optimus8936
Banned
I thought I heard that sterling treasures were gone forever?
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Destiny |OT42| Embrace the Not-Knowing
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Will the Thrill
Banned
In Objective modes you should only get score if you do the objective, Kills still equaling points no matter the mode (I think they made a variant of control without this at somepoint?) is one of the things I dislike the most about Destiny PvP.
....that and I honestly don't think Destiny's shooting feels good in PvP for some reason but that's for another day lol
Nice - two slots open for KF NM:
1) raindoc, LL311, 1 clear, no clue (and a shitty mic)
2) throwawayname
3) SuperSonic
4) AEREC
5) mcarkus
6)
EDIT: 1 free slot
Agent_Tiro
Member
Ive not bought a sibgle sterling treasure. I dont go out of my way to play content just to get the freebies. Ive not used chroma. I would like the ships and sparrow but not enough to spend money.
As F2P mechanics go Bungie are still on the side that you can ignore it without it impacting your ability to do anything. Odds are RoI will be the same. I am not all that bothered about ornaments so the radiant treasures will probably just end up collecting dust like chroma.
You could still enjoy the RoI content without touching the f2p stuff. But its up to you. The content is the content.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Hrm.
I'd feel the same way, but it seems this time around you only get really cosmetic stuff. Yeah, it's a shame that they're tying F2P mechanics to 'hook' players instead of letting the game stand on its own, but...it seems to be the reality of many multiplayer games these days.
While cosmetic, what they did to chroma really bothered me, as it was a cool feature butchered for the monetization. It if was just regular shaders, some free and some premium, I'd have bought some. But they way they implemented it affected the entire feature. Cosmetic, true, but woven into the game as nothing to that point had been. It was harder for me to ignore.
When the April update came out, I opened my sterling treasure and then deleted everything inside it, deciding I was going to ignore them, as well. But it just bothered me a lot. I tell my kids any game offering free stuff weekly and charging more should be avoided, as it's such a blatant warning for the game design. And then Destiny does it.
We'll see. Really, it's the sandbox that needs updating. And I probably will get RoI regardless, if to just play the missions and strikes. But I'm really sad at the direction the game has taken with the F2P stuff.
xplicitone
Member
Silver dust, perhaps.
Kalamari
Member
I think they will be incrementally pushing the limits of microtransactions, it's probably what Activision wants them to do. Sooner or later, I expect to see silver used for rerolling weapons. I think that;s pretty far off though, once they feel they have a handle on weapon balance.
If you guys still need one I can join, Psn: mcarkus
I agree with your concerns about the monetization of cosmetic items and how woven into the game it is. While I'll admit that when Sterling packages first came out I ended up buying $10 worth of silver, opened a handful of boxes and immediately got a full set of Desolate gear, and then ending up regretting that decision as it made the free, doled out, Sterling treasures feel truly worthless as I already had a full set of the gear that was dropping from it.
With Radiant packages I'm gonna have to avoid them and just receive them normally and freely, once per week, slowly building that collection of ornaments.
also destiny is hardly a F2P game, my PS+ sub is essentially my destiny sub :lol
That'd make us 5/6, if everyone on the list is still interested...
Anyone wanna grab the last spot?
I'd like to join as well as long as we are done by 21:30 UTC+1. No mic available but I already cleared it once, so I know more or less what to do, I'll just follow orders from the most experienced ones
I would be incredibly surprised if they started charging money for anything that affects gameplay in any meaningful way. They have gone out of their way thus far to impress upon their audience that nothing you can buy will affect gameplay. Rerolling weapons for cash would cross that line that they have been exceedingly concerned with not crossing. This isn't a mobile game so I never expect to see a pay-to-win strategy coming into play. I hope I'm right.
The cosmetic, microtransaction part of the game has always felt incredibly small and forgettable to me. It feels separated from the main game. It's there for people who are interested in such things, but I feel like I'm missing nothing by completely ignoring it.
I'd like to start ASAP too
1) raindoc, LL311, 1 clear, no clue (and a shitty mic)
2) throwawayname
3) SuperSonic
4) AEREC
5) mcarkus
6) JJShadow
Hopefully we're full. I'll be online in a min.
EDIT: psn id = raindoc
j0hnny_385
Member
Well, finally... I did it. Got the Ghost Hunter trophy and then this little thing popped up:
Which meeeeeeeeeeans:
Which meeeeeeeeeeans:
Agent_Tiro
Member
Completely get where you are coming from. But from a business side I can see the earning potential there that will hopefully pay for more content and frequent updates. Its a very very fine line to tread. But as soon as it becomes pay to win then i'm out.
Lol!
I'm already in
hmm..havet seen a fr yet
TheWorthyEdge
Member
Hey, I have a Daughters HM CP if anyone's down. Want to finish it before reset.
Yeah that's why I'm talking about him. That was the dude.
igordennis
Member
Anyone from the cat list that exclusively wanted to play themselves on their acc around? Me and wicked can give it a try.
BlindMonkey
Member
From what I understand, Sterling Treasure will be available only from PoE 41 from the 8th September update and onwards.
In the GameInformer show interview with Chris Barrett and Scott Taylor, they said Chroma will be staying, from faction rank up packages the 3 options are Armour, Weapons, and Chroma Gear.
Still need to do those raid/strike with clan members achievements...just too lazy to organize it.
If you guys wanna try do another card after that one, I'm down. (androo2300) Good luck.
Dibbs
Member
Noob here, im in (kings fall?)
So I just went on the game for the first time in a year and I think I've got my head around it all again. It certainly feels alien coming back to the game after a long break. There's loads of new items I've never heard of before and no idea how to go about finding them.
I've just completed all the House of Wolves dlc. One thing I've noticed that I'm confused about is that I seem to be getting green gear which has higher defence than my exotic gear, Wtf is that about?
I've just completed all the House of Wolves dlc. One thing I've noticed that I'm confused about is that I seem to be getting green gear which has higher defence than my exotic gear, Wtf is that about?
Ninja Kn1ght
Member
Wouldn't mind farming Crota's End HM for a crux if anyone's interested, but I'm down for anything. PSN: Ninja_Kn1ght
When Taken King launched there were a ton of green and blues which had higher light levels compared to the legendary and ezotix year one items.
How's your gear/light level?
You can run with me and deafmedal if you'd like. We're still debating what we want to do.
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Current team (we added one guy from our friend list):
1. HaRyu
2. deafmedal
3. uberllama
4.
5.
6.
Again, we're pretty much up to running anything. Multiple things possibly.
Ninja Kn1ght
Member
Sounds good! Just gonna run a quick trials card first.
I'm down but I won't be offended if you're tired of carrying my dumb ass
I would like to do a ticket or two!
Dibbs
Member
LL 304