The Lamonster
Member
Having more variety is what's awesome. I play on both PS4 and X1 and the extra content on PS4 in so many categories really makes a difference.
Can't wait to finally get Hawkmoon on my X1 titan.
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Destiny House of Wolves Reveal Thread
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Can't wait to finally get Hawkmoon on my X1 titan.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I feel bad for bringing it up. September is still so far away! TWO MCU movies before then!
squidhands
Member
Agreed, the variety is what's important to prevent one from getting burnt out too fast. I personally like the Black Garden strike a lot (with the right players who can chain supers), so at least you'll have some more things coming your way.
Hawkmoon is excellent, btw. I wonder if Xur will sell it once it's not exclusive.
Ahhh I forgot you could do that XP trick. To the poster above me, that really blows about Tiger strikes. How could they not offer rewards for that? Seems really lame.
I'll try to update this every-time there's a new patch.
Yeah, I'm quite fond of the Black Garden strike as well. Often one person quits, but it's a great strike to two-man with effective orb chaining. It's also a great strike to toggle to shotguns during the stairway siege. And the boss fight is more hectic and dynamic than most.
Platform specific DLC needs to die already. There's a huge difference between having 8 vs. 6 strikes in rotation. (Of course, we're stuck with the same 6 for the weekly rotation - platform parity can't come soon enough.) I haven't heard of any PSN specific stuff for this expansion yet, and I do hope it stays that way.
Pretty sure this expansion is a PVP map.
My worries about the upgrade system:
1.) Etheric Light will be relatively rare and hard to come by. Maybe 1 per Weekly/Nightfall. This is just my speculation.
2.) Etheric Light is tied to damage bonuses on even new weapons, so now your weapon and armor progression is almost entirely based around RNG. This is fact, and I'm surprised nobody has brought it up or complained about it.
3.) The upgrades essentially give Bungie a free pass not to give a fuck about making new cool weapons.
1.) Etheric Light will be relatively rare and hard to come by. Maybe 1 per Weekly/Nightfall. This is just my speculation.
2.) Etheric Light is tied to damage bonuses on even new weapons, so now your weapon and armor progression is almost entirely based around RNG. This is fact, and I'm surprised nobody has brought it up or complained about it.
3.) The upgrades essentially give Bungie a free pass not to give a fuck about making new cool weapons.
GuitarAtomik
Member
Ohhh I didn't realize that. I thought it was just for upgrading old stuff. That blows.
I don't really understand this point, but on the basis of what they've shown so far, it's not the case (at least cosmetically).
Twilight Gap
Member
AgentOtaku
Member
You play on PS4 or XB1?
I'm about to double-dip on the XB1 version as that's where I actually have some friends who'll play.
All by myself on the PS4 version and not my favorite controller anyway....
Nova Bomb, Golden Gun, and Bubble/Smash all day! Love this strike it is highly underrated.
King Gothalion did a sort of followup video on YouTube where he essentially explains that all Damage and Defense upgrade nodes on weapons are gone now, replaced by the "Ascend" node.
I guess it was a little strong for me to say "This is a fact", since the materials required to Ascend a weapon may be different for HoW weapons than for vanilla/CE weapons.
After the way they announced Exotic upgrades in Crota's End, I can't help but worry that there's some horrible crucial detail they are perhaps unintentionally not revealing.
Diablohead
Member
that suit yo
PS4. The Community thread is crazy active and on OT20 - no shortage of people to play with; it's mostly PS4 as well.
Diablohead
Member
wait is this 3 v 3 pvp first to 5? eh
GuitarAtomik
Member
One map a week :/
Yep. Round based. Fun stuff.
The Lamonster
Member
My GOD Deej is so fake.
He's doing his best. He's a good guy, I just don't think he's the best fit for the job.
I liked Urk/Luke/Frankie's PR/writing style much more than his.
DS4 is a great controller, until the right trigger inevitably craps out. It's 100% guaranteed to happen. Kind of sours me on the entire system as I refuse to buy a new $60 controller every few months.
Twilight Gap
Member
5 rounds
no respawns; only revives
1 map per week
no respawns; only revives
1 map per week
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I don't have time to watch the full stream but I'm LOVING what I'm seeing. I prefer PvP over PvE generally speaking, and this is right up my alley.
squidhands
Member
Yes it does, unfortunately it will never happen.
- I agree, hope this won't be too much of a barrier for players to start upgrading their stuff like Vanguard Marks tried to do
- I don't think we know everything about it yet, but I'm hopeful that Bungie has learned as much as they say they did from previous mistakes.
- Between 3 characters, I have a lot of really great weapons that barely get used because of the half a dozen completely awesome weapons that get used too much. Part of the reason I don't use all the stuff I have is because it takes too damn long to level, so I'm really happy that they're changing the system. If that comes at the cost of fewer cool weapons, so be it.
Yeah, it's a shame to experience so many people backing out as soon as they get in, but those times when you get it with people who want to play, it's the most fun strike to use supers with.
Diprosalic
Banned
what? i played a crapton destiny since launch and the trigger is fine.
What
Orochinagis
Member
New content rotation have a new meaning now
It's happened to two of my controllers I bought when the PS4 launched, but I picked up one of the white controllers that came out around the time Destiny came out and it hasn't happened to me since.
Maybe it's just the older DS4's?
GuitarAtomik
Member
No team matchmaking. I see why ....but still :/
Diablohead
Member
It looks fun but for £20 no way, not when the new hub is free and most of the changes to weapons and upgrading are free updates.
Balmung421
Member
Absolutely heartbroken that there is no matchmaking for this mode.
Most likely a hint that the other "End Game Activity" will not have matchmaking either (though I hope it does!).
Most likely a hint that the other "End Game Activity" will not have matchmaking either (though I hope it does!).
brokenwatch
Member
Wow. I really like the idea of Trials of Osiris. But without matchmaking I'll probably not be able to play it very often if at all.
These Bungie motherfuckers.
Diablohead
Member
Wow. I really like the idea of Trials of Osiris. But without matchmaking I'll probably not be able to play it very often if at all.
The three loss rule will scare away a lot of people wanting to group with anyone other then their best shooter pals, too.
The Lamonster
Member
Across three controllers so far, the right trigger begins to stick eventually. Give it time.
All three were the new white ones.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
What? Do you only play shooters or something. I have never had this issue and have been using them since launch.
qa_engineer
Member
I still have my launch controller and its still in flawless condition. Please note that I've put in 220+ hours into Destiny, 150+ hours into BF4, and countless hours into DA:I, Bloodborne etc. The second controller i bought was a dud and got the squeaky trigger a couple weeks after purchase and the l2 button would get stuck forcing me to ADS indefinitely. The third controller I bought (in white) is now my daily driver as it feels way more sturdy than the second controller I bought.
Some controllers are better than others so it seems.
brokenwatch
Member
My stream didn't start right away and I missed the beginning. Is it three losses and you're locked out for the weekend?
JetBlackPanda
Member
I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am that its not match made.
Nestled_Grizzly
Member
Actually maybe not?
Diablohead
Member
you have a punch card to fill, several wins or three losses then you claim rewards with it.
I guess you can play more matches but only for random end of match loot.