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Destiny |OT38| The 0.04% of the 4%
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Kor of Memory
Member
I bet it was Todd wasn't it?
I honestly don't remember, but I don't think so.
I wanna say whoever it was was constantly dropping N bombs in the chat, and I think Todd only does that like once a week.
It was a lot worse than mediocre at launch.
JohnOfMars
Banned
~$30 on Amazon.
Here is an amazing summary of all the Diablo 3 patches since it launched.
It's flabbergasting how much they changed and adapted. How humble they were to rip out huge sections of the game and completely retool them.
N bombs...
Yeah, definitely wasn't Todd. Never heard him drop the N bomb before.
Just buy the base game "Reaper of Souls". It comes with everything, including the content updates (yay for Blizzard's post game support!)
/controversial opinion
Also, after a nightlong binge with D3, I reaffirm my stance that Destiny is not actaully a loot game.
Bungie will enjoy the day Destiny 2 launches and all the materials you horded in Destiny 1 are thrown into the trash compactor.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
ERROR 37
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Lol, I remember the disappointment with it.
Sweet. So I can play the main Quest like Destiny? As in, with friends?
Kor of Memory
Member
Just want to put this out there as another example of good communication:
http://www.harmonixmusic.com/blog/so-about-that-thing-we-said/
TL;DR
Harmonix said there would be a patch in January. There is not longer going to be a patch in January. They then went on to fully explain why that wont be happening in full detail about how a bug is causing people to cheat the leaderboards, and will also be wiping the leaderboards clean because of said bug.
This is a great example of a company having great communication skills with their playerbase. Sure someone out there is going to bitch, because it's the internet and that happens, but most people are going to say, "That sucks. Well you tried your best, and while I will have to deal with a small bit of misfortune now, it's better than a large amount of misfortune later."
http://www.harmonixmusic.com/blog/so-about-that-thing-we-said/
TL;DR
Harmonix said there would be a patch in January. There is not longer going to be a patch in January. They then went on to fully explain why that wont be happening in full detail about how a bug is causing people to cheat the leaderboards, and will also be wiping the leaderboards clean because of said bug.
This is a great example of a company having great communication skills with their playerbase. Sure someone out there is going to bitch, because it's the internet and that happens, but most people are going to say, "That sucks. Well you tried your best, and while I will have to deal with a small bit of misfortune now, it's better than a large amount of misfortune later."
You can play 4 player co-op (online and locally) through the entire game.
Mister Megative
Banned
Is the playerbase dwindling? Can you quantify that?
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Yeah, everything you do can be done with friends. It also has couch Co-Op!
WHAT IS DESTINY
SOME HOBBY-GRADE SHIT AW YEAH GET THAT DANK OG
JohnOfMars
Banned
Luke Smith explicitly said they wanted to lean into being a loot game. Hence the new artifact drop and "increasing drop rates across the board."
But they failed at it. Destiny is not a loot game. And likely never will be anywhere near Diablo, especially for the reasons of balancing PvP. And that's fine. But I want more than where it's at now.
The whole game can be played with up to 4 people at any time. Just play with friends. Hackers abound in public matches with randos.
Man, full auto Part Crasher (with its already higher RoF than other high impact shotties BEFORE adding full auto's RoF buff) is OP as shit. Had several 3.0-ish KD matches just zipping around skirmish and control easily taking out three dudes in a group. And I don't even like shotguns.
Or, well, I didn't. This is becoming addictive.
Or, well, I didn't. This is becoming addictive.
TheAquaticApe
Member
I'm so proud.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Whats going on today?
What are we angry about today? i want in.
What are we angry about today? i want in.
Destiny's RNG makes Diablo look like a saint in comparison.
A saint in different universe filled with joy, happiness, and goatmen.
I even have the laugh emote equipped for special occasions, like killing Bladedancers inside my goddamn bubble.
JohnOfMars
Banned
My unbiased summary:
Jason PressSneak teases Bungie changing plans
Crota's End retrospective: bullshit, but some good DGAF memories
King's Fall not much better
Destiny Y2 loot and end game real bad
Diablo 3 GOAT
Misterthirsty
Member
I think axo is also hoarding some of that etheric light!! Although hoarding is probably better than turning it In For useless queens wrath rep. They need to at least upgrade those weapons to year 2 atk values.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
In real world numbers? Only bungie can do that...
Just look at activity levels on Gaf, reddit, lfg....
Destiny is definitely a loot game. Just that the loot sucks and puts you at the mercy of a random number generator.
And treasure goblins
TheAquaticApe
Member
Make sure you're using the suppression grenade for stopping supers right in their tracks. It's the best.
I am sure that day will come and I will continue hoarding in Destiny 2 lol.
Treasure Goblins and Puzzle Rings oh my! Might have to fire up D3 and play my Barb again.
No joke, I went through one of their portals they summon and stole all the gold, came out with a cool 53 million gold and a axe that summons cows to fight for me.
The cows also explode.
You won't see that in Destiny
What loot does anyone really need?
Is it just the drive to 320?
I want more content. I've played my favorite mission 'Fear's Embrace' dozens of times. Nightfalls are fun sometimes because they change things up. This week's was much better than I expected.
I want Nightfall Patrols.
Need Nightfall Patrols.
For the uninitiated Nightfall Patrols would be weekly mini-raid equivalents where you land on a planet with your squad and have to figure out/complete random objectives. All enemy makeups would be tuned to certain themes and difficulty levels with custom encounters rounding out boss missions. Think the lower level prison of elders, but you would hide the bosses around the entire patrol zone and getting to them would be contingent on completing sub-goals first.
Is it just the drive to 320?
I want more content. I've played my favorite mission 'Fear's Embrace' dozens of times. Nightfalls are fun sometimes because they change things up. This week's was much better than I expected.
I want Nightfall Patrols.
Need Nightfall Patrols.
For the uninitiated Nightfall Patrols would be weekly mini-raid equivalents where you land on a planet with your squad and have to figure out/complete random objectives. All enemy makeups would be tuned to certain themes and difficulty levels with custom encounters rounding out boss missions. Think the lower level prison of elders, but you would hide the bosses around the entire patrol zone and getting to them would be contingent on completing sub-goals first.
Misterthirsty
Member
Need cha to play again too, he always brought me good luck with kadala. This past weekend she was stingy with the loot.
mehrmantrout
Member
Hello
Though i'd trade it for a Party Crasher with half decent perks
Been trying to play zone control for Legendary Marks and its been going like this..
Still amazes me with either the unbalanced matchmaking or randoms not grasping the fact more zones = more points
JohnOfMars
Banned
Like this?
And the new ones are great! Bloodfiends for blood shards. Odious collectors for mats. So cool.
You can sacrifice a Puzzle Ring to Kunai's Cube to open a portal to the Treasure Goblin realm where you battle lots of Goblins and fight Greed!
People trying to convert DGAF to Division GAF, but it'll be Diablo GAF if I can help it! Come at me.
Maybe we can pull him out of retirement. I should be on late saturday night.
We want more unique weapons and gears. Weapons that truly make the player feel like a legend within the universe. A weapon can be proudly shown off in the tower.
Do you remember the jealousy and lust that the Vex Myhyoclast elicited from others? We want that back.
Unfortunately, until they separate PVE and PVP, I don't see it happening.
Yes that is what I meant by it. We kept on doing ring after ring one night, soooo much loot it was crazy. Probably did about 30-40 at least. I have well over a billion gold.Like this?
You can sacrifice a Puzzle Ring to Kunai's Cube to open a portal to the Treasure Goblin realm where you battle lots of Goblins and fight Greed!
Twitter feed has been interesting today with people wondering where the Weekly is up. But besides that, I came across this.
People's complaint about skill based match making is tough but it's been in since inception.
Bungie Weekly Update - 03/14/2014
https://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update---03142014/en/News/News?aid=11451
People's complaint about skill based match making is tough but it's been in since inception.
Bungie Weekly Update - 03/14/2014
https://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update---03142014/en/News/News?aid=11451
Kilau
Member
Touch of Malice was pretty exciting at first. Shame it's so situational.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
At the cost of connection stability though? Skill doesn't matter when your opponent is teleporting around the map, or your shots are just off because your game hasn't updated with their position.
Like framerate, connection for a pvp game should be prioritized.
Kor of Memory
Member
Whats the over/under on a video releasing today showing off the next big thing for Destiny?
Yeah, at first I was hyped as fuck getting it. It's still the most unique looking exotic, though. Also has the coolest backstory associated with it.
Kor of Memory
Member
I used mine for infusion fodder the day I got it.
I don't care what the weapon is, if I don't like the ADS, I wont use it. ToM has a shitty ADS to me, so I was done with it pretty quick.
I've never felt like I needed it, or was missing out by not having it. My 319 Hung Jury seems to be doing just fine.
This super long post on Reddit today critiquing ELO rankings used in Trials is also relevant to the discussion:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyThe...elo_ratings_what_is_it_and_what_does_it_mean/
Basically yeah Bungie uses SBMM and it has been in since the beginning. And they tweak it sometimes without admitting it.
But it also seems like they use SBMM based upon the ranking of the fireteam leader and not your whole preformed fireteam. And on top of that connection quality has an extreme adverse affect on SBMM. Similar skill teams, one team benefitting from lag means that the other team dominates and it feels very unfair.
Got a mercy win yesterday 920 vs 70, had snipers just camping and not capping.
Mister Megative
Banned
Seems pretty anecdotal.
Another find on Twitter:
DESTINY KINGS FALL RAID POWER THE GLYPH CHEESE EASY METHOD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GplrXlsXlIo&feature=youtu.be
DESTINY KINGS FALL RAID POWER THE GLYPH CHEESE EASY METHOD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GplrXlsXlIo&feature=youtu.be
You are correct! I think I used a total of about 6-8 etheric light during HoW,still have all the rest on my vault. I'd rather bring all my old raid gear to it's max than turn in for rep.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
18 weeks since the release of TTK
Have cleared all the challenge modes, Hard mode multiple times
Nobody has noticed that I still do not, in fact, have a Touch of Malice