Strikes, which will prep you for Nightfalls, which will prep you for Raids.
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Destiny |OT41| Don't Worry, Leave Happy
- Thread starter DrDrizzay101
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heroic or norms
Heroic, will drop you better blues and some purples (if you're lucky)
In general the process is:
1.) Collect encrypted engrams. These can be from regular strikes, patrols, PvP, you name it.
2.) Put on your absolute highest light score equipment, even if it isn't what you normally use.
3.) Decrypt one item. Check if that item raises your light score. If it does, equip it. Proceed to decrypt the next item and repeat this process until all items are decrypted.
4.) Go re-equip whatever it is you would actually use out in the world.
5.) Go back to step 1.
The game decrypts new items based on your current light score, so just repeating this process will raise your light score very quickly. I went from 219 (right when I hit Level 40) to 290 in about 8-10 hours, and I wasn't being efficient for a lot of that given I was avoiding quests so as to stay with my friend progress wise.
Side Note: Go talk to Xur in the side room in The Reef and see if there's any exotic item you want. Remember, you can only have one exotic weapon and one exotic armor piece at a time.
darkistheway
Member
If you have a high enough rank (vanguard or crucible) buying a legendary ghost is a good first purchase with your legendary marks. Completing some of the Taken King quest lines gives marks as does daily story and crucible.
Your 213 ghost is holding you back so focus on getting that replaced.
T-thanks guys
so go get legendary marks in a bit, got it :3
also, I'm guessing light scales everything? As in, a 300 wep and 200 gear means I'll be doing less damage than if I had 300 armor, regardless of logic?
also im rep 2 vanguard from 1.0
I played 1.0 so no grind here will faze me at all.
In the Companion App, go to Forums/Recruitment. Then filter by the activity you're trying to run. Raids, for me, have been the best way to meet people because you're stuck working together for an hour or more... I can quickly find a CoE group, as well. Or NF.
Xbone folk in this thread are few and far between.
AstroNut325
Member
More newbie questions:
1. What are "trains" that are talked about in the last page or two of this thread?
2. What is a raid?
3. Are uncommon items things I should use even if I have higher rated items in corresponding categories?
1. What are "trains" that are talked about in the last page or two of this thread?
2. What is a raid?
3. Are uncommon items things I should use even if I have higher rated items in corresponding categories?
Good games. Spent most of my time in IB using the noblesse scout rifle. Not that great of a roll, but the hidden hand perk seemed pretty noticeable and was really able to make a lot of gun fights work in my favor... Provided if I could stay at a certain range. Was kind of refreshing to use, even if I still prefer my Nirewn pulse.
BasedKiliK
Member
Been a long 3 months, and time to get back into it with the approaching expansion. Is there anything new outside of the PoE update that I missed in the meantime?
I dunno, I tried a crucible match
im on a 100 megabit connection
still dying behind corners old cod style :')
NeOak
Member
Bandwith is second to ping.
DonutTurtle
Member
GGs everyone for today's games.
and tick rate :/
anyways, 257 now :>
farming legendary marks, going to start doing heroic strikes, I really wanna hit 75 marks for a ghost, since a 280 ghost will boost me up 5 levels alone
1. The term trains is colloquialism we use to describe teaming up for long stretches with other players here to play PvP.
2. Raids are a co-op mission for a fireteam of six people that have more intense, more involved mechanics than regular story or strike levels. They, ideally, drop endgame loot--loot that is more powerful or higher level than many other sources.
3. Generally speaking, no. Purple items and Gold items are usually going to outperform Blue, Green, or White items--especially in high level content or in PvP when level differences are enabled (Iron Banner and Trials).
robertsan21
Member
Longbow drops in cruciable ?
NeOak
Member
Crucible Reputation Packages when you leve up.
ONLY drops in Crucible, I think. I thought it only dropped in regular crucible, not IB, though
Edit: ^that makes sense
robertsan21
Member
Thanks. time to rank up
Dthomp
Member
DESTINY!!!!
I think this Wolves Gambit mission has been by far the hardest story mission of the game I've played up to this point. Felt like you only have 5 seconds to kill each oracle with a horde of enemies trying to shoot you down before getting insta-killed by not shooting down the Oracle fast enough. Would've figured an auto rife with 197 damage would make quick work of each Oracle, but nope. Don't know how the recommended level is only 20.
did you turn in completed bounties after reset? if they were the same as the new ones the disappear from saladin.
BlackSalad
Member
pvp player, psn blacksald_
IB train will be made!
IB train will be made!
CrudeDiatribe
Member
In PvE your overall light level is used as a gate-- if your are too low you are punished. Once your overall light is appropriate for the content then some scaling based on each weapon's attack/LL happens. Ability damage is scaled with overall light level. It is more complicated than this, of course.
one per character
Darknyss09
Member
The weapon/armor rewards for getting 30000/90000 scores are once per character per week, but you can keep doing it for class items, ghosts and HoW exotics as post-game drops.
Agent_Tiro
Member
The armour and weapons from completing the ticket are one per character per week. But you can run it as many times as you want a week for the end rewards. Chance at any of the 3 prison exotics, up to 335 ghost and class item.
AstroNut325
Member
Thank you.
Robdraggoo
Member
Your probably not I any more but if you need help let me know
Wind's Howling
Member
Where the heck is Xur? Has he left the Reef already? I mean, it is still only Sunday.
Robdraggoo
Member
Friday and Saturday only. Sorry
Xur only stays for 2 days Friday and Saturday.
Wind's Howling
Member
Ah, I see. Totally forgot about that.
Sunday is about my only day I can even play Destiny.
xplicitone
Member
Friday he comes @ daily reset, 5am EST, and he leaves at 5am EST Sunday morning.
