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[Bizazedo]

Rugioh and Afro, if you guys PvP, add me. I'm US Eastern, but love the PvP the most and would (usually) prioritize it.

Except for tonight. Vanguard tonight!

 

[X-Frame]

I'm currently 24, trying to hit 26 in time for the raid tomorrow. Any tips to farm for light gear?

Did you pick a Faction to represent? If not, check to see if you have enough rep to buy an armor piece from the Crucible or Vanguard handler. If both, even better. You can technically use 65 Vanguard marks @ Rank 2 reputation to buy gauntlets, chest, or boots -- and then use 65 Crucible marks @ Rank 2 reputation to buy gauntlets, chest, or boots. Obviously don't pick the same gear piece.

Then upgrade them both and you should hit 26.

If you need marks and/or rep, play the Strike playlists and Patrol missions for Vanguard and PvP for Crucible. Bounties also help tremendously.

 

[purg3]

okay, so where in the companion app do you see your faction rep progress? Didn't want to put it on my phone because of the DestinyGAF group, I get notifications from that every couple of minutes it seems since I'm an admin on there.

 

[Hollow]

I heard something about not dying in 5 strikes. I'm not sure how much truth there is to that and if true dunno whether it has to be 5 in a row or not...

I have a friend that rarely plays strikes and when he does he just charges right in and dies all the time. He's on his 3rd exotic bounty so I don't think that's it.

I haven't got one either and I rarely die in PvE.

 

[hydruxo]

I don't know if this is something Bungie would ever do, but something like the rifts (randomly generated levels with random enemies, environments and loot) in Diablo 3 would be really cool and add some more replay value.

 

[E92 M3]

I love how the sky darkens before a public event happens. I've done a few on Mars yesterday, but they still happen way too sparsely. Didn't Bungie increase the frequency?

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

okay, so where in the companion app do you see your faction rep progress? Didn't want to put it on my phone because of the DestinyGAF group, I get notifications from that every couple of minutes it seems since I'm an admin on there.

Tower Map > Faction Bro > Click on Faction Bro

 

[LtOrange]

Is New Monarchy the way to go for the blade dancer subclass?

 

[LollipoPReapeR]

I have a friend that rarely plays strikes and when he does he just charges right in and dies all the time. He's on his 3rd exotic bounty so I don't think that's it.

I haven't got one either and I rarely die in PvE.

That's an exotic bounty itself, not a trick to getting exotic bounties in general.

Ah ok. Thanks for clearing that up. Man I really want one...

 

[gatti-man]

finally got a legendary helmet... for the wrong class!!

it's called 'HELM OF NO TOMORROW" titan class helmet.

Crap that's the helmet I want

 

[rugioh]

Rugioh and Afro, if you guys PvP, add me. I'm US Eastern, but love the PvP the most and would (usually) prioritize it.

Except for tonight. Vanguard tonight!

I've already got you added, so once I get off work I'll hit you up if I see you on.

 

[LaneDS]

Can you have more than one exotic bounty active at once? My brother accepted one early on without knowing what the rewards are (still technically don't) and was disappointed to find it was probably a hand cannon which he's not a fan of. Wondering if he'll possibly get a chance at another before finishing the first.

 

[E92 M3]

Is New Monarchy the way to go for the blade dancer subclass?

I'd like to know as well. So far, I'm leveling Crucible though. I want to know what I'm missing by ignoring factions and sticking with basic crucible.

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Also, how many bounties does it take to receive an exotic one? Or is it all about luck? I haven't gotten a single one yet. Honestly thinking my dice are broken when it comes to giving me cool stuff, haha.

 

[X-Frame]

Titans, do any of you use the Increased Control or Catapult option for your Lift ability?

I keep going back to the height evolution as Catapult seems to not offer much of a speed difference to make up for the much less height ability.

 

[nicoga3000]

Question about missed engrams.

If I'm just out farming on patrol and leave some blue engrams on the ground, when I go back to the tower, will they be there? Or is it only if I complete a strike or mission and forget the engrams? Like, what's the stipulation regarding getting blue/purple/yellow engrams returned to me if I just leave it on the ground?

Repost!

 

[stargateheaven]

aw i want that one

crazy how you can randomly get faction stuff

I got it from a regular captain during the earth strike.. lol. i thought i'd have to do something hard to get legendary.

 

[Cømet]

That's all my crucible bounties for the day done, now to do some housework, shower and eat, and then I'll finish off the vanguard ones and get back in the strike playlist.



It's funny how much I enjoy control now, when I used to hate zone control games. Didn't know I could wreck bubbles with my fist of havoc, that'll be useful considering the ridiculous number of campothon titan defenders in control now.



Also, I want an exotic bounty now pls

 

[EL CUCO]

So I have a question, GAF.

I'm a level 21. Does XP still amount to anything, or is that voided after you hit 20?

 

[MADGAME]

Could you please explain how to get exotic bounties?

I'm not entirely certain what triggered it. It popped up on my screen after turning in a bounty, so I believe it may be related to any or all of the following:

Number of bounties completed
Variety of bounties completed: Crucible, All PVE types (weapon kills, Strike targets, etc)
Reaching Vanguard Rank 2
RNG or other mechanical factor

I was given a choice of 4 bounties to choose from, but it did not tell you the reward. You are given the option of a task (I chose moon raid). After accepting, the other 3 choices disappeared and it was revealed the reward would be a hand cannon (barf). After doing the raid, I had to go back to the moon and kill 500 Hive. Then I was given task #3, which is killing guardians in Crucible with void damage. Currently trudging through that one. The verbiage around the missions was neat, indicating the weapon is "alive" in some way, feeding off the energy of the dead Hive, light of fallen guardians, etc. Nice touch.

 

[purg3]

Titans, do any of you use the Increased Control or Catapult option for your Lift ability?

I keep going back to the height evolution as Catapult seems to not offer much of a speed difference to make up for the much less height ability.

nope, I've just stuck with the increased height. Didn't notice much of a difference with the other two.

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

I think they randomly give them to you. I haven't seen one.

I got mine by beating all other bounties that day so I guess that's how it works.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Play the strike playlist and crucible!

That's what I've been doing! I've got helmets and chestpieces and arms out the wazoo, but NO LEGS raaaage

Remember, upgrading your gear increases it's Light stat too.

It's all fully upgraded

 

[Bravo123]

I don't think you're playing it properly, tbh. I don't bother defending unless we control all points. You capture faster with more teammates so dying while defending a control point is pointless in this mode, imo.

But it's hard to keep control points when your team leaves the points defenseless while trying to cap another flag. Then losing that flag when trying to cap an other etc
It should be 2 people capping/defending each flag ideally , that's why it's 6v6.

It's early days so maybe people will improve over time.

 

[PacinoMan]

So I have a question, GAF.

I'm a level 21. Does XP still amount to anything, or is that voided after you hit 20?

It still matters. After 20 you get a new bar and eerytime it fills with XP you get a Mote of Light.

 

[Homeboyd]

Titans, do any of you use the Increased Control or Catapult option for your Lift ability?

I keep going back to the height evolution as Catapult seems to not offer much of a speed difference to make up for the much less height ability.

I use increase control. Catapult is horrible.

 

[blackdevil]

JESUS CHRIST......... -.-"

well atleast i just got a legendary helmet with 18+ light out of a blue engram my first ever. So happy.

 

[Polarburr]

You also get rep from doing patrol missions. This goes well with getting Spinmetal and things like it to turn in for more rep.

But yeah, Crucible is the fastest - bar none. No need to worry about spongey bosses.

least im doing something right then. haha! so if im correct, people do the strikes in hopes of getting the loot they want/need, then they kick ass in crucible with said loot to farm crucible marks, then they buy the loot they want? im assuming thats the general formula people are doing. i keep doing 5 strikes and then 3 pvps. yes, i have no life. :|

 

[BannedEpisode]

look what just dropped...

I got excited because I thought the description for this item was in Spanish. That would have been kinda neat.

 

[LollipoPReapeR]

Repost!

Generally if the engrams are just forgotten they should reappear. But for example if they fall off the cliff while nexus farming, you won't get them back. I've had a few engrams I forgotten that were returned to me via post. I'm not sure if this system works 100% of the time though. Plus this only works for blue and above engrams.

 

[Anoregon]

So I have a question, GAF.

I'm a level 21. Does XP still amount to anything, or is that voided after you hit 20?

XP is still needed to rank up weapons and further unlock subclass abilities.

 

[Cømet]

But it's hard to keep control points when your team leaves the points defenseless while trying to cap another flag. Then losing that flag when trying to cap an other etc
It should be 2 people capping/defending each flag ideally , that's why it's 6v6.

It's early days so maybe people will improve over time.

The problem is when you go to cap a flag/stay and defend the one you're at, and the whole enemy team show up at once.


I'm constantly on the move in control, and it's great fun. Much rather be charging around smashing enemies and stopping them from capping other zones than sitting at one waiting.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

That's what I've been doing! I've got helmets and chestpieces and arms out the wazoo, but NO LEGS raaaage

I got supes lucky to get my legs and push me over the top to 21.

 

[jiiikoo]

There are some "Heroic" mission bounties, do those mean the daily heroic mission you get everyday or does it just have to be a normal mission with the difficulty increased?

 

[MADGAME]

Have you gotten to use this upgrade yet? I got it on a scout rifle last night but haven't upgraded to it yet. Any idea how big the AOE for it is? I assume it has to be pretty small.

Not yet, but upgrading it is high on my priority list. I can report back when complete unless someone else already knows.

 

[LollipoPReapeR]

I use increase control. Catapult is horrible.

I'm a warlock and I choose control over speed everytime. But for PvP I use blink.

 

[scarletham]

I think there should definitely be an AFK timer / activity monitor in crucibles.

 

[ultron87]

But it's hard to keep control points when your team leaves the points defenseless while trying to cap another flag. Then losing that flag when trying to cap an other etc
It should be 2 people capping/defending each flag ideally , that's why it's 6v6.

It's early days so maybe people will improve over time.

I think it is better to move around because kills are what actually wins you the game in Control. Moving in a bigger group makes it easier to kill multiple enemies without taking any losses yourself. Sitting in defensive positions seems like a good way to get bum rushed by a big group or multikilled by a super or rocket launcher.

 

[Bunta]

There are some "Heroic" mission bounties, do those mean the daily heroic mission you get everyday or does it just have to be a normal mission with the difficulty increased?

I would like to know this, too.

 

[Byron Bluth]

My first day back at work, took last week off to play. Put in 1 day 16 hours 6 minutes and 53 seconds.

I need to get home from work asap!!! Gahhhhhhhh. Just made it to level 25 last night and I want to get to 26 for the raid tomorrow!

I hope I can do it at level 25 at least.

 

[EL CUCO]

It still matters. After 20 you get a new bar and eerytime it fills with XP you get a Mote of Light.

XP is still needed to rank up weapons and further unlock subclass abilities.

Thanks, guys

 

[cnorwood]

Damn I thought the scout rifle was my facorite type until I started using the hand cannon, amazing in the crucible

 

[stargateheaven]

JESUS CHRIST......... -.-"

well atleast i just got a legendary helmet with 18+ light out of a blue engram my first ever. So happy.

is there any point to even playing multiplayer? isnt it better just to stand there? lol

 

[Dylan Sexbang]

I would like to know this, too.

These are just the Mission selected with the Heroic Modifier. Which would be any difficulty past the initial difficulty.

 

[WITHE1982]

JESUS CHRIST......... -.-"

well atleast i just got a legendary helmet with 18+ light out of a blue engram my first ever. So happy.

I'm gonna randomly try this in PVP tonight. Finish a match with 0 kills and 0 deaths and see if anything drops.

 

[-tetsuo-]

I'm beginning to think that the Raids not having matchmaking is mostly the result of the baffling decision not to let people talk in Matchmade fireteams.

It is just hard to believe how lackluster the social stuff is in this game. I only have 1 friend I play this game with. I have been looking forward to this raid and now I probably can't play the shit. UggggggGGGGGHGGHGHHHHhh

 

[LollipoPReapeR]

Guys what happened to locking subclasses? Wasn't that the whole point of the third slot? I've fully upgraded Voidwalker but no locking symbol.

 

[Bunta]

These are just the Mission selected with the Heroic Modifier. Which would be any difficulty past the initial difficulty.

Ok, thanks.

 

[jiiikoo]

These are just the Mission selected with the Heroic Modifier. Which would be any difficulty past the initial difficulty.

Ah, thank you. Might do those then. I was under the impression they were dailies and I was waiting for them to show up on there lol. Feel like an idiot now.

 

[Sullichin]

Why does all armor for a class look the same

 

[todd360]

It is just hard to believe how lackluster the social stuff is in this game. I only have 1 friend I play this game with. I have been looking forward to this raid and now I probably can't play the shit. UggggggGGGGGHGGHGHHHHhh

Lol your on neogaf. Just come here tomorrow and ask if anyone needs another raid member. I guarantee someone will pick you up. The neogaf community is awesome.