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Destiny 2 |OT2| Leviathan Wakes (Spoiler Tag ALL Raid Discussion)

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ZeoVGM

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MechDX said:
Jeez

All this really proves to me is how boring the looks of the armor is in this game. Even legendary and exotic armor is boring
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Yeah, a lot of the armor sets are just kind of boring so far. But there are some really nice ones. Specifically: Titan, Io, Ikora, Crucible, Eververse, Raid, Trials, New Monarchy and the PS4 exclusive sets.

What A Time To Be Alive said:
Man PvP is so damn boring. Been playing for the last couple weeks hoping that it would magically get better it just doesn't man this shit is not for me.

Hell even Trials isn't even that much fun anymore :L
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I overall don't agree. PvP is tighter and more skill-based than Destiny 1. That being said, Control feels off. I think that's the mode that worked better with 6v6.

My hope is that with the first expansion, they add back Rumble and Rift. And I really want them to finally give us some sort of actual leaderboard functionality. Maybe Overwatch-like seasons for competitive?
 
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TyrantII

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Something tells me this is the reason they ripped out the end game.

They screwed up chasing something laudable, but totally went the wrong direction to do so.

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JohnOfMars

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TyrantII said:
Something tells me this is the reason they ripped out the end game.

They screwed up chasing something laudable, but totally went the wrong direction to do so.
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I don't see the connection between those two at all.

Bungie has always cared about player experience and toxicity and made enormous decisions based on it in D1. Why do you think ther'es no chat by default option in Destiny? (They don't want hate speech) Why there's no matchmaking in Nightfalls or Raids? (They don't want griefers).

Toxicity and loot chase seem like totally different conversations.

And further, I don't think they "ripped it out". I think they made deliberate choices about what the loot chase will be.
 
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Detective

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There is nothing satisfying about doing the NF prestige beside that aura. There is just, nothing...

And the whole new NF system is just boring imo.
 
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TyrantII

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JohnOfMars said:
I don't see the connection between those two at all.

Bungie has always cared about player experience and toxicity and made enormous decisions based on it in D1. Why do you think ther'es no chat by default option in Destiny? (They don't want hate speech) Why there's no matchmaking in Nightfalls or Raids? (They don't want griefers).

Toxicity and loot chase seem like totally different conversations.

And further, I don't think they "ripped it out". I think they made deliberate choices about what the loot chase will be.
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Loot chase led to toxicity issues like people feeling bad for not getting loot drops, feeling the game time investment was too much, and even people gating others out of LFG by requiring high grimoire scores or items like the gjallarhorn.

It is all loosely connected.
 
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InsaneTiger

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Zereta said:
Calus talks about meeting the Darkness and aligning with them. If those pyramids are "The Darkness", it seems like Destiny 3 will involve All the big boys and leaders of the major enemy factions showing up with these "The Darkness."
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If it is similar to D1 then Osiris in December, Rasputin in Spring 2018, then Y2 D2 (whatever they hell that will be called) us fighting the actual enemy of the Traveler, Fall 2018. Then we all kill ourselves because Bungie will never do anything different.
 
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MythicReclaimer

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BigJonsson said:
That's not what I'm asking

Isn't it strange that only blue items dropped from events and lost sectors, I usually get a fair number of purples

Did the drop rates change above 285
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You're just experiencing RNG and nothing more. I wouldn't give it too much thought as it has a tendency to drive a player crazy (without knowing the exact chances of what drops and when it does) and lessen the enjoyment. Just realize you'll have what seems to be consistent drops and then it will change along with cold and hot stretches concerning drops.
 
Cornbread78

Cornbread78

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CrudeDiatribe said:
How can you tell a full-auto MIDA from a semi-auto one? You don't think someone can pull RT/R2 three times a second to hit the gun's max fire rate? In D1 MIDA also didn't need a full pull by the player to fire making it easier to spam, I don't know if that has carried over.
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When I get hit with three shots quicker than my hard light and/or Origin Story can put out, it's pretty obvious...... Sound effect matches this as well. There were several of us that picked up on it during the match. It's like a full health 1 shot kill...
 
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Liamc723

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So I'm stuck at 304 with only a better helmet needed to reach 305.

I'm following these gear vendor sites to see when one has a 300 engram, and it just said that Failsafe had one. I went there, turned in my tokens and it was 294.

What gives?
 
GraveRobberX

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Liamc723 said:
So I'm stuck at 304 with only a better helmet needed to reach 305.

I'm following these gear vendor sites to see when one has a 300 engram, and it just said that Failsafe had one. I went there, turned in my tokens and it was 294.

What gives?
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As stated you have to be base 300 Soft cap without mods or 305 with mods

That's when Vendor Engram Switch works
 
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MythicReclaimer

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Liamc723 said:
So I'm stuck at 304 with only a better helmet needed to reach 305.

I'm following these gear vendor sites to see when one has a 300 engram, and it just said that Failsafe had one. I went there, turned in my tokens and it was 294.

What gives?
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Being at 305 PL already is a requirement for these vendors to have 300 PL engrams.
 
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v1perz53

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Hah you can delete and re-make your character to get an advantage in so many things (Zavala's exotic engram scales to your light, re-do powerful engram sources for the week, exotic quests reset etc.), but the ONE THING that doesn't reset and let you do it again is the Eververse rewards for levelling up and first time hitting 20 (the free couple of bright engrams). The only thing they MADE SURE to not reset was the real money content.

Not that I really mind, since 6 hours to complete the campaign for like 3 bright engrams is terribly inefficient, but I find it kind of hilarious that this is the only thing that doesn't reset if you delete and remake your character.
 
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TyrantII

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InsaneTiger said:
If it is similar to D1 then Osiris in December, Rasputin in Spring 2018, then Y2 D2 (whatever they hell that will be called) us fighting the actual enemy of the Traveler, Fall 2018. Then we all kill ourselves because Bungie will never do anything different.
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I don't see us fighting the minions of darkness at least till Y2/Y3 before "D3". They might even wait until whatever D3 is launched. Traveling from the edge of the Galaxy is going to take a while.

Savathun will be the next BIG expansion. There's lore all over this game for shadowing it, and it doesn't seem to align with the two DLCs themes we know of, yet
 
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Stat!

Member
Looking for a raid team to create or join on PSN:

My PSN is Stat_09 - I haven't done the full raid yet :(

We can either create a rag-tag group or I can join a group too :)
 
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Owlowiscious

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SlimySnake said:
So I was at 304 at the start of this reset, missing only a 305 Leg piece.

Here is what happened:

- Flashpoint - Exotic helmet - Weapon
- Raid - Bond, Weapon and Helmet.
- Crucible all to Arms - Bond, Weapon
- Weekly Clan Engram - Guantlet, Weapon
- Two Free Clan Engrams - Chest and Weapon.
- ONE EXOTIC Drop during all this playtime from a Crucible match. 304 Leg Piece...... I wanted to scream. Why are these rare exotic engrams dropping at my light level?

Only Nightfall left for the week and two Free Clan Engrams. This is classic Destiny. I remember being forever 29 for three months in Vanilla Destiny. Then Forever 334 for over three weeks after the April Update. And 399 for another three LONG weeks in the ROI update especially because it was so easy to level up, i kept playing all week to try and get those last ghost and artifacts which were later patched to drop in the Forge.

Worst luck ever.
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my warlock was 304 for three weeks (only needing a bond), this being the fourth week of doing every powerful engram related thing possible, finally getting the bond after completing everything else and the raid and finding it in a 300 engram from castellum
 
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MythicReclaimer

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While I have some what I feel are legitimate issues with the game in it's current form like...

Gunsmith being mostly RNG-based.

Legendary Shards being useless thus making Duplicates useless which I think could be partially fixed with this familiar system from Destiny...

MythicReclaimer said:
How about a vendor or even the existing vendors have a selection of gear/weapons each week that has different perks (compared to their base version) for you to purchase with Legendary Shards. This way we remove the total randomness from it yet get some much needed variety while every player can purchase them without feeling left behind due to not being able to play as much, etc. As a result, duplicates become useful (as Legendary Shards).
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...but maybe more than anything what has happened to the Hunter class as outside of a Gunslinger/Arcstrider build in PvP and messing about in general Destination activities it just doesn't feel really all that viable mostly due to the Recovery (or lack there of) stat. It needs a re-working to say the least.

Owlowiscious said:
my warlock was 304 for three weeks (only needing a bond), this being the fourth week of doing every powerful engram related thing possible, finally getting the bond after completing everything else and the raid and finding it in a 300 engram from castellum
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Yeah my Titan and Warlock have been 305 PL for a while which is ironic considering they are my 2nd and 3rd characters. My Hunter just needs a class item to drop at 300 PL from a Milestone, Raid, etc. I guess I shouldn't have bad mouthed how awful the cloaks are in Destiny 2.
 
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Skatterd

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InsaneTiger said:
If it is similar to D1 then Osiris in December, Rasputin in Spring 2018, then Y2 D2 (whatever they hell that will be called) us fighting the actual enemy of the Traveler, Fall 2018. Then we all kill ourselves because Bungie will never do anything different.
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Don't kid yourself

Y2 will be The Hive Queen
 
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_Legacy_

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Luminous engram on my Warlock was Sweet Business, should be fun equipping that on my Titan with Actium War Rig. Might try it on Calus next week.
 
f@luS

f@luS

More than a member.
Just got a PlayStation email regarding destiny powered by ps4 pro. It again says HdR soon.... when Damn it
 
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ZeoVGM

Banned
InsaneTi[B said:
ger;251035844]If it is similar to D1 then Osiris in December, Rasputin in Spring 2018, then Y2 D2 (whatever they hell that will be called) us fighting the actual enemy of the Traveler, Fall 2018. [/B]Then we all kill ourselves because Bungie will never do anything different.
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No chance on that. That's a big one. It'll be saved for Destiny 3.
 
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sjay1994

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Do Kinetic mods even exist in this game?

I have never had one roll for me, after playing the game since launch across 3 different characters.
 
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CrudeDiatribe

Member
Cornbread78 said:
When I get hit with three shots quicker than my hard light and/or Origin Story can put out, it's pretty obvious...... Sound effect matches this as well. There were several of us that picked up on it during the match. It's like a full health 1 shot kill...
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Unless something changed from Destiny 1 to Destiny 2 (and I can't imagine why it would have), guns have a set firing rate. You or your controller can't fire that gun faster than 200rpm— which is 3 rounds a second— (those two ARs are 10 rounds/sec). Perhaps it is lag? Or teamshooting? It's not like there aren't whole squads rocking MIDA right now.
 
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Smokey_Run

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sjay1994 said:
I keep buying mods, but I've never had one drop.

Am I missing something? Because I have literally never seen a kinetic mod in this game
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You need to break down purple mods and roll a purple weapon mod with him. You need two mod components (what dismantled purple mods become) to roll 1 armor or weapon mod.
 
noomi

noomi

Member
sjay1994 said:
I keep buying mods, but I've never had one drop.

Am I missing something? Because I have literally never seen a kinetic mod in this game
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Dismantle legendary mods, and get some mod components. You will need 2 mod components and then you can trade them into the gunsmith for a random legendary weapon mod. You then have a small chance to get a legendary kinetic mod.

RNG at it's best.
 
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watdaeff4

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TyrantII said:
Something tells me this is the reason they ripped out the end game.

They screwed up chasing something laudable, but totally went the wrong direction to do so.
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Yeah, this shouldn't be surprising

Anything these companies do aren't for the consumer but for their bottom line
 
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