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Destiny |OT40| Killed by the Architects
- Thread starter DrDrizzay101
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MrS
Banned
YOU KNOW MADDEN IS SOOOOO MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE BRUH
April update info disappointed me. I uninstalled it all in January and the update is insufficient to warrant a reinstall in my opinion.
Night_Knight
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igordennis
Member
If you are really weak and nova bomb right in front of you its a suicide.
Night_Knight
Unconfirmed Member
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Re: April update.
This game is pretty big. There's a ton of stuff to do, a lot of really cool weapons and armor and abilities and cosmetics. Unforgettable fragments of "that was intense" moments like shooting for Mercury or Flawless Raider. Obtuse and hidden but super interesting lore. Top tier art direction - maps are just beautiful. Pretty consistent performance - it very very very rarely drops from 30 FPS. Controls are tight and movement / shooting mechanics are perhaps unparalleled in the industry.
It also has a player base which wants to play more and more of the game no matter how much stuff is added. This is a blessing and a curse - it means the content clicks with people and they want more of it. But it also means the disappointment of "that's it?" Has not waned since the game came out.
We are getting new gear, new cosmetics, new activities, even new geometry (maybe? Strike will probably have at least a new room). For free. Just because.
Is it on par with a paid expansion? No...but it's free. At any rate, it's just a cool thing to do a few times. The larger issue at hand is this:
You probably have some game you've played a ton over a long period of time. Halo, Call of Duty, maybe Goldeneye back in the day. Smash Bros. You name it. Whenever there's a game you've played for a long time it's usually cause you just like it and have fun with it. Then eventually you feel you're done and move on.
This game shouldn't be different but the public has an expectation of infinite content. And then instead of, once feeling done, just leaving the game (as admittedly many do), some others (of whom there are many and I can't understand why) keep playing despite indicating boredom at the available content.
It's like "let me keep playing this thing I'm bored with and complain about it online. Oh there's new stuff coming? Fuck it not interested it sucks. I'm done with everything and the new free stuff isn't substantial but I'll keep playing anyways". Huh?
This game is pretty big. There's a ton of stuff to do, a lot of really cool weapons and armor and abilities and cosmetics. Unforgettable fragments of "that was intense" moments like shooting for Mercury or Flawless Raider. Obtuse and hidden but super interesting lore. Top tier art direction - maps are just beautiful. Pretty consistent performance - it very very very rarely drops from 30 FPS. Controls are tight and movement / shooting mechanics are perhaps unparalleled in the industry.
It also has a player base which wants to play more and more of the game no matter how much stuff is added. This is a blessing and a curse - it means the content clicks with people and they want more of it. But it also means the disappointment of "that's it?" Has not waned since the game came out.
We are getting new gear, new cosmetics, new activities, even new geometry (maybe? Strike will probably have at least a new room). For free. Just because.
Is it on par with a paid expansion? No...but it's free. At any rate, it's just a cool thing to do a few times. The larger issue at hand is this:
You probably have some game you've played a ton over a long period of time. Halo, Call of Duty, maybe Goldeneye back in the day. Smash Bros. You name it. Whenever there's a game you've played for a long time it's usually cause you just like it and have fun with it. Then eventually you feel you're done and move on.
This game shouldn't be different but the public has an expectation of infinite content. And then instead of, once feeling done, just leaving the game (as admittedly many do), some others (of whom there are many and I can't understand why) keep playing despite indicating boredom at the available content.
It's like "let me keep playing this thing I'm bored with and complain about it online. Oh there's new stuff coming? Fuck it not interested it sucks. I'm done with everything and the new free stuff isn't substantial but I'll keep playing anyways". Huh?
xplicitone
Member
GGs Drizz and Igor.
Mostly fun times of Trials which is what it's about.
Congrats to Igor on the Scarab. I want it but I'm fine doing just a few games here and there to try to get it. Either way, as long as we're all having fun I'm fine with anything Trials related.
Time for a run on XBOX now maybe with my nephew and his buddy.
Mostly fun times of Trials which is what it's about.
Congrats to Igor on the Scarab. I want it but I'm fine doing just a few games here and there to try to get it. Either way, as long as we're all having fun I'm fine with anything Trials related.
Time for a run on XBOX now maybe with my nephew and his buddy.
Night_Knight
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xplicitone
Member
What's a good Party Crasher roll these days?
I just got Final Round but nothing else seems good. I'm guessing anything with range boost but I only have Linear Compensator, Grenadier, High Caliber Rounds/Oiled Frame/Hand-Laid Stock to go with Final Round.
I just got Final Round but nothing else seems good. I'm guessing anything with range boost but I only have Linear Compensator, Grenadier, High Caliber Rounds/Oiled Frame/Hand-Laid Stock to go with Final Round.
Night_Knight
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Inapplicable
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Aggressive ballistics and rifled/reinforced barrel are pretty much all you need for it to be a good roll.
Night_Knight
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Now dismantle Thorn.
Night_Knight
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xplicitone
Member
Ahh I failed in both of those haha thanks Innap!
mehrmantrout
Member
Nice feetie, i'm officially changing to storm caller. Pulsewave and Thunderstrike are too good, storm grenades are not bad for area denial either
I've bought another LBN and set of Claws and rolled them to Int/Str so I can go T5 In/Str for trials/normal
EJRobinson90
Member
Living the Warlock dream. I'll be up for Trials in a bit.
So I decided to finally jump back into Destiny after taking a pretty long break after I completed the Vault of glass when it was still new. Just out of curiosity what's the best way to find some people on PS4 to play with?
I'm just about to hit 40 and then I'm going to start hunting for gear, think I'm going to give The prison of elders a shot as I have a key for that I got from a mission for it and it seems like I can matchmake that but I know I'm going to want to run raids and obviously there is no easy option of finding groups in game to do that kind of content. I understand the thought process behind why Bungie did that stuff the way they did but coming from major MMOS that have party/group finder features, or straight up match making for pretty much everything like FFXIV is still a bummer. I love the game though, I never had any issues with the gameplay or style of Destiny (Outside of the fact that I really dislike how mundane the weapons are for a far future sci fi game) and it feels good to come back to it as I think the Taken King is quite good so far.
I'm just about to hit 40 and then I'm going to start hunting for gear, think I'm going to give The prison of elders a shot as I have a key for that I got from a mission for it and it seems like I can matchmake that but I know I'm going to want to run raids and obviously there is no easy option of finding groups in game to do that kind of content. I understand the thought process behind why Bungie did that stuff the way they did but coming from major MMOS that have party/group finder features, or straight up match making for pretty much everything like FFXIV is still a bummer. I love the game though, I never had any issues with the gameplay or style of Destiny (Outside of the fact that I really dislike how mundane the weapons are for a far future sci fi game) and it feels good to come back to it as I think the Taken King is quite good so far.
Nice! I should try this too. My sunsinger is worthless.
edit: My LBN rolls with only INT, so I can use it for both T5 Int/Dis sunsinger and T5 Int/Str stormcaller. My claws has only Str, so it's good for both Int/Str and Dis/Str builds.
I'm on, just ping me if I'm playing MGS V.
xplicitone
Member
7-0 card and our teammate gets booted but so does 2 of the other team so it was 2v1 for the whole match. Very weird.
EJRobinson90
Member
I should be ready in 10. Let's see if we can find a third and maybe do some Mayhem in the meantime.
xplicitone
Member
Trials with randos from LFG on xb1. No Mercy, up 4-0 on Final boss, and they chain supers and come back 4-4. Final round, I said let's sneak around far left side and we did, I popped blade and I bated both nightstalker tethers. I killed 1 as the 2nd tether got me, and I helped kill and 2nd as the tether finished me. 2v1 and they finish the final guy off as he was getting a rez. Mercury!! Rando #2 didn't have a Doctrine yet, gets it at Mercury with CB. All is well.
Broke the 1600 ELO barrier on both xb1 and ps4 trials. 100 away from that sweet Diamond. First time playing Frontier for Trials for me. Map is ok as long as nobody goes on top of the bridge. When you face people that really know how to utilize that spot it's so crazy because they have view of everything outside. Bungie really needs to add an invis wall up there, like really.
Now, time for some zzzzzs finally. I'm sweatied out.
Final Boss almost losing another up 4-0 HYPE
That Bryan guy was insane with some of his snipes on me from the craziest angles > (where from my POV he sniped me through stuff so he must have just got me at the very edge of objects)
Broke the 1600 ELO barrier on both xb1 and ps4 trials. 100 away from that sweet Diamond. First time playing Frontier for Trials for me. Map is ok as long as nobody goes on top of the bridge. When you face people that really know how to utilize that spot it's so crazy because they have view of everything outside. Bungie really needs to add an invis wall up there, like really.
Now, time for some zzzzzs finally. I'm sweatied out.
Final Boss almost losing another up 4-0 HYPE
That Bryan guy was insane with some of his snipes on me from the craziest angles > (where from my POV he sniped me through stuff so he must have just got me at the very edge of objects)
I can join if you still need a third. Just coming home from a rugby game.
EJRobinson90
Member
Sure, whenever you're ready.
PewPewPewBow
Member
GAF. If we're playing more private matches today I'd love to jump into mayhem with 6 gunslingers wearing Ahamkara spines first. I did it by myself and got up to 13 tripmine kills per game. I reckon Feetie and Robinson will join me for some games so that makes 3 already. It will be glorious.
Finally got started on The Witcher.
Goddamn I felt robbed with DA:I (2/10 game for me, total garbage) but playing this just drives it home. DA was so amazingly and totally horrible - this is what that game should have been. Side quests are meaningful, story is gripping, no fetch bullshitty design... I might be in love with this game and I'm just getting N started! (Just reached Velen)
Goddamn I felt robbed with DA:I (2/10 game for me, total garbage) but playing this just drives it home. DA was so amazingly and totally horrible - this is what that game should have been. Side quests are meaningful, story is gripping, no fetch bullshitty design... I might be in love with this game and I'm just getting N started! (Just reached Velen)
That sounds fun. I'll see if Merhmantrout is still keen on getting a GAF v GAF going today. Timing this is the tricky part.
PewPewPewBow
Member
I think Mehr will be on soon. I'm gonna run a trials card first.
Interesting take! Some people play this like an MMO or a loot game which is valid I guess. But doing so means you will inevitably 100% of the time be disappointed or frustrated by the game.
I think the only way you can still be here a year and a half later is a) despite the fact that this game isn't what you wish it was and constantly getting frustrated at it or b) just play it like a shooter and enjoy the game like you do a CoD or whatever.
No matter how great PvE content is - it can be the most astonishingly amazing encounter ever - it's only genuinely thrilling the first few times. After that it may still be fun from a social PoV - you enjoy the banter with buddies. But eventually people will get sick of it because PvE content is inevitably stale quickly after release. If you play it like a shooter and just log on for Crucible you're in the Halo/CoD/whatever mindset that doesn't need new stuff to keep playing - what's there is fun, period (fuck the lag tho)
It's a matter of expectations and what you feel the game is basically.
Yeah. I was playing wait and see with Y2. The rumors were that we'd get free content to make up for the lack of the smaller DLC like TDB and HoW. That's not happening and Y2 has been complete shit. At least in Y1 for both PVE and PVP I liked a lot of the mechanics far better. If there's going to be these super long stretches of just dead game for a year then I don't know how long people will stick around.
PewPewPewBow
Member
2 spots for Ahamkara spine tripmine mayhem.
Edit: Got rekt by a team of 5 stormcallers twice. 1 more for some friendly 3v3s?
Edit: Got rekt by a team of 5 stormcallers twice. 1 more for some friendly 3v3s?
Yep. I play primarily 3v3 and everything else is just a bonus.
I've never understood people complaining that there is nothing to do after logging 600 plus hours. Yes Bungie may have said this and that but so what. PR for Destiny is supposed to be truth but every other game it's just PR?
mehrmantrout
Member
Need 1 for some gaf on gaf
Pandora012
Member
I suppose I am happy. Is there anything else you want that I have?
Pandora012
Member
This game is known to be stingy.
ToyMachine228
Member
So after Drizz helped me visit Mercury last weekend I'm hoping to give back to Xbox One DGAF by assembling a Flawless Raider run of normal Crota's End. I'm looking to get started at 6:00pm EST. Here is a link to the group on the100.
https://www.the100.io/gaming_sessions/575233
I'm looking for people on Xbox One who have experience in Crota's End and we need a confident sword bearer. Please let me know if you're willing to help.
My GamerTag is ProgenitorRyan. Xbox DGAF unite!
https://www.the100.io/gaming_sessions/575233
I'm looking for people on Xbox One who have experience in Crota's End and we need a confident sword bearer. Please let me know if you're willing to help.
My GamerTag is ProgenitorRyan. Xbox DGAF unite!
So psyched you got it done dude!
JohnOfMars
Banned
No kidding! But on a cosmetic item with no rerolling or transmog, I'm okay with the benefits being trivial. If it was a substantive bonus (like +25%) then I'd be forced into using the Crucinle Rep class items even when I have a Vanguard one that looks much better.
So yeah, lots of issues there.
This whole post is why DGAF is a fantastic community! Well done Drizz & ToyMachine!
In Y1, we had both TDB and HoW by the following May after launch. This year, we have nothing all the way until April, with a lackluster update.
Is anyone doing any Crucible? I need to get 10 wins for this New Monarchy cloak.