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Destiny |OT36| Fifty Shades of TTK
- Thread starter DrDrizzay101
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I'm not sure that I'll be able to make it: we decided to watch Lincoln tonight and I'm not sure it'll be over by 10.
Cybrwzrd
Banned
Normal, sorry. I could try hard on my warlock, but its only 301
captscience
Member
Sorry, missed your reply. We filled up.
Congrats plantedunicorn on your first Oryx kill! First try no less.
Yeah definitely not for you, but I think I have more games in Y2 than Y1 so the opposite is true for me
I found that a lot of the skills I learned in 6v6 don't translate to 3v3, map control and positioning are a lot more important than before, particularly on this map. I suspect the average calibre of players this weekend is higher as well, there will be a lot of returning champions duking it out for the Y2 rewards. You'll hit your groove eventually!
DrDrizzay101
Member
Off topic from this post, but I saw your earlier post about getting a gaming monitor. I bought one during HoW Trials and have really liked it. I used to switch back and forth from my big TV for Trials vs other stuff but then I moved and I've left the PS4 hooked up to only my monitor in the office. I like being able to sit close to a small, sharp screen than far away from a big, muddier screen. Definitely feels snappier and crisper for PvP, reduced input lag is very noticeable.
rasengan1337
Member
hey cybr, we might have a spot.
we're doing normal, from totems.
we're starting in about 15 minutes, and I've not heard from any of the team aside from ich00, who said he most likely can't make it. I have 3 alts already, and 2 definitely in the FT. you could be our 6th, but I won't know for sure for a little bit.
figadapaura
Member
I kick Crota's ass once again and still no Crux. Why is the drop rate so low? It's gonna still elude me by the time Destiny 2 comes out.
Cybrwzrd
Banned
Ill happily come. Thanks for the offer.
Kor of Memory
Member
If you glance at my image there, you'll see that I mostly play and specialize in the 3v3 playlists, so I don't think that's a factor.
I genuinely think that the attendance for the playlist is going to go down, despite the bounties being as accessible as they are.
The game mode feels harder, and it's going to scare off the casual players even more, and the ones that try to force through are going to burn out, and get sick of the game because they aren't actually having fun, they're just playing because they feel like they have to.
Slammin_Hammon
Member
I don't look at reddit or the Bungie forums, so I am curious if the general sentiment about PvP in 2.0 is as negative as it (deservedly) is here? If so I'd really like Bungie to address it soon. If they actually do quarterly balancing it would be December that it would happen. So they should at least say they are taking a look at it and doing testing right now.
rasengan1337
Member
is the raid shotgun worth keeping, or is it simply infusion-fodder?
DrDrizzay101
Member
Those connection bars, eww. I got DC'ed from one of our first games but no idea if it was something malevolent or just my internet goofing. I know there's some nonsense going around about forcing DCs in Trials but no idea how it works or how to differentiate it. Very rarely if ever got DC'ed from Trials matches in Year 1.
Very true what you're saying here. I'd even go so far as to say Trials has notably different skill sets than other 3v3 modes. Much harsher about extending past sight lines, all about orb control. But for Kor all his 3v3 stats are much better than his 6v6 stats so I don't think that's an issue here.
rasengan1337
Member
Off topic but just met an amazing guy while playing some Halo 5 Warzone. Dude was looking for folks to play with to get his mind off of things after putting down his dog today. I and a few others grouped up with him. We chatted for a bit, he talked a lot about his dog and I about the friend who passed away this morning. We ended up playing together for 2 hours before he had to leave. The rest of the group spent most of the time making us laugh with their antics. We lost more than half of our matches but the group made it fun.
You're just not worthy of a Necrochasm.
I've done HM Crota 35 times for loot and seen 2 cruxes drop for myself.
Don't worry about the Nechro. It's still trash.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Its because their matchmaking algorithm doesnt guarantee getting matched up with players of equal skill. All its looking at is wins. So lets say you reach 6 wins, its either a bad team on their last game doing bounties or a good team on their 6th win. And if the team is going for Mercury, chances are theyll dump their card the second they get a red marker..
Basically your best bet for getting to Mercury is friday. After that the pool if players will go down. Combined with their new matching, chances are youll be matched with opposing teams that have +1/+0/-1 wins compared to your own, with the pool growing when it cant find people.
This matchmaking discourages newbier teams from trying out, before average to above average players could get lucky with matching and make it to mercury. Thats what the boons were for. Now? Unless you execute perfectly, the matches above 4 wins will get progressively harder as the pool thins.
And dont get me started on the lack of connection priority. I would say that out of the 10 matches I played last night, 6 of those lag was a factor.
figadapaura
Member
lol @ that person saying we've gone from having 2 guns to 8+. Yeah, maybe, but they're all pulse rifles and they all feel the fucking same.
But my collection....
Strangelove77
Member
Surely you aren't talking about your boy Tfue. He brings the hottest daily Destiny videos.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Mhm. Say what you will about how Thorn/Hawk/TLW were OP, but they all felt and performed drastically different from each other. How you approached a match depended on which HC you were using.
With pulse rifles...its all lomg range. Compounded with sniper rifles and every match is a fuckery of standing around looking at doors.
Thorn and Hawkmoon are nearly identical in how you play with them. TLW was the only one that really felt different.
rasengan1337
Member
edit: join on rasengan1337, please. I thought I had the totems CP, but I seem to have not saved it correctly.
KF NM,
1. rasengan1337 - already online
2. Ichabod00 - watching lincoln
3. Fahlco - already in KF, so i'm assuming not joining our FT
4. Ubergrmn - iRawr, you coming?
5. Pandora012 - online?
6. stuckd - definitely in group
alt: raadius
alt: Casmith7509
alt: steakjuice
Drizzay can join us too, if we're in need
KF NM,
1. rasengan1337 - already online
2. Ichabod00 - watching lincoln
3. Fahlco - already in KF, so i'm assuming not joining our FT
4. Ubergrmn - iRawr, you coming?
5. Pandora012 - online?
6. stuckd - definitely in group
alt: raadius
alt: Casmith7509
alt: steakjuice
Drizzay can join us too, if we're in need
Slammin_Hammon
Member
Looks about 50/50 from a brief skim. Better than to be expected since Destiny reddit is typically very positive. It'll be interesting to see that thread progress.
My thoughts exactly. This is the weakest argument that people always use when defending the new meta. Like you said pulses all feel basically the same so it doesn't really matter if you have multiple choices. The most competitive levels of play will narrow these choices further. Despite the new weapon variety all I saw in trials was Nirwen's.
Moose_Wrangler-
Member
Need one for nightfall. Psn is moose_wrangler-
BreezyLimbo
Banned
As someone who mastered thorn, I can tell you they werent. Hawkmoon is much better in an aggressive style, more free form, with a persons approach taking into account the lucky bullets. Thorn is better defensive, better suiting a turtlish style with the ability to advance when the dots in effect. They can both hit hard from far away, but at the finer levels of play they were radically different.
Kor, I'm in the same boat. I had a real crappy start to PvP, but the last few months pre-2.0 I was averaging near a 2.5-3 KDR in Control/Banner. I did alright in Trials the one time I tried, I think. I went to eight wins before calling in the Drizzay signal. It was the final weekend before 2.0 dropped and I wanted to make it so badly. I even held my own there--having a few matches where I was top of the leaderboard with Drizzay and Wicked.
I felt great--I was SO stoked to Trials again in the future. I was at my personal best in 6v6 modes and felt like my gun skill was on par for 3v3. I just needed to learn the ebb and flow of things and be a little less rash, I thought.
Then came 2.0. I'm trash. My KD is probably low 1.2s or something. I haven't even looked because I've turned to such crap that I can't bring myself to.
I'm not sure where players like you and I fit in, Kor. I was better than a lot of folks, the upper-middle class, I think. Now... fuck all if I know.
EDIT: One caveat of note. I was a day one HC user. I barely ever used anything else. I TLW/sniped. Before I got a TLW, I was a Devil You Know user. I never liked ARs, PRs, or SRS much.
DrDrizzay101
Member
Raid shotty seems decent. Honestly I've used snipers almost exclusively in PvE and PvP since TTK launched.
I've seen people do well in PvP with it, but most any shotgun would probably have done the same. The life leech perk where you get life back from killing 3 enemies seems nice for PvE. Depending on the last perk you could infuse it or keep it for the collection. I don't think you'd miss it much if it was gone.
Watching a speed run HM King's Fall and they're hitting the same lag we encountered. Anyone else running into weird lag during the Raid recently? Reminds me of old Atheon glitches, but since the glitches aren't as overt it takes a while to tell anything is wrong.
Stuff like doing no damage to an ogre despite landing crits and standing on a platform to no effect can grate the nerves. It even happens when everyone has the magic green bar.
Very specifically (like most Raid weapons) I like it for one encounter. The shotgun is very effective on barriers and taken phalanx in the first area of the raid when retrieving relics.
Stuff like doing no damage to an ogre despite landing crits and standing on a platform to no effect can grate the nerves. It even happens when everyone has the magic green bar.
I like it when battling taken so I keep one for PvE.
Very specifically (like most Raid weapons) I like it for one encounter. The shotgun is very effective on barriers and taken phalanx in the first area of the raid when retrieving relics.
xVaalbarAx
Member
Nightstalker is the most fan I've had in PVP. Holy fucking shit, just clinch a game with a Shadowshot and poison the two remaining enemies left in the game. LOVE IT.
rasengan1337
Member
thanks for the info! I think we'll need you to join us?
I "lost" the totems CP, so we'll be starting fresh
Hit 289 light, almost ready to raid. I suppose I'm close enough but I'd like to get a little more buffed.
I got a Monte Carlo from the Shield Bros strike on the heroic playlist. I don't get the appeal of the Monte Carlo, at all. It's 290 yet it feels weak compared to the 280 Supercell I bought from Xur. The Supercell might be my favorite gun in the entire game. For someone who mostly plays solo PVE the chain lightning effect is incredibly helpful for crowd control.
The strike itself is pretty awesome except the boss fight is brutal for someone like me, who relies on moving from cover to cover. It's obviously like this by design, I appreciate the departure. It's really well-done. But hard as fuck.
I got a Monte Carlo from the Shield Bros strike on the heroic playlist. I don't get the appeal of the Monte Carlo, at all. It's 290 yet it feels weak compared to the 280 Supercell I bought from Xur. The Supercell might be my favorite gun in the entire game. For someone who mostly plays solo PVE the chain lightning effect is incredibly helpful for crowd control.
The strike itself is pretty awesome except the boss fight is brutal for someone like me, who relies on moving from cover to cover. It's obviously like this by design, I appreciate the departure. It's really well-done. But hard as fuck.
This is exactly why I don't like new trials. But I'm told the lighthouse isn't for very good players only the "best of the best". It's bullcrap and I 100% agree this is wrong.
I'll tell you what you have to do bc it was I had to do. You're going to have to find better teammates.
Yeah I love the monitor but I won't lie, it's a Trials of Osiris purchase. It makes trials and sniping much MUCH easier for me. I'd say it won 4-5 rounds for me on its ability to make it easier for clutch snipes and quick scopes in the middle of combat.
gutter_trash
Banned
hey guys. anyone up for some ToO?
i got helped to 5-0 on my card.
anyone want to play 4 or 5 games to help fill the card to 9?
thanks.
psn jerky
i got helped to 5-0 on my card.
anyone want to play 4 or 5 games to help fill the card to 9?
thanks.
psn jerky
HawksWinStanley
Member
Can someone explain how the Titan shoulder charge works? I've never used it, but from what I understand it's just a one hit kill melee ability? Why is that a thing? I don't think any other class has a one hit kill, especially one that can happen in the blink of an eye and cover 5ft instantly...
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Sorry too tired tonight :/
MattGalvatron
Member
Kingfall hard ps4 at sisters add matttco
Best time to play is almost always Sunday morning. Just my opinion but it's almost always the easiest for me.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Was it easy for you today? Hrm..