Okay thanks. I'm decent, so I think I'll give it a shot. I'm not really looking for the flawless trip, I mostly just want some easy Etheric Light.
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Okay thanks. I'm decent, so I think I'll give it a shot. I'm not really looking for the flawless trip, I mostly just want some easy Etheric Light.
shanafan
Member
Why do you not like it?
I have never been able to clear that strike with randoms when its a weekly. I'm not sure why, but I think its just tough because he is so mobile, so you need more coordination.
Dre_G_Writer
Member
although my opinion is a very unpopular one.
I wish this game had the microtransaction model that GTA Online and Bioware games have.
All multiplayer content is free for everyone thanks to the number of people who buy the microtransaction content.
I haven't bought the two expansion packs and I aint gonna either.
I wish this game had the microtransaction model that GTA Online and Bioware games have.
All multiplayer content is free for everyone thanks to the number of people who buy the microtransaction content.
I haven't bought the two expansion packs and I aint gonna either.
hikarutilmitt
Member
Pretty much this. And the scores of harder to kill Vandal snipers that come out about 2/3 through his health bar. They're an enormous pain to kill when you're trying to avoid the AP teleporting to your face and filling you with shrapnel. A burn on this strike is always, always helpful.
I'm noticing that this week's nightfall is Sepiks with lightswitch, angry and brawler. This may suck or be awesome and I cannot decide which. Weekly heroic being the new strike along with specialist should be fun. Shotguns all day!
Get yourself a good team.
My team of 3 level 33s got wrecked, we ended up going 0-6. We need to "git gud", but it was a frustrating experience.
NullPointer
Member
I've only had problems when under-leveled. Its damn difficult to stop a rush of heroic-buffed Minotaurs and Fallen Captains (and they love to rush non-stop against low level players) without the team focusing fire on one target at a time. Splash damage is also a lot more dangerous.
What is the micro transaction model of GTA?
Doing the daily heroic mission on the hardest difficulty will also give you ascendant materials.
Ok cool thank you. Does that have matchmaking?
Still yet to see any Etheric Light. Guess I need to do the higher level PoE as I'm sort of stuck until I start to get it to drop.
I've done (in some fashion) the Nightfalls, ToO, PoE on 28 and 32 and a variety of Skirmish and Control on the new maps but never seen any Etheric Light drop.
I've done (in some fashion) the Nightfalls, ToO, PoE on 28 and 32 and a variety of Skirmish and Control on the new maps but never seen any Etheric Light drop.
shanafan
Member
No MM in Daily Heroic mission. There is MM in Weekly Heroic strike though.
It gets tiring after seeing thorn after thorn and hawkmoon after hawkmoon
I haven't gotten it either
I need it!
shanafan
Member
Thorn only obtained from exotic bounty, or was that changed with HoW?
(Still working on that bounty btw)
From exotic bounty. I have 2 thorn and working on the third one lol! It's a good pvp gun, >.<
shanafan
Member
Oh. Ha, sorry I misread. I thought I read that it was dropping in ToO. If that was the case, I would not mind abandoning that bounty
Side question.. those exotic bounties, is there a pre-req to obtain them? I completed the Bad Juju one, and working on Thorn. I would like to get an exotic bounty with my PS4 character, but curious what makes that exotic bounty pop.
It's random but the more bounties you turn in (Vanguard or Crucible) the higher your chances are.Oh. Ha, sorry I misread. I thought I read that it was dropping in ToO. If that was the case, I would not mind abandoning that bounty
Side question.. those exotic bounties, is there a pre-req to obtain them? I completed the Bad Juju one, and working on Thorn. I would like to get an exotic bounty with my PS4 character, but curious what makes that exotic bounty pop.
Pjsprojects
Member
Ramble time...
Purchased Destiny on X1 at launch & did the story, mates picked the game up on PS4 so sold it and started again on PS4, went on to buy the season pass and get all three up to level 31/32. Love House of wolves!
A couple of weeks ago another mate picked the game up on X1 so myself and one other found a cheap used copy to help him level up.
Now the problem is we don't have the season pass on X1 so this weeks weekly strike is locked out on X1 which means no strange coins, I'm looking at buying the season pass on X1 but does anyone think it may come on offer soon?
On a good note last nights weekly nightfall on PS4 dropped 2xGhalarhorn & a etheric light.
Purchased Destiny on X1 at launch & did the story, mates picked the game up on PS4 so sold it and started again on PS4, went on to buy the season pass and get all three up to level 31/32. Love House of wolves!
A couple of weeks ago another mate picked the game up on X1 so myself and one other found a cheap used copy to help him level up.
Now the problem is we don't have the season pass on X1 so this weeks weekly strike is locked out on X1 which means no strange coins, I'm looking at buying the season pass on X1 but does anyone think it may come on offer soon?
On a good note last nights weekly nightfall on PS4 dropped 2xGhalarhorn & a etheric light.
This. I've had over 15 exotic bounty and most was during when I turned the most at once plus doing it after awhile.
Yes
Purchased the expansion. Got my main Titan to 34 in short order
Some thoughts-
Trials of Osiris is pretty decent. Went 9-2 or something like that with gaf. Earned some nice rewards. I don't know how I feel bout ToO. It's still Destiny pvp so you know the drill. Area-of-effect all over the place. People getting rezzed in like 1 sec because a lot of people wearing equipment that grants faster rez times for teammates. There is a little less supers being spammed. So if you have problems with the core Destiny pvp this mode doesn't really offer anything much new. At least the map has high ceilings so you can escape rockets and some of the AoE spam.
Prison of Elders. It is okay. Not bad. Looks like decent fun for a small while. I think even some of the boss models look new. But that's it. It doesn't offer the mental challenge you have in the raid. The bosses just kind of sit there and get owned. Typical Destiny pve meatbags.
The dlc is a decent addition but overall I fear it will be very shallow. We didn't get any new classes that you'd normally get with MMO 'expansions'. No new planets.
I still need to make a new Warlock (cause I never played the class, I got 2 titan and 1 hunter)
But I absolutely dread making a new class. They don't give you any reason to re-level. See, typical MMO expansion adds new zones and content so players got a reason to grind up an alt. This DLC doesn't enrich the overall game period. It just tosses more carrots. But many gaf is at 34 already.
The main improvements to the game came from the free patch. The ability to potentially level up any item will be cool. So now at end game not everyone will look like silly clones of each other.
* Conclusion, game has been improved but still suffers many core issues. Glimmer cap still stupidly low. The grind is real yall
Some thoughts-
Trials of Osiris is pretty decent. Went 9-2 or something like that with gaf. Earned some nice rewards. I don't know how I feel bout ToO. It's still Destiny pvp so you know the drill. Area-of-effect all over the place. People getting rezzed in like 1 sec because a lot of people wearing equipment that grants faster rez times for teammates. There is a little less supers being spammed. So if you have problems with the core Destiny pvp this mode doesn't really offer anything much new. At least the map has high ceilings so you can escape rockets and some of the AoE spam.
Prison of Elders. It is okay. Not bad. Looks like decent fun for a small while. I think even some of the boss models look new. But that's it. It doesn't offer the mental challenge you have in the raid. The bosses just kind of sit there and get owned. Typical Destiny pve meatbags.
The dlc is a decent addition but overall I fear it will be very shallow. We didn't get any new classes that you'd normally get with MMO 'expansions'. No new planets.
I still need to make a new Warlock (cause I never played the class, I got 2 titan and 1 hunter)
But I absolutely dread making a new class. They don't give you any reason to re-level. See, typical MMO expansion adds new zones and content so players got a reason to grind up an alt. This DLC doesn't enrich the overall game period. It just tosses more carrots. But many gaf is at 34 already.
The main improvements to the game came from the free patch. The ability to potentially level up any item will be cool. So now at end game not everyone will look like silly clones of each other.
* Conclusion, game has been improved but still suffers many core issues. Glimmer cap still stupidly low. The grind is real yall
Use the Destiny OT to find people. It's not really that difficult if you are playing on PS4.
Carolina-blue
Member
I know it has been posted on here before back when PS4 got Spotify integration, but playing Destiny to the soundtrack of Interstellar on Spotify is amazing. I can't count the amount of times (since the HoW expansion) the action in Destiny has somehow matched up perfectly with the Interstellar soundtrack building up and making everything seem even more "epic!"
I can't recommend it highly enough in place of Destiny's original soundtrack (which has gotten a little stale after 80 hours or so).
I can't recommend it highly enough in place of Destiny's original soundtrack (which has gotten a little stale after 80 hours or so).
I was out of town last week so I haven't had much time to play. Does all gear max out at 36 light without an etheric light? Or is there any armour that doesn't require etheric light to hit 42 (exotics aside)? Like does the new vanguard gear or variks gear go higher than 36 without etheric light?
Everywhere online says if I max an exotic armor and buy something from variks then I should hit 33, but it doesn't say anything about needing to get an EL first.
Everywhere online says if I max an exotic armor and buy something from variks then I should hit 33, but it doesn't say anything about needing to get an EL first.
There is some gear in the game that is set at 42 light. Each week Variks sells an armor piece that has 42 (need to complete level 32 PoE for an item to purchase it). You can also get gear from ToO that is 42 (Like with Variks, 1 piece each week can be bought and you can also get as random drop from rewards package).
Two pieces of gear at light 36 and 42 will get you to level 33.
Thank you! I have an armor core, just wasn't sure if I should spend it, or just upgrade my CE gear. Looks like I should spend it to get to 33 (haven't had an EL drop for me yet)
Appreciate the response!
Dre_G_Writer
Member
You can buy in game cash cards with real money in GTA Online. Think of it as buying a prepaid gift card.
But because so many people buy those cards,(apparently rockster is racking in hundreds of millions) all the GTA Online content is free.
For example: Heist update last month, 100% free. one of the best damn content packages in any game period. That is in the size of a full on expansion.
nightfalls dont pair you up with matchmaking???
Ive never done one before.
wesleyshark
Banned
Bought ten engrams. Xur gave me da goods.
The Nothing Manacles bring my Warlock to 98% Int and 100% Disc. Soooo happy, as the pair he's offering have a way lower Int roll.
The Nothing Manacles bring my Warlock to 98% Int and 100% Disc. Soooo happy, as the pair he's offering have a way lower Int roll.
Ooh! Sweet haul! Imma try that when I get on later. Loving this new expansion so hard and haven't even tried ToO yet!
wesleyshark
Banned
ToO is very challenging but very fun! Best I did last week was go 9-2. Felt pretty proud of myself haha. I wish you the best Guardian!
Do post your haul if you get anything good!
Iorv3th
Member
It's just the way PvP is set up. It is annoying, but it's how you have to win. I use Last Word mostly because of its fast fire rate. When it first came out I was using scout rifles or auto rifles with no problems then they switch the balance of weapons again and again and again.
There are some perks they need to turn off in PVP for sure and I think need to have all guns have the same base damage, so all handcannons same base damage. Just have different handling and different perks.
Not to be a jerk but the nothing manacles from Xur are probably better than what you got. The extra intellect you got won't make that much of a difference but you have a significant drop in discipline. Granted it all depends I play style but I would prefer the max disc, versus the little bump you got in Int.Bought ten engrams. Xur gave me da goods.
The Nothing Manacles bring my Warlock to 98% Int and 100% Disc. Soooo happy, as the pair he's offering have a way lower Int roll.
Just to be clear you took a ~10% bump on int for a 30% drop in disc. So it all depends on your other gear which you state gets you to 98 and 100% but I always worry about how new gear will Change that ki d of stuff
wesleyshark
Banned
My other gear is DISC heavy. Whether I was wearing Xur's Manacles or the engram Manacles, my DISC would be at 100%. With Xur's Manacles, my Int was just over 90%. With the engram Manacles, it's at 98%. So for me, the engram ones are better as my disc is already maxed out.
I have three chest pieces that are over 145 disc (2 legendaries and 1 exotic) so my disc situation is always great no matter what. My ascended CE boots are both Int and disc split. I have an ascended VoG helm with high disc and an ascended CE helm with high Int.
The gloves were just icing on the cake for me. Getting the higher Int roll in the engram was part of what I needed. Now, I just need a new pair of boots with slightly higher Int on an Int/Disc split and I'll have Int and disc maxed out.
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Deleted member 752119
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I played through the story missions last night. They were alright, definitely better than the first DLC. I also did the new strike on the moon and enjoyed that a bit. I gave the Prison of Elders a go, but only got to the 2nd round with randoms before it was time to switch to Splatoon.
I jumped from 29 to 31 with leveling some gear and ascending an exotic helmet though, which was nice. I don't know that I'll play much more though as even with the changes I'm not really into grinding for gear/levels since I have no incentive since I don't play the PvP and probably won't buy any future DLC.
I jumped from 29 to 31 with leveling some gear and ascending an exotic helmet though, which was nice. I don't know that I'll play much more though as even with the changes I'm not really into grinding for gear/levels since I have no incentive since I don't play the PvP and probably won't buy any future DLC.
wesleyshark
Banned
These are my current builds. I use the claws in pvp due to the melee speed and double pocket sand. The other builds I use for pve. I don't really use voidwalker at all in pvp (I have voidfang vestments, skull, and obsidian as well) but I will give it a try now with these gloves.
Titan: alpha lupi
Hunter: apocagpyhsuxcl symbiote
Warlock: nothing manacles
Weapon: patience and time
Engram: gauntlets
Darth Smurf X
Member
I am really pleased with HoWs. The strike is awesome. I really, REALLY liked the story missions, especially when Petra and Captain 4-Arms banter. And I haven't even done PoE or ToO yet. Although, I have a feeling the latter will only make me mad since I'm not the greatest PvP player in the world. Or my state. Or my block. Okay, maybe my block.
The gear upgrade path is well thought out, unlike TDB. The new bounties are fun. The tweak to the Speaker and the Gunsmith were intelligent. It's almost as if Bungie is learning what we want and are actually making it happen.
The gear upgrade path is well thought out, unlike TDB. The new bounties are fun. The tweak to the Speaker and the Gunsmith were intelligent. It's almost as if Bungie is learning what we want and are actually making it happen.
Darth Smurf X
Member
You should really lock those sweet new gloves.
wesleyshark
Banned
I will when I get home! I was in a rush to decode engrams this morning before I had to leave for work and didn't think to lock it up.
wesleyshark
Banned
Weekly reset on queen's bounties.
No problem!
It's like a brand new game in some aspects. I love this DLC content so much.
Weekly
wesleyshark
Banned
If Bungie keeps letting us ascend old gear throughout the series, I'm going to take the VoG helm gloves and chest as far as I can. I saved pieces just in case they ever did let us upgrade them- ended up paying off haha. I don't think there'll be a better looking armor set (the boots I can take or leave) and I want to see how long I can hold onto them haha.
The Queen's Web shader makes them really sing, too.
The Queen's Web shader makes them really sing, too.
Weekly
scoobs
Member
If they keep letting us upgrade our old gear they will run into the same issue they are right now forever... Nothing they're rewarding me with is as good as anything I already got from VoG.
I'd be prepared for "year 1" loot to be legacied, and new gear in year two to take over.
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