 and 13 last night and, when I beat each one, I thought, "that's it?" I think combined they took me a total of 15 mins
 
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Cømet

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OMG I just remembered Xur is coming tomorrow and I've got a shit ton of coins and motes :D C'mon tentacle face, gimme an exotic titan helm! Really hope he is selling exotic weapon engrams too, I want a chance at that sweet sweet monte carlo.
 
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Goreomedy said:
I like the way you think. Doing this now. Close to having Cryptarch level anyway.
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If you're looking to waste money go for it, but it won't do much good in terms of leveling up your cryptarch rank. It only gives about 10xp per engram if you buy from him, vs 150xp if you find in the wild.
 
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Homeboyd

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InvisibleStride said:
Ammo Synthesis are a waste. In every mission I've done except the Nightfall. You just empty out all your ammo, wait 30 seconds, then it refills.
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People keep saying this. What do you do to get it? We were doing the weekly earlier this week, I was the last guardian alive, ran out of primary ammo and sat there hiding for like 3 minutes. No ammo refill.
 
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Strider

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Hawkian said:
what? This gives you heavy weapon ammo? you are wrinkling my brain.

edit: How can this be possible? Even if you ALL die and respawn, you retain the heavy weapon ammo you had on the previous life, even if it was zero. This seems crazily broken and I can't believe I wouldn't have noticed it thus far. Are you absolutely sure?
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In the nightfall you won't receive heavy ammo when being revived, only primary. But I always just use that to kill the smaller adds (acolyte, thrall, etc) and then pick up heavy ammo from them. I've never once used Ammo synthesis in the 2 times I've gone through Nightfall.
 
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NoTacos said:
If you're looking to waste money go for it, but it won't do much good in terms of leveling up your cryptarch rank. It only gives about 10xp per engram if you buy from him, vs 150xp if you find in the wild.
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lol I love your avatar.




One last shoutout for pards to join me on the weekly heroic. Level 26 or 28 preferred, all classes welcome.
 
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I need a new helmet so bad. Got a legendary engram for a helmet and it turned blue... RNG hates me. At least I'm level 25 now. So close, so close

LFG for daily mission

PSN: Godsfavorite
 
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