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[Beaulieu]

Also does anyone think the raid will take place on

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Mercury? Because if so, do you think we'll end up going to a new planet in the near future? I noticed in Rumble, we play on a Mercury map. It's also mentioned in the story how the Vex took it over and turned it into a planet-sized machine.

? raid is on venus man....

 

[Some Nobody]

No. I'm not playing awoken but during the cutscenes I actually was thinking, "Do different races have different cutscenes?! This would be weird ifI was awoken."

It was weird. They were talking all this Awoken stuff and the whole time I could only think, "....So what am I again?"

 

[Steel]

I'm pretty sure it's going to be on Venus.

Isn't the pvp map on Mercury something related to glass? I can't quite remember.

 

[Citizen_Insane]

Also does anyone think the raid will take place on

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Mercury? Because if so, do you think we'll end up going to a new planet in the near future? I noticed in Rumble, we play on a Mercury map. It's also mentioned in the story how the Vex took it over and turned it into a planet-sized machine.

The one on Tueday is Venus, you can see it on the map now, but they'll probably add more over time and those could be anywhere.

 

[Garland7G]

Also does anyone think the raid will take place on

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Mercury? Because if so, do you think we'll end up going to a new planet in the near future? I noticed in Rumble, we play on a Mercury map. It's also mentioned in the story how the Vex took it over and turned it into a planet-sized machine.

Its on Venus

 

[IAmRandom31]

I got to lvl20 and now I'm confused. I've read posts and reviews on it but I'm still lost lol... something about crucible or vanguard and light something <.<

Rare gear will now drop with Light attribute. Like 5 for arms for example. Get a certain amount of light on your armor and you gain a new level.

I've slowly kept gaining light with new rare drops for the last few days. Now a couple from 23. The gear now as multiple skills on the tree too. I have a helm that gains super energy with grenade kills. Muwahaha

 

[Afrocious]

I got to lvl20 and now I'm confused. I've read posts and reviews on it but I'm still lost lol... something about crucible or vanguard and light something <.<

lol check this out:

The way I see it, endgame is currently as such:

1) Get to level 20.

2) Figure out which faction you want to do and level it. I stuck with Vanguard and Crucible.

3) Along the way, you'll get a ton of blues and a million greens. Eat all the greens to level up your blues to get as much light and much damage as possible.

4) Finally be able to do the Raid, which I think will drop purples. Swap out blue gear with purples.

5) Sooner or later, you'll be able to buy purple gear from the vendors. At this point, you can begin worrying about stats. True customization begins here.

I'm pretty sure it's going to be on Venus.

Yeah, i forgot. I even see the marker for it on Venus. However, I find it odd we do play on Mercury yet can't visit it in the game.

I guess that's for the Expansion.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

The way I see it, endgame is currently as such:

1) Get to level 20.

2) Figure out which faction you want to do and level it. I stuck with Vanguard and Crucible.

3) Along the way, you'll get a ton of blues and a million greens. Eat all the greens to level up your blues to get as much light and much damage as possible.

4) Finally be able to do the Raid, which I think will drop purples. Swap out blue gear with purples.

5) Sooner or later, you'll be able to buy purple gear from the vendors. At this point, you can begin worrying about stats. True customization begins here.

Nah. You can buy the legendary items from the people if you do bounties and patrol missions enough times. I'm at vanguard level 2. I already bought my warlock bond and my boots.

 

[AusRoachman]

So finally finished all the story missions. WOW WTF was that. Whilst the black garden looked amazing its all just window dressing.

Also (with some minor spoilers, but its hard to spoil a non existant story)

Reef -

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What is the point of The Reef, 2 cutscenes and nothing ? great way to make the map/world seem bigger then it actually is

Story (lol) -

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So i kill the darkness, but apparently all the levels are the same, enemies are the same , so i didnt actually do anything ?

Only reason i am having fun because the gunplay is awesome and coop with friends but if i was forced to solo this i would be MASSIVELY DISSAPOINTED.

I expected a lot more from the devs of halo and all its lore.

 

[Seil]

Rare gear will now drop with Light attribute. Like 5 for arms for example. Get a certain amount of light on your armor and you gain a new level.

I've slowly kept gaining light with new rare drops for the last few days. Now a couple from 23. The gear now as multiple skills on the tree too. I have a helm that gains super energy with grenade kills. Muwahaha

The amount of light isn't tied to gear type, but level. Level 20 blue armor will always have 13 light when not upgraded and 15 after upgrading. Legendary is always 18 prior to upgrades, exotic is 21.

 

[Afrocious]

Isn't the pvp map on Mercury something related to glass? I can't quite remember.

Precisely. That's was so odd.

I'm willing to bet we simply go through a portal on Venus and end up on Mercury. I feel like that's the case with that map I just played on.

 

[Karak]

You don't get a chance for seeing Legendaries, really, until 20, so that makes sense.

And yeah, two 20's here as well (well 20, almost 24). Both Titans, XB1 and PS4, holla. Big shout out to everyday math for tipping us off when shingen-E was for sale from the gunsmith, helped my lower level Titan on XB1 out.

I should have said above 20.
26 light and 24 light. With maybe 16 hours of grinding random places.

 

[Afrocious]

Nah. You can buy the legendary items from the people if you do bounties and patrol missions enough times. I'm at vanguard level 2. I already bought my warlock bond and my boots.

I said that, but yeah, you could get purples before doing the raid. I'm still correct however.

 

[SuicidalSteve]

Finished the 2nd moon level and now while the game is a solid and fantastic shooter. Where is the story?

It feels like a bunch of firefight missions from odst and reach or even the spartan ops mode in 4

Still loving it but it feels like story took a back seat here

I was loving the music too. Such a score should be complimented on what you are doing in game. I felt like I had no motivation or mainly just felt confused

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I said that, but yeah, you could get purples before doing the raid. I'm still correct however.

the reason I mention it is because I can't recommend doing missions underleveled, nevermind the raid. Doing half/way less damage is not recommended. It sucks. I won't attempt the raid till I'm at least 25 (assuming that's the level for it).

 

[Oublieux]

Despite all the naggings regarding the Crucible, I think it can eventually be tweaked to reach a nice balance. The weapons I see most frequently are: Autorifles, shotguns, fusion rifles, sniper rifles, and rocket launchers. I see pulse rifles and scout rifles to a lesser degree, and hand cannons and machine guns are almost non-existent. Despite the prevalence of autorifles, it's overall a nice mix.

I actually think people are undervaluing the use of pulse rifles and scout rifles. I use the former for all my games and consistently rank at least 1st-3rd. Scout rifles are more situation specific and better for open maps due to range.

 

[Bizazedo]

Do you get Vanguard Marks from Patrol missions? Or is it the Public Events that you get them from? Does it matter if you have a faction item equipped or not?

Marks come from finishing the public events (you get four from them) and from farming the mats to turn in to the Vanguard. You get 5 marks per 50 materials and also 150 reputation.

You also get seemingly anything from the chests. I got a spaceship and a strange coin tonight.the chests also give you currency even more materials. Naturally you can also kill mobs for their drops to. Unfortunately if you want Vanguard marks and reputation this seems to be the best way to do it. This strike list is s*** by comparison

Am I the only one that finds it really odd that the queen ignores the fact that I am awoken?

I like the game a lot. Story is so bad. if I wanted to write a fanfiction story I do not even know where I would begin.

 

[Seil]

the reason I mention it is because I can't recommend doing missions underleveled, nevermind the raid. Doing half/way less damage is not recommended. It sucks. I won't attempt the raid till I'm at least 25 (assuming that's the level for it).

It's level 26, but they said you have to be at least 25 to access it.

 

[Afrocious]

the reason I mention it is because I can't recommend doing missions underleveled, nevermind the raid. Doing half/way less damage is not recommended. It sucks. I won't attempt the raid till I'm at least 25 (assuming that's the level for it).

It's 26 and I know what you mean. You can be one-level below and still be 1-shotted.

Will the Raid just be for level 26s? Will it have different difficulties like everything else in the game? Like having difficulties for 24s, 26s, etc.

Also, I have the Nightfall Weekly showing up, but it's talking about being level 28. wtf

 

[Darth Ghandi]

So happy my second legendary was an item I could actually use (heavy machine gun).
Having a struggle getting past 23. I'm guessing I must grind marks and rep with the vanguard so I can get me a legendary
Any tips for the grind ahead?

 

[grimmiq]

Wooo hit level 15 cryptarch, 2 legendaries and a rare engram...get 3 rares..

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Something had to have happened with the narrative. There is no way they thought this through. It's not even bad, it's just not there. Like there is no real anything pushing you forward. It's one of the craziest things I have ever witnessed in gaming.

 

[Seil]

It's 26 and I know what you mean. You can be one-level below and still be 1-shotted.

Will the Raid just be for level 26s? Will it have different difficulties like everything else in the game? Like having difficulties for 24s, 26s, etc.

Also, I have the Nightfall Weekly showing up, but it's talking about being level 28. wtf

They've said it has at least one higher difficulty.

 

[ChawlieTheFair]

Wooo hit level 15 cryptarch, 2 legendaries and a rare engram...get 3 rares..

All Hail The Traveler.

 

[Jest Chillin]

Reef -

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What is the point of The Reef, 2 cutscenes and nothing ? great way to make the map/world seem bigger then it actually is

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It introduces you to The Queen of the Awoken, who we will be seeing again. Likely before the end of this month if the Bungie Event Schedule is accurate.

Story (lol) -

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So i kill the darkness, but apparently all the levels are the same, enemies are the same , so i didnt actually do anything ?

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You didn't kill The Darkness. You killed one dark entity that was preventing The Traveler from healing. Likewise you destroyed some kind of Hive communion device on The Moon that was also hindering The Traveler.

Bungie appears to have designed the story to play out more like episodes rather than a movie. They've introduced characters and plot threads that will continue on as they release more content (both free and paid apparently).

 

[Afrocious]

So happy my second legendary was an item I could actually use (heavy machine gun).
Having a struggle getting past 23. I'm guessing I must grind marks and rep with the vanguard so I can get me a legendary
Any tips for the grind ahead?

Protip: You're going to have an easier time getting legendary gear from the Crucible/PvP factions if you enjoy PvP. You get marks and rep from them way faster than Vanguard stuff.

The grind is a lot more pleasant with friends too. Also, I say don't farm because that shit is mind-numbing.

 

[EmmaWatsonButt]

Again, do the exotic bounties pop up randomly? Or do you have to complete all of the crucible + vanguard bounties first?

Really would like another exotic item!

 

[malfcn]

For new characters, do you do the story again?

 

[ChawlieTheFair]

Again, do the exotic bounties pop up randomly? Or do you have to complete all of the crucible + vanguard bounties first?

Really would like another exotic item!

I got mine after turning in 3 other bounties, seemed just random luck though.

 

[darkwing]

I agree, loot is fine as is. 10 year plan, can't have all the best gear before week 1 ends.

as another said, what happens if you get the best gear possible in the second week

 

[Afrocious]

Again, do the exotic bounties pop up randomly? Or do you have to complete all of the crucible + vanguard bounties first?

Really would like another exotic item!

I've heard of these but never have seen any.

Also, is there an efficient way to upgrade weapons? These exotics are going to take a million years, but that makes sense since they're the top weapons.

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It introduces you to The Queen of the Awoken, who we will be seeing again. Likely before the end of this month if the Bungie Event Schedule is accurate.

Spoiler

You didn't kill The Darkness. You killed one dark entity that was preventing The Traveler from healing. Likewise you destroyed some kind of Hive communion device on The Moon that was also hindering The Traveler.

Bungie appears to have designed the story to play out more like episodes rather than a movie. They've introduced characters and plot threads that will continue on as they release more content (both free and paid apparently).

I sincerely hope what you say is what Bungie has planned. If that's the case, I am on board.

 

[Karak]

Something had to have happened with the narrative. There is no way they thought this through. It's not even bad, it's just not there. Like there is no real anything pushing you forward. It's one of the craziest things I have ever witnessed in gaming.

You aren't the only one. I was in IRC with a couple other reviewers and there is actually a good deal of confusion as to how some of this came together from such a team. Odd.

Back to the game. Beat it for a second time. Ya. Still think it is anticlimatic and odd to then pretend you DIDN'T win the game.

 

[Garland7G]

For new characters, do you do the story again?

yes, you share bank vaults and money tho

 

[darkwing]

For new characters, do you do the story again?

Yup, including the non skippable story, which is fine because it is LOTR level stuff

 

[malfcn]

9 blues just gave me 2 greens and 1 mote. Never going to get anything cool.

 

[DocSeuss]

Do I just keep playing to up my light level?

 

[Hawkian]

weekly heroic down, thx toasty and wallach. best thing so far

You guys were using arc damage throughout this thing, right? hooboy

 

[Afrocious]

My bank is filled with a million blues that I actually miss greens now.

 

[Byron Bluth]

The raid is going to take 14 hours or more???

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=118020833&postcount=4108

Does it save progress? Because damn. Won't be until the weekend for me then.

 

[Ken]

Do I just keep playing to up my light level?

No, you need gear with light points on it.

The raid is going to take 14 hours or more???

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=118020833&postcount=4108

Does it save progress? Because damn. Won't be until the weekend for me then.

Do you know what progression raiding is?

 

[Some Nobody]

Something had to have happened with the narrative. There is no way they thought this through. It's not even bad, it's just not there. Like there is no real anything pushing you forward. It's one of the craziest things I have ever witnessed in gaming.

IMO the weird thing is that the lore is clearly there. It's clear that SOME thought went into all this, but not nearly enough. This game is missing way too many characters.

 

[Garland7G]

as another said, what happens if you get the best gear possible in the second week

You sell your console, since you obviously waste too much time playing video games

 

[Bizazedo]

9 blues just gave me 2 greens and 1 mote. Never going to get anything cool.

it would be hilarious if they were trolling people who farm the Nexus and preventing them from getting legendaries

 

[ChawlieTheFair]

The raid is going to take 14 hours or more???

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=118020833&postcount=4108

Does it save progress? Because damn. Won't be until the weekend for me then.

I honestly can't imagine it would be that hard or take that long.

 

[Afrocious]

The raid is going to take 14 hours or more???



Does it save progress? Because damn. Won't be until the weekend for me then.

God no. Raids don't last 14 hours or are made to last that long. That's because the folks kept dying and returning.

It'll be interesting to see how Destiny implements lockouts and tracking them.

 

[Some Nobody]

Yup, including the non skippable story, which is fine because it is LOTR level stuff

Is this sarcasm or do you just despise LOTR, lol.

 

[Spineker]

I'm going to choose to believe that I'm not getting any Exotics/Legendaries because Bungie know I'm just too good.

 

[Korten]

I know it's random but seriously... wtf...

 

[AaronWatermelon]

The way I see it, endgame is currently as such:

1) Get to level 20.

2) Figure out which faction you want to do and level it. I stuck with Vanguard and Crucible.

3) Along the way, you'll get a ton of blues and a million greens. Eat all the greens to level up your blues to get as much light and much damage as possible.

4) Finally be able to do the Raid, which I think will drop purples. Swap out blue gear with purples.

5) Sooner or later, you'll be able to buy purple gear from the vendors. At this point, you can begin worrying about stats. True customization begins here.

Loot is so sporadic than you can get lucky like me and already have a majority of purps. (Though I have already bought PVP gear and a Xur item)

 

[malfcn]

it would be hilarious if they were trolling people who farm the Nexus and preventing them from getting legendaries

I was doing the Conflux in Ishtar.