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panama chief

Member
Oct 27, 2017
4,056
50 done
Catalyst fully masterworked
Full gear on Hunter and all ornaments.

Just need chest and arm ornaments for warlock and Titan and I'm done.

Monster hunter update comes out tomorrow.

Here I am struggling to even get to fifty ;___;

Wish I could share. Earned an extra 300 just working on ornaments.

What legendary energy weapon are you guys using? I can't settle on one.

Manannan SR4. Best scout I've ever used. Even above MIDA.

Graviton - for the cheapness

Last Hope - for crucible if I'm running a kinetic scout.

Kibou AR3 - all around great auto. Replaced Positive Outlook, which replaced Uriels Gift.
 
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shark97

Banned
Nov 7, 2017
5,327
What legendary energy weapon are you guys using? I can't settle on one.


Always depends, lots of good ones.

For most PVE that isn't mission critical, I use whatever feels fun and new. For example, currently I like regular legendary grenade launchers (play of the game is a stalwart) just because it's different to yet more cluster rockets. Also depends on the mission and what you need, and of course the biggie, you want to pair well with what you're running in the Kinetic slot IE, dont run two SMG's, if you run short range in the Kinetic you'll need long in the energy and vice versa.

For the raid I have a very specific loadout. In Leviathan I currently typically use Uriels Gift, Nameless Midnight, and Merciless (I'm not confident in my skills to use Darci on Callus), but switch to Sins of the Past on dogs. For Eater of Worlds I run probably Nameless, Void Positive Outlook (definitely need a void energy) and DARCI. Haven't done the new raid yet.
 

MrConbon210

Member
Oct 31, 2017
7,653
I just started playing a while ago on PS4 and got to 300. Interested in doing the raid though I have no friends to play and am afraid of talking on the mic to strangers.

The struggle.
 

shark97

Banned
Nov 7, 2017
5,327
I think I figured out the best predictor of LFG success on Xbox LFG...of course it seems obvious but I never codified it before.

Look for the ADULTS ONLY tag.

That's really it. Squeekers=giant fucking clusterfuck, 9 times out of 10.

I've really gotten good, professional groups lately, it's nice. Xbox LFG is great. At first I thought the quality of player you typically got on it was less than on a LFg website (but was still worth it for convenience) but I don't even think that's true anymore. Haven't used a website in months,.
 

panama chief

Member
Oct 27, 2017
4,056
I think I figured out the best predictor of LFG success on Xbox LFG...of course it seems obvious but I never codified it before.

Look for the ADULTS ONLY tag.

That's really it. Squeekers=giant fucking clusterfuck, 9 times out of 10.

I've really gotten good, professional groups lately, it's nice. Xbox LFG is great. At first I thought the quality of player you typically got on it was less than on a LFg website (but was still worth it for convenience) but I don't even think that's true anymore. Haven't used a website in months,.

I've found that the biggest issues with squeakers isn't just the one posting, it's their friends that fly into the unlocked party...yelling out derogatory and racist shit. And the squeaker refuses to lock the party cause "he's my friend". Fuck all of them.
 

demi

Member
Oct 27, 2017
14,852
Adults Only sometimes means you get dumbasses who think they're hot shit, or stoners

LFG is just RNG on who you get
 

Trakan

Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,207
I don't agree. Sure, there will always be some people who do that with everything. Every game ever that changes over time. Something having a very rough RNG rate is not "hard." It's annoying. The vast majority of people aren't complaining about the catalysts when they get them -- they're complaining that they don't drop enough.

The reward of a catalyst is a fun boost to weapons but it's also arguable that the "grind" needed to get a random drop for such a reward is too much. If it were an incredibly awesome Exotic (such as the Gjallarhorn) or Strike-exclusive loot (such as the Flayer Mantle cloaks in D1) with the RNG rate of catalysts, that is more understandable.

There is a balance that needs to be had. It will never be perfect but there are valid things to complain about. Another example is reaching max light. Adding to the grind and having it take longer is good but there should still be more ways to achieve that. Clan engrams should drop at max light levels as the Milestone engrams do, for example.

We also shouldn't have had to complain to Bungie that Heroic Strikes had a 340 loot soft cap. That's absolutely something they should have realized was a poor decision given how difficult they are at that point. It wasn't so much the difficult of the Heroic Strikes that was an issue but the lack of reward in relation to that difficulty. If it doesn't help get your light level up and there are literally zero strike-exclusive loot that can drop, that's not the community's fault.

Honestly, I think it's fine for catalysts to have low drop rates. It's okay for some things to be rare. You already have the exotic and in most cases the catalyst isn't a game changer.

BTW I still hate crucible currently BECAUSE

I dont care what anybody says GL is the ONLY viable primary (with a side of VW)

That's SOOOOOOO boring to me.

I agree. I'm all for having powerful primaries in PVP again, but one or two standout guns is boring.
 

Spades

Member
Oct 26, 2017
1,781
I know this is old news to a few of you, but my raid squad finally beat the new Lair tonight!

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Pretty rewarding!
 

AlphaCookie

Member
Nov 6, 2017
787
Washington
Mayhem is one of the few times I enjoy playing on my Titan. Lion Rampant, virtually infinite hammers, blasting the Bazelgeuse theme from MonHun World.

I've nearly chewed through 1000 Valor points today.
 

shark97

Banned
Nov 7, 2017
5,327
Aztecross confirms my worst fears regarding the Graviton Catalyst. Kinda funny review too. RIP scout rifles. Who at Bungie thought this was a good idea.


 
Oct 27, 2017
5,329
Rank 50 reached, Graviton Lance Catalyst acquired.

Now can I stomach Mayhem enough to reach Valor reset for the 2nd time this season.
 
Oct 25, 2017
41,368
Miami, FL
Aztecross confirms my worst fears regarding the Graviton Catalyst. Kinda funny review too. RIP scout rifles. Who at Bungie thought this was a good idea.



Real talk: GL is magic right now.

Sunshot looks hella fun for PvE especially and I look forward to getting it at the next Faction Rally, but this Graviton Lance masterwork + my Motion To Suppress? That shit is about to carry me to my Redrix.

worth the grind.

That's exactly why it shouldn't be that rare. Rare items should feel as if they're worth it more.
I greatly prefer the approach taken in the Faction Rally (earn your way to the catalyst) to RNG. Because RNG fucking sucks.

I'd be nice if Bungie at least made it psuedo-random RNG (escalating odds) if they're going to use RNG for catalysts. But really...just put them behind vendors and let us have a path to grind for them if we want them. RNG is why so many people are frustrated with Escalation Protocol. Some people get this in 2 runs that it took other 102 runs to get (not exaggerating). The former doesn't feel like they worked for or really earned their item and the later is bitter to the point of being nub.

Hopefully there will be more in the way of clear paths to these items and catalysts in the future.
 
Oct 27, 2017
5,329
So I went and got an Adventure mission from Ana Bray but its not showing up anywhere on the map. It's the Hive one in the server room (doing it for Cosmology kills).
 

Strangelove_77

Attempted to circumvent ban with alt account
Banned
Oct 25, 2017
13,392
Having to kill 30 high tiered targets just for the robes ornament is ridiculous. Anyone figure a way to do it consistently?
 

Duxxy3

Member
Oct 27, 2017
21,783
USA
I don't really do multiplayer or pvp, but I just finished the campaign and... it was good. Definitely worth what I paid for the humble bundle.
 

gutter_trash

Banned
Oct 26, 2017
17,124
Montreal
I'm at 28 but that's because I decided to not participate yesterday, fuck strikes LOL

Titan was great today, that Ogre Lost Sector... Rocket, rocket, rocket hahaha
 

-PXG-

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
6,186
NJ
Polaris Lance is poop. I've said it before but I say it again. Poopy.



Inaugural Address is a good pulse rifle. Gots both kill clip and outlaw. That's basically infinite increased damage. It's a raid weapon though.

It's not though...

Anyway, decided to bang out the master work before calling it a night.

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Really easy to do once you get a good rhythm and strategy going.
 

Spectone

Member

arcticice

Member
Oct 31, 2017
519
So i'm definitely late to the party - bought Destiny 2 from PSN just a few hours ago. None of my friends are playing it, so i would like to join PS4 ERA Destiny clan. I know there's a clan, but i don't know how to join it. Any links would be appreciated.

Also, if anyone plays solo and wants to team up, hit me up

PSN: arcticice9
 

.exe

Member
Oct 25, 2017
22,262
Finally! Level 50 in the faction rally.

Any word on whether faction level will carry over to the next faction rally?
 

Doctor Shatner

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
182
38 with Dead Orbit. I'm going to finish it off and get 50 this time for sure, but dear lord what a boring grind and pointless time sink. No way I do this again for the other factions (and forbid future seasons without big changes to the event).
 

Waldini

Banned
Oct 31, 2017
360
Ok ... I was farming Exotic Engrams last night.

Had about 5 of 'em ...
I check to see what they can "give" me.

O! A JADE RABBIT IS IN THIS ONE!? GREAT.

1) Sunshot
2) Sunshot
3) Sunshot
4) Sweet Business
5) Sweet Business

Thanks Bungie! That is 4 Sunshots in a week. Got one from Cayde-6 too once I finished up Mercury Patrols (which is a pain in the ass).

It hurt getting those items from Exotics. Felt really ... really shit. Mainly because the drop-rate of Exotics has been nerfed. Which, is a good thing. But didn't they also implement a chance of NOT receiving the same Exotic? Because I had the Sunshot from day 1 Bungie :-(
 

Mafro

Member
Oct 25, 2017
8,365
Ok ... I was farming Exotic Engrams last night.

Had about 5 of 'em ...
I check to see what they can "give" me.

O! A JADE RABBIT IS IN THIS ONE!? GREAT.

1) Sunshot
2) Sunshot
3) Sunshot
4) Sweet Business
5) Sweet Business

Thanks Bungie! That is 4 Sunshots in a week. Got one from Cayde-6 too once I finished up Mercury Patrols (which is a pain in the ass).

It hurt getting those items from Exotics. Felt really ... really shit. Mainly because the drop-rate of Exotics has been nerfed. Which, is a good thing. But didn't they also implement a chance of NOT receiving the same Exotic? Because I had the Sunshot from day 1 Bungie :-(
So I take it the fix that reduces duplicate exotics still hasn't happened yet? I remember them talking about that towards the end of last year. I got a Hard Light the other day and it's the first non-duplicate I've had in what must have been 10+ exotic engrams. Terrible.
 

Waldini

Banned
Oct 31, 2017
360
So I take it the fix that reduces duplicate exotics still hasn't happened yet? I remember them talking about that towards the end of last year. I got a Hard Light the other day and it's the first non-duplicate I've had in what must have been 10+ exotic engrams. Terrible.


Haven't noticed any change. The fun thing is, is that you can check what the Exotic "can" give you. But usually, it just gives you stuff that isn't in the Exotic. I got a shit-ton of duplicates the past 2 weeks. It's pretty frustrating, but it keeps going.