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[sploatee]

Amazing how they patch this so fast yet you can still

in Skywatch and watch the engrems fall like candy.

It's because engrams are rubbish. Are people really standing there for hours farming?

I don't get it. I suppose if you find it fun, then fair enough.

 

[LiK]

What's this Skywatch farming? So much easier on the Moon.

 

[jediyoshi]

Oh lord they pulled that quick
AlwaysOnline™

 

[FF Seraphim]

It's because engrams are rubbish. Are people really standing there for hours farming?

I don't get it. I suppose if you find it fun, then fair enough.

I was there for a 30 mins and I got enough Blues to level up the Cyphtarch bastard and I got 3 legends from that alone, which became an exotic piece and 2 legendary pieces... all for a hunter, I'm a Warlock....

 

[Hawkian]

The thing is the progression is a lot more MMO than most games. Which probably confuses people when you have so many people going "Destiny isn't an MMO you turd for brain hater!".

Destiny is pretty much an MMO apart from the mass amount of players int he field and a monthly sub (instead episodic DLC).

You have a weekly cap of a currency that you get by either doing PVE stuff (dungeons (Strikes), public events etc) or by PVP and can be used to buy gear that progresses you in iLevel (light level). There are random drops that help by are either very hard to get (Raid, Nightfall strikes) or very unlikely (engrams).

Most people assume Engrams are the way to go as it was billed as a "loot game" and likend the game more to Diablo than WoW but at it's heart it's got MMO ass MMO progression and MMO grinding to get pieces that increase you iLvl so you can run harder content for better rewards etc.

It's closer to the games I gave examples of than either WoW or Diablo. Or Borderlands, which it superficially has like 95% in common with.

the MMO argument is a whole other can of worms. Destiny is not an MMO; it has many MMORPG elements but we have comingled the definitions of those two acronyms so much that they barely mean anything anymore.

Destiny's level progression is relatively unique. I don't know what games to compare to to really. I guess it's like gearscore in wow? But your level affects your loot drops too. Plus it gets even more complicated when you consider PvP. I don't even know where I'd start if I had to just pick one genre Destiny belongs to. I can say for sure that it's a shooter.

 

[youngplaya21]

Guess I'll share my Hunter!!

It sucks having to pick between one weapon or the other, though...

 

[Oni Link 666]

I bought 3 coins, deleted a character, and got a 4th. I don't know what I should buy, though. Does everyone see the same stuff on him? Does everything on him refresh after a month or just the gear. I'm wondering if I should buy that Legendary Sparrow upgrade if there's a chance it won' be there next time.

 

[Diablohead]

What's this Skywatch farming? So much easier on the Moon.

it's forcing a spawn choke point to a cave in skywatchers where the mobs red pawn every 8 or so seconds with about 8 mobs at a time, you just shoot them from a little distance away and they keep spawning.

wow iOS spell check, I'm leaving the errors alone lol

 

[everyday math]

Really? yay

So hm. i'm reading now.

it looks like... some people were able to get 4. some got 3 and the 4th didn't work. some had this happen when trying to buy their third:


...I think Bungie patched it server-side already. Holy shit.

Yeah, Bungie's new engine allows them to change really anything they want extremely fast.

 

[sploatee]

I was there for a 30 mins and I got enough Blues to level up the Cyphtarch bastard and I got 3 legends from that alone, which became an exotic piece and 2 legendary pieces... all for a hunter, I'm a Warlock....

Haha. The Cryptarch was on to you!

 

[IAmRandom31]

It's because engrams are rubbish. Are people really standing there for hours farming?

I don't get it. I suppose if you find it fun, then fair enough.

If they would make fuckin Strikes actually rewarding you wouldn't have ridiculous scenarios like that playing out. But here we are.

You have a better chance of getting an engrem from a level 8 enemy then a level 28 enemy. It is dumb and needs to be fixed. Make a strike rewarding. Give more then 12 freakin faction rep in a Vanguard strike. That is just idiotic.

I did that farming and the Nexus farming a couple of times for maybe 20 minutes but yeah it is boring and feel dumb doing it. But it works. You get a lot of engrems in a pretty short period of time.

What's this Skywatch farming? So much easier on the Moon.

You stand in front of a cave that spawns enemies every 3-4 seconds and blast away. Cave fills with engrems.

 

[KGoogle]

Where is xur?

 

[Byron Bluth]

Where the hell is xur????

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Is Xur gone from the tower now? Or did he change places?

 

[Hawkian]

WHERE IS XUR

 

[Diablohead]

Where is xur?

near speaker outside that huge closed door in that area

 

[LiK]

it's forcing a spawn choke point to a cave in skywatchers where the mobs red pawn every 8 or so seconds with about 8 mobs at a time, you just shoot them from a little distance away and they keep spawning.

Oh, seems slow. I definitely prefer the moon instead.

 

[everyday math]

Where is xur?

Where the hell is xur????

By the speaker in front of that huge closed door.

 

[Ken]

Where is xur?

Where the hell is xur????

By the Speaker lol.

So between the two Titan subclasses, which one is possible of more silly PVP shenanigans? That insta-kill melee move off a sprint on Striker (?) sounds really fun.

 

[Chief1690]

Yea they patched that shit real quick. Farmed like 15k in glimmer and then created a 2nd character and went to Xur but he's no longer selling the coins.

 

[ComputerMKII]

Anyone wants to try the Raid? My PSN: ComputerMkII

 

[BreezyLimbo]

By the speaker in front of that huge closed door.

By the Speaker lol.

So between the two Titan subclasses, which one is possible of more silly shenanigans? That insta-kill melee move off a sprint on Striker (?) sounds really fun.

Thanks gusy.

 

[Dante316]

Bought a exotic rocket launcher looks awesome. Tje dead orbit auto rifle is of course useless in pvp with too much recoil but perfect for PVE.

 

[Magwik]

Guess I'll share my Hunter!!







It sucks having to pick between one weapon or the other, though...

How'd you get the hand cannon. Please tell me.

 

[Hawkian]

So now you can't even get it on two... I exploited it D:

I'm impressed. That was a damn fast turnaround. Anyone check the bugged hunter armor to see if it still takes "motes"?

 

[Daemul]

Trying to join PVP Control last night was a drag. Took forever and when I got in, it put me into a game in progress where I was on the losing team. Bleh

I had problems the other night too. I hope this isn't a sign the playerbase is dropping off too fast.

The same thing happened to me. I was having major problems with getting into games last night. The game would eventually start with lopsided numbers, usually something like 5v3

Yes. I got the helm from a drop and almost fully upgraded it. You get the superman move and the larger reach perk. It's pretty good. So you can still add the remaining spark + longer spark or just go for shockwave and put the other perk in reducing super cooldown/regain health when melee'ing. Couple that with the extended reach of your super, it makes the striker class pretty good.

Yep, the helm is amazing. I'm going for shockwave+transfusion, aftermath has never really worked for me.

 

[sploatee]

If they would make fuckin Strikes actually rewarding you wouldn't have ridiculous scenarios like that playing out. But here we are.

You have a better chance of getting an engrem from a level 8 enemy then a level 28 enemy. It is dumb and needs to be fixed. Make a strike rewarding. Give more then 12 freakin faction rep in a Vanguard strike. That is just idiotic.

I did that farming and the Nexus farming a couple of times for maybe 20 minutes but yeah it is boring and feel dumb doing it. But it works. You get a lot of engrems in a pretty short period of time.



You stand in front of a cave that spawns enemies every 3-4 seconds and blast away. Cave fills with engrems.

Dude, the weekly heroic and nightfall strikes are about as rewarding as it gets!

I agree on the strike playlists though, they should up the number of marks you get.


I'm annoyed by what Xur has. I was hoping for some nice boots. My existing gauntlets are already perfect for the way I play

 

[IAmRandom31]

Guess I'll share my Hunter!!







It sucks having to pick between one weapon or the other, though...

They should let you put any Exotic as your primary weapon so it is on display as you walk around in the Tower or in your profile pic.

Dude, the weekly heroic and nightfall strikes are about as rewarding as it gets!

I agree on the strike playlists though, they should up the number of marks you get.


I'm annoyed by what Xur has. I was hoping for some nice boots. My existing gauntlets are already perfect for the way I play

Yeah haven't done the Nightfall one yet but the weekly heroic strikes have given me diddly shit. Maybe 2 rare engrems through the whole level if that. I've not once gotten an item of any worth from a Strike of any kind. Far more rewarding to patrol. Atleast then you get rep and run into public events. Hell the 2 legendary engrems that have dropped for me came during patrols. One on mars and one on Earth. Yeah earth, killing those lv. 1 dudes in the room leading to Skywatch

 

[Zakalwe]

Anyone tried the launcher yet?

Tempted to buy it as well as the helm, but I already have a legendary rocket launcher and machine gun... The bonuses on it look really fun though.

 

[Wallach]

By the Speaker lol.

So between the two Titan subclasses, which one is possible of more silly shenanigans? That insta-kill melee move off a sprint on Striker (?) sounds really fun.

Defender definitely has a role but you want Striker for general purpose shenanigans.

 

[todahawk]

So now you can't even get it on two... I exploited it D:

I'm impressed. That was a damn fast turnaround. Anyone check the bugged hunter armor to see if it still takes "motes"?

Got my sunbreakers! level 26 baby!

 

[yagal]

I'm down for the Weekly strike

PSN: Falifax

Thank for the run.

 

[KeRaSh]

So now you can't even get it on two... I exploited it D:

I'm impressed. That was a damn fast turnaround. Anyone check the bugged hunter armor to see if it still takes "motes"?

Wait, can I at least still buy ONE on my main? I'm sitting at 12 here. I'd be really pissed if they removed it for everyone...

 

[Frillen]

Fuck it! They removed the glimmer coin exchange. I need 1 more strange coin. Anyone up for the weekly strike!? PSN: SuperYlvis

Please guys!

 

[therealminime]

So the exotic engram Xur is selling is a guaranteed exotic, but not necessarily for your class, correct?

 

[Wallach]

So the exotic engram Xur is selling is a guaranteed exotic, but not necessarily for your class, correct?

Yeah, that one will always come up a random exotic chest slot armor.

 

[sploatee]

They should let you put any Exotic as your primary weapon so it is on display as you walk around in the Tower or in your profile pic.



Yeah haven't done the Nightfall one yet but the weekly heroic strikes have given me diddly shit. Maybe 2 rare engrems through the whole level if that. I've not once gotten an item of any worth from a Strike of any kind. Far more rewarding to patrol. Atleast then you get rep and run into public events. Hell the 2 legendary engrems that have dropped for me came during patrols. One on mars and one on Earth. Yeah earth, killing those lv. 1 dudes in the room leading to Skywatch

I'm sure I got some ascendant materials / strange coins from the weekly heroic and they're pretty valuable to me, at least.

 

[hydruxo]

So the exotic engram Xur is selling is a guaranteed exotic, but not necessarily for your class, correct?

Correct

 

[MADGAME]

So the exotic engram Xur is selling is a guaranteed exotic, but not necessarily for your class, correct?

Yep

 

[therealminime]

Thanks guys.

 

[GrandHarrier]

So is there any reason to use any other weapon than an auto rifle in pvp? I swear if I use scout rifles or pulse rifles I never win duels and yet I do decent over all, averaging 1.5-2 kd/r in many matches. It's really frustrating.

 

[IHaveIce]

Wait wtf the weekly heroic strikes also have no matchmaking?


God damn Bungie you are pissing me off

 

[Hawkian]

Wait, can I at least still buy ONE on my main? I'm sitting at 12 here. I'd be really pissed if they removed it for everyone...

one per account per week

and say thank you for that, by the way. the shit Xur carries on him, he could level the Tower to the ground if he wanted to.

 

[Magwik]

courtesy of my friend.

 

[1.21Gigawatts]

Oh, seems slow. I definitely prefer the moon instead.

I thought that, too.
But I feel like I get more engrams from the skywatch spot even though I kill way less enemies there.

 

[LiK]

Correct

Stupid. Why would they do that to us?

 

[Cmagus]

Xur didn't bring anything for Warlock

 

[blazeuk]

Damn Xur selling the Gauntlets, I just bought Legendary ones the other day so I have no reason to spend my coins on them, will have to go for the Engram and hope I get something for my class (seems unlikely given the Cryptarch hates everyone).

 

[dancmc]

Quick question: I am level 15 (don't have a super amount of time to play lately). If I get more time to play, is it worth it to start these farming concepts I see people doing or is that best suited only once you hit level 20 and are trying to increase your light levels with gear.

 

[Victrix]

Why the hell did Xur's material exchange vanish? I was two coins short of buying my armor, went to farm up the materials, came back, and the trade-in is gone.