Destiny Raid Groups/ General Discussion

[53Driver]

Just got done doing the Nightfall and Weekly with f0rge and it was a blast. Glad to see he joined the Gypsy Hunter clan. I also got a message from MokSpeed saying he was going to join so look forward to him coming on over. I'm liking the changes they made to the game so far. Hard to believe the DLC drops in one week.

[ericmpena]

Anyone on here decent at Crucible and want to run some games right now?

[n2oinferno]

SUROS Regime had a sound tweak. I was unloading ADS last night and realized "huh, this gun sounds different."

[MokSpeed]

Originally Posted by n2oinferno

SUROS Regime had a sound tweak. I was unloading ADS last night and realized "huh, this gun sounds different."

I am very glad you posted this. I thought I was delirious from lack of sleep and just hearing things differently. Good to know I'm not going crazy.

I'm a part of Gypsy Hunters now. My friends may join but they can get rowdy as @skuts? knows now hahaha!

[tahdizzle]

Hard Light is super sexy now

[skuts?]

Originally Posted by n2oinferno

SUROS Regime had a sound tweak. I was unloading ADS last night and realized "huh, this gun sounds different."

lol i noticed that also, it has more of a "pew pew pew" sound to it now.

Originally Posted by MokSpeed

I am very glad you posted this. I thought I was delirious from lack of sleep and just hearing things differently. Good to know I'm not going crazy.

I'm a part of Gypsy Hunters now. My friends may join but they can get rowdy as @skuts? knows now hahaha!

Haha yeah it was so entertaining listening to you guys, I kept having to mute my mic cause I was laughing so much!
It was also a blast doing the raid and wrecking some kids in crucible lol

[53Driver]

Originally Posted by tahdizzle

Hard Light is super sexy now

@f0rge got it as a reward last night from completing the Nightfall. I almost want it as bad as Ice Breaker, sweet weapon.

[f0rge]

Originally Posted by 53Driver

@f0rge got it as a reward last night from completing the Nightfall. I almost want it as bad as Ice Breaker, sweet weapon.

It looks and feels super badass but it's not on the same level of godmode as Icebreaker or quite as good as Suros (which I also have).

I doubt I'll use it much, I'm a hand cannon man.

[tahdizzle]

I have monte carlo and hard light fully maxed, still leveling up my hawk moon. Hard light has like 0 recoil if you build it that way now. The range is bad though

[f0rge]

Man I wish I could get my hands on a Hawkmoon, that gun looks amazing.

November 2015 is a long way away.

[53Driver]

Originally Posted by f0rge

Man I wish I could get my hands on a Hawkmoon, that gun looks amazing.

November 2015 is a long way away.

Yes, I get the whole "exlusive content" for a particular console and all, but it still seems a little shady that us Xbox guys have to wait a whole year. 3 months seems understandable, but a year? Will it even be relevant in a year to play the extra strike, stories etc. when Destiny 2 will probably be close to hitting the shelves and The Dark Below a distant memory?

[f0rge]

Anyone see the Gameinformer preview of the DLC? Internet is raging SO hard right now.

http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGa...he_dark_below/

After the last patch I had hope, this all looks terrible...so terrible.

Gear

Old exotics can be upgraded to the higher defense/attack rating, this can be done through Xur at the cost of an Exotic Shard, Glimmer (7000 as of preview), and the original version of the weapon. This will reset upgrade progress

Leveling Exotics now requires less experience

You can only upgrade one Exotic per week, and Xur will have a limited selection of exotics available for upgrade

Upgrading Exotics doesn't require ownership of The Dark Below

Raid gear can no longer be upgraded with ascendant materials, only can be upgraded with radiant shards and energy. Radiant materials can be earned from dismantling Crota's End gear and as a Crota's End drop

Eris will offer an exchange of radiant shards for radiant energy and vice-versa

Crota's End will be more aware of your recent earnings and how long it's been since your last "Fun Drop" This doesn't eliminate randomness, just is said to make the experience more rewarding

new raid primary weapons will only be available through the launch of hard mode for Crota's End raid in January

Legendary factions items now require commendations for purchase, commendations are awarded within reputation packages

Purchasing newer legendary items doesn't Require Ownership of The Dark Below

Activities

Quests will connect to strikes and even the raid

Crota's End hard more launching in January

Quests will have significant rewards such as weapons

New level 30 Heroic and Nightfall strikes are coming

The three new Crucible maps and the various game modes you can play on them will show up in playlist rotation, and Bungie told GameInformer that the available experiences will alternate between 12 and 6 player modes. The playlists available to play in the Director are set to change each week

In addition, the story missions and strikes introduce gameplay mechanics that become important later. For instance, one story mission applies a condition called “A Dark Burden,” which eliminates my guardian’s ability to use their vertical movement mode during a challenging fight – this same mechanic shows up later in a much more dangerous situation. Another story mission battle puts damaging energy circles down on the ground, forcing players to navigate carefully.

Also Noted is that Bungie plays the game same as all players and endures the same tedium that players do. it was noted that Employees complained about Raid RNG and Material grinding, leading to their changes

[MokSpeed]

Here is my only major complaint. I don't get why you have to wait for dumb luck to upgrade your current exotic. How I'm reading this is that in order for me to even begin to upgrade my current exotic, I have to pray that Xur sells the upgrade material that weekend. That concept is completely stupid. Leveling should be a grind, not luck. Other than that most the new features seem fine.

[f0rge]

Originally Posted by MokSpeed

Here is my only major complaint. I don't get why you have to wait for dumb luck to upgrade your current exotic. How I'm reading this is that in order for me to even begin to upgrade my current exotic, I have to pray that Xur sells the upgrade material that weekend. That concept is completely stupid. Leveling should be a grind, not luck. Other than that most the new features seem fine.

The part that annoys me about the exotic thing is that there's essentially no difference between the Icebreaker that I've had for a month and spent countless hours leveling up with XP and ascendant energy that also took countless hours to gather, and the Hardlight I picked up last night that I've invested zero time and materials into. That doesn't sit well with me. All that time and effort and expense should not just be thrown away.

Also these things are just strange:

1. Only Hard Mode raid, which isn't even available till January, will drop primary raid weapons.

2. "Legendary factions items now require commendations for purchase, commendations are awarded within reputation packages" - so that means even if I have the marks unless I have a "commendation" from leveling up the faction (which takes forever), I cannot buy weapons or armor.