BreezyLimbo
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A titan helps, but it's not required. I'll be drawing up a little strategy map and typing out a strat for him that should come up in an hour or two~
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Destiny |OT22| Game of Thorns
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A titan helps, but it's not required. I'll be drawing up a little strategy map and typing out a strat for him that should come up in an hour or two~
Terrordactyl
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Need 1 for trials in about 15 minutes.
grimlock33
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What I was getting at is that (unless Im misremembering) only the Titan boots have the heavy ammo perk. I've been running the daily to get my coins as well. Just don't spend 9 right away. Start with only the free win. Grab the double win when you're 2 short of your goal. I'll be at work tomorrow otherwise is try to help you or with the boots. Hate to see one of my GAF friends feeling like you are.
elguerosinfe
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Anybody up for POE 32. 32 Warlock with decent assets. PS4
ElGueroSinFe
ElGueroSinFe
The worst part of it for me is the slow cool down on the super meter. That and the plethora of yellow bar sniping vex.
Mass Appeal
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I am game. Psn: thenal84
The Mango Sentinel
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I'm down. But I can promise nothing but support and to be a decent cheerleader.
Edit: damn. I'm always too slow.
I just did it without a Titan. 1 hunter 2 locks. Far left side. Handle ads first.
Yes it's a slog and yes it's much harder than last week but it isn't as hard as it seems if you go all the way around far left. It's manageable and takes 10-20 minutes to get it done usually.
17 Seconds
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I know, but the Titan double tap along the ground is still way faster.
No worries. I'm just bummed we couldn't get Coolbreeze his first lighthouse.
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I've never used either so could be worth trying.
WheelHoss1
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Would this be a viable alternative to Hawkmoon (cuz I don't have that yet)?
Comes with Final Round, Smallbore, Luck in the Chamber.
I have it. It's fucking great. Had more kills than I normally get with Hawkmoon when I tested it out with a similar roll.
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The Mango Sentinel
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So I had a trials card that I was 7-1 on. Just finished 7-3 again.
I knew I should've just left it the fuck alone for right now.
Trials has driven me to the fucking brink.
I knew I should've just left it the fuck alone for right now.
Trials has driven me to the fucking brink.
Twilight Gap
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swiggity
swooty
polar oak is the only thing that matches these boots. reminds me of this
i need to find a dead orbit shader
swooty
polar oak is the only thing that matches these boots. reminds me of this
i need to find a dead orbit shader
swiggity
swooty
polar oak is the only thing that matches these boots
i need to find a dead orbit shader
yo
fallen nipple chest piece?
Twilight Gap
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it's the b[r]est
WheelHoss1
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Sureshot/Icarus/Braced Frame/Luck in the Chamber
With only 6 bullets (Braced Frame), LitC procs almost as much as on Hawkmoon. With LitC+Final Round, it would be more.
I kept this roll because of all the ToO HCs having Icarus. I figure it must be pretty good (once I master blink headshotting like Unstabby).
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Those vents could come in handy during a tense encounter!
We did two 9-0's in like an hour 40 minutes. Had a lot of fun, still sad I didn't get the shader though.
He got that fucking ship. I'm still mad.
lol I'm gone all weekend unfortunately. Looking forward to playing tomorrow finally
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That's very nice as well, especially with that fast reload to compensate for the magazine!
Slammin_Hammon
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I can't remember, did Bungie already say what Iron Banner gear will be available aside from Etheric Light?
EJRobinson90
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My Warlock boots have the heavy ammo perk, but I think I got lucky on the gold tier rewards.
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DeeJ: Here little rats, come get your cheese.
Us: CHEESE!
Well you can make a trip to the lighthouse when you come back. It's all ready and waiting for you.
Slammin_Hammon
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Ah, thank you kindly.
Because when you pull of that clutch 1vs3 or come back down 1-4 to get the win 5-4 it is getting sweaty.
EnthronedReaper
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I need 2 for lvl 32 PoE URROX grudge
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PSN Vegeta112
Kalamari
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I am wondering where it originated, is it a gaf thing, or is it a term used by other fps players.
MrGame&Watch
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Anyone want to play ToO? Best I've gone this week is 7-3 so I'm in it to win it! PSN: Pharaoh Shifter
When the progression system for the House of Wolves was announced, I was pretty ecstatic, along with most of the community. The idea of leveling up my favorite gear and weapons along with the new HoW toys was smart and exactly what Destiny needed to keep the sandbox relevent. Between new HoW gear and the etheric light/ascending system, I thought I'd have several paths forward for my characters.
In reality, for a PvE player such as myself, it's even more limiting than The Dark Below was. There, progression was tied to raid gear (again, just a PvE player), but a few runs on each character is what it took to get the gear. At the least, I felt somewhat in control of my own progression, even if the shard requirements were unreasonable.
Right now my only reliable path forward is to run the level 32 Prison of Elders for the armor cores, and buy what Variks has on rotation each week. Assuming I run it three times a week, I can get everyone to max level in three weeks. I've run it twice and accidentally wasted one of my cores. (Whoops.) This means I'll end up with the one set with the higher light levels, as with TDB, which is what I thought the etheric light system was designed to fix.
(After six Nightfalls, the sixth granted etheric light, which I use to bring Fatebringer up to 365. My Titan was feeling how underleveled it was in the Weekly/Nightfall. It's clear the NF won't be a reliable or predictable way to progress.)
I don't understand why we have to run a level 34 activity to get the upgrade materials needed to get us to level 34. I don't understand why treasure keys are so extraordinarily rare. (Outside of the story progression, I got one and my daughter has received zero after two weeks of bounties.) And I really don't understand why etheric light is just dropped into the Nightfalls as a possible reward, rather than added to the second drop slot so we can progress our own gear at a moderate pace (that would also get 3 characters to level 34 in three weeks, as with Variks...but using the gear of our choice.)
I have no plans to attempt the level 34 PoE again any time soon, unless it's substantially rebalanced. Up to the boss was fine, the boss himself....nope. This is making something hard in the wrong way; it wasn't fun, it wasn't interesting, and it wasn't something I ever want to do again. I don't like the level 32 boss either, but he's a more reasonable proposition. Faced with running level 34 PoE, or slowly leveling through Variks gear, I'll take the latter.
Right now I feel less in control of my progression than I have at any point since Destiny came out. It's a very frustrating development in what is otherwise a superb expansion.
In reality, for a PvE player such as myself, it's even more limiting than The Dark Below was. There, progression was tied to raid gear (again, just a PvE player), but a few runs on each character is what it took to get the gear. At the least, I felt somewhat in control of my own progression, even if the shard requirements were unreasonable.
Right now my only reliable path forward is to run the level 32 Prison of Elders for the armor cores, and buy what Variks has on rotation each week. Assuming I run it three times a week, I can get everyone to max level in three weeks. I've run it twice and accidentally wasted one of my cores. (Whoops.) This means I'll end up with the one set with the higher light levels, as with TDB, which is what I thought the etheric light system was designed to fix.
(After six Nightfalls, the sixth granted etheric light, which I use to bring Fatebringer up to 365. My Titan was feeling how underleveled it was in the Weekly/Nightfall. It's clear the NF won't be a reliable or predictable way to progress.)
I don't understand why we have to run a level 34 activity to get the upgrade materials needed to get us to level 34. I don't understand why treasure keys are so extraordinarily rare. (Outside of the story progression, I got one and my daughter has received zero after two weeks of bounties.) And I really don't understand why etheric light is just dropped into the Nightfalls as a possible reward, rather than added to the second drop slot so we can progress our own gear at a moderate pace (that would also get 3 characters to level 34 in three weeks, as with Variks...but using the gear of our choice.)
I have no plans to attempt the level 34 PoE again any time soon, unless it's substantially rebalanced. Up to the boss was fine, the boss himself....nope. This is making something hard in the wrong way; it wasn't fun, it wasn't interesting, and it wasn't something I ever want to do again. I don't like the level 32 boss either, but he's a more reasonable proposition. Faced with running level 34 PoE, or slowly leveling through Variks gear, I'll take the latter.
Right now I feel less in control of my progression than I have at any point since Destiny came out. It's a very frustrating development in what is otherwise a superb expansion.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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You need to watch some ToO streams then. Things can get very intense and wins come down to clutch saves at the end.
BreezyLimbo
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BREEZY'S 'BREEZY' STRATEGIES!
This weeks episode: Episode 06- "Qodrons Quirky Quipu!"
Starring-You!
This map should be self explanatory. I'll explain what the different colored lines mean. So the basic strategy of this, if you don't have Gjallahorns or want to waste time waiting for synths, is pretty simple. The first thing you're going to immediately do when you enter the arena, is rush to the right side of the arena. Or where the blue dots are. There is decent coverage here, but we'll talk about that later about how it plays into the decision to choose that side, let's talk about the mechanics.
Qodrons Eye
This is the first 'Mechanic' you may see. One Goblin out of the many Qodron sends towards you, will be a yellow bar Goblin who's also shimmering Silver. This Goblin will home in on the closest Guardian-So it's paramount that you and your group rush to the right side or you might lose him before the first jail. If anyone lags behind, the Eye will go towards them and he'll take an alternate route. If you look at my drawing, the dashed silver line represents this. If one of your teammates lags near the entrance, the Eye will take the route as drawn. It is paramount to have an eye on the jailer, and to have a designated 'Jailbreaker'. Qodron throws out the first Jail about 30 seconds after the start of the fight, and then about 30-45 seconds later after that. You can immediately kill the first Qodron you see and have enough time to clear the first jail, but after that you have to stagger when you kill the eye. There is always atleast 1 eye spawned, and as soon as you kill it another appears to take it's place even while you still have the buff. So keep an Eye out!
Qodrons Jail
Every once in a while, Qodron will summon a jail. This jail is incredibly strong, and will resist all gunfire unless you have the Jailbreaker buff. It is paramount you designate an eye killer, so that he can break you out. Only 1 person gets the buff, but everyone gets jailed. The Jail will also do damage to you, and will kill you if you are low.
So onto the actual map. I drew two silver lines-One is full and one is dashed. If you are all on the right side, the Eye will take the full silver path. If one of you lags, the Eye will be set to the dashed line and you might lose sight of him. Now you're wondering, 'Wait why doesn't it just walk directly to us?' There is a natural slope that prevents Vex from walking up towards you. Refer to the picture again. Do you see how the silver and red lines penetrate the dome? There is a little entrance to the right side that goblins and hobgoblins, as well as the Eye itself are funneled to get to you. Refer to the mass of red dashes, that is where most Vex will huddle around, and only 1 or 2 hobgoblins will come at you at a time. Unlike the left side of the arena, which is a flat ground and goblins will happily walk over to you. The only time a Vex will get to you, is if a Harpy will accidentally fly over the slope, realize that he came in too early, and exit stage left in shame.
So why did I only draw one silver line for the Goblin? As long as you and your team are on the right side, the Eye will always take the same path, walking towards you and walking around the 'Block' and going into the entrance on the side. He will ALWAYS pass by right in front of you. However, so will some hobgoblins and goblins. most of them bunch up by the entrance to your little slice of heaven, but you should never get any goblins assaulting you directly.
The only other thing to worry about is ammo. Since little to no goblins are near you, you'll have to venture out to collect ammo from the heaps of corpses infront of you. Call out to your group for 'Clear out some adds in front' or say you're going for an ammo run, there's usually plenty if you've had one person clearing out huge groups of adds with grenades. Voidlocks are actually pretty damn great for this fight.
And that's it. I hope you enjoyed the guide. Now go get him, Rangers!
Edit-Oh yeah during the actual 'Jail' mechanic, group up to the rightmost area behind the rubble, nothing can hit you on the rightmost side.
This weeks episode: Episode 06- "Qodrons Quirky Quipu!"
Starring-You!
This map should be self explanatory. I'll explain what the different colored lines mean. So the basic strategy of this, if you don't have Gjallahorns or want to waste time waiting for synths, is pretty simple. The first thing you're going to immediately do when you enter the arena, is rush to the right side of the arena. Or where the blue dots are. There is decent coverage here, but we'll talk about that later about how it plays into the decision to choose that side, let's talk about the mechanics.
Qodrons Eye
This is the first 'Mechanic' you may see. One Goblin out of the many Qodron sends towards you, will be a yellow bar Goblin who's also shimmering Silver. This Goblin will home in on the closest Guardian-So it's paramount that you and your group rush to the right side or you might lose him before the first jail. If anyone lags behind, the Eye will go towards them and he'll take an alternate route. If you look at my drawing, the dashed silver line represents this. If one of your teammates lags near the entrance, the Eye will take the route as drawn. It is paramount to have an eye on the jailer, and to have a designated 'Jailbreaker'. Qodron throws out the first Jail about 30 seconds after the start of the fight, and then about 30-45 seconds later after that. You can immediately kill the first Qodron you see and have enough time to clear the first jail, but after that you have to stagger when you kill the eye. There is always atleast 1 eye spawned, and as soon as you kill it another appears to take it's place even while you still have the buff. So keep an Eye out!
Qodrons Jail
Every once in a while, Qodron will summon a jail. This jail is incredibly strong, and will resist all gunfire unless you have the Jailbreaker buff. It is paramount you designate an eye killer, so that he can break you out. Only 1 person gets the buff, but everyone gets jailed. The Jail will also do damage to you, and will kill you if you are low.
So onto the actual map. I drew two silver lines-One is full and one is dashed. If you are all on the right side, the Eye will take the full silver path. If one of you lags, the Eye will be set to the dashed line and you might lose sight of him. Now you're wondering, 'Wait why doesn't it just walk directly to us?' There is a natural slope that prevents Vex from walking up towards you. Refer to the picture again. Do you see how the silver and red lines penetrate the dome? There is a little entrance to the right side that goblins and hobgoblins, as well as the Eye itself are funneled to get to you. Refer to the mass of red dashes, that is where most Vex will huddle around, and only 1 or 2 hobgoblins will come at you at a time. Unlike the left side of the arena, which is a flat ground and goblins will happily walk over to you. The only time a Vex will get to you, is if a Harpy will accidentally fly over the slope, realize that he came in too early, and exit stage left in shame.
So why did I only draw one silver line for the Goblin? As long as you and your team are on the right side, the Eye will always take the same path, walking towards you and walking around the 'Block' and going into the entrance on the side. He will ALWAYS pass by right in front of you. However, so will some hobgoblins and goblins. most of them bunch up by the entrance to your little slice of heaven, but you should never get any goblins assaulting you directly.
The only other thing to worry about is ammo. Since little to no goblins are near you, you'll have to venture out to collect ammo from the heaps of corpses infront of you. Call out to your group for 'Clear out some adds in front' or say you're going for an ammo run, there's usually plenty if you've had one person clearing out huge groups of adds with grenades. Voidlocks are actually pretty damn great for this fight.
And that's it. I hope you enjoyed the guide. Now go get him, Rangers!
Edit-Oh yeah during the actual 'Jail' mechanic, group up to the rightmost area behind the rubble, nothing can hit you on the rightmost side.
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