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Destiny |OT31| The Courted Oryx (Spoiler Tag ALL Raid Discussion)
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tearsintherain
Member
How many Hadem Flakes do I need to collect for this quest?
I have 25 and no prompt yet
you just have to go talk to lord shaxx (crucible guy) it won't tell you that you are done when you get 25 flakes. take a few motes of light too, you need them as well iirc
I'm happy to help, 292 titan but there may just be too many people playing right now to try and match patrols. i was in a group earlier that was trying and they never got any groups to come together. PSN thediamondage. So far the best way just seems to be to stay in there and over time people join up.
I can go help if you guys want
EL CUCO
Member
I have 25 right now.. Its still showing incomplete.
Cool, just sent you a request. Anyone else?
Slammin_Hammon
Member
Do you have enough motes?
Jinjo
Member
Me please.
If you have got final rune I'm 295 and would love to complete that quest. PSN SonComet.
Join up on me then.
Let's do it.
EL CUCO
Member
Yup. 34 motes, 27 flake
Definity
Member
For the new page:
Anyone want to get a team together and give
(2nd raid boss) a try around 4PM eastern? I should have a couple of hours to burn. I have the checkpoint but not a team. 290+ light preferred.
Please send an invite to DefinityXMG and join the party I have open.
We still need two more!
Anyone want to get a team together and give
golgoroth
Please send an invite to DefinityXMG and join the party I have open.
We still need two more!
Jinjo
Member
xplicitone
Member
Went from Light 263 to 268. I had 2 chest engrams, one blue and one purple. I was at 233 light chest, which one would you do first?
I did the blue engram, got 275 and equipped it. And then purple engram gave me 1 less @ 274. I wonder what the other way around would have given?
Oh well, I can infuse it anyways if needed. Can I infuse a chest piece with a different gear type? Can I use an exotic?
I did the blue engram, got 275 and equipped it. And then purple engram gave me 1 less @ 274. I wonder what the other way around would have given?
Oh well, I can infuse it anyways if needed. Can I infuse a chest piece with a different gear type? Can I use an exotic?
igordennis
Member
Ocean are you grinding CoO? I only have a stolen rune but i would tag along to see if i get good drops.
Slammin_Hammon
Member
Hmm.. Don't know what the issue would be then.
Did all of you get two guns? I got just one gun and two moldering shards.
Go talk to Shaxx.
PrivateWHudson
Member
#forever288
I seem to have hit a wall. Most of my drops have been 260 for the longest time now. Do exotics not count toward advancing gear? Do > 290 things drop more in specific activities?
I seem to have hit a wall. Most of my drops have been 260 for the longest time now. Do exotics not count toward advancing gear? Do > 290 things drop more in specific activities?
Got Handcannon and AR. HC is 300 and AR 308
Vacation schmacation you're ahead of me.
edit: the contents of those engrams are based on the light level you were when they dropped, not when you decrypted.
Twilight Gap
Member
Luke, if you're reading I hope your team takes what I am about to say to heart.
I'll preface by saying that this isn't an official review, I haven't beaten the last boss, and anyone is welcome to disagree with me.
So what I want to say is I do not think the boss fights in this Raid are good. Mechanically, they are very interesting and uniquely complex and I enjoy that about them. The challenges in between bosses are also nice (especially the second one) and the scale of it is fantastic. It's a giant Raid and it'll be lots of fun when we're blowing through it.
But I don't think it's anywhere near the Vault of Glass. King's Fall to me is what Crota's End was supposed to be, only even then Crota's End managed to keep some of what the Vault of Glass had:
Player Choice
List any encounter from the Vault of Glass and you will see that there are at least 3 different ways to do it. There are different tactics that can be employed and players can change up how they tackle things. Gatekeepers in particular can be tailored to the group as needed: Two people can go in one portal and then go in the next; both portals can be done simultaneously; or one person can solo both portals and pass the relic off to people on the inside.
I love that kind of thing. Every Raid can potentially be different because it will play to the strengths and preferences of the group.
This was diminished in Crota's End, and I don't see it anywhere in King's Fall. These objectives are too specific with little margin for error and I do not see much room for creativity. It's entirely possible that I am judging this prematurely and I'll be pleased to eat crow when alternative strategies are discovered. (The Crota fight bored me when everyone went to the bottom room to DPS Crota and the Ogres, but it was fun again when we started using the left side and the window was better... until it became the only way to do Hard mode.)
As it stands now with King's Fall, I feel like everyone is doing the exact same strategy and I don't see us doing anything else other than perfecting that strategy. In this Raid, there is the right way and the wrong way, and that is not what I think a Raid should be. Vault of Glass certainly wasn't when it launched and it still isn't today.
I'm not asking for platforms where you can ignore the mechanics, and I'm not asking for the fights to be watered down. Hell, I don't think King's Fall is difficult enough. What I am asking for is flexibility where it's up to the creativity and the strengths of the players to solve the puzzles and pull through. Vault of Glass always let the player tackle the encounters how they wanted. King's Fall is basically "DPS or get the fuck out".
I'll preface by saying that this isn't an official review, I haven't beaten the last boss, and anyone is welcome to disagree with me.
So what I want to say is I do not think the boss fights in this Raid are good. Mechanically, they are very interesting and uniquely complex and I enjoy that about them. The challenges in between bosses are also nice (especially the second one) and the scale of it is fantastic. It's a giant Raid and it'll be lots of fun when we're blowing through it.
But I don't think it's anywhere near the Vault of Glass. King's Fall to me is what Crota's End was supposed to be, only even then Crota's End managed to keep some of what the Vault of Glass had:
Player Choice
List any encounter from the Vault of Glass and you will see that there are at least 3 different ways to do it. There are different tactics that can be employed and players can change up how they tackle things. Gatekeepers in particular can be tailored to the group as needed: Two people can go in one portal and then go in the next; both portals can be done simultaneously; or one person can solo both portals and pass the relic off to people on the inside.
I love that kind of thing. Every Raid can potentially be different because it will play to the strengths and preferences of the group.
This was diminished in Crota's End, and I don't see it anywhere in King's Fall. These objectives are too specific with little margin for error and I do not see much room for creativity. It's entirely possible that I am judging this prematurely and I'll be pleased to eat crow when alternative strategies are discovered. (The Crota fight bored me when everyone went to the bottom room to DPS Crota and the Ogres, but it was fun again when we started using the left side and the window was better... until it became the only way to do Hard mode.)
As it stands now with King's Fall, I feel like everyone is doing the exact same strategy and I don't see us doing anything else other than perfecting that strategy. In this Raid, there is the right way and the wrong way, and that is not what I think a Raid should be. Vault of Glass certainly wasn't when it launched and it still isn't today.
I'm not asking for platforms where you can ignore the mechanics, and I'm not asking for the fights to be watered down. Hell, I don't think King's Fall is difficult enough. What I am asking for is flexibility where it's up to the creativity and the strengths of the players to solve the puzzles and pull through. Vault of Glass always let the player tackle the encounters how they wanted. King's Fall is basically "DPS or get the fuck out".
gutter_trash
Banned
how do you guys fell about Crucible now?
I liked the old maps better, they were more direct and better suited for engagements
I find most of the new maps to be too big and too all over the place,
At least PvE got better this time around
I liked the old maps better, they were more direct and better suited for engagements
I find most of the new maps to be too big and too all over the place,
At least PvE got better this time around
TheAquaticApe
Member
I just got the scout.
Midshipman
Member
I need to do one on ps4 for my quest but I don't have one in my inventory. I would help out if anyone has one sitting around.
Yes, but we need to figure out how to get more than 1 fireteam in here.
If you could make a fireteam we could try to join in at the same time or something
Marvel
could never
Yes same here, don't have one but will help anyone. 286 good weapons
Definity
Member
Join me in orbit. Still going to need 2 more folks willing to give this a shot.
PSN: definityxmg
PvP is shit, the new maps aren't very good and their heavy weighting means you play on them 90% of the time. I only do the daily these days before going to do other things, it used to be the complete opposite before.
I need it too if you have any space on your team. 295 Titan. PSN SonComet.
Orochinagis
Member
Marvel
could never
Don't think anyone will bite sadly.
Slammin_Hammon
Member
It's not as rewarding as it was in HoW and the map rotation is poor as I don't think I've seen any old maps in the main playlists, which is baffling because why remove maps? I don't want to play the legacy playlists though.
AquaticApe will make 2nd team and we'll try. Any of you EU location?
TOP PAGE ORYX DED HYPE!
Still a spot left for this?
So I have an incredibly stupid question. If I have some year one gear I like to use in regular old crucible, specifically exotics, there is no big reason for me to buy the year 2 version right? Like if I kept my Bad Juju from year 1 for crucible only, no harm right? Or The Last Word for the bounty, no reason to not just use the year one variant right?
xplicitone
Member
Hahaha I did 1 rest day and took advantage. I didn't think I'd have a flat screen TV at the Airbnb since the pics showed a CRT TV.
Also I had Dead Orbit and vanguard rep was near next level and each gave me a new legendary gear that gave me a nice boost. So I got lucky
But now I really can't play much until Tuesday so you'll catch up in no time!
Giriath_89
Member
I'm leveling my Warlock. What is currently the most desired subclass in PvE?