Reagan's BR
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This drop rate is ridiculously bad. Best in game and I did't get anything. Yet to get a IB drop at all.
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Destiny |OT34| Stop Hammer Time!
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While I don't defend the "fuck XXX" lines, even though I can sometimes understand the anger (or rather frustration) that make them happen, I hope Bungie folks can see past this and notice how the answers to the recent interventions of Luke Smith in here were all light-hearted and in good spirit.
Weapon parts nerf and the spindle nerf were both bad moves. Strange coins I can sort of understand from a player progression standpoint, but if that was a big concern for them, 3 of coins should've never been introduced.
They desperately need a weapon parts solution for you guys who are completely out. Having to resort to leveling then sharding blues or exploiting the kiosk for weapon parts to level your gear is sad and in no way helps keep the player in check in terms of progression.
As for the spindle; before strats and glitches were posted, this was a tough mission (arguably the hardest in the game - and imo, still is). A 310 exotic throwback to an old favorite was an excellent reward for your efforts and really made people want to go for it. Rather than nerfing their power across the board, they should've just limited these to 1 drop per account vs per character. There are other 310 weapons that can be acquired via quests that are much, much, much easier to complete than this one. The kiosk patch is fine, but the first spindle you get to drop should remain at 310 imo.
They desperately need a weapon parts solution for you guys who are completely out. Having to resort to leveling then sharding blues or exploiting the kiosk for weapon parts to level your gear is sad and in no way helps keep the player in check in terms of progression.
As for the spindle; before strats and glitches were posted, this was a tough mission (arguably the hardest in the game - and imo, still is). A 310 exotic throwback to an old favorite was an excellent reward for your efforts and really made people want to go for it. Rather than nerfing their power across the board, they should've just limited these to 1 drop per account vs per character. There are other 310 weapons that can be acquired via quests that are much, much, much easier to complete than this one. The kiosk patch is fine, but the first spindle you get to drop should remain at 310 imo.
I'll be looking to get mine sometime this evening, 6pm and on EDT.
Now I haven't played enough IB to say for certain (only rank 2) but based on what I'm seeing, that seems to be the case.
Which totally contradicts what bungie said about increasing them so that drops will be the primary means of getting gear in IB. Something clearly isn't right.
Last IB, drops seemed to be super frequent past Rank 2. Not sure what's going on this time.
This isn't the Black Hammer and never has been. Besides, Black Hammer was nerfed months ago, so seems weird to reference a different weapon being nerfed months ago. Obviously you meant "still" because it was "nerfed" from 310 to 290/280.
Seems everyone on the Waiting List has RSVP'd for prime time. Need one more for a Spindle Run.
For anyone else, send me a PM to get on the Black Spindle help Waiting List. Also don't send me PMs unless you're available within the next two hours. Anyone looking to get a Spindle run in the evening PM at that time.
For anyone else, send me a PM to get on the Black Spindle help Waiting List. Also don't send me PMs unless you're available within the next two hours. Anyone looking to get a Spindle run in the evening PM at that time.
Darryl M R
Member
I only have 600 weapon parts left...
gutterboy44
Member
A straight answer on the Agnorach Rune and the reasoning behind nerfing weapons parts would go a long way. Not exactly ready to heave praise in their direction for very Y1 feeling community management.
Weapon parts nerf was very egregious and not needed. I am still trying to figure out the rationale and always come down to the fact that certain people at Bungie just looked at numbers without properly extrapolating the data.
I agree with you that the Black Spindle should have been kept at 310 for those that raged to get it. Reducing the attack for all .. when it was your error was wrong imho. I did not have the time to get 3 spindles so I can infuse my other weapons with 2 of them. After much trial and error, I got the spindle finally.
I felt cheated for my efforts ..
I'm up for it, psn: keakster one
Obviously. Sorry.This isn't the Black Hammer and never has been. Besides, Black Hammer was nerfed months ago, so seems weird to reference a different weapon being nerfed months ago. Obviously you meant "still" because it was "nerfed" from 310 to 290/280.
how did you do 3 this week?
DrDrizzay101
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Controlling zones is just a score modifier for how many points each kill gives you.
0 Points Controlled: 100 points per kill
1 Point Controlled: 150 points per kill
2 Points Controlled: 200 points per kill
3 Points Controlled: 300 points per kill
So only having 1 point means you have to get 4 kills to match every 3 kills the other team gets. If the other team triple-caps you, immediately fall back to the safest cap point because a death there really hurts your team.
Like others have said, the key is to cap two points (typically B and one other) then sit back on them. Let them pull into the choke points so you can more easily kill them, don't overextend and never push too far into enemy spawn points.
Reagan's BR
Banned
I'm nearly Rank 4 and with nothing to show for it.
I want those engrams!
ReignofSparrows
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By only getting one last week, but nobody cares about that information, apparently.
Souldestroyer Reborn
Banned
The thing about the weapons part nerf though is that if we, GAF, who are generally hardcore/higher than average players of the game have people struggling with weapon parts, then what the hell is it like for your average joe?
GusZamboni
Member
My new favorite Destiny Streamer:
http://www.twitch.tv/ducksauce
http://www.twitch.tv/ducksauce
Yep. It's very good.
They probably level up less weapons, so maybe it works out.
I want say 2 bursts if you land all bullets to the head, but I'm bad at judging this stuff. Especially when there is a lots of going on in IB game so I can't be sure if I did all the damage to the target.
Maybe I should get Rumble friend and go test it out?
1500 weapon parts left, going to run out soon...
HawksWinStanley
Member
Are the brown iron bounties only available once during IB or are there new ones every day?
He is pretty fun to listen to, was a hardcore WoW and casual Hearthstone for a long time. He just started playing Destiny but I enjoy listening to his stream while working in the mornings.
Average joe uses one assault rifle and is happy lol.
i think im safe until year 3
Hoarding has been paying off in dividends for me since I started playing Destiny. Still have nearly 3k in ascended materials. I'll keep saying this until it changes, but Bungie made a game where a minimalist (not upgrading anything extra) playstyle pays off.
TheAquaticApe
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That was quick! IB all night. I'm Rank 3 with one Weekly IB to turn in. Come on Rank 5.
The dumbest part of the weapons parts nerf is that for many weapons you can't even tell if it's any good until you unlock the perks...and now it's just not worth leveling up a weapon unless you are sure ahead of time. Just a bad design choice.
as someone who plays with average joes, they are still leveling up at around 290~. They don't have these first world problems.
Reagan's BR
Banned
Weekly.
Definity
Member
yep, watched a bit of his stream yesterday and enjoyed it.
Brown ones are once during IB event, green ones are daily ones. If you turn in all 3 weekly bounties in today you get roughly 3 / 4th of an rank.
PrivateWHudson
Member
Is unfortunate that some decisions are tainting the overall good will. "Fuck Bungie" is obviously a poor shortcut to show disappointment, BUT I really hope the message gets back to the number crunchers that they are single handedly sucking the fun out of the game.
Teasing_Pink
Member
Still looking? I need arc as well. (Void too on another separate character if you are down for two runs.)
Psn is same as gaf.
HawksWinStanley
Member
Good deal, thanks.
So does XP gradually increase every day like old IB? Just wondering if I should turn these bad boys in now or wait.
Reagan's BR
Banned
Well after complaining about not getting any drops I get one. I got the ship...
I feel like the standard radar should be the the nightstalker's special one with more sectors than what we have now, maybe giving them the halo one. The standard one is garbage out side of when the enemy is on the perimiter of it. It has difficulty determining where the enemy is when they are right around you or a bit off in the sectors, it basically covers too much range.
JohnOfMars
Banned
A two-burst, all crit does 192 damage. So it's not really a 2-burst weapon. But!
From this excellent Pulse Rifle breakdown:
The Lowdown on 66 ROF weapons
If we're talking bodies... These guns are foolproof, plentiful, and consistent, as the most represented Pulse Rifle archetype in the game right now. Just ONE of the 9 bullets you shoot has to hit the head to guarantee a 3-burst KO with these guns. However, low downside means low upside - you'll never match the ideal kill times of the faster-firing 3-burst Pulse Rifles, or the slower-firing 2-burst Pulse Rifles. Jack of all trades, master of none.
The particular weapons are impressive - Nirwen's Mercy steals the show with 71 Stability and 65 Aim Assist, but closely behind is FWC's The Villainy at 65 Stability and 60 Aim Assist (but with 5 more Range than Nirwen's). Don't count out the SUROS PDX-41 though - with 48 Range, 68 Stability, and 55 Aim Assist, stacking it with double Stability perks gives you a feasible road to a much harder hitting version of the 73 RoF "laser" weapons discussed in the previous section.
If we're talking bodies... These guns are foolproof, plentiful, and consistent, as the most represented Pulse Rifle archetype in the game right now. Just ONE of the 9 bullets you shoot has to hit the head to guarantee a 3-burst KO with these guns. However, low downside means low upside - you'll never match the ideal kill times of the faster-firing 3-burst Pulse Rifles, or the slower-firing 2-burst Pulse Rifles. Jack of all trades, master of none.
The particular weapons are impressive - Nirwen's Mercy steals the show with 71 Stability and 65 Aim Assist, but closely behind is FWC's The Villainy at 65 Stability and 60 Aim Assist (but with 5 more Range than Nirwen's). Don't count out the SUROS PDX-41 though - with 48 Range, 68 Stability, and 55 Aim Assist, stacking it with double Stability perks gives you a feasible road to a much harder hitting version of the 73 RoF "laser" weapons discussed in the previous section.
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