The one you get in Iron Temple, where you have to do 15 patrols 3 of assassinatiins 3 of quarantine and so on.
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Destiny |OT43| Just What the Doctor Ordered
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The one you get in Iron Temple, where you have to do 15 patrols 3 of assassinatiins 3 of quarantine and so on.
guybrushfreeman
Unconfirmed Member
Okay thanks, guess I'll finish it on my alts before reset then
mocolostrocolos
Member
Casual Osiris/Raid anyone?
guybrushfreeman
Unconfirmed Member
I can do a trials card if there's a third
So it will accelerate from tweaks.This Week at Bungie said:
However the "speed" of leveling is incredibly variable depending on what you want to do. If you want to be as fast as possible- which isn't necessary, but is possible- run Sepiks Perfected/Omnigul from the director which are crazy fast strikes you can get to 365 fast and be more than equipped to begin the raid. The raid has a checkpoint with a guaranteed ghost/artifact before the final boss.
But between daily public events, the three weekly heroics, and your daily story for Legendary engrams, AF, Heroic Strikes and Nightfalls, Crucible (with 3oC) and general 3oC usage, and especially Trials even if only bounties and random drops which you can get from losses, plus the early phases of the raid/cache keys, there actually is a pretty decent variety for leveling at your own pace while having fun if you don't want to go for speed. Once you have one character at ~370 your other two are trivial to get to the same level.
While there were some missteps with this latest revision of Light progression, the severity of the grind is actually an illusion to some extent caused by the sense that you have to get to a certain point in a certain amount of time, which I suppose is tied to your speculation that they want to stretch out playtime to keep activity relevant for newer players. Rather than a wholly cynical move though. I do think it's worth imagining the other side of the coin wherein everyone is already 385 and even casual players feel they have nothing left to do.
It's an unpleasant balancing act but I do feel that they accomplished making this less restrictive than many previous iterations of their attempts at vertical progression.
fucking hell's bells captain.As a big fan of fusion rifles, I'm beyond happy with this from the 7 win tier. Beautiful.
That's sucks man. Sorry to hear that.
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Hoho for breakfast
Member
Yep sounds like their could be something to getting exotics from blues since RoI released. I think mine was at the regular tower cryptarch but dont remember for sure.
molnizzle
Member
It just needs to be more obvious. If your leveling system requires people on forums to post multiple paragraphs explaining how to do it then you fucked up a bit. There needs to be a clear progression path that doesn't take a hardcore player to decipher.
The current system in RoI works to a certain point. Run strikes until 365, nice. It's after 365 things get hairy. If the raid dropped gear at a higher guaranteed minimum LL I think that would be a start. If my LL is 370 but I'm wearing 374 boots, I shouldn't get 370 boots as a raid reward. That's bogus. It shouldn't be possible to complete a raid and not gain any light at all.
Hex is the bullet hose Autorifle from crucible right?
If so I agree. I never had that gun in year 1 and it's been a fun addition so far
Well, that's the thing, it doesn't really require that though. For the vast majority of Destiny players they'll simply make incremental progress over time from blue drops, faction/vanguard/crucible rank ups, legendary/exotic engrams and I mean the raid gear does drop at a minimum of 365. If you enter at 355 which is perfectly viable you shoot up quite a bit from anything. I don't necessarily disagree that Light drops should be based on the individual slot something drops for you rather than your overall Light but I haven't seen run any simulations of how this affects the progression curve, and I am giving them the slight benefit of the doubt that they have.
Such "multiple paragraphs" about efficiency are intended for people (including me) who have a screw or two loose and wanted to be at the forefront. We're still talking <1% of the playerbase that has completed the raid at all.
Noisepurge
Member
The second one. Especially as a Bladedancer and invisibility.
You can sprint through a good portion of Walls Come Down, and the Mars mission is pretty short too.
molnizzle
Member
In that case the system is just way too slow then. The "end game" should be about chasing specific gear, not raising my light level. I have a screw or two loose as well and have been playing nonstop since RoI launched and I'm finding it really difficult to get past the low 370's. There's always going to be a sense that you need to get to cap ASAP to start working on endgame stuff. Maybe I've just played too many MMO's, but until I'm at level cap I feel like a liability to a fireteam.
Duebrithil
Member
Download Complete seems pretty short at 4 minutes per run.
mocolostrocolos
Member
Count me in.
onimushroom
Member
I finally got a 385 ghost. That tiny +1 light upgrade that I coveted for so long pushed my Titan over to 387. Hopefully my blood salt level will begin to lower now.
Sure, I'll join. Got a 376 warlock although you may want titans and hunters if you're going for the quest afterwards.
If not, feel free to add me.
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I have also played pretty heavily since RoI launch. I stopped maybe a month into TTK and came back maybe a month before RoI. I completed my Year 2 MoT before Rise dropped and that's about it. I didn't save up a single legendary or exotic engram, had about 100 motes of light and 30 strange coins. Almost no heavy, no factions edged, etc. I am now 384/383/381. I don't know what you're doing, but it is quite easy to consistently get light upgrades.
Upgrade weapons that will benefit you the most instead of what you just find fun at first. Week one I leveled Zhalo/Defiance of Yasmin/Arc sword for the Heroic farming even though I'll likely never use them outside of Arc Burn. Always attempt packages for your lowest light piece. Upgrade your raid weapons first(my vendor Hung Jury/vendor 1KYS/Raze-Lighter are my 3 highest light) for highest raid drops.
Right around 365 to 370 I was a little slow but I made sure to rank up factions smartly including Queen's/HoJ/Crota's Bane in addition to buying tons of heavy from Xur as I'm getting 200+ SC per week with all these engram drops. Also, get the Dread Explorer Shell.
Well I can empathize because that's where I'm at as well- and I was really feeling the burn to contribute more to my newbie group yesterday- so I think the changes they are planning to make are completely welcome. However on the other hand, despite the onerous burden that is currently in place, I do know that people out there have already made it past the theoretical cap of 385.
Tightening the path of least resistance never feels good to the individual player, but the systems team in a game like this is essentially forced to make a series of tough decisions to cultivate a fun factor versus the longevity of the game. I, ultimately, think Bungie has succeeded here more than they have failed. What Bungie really sucks at in actuality is packaging and communicating these systems in a way that doesn't feel punitive. They constantly miss out on easy psychological tricks you can use to dress up the drab-but-effective variable ratio reinforcement schedule the game has used to some extent since day one.
Anyway, since you and I are at the same LL and looking to progress, I should mention that I haven't wholly taken my own advice yet because I love the raid so much and keep diving back in (run it up to the boss on all three characters at least twice this week and beat the boss on two out of three... which reminds me I should look for a kill on my Titan tonight sometime...). But what I should actually be doing is focusing just on my hunter and doing stuff (quick PvE content/Crucible) to use as many 3 of Coins as possible, playing Trials, and focusing on rep rank-up. Though it is the case that Outbreak Prime (which I'll soon infuse back into my Chaos Dogma for the purposes of leading raids after I play with it a little more, and grab a new one on another character) is such a boost that it got me to 373.
Starting from there I plan to just grind out my Hunter as efficiently as possible tonight (except for a detour for that kill on my Titan if it comes up). Will report my results.
There's no drawback to using Nolan already in place character, so if you like the look and class then go for it. You have 3 slots so you can go either way with little negative effect.
Still need one, preferably a high ll sherpa
Alright, thanks. 😄
I thought they might had changed the first missions or something but since I can just pick them and play it's no big deal then. My character is fine so I'll just continue. Now to get used to all this UI and loot system again.
wesleyshark
Banned
Playing with my titan in reg crucible atm...
Juggernaut + sprint lock artifact + invective isn't even fair lol. Did juggernaut get a buff, or has it always been this good??
Juggernaut + sprint lock artifact + invective isn't even fair lol. Did juggernaut get a buff, or has it always been this good??
Yeah they changed the Year 1 story missions and redid their level requirements. It may be worth going back through since it's been almost 2 years for you. It only takes a few hours for everything up to TTK if you power through. When starting out its probably good to do the story missions and bounties as they give a ton of xp to level sub classes.
The Lamonster
Member
Still looking, if anyone is available.
May need two now
throwawayname
Member
edit: nvm me I can't play now.
I can help in ten minutes or so but if it starts to take to long I might have to bail, I've got like 2-3 hours max. What is everyone's LL and familiarity with raiding in general?
Noisepurge
Member
Lost my buddy, just me now
mocolostrocolos
Member
Join anyway.
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Noisepurge
Member
Played all previous ones several times and watched videos on this one. But just got to 365 so lowballing.
I may be able to bring my 375 Titan. Will only have a couple of hours tops to complete though.
Ty
All faction packages stuff including Variks and Queen. End of strike loot from chests using Skeleton keys.
Thanks, so
when you say you don't need to have a specific team, the quest steps did say specifically that you need to be in a Fireteam consisting of a Titan, Warlock, and Hunter.
My question I guess is if everyone in this Fireteam needs to have a SIVA charge quest or if 1-2 people can just help out because they are the correct class?
I understand that for the actual math puzzle steps you'd need the charge though. Thanks!
My question I guess is if everyone in this Fireteam needs to have a SIVA charge quest or if 1-2 people can just help out because they are the correct class?
I understand that for the actual math puzzle steps you'd need the charge though. Thanks!
mocolostrocolos
Member
Need one more for WotM.
Fresh raid.
Fresh raid.