any one want to run a PoE or nightfall today?

8/9/2015 9:36:23 AM

think ive killed my weekend budget of xbox time. if i hop on ill post and help you run through

8/9/2015 10:53:32 AM

I'd love some help on skolas... my technique sucks.

8/10/2015 9:18:35 AM

So Taken King is $60 and Collectors Edition is $80. Are any retailers doing any kind of bonus for ordering through them? I can't believe I am considering paying this much for DLC...

8/11/2015 10:33:04 AM

digital download is $40
which is still a lot for DLC

that i'm probably still going to buy cause #MURICA.



the "legendary edition" that is $60 is the full game + dlc 1 + dlc 2 + TTK; actually a pretty good deal for new players

[Edited on August 11, 2015 at 12:11 PM. Reason : ]

8/11/2015 12:07:43 PM

Need to get that preorder in

8/11/2015 12:10:30 PM

Good reminder, done.

8/11/2015 1:17:39 PM

i think $40 is a fair price for this DLC. yes it is a "dlc" but i think they could have branded it as destiny 1.5 or 2. i mean the version of the game will be going up to 2.0. you are getting new story elements, crucible maps, raid, a whole new patrol space, etc. i think the cheapest physical version is $60 but like what was said earlier, that includes the other dlc.

preordering will get you two different weapon packs. you can get those from preordering anywhere. not sure any retailer is doing exclusive rewards.

8/11/2015 1:35:28 PM

it's destiny 2.0 just look at the patch

8/11/2015 2:14:21 PM

i'll be the wet blanket cause that's what i'm good at:

#nevarForget how scrota turned out and subsequently took forever to get bugs fixed (well after many had already gotten bored with beating it) and some bugs are still there. only 3 or 4 new story missions, 1 strike.. 1 mediocre side quest string for not much reward, at least on xbox anyway

this last DLC could have been much better... but sadly PoE got boring really quick (no randomized rounds and mods for 35 PoE, really? plus the rewards are meh after one or two completions). ToO is definitely interesting/fun to me as a pro-PvP player, but it's a little bit of a gated community; you better have good friends or a good K/D in ToO.. which is a fantastic chicken and egg problem btw.

i have lowered expectations... it's Activision-Bungie.. not the Bungie-that-once-was. i'm still looking forward to it and have no doubt there will be some good hours, but i can't honestly say i think it's even close to $40 worth without better details/gameplay.

[Edited on August 11, 2015 at 2:31 PM. Reason : ]

8/11/2015 2:30:17 PM

I hate that they are forcing us to get rid of our favorite guns because they would rather make them obsolete than actually make better guns.

I mean I just got fate bringer and vision back... Now soon to be worthless again. That's the only thing that bums me.

8/11/2015 8:45:46 PM

I think the DLC is worth it but I'm a blinded fanboy to the extreme but I'll try to lay down my reasoning.

PvP
- weapon retuning patches: I have been playing the pure shit out of crucible even in this broken meta and have been enjoying it which is saying a lot. its frustrating. it's monotonous getting blink shotgunned or Thorned. but it'll get better which is something I'm totally excited for

- new PvP game types - mayhem (full time supers), rift (control type games), something else I can't remember.

- 8 new maps. yes 8! that brings it to like 18 maps or something (totally guessed to be honest)... most of which I actually enjoy (except Anomaly. hate that map)

PvE
- new raid. bigger, better raid (or so they advertise). It's supposed to be challenging and bring back that team design that VoG nailed.

- new subclasses! I have one of each character so there's plenty of new playable content right there.

- apparently the missions are in two acts - act 1 is 8 missions and act 2 is more missions leading into the strike/raid content.

- redone leveling system: xp til 40? light level is something different? still unsure

- new patrol area including new public events and missions on the Dreadnaught and the other planets.

- Court of Oryx. some sort of team/public boss events which is still unclear

- new bounty system, new storytelling methods, using the ghost to scan areas to get information. combining upgrade materials/marks, changing vault and kiosks systems


to be honest the game is still young and the amount of changes since 9/9/2014 have been immense. it's only getting better in my honest opinion. people are mad you can't bring new legendaries up to year 2 damage but tell me an MMO/RPG leveling game in which you can use the same weapon for years and years. It might exist but it's definitely not the norm.

$40 for all this is definitely worth it to me. I waste money on shit all the time and using the classic money to time ratio that most people defend nerdiness with, my ratio is off the charts in money spent to time played.



oh and not to mention all the new content from sony exclusives that are coming to xbox players. woop woop Hawkmoon! few more strikes and few more pvp maps.

k that took a long time

8/11/2015 9:05:54 PM

^ yeah i can dig that... just... going to miss my fate bringer.

the thrall destroyer.

8/12/2015 6:53:38 AM

i don't mind thorn and shotguns in pvp

i do mind the horrible, horrible lag, which is why i don't play it

8/12/2015 8:50:52 AM

Xur is selling Gjallarhorn, go go go!!

8/14/2015 6:10:15 AM

i finally got one to drop naturally two weeks ago, so it figures they would

[Edited on August 14, 2015 at 7:34 AM. Reason : i'm going to buy some extras since TTK is hinting at needing extras to upgrade with]

8/14/2015 7:34:03 AM

lol.

no gjally for you
people are being meanie pants on a site we should have created
we are nerfing gjally
i know, let's sell gjally, because we "listen" to our fans

- Bungie

8/14/2015 8:17:26 AM

this game sucks because everybody has the same guns. nobodys character is unique. the coolest thing about mmos is having a unique character with at least semi unique gear.

In this game everybody has same gear and you cant barely tell a character apart from one another. its more of a collectathon than anything. so disappointing.

the controls and gameplay were solid though.

[Edited on August 14, 2015 at 8:19 AM. Reason : .]

8/14/2015 8:17:49 AM

Let the record show Fry is no longer wearing the tww tag. He is shamed by us.

8/14/2015 8:52:57 AM

What is this gjallarhorn yall speak of? Is it good? Should I waste my precious coins to get it?

I think I'll get the light beyond nemesis instead.

8/14/2015 9:04:43 AM

Quote :

"i'm going to buy some extras since TTK is hinting at needing extras to upgrade with"

explain

[Edited on August 14, 2015 at 10:24 AM. Reason : extra ghjallys?]

8/14/2015 10:23:55 AM

https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/3grbso/game_informernew_details_revealed/

Quote :

"If I understand correctly you can sacrifice weapons to add upgrade experience to a weapon of the same type. Kind of unclear."

stuff like that is making me think you're going to have to sacrifice a legendary special to upgrade a legendary special, exotic heavy to upgrade an exotic heavy, etc.

[Edited on August 14, 2015 at 10:32 AM. Reason : plus i got coins to burn so fuck it]

8/14/2015 10:32:21 AM

so I should buy a shit ton of Ghjallys then. I have like 400 strange coins.

[Edited on August 14, 2015 at 12:44 PM. Reason : right?]

8/14/2015 12:44:23 PM

Quote :

" There was a bug late in the development of Destiny where the trails didn't appear for the sub-munitions of Gjallarhorn, so you couldn't see what it was doing and it wasn't this spectacular display that it is now. However, the bug didn't get logged as, 'This doesn't look awesome." It got logged as 'isn't powerful enough.'""

Lolololololol

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/08/14/why-gjallarhorn-is-overpowered-and-the-tricks-to-balancing-destinys-weapons.aspx

[Edited on August 14, 2015 at 6:37 PM. Reason : R]

8/14/2015 6:36:39 PM

gally, and vex in one weekend.. now all i need is a crux and i'll be good.

8/17/2015 7:52:24 AM

had another 8-0 run get ruined then fatigue started to set in. couple rando's though so wasn't too surprising.

ima get that summoner though... one day. the inside spawn on the mercury map this weekend (name escapes me at the moment) can go kill itself though... had what felt like 10+ matches in a row with it.

8/17/2015 1:53:02 PM

poor Fry

8/17/2015 8:41:40 PM

inorite

no biggie. the weekend cometh

8/17/2015 9:00:10 PM

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/19/27-major-destiny-changes-in-the-taken-king

Quote :

"If you buy the taken king you can automatically level to 25 with a special item called a “Spark of Light.” This will boost you to the minimum level for The Taken King so you can play with your friends."

Quote :

"Vanguard and Crucible marks have been replaced with Legendary Marks.There is now no cap on how many marks you can acquire in a week and they are shared across all characters. "

Quote :

"Dismantling a legendary item now give you legendary marks."

Quote :

"The Cryptarch will sell legendary engrams for legendary marks that are guaranteed to turn into a legendary weapon."

8/20/2015 8:27:28 AM

Dammit, I really am going to have to come back in a big way.

Little under 3 weeks to find 2 more gold chests and knock out hard PoE

[Edited on August 20, 2015 at 8:58 AM. Reason : chores]

8/20/2015 8:53:50 AM

i need a hard POE too.

8/20/2015 10:18:16 AM

you forgot DOUBLE vault space! the hype is so real right now. i am probably most excited for the new gunsmith and foundry weapons. the suros stuff looks so good.

hit me up if you guys need help with skolas. gt = Amirror23. it really isnt bad if you have a coordinated team that knows when the adds and mines will come out compared to skolas' health.

8/20/2015 4:13:12 PM

http://kotaku.com/destiny-the-taken-king-will-leave-gjallarhorn-behind-1725495291?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

GOD DAMN IT

8/21/2015 3:47:22 PM

Had to Get some pvp in today as a final farewell to thorn/blink-shotgun

[Edited on September 7, 2015 at 5:52 PM. Reason : K]

9/7/2015 5:52:21 PM

I plan on running some trials tonight as it is the last weekend for a while for trials. Using Blink/Thorn/Party Crasher (shot package)/Gjallarhorn for old times sake.

shit might even throw a final round in here and there

9/7/2015 7:02:52 PM

got another trip to the lighthouse... got that scholar just in time to be useless. still no summoner

9/7/2015 8:25:01 PM

i don't think thorn is getting nerfed that badly

the last word, however...

9/8/2015 8:42:24 AM

thorn is being turned into a 3 shot kill as is tlw.

In pve thorn may be getting a net buff with the 5 stacking DOT events.

9/8/2015 11:27:14 AM

hope I can download the update before the end of the week

9/8/2015 5:51:54 PM

Taken king will be out before 2.0 finishes downloading

9/8/2015 7:37:59 PM

played about 4 hours of PvP yesterday on 2.0

MY thoughts from what i used:

- Thorn is 3 shot body kill still, not a 2 shot headshot anymore at least. still a strong weapon but the damage drop off at range is definitely noticeable. No more getting outsniped by Thorn
- TLW is still awesome close range and especially hip-fired (as it should be). The ADS and range are very weak but still not unusable 20 meters away.
- Necrochasm - 16 precision damage - so still roughly 15-18 shots to kill someone but the ROF is high and the bullets are tough to see through so close range it is a monster
- Shotguns: still OP. blink shotties and slide shotties still exist. I honestly didn't notice a difference in 2.0
- Pulse rifles - the overall best weapon type in my opinion, red death/messenger are pretty nasty.
- Assault rifles - stronger, yes. in the right hands and on the right map they are powerful but still outclassed by pulse rifles and other weapons close range.
- snipers - no change
- sidearms - Vestian Dynasty is actually not bad with a ranged Primary combo like MIDA/pulse
- Vex Mytho - still the same really with they would bring it up to a decent weapon again. I still use it occasionally but it just doesn't compete at any ranged distance

Rift:

- this game mode is fun as hell in my opinion, but i feel like it's easily lopsided like Control if your team is full of idiots.

New Maps:

-I played Frontier, Vertigo, Bannerfall, Memento. I enjoyed all of them except for Memento. The place is a giant valley of overgrown plant life in a city. It just didn't play well for Rift, maybe it's fine for clash or something. The others are pretty awesome though - with Vertigo being one of my favorites.

9/9/2015 11:07:43 AM

i've been using vex a lot recently and it's what i call the shotgun de-smiler...

in short range thing does serious damage so if you hit them in the head (41+ damage) it melts shot gunners mid slide.

Blink is still a bitch... black hammer now drops more rounds per ammo drop than it used to making it more viable.

i miss field scout... made my efrideet's spear from my favorite 6 shot of kill you during any oversheild giving damage sponge whatever into completely useless. I don't know if i should re roll it to get something like perfect balance or what. right now it's 3 shots of worthless and shadow of veils is my new go-to.

Gally didn't get supernerfed (i did get my first non purchased gally on the night fall last night which pissed me off beyond belief)

Did necrochasm's thrall burst kill anything or damage you at all ?

9/9/2015 11:31:20 AM

anyone been able to try the gunsmith's field tests? from comments i have read it seems like once you complete the challenges of the weapon then it becomes unsuable. is this correct?

9/9/2015 2:33:00 PM

weapons remains usable but you can't turn it in or anything, just hold onto it until the next set of weapons comes out pretty much. I liked the Omolon sniper a lot mainly cause of the simple reticle but the others weren't the best. After all 5 weapons, you manage to rank gunsmith from level 0 to 1 which doesn't award you anything but will eventually i'd imagine.

9/9/2015 3:21:14 PM

i actually hated the omolon sniper. i am not a fan of low impact sniper rifles in general. i was able to get a headshot across the map on one of the large maps and didnt even kill the guy. did like 151 damage.

9/9/2015 11:12:40 PM

It felt like a beam rifle from halo to me so maybe that's why I liked it. I typically don't do super long range snipes. More of a mid range counter. If I'm sniping long range I stick with the icebreaker or my LDR.

Regardless I'm excited for a fully functional version of it with better stats

9/9/2015 11:15:08 PM

i like the feel of the omolon sniper, just not the impact of it

i really like the pulse rifle and it's perk, just needs more stability

i have no idea how to do the double kills for the other sniper

9/10/2015 8:19:57 AM

Quote :

"i have no idea how to do the double kills for the other sniper"

you just need to kill 2 baddies in quick succession, not guardians in the crucible. i just loaded up seige the warmind and double killed as many of those thrall that come out on the stairs. you can also just jump off after all the thrall are gone and restart the mission. shouldnt take too long to do.

9/10/2015 10:03:38 AM

imho the PVP sniper had a PVE bounty and vice versa..

The Hakke was awesome other than it saying hakke right in the middle of my field of view.

the fusion rifle's charge time was so slow if you didn't pre charge it any pulse rifle could mow you down well before the charge went off.

I still feel pulse rifles are OP but that's me.

I think everything else has a good balance but half the pulse rifles can 2 burst damned near anything at almost any range and i think 3 burst is fair.

The hakke pulse rifle felt awesome but kicked like a mule and the omolon sniper had the complete wrong optic on it.. It zoomed in so far that the range the optic was good for the low impact low range rifle wasn't good.

rocket launcher optic was awesome as were the fusion and pulse optics.


i got to level 1 but i thought i was supposed to be able to order something then but i couldn't.

9/10/2015 11:18:16 AM

I'm kind of agreeing on pulse rifles. I mean I'm taking advantage of it with my messenger (never got a hopscotch after like 250 strikes).

I managed to get my grimoire up to 3705 tonight! there are like 9 ghosts found in new areas

9/10/2015 7:57:35 PM