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Destiny |OT25| The Taken Thread

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Want to get iron banner etheric lights

I have one character at level 3. So is it faster to go from levels 3-5 in iron banner, or from 0-3 with an alt character and the xp boost

Fastest way to get there is to play on the 2nd last/last day for maximum bonus multiplier. That's tomorrow and Monday.

Save up your completed bounties and also turn them in on those days, ensure you have the tempered buff, class item, shader, etc equipped.
 
Filling Eris Morn's urn has been one of The most tedious fetch quest I've ever done. Let's hope there isn't more to do...

I should probably finish it then. Got to the point where you have to kill the guy at Skywatch and stopped.

Won't spoil anything, but the mission at the end of the urn quest is one of the most fun missions in the game.

Tedious and the reward is not worth it, but the final mission is great.

Urzok can be a pain, make sure you have a good arc shotgun to take his shields down..and keep them down. He doesn't have a lot of health but will regen shields very very quickly.
 
Want to get iron banner etheric lights

I have one character at level 3. So is it faster to go from levels 3-5 in iron banner, or from 0-3 with an alt character and the xp boost

It's faster to go from 0-3 on alts once you've reached 3 on one, than from 3-5.
 

oSoLucky

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Haven't played Trials yet since this is only my 3rd week back. Does Crucible/IB skill translate to ToO well or is it a completely different ballgame?
 
Haven't played Trials yet since this is only my 3rd week back. Does Crucible/IB skill translate to ToO well or is it a completely different ballgame?

It does. But not dying becomes much more important. Gotta learn to not challenge even when a guy is weak sometimes.
 

oneils

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Anyone here know of a decent guide that explains strikes, dailies and weeklies in this game? I still find myself confused by it all. For instance I just realized that there is matchmaking for the heroic weekly strike.

Didn't think it existed because the daily has no matchmaking.

Any link you guys have would be great.
 
This is the worst IB i've played yet. Granted I missed a few.

It's laggy, Thorn is just rampant, Shotguns are killing me from stupid range. The bounties suck. I'm not getting any enjoyment out of it, Grinding for the loot only. It's just a cluster fuck.

The event is something I used to look forward to but Trails is scratching that itch much better.
 
Anyone here know of a decent guide that explains strikes, dailies and weeklies in this game? I still find myself confused by it all. For instance I just realized that there is matchmaking for the heroic weekly strike.

Didn't think it existed because the daily has no matchmaking.

Any link you guys have would be great.

There's a lot of info about leveling up and Destiny activities in the OP, have a look.
 

Future

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It's faster to go from 0-3 on alts once you've reached 3 on one, than from 3-5.

Thanks!

This is the worst IB i've played yet. Granted I missed a few.

It's laggy, Thorn is just rampant, Shotguns are killing me from stupid range. The bounties suck. I'm not getting any enjoyment out of it, Grinding for the loot only. It's just a cluster fuck.

The event is something I used to look forward to but Trails is scratching that itch much better.

Yeah. Shot package is such a ridiculous perk to me. Have to be a mile away to avoid a one shot kill. Even if you are, he's blinking and sliding all the way to you... So hard to kill in time. People are just not afraid at ALL and sprint right at you with very likely success

Then you have the last word which can destroy at ridiculous range. Occasionally I see a messenger or red death and that's majority of pvp right there
 

ocean

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Anyone here know of a decent guide that explains strikes, dailies and weeklies in this game? I still find myself confused by it all. For instance I just realized that there is matchmaking for the heroic weekly strike.

Didn't think it existed because the daily has no matchmaking.

Any link you guys have would be great.
Story missions don't have matchmaking so that people who don't subscribe to PS+ can still play them. To be fair, at launch Weekly Heroic strikes didn't have it - it was patched in several months into the game.

Check the OP! Tons of info :) any specific questions you can ask us.
 

ocean

Banned
Who cares? Xur is selling junk.
What? Lucky Raspberry is top-tier man. Spawning with grenades and giving them better range / chaining is one of the most useful things you can give a PvP Bladedancer. It'll often do a lot more for you than Third Man since this has a perk you use all match long and not the few times you pop a super.
 
What? Lucky Raspberry is top-tier man. Spawning with grenades and giving them better range / chaining is one of the most useful things you can give a PvP Bladedancer. It'll often do a lot more for you than Third Man since this has a perk you use all match long and not the few times you pop a super.

The chest have +172 INT and so far is PVP oriented for tripmines and faster supers
 
Won't spoil anything, but the mission at the end of the urn quest is one of the most fun missions in the game.
And right now I am camping in Skywatch while waiting for Urzok the hated to appear in the middle of a public event. The first time I was not prepared for a fully resist ant arc Shield. The next one should be... Agh. Wolves. Of all the times they could appear
 

phen0m24

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Well I'm going to play some IB. If people wants to join me feel free. Sucks playing with randoms.
My games were so bad this morning I pulled an Ocean. Lol just uninstalled.
Can we say overreaction?

Will try to knock out some backlog in the meantime.
 

ocean

Banned
The chest have +172 INT and so far is PVP oriented for tripmines and faster supers
When facing a good team in Trials I go full scumbag. I rock Alpha Lupi, but switch between round loading to Raspberry so I spawn with grenades, then switch back to Lupi.

I start every round with grenades but keep my fast revive. Ain't even ashamed. Arcbolt spam is a fantastic way to begin engagements with the upper hand. It tags for 122, meaning a single headshot with a Hand Cannon will finish them off if you can attack before they recover.
 

ocean

Banned
My games were so bad this morning I pulled an Ocean. Lol just uninstalled.

Will try to knock out some backlog in the meantime.
Lol I've become a rage synonym! I'm flattered and worried :p

For real though, been playing since launch and NEVER seen the kind of laggy bullshit seen this IB. I've played them all from day one and they've never been this bad.
 
Strange, I can't seem to find the video on my hard drive

I actually just found a clip where Fodus and then myself had Fail Fists within 2 seconds of each other, maybe I'll gif it up. We were down 3-4 at the time and miraculously came back to still win that round and the decisive 9th round. Good stuff.

Thanks for the run yesterday!

Loved your reaction when my name was chosen.

"Oh. Tylerdurden."

lol

Tyler hype! BloodTrail We lost the first match but then steamrolled to Mercury. You were playing well!
 

Baliis

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When facing a good team in Trials I go full scumbag. I rock Alpha Lupi, but switch between round loading to Raspberry so I spawn with grenades, then switch back to Lupi.

I start every round with grenades but keep my fast revive. Ain't even ashamed. Arcbolt spam is a fantastic way to begin engagements with the upper hand. It tags for 122, meaning a single headshot with a Hand Cannon will finish them off if you can attack before they recover.

Or a body shot with thorn if they aren't a Ram lock
 

ocean

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Yo these final round bastards are the worst.
You haven't yet faced the Full Scumbag Dream Team I've imagined. It's:

1 Sunsingers wearing The Ram
Firebolt + Viking Funeral + Touch of Flame

2 Defender wearing Glasshouse
Weapons of Light + Bastion + Untouchable

All 3 using high impact snipers.

You might be saying: Defenders in a scumbag team? Get out of here. Except you'd be wrong. Weapons of Light will turn *every single sniper shot* into a Final Round equivalent. imagine a team having 2 rounds where they can pop a bubble and basically buff themselves into having a minute of uninterrupted, unmitigated "shot you in the toe and you're dead" douchebaggery.

And then imagine that they'll be able to do this for at the very least 2 rounds since they have 2 Defenders. And Heavy round doesn't even count so you're basically dealing with the maximum level of assholery for half the game.
 
I actually just found a clip where Fodus and then myself had Fail Fists within 2 seconds of each other, maybe I'll gif it up. We were down 3-4 at the time and miraculously came back to still win that round and the decisive 9th round. Good stuff.



Tyler hype! BloodTrail We lost the first match but then steamrolled to Mercury. You were playing well!

lol you're too kind. I did nothing at all! Complete and total carry!
 

EL CUCO

Member
Just got called a wetback punk on PSN after a Skirmish match lol

Anyone want to run a just for fun Trials run?
Just need 1
 
My games were so bad this morning I pulled an Ocean. Lol just uninstalled.
Can we say overreaction?

Will try to knock out some backlog in the meantime.

Not to worry, you're in good company. You and ocean have joined an illustrious group of DGAF rage-uninstallers that includes such distinguished gentlemen as Dhruv and Rawr. Probably others that I've forgotten. Welcome!
 

todd360

Member
You haven't yet faced the Full Scumbag Dream Team I've imagined. It's:

1 Sunsingers wearing The Ram
Firebolt + Viking Funeral + Touch of Flame

2 Defender wearing Glasshouse
Weapons of Light + Bastion + Untouchable

All 3 using high impact snipers.

You might be saying: Defenders in a scumbag team? Get out of here. Except you'd be wrong. Weapons of Light will turn *every single sniper shot* into a Final Round equivalent. imagine a team having 2 rounds where they can pop a bubble and basically buff themselves into having a minute of uninterrupted, unmitigated "shot you in the toe and you're dead" douchebaggery.

And then imagine that they'll be able to do this for at the very least 2 rounds since they have 2 Defenders. And Heavy round doesn't even count so you're basically dealing with the maximum level of assholery for half the game.

Damn
 

Krelian

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This is the worst IB i've played yet. Granted I missed a few.

It's laggy, Thorn is just rampant, Shotguns are killing me from stupid range. The bounties suck. I'm not getting any enjoyment out of it, Grinding for the loot only. It's just a cluster fuck.

The event is something I used to look forward to but Trails is scratching that itch much better.
Agreed. This is the least fun I ever had at Iron Banner and I played most of the previous ones. To be honest I don't much care about Thorn or Last Word but Shotguns have got to be nerfed somehow.

Sadly I don't have a group to play Trials with so Iron Banner will have to do.
 

GhaleonEB

Member
I need to learn to Titan better. Sorry for spending half that Skolas run staring at my floating Ghost.

Bumped my LDR to 365, will be nice to have a good sniper.
 
And right now I am camping in Skywatch while waiting for Urzok the hated to appear in the middle of a public event. The first time I was not prepared for a fully resist ant arc Shield. The next one should be... Agh. Wolves. Of all the times they could appear

Haha I just tried doing the same thing, except I couldn't kill him in time :(

An entire mag of my Song of Ir Yut (arc machine gun) couldn't bring his shields down.
 
Edit: ^ Song is not so great for Urzok. An arc shotty, especially Found Verdict is excellent, with Thunderlord as your exotic heavy if you have either. A Titan Defender with Saint helm to blind him is the best approach if possible.

Looks like no raids is going to happen.

I'd be down for as much raiding as possible later tonight if you're still around and we can get a group. I missed reset raids for the first time ever this week. All I've done since reset is 8 hours of Trials yesterday....

Not that I need any loot but raiding is always fun.
 
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