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[lt519]

Cool write up Ghal, seems like you'll be joining us faster than you expected when you restarted your character. Playing through it in its entirety is something I've wanted to do for a while. The new expansions have been fun in that you are constantly equipping and trying out new gear as you head towards max light level. And your right, the game is stunningly beautiful and is super smooth. Playing a game like No Man's Sky and or Fallout 4 and coming back to Destiny is unbelievable.

Whelp, clan just tried the raid

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final boss second phase

in earnest after our half-hearted attempt last night. We figured out the mechanics, man they are a doozy and require quite a bit of coordination. Unfortunately our current strategy is not getting enough DPS. We've made it through a few phases but barely tickled the boss. I think we are going to throw in the towel and look at what the rest of the Destiny world is doing to beat it. We have 3 people over 370 and 3 under 370 and it just seems that add control gets out of hand and we can't do enough boss DPS.

 

[Hedera]

Any Titans want to do the pulse quest?

edit: got one

 

[wesleyshark]

Sleeper Simulant > Gjallarhorn for the final part of the raid. Good Lord what a difference.

 

[Twilight Gap]

I've been wanting to give the campaign a run through again but it's a big time commitment and i've been too distracted. I just want to sit down and do it start to finish and not be interrupted by nonsense.

I wish Dreg's Promise wasn't exotic either because i really like using it out on patrol. Just not enough to give up Bolt Caster.

 

[daedalius]

Good post ghal, my wife and I really enjoyed the ROI campaign as well.

I usually also play halo on heroic or legendary, it would be nice if destiny had an in between hard for when you're low level on those early missions. Or if you could toggle on modifiers and difficulties or something, to give yourself a better chance at a reward.

 

[GraveRobberX]

So anyone need a GraveRobberX?

I need 3 Nightfalls
Warlock (373) & Titan (371) need to do full raid, hopefully with monitors
Anyone need me before I go LFG?

 

[Nicodemic]

Nico, join our clan "Squids and Traitors"

Our tag is "Light dies first"

Will do you 384 you! ;-)

 

[Born2Live]

So anyone need a GraveRobberX?

I need 3 Nightfalls
Warlock (373) & Titan (371) need to do full raid, hopefully with monitors
Anyone need me before I go LFG?

Me and LiK are just about to run a Nightfall if you want to join.

Ty

 

[GhaleonEB]

Cool write up Ghal, seems like you'll be joining us faster than you expected when you restarted your character. Playing through it in its entirety is something I've wanted to do for a while. The new expansions have been fun in that you are constantly equipping and trying out new gear as you head towards max light level. And your right, the game is stunningly beautiful and is super smooth. Playing a game like No Man's Sky and or Fallout 4 and coming back to Destiny is unbelievable.

Yeah, it really is. I think the technical polish in Destiny is under-appreciated. Playing through to this point took over a week, but I also played for several hours every day; Destiny re-hooked me.

I'm going fo chip away at missions for a few days, then look into getting back into the groove with DGAF. I'll need help with Nightfalls!

 

[Zakalwe]

The raid fusion rifle's pretty great, huh?

 

[GraveRobberX]

Me and LiK are just about to run a Nightfall if you want to join.

Ty

Sent you FR, your team is set to friends only

 

[Deku Tree]

Sleeper Simulant > Gjallarhorn for the final part of the raid. Good Lord what a difference.

Sleeper is the DPS champ when you hit your crits. No question about it. There was a post on reddit about it the other day and the player said that Sleeper does like 50K crit damage and a Ghorn shot does around 30K crit damage. And you get 9 Sleeper shots vs 5-6 Ghorn shots.

But keep in mind that Sleeper needs to charge so it's slower. It is harder to hit moving targets with Sleeper. And you have to worry about hitting crits with Sleeper, alternatively you just point Ghorn at the boss and shoot.

Usually for the groups that I have been in doing WotM this week DPS has not been a problem, so I would say Ghorn is better because it gives you more versatility and it's easier to kill captains with Ghorn.

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Also your raid took 5 hours to complete.

 

[deafmedal]

Hello, we are looking for 2 PSN guardians to help with finishing the raid from phase 1. Experience preferred and ~370ish light if possible.

1. me
2. Harlan
3. OMGBees
4. McArkus
5. ???
6. ???

Starting when full!

 

[WonkyPanda]

Is there any reason not to use a skeleton key at the end of a strike? I've been stuck on LL 352 for a while and wondering if it'll be worth it to use now

 

[Deku Tree]

Is there any reason not to use a skeleton key at the end of a strike? I've been stuck on LL 352 for a while and wondering if it'll be worth it to use now

Each strike has different unique strike loot. There is a guide on reddit about which strikes drop what. The Keys are rare so you want to use the keys to open the chest where you have a chance to get the loot that you are interested in getting. Also Strike chest loot goes up to 385. So you may benefit from waiting until you are 365 or higher to use your skelton keys.

 

[XAL]

Is there any reason not to use a skeleton key at the end of a strike? I've been stuck on LL 352 for a while and wondering if it'll be worth it to use now

Infuse the already decrypted blues that the heroic strike bosses drop.

After you're 365 then use treasure keys.

The only way you can get past 365 is infusing exotics from engrams, raid gear, naturally rolling your faction vendors, and skeleton key loot.

Blue engrams stop decoding at 340 and purples stop decoding at 365.

 

[Blue Ninja]

Is there any reason not to use a skeleton key at the end of a strike? I've been stuck on LL 352 for a while and wondering if it'll be worth it to use now

Yeah, save it for the strike rewards you want.

 

[wesleyshark]

The raid fusion rifle's pretty great, huh?

It melts everything. So good.

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Also your raid took 5 hours to complete.

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As expected haha. Taking two people through who never did it before, and our clan doesn't raid as a whole all that much haha. We had a blast though, which is all that matters!

 

[wesleyshark]

.

 

[Obliterator]

Anyone on PS4 need to run Nightfall? Have a 364 Hunter

 

[WonkyPanda]

Thanks, guys. Guess I'll keep trucking.

 

[Zakalwe]

It melts everything. So good.

Spoiler

As expected haha. Taking two people through who never did it before, and our clan doesn't raid as a whole all that much haha. We had a blast though, which is all that matters!

And charges your abilities in seconds. It's beastly.

 

[CLBridges]

Anyone on PS4 need to run Nightfall? Have a 364 Hunter

I need to, PSN: Ghostfacedon
No mic atm

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

In PvP, the 14 impact archetype just can't compete with 7 impact (PDX-45/Hawksaw) or 4 impact (Grasp) because they still require 3 headshots to kill.

I don't really think this is true. I've had about 5-6 Hawksaws, a Grasp and a PDX-45, and while I don't have a single bad thing to say about them I've got a PDX-41 with Hammer Forged & Perfect Balance that I use over all of them. I don't think that tiny RoF bump on the others automatically negates the double impact and extra range unless you're a deadshot who lands all 9 head shots every time. And getting a Grasp to drop with the near or at max stability you can more easily get from the others takes a minor miracle. It really all comes down to the roll.

All that being said, I don't like the feel of the Hopscotch much for some reason, even though I've got one where the numbers say it should be about as good if not better than my PDX. I've had a couple of 100% stability rolls that I just don't want to use.

 

[Doberu]

anyone doing the pulse quest. I need 3 strikes to complete. and I'm willing to stick around for the rest. I'm a hunter and on psn.

 

[Obliterator]

I need to, PSN: Ghostfacedon
No mic atm

Alrighty that's 2. 1 more on PS4?

 

[molnizzle]

I really wish that rewards were based on your maximum possible light instead of your actual current light. Forces you to decide between your PvP or PvE gear to level up first. Then it's frustrating when you have to do Crucible with gear you don't like using in PvP just in case you get some rewards at the end.

Was hoping this would be addressed in this expansion. =/

 

[Saithan]

Alrighty that's 2. 1 more on PS4?

I'll join.

 

[Twilight Gap]

I really wish that rewards were based on your maximum possible light instead of your actual current light. Forces you to decide between your PvP or PvE gear to level up first. Then it's frustrating when you have to do Crucible with gear you don't like using in PvP just in case you get some rewards at the end.

Was hoping this would be addressed in this expansion. =/

Or you could just throw all your marks shards and motes into one gear set and end up broke like me.

 

[Obliterator]

I'll join.

Cool PSN name?

 

[lt519]

I really wish that rewards were based on your maximum possible light instead of your actual current light. Forces you to decide between your PvP or PvE gear to level up first. Then it's frustrating when you have to do Crucible with gear you don't like using in PvP just in case you get some rewards at the end.

Was hoping this would be addressed in this expansion. =/

That is a really good idea actually.

The more I think about it the more I am bummed about the DPS check of the final boss. We've got the mechanics nailed but artificially bumping the last fight to 380 seemed unnecessary.

 

[tick221]

NVM

 

[Saithan]

Cool PSN name?

Same as Gaf name

 

[Kadey]

Running into Lumi's goons. Fight for the honor of GAF.

 

[igordennis]

Yeah, it really is. I think the technical polish in Destiny is under-appreciated. Playing through to this point took over a week, but I also played for several hours every day; Destiny re-hooked me.

I'm going fo chip away at missions for a few days, then look into getting back into the groove with DGAF. I'll need help with Nightfalls!

Unfortunately the new raid fails on this regard. A particular section on the raid that lasts 10 minutes or so if you do it correctly has the fps consistently at the teens. My fps actually hit 0 once in this section when i triggered firefly and there was a tether and storm trance on my screen, i thought my game crashed, but right after the fps jumped up to 8 fps and stayed there lmao. Very underwhelming honestly that it shipped this way, i hope they fix it because the boss fight is awesome but very much less enjoyable because of garbage fps.

 

[Strangelove77]

Any good shotguns for pve I can buy with marks? I don't have a decent shotgun and I have a ton of marks.

 

[MrAnderson]

Would anyone like to run a passage or two? I'm just going for the quest wins, not looking to go flawless.

PSN is greyblade.

 

[shem935]

Would anyone like to run a passage or two? I'm just going for the quest wins, not looking to go flawless.

PSN is greyblade.

Sure. I will message you and switch. Hunter 368.

General advice: Would it be worth the light hit to take mida into Trials? Puts me down to 366

 

[Deku Tree]

I really wish that rewards were based on your maximum possible light instead of your actual current light. Forces you to decide between your PvP or PvE gear to level up first. Then it's frustrating when you have to do Crucible with gear you don't like using in PvP just in case you get some rewards at the end.

Was hoping this would be addressed in this expansion. =/

A lot of PvP players just focus on maxing out perfect PvP gear, and then they might just use it in the raid too

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because PvE is easy lol.

On the other hand the perks on the raid armor is very OP in the raid so...

Unfortunately the new raid fails on this regard. A particular section on the raid that lasts 10 minutes or so if you do it correctly has the fps consistently at the teens. My fps actually hit 0 once in this section when i triggered firefly and there was a tether and storm trance on my screen, i thought my game crashed, but right after the fps jumped up to 8 fps and stayed there lmao. Very underwhelming honestly that it shipped this way, i hope they fix it because the boss fight is awesome but very much less enjoyable because of garbage fps.

Do you play on a monitor that shows you the actual FPS counter? Bungie has the frame rate on that section of the raid on their list of known issues.

 

[Hzoltan69]

Would anyone like to run a passage or two? I'm just going for the quest wins, not looking to go flawless.

PSN is greyblade.

I'll join.

 

[Obliterator]

I need to, PSN: Ghostfacedon
No mic atm

You hopping on?

 

[MrAnderson]

Sure. I will message you and switch. Hunter 368.

General advice: Would it be worth the light hit to take mida into Trials? Puts me down to 366

I'm at LL 357...sooooo doesn't matter to me. I really mean I'm just running these for passage clears >.>

I'll join.

Gimmie a sec. What's your PSN?

 

[Kadey]

I was expecting more of a challenge. Was ready to sweat. Had my clothes off and everything.

 

[Farside]

And clan raid complete! They were so excited haha. 👌👌

Congrats! It's such a great/fun raid, even though I haven't completed it yet.


And excellent write-up, Ghal. You make some great points about the story and rewards.

 

[molnizzle]

A lot of PvP players just focus on maxing out perfect PvP gear, and then they might just use it in the raid too

Spoiler

because PvE is easy lol.

This is what I was gonna do, but...

On the other hand the perks on the raid armor is very OP in the raid so...

The raid perks are so good. So then I have to decide between being slightly gimped for raiding or slightly gimped for Trials, since no matter what I choose I'm always gonna wear my highest light gear so my rewards will be higher. Really, really sucks.

 

[Hzoltan69]

I'm at LL 357...sooooo doesn't matter to me. I really mean I'm just running these for passage clears >.>



Gimmie a sec. What's your PSN?

Hzoltan969. I am on your FL.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

Any good shotguns for pve I can buy with marks? I don't have a decent shotgun and I have a ton of marks.

Not really sure about everything that's on sale ATM but the main thing to look out for is a high rate of fire & ammo count, imo. The only time you'll really be whipping out a shotgun is when A) you're getting rushed by a mob & need to fire at multiple targets quickly, or B) a major is right on top of you. Range & impact matter a lot in Crucible, but they just don't matter as much in PvE as being able to empty 3 shells into a captain or wizard quickly, that'll take them down faster than anything in my experience.

I've got a Stolen Will which you can't buy, but it fires faster than some hand cannons. It's way more valuable in the field than my Matador or Party Crasher.

Barring that high RoF archetype, the Last Ditch that Dead Orbit has right now has got a lot of people talking & is a generally great shotgun that'll serve you well in PvP and be solid & reliable but maybe not spectacular in PvE.

 

[igordennis]

Do you play on a monitor that shows you the actual FPS counter? Bungie has the frame rate on that section of the raid on their list of known issues.

Haha no, i was just giving a number to what the fps felt like . The 0 one is true though.

 

[Night_Knight]

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[Obliterator]

Awesome thanks for the Nightfall CLBridges and Saithan. We burned through that quick