We'll (h4ndofgod) get it later tonight for sure.
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Destiny |OT7| "In the Garden of Suros" by I. Ron Banner
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StrongBlackVine
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No I wouldn't. I will have The Evil Within this Tuesday so Destiny goes on the backburner then(after I do the weekly stuff). Same for Dragon Age Inquisition in November. The amount of people on my friends list playing this game daily has already plummeted and I doubt it was because they got every thing they want.
Most people don't want to grind like this. Also I was not going to play Destiny at all this weekend, but now I will because I want to level up my new exotic gun and chest piece.
MADGAME
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Wasn't calling anyone out in particular, and certainly some have steadfast opinions on the matter. I do see both sides:
Such an uphill grind for weapons - those with jobs/families/limited time/etc will always be outclassed and never access the best content.
vs.
Make some of the best (and shittiest, to be fair) exotics available so those who have the coin can have the same experience.
Honestly though, how does it affect your experience outside of PvP? Even if you are a pure PvP'er, this shouldn't upset you as each time Xur provides opportunities it makes the Crucible deadlier and theoretically more challenging, making you a better player in the long run. For PvE, you now have more powerful allies.
BMO = GOAT
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Wake up, find out xur has warlock chest and ice breaker. My 43 srange coins are happy 
Agree, my Final Boss sniper rifle isn't fully upgraded and taking out Oracles in Heroic was a pain.
Sure. I need to do it again for the bounty. Just need to finish my current mission (~3-5min)
PSN: ps_flocki
I don't grind either. Just saying there are other weapons that can be sold without giving away the best goods available. How is it a good gameplay decision to sell (for cheap) one of the best rewards available in the game? I am just speaking from the perspective of keeping the game enticing. Keeps people playing when they want something.
Nonetheless, it's cool everyone got it now.
I didn't buy the Suro, because it's the expected gun to be used. Now though, seems like it's mandatory. For PVE, I can see people just stop playing because they got all of the weapons they want and will just wait for DLC, so a possible population decrease.
Either way, I don't want you guys thinking I am "mad" just voicing my opinion about how Bungie is handling exotic loot.
It's not about that all. To me it's about not selling the most sought after gear (even for stuff I want). I'd rather not have it, then it be sold. Yes, it's weird - but I enjoy working for elusive rewards.
Yep. That's accurate.
Victory Red
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Very good. I'll jump into your game if I see you playing IB. No mic for me.
figadapaura
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Xur will never sell the Vex Mythoclast. That's one exotic worth striving for.
And how do people get Strange Coins to afford Ice Breakers?
StrongBlackVine
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How is radar anywhere near as important in PvE as it is in PvP? It's not at least not in my experience.
To be fair, they played the game for the strange coins, too.
They are not trolling, they are confirming how this game is supposed to be played, and how they want people to play this game.
ie: you don't HAVE to farm the game in the hope for a lucky loot to drop one day, like what we're used to with games like Diablo or Borderland, but instead you're rewarded by playing the game in a daily fashion, slowly grinding out reputation / marks / coins / motes.
They are not *giving* anything, they are rewarding people who played this game for a long time. I have been playing the game 1 to 2 hours per day ever since it launched, and I've only 10 strange coins. I'll be trying to hit 19 tonight with people who proposed their help in this topic.
Getting lucky on an exotic drop / decoding is NOT the normal way to gear up in this game, this is the *bonus* way.
Normal way is buying those things, and in order to do so you have to play the game on a regular basis. It's not like Xur will sell this gun forever. They're only there for two days, and a lot of people will miss it, like I missed on Suros.
Never thought i'd say it, but i miss old cryptarch..
he still dicks me over every chance he gets, the cunt
Victory Red
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panda-zebra
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That's interesting, what I currently do when out of sniper ammo is spam all primary and rocket ammo from other weapons to zero and wait half a minute for a lucky dip free ammo refill. That often gives my P&T 24 rounds though and occasionally any number of rockets.
I can also easily shoot into a loot cave and get Ice Breakers week 1.
Diablohead
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Wait, Xur is selling the ice breaker this weekend?
lol this game, exotics handed out like candy.
lol this game, exotics handed out like candy.
BMO = GOAT
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So i got exotic chest and gauntlet. I decided to try my luck with the head engram, and i get "Skull Of Dire Ahamkara" all im missing is an exotic boot, and raid boot.
Dr_LawyerCop
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So my best weapon before yesterday was a void sniper I got from the queen's bounty. My main primary was a crappy lvl 19 green auto rifle. Got my vanguard level to 3 and got a super pox vlo as a reward, then bought a shadow price with my marks. Now I got ice breaker with my coins. It finally feels like I have the equipment to actually hold my own in higher level stuff. Best time I've had on destiny yet.
I'm at 2 and had Timur's Lash drop.
At this point I wouldn't be so sure about that...
GuitarAtomik
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I need 2 more coins to get an Ice Breaker. I need to get real lucky today or tomorrow.
EDIT: Oh wait! It's 17? I'm set!
EDIT: Oh wait! It's 17? I'm set!
Victory Red
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after selling suros regime destroying PVP and selling ice breaker destroying PVE im not sure about that anymore...
I wonder if, actually, Ice Breaker helps diversify things a little bit.
Seeing as you can only equip one Exotic weapon at a time, it atleast asks a question for all the Suros users. As time goes on, you'd hope it would diversify enough that we're not all running the same set-ups.
There is a lack of variety at the top end of things though, probably more so for armor. It's sad really; Bungie should be adding in different gear sets, and maybe look at transmogrification. I will bet anything, that come the expansions, the new Raids will give you Raid Gear styled in the image of whatever the Raid boss is (VoG = Vex, HoW = Fallen and TDB = Hive (what's the betting a third unannounced DLC is Cabal focused?)). Still, even then, what sort of monstrosity are we going to look like!? There needs to be Raid-tier armor for all the factions, each with it's own distinctive style, all with their own requirement. Give these factions a bit more distinction and personality, as well as diversifying the end game gear.
Maybe for the time being, to help keep things interesting, Xur could sell an Exotic Weapon Engram, instead of a dedicated slot to a specific weapon. Garunteed to be an Exotic, but could be any weapon. Would help vary things, and we know Bungie likes their RNG.
Seeing as you can only equip one Exotic weapon at a time, it atleast asks a question for all the Suros users. As time goes on, you'd hope it would diversify enough that we're not all running the same set-ups.
There is a lack of variety at the top end of things though, probably more so for armor. It's sad really; Bungie should be adding in different gear sets, and maybe look at transmogrification. I will bet anything, that come the expansions, the new Raids will give you Raid Gear styled in the image of whatever the Raid boss is (VoG = Vex, HoW = Fallen and TDB = Hive (what's the betting a third unannounced DLC is Cabal focused?)). Still, even then, what sort of monstrosity are we going to look like!? There needs to be Raid-tier armor for all the factions, each with it's own distinctive style, all with their own requirement. Give these factions a bit more distinction and personality, as well as diversifying the end game gear.
Maybe for the time being, to help keep things interesting, Xur could sell an Exotic Weapon Engram, instead of a dedicated slot to a specific weapon. Garunteed to be an Exotic, but could be any weapon. Would help vary things, and we know Bungie likes their RNG.
This is the sane way to do this kind of things, though.
You want people to be aptly geared for end game content, and letting this aspect only in the hand of RNGesus is *NOT* good game design. I'd rather buy something powerful I feel like I've earned with time and dedication rather than randomly seeing it pop from a lvl 4 Dreg.
Never thought i'd say it, but i miss old cryptarch..
agreed not as fun at all.
BananasWithGuns
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Jolder's Hammer is a really nice weapon with the Smart Drift Control and Field Scout upgrades.
Damn near pinpoint accurate and hits like a truck.
I'd definitely recommend grabbing it if you plan on taking Iron Banner to rank 3.
Damn near pinpoint accurate and hits like a truck.
I'd definitely recommend grabbing it if you plan on taking Iron Banner to rank 3.
BMO = GOAT
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Its the first circle, above the solar damage one. "No backpack"
vakarian32
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Damn fist of havoc is annoying in crucible when playing as a Defender, just popped my shield with Armor of Light, also had Barrier active and I still got one hit
ToyMachine228
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So do we know what is happening after the Iron Banner closes? Bungie has really told us much aside from the fact that we know the first expansion is coming in December. Any speculation or legitimate idea out there?
Why is that false? Is killing the first Dreg out of the cave and having it drop a legendary engram that turns into Ice Breakers not easy? I'm pretty sure that's considered playing the game, and it's also governed by the same RNG that provided non-Xur Ice Breakers.
"Other than what makes this gun totally incredible, what it so incredible about it"? ^^
Nothing yet. Hopefully they say something in the weekly update today.
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