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Destiny |OT40| Killed by the Architects
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iRAWRasaurus
Banned
yeah played both beta thought the game was alright. Bought and reach level 30 in the final game, it's a lot funnier than I thought when I play tho the game with friends.!But as mention below vvv end game is just a loot hunt.
yeah prob get a few
Did they say next month's "Incusion" is like a Destiny raid or is it more like a Strike?
The Division is a perfect game for the Vita, no twitch reaction required.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
So does Blops 3.
Wow thats the ultimate fake xur. He just needs to creep in different corners to be perfect.
Slammin_Hammon
Member
Yeah I figured that the Division wouldn't be great on endgame content, and having hit endgame I'd say I'm correct. Not having dedicated PvP hurts it. The daily challenge missions from what I've seen are shitty in their difficulty. To put it in Destiny terms imagine doing a strike where the entire strike is in a darkness zone, and all of the enemies are yellow bars with shields that are at a higher level than max player level. The difficulty just feels cheap and boring because every encounter is a war of attrition against super spongy enemies. I'd much rather the difficulty be drawn from enemy numbers, aggressiveness, smartness, or something. I'll probably spend some time in the dark zone for the next couple weeks though while waiting for the encounter update and DS3.
The recoil of the weapons is very hard to control w/ the vita sticks, though I've only played it once on Vita. I'll get better.
Rollo Tomasi
Member
Wait...you convinced T-44 to get it?
Robdraggoo
Member
Well guys. I bit the bullet and got the division. All i can say is that i hope new destiny content is comming soon. I have no desire to.play end game and it really sucks playing solo.
But it has matchmaking you say?
The most convoluted mm ever you mean.
I go to a mission i want to do. Click to matchmake. Its spins for about 5 minutes and then says an agent joined my team! Nice
Where are they?
I can't seem to find them. I wait for them to load in or something. Nope. They just aint there.
Another thing is side mission grinding to just get high enough in level for the next mission.
Destinys systems are so much better
But it has matchmaking you say?
The most convoluted mm ever you mean.
I go to a mission i want to do. Click to matchmake. Its spins for about 5 minutes and then says an agent joined my team! Nice
Where are they?
I can't seem to find them. I wait for them to load in or something. Nope. They just aint there.
Another thing is side mission grinding to just get high enough in level for the next mission.
Destinys systems are so much better
That happens in MM in every game. But all the same having options = GOOD.
Best way to MM in the division: Start a mission solo and open your party up to be public and people will quickly MM into your team.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Does the Bond or the Chest change the cloak?
No, he unequivocally stated he isn't getting it. So I got it anyway.
Wait, what? On a warlock the chest piece "is" the cloak. Maybe I misinterpreted your question.
My favorite warlock chest piece/coat thing is Voidfang. I think it has a really nice look.
Shaders change it which is nice.
Bonds changing the look of other pieces? Not sure I follow.
Let's play some Division Brah!, I'll even accept you on the Vita.
BTW, will my services be needed tomorrow night for the Raid?
I agree, just stating my experience with it has been sub par.
Rollo Tomasi
Member
Ah, cool. Let me know if you want to play sometime this week. I'm taking it slow, currently at level 14.
ha, sounds good. standby as far as the raid. I'll get a headcount. There's really nothing I need from WP challenge, so if we're full you can have my spot and I'll hang out in the party chat.
For sure. I've just unlocked the base of operations and I'm level 4. So basically just getting started. I'm playing MGSV right now too, so it's going to be a slow burn for sure.
I don't need anything from WP either, just if I'm going to run it, it would only be because you guys need someone, otherwise, back to Division I go. Either way I'll probably pop in and talk shit, oh and have you guys let me jump in and grab the Pistons Chest.\
Looks like we are still at the same place in the game, hit me up if you're going to be online tonight.
The same thing was happening to me as well. But there was something I did not notice until a couple of MM. An option to join someone else session prompts you to push R3. So you can wait for someone to join you or join someone else.
Groovy.
Kor of Memory
Member
I bet you anything this was a conscious decision by the team because they didn't want the numbers to mess with some metrics or something stupid.
Plus, this actually leads more to what I was saying before about Bungie moving away from maps/strikes as exclusive content, and instead using gear. Thus, Bungie doesn't ever have to make console specific exceptions for matchmaking, and can just make everything once/globally.
Rollo Tomasi
Member
Gonna try to get some Trials in tonight, but if I do jump on Division and see you online I'll hit you up.
Hail to the King baby!
How are they moving away from it when their last expansion featured both an exclusive map and strike?
I've been getting the urge to jump back into Destiny. After getting bored with the pre-raid grind, I decided to move on to other things, but man...this game does so much so well. Love the core gameplay, the aesthetic, and the setting. I'm almost impressed that I'm feeling this pull again, because it shows how art and design can triumph over content. It will all be the same stuff when I go back, but I want to shoot those guns and make heads explode. And hear some of the boss music.
JohnOfMars
Banned
So my one hope is this: Taken King took a year to make with the team split between that & TDB/HoW. This year there've been no expansions or anything other than so pitiful Microtranscation event. I know they were cranking hard on the sequel, but hopefully we'll get something at least as good as Taken King and better post-launch support. Because post-launch material can't be built post-launch as this year plainly demonstrates.
I don't want to encourage more time-gating, but how great would the Taken War be as a monthly quest? Like each month a new planet. Ending about now with Fear's Embrace?
Cynically, well, we have 2 years of Bungie just dumping the game at launch and practically setting it on auto-pilot...
I don't want to encourage more time-gating, but how great would the Taken War be as a monthly quest? Like each month a new planet. Ending about now with Fear's Embrace?
Cynically, well, we have 2 years of Bungie just dumping the game at launch and practically setting it on auto-pilot...
Liquidsnake
Banned
You answered. I wanted to know what piece changes the cloak.
celestial body
Member
If the info from Kotaku is correct then they need a major tool upgrade in order to put out the sort of volume of quality content the playerbase expects. Let's hope for Destiny 2.
TTK took over a year to make and as good as the dreadnaught is, it's a pretty small destination really. I don't think King's Fall is actually that much smaller in terms of area.
It's crazy how Bungie did originally have a PVE event set up to come around as often as IB with Queen's Wrath, but just completely ditched it. The Supremacy was the only Queen weapon ever offered.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Ah yes. I remember it well. They did the event once, everyone laughed at how bad it was, and then Bungie took their ball and went home.
...then they patched the ball back in but not the event.
Kor of Memory
Member
I'm talking about how this winter we got Iron Banner exclusive gear and drops.
BlazeBreak
Member
Well, it's sad that they haven't been able to come up with a viable alternative, but not crazy that they ditched Queen's Wrath. "Grind some missions for a ticket so you can run a normal version of a story mission and cross your fingers for a drop" definitely didn't work.
I loved the event at the time. Dismantling gear got a crazy amount of shards, the gear itself was great for alts, and the Supremacy was an amazing weapon.
It's funny, because if they offered it today people would eat it up.
Robdraggoo
Member
Does it teleport you to thier location?
Ive joined friends games and it loads me in so far away sometimes
BlazeBreak
Member
Actually, that's not necessarily any sort of indicator. It was probably just a stopgap solution - the agreement with Sony likely
calls for Playstation exclusive DLC content since both TDB and HoW had it. The Iron Banner gear was probably just seen as a way to meet this winter's requirement since there was no more substantial content to be offered.
mehrmantrout
Member
Bungie bounty's up https://www.twitch.tv/bungie as usual its chat thats providing all the fun
I agree, wouldn't be surprised to see more in the Spring update to make up for the lack of an expansion 2.
TheAquaticApe
Member
It's kind of weird being called a Bungie bounty...considering you have to play against non-Bungie players. I guess that's how you make the emblem that much more elusive.
Slammin_Hammon
Member
It's because Bungie doesn't play their game. Kappa
When I join games in MM I press the R3 or L3 to join the game and eventually another prompt comes up to teleport to the mission.
Re: matchmaking, I did a three hour long challenge mission with a team of randoms that was as hard as (I might even dare to say harder than) anything I've done in Destiny. Worst case, matchmaking allows you opportunities to get familiar with the mechanics of a level (strike, raid) for when you do have a chance to run it with pals.
I used to be anti-matchmaking, but doing it in the Division has changed my mind. Three days at max level and here is my haul, ALL with randoms:
You can also just go to map, select a player, and manually fast travel to them.
I used to be anti-matchmaking, but doing it in the Division has changed my mind. Three days at max level and here is my haul, ALL with randoms:
You can also just go to map, select a player, and manually fast travel to them.
optimus8936
Banned
Probably be a lot easier for you to just bring your vita
Re: matchmaking, I did a three hour long challenge mission with a team of randoms that was as hard as (I might even dare to say harder than) anything I've done in Destiny. Worst case, matchmaking allows you opportunities to get familiar with the mechanics of a level (strike, raid) for when you do have a chance to run it with pals.
I used to be anti-matchmaking, but doing it in the Division has changed my mind. Three days at max level and here is my haul, ALL with randoms:
Are there mechanics to any of these fights? I just can't imagine running Skolas, Crota, etc. w/ random matchmade teammates who may or may not have a mic, not to mention the right gear.
That's how I'm leaning at this point. I'm scared to pack the system in my luggage and have it stolen and don't want to deal with customs if I store it in my carry on.
Lighter mechanics, but more coordinated teamplay as far as kiting enemies, timing buffs, and doling out heals.
It's a more grueling firefight than most in Destiny with lighter mechanics (which I find more fun anyhow).
they should make that emblem obtainable by defeating someone who has the emblem. Like rockstar did with that trophy in RDR. Not just people from bungie.
When you actually matchmake them (which I never will on my own, because I'm from europe) you have to play against managator and hovey? Right, "bungie" bounty. What the hell is this.
When you actually matchmake them (which I never will on my own, because I'm from europe) you have to play against managator and hovey? Right, "bungie" bounty. What the hell is this.
Interesting. Guess I need to hit level 30 and see for myself.
The three hour DC from yesterday required drawing aggro, focus firing rushers, timing crit and defense buffs, and a shitload of teamwork.
It was the most fun I've had with a game in years.