brianjones
Member
yeah scouts are rough when you get caught up close especially when your secondary weapon is a sniper and you're out of machine gun ammo
fate bringer never had you shook
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Destiny |OT38| The 0.04% of the 4%
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yeah scouts are rough when you get caught up close especially when your secondary weapon is a sniper and you're out of machine gun ammo
fate bringer never had you shook
rasengan1337
Member
I got one from SRL, too! I also got super lucky and got a 320 hunter cloak from a golgy CM run to Oryx.
just need 320 arms and chest, though. he's still 319.
Exactly. Because in PvE when are you ever not rolling a sniper these days. Hung Jury would be much better if Shotguns had remained where they were for PvE. now it's sniper 95% of the time, and I just don't like Scout/Sniper for most of the content. Oryx/daughters is the only encounter where I do.
edit: speaking of which, them nerfing Shotguns back just 10% more power than they were in Vanilla was another huge 'no fun allowed' move. Part of what made the Skolas fight so fun was it was an end game encounter where you rolled with a shotty! Found Verdict was god tier. Shotguns are awful in pve now save for invective or 4th horseman in very specific situations. At least we have swords now I guess.
Does this guy stream?
Darryl M R
Member
I have joined the same game in progress three times now. Joined when they were 1000 points down, left, waited a bit, joined again, left, waited even longer, joined again.
Amazing Bungie, find a way to prevent people from joining in games that have already started.
You are either using Black Spindle or Touch of Malice. Or you are doing Totem but we know that doesn't count as a boss fight.
Amazing Bungie, find a way to prevent people from joining in games that have already started.
You are either using Black Spindle or Touch of Malice. Or you are doing Totem but we know that doesn't count as a boss fight.
brianjones
Member
thats one more than the old raids
Yeah he does sometimes.
Funny you say that Ocean, I was also in a game of Control with him a few days ago ( he was on my team fortunately!).
Icebreaker and Gjallarhorn?
We use a lot more than just two in my regular crew. Here's what I use for each phase based on my role:
Dunking: Zhalo Supercell
Totems: Red Death
Warpriest: Black Spindle/Sleeper Simulant (T-44 always uses Sleeper and out dps's all of us using Spindle)
Golgoroth: Zhalo Supercell (gaze holder), Black Spindle for dps team
Daughters: Touch of Malice
Oryx: Touch of Malice (ogre titans), Sleeper Simulant (Platform team), Raze Lighter (runner)
JohnOfMars
Banned
S U R O S R E G I M E
Yeah, but how often does that happen? Never happens in the raid (another reason why King's Fall is badbadbad.)
The crazy thing is Fatebringer had to be earned. Hung Jury I bought Week 1. But remember, Destiny is a loot game.
This is Destiny's greatest loot. Luke's a WoWhead, he should get this joke:
Did somebody say [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]?!
I'm pretty sure Truelize has it. I just can't access anything coded as "games" from work so I can't link it
Yeah, but how often does that happen? Never happens in the raid (another reason why King's Fall is badbadbad.)
The crazy thing is Fatebringer had to be earned. Hung Jury I bought Week 1. But remember, Destiny is a loot game.
This is Destiny's greatest loot. Luke's a WoWhead, he should get this joke:
Did somebody say [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]?!
Earned is giving it a bit too much credit. I remember some folks killing HM Templar upwards of 40 times and still not having it. I was lucky and got it my second or third time. I got Praetorian Foil and Praedyth's Timepiece on that same run too. It was incredible. I've never seen a Timepiece since. Sad I got rid of it.
Kor of Memory
Member
Not even including Exotic armor.
I still can't find a good exotic armor to equip during the raid.
I throw on Ruin Wings because it's something, but I usually don't even need it, or don't notice it.
I remember using St 14 during the Gatekeepers in VoG to keep the minotaurs from coming out of their holes.
I remember using Armamentarium during Oracles/Confluxes so I could keep a long duration lightning grenades covering the entire center stairway during legions/oracles.
I remember using Glasshouse during Aetheon so people would have buffs longer when they ran out of the portals.
Honestly, raids should just drop tokens at every encounter where you can purchase the raid gear you want from a raid vendor. If fatebringer is the drop you want, get coins as a drop and buy your fatebringer. Then it would literally be tied to skill and 'earned', not random RNG where people are stuck in your situation.
Yeah Exotic Armor has really become way less of a concern in year 2. Almost more of a novelty. On my Titan I pretty much always run ruin wings. Mine also happen to have Machine Gun Loader so it fits pretty well.
I run Graviton Forfeit on my hunter most of the time so I can have keen scout and Shadowstep.
Warlock I don't use an exotic at Oryx. I'd probably use Claws of Ahamkara if they were higher than 310 for an extra flameshield, but it's not worth giving up my 316 Sniper Rifle Reloader raid gauntlets.
JohnOfMars
Banned
I've just been informed that I used the TF meme incorrectly. That's what I get for never playing WoW.
This kinda goes to the blandification of Destiny in Year 2.
This kinda goes to the blandification of Destiny in Year 2.
Another thing too. Apparently there are more exotics out there waiting to be unlocked that are time-gated. Likewise, more year 1 stuff will be moved to year 2. My question is why? If there isn't new end-game content added to the experience, then why do I need more gear to not-use?
igordennis
Member
Yeah why is this even a thing. Cant wait for the modifier "And Stay on the Fucking Ground" that will nerf all jumps to 15% effectiveness. Titans will be turtles, blink will drive you straight into the ground, double/triple jump will be a bunny hop and warlocks wont even be able to get out of the ground with that momentum. Abilities and destiny's movement system along with the gunplay are what makes destiny's gameplay good so why take it away ¯_(ツ
_/¯Kor of Memory
Member
I'm a full believer that exotic armor should do something not normally available to the character.
If all an exotic armor does is give you access to one of your existing possible talents, then it has failed in being exotic.
If all an exotic armor does is give you access to an ability from a different classes possible talents, it's hasn't failed, but it certainly isn't interesting.
If all an exotic armor does is reduce a cooldown of some sort. It has 100% failed at being an exotic.
Normal or Hard? I can probably help out
Raven117
Member
All this talk about Fatebringer.....gawd I miss that gun.
Bungie said "we want you to think about your encounters and have a weapons sandbox to pick and choose what you want to run." Sounds good Bungie, but don't do that at the price of "FUN."
Fatebringer/Vision, Icebreaker/Black Hammer, Ghorn/Hunger, were some of the best combinations and most fun I've ever had in a FPS.
Now...geesh...Everything is just boring. (Except Zhalo...the most "fun" exotic in Year 2 by far).
Bungie really needs to remember to "FIND THE FUN" in their game. They actually had found it in year 1 (despite the awful grind), but they seemed to have lost it in the end game of year 2.
Bungie said "we want you to think about your encounters and have a weapons sandbox to pick and choose what you want to run." Sounds good Bungie, but don't do that at the price of "FUN."
Fatebringer/Vision, Icebreaker/Black Hammer, Ghorn/Hunger, were some of the best combinations and most fun I've ever had in a FPS.
Now...geesh...Everything is just boring. (Except Zhalo...the most "fun" exotic in Year 2 by far).
Bungie really needs to remember to "FIND THE FUN" in their game. They actually had found it in year 1 (despite the awful grind), but they seemed to have lost it in the end game of year 2.
Haha normal. It's a newbie raid!
edit: Just had someone PM to say they'd help. I may message you if there are any no-shows though
Yeah and at this point the meta PvE loadout has no more variety really than year one. I listed my varied exotics for Kings Fall above, but I feel like I'm the exception. Now it's pretty much:
Hung Jury, Smite of Merain, or Raid Scout
1000YS or Spindle
Quillum's Terminus or Exotic Sword
Rollo Tomasi
Member
I've had some success with 3oCs as of late. Used to get nothing but chests and boots, then it turned to special weapons, but the last two I got were primary exotic engrams. One turned into MIDA (which I already had) and the other Jade Rabbit (which I didn't).
I'll still buy them from Xur. What else am I going to spend all these strange coins on?
I'll still buy them from Xur. What else am I going to spend all these strange coins on?
JohnOfMars
Banned
Successful Titan Exotics (these change your playstyle often and meaningfully):
Helm of Saint 14
Twilight Garrison
No Backup Plans (Year 2)
Peregrine Greaves
Two of something Exotics (AKA other classes can get two of these things natively, Titans need exotics for it)
Armamentarium
Insurmountable Skull Fort
Unique Mechanics, But Ultimately Mild Exotics
Taikonaut
Empyrean Bellicose
ACD/0 Feedback Fence
"Sometimes You Forget You're Even Wearing Them" Exotics
Ruin Wings
Immolation Fists
Crest of Alpha Lupi
Mark 44 Stand Asides
Helm of Inmost Light
Glasshouse
The Pointless Exotic:
Eternal Warrior
Kor of Memory
Member
You certainly have more variety than I do.
Totems
Hung Jury
Erienne
Truth
Warpriest, Golgoroth, Daughters, and Oryx.
Hung Jury
Black Sprindle
Quillem
I'll be around most likely if needed.
All of those are nice, but the only ones that make you feel really OP are ToM and Spindle. The rest of the jobs can be easily done without any exotics really.
I'd love to see T-44's damage numbers. Does your group two cycle WP? I'd be surprised if Simulant can out DPS someone dumping 18-23 Spindle headshots into WP plus some primary and heavy. On a good round I can completely empty my spindle, my primary scout, and a full clip of my HMG into WP.
Yeah Glasshouse would have been an obvious OP exotic for WP and Golgoroth and even for the second Daughter. Nobody steps back into the bubble at Goloroth so it would certainly increase DPS. Weird that they left it behind.
Congrats on finally getting that Jade Rabbit. I haven't seen a primary engram in weeks. I did get a Hard Light from the raid chest recently though, and a Mida from a legendary Primary Engram (right after purchasing one w/ marks and infusing it to 309 ugh)
Sleeper makes me feel OP in the Oryx fight. I like to throw a shot into my Ogre so the middle guys can move on even quicker. when stunning Oryx, it literally feels like you're the one that stunned him. He flinches as soon as your sleeper shot hits him (as everyone else is also shooting of course). And it's a good insurance policy for getting the shade down ASAP if time is getting away from the group.
But as far as the other exotics I listed, you're totally right.
As for the Warpriest yes we almost always two-cycle him with some exception if someone goes down or forgets to use their tethers lol. I'll try and screen cap it next time we do it.
Marco Tovarich
Member
Ah, perfect! I'll start a list.
1. Marco_Tovarich
2. reeducator
3.
4.
5.
6.
Anyone would like to join us on CE HM? I'm trying to get the Crux of Crota and would like to learn the sword mechanics too.
How to jump during your hunter's shade step
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlM47YncPb0&ab_channel=Isaiahg3523
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlM47YncPb0&ab_channel=Isaiahg3523
Raven117
Member
Right?! HAHA, not only did they fail at their objective to make "lots of guns to choose from" they made the loadouts unfun!
(I mean, I like the swords, those are fun).
But there is nothing in Y2 that when you first equip and fire a round off you go...WOAH! There were a few of those moments in year 1.
(It could be that the "weapons" team is developing stuff for whatever new content is coming...Or whatever the next 60 dollar installment is).
Actually...maybe this is right?. The "A" Team is off making new gear for "Destiny 2" and the weaker ideas, B team is making stuff for the current game.
We use one blessing bubble in the middle, and guys with 320 ToMs and the guys on the platform help too and the Ogre pretty much dies instantly. I feel like the sleeper would still be charging it's shot by the time the Ogre died.
Yeah that's pretty much the most popular loadout IMO. It's what I use if you swap the Lamp with the raid Scout with full auto.
Almost exactly my loadout except instead of Inward Lamp, it's Hung Jury for those sections. In my Hunter's case, I have Stillpiercer equipped instead of a 1kys during daughters and oryx.
Inapplicable
Member
Replace inward lamp with the Dis-43 and this is(well, was) my loadout. So much variety.
Pandora012
Member
I wonder how many are going to jump to the Division when it comes out. Still haven't decided if I will get it yet.
Iv really grown to like is gun, it really has a unique feel to it that no other gun in my opinion has and with outlaw makes it and absolute machine.
Iv actually ditched the hung jury for the inward lamp and I'm satisfied.
Yoooo. Imma grab my nami and go to the middle of New York and find all the steamy loot that the military left behind. Nami will wear the loot on his back and I will defend him from you vultures. We will be at the top of the loot game! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I get exotics from them regularly tbh. Just got (another) Hereafter from it 10 mins ago.