Every gun in the game should be as good as those. Interesting, unique, and fun to use.
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Destiny 2 - Creating the Coldheart Exotic Trace Rifle | IGN First
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Every gun in the game should be as good as those. Interesting, unique, and fun to use.
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
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I didnt play TTK but I heard about that.
Raven117
Member
This was my hope as well.
I prefer the exotic quest approach. Make it available to everyone but require them to seek it out and put in a decent amount of effort to actually get it, with the quests being more elaborate depending on how good the exotic is. Totally all for that, was just making the point that with this route, it won't really be rare. Most people who stick with the game will eventually get the gun in question, and if it's OP it will be very prevalent in PvP.
It was Rise of Iron not TTK but yeah.
There are a bunch of exotics in Destiny 1 past Y1 that are only available from quest lines, some straight forward, others not.
That is the Limited Edition of the game so I would expect it to be included when you redeem the bonus code.
Agree on all except the Mythoclast. They overnerfed it, but it was absurd in the Crucible.
(This is where we all agree they should balance PvP separately from PvE, but they won't).
SMOK3Y
Generous Member
So i preordered this weeks ago do i get i got the DD
All existing and new pre-orders get all pre-order bonuses.
Well yes but I shouldn't have to go to a website or use 3rd party apps to look at some simple stats, just like I shouldn't have to use 3rd party apps for public events or 3rd party apps to get a raid group going; thankfully they put one and a half of those out of 3 in the game.
SMOK3Y
Generous Member
Yup got no interest in 3rd party apps for what should be in game
Don't worry PS4 usually gets the worst strike/map/exotics, the only time we got good exclusive content was in year 1.
Y1 weapons were by far the best. That's not tinted glasses that's the facts.
Twilight Gap
Member
I loved everything about Y1 except the paltry content, OHK abilities and leveling system. The game lost its luster for me after House of Wolves.
When talking weapons and raid (VoG) design not really...
Strangelove77
Member
It had the best raid and the most unique raid weapons and exotics.
I'd even go farther and say the raid armor is the best looking armor in the game for all 3 classes.
Twilight Gap
Member
I had 2000 hours by the time TTK rolled around. I've played 1/4th of that across Year 2 and Year 3.
Year One Destiny was the best. Period.
Year One Destiny was the best. Period.
I played so much during Dark Below it was stupid. Crota is a great raid despite all the cheese and ultimately relying on one person. But that was peak Destiny for me.
Twilight Gap
Member
Yup the game peaked for me in December 2014. All of the nerfs showed up the next year, and while the QoL and content design improved in some ways, the gameplay itself regressed and lost my interest. I haven't even hit level cap since House of Wolves.
Will the Thrill
Banned
The only thing that kept me engaged for the first year of Destiny was the shooting, and while yeah that's basically all the game is technically. TTK was when I could actually say that I liked the direction they were going in. The game overall had finally found what it was and what it could become further down the line.
Anyway Coldheart looks great, I wonder if there will be any other brand new archetypes that only have one new gun. There was a really weird looking gun back in one of the reveal trailers that didn't seem like any other type.
Anyway Coldheart looks great, I wonder if there will be any other brand new archetypes that only have one new gun. There was a really weird looking gun back in one of the reveal trailers that didn't seem like any other type.
The Driver
Member
What's up with this gun design post TTK.
Everything looks so damn ugly, the only exotic I've found ok looks wise is the solar HC/Gatling gun since the reveal and that's only because they really went overboard to change the shape of those from the general HC/auto rifle.
Everything looks so damn ugly, the only exotic I've found ok looks wise is the solar HC/Gatling gun since the reveal and that's only because they really went overboard to change the shape of those from the general HC/auto rifle.
Oh, I'm talking about all of them pre-nerfs.
The weapon manufacturers (Omolon/Suros etc.) are butt ugly.
Omolon in particular. Yuck!
December 2014 was the best Destiny has ever been PvE wise, House of Wolves was the best Destiny has ever been PvP wise. Dunno why they had to go and fuck it up with TTK, the handcannon meta was infinitely better than what came after.
Twilight Gap
Member
I'd actually reverse that. December 2014 was after the Auto and Mythoclast nerf but before the Hand Cannon nerf and Pulse Rifle buff. It was also before the Final Round Sniper, Felwinter's Lie meta. House of Wolves had Trials, which was cool for PvP, but I hated the Blink Shotgun meta.
On the other hand, HoW had a lot to do on the PvE side between two raids, PoE and the strike playlists, and you could level up alt characters pretty easily. Also, reforging was cool, and could have stayed if they removed the bullshit perks.
Orochinagis
Member
My first Crota raid was with you, I was super nervous on that time
The beat up suros was really neat - gave me a huge Reach vibe.
Twilight Gap
Member
This gun looks sick. Might be my favorite Legendary design so far. Too bad it sucks.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
So we just get this gun placed into our inventory or does it go in our loot pool like the PlayStation exclusive content? Kind of takes away the whole point of loot if every one and their mom gets handed one day one.
Twilight Gap
Member
4sk at that rate of fire, it was ogre before it began
yanipheonu
Member
I actually really like the implication Ghost Shells will do more than just boost Glimmer Drops and track Gathering Spots.
Interested to see what else they do.
Seems to be what is happening, at least for Exotics (for the most part). I think the Year 1 raid weapons spoiled us a bit. Considering the sunshot is essentially a fatebringer.
But the cold heart, that strange arc rocket they've shown, sweet business, that arc zhalo like rifle... these are all more than just a normal weapon with better perks. They behave differently. Hope they continue that trend with the exotics
The legendaries is where they need interesting perk combos that work well within the games other abilities.
Yeah but thats just game fatigue too. I was enamored by the game with Year 1 and The Dark Below. HoW is where I was faltering. I just played all this and the new content wasn't great. I beat the PoE boss and never really tried again. Played trials every now and then but I wasn't playing EVERY CHANCE I GOT like before.
TTK was great, but after I beat the raid I was kinda done. I was already OUT on the PvP. I never enjoyed it but I could at least play it a bit here and there. HoW revitalized it with trials but after a handful of lighthouse trips I was done with it.
I basically set destiny aside until new content came out. Never felt the hard modes/challenge modes were worth it. Even with easier grind I never felt compelled to max out light. Just what happens.
Super excited about D2 though, new stuff, less grind it seems.
Wait... Max Light or Level 40? Because 500 hours and not hitting level 40... how would that even work?
Raven117
Member
This...what was lacking in year 2 and year 3 were exotics that fundamentally changed the way you played the game (Icebreaker, G-horn for pve...Last Word, Thorn, Hawkmoon for pvp.)
Pretty much after that, they nerfed exotics pretty much into the ground with most not even being worth equipping over a legendary (Zhalo slipping in there the one exception in some situations).
With the information we have right now, the ONLY way the double primaries works is if the exotics for those slots are truly unique and awesome in their own way. That would give the flexibility for the loadouts.
My guess is that instead of almost always running legendaries for primary and secondary with an exotic heavy of some sort used for most of D1, I think the exotic game switches to the kinetic and energy being slotted.
I mean...without that...the loadouts will really be boring. Overall, the exotics have to really step up their game regardless of slot to give variety to the builds.
One of the most promising aspects of D2 as a whole is that Luke Smith is Game Lead...and he was the guy behind Vault of Glass.
I still think it's a bit too Destiny 1.5 (only one new sub-class?), but I'm hopeful.