Destiny: Age of Triumph

[Tom Guycott]

I haven't noticed that but my buddy made the same observation. Or maybe you're both playing while being sleepy.

Not discounting that, as I sleep in an infrequent, disjointed fashion. But as I said, its only that map. Physics are normal everywhere else. Even in your vid, you seem to move faster on that segment, almost like you sped the vid up by about .5 on playback.

I would guess its some form of glitch, but it's too much fun to report. I honestly wish either all maps played like that all the time, or you had an option to play normal or accelerated.

And I'm a little less geeked about Osiris Trials, now. I didn't understand that the wins had to be CONSECUTIVE for prizes. I figured they all counted so long as you don't suffer 3 losses (or 4, as I bought the deal for loss forgiveness). Went in with someone earler who got all super pissy because we didn't win (I'm not a particularly good PvPer, and the other guy never does Crucible ever, just raids) and as such, "screwed" the third guy out of his goodies. Granted, he talked like a douchebag who takes his gaming wayyyy too seriously, even in the face of others who may have "kids and bills and responsibilities and shit", but it still seems a tad unfair if you don't have a squad of 3 who can put real life on hold on a consistent enough basis to last 9 straight 5 win matches.

And did the Nightfall. Did I get a Gallajorn? Did I get an item to ascend some of my gear? Nope, I got yet another Patience and Time (which makes 5) Granted, it's a post DLC 334, and one thing I've always loved in gaming since Golgo 13 on the NES is the use of a good sniper rifle (he used his custom M16, but still, you had to snipe with it), but man, that sucks I haven't been able to up light on anything but my exotic gear so far, and I'm crippled on anything beyond a level 30 difficulty (the shielding on enemies is noticibly harder to chip away at 32. Enemies die all the same, but I'm drying a clip to break shields, and by the time I reload, unless someone else continues firing, they've recharged.)

And those Osiris opponents? Yeah, they were 33/34s. :(

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah I'm not even trying the Trials with randos. I barely like doing strikes with strangers and my general opinion on gamers online are they suck at gaming. It's not just skill level, they just do absurd things that don't lead to winning. I like to take control in a match and I expect people to listen after I coordinate tactics. Not an 'ego/elitist' thing, more like a Captain America 'I lead because I make sense' thing. When people listen things go well. When people talk and share info things go well. But overtime it isn't worth talking. Destiny, Halo, Battlefield - they all suck ass.

So I'd hit the Trials with at least one other bud or people would listen and talk.

[Tom Guycott]

I'm all for co-ordinated effort, but where I get gun shy is some a-hole trying to be a Sgt. or trying to lead the mission like actual lives are at stake. At the end of the day, I'm playing this video game for fun. We go in, we might end up getting a strategy going, and its laughs and jokes or a myriad of swearing if we get overwhelmingly curb stomped, but its more cathartic than angry. Like the other guy a friend of mine and I "screwed" out of his rewards... we had explained already that a) we had not yet run a ToO yet; this is literally our first drop. I play PvP, but usually control, as people have an objective besides wholesale slaughter to divide their attention between frags and hill captures, and the fact that its 6v6 chaos, and b) Simms literally does not do PvP ever. He said he tried it once and didn't like it too much, so, he literally did everything else. He raids with randoms and grinds on planets, but crucible has pretty much been a rarity, and as such, the Mercury map the trials run on was 100% new to him.

So, how'd the kid react? He proceded to act like things were "common sense" and get legit angry and disparagingly sarcastic. It was like he lives and breathes this shit.

And sadly, guys like that is partly WHY I can't get my regular crew to squad up (the other part is unwillingness to grind because of life/time constraints). Halo PvP, for example, is 90% to 95% private matches. We get our shots off, talk shit, its instant grat, and it's fun. As I've said before, I don't mind the grind. Its distracting to me. Not everyone feels the same about that. But we all agree that treating any of it like truly SFB takes all the wind out of the sails and it disengages everyone.

[Kalyx triaD]

He should have tried to help you guys with what was wrong rather than get pissy. I like to think people learn things after playing with me.

[ClockShot]

Wish the Queen's bounties were every few days except for once a week.

[Tom Guycott]

Me too.

Also wish the higher Prison rounds had the option of joining randoms, and not just the level 28 one. Still dont have any Armor Cores/Etheric Light, and they made it like raid stuff that pretty much only drops there... but I'm not interested enough to go on a forum recruiting mission everytime, and trying to solo even the 30 is just masochistic, let alone the 34 or 35.

[Kalyx triaD]

Trials drops Etherics at the silver prize level. Got my first one from Trials.

[Kalyx triaD]

You can solo those missions. You just need more Light and maxed weapons.

[Tom Guycott]

I beat the 'story' over Xmas, and just started up again. I'm only level 25, but I'm getting killed trying to solo some of the DLC missions. God damn it, guess I need to get social and fireteam up.

I can help you out. Been playing more than I should lately anyway, might as well put that to good use...

Unless you're on Playstation. Then you're SOL.


I where I was sitting on a bankroll of Motes of Light, I'm now scrounging for them. Damn re-rolls insisting I take that damned Battle Runner perk, dammit. Dumbest perk in the hopper is the most frequent. Go fig.

[Dark One]

I can help you out. Been playing more than I should lately anyway, might as well put that to good use...

Unless you're on Playstation. Then you're SOL.


I where I was sitting on a bankroll of Motes of Light, I'm now scrounging for them. Damn re-rolls insisting I take that damned Battle Runner perk, dammit. Dumbest perk in the hopper is the most frequent. Go fig.

Piled up a shit ton of Motes from spending a couple of hours pounding out level 28 PoE, and more Strange Coins than I could ever hope to use.

[Tom Guycott]

Welp, re-loot is no longer a thing. Will cocktease you with the chest still being there, but nothing comes out the second time.

[Kalyx triaD]

lol Shadow patch.

[Tom Guycott]

Yeah. Stealth with the Iron Banner. Though, on a "plus", they appear to have upped the ammo synth stack total. Stacks of green 20s no longer dominate my inventory from the said re-looting.

[Kalyx triaD]

Me and Alva went and got stuck on the Nightfall. Gonna blame Alva.

[alvarado52]

Blame Bungie for breaking their game and ignoring it

[Tom Guycott]

My question is how it's possible to get one-shotted by PvE 32's as a 32, build up to 33 or 34, and STILL get one-shotted by 32's? Especially after trying to initially reach 32 from 30, and becoming more resistant to attack from 30s.

[Kalyx triaD]

Being the same level means you can deal optimum damage to enemies, but otherwise they are still enemies that should be 'dangerous' rather than complete equals. They will still have weapons you have to be careful about.

[ClockShot]

Higher levels on the prison need to be open to matchmaking. Gonna be going nowhere if all I can do is first area.

They can also jack up the XP on that, too. Sitting on a lot of tokens and it's gonna be a while before I can start trading in for ships and marks.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

http://www.destinylfg.com/

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Pain in the ass that you can't match-make for raids, but that site worked for me to find a raid group once.

[Tom Guycott]

So glad the Banner has Etheric Light. Just wish I had more time to grind all 3 characters to get all six.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Two hard luck losses in a row. Shit. Scoring like 3000+ for my team but it isn't enough.

[Tom Guycott]

Higher levels on the prison need to be open to matchmaking. Gonna be going nowhere if all I can do is first area.

They can also jack up the XP on that, too. Sitting on a lot of tokens and it's gonna be a while before I can start trading in for ships and marks.

Or, at the very least, let us exchange those tokens at any time for chest keys. Or at least glimmer. Or even give them the Commendations treatment and make them consumable items that feed Judgment rep.

Seriously won't need 15 ships (so far) when I'm finally able to turn them in, especially when only 3 are offered.

[alvarado52]

Bungie definitely needs to reconsider its matchmaking stance. Truth is, the Raids require just enough people where you cant always bank on THAT many friends playing and being game to raid.

The PoE is similar, but for the opposite reason in that the odds are your friends are probably already playing it with two other buddies of theirs.

[ClockShot]

Or, at the very least, let us exchange those tokens at any time for chest keys. Or at least glimmer. Or even give them the Commendations treatment and make them consumable items that feed Judgment rep.

Seriously won't need 15 ships (so far) when I'm finally able to turn them in, especially when only 3 are offered.

Recent update lets you exchange extra tokens for 10XP in Judgement.

[ClockShot]

http://www.destinylfg.com/

Probably will "cave" and download that app today. Everyone seems to harp on how it's the best thing ever.

[ClockShot]

First trip into the level 32 PoE throws you in the deep end big time. Unless you bang out some a couple of nightfalls and get lucky in the level 28 PoE and get some etheric light, you got your hands full.

First foray with the lfg app, too. 1 guy had a mic and knew what he was doing. Other was mute and hard to deal with. Got all the way to the end before we got tired.

Anyway, good to have either friends with coordination or some suped up exotics. Lesson learned.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Probably will "cave" and download that app today. Everyone seems to harp on how it's the best thing ever.

Only need a F**k and that would be a perfect Triple A post.

There's an app for it? I just used the site.

[Dark One]

First trip into the level 32 PoE throws you in the deep end big time. Unless you bang out some a couple of nightfalls and get lucky in the level 28 PoE and get some etheric light, you got your hands full.

First foray with the lfg app, too. 1 guy had a mic and knew what he was doing. Other was mute and hard to deal with. Got all the way to the end before we got tired.

Anyway, good to have either friends with coordination or some suped up exotics. Lesson learned.

This week is pretty rough. It throwing you immediately into a round with a level 28 boss--which is now all 32--is pretty brutal. Mechanics are the same, sure, but it's definitely a sudden, sharp step up in difficulty because of the level increase. Vex are generally rough anyway because of Hobgoblins instagibbing you, especially when trying to get mines, so three of the four rounds this week being in there doesn't help either. To top it all off, the end boss this week definitely requires a lot of coordination. Previous weeks have had a boss that just requires you to stay off the ground as much as possible for ten seconds to avoid the entire ground being damaging or a boss that cycles through elements on his shield and recharges it.

This week, you have to make sure you can communicate to ensure someone has the Jailbreaker buff--which also requires picking the god damn mob out of a pile of Vex and not killing it too early--dealing with an infinite flood of Vex, and trying to get damage in on a boss who has a lot of cover.

I promise this week was a bit of an outlier. It's probably fair to expect everyone to have a mic and to communicate, but other weeks have been pretty easily pick-uppable. I got through this week with a solidly communicating group of people I've never spoken to before or since.

I get by okay with Icebreaker, since it lets me chip away without having to run around and grab ammo. People always want Gjallahorn in there, and it certainly makes things easier, but it's not mandatory.

This is a rough week, for sure, but you should give it another shot and hopefully find two people that can actually communicate. If not or it doesn't go well, don't get too discouraged, this week is kind of rough.

[Tom Guycott]

Woot! 34!

Still need to grind glimmer and rank up the other characters in the Banner. Won't make out with all six Etheric Light, but I don't have to work tomorrow, so I can at least get five. With that, I can push up some alternate gear so I don't have to wear one specific combo to maintain my light, and maybe ascend my Oversoul Edict. I should actually raid more to max that gun as well... but don't run pulse rifles that often and only really think about it if I'm doing the Omnigul strike.


ClockShot and Dark One: what kinda hours you guys keep? Maybe we can drop in a PoE round sometime. Will warn you, I still don't have a Gjallahorn, but continues the running gag of getting Patience & Time... it's like the game isn't so much giving me the rifle as it is taunting me with those words. "Oh, you want a Gally? Patience & Time, young grasshopper! "

[ClockShot]

Mornings. Get back to you on this when I come home.

[Dark One]

I'm usually weekends on Xbox One.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

SlickyTrickyDam (xboxone) usually do PVP though. Not really good on raid stuff.

[Tom Guycott]

Wooo! Under the wire, and thanks to the "catch up" system in place for leveling secondary characters in Iron Banner, I *just* got all six etheric lights before the reset hit (about 10 min to spare). Had a scare for a bit, because my game bugged and it wouldn't let me buy the level 5 ones for awhile. As it happened while attempting to buy #3, I initially assumed Bungie capped it at two per player and not per character, and just didn't explain that clearly (as they are apt to do). However, after a few characfer swaps and a crash ("weasel"), it seemed to have fixed itself, and I was able to proceed as planned.

I'm really glad there was an alternative to scouting strangers for high level Prison runs, or the longshot (for me) of getting enough wins in the Trials. I like playing PvP, but I'm not particularly good at it. Too bad I'll have to wait another month to ascend more gear.

[ClockShot]

New expansion coming out in September will be called The Taken King. Big boss will be Oryx, Crota's father and head honcho of the Hive. Each class will be getting a new subclass, too.


http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/09/destiny-the-taken-king-expansion-details-leak-yet-again

[alvarado52]

If anyone plays with a laptop near and uses Chrome browser, the DIM (Destiny Item Manager) extension is god

[Kalyx triaD]

Does it do what the Destiny app does?

[alvarado52]

Does it better. Its faster, and you can move items from one character to another as opposed to moving to vault then to character.

[Kalyx triaD]

<iframe width="854" height="510" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H9FXtg3H08A" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[ClockShot]

So, no matchmaking yet for Nightfall and the higher PoE levels? Bummer.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The PS4 PSn pre-order of the expansion pack comes with the pre-order bonus of locking you out of playing the game. Best pre-order bonus yet.

[Kalyx triaD]

Holy shiiiid

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[Tom Guycott]

This game is bound and determined to try to make me play Trials of Osiris. I have a shit ton of tokens, and almost zero desire to LFG my way to having my ass handed to me against teams of Chatterwhite Queensbreakers and ascended Thorns who do this all the time.

[Kalyx triaD]

Brace yourselves for one of the most infuriating interviews in gaming history. Bungie's Luke Smith, usually a cool guy, attempts to defend The Taken King's SKU approach and pricing.
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Eurogamer: So it may seem like a small thing but you're adding exclusive content to the game - three new dance emotes - that players can't get unless they rebuy the main game and the two existing DLCs. Is that right?

Luke Smith: There is no way right now for you to get the new dance emotes without doing that. Those are Collector's Edition exclusive. We've set some stuff aside for that edition specifically to really make it appeal to fans who have engaged with the game already and also to people that will enter the game this autumn.

Eurogamer: Can you see that some fans are confused that you're asking them to buy stuff they already own?

Luke Smith: Yeah, I can totally empathise with those people. But the Collector's Edition is a pretty cool package for people who want to pursue that stuff. Otherwise, surely what you're saying is that you would want to buy them separately, right?

Eurogamer: Well, yeah. I would rather do that - pay a few pounds or dollars or whatever - than spend money on things I already own.

Luke Smith: [Laughs] Well, we have nothing more to talk about regarding your opportunity to spend extra money in Destiny, other than The Taken King and the three versions we've announced.

Eurogamer: Is Bungie considering selling customisation items such as this separately? Or is that against the studio's philosophy for the game?

Luke Smith: Rather than comment on the Bungie philosophy, here's what I'll tell you. If someone made a golf clap emote, I would spend money on that. Like when someone falls in the Vault of Glass. At the moment I bow when I'm trying to mess with them. So... I empathise with some of the things you're saying.

Eurogamer: I feel like you should put some of these things that you are empathising with into practice.

Luke Smith: We have nothing to announce today. We're reading the forums and the reactions to this week's announcements. We will continue to discuss player feedback with respect to the the game and Collector's Edition content.

Eurogamer: Taken King costs £39.99, which is almost same as base game. Does its content justify that?

Luke Smith: I'm going to use American dollars, because British pounds are just foreign to me...

Eurogamer: Literally foreign.

Luke Smith: Indeed, an ocean away. So, purchasers get a big, rich campaign. Fully voiced cinematics and the story of what happens when an angry alien god wages war on a solar system, all with a satisfying conclusion. You also have a new subclass to pursue and unlock. We also have a bunch of new strikes - we're not yet talking about how many - and a new raid. We're showing two new PVP modes and four PVP maps this week, and it's a fairly safe bet we're not done yet showing things off. So I'm fairly excited about the value proposition. We're calling this a major expansion because it is. We're giving people a whole new place to go, that new destination...

Eurogamer: I get that it is big but it is also the same price as the base game. That had four areas rather than one and more missions than the Taken King. Why is it the same price? [Thank god he shut that PR bullshit down - KxT]

Luke Smith: All I can do is answer that with the same thing I just gave you... We're really comfortable with the value we're giving to players this autumn. I believe that once we begin to share more, players will be even more excited. And for existing players it also comes with the Founder's pack with a new Sparrow, shader and emblem.
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Oryx, father of Crota. He isn't too pleased with you.

Eurogamer: Just not the emotes.

Luke Smith: It doesn't because they come with the Collector's Edition.[!! :fu:]

Eurogamer: Final question on prices -

Luke Smith: Is it also the final question on the emotes?

Eurogamer: I'm not going to mention them again. I can't get them.

Luke Smith: But you can if you buy the Collector's Edition.

Eurogamer: I'm not going to buy the game and the two DLCs all over again.

Luke Smith: Okay, but first I want to poke at you on this a little bit.

Eurogamer: Poke at me?

Luke Smith: You're feeling anxious because you want this exclusive content but you don't know yet how much you want it. The notion of spending this money is making you anxious, I can see it -

Eurogamer: I do want them. I would buy them -

Luke Smith: If I fired up a video right now and showed you the emotes you would throw money at the screen.

Eurogamer: What I'm saying is that fan frustration is not because they don't understand the proposition. It comes regardless of how cool the exclusive content is. The frustration - and mine as a fan - is that the method of acquiring it requires me to re-buy content I bought a year ago.

Luke Smith: [Long pause] It's about value. The player's assessment of the value of the content. [:roll:]

Eurogamer: Final question on prices - The Taken King and everything released so far comes at a significant price reduction for people who want to jump in to Destiny this September. All games do Game of the Year editions now - I understand that, that's not really an issue. But when you look at the reduction involved - it's barely any more than just buying The Taken King solo.

Luke Smith: This autumn we want to have a moment of convergence where players like you and me who are engaged with Destiny can match up with people who are just joining in, who didn't pick the game up last year for one reason or another.

It's also important to remember the temporal valuation of content. If you played during The Dark Below, you were playing when there were Swordbearers everywhere. That's now gone and you can't recapture that now.[:fu:] Some things are being left behind as we move forward.[:n:] It's the same with House of Wolves, right now, with the Fallen showing up all over the solar system. Those things are going to be less relevant as we move forward and the Taken are everywhere.

We don't have a way to go back in time and experience those things again. So the players who were there can say 'I was here when...' and 'I did it when it was new'. [Says no Destiny player ever. - KxT]

I wish I had a way of better telling players that I was there back then. That I had a better way of embracing the legacy of my time with the game. This is something that we on the development team talk about all the time. It's really important that we figure out ways to embrace the legacy that players created in the first year... I'm not going to talk about how we're going to do that but it is right in the forefront of our brains. It's missing right now in Destiny. [Abstract lunacy - KxT]
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So there you have it.

[drave]

If they don't backpedal the fuck out of their stance, they can kiss their new IP and the sequel, goodbye.

Seriously - this is THE WORST I have ever seen with something like this.

[drave]

+1 for for me for still not buying the game though :)

[Fignuts]

I mean, telling people they should buy the game and dlc again for exclusive content is flat out fucking insulting, I get it. But are people really that upset over a couple emoticons? Could understand if it was a badass looking outfit or speeder bike.

[Kalyx triaD]

It's really the tipping point of a year of Bungie making completely strange decisions that very rarely sync up with what players want. This was the straw that broke the Fallen Dreg.

[Ruien]

Who the hell cares about emotes? Really?

But its a retarded concept that Bungie has taken. Why is there not a collector edition for the expansion alone that would offer these rewards? Seems rather dumb.

[Tom Guycott]

Part that stuck out to me, besides the obvious (honestly, don't care about the dance emotes, but the concept is a shitty precident to set) is the trying to spin the "I was there when..." nonsense, when there really isn't some token form of nostalgia.

I mean, i can see if PvP maps went away, or certain exotics stopped dropping after so long, but I still have access to the same shit people got at launch, and I just got it after Christmas. Especially the "Swordbearer" example... Bungie initially made it sound like their removal was accidental and unintentional, and that the Wolf events "won't replace those"... then, their "fix" was to just mention swordbearers still appear in one scripted campaign mission and proceeded to say the wolves are indeed replacing the swords.

It may end up this will (eventually) be much ado about nothing, as, after all the PR spin, vague announcements, silence on questions that let speculation run wild, backpedaling, and possibly even straight up misinformation, this stuff will be worked out and the people who already own shit won't feel slighted by the company trying to attract new players by adding shiny bells and whistles and telling current players they're just SOL.

Granted, getting bent up over extra dances sounds trivial, but the idea of adding content that won't be available to people who already bought the thing unless is a little unnerving. It's up there with Jim Sterling's rant about the exclusive Amiibo content for Splatoon- content unavailable by any other means than to track down a physical toy that Nintindo themselves made rarer than pure precious stones.

[The Rogerer]

I wish it didn't have to be about the money but it is. I got peer pressured into getting the DLC (£35) so I didn't think too much about it but this is just madness. Trying to charge £40 for something we know will be sparse as anything in a season when there are going to be more massive games than anything is madness.

I'm dipping into Destiny quite a bit just as my everyday shooter, thanks to a friend as well, but there is always this air of Bungie loving the smell of their own farts. They speak so highly of their epic worlds that always feel really bare and confusing. People get really, really into Halo lore when I've played every Halo game and still have no clue what's going on between go here, go here, go here, fight the Proper Noun

[drave]

ANNNNND THEN!

Activision Publishing, Inc. and Bungie, together with energy drink category leader Red Bull today announced a partnership that will bring an epic new quest to players of the popular sci-fi action adventure game franchise Destiny via custom-designed Red Bull® Energy Drink cans, inviting consumers across the United States and Canada to Become Legend, making this the first time a video-game, or any third party brand, has ever appeared on the iconic Red Bull can.

Access to the quest will be available on specially-marked cans of Red Bull and leverage themes of speed, tenacity and strategy inspired by the energy drink, through www.RedBullQuest.com. Each Red Bull can will also include bonus XP to help players prepare for this epic quest. Players can start using the bonus XP throughout the summer, with the in-game quest kicking off following the launch of The Taken King, the latest addition to the Destiny universe scheduled for release on September 15, 2015.

[Kalyx triaD]

sigh

[drave]

Yea.... dunno if they are trying to screwover their fanbase intentionally, or if their ego has become that large.

Shit needs to stop though, and I don't even play the game.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://i.imgur.com/qKdcH5O.png
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CISByBwUsAAP-rW.jpg:large

[Kalyx triaD]

That is how you do it.

[drave]

Ha! Nice job there.

Interested to see if they give a shit what their consumer base thinks over the next few days/weeks. Clearly the fuckface promoting the new DLC and EMOTES didn't care, or was just putting the PR spin on it because it is his job in that setting.

[Ruien]

Is Dying Light a competitor with Destiny?

[drave]

Not at all. They are just taking the piss - hardcore - at Destiny for doing something incredibly fucking dumb.

[The Rogerer]

They have created something that's truly a skinner box, moreso than most other RPGs, so they're probably quite confident that the money will roll in and you might as well gouge the faithful.

[alvarado52]

Bungie's gone full retard with this one. Or is it full Activision?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Hopefully it's Activision.

[Emperor Smeat]

Bungie backtracked on some of the stuff previously announced for the upcoming expansion pack. Got rid of the issue or needing to rebuy stuff again and lowered the pack's price.

Today, however, Bungie and Smith posted a large update on its website apologizing for the comments writing, "Reading my interview with Eurogamer and imagining it came from some random developer of a game I love – that random developer looks like an Asshat. But that Asshat was me – and those words rightfully anger you. I'm sorry." The update also reveals that the content Destiny's most dedicated fans want – the in-game emotes and armor shaders – will be available for $20 without the the need to re-buy the original game and the DLC.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/06/24/bungie-39-s-luke-smith-apologizes-for-destiny-collector-39-s-edition-comments-pricing-changes-on-the-way.aspx

[Kalyx triaD]

But you see; the DLC is $40. And now we can get the CE content for another $20. So in the end we'll be paying *drumroll*

...The price of the CE package.

Nothing has changed except transactional semantics. Well played, Activision.

[The Rogerer]

I'm not paying $20 for this

http://i.imgur.com/PbuS9O7.png

from a man who says Asshat

[The Rogerer]

So, TTK collectors edition will be $80. TTK is $40, animation of a man dancing is $20, so the full original destiny and the two expansions are also valued at $20. The temporal value of a dance animation.

Of course this will translate to £20 here, about $30.

Edit: Also, are the playstation missions still playstation exclusive? Will they always be? Are you folks playing Destiny with LESS content than I am?

[Kalyx triaD]

The Year 1 PS exclusives will be unlocked for XB when the Taken King comes out. The Year 2 PS exclusives will be exclusive until Sept. 2016.

It's fuckshit.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I paid 40 for two DLC expansion. The emotes should be free with that sort of pricetag.

[The Rogerer]

I paid $52 for those fucking expansions. So that I can join up with my MMO recovering friend and fight our way through the Prison of Elders while a third guy sits there waiting for the loot.

[Kalyx triaD]

Happy that AFK shit don't fly in the higher level Prison of Elders. Mostly because you have to make a fireteam rather than get paired with some random asshole.

[Kalyx triaD]

Taken King Details:

New Quest lines will add a page to your start menu. Track old and new quests. Bounty slots raised to 16. You can also turn in bounties at any time.

[ClockShot]

Better up the vault capacity. Pretty much out of space for all my shaders, ships, emblems, and odd ball stuff in that right column.

[Emperor Smeat]

Bungie recently hired the creator of Destiny's subreddit as their new community manager for the game.

The creator of the subreddit for Destiny has leveraged his message board helpfulness into a paying gig at Bungie. The Destiny developer has hired a new community manager, and it went straight to a leader in one of the game's largest communities to do so.

In a post on Bungie's site, Chris Shannon (known as "Cozmo23") was introduced in his new role. "I now aim to better serve the larger Destiny community alongside those who create and maintain the game," Shannon said.

He continued "My job is to be your voice, or at the very least your interpreter, filtering the firehose of information on Bungie.net, as well as on social media. I’ll also be empowering all of you to keep creating the great community content that we all enjoyed throughout year one."

http://www.destructoid.com/bungie-plucked-its-newest-community-manager-from-the-destiny-subreddit-296130.phtml

[Kalyx triaD]

Notes on the upcoming big weapon rebalance. Twin Nerf Sticks swung by Daredevil here. Some decent buffs, though. And a rather interesting approach to modifiers going forward.

https://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=13147

[alvarado52]

Why are they touching the Gally? That thing is easily the hardest weapon to land in that game...and for good reason. Just make that shit extra rare in drop, or, hear me out here....buff some of the other rocket launchers such as the Dragon's Breath? Maybe give it tracking?

Can totally get behind that Thorn nerf though. Fuck that gun

[#BROKEN Hasney]

There's an exploit out there that allows people to dismantle your weapons.

http://gamerant.com/destiny-hack-dismantle-player-weapons-armor-103/

[ClockShot]

Why are they touching the Gally? That thing is easily the hardest weapon to land in that game...and for good reason. Just make that shit extra rare in drop, or, hear me out here....buff some of the other rocket launchers such as the Dragon's Breath? Maybe give it tracking?

Can totally get behind that Thorn nerf though. Fuck that gun

Nah. Hawkmoon is harder. Some weekends you'll luck out and Xur will have the 'horn on sale.

These days, if you got LFG and a Gjallerhorn, you're pretty much in with anybody if you need to get up to 34.

Thorn taking a hit sucks. But since Pulse rifles are getting another kick, may start doing Dragon Strikes and get my hands on a Pilgrim.

[ClockShot]

Bit of conspiracy flying around right now. Xur ain't selling a weapon today. It was supposed to be a Gjallerhorn. Here's a snapshot of someone from Germany jumping in when he showed up, got kicked to orbit when he tried to buy it, went back, gone.


http://i.imgur.com/e00113m.jpg

[alvarado52]

He should have recorded footage of it

[Tom Guycott]

Why are they touching the Gally? That thing is easily the hardest weapon to land in that game...and for good reason. Just make that shit extra rare in drop, or, hear me out here....buff some of the other rocket launchers such as the Dragon's Breath? Maybe give it tracking?

Can totally get behind that Thorn nerf though. Fuck that gun

Yeah... I still don't have a Gjallahorn.

I would have preferred not so much a nerf for Thorn as a physical way to counteract the burn. If everyone could wear some form of armor/class mark so that cheap shit chip damage doesn't work, people will stop using that as the go-to for lack of aim.

[Kalyx triaD]

No way Gally was pulled after announcing the nerf. That's too juicy a story.

Also, "Xbox Record that."

[Tom Guycott]

Nah. Hawkmoon is harder. Some weekends you'll luck out and Xur will have the 'horn on sale.

These days, if you got LFG and a Gjallerhorn, you're pretty much in with anybody if you need to get up to 34.

Thorn taking a hit sucks. But since Pulse rifles are getting another kick, may start doing Dragon Strikes and get my hands on a Pilgrim.

Hopscotch is the business. I buffed it on a humbug, and didn't realize how great perfect stability would be. I was all about increasing range, and so in love with scout rifles... Now, I can feel elite in PvP against Last Words and use my exotic somewhere else.

[Tom Guycott]

No way Gally was pulled after announcing the nerf. That's too juicy a story.

Also, "Xbox Record that."

Not everyone has a Kinnect. Fumbling with buttons and menus to do the same thing mid game is a pain in the ass, too.

[Kalyx triaD]

No it isn't. Tap-tap-(X). I do it all the time. One time I did it between a combo in KI.

[Tom Guycott]

Its not intuitive to me; matter of timing. I end up backed out of the game instead of opening the snap menu, all while the game is still happening. Coincidentally, this is also why I'm not adept at fighting games like KI.

Point is, I'd have snapped it with my phone too. And I'd believe it was supposed to be Gally because of course my luck rolls that way. I could *finally* get my hands on one, and this is when they decide to nerf it so it gets yanked from Xur... and now I will finally get it in a random drop now that its power has cut.

[alvarado52]

Makes sense though....why would Xur NOT be selling a weapon this week? My initial reaction was "he was selling the Gally", so I actually do believe it, even if its a shitty thing for Bungie to do.

Then again, it seems like Bungie has a "whack-a-mole" approach to this game in general, with things getting nerfed whenever they rise to popularity.

[Tom Guycott]

Yeah, popular and cheap aren't really the same thing. The issue with the Thorn or shotguns or auto rifles or Gallys or anything else isn't so much that "ZOMG theyr totes OP, guyz!", it's that there isn't some skillful way to counterbalance someone using the perks (not necessarily literal item perks) of the weapon as a crutch for being unskilled. Why try to land 2-3 aimed headshots with a good scout rifle when I can use the (easy target here) Thorn to land almost a half a clip of wild, unaimed body shots and let the burn do the work? The Vex isn't even *that* effective from errant fire, and they're way harder to get. Why not point and fire a rocket into a general direction and have it hit somewhere near my target and have it shoot faster than reaction avoidance time allows, and either kill for me from the explosion itself, the blast radius, or the after effect... instead of one I literally have to "aim"?

People are going to naturally gravitate to such "fire and forget" options. Hell, every post HoW shotgun I have rerolled has auto fire so I don't "need" to use Invective. But the answer isn't to keep changing the balance of the classes. That will just make people find the new exploit, and then THAT will be the next "wahh, overpowered!" The better solution would be to find a way to counteract the OP... like the bright red tell from an aimed sniper's scope stops most players from going ghost as a hunter and camping invisibly for the entire match: it's not a gimmie.

[Kalyx triaD]

Well I think that would lead to a game that's very hard on everybody. Time to kill would be quick if you buffed every weapon. It would be easier to nerf a few big offenders.

[Tom Guycott]

My question, though: how exactly is making the launcher even rarer by pulling the purchace and making it weaker on top going to help prevent people from using Gally as a LFG prereq? It is already ingraned as the measuring stick by which all other rockets are measured, and unless it's nerfed down to Sultan territory, that likely isn't going to change. I'm not seeing the logic of the explanation on that part.

[alvarado52]

Here's something Bungie is apparently forgetting: There's a fuckin PvE aspect to this game. Why would you nerf a Gally exactly? Is Crota complaining too much about it being OP?

I run consistently with a team that have 3-4 Gallys, and it doesnt make Raids any easier. We still need to time shots, we still need communication.

[ClockShot]

The fact that people are running the Prison with a Titan with the weapons of light bubble + a maxed out Gally = taking down the boss really, REALLY fast. And since the Thorn is the preferred weapon of choice for the Trials because the DoT there is stupid powerful.

The gang over at Bungie believes that's not how you should be playing the game. And gotta do things the hard way. Now the fun part is trying other guns and looking for those small exploits. Hence my point with the Hopscotch Pilgrim a few posts back and how it wrecks in PvP these days.

[Kalyx triaD]

To be honest that's an issue with bosses that aren't challenging so much as having bloated HP and cheap gimmicks (strong mooks, annoying challenges). Of course people would find a way to kill the bosses as fast as possible rather than find out how to survive boss encounters and master the challenges.

[alvarado52]

Right, completely agree with Kalyx on this one. Look at the AI in Bungie's Halo days, vs Destiny. Better yet, let Dunkey tell you:

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[Tom Guycott]

To be honest that's an issue with bosses that aren't challenging so much as having bloated HP and cheap gimmicks (strong mooks, annoying challenges). Of course people would find a way to kill the bosses as fast as possible rather than find out how to survive boss encounters and master the challenges.

Bungie: "Let's make a boss that burns the floor for 15 seconds of unavoidable chip damage!"
:everyone starts running Warlocks with Angel:
Bungie: "Oh, well *that* wasn't supposed to happen!"

What did you *think* would happen? Was everyone supposed to huddle together with their thumbs up their asses? That's child game 101; if the floor is lava, you don't touch the floor!

Also, killing bosses, as Kalyx put it "as fast as possible" is how you counteract a time sink. Not everyone has an hour to spend throwing puny bullets at a guy who almost instantly re-shields. Blow that motherfucker up in ten minutes!

But seriously, I still feel there should be balance in PvP in other ways besides buffing/nerfing weapon classes.

For example, a person using the Titan was mostly going through with Fist of Havoc until the Saint-14 came on the scene. Then, that gave a reason to actually USE a bubble vs other players, as overzealous shotgunners would charge to their blind dooms while shooting where the target used to be. However, there is still the fact that nobody can shoot through the dome, out or in, and also a well placed grenade can get a multikill off of those who had a false sense of security and low/empty shields and/or crap armor. It has pros and cons. You have to think about what you're doing if you use or attack against it. THAT'S what there needs to be more of.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Peter Dinklage has been replaced by Nolan North for the Ghost... Not just for this and going forward, but they're re-recording all the dialogue from the original.

[Kalyx triaD]

lol

Seriously the big news is the end of the Light upgrade system, and new cap is lvl40 rather than 36 or some shit.

[ClockShot]

Dinklage took the money and ran. Can't believe he's gonna be non-existent in a few more weeks.

The fact that legendary gear can't be upgraded for Taken King is gonna make some of the good guns unusuable. Guess I got some time to get my Vault of Glass guns maxed out.

[alvarado52]

Wait, wut? You cant upgrade purple gear for Taken King? We talking guns too? Because...I mean....Fate Bringer

[ClockShot]

Nope. Apparently, there's gonna be something "better" than Fatebringer.

[ClockShot]

Ugh. All this new info for Taken King is making my head spin.

[Kalyx triaD]

It's a lot of shit. Good things, but only in a 'you finally cleaned your room' sort of way.

[alvarado52]

I dunno...not being able to upgrade old gear seems like a middle finger

But Bungie seems to have gotten good at middle fingers.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I dunno...not being able to upgrade old gear seems like a middle finger

But Bungie seems to have gotten good at middle fingers.

Eh, it's pretty standard MMO expansion fare. Loads of new gear so your old gear is shit.

[ClockShot]

Yep. DeeJ confirmed it, legendary weapons can't be upgraded for Taken King.

Still keeping my Vision on Confluence, Supremacy, and Fang of Ir Yut in the vault. You know, sentimental value.

[Tom Guycott]

Peter Dinklage has been replaced by Nolan North for the Ghost... Not just for this and going forward, but they're re-recording all the dialogue from the original.

Dinklage took the money and ran. Can't believe he's gonna be non-existent in a few more weeks.



The funnier point of this was hit on in Podquisition, where it isn't so much Tyrion is being scrubbed, but he's being replaced by one of "the" go-to voice actors out of the only three guys that apparently exist in video games period.

I mean, hell, they already got Mal and Zoe in the tower... how cool would it have been to dub in some Alan Tudyk for the trifecta?

[Tom Guycott]

Nope. Apparently, there's gonna be something "better" than Fatebringer.

Yet another toy I don't know the joys of. And I still lack a Gally. Likely, replaced by something even more coveted in the expansion, and that coupled with the nerf means THAT'S when I'll finally land one.

[ClockShot]

Public service announcement:

Xur got the Gjallerhorn on sale this weekend. For those who have not gotten it yet, this is probably your last chance before the weapons update kicks in and it becomes obsolete in Taken King.

[Penner]

Gonna buy when I get home, thanks.

Anybody looking to run PoE or Trials? Add punner007 on ps4

[Kalyx triaD]

I'll get it. Don't think it'll be obsolete though. The exotics may be the only things that can be ascended in Year 2. Bungies says not to break anything down until their stream reveals next week.

[alvarado52]

Thought you dont believe in exotic heavys Kalyx :P

[Kalyx triaD]

For PvP. And honestly it's still a so-so option for PvE since my exotic primaries are the workhorses in almost every scenario. I got the Gally basically out of casual interest and boredom. This is the first I fired up Destiny in some time since diving into Titanfall and Splatoon more. And it probably won't keep me for that long since I'm having loads more fun with Titans and Squid mutants.

Probably won't play regularly until Taken King drops, and then that's a month before Halo 5. Taken King needs to blow my mind if it wants me to log in as many hours as Year 1.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to Bungie, the different in-game currency will be getting merged into a single currency called "Legendary Marks" as part of the upcoming Taken King DLC pack and Year Two support plans.

The weekly limit on the amount of money earned per week is also getting dropped but not the amount that can be hold at any one time.

One of the most significant confirmations to come out of this morning’s Destiny: The Taken King livestream was news that the game will no longer draw distinctions between Crucible Marks and Vanguard Marks. Instead, with the upcoming launch of The Taken King and Year Two of Destiny, Bungie will aggregate both types of currency under the single title of Legendary Marks.

Up until now, the two different forms of Marks have been earned separately through two types of gameplay. Crucible Marks were earned by completing matches in the competitive multiplayer modes, while Vanguard Marks were given to players who engaged in the narrative-based, co-op gameplay. Some vendors would only accept a specific type of Mark in exchange for their wares, but now all relevant shops will accept Legendary Marks.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/destiny-ending-mark-segregation/

[drave]

Just finished reading the Game Informer centerpiece covering this. Incredibly tempted to pick it up now. Sounds much more enjoyable.

[Kalyx triaD]

The stream today was alright. Lots of streamlining, lots more to do on a daily basis, vendors are just better, more RPG like, doubled vault space, and a fairly nice exotic upgrade system.

[Kalyx triaD]

http://i.imgur.com/v75Ulsb.jpg

:roll:

So about that blog I was 'pathetic' for writing?

[alvarado52]

Here's a question: why do some exotics get year 2 bumps, but others dont? Simply "because Bungie said so"? They cherry pick what they want to promote and kill, for no rhyme or reason.

[Kalyx triaD]

Guys have speculated that sense the Year 2 upgrades literally change the weapons perks (almost a new exotic, in one case a new paintjob), they simply haven't come up with Year 2 adjustments for the rest and they will eventually. It's not just upping the damage.

It would be odd if some exotics were just left out in the cold for arbitrary reasons, though.

[alvarado52]

It would be odd if some exotics were just left out in the cold for arbitrary reasons, though.

Which appears to be the case.

http://m.ign.com/articles/2015/08/20/destinys-gjallarhorn-will-not-be-upgradable-in-year-2

[ClockShot]

Watched the twitch reveal this morning before I went to work.

Those guys probably could have covered a lot more ground instead of dragging it on.


"Let's skip the Vault, let's skip the Vault!"


"SURPRISE! VAULT SPACE IS DOUBLED!"

All that waiting for something could have have covered in 30 seconds. Ah well, they covered most of the bases. I guess I can figure it out on my own eventually.

Really liked that all your exotics are archived. Guess if I REALLY get bored I can take the Universal Remote or No Land Beyond out for a spin. Scrapped those guns the second I got 'em.

[Kalyx triaD]

Which appears to be the case.

http://m.ign.com/articles/2015/08/20/destinys-gjallarhorn-will-not-be-upgradable-in-year-2

lol Long live Gally. Now we know why Xur sold it.

Bad Juju is getting upgraded so I'm good.

[ClockShot]

lol Long live Gally. Now we know why Xur sold it.

Bad Juju is getting upgraded so I'm good.

I totally called this last week.

He's got the Thunderlord this weekend. Another exotic that's been elusive to me. Willing to bet all the hard exotic guns you haven't been able to get are gonna be on sale all the way up until launch.

[alvarado52]

These are the reasons I am not going to get Taken King. Its one thing to tweak and balance, but its an entirely different thing to leave some guns unable to be upgraded "just because".

Bungie has been leaving a bad taste in my mouth the way they constantly change the currency, the leveling up methods, and now this. Glad I didnt grind like many of my friends did.

[Kalyx triaD]

Me and Khuntry are jumping in, finally with two XBone's in the apt soon.

[Emperor Smeat]

Bungie currently rumored to be working on a PC port of the game based on recent job postings.
http://www.destructoid.com/is-destiny-coming-to-pc-it-seems-like-maybe-307283.phtml


Bungie also revealed the gifts for Year One VIP members in the form of a DLC pack called "Founder’s Fortune Pack."

Included in the pack is a set of black and grey tiger-striped items, including the Be Brave emblem, the Old Guard shader, and the S-32 Ravensteel Sparrow. Also included is the Brave Ghost shell, which breaks from the color palette of the other items with an orange and pale yellow color scheme. No associated perks were shown in the reveal video, but it would be safe to assume that Bungie wouldn’t be giving their “very important players” items that were outdated before they even became accessible.

The Founder’s Fortune Pack will be available to Destiny players who have both The Dark Below and House of Wolves expansions or have reached at least Light level 30 by August 31st, 2015. The items will be unlocked once they purchase and install The Taken King.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/destiny-announces-vip-rewards-for-year-one-players/

[Kalyx triaD]

VIP pack is gay.

[ClockShot]

Couple new exotics for Taken King.


http://static2.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1179/11799911/2927803-thechaperone.jpg



http://static2.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1179/11799911/2927725-helmet.jpg

[Emperor Smeat]

Similar to the last expansion pack's special raid, Taken King will not have King's Fall raid available at launch nor was any date given for its arrival.

http://www.destructoid.com/oh-for-goodness-sake-destiny-s-taken-king-raid-won-t-be-in-at-launch-308581.phtml

[alvarado52]

lol, fucking Bungie...they just dont even care anymore, they know the audience that sticks around will buy their shit so long as they dangle exotics in front of them.

An MMORPG(FPS) isnt shit without Raids.

[Kalyx triaD]

Well the raid is coming. People will be hitting lvl40 and/or doing the new crop of dailies in the meantime.

There's a ton of shit worth talking about with Destiny than a delayed raid. It happened before and it wasn't the end of the world. Also remember Myamoto's quote regarding delayed things.

[ClockShot]

Can't start the Raids until you're 40 now. And people will be playing nonstop and should take them a full day to pull it off.

But, since' there's "a lot more stuff" to do in Taken King, I don't think people will complain.

[Kalyx triaD]

We're only thinking about the more traditional progression in terms of the 1-20 grind before. I have to imagine the xp between levels won't be as generous now that it's more traditional now. The insomnia types will hit it maybe in a week (depending on where they're starting from), but most people especially newbies will not see 40 so quickly.

[Hanso Amore]

Way to just pull time about of your ass based on nothing.

It will take much less than a week for someone to max.

[Kalyx triaD]

And what exactly is that based on?

We're both shooting the shit here but based on Bungie's sneaky ways to keep people grinding and their approach to Halo Reach's credit system I think I have a leg to stand on.

Or maybe it will be easy. But I'm not just positing a potential length all willy nilly. There's tendencies to look back on.

[alvarado52]

What gets me is how much they HYPED the fucking raid, even going as far as streaming bits of it, right? Then just to be like "oh btw, wont be in that $40 or $60 package youre buying...but itll come down the road! WE PROMISE!"

And a bunch of shit as in what? Seriously, I hear this from people, but what are we fucking talking about here...4-5 story missions youll play a total of three times each for your characters, then a couple extra strikes?

[Kalyx triaD]

A bunch of shit as in issues people have.

And they didn't stream the raid.

[Kalyx triaD]

Calm down guys, I'm not coming from the angle you may think I am.

[ClockShot]

Hoping they make Skolas easy tomorrow. Last triumph I need, and can't catch a break.

[ClockShot]

Triumphs deadline extended to September 14th. If you still haven't beaten Skolas, or gotta run Crota on hard mode. This is your last chance to do so.

[Emperor Smeat]

Recent court case involving the ex-Bungie composer ended up leaking a few current plans Bungie has for the game (and series).

Baring any sudden changes, a major expansion pack will arrive in 2017 and 2019, nothing major planned for 2018, and Destiny's sequel in 2020.

[Kalyx triaD]

Destiny 2 will likely be announced next year. 1 game every two years, two expansions a year, a major expansion between games. Five game releases over the ten year deal.

Guarantee it.

[ClockShot]

2.0 update/weapon tweaks goes into effect later today. After that, I THINK everything gets locked out. Nightfall, wolf bounties, weekly mission, etc.

Ya got a few hours to get it all finished.

[Kalyx triaD]

Destiny 1.5 would be the Destiny that deserved a GotY nod. It really should have launched with this progression and quest system.

[Emperor Smeat]

For those with a PS3 or Xbox 360 that has a hard drive in the 20GB or less range, Activision is giving away free 3S GB USB hard drives to allow the upcoming expansion pack to be playable.

Only requirement is you have to be an existing and active player in the game to qualify for it. Requests have to be made before Taken King arrives in order to be eligible as well.

With Destiny's new expansion The Taken King launching next week, the game just received a new update that is too large to install on last-gen consoles with less than 20GB of storage built in.

When this was announced last month, Activision announced that a limited number of affected last-gen players, who could demonstrate that they were still "existing and active" Destiny players, would be offered a solution to their situation.

According to GameSpot, one player who reached out to Activision was mailed a 32GB, USB 3.0 drive. While the Destiny update currently can't be run by having the files installed to USB, Activision will apparently soon be releasing a patch to allow the files to be installed and run from a USB device.
http://www.destructoid.com/activision-is-giving-some-last-gen-destiny-players-free-usb-drives-309952.phtml

[Emperor Smeat]

Bungie states they are well aware of the problems the recent 2.0 patch has caused with some of the quick fixes involving items being pushed back to a later release date.

• Some players are able to access Emblems and Shaders from the Weapons Pack, SUROS Arsenal Pack and Collector's Edition Exotic Guardian Class Items before 9/15/2015. All items will be made available to eligible players on 9/15/2015. We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion that may have been caused.

• We're aware of an issue where Patrols and Faction-specific Quests are not granting the expected rewards upon completion. These rewards will be granted as expected for these activities starting on 9/15/2015. Patrols and Faction-specific Quests completed before this time will not retroactively grant rewards.

• We're aware of an issue where players may experience a Destiny application crash/freeze when multiple status effects are active. We're actively investigating this matter.

• Xbox One players who have purchased The Taken King Collector's Edition Upgrade via the in-game prompt are unable to install the added content at this time. We're aware of this matter and are actively investigating.
http://www.destructoid.com/bungie-knows-the-destiny-2-0-patch-is-kind-of-broken-310155.phtml

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Tom Guycott]

I know it's not a major thing, but the voice change is kinda... jarring. Imagine, say, Batman The Animated Series gets re-aired on Cartoon Network, only they replace Kevin Conroy with Paul Reubens... and he doesn't "Pee Wee" it up or anything; he uses his natural voice, and does a really good job... just sounds NOTHING LIKE *the* Goddamn Batman , in spite of being the same character.

The Crow T. Robot syndrome.

It is audibly like someone chipping a section of blue paint off a wall, and just patching it with teal and calling it a day. Yeah, it's still technically "blue", but you could've matched it better with different paint.

[Kalyx triaD]

So how about those cool quest lines giving us shit to do?

[Kalyx triaD]

/JK

'NolanBot' is whatever. After a while we won't even hear it.

Would have been interesting to have certain Ghosts have a difference voice, though. May built bonding or whatever.

[Tom Guycott]

Shit to do is always good. Also, I've missed quite a bit. I haven't been much in the last month. Life majorly got in the way, but that's not a subject for the gaming thread.

Cool they extended the deadline, but I'm still not likely to hit that Skolas challenge in the next two days.

[Tom Guycott]

/JK

'NolanBot' is whatever. After a while we won't even hear it.

Would have been interesting to have certain Ghosts have a difference voice, though. May built bonding or whatever.

Even that would have been a smoother transition, but it seems like they have some thing about one ghost per guardian for some reason I have yet to see expounded upon anywhere. Orphaned ghosts just fly around aimlessly, and I haven't seen anything about the other way 'round, where a guardian loses his little light. Maybe that's another subject for another expansion.

Anyway, voice casting. I know he's another guy in everything- but Steve Blum would have been a closer shade of blue. Not spot on, but his "generic" anime voice would have sounded a lot more similar, and less like an excited preteen.

[Kalyx triaD]

JOHNNY 5

That's how this fucker sounds like. Been eating at me for days.

[Tom Guycott]

Ha! He does! Needs to be one of the skins inspired by part 2, with the metal mohawk and speech errors. "Suuure! Kidnap the humans, destroy the machine!"

[ClockShot]

NolanBot is too damn nice. Unless he shows some real emotion in Taken King, or even when I play past missions, worse move Bungie could have made was ditch Pete Dinklidge.

[alvarado52]

Im with Kalyx in the thought that they should have employed a few different voice actors/actresses and let you choose.

[alvarado52]

So, just booted up Destiny for the first time since the update, and I cant help buy lol at the people who spent so much time grinding these exotic bounties, just for the them give the weapons away.

[ClockShot]

Don't recall them giving the bounty weapons away.

Then again, I got all 5 early. Pocket Infinity was the elusive one of the bunch.

[Kalyx triaD]

They aren't giving them away. You only have in the armory what you had already.

[alvarado52]

I had like, 4 exotic bounties that were just sitting in slots not even started, and when I logged in today, I was able to turn them all in for the weapons.

Bad JuJu
Super Good Advice
Thorn
and the shotgun

[ClockShot]

Yeah, Al's right. If you had any exotic bounties sitting around after 2.0 went live, they're auto completed. Just read up on it. I think it goes for the arena ciphers, too.

You lucked out, dude. The Bad JuJu and Thorn bounties are the toughest of the bunch.

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah they didn't give them away, they just unlocked what you were getting anyway. I did the bounties on those very weapons and I don't feel like you cheated or anything. It was inevitable.

[Hanso Amore]

Booted up and played around a bit. Haven't played anything since before house of wolves

What's the armory?

[Kalyx triaD]

At the chamber in the tower where the class bosses hang out there's these terminals on the wall that have 'blueprints' of all the exotics you got. You can 'resurrect' these will a little money (marks). You can also purchase Year 2 versions of SOME old exotics. This is another workaround for the vault space issue, only that you'll pay money to keep them coming back if you break them down.

Speaking of exotics, the Titan has sweet shit coming for Year 2. You can scope out all the new exotics right now:

https://www.bungie.net/en/Armory

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah I hit lvl 40, but it being the 'level cap' is a misnomer.

I'm not strong enough to do a weekly yet. Think this revised light system is gonna be pretty prohibitive.

[ClockShot]

RNGesus heard my pleas. Hawkmoon from that green engram master rafool was kind enough to give me at the start. Good day today.

[alvarado52]

So im scratching my head here on a couple things:

1) The armory...when you grab something from it we've already owned, are we getting something that we need to level up again? Or does it come fully upgraded?

2) someone please fucking explain the light system...I get that its an average of your offense/defense, but does that determine how hard/easy things will be, like Strikes?

[Kalyx triaD]

Gear raises your light, light is your average attack/defense and space magic power, activities will require you be a certain light level, activities get you stronger gear, gear raises your light...

[ClockShot]

Yes. Light is sotra like a bar. You need "x" amount to be able to run through it without much difficulty.


Obviously you can be brave and do it with least powerful gear possible, but you'll have a harder time.

In short. Start working your way to getting legendary gear all over again, Al. Max out, run the raid on hard (in the future), max out again.

[Kalyx triaD]

The Taken are some motherfuckers.

[Tom Guycott]

How big a' motherfuckers are they? Just for my consideration.

Won't be on Destiny for awhile, yet, as the afore mentioned yet unspecified life reasons put a crimp in my plan to buy said expansion. Also, I've been "castle crashing" since finding out the Remastered is free for whoever had it ages ago on last gen consoles. Is it worth jumping all over now, or should I leave it on the back burner for a bit?

[Kalyx triaD]

Bungie left behind the bullet sponge type boss battles for enemies with actually interesting patterns and attacks. Also been rocking legendary gear for so long I forgot what it was to run around with very little perks and buffs.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Don't like that I can't play Control by choice anymore without buying a full priced DLC. :n:

[Tom Guycott]

Well, that certainly tips my scales in favor of the "later" category. Control is the best part of PvP to me. I like the controlled chaos aspect of having that many people on a map at one time with split priority between capuring and killing. None of the other game types keep me coming back often, unless bounty.

[The Rogerer]

Is it honestly just locking you out of the control rotation? Not just the daily/weekly stuff, you can't go into the multiplayer menu screen and pick it?

I bought TTK on a whim last night, but if you can't get into control without it that's quite fucked up. Control is THE multiplayer mode as far as I'm concerned.

[Kalyx triaD]

The Year 1 playlist has a 6v6 hopper that randomly cycles Clash and Control.

This is an inverse of sorts with how DLC is often handled in that it's often people who got the DLC didn't play them in a public playlist. You have to go to some special DLC Playlist while the general population only got it if purchasers matched up. I almost never played Halo 4 DLC in genpop playlists because of this.

[ClockShot]

Got gyp'd today. Had some special items to use for special encounters on the Dreadnaught this morning. Used one this morning, game stopped and disc ejected. Use tried the other a little later, same thing happened.

Sooooooo pissed right now.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Sounds like Dinklage is gone from the game.

Hero is a Half Man :(

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Got gyp'd today. Had some special items to use for special encounters on the Dreadnaught this morning. Used one this morning, game stopped and disc ejected. Use tried the other a little later, same thing happened.

Sooooooo pissed right now.

Call up tech support.

[alvarado52]

Sounds like Dinklage is gone from the game.

Hero is a Half Man :(

I for one never had an issue with Pete's voice work. Sure, it was flat, but it sounded more like an AI to me than Northbot

[The Rogerer]

It was pretty bad. Often defended as "well he's meant to be a robot" but nobody goes "Oh that Brent Spiner was just terrible as Data".

He clearly wasn't trying to be robotic either, as the ghost would make quips and show emotional reactions.

[ClockShot]

Think I got this imbue stuff figured out. Bungie didn't do a great job explaining the light system and gear this time around.

[Kalyx triaD]

Infusing is the long road to max light, but a good way to keep preferred perks.

[ClockShot]

And weapons you've grown attached to lately.

[Kalyx triaD]

I have a Sidearm that's never going anywhere.

[drave]

Just downloaded the digital whatever version with the extra shit.

Gamestop is "reviewing my purchase" or some bullshit, so I don't have my code yet.

[alvarado52]

Should I just be trashing my old purple shiz?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Taken green is better than old purple?

[alvarado52]

Right. I sorta feel like I should hold onto them...like maybe theyll pull some Bungieish bullshit where they decide you can upgrade your old purps. Maybe ill just hold onto the noteworthy ones like Fatebringer

[Kalyx triaD]

Year 1 legendaries are dead for PvE. Work just the same in PvP, until you get Year 2 purples (which have started to adopt the more interesting year 1 exotic perks).

Completed the Court of Oryx quest. So fun.

[drave]

WOOO! Installation finished early this morning.


Be home to start my quest later this evening. Been reading quite a bit and think the hype train has a good grip on me now.


I enjoyed the demo they released, and a lot of the changes sound awesome.

[Kalyx triaD]

So I downloaded clips from my xbox profile and wanted to do something closer to my Halo clipshows. I do like the transitions of the xbox editor tho. Trying to find a happy medium. Anyway, thru this together. Crucible riff raff.

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[ClockShot]

Year 1 legendaries are dead for PvE. Work just the same in PvP, until you get Year 2 purples (which have started to adopt the more interesting year 1 exotic perks).

Completed the Court of Oryx quest. So fun.


Picked that up this afternoon after a pointless visit with Eris. Unless she kept track, I knocked off all the guys in the Court with my buddies last night.

Finished the House of Wolves quest. Bummed out by the ending, but the payoff made me somewhat happy.

[alvarado52]

very impressed by the story so far...feels like they put effort into single player (finally)

[drave]

Just did my first mission on the Moon last night. The views can be breathtaking at times.

They have done an amazing job on this game for sure. Pulse rifles are fun :D

[Tom Guycott]

Pulse rifles are fun :D

This should just be reposted in this thread occasionally. Because they are. And I was once a dyed-in-the-wool scout rifle guy myself (I really wish there was more utility in the actual game for sniper rifles, other than the few useful moments from strikes... and I'm no good with them in PvP because I rarely have a use for them when a PR/SR and a good shotgun does most of the dirty work, and thus, no practice time)

Hope they have something in the mix/in the works to rival the effectiveness of the pre-TK Hopscotch Pilgrim. That gun is the business, and when I start playing again, it would be nice to find a similar toy.

[ClockShot]

Bungie trying to get players to use the pulse rifles more. Which is why they got a very generous boost to the stats in 2.0.

And Guycott, Bad JuJu or Red Death are great to have. Got carried over to Taken King and have some of the more unique perks.

[ClockShot]

Starting to hit the somewhat invisible wall of light progress. Just cracked the 290 light level and heroic strike runs aren't yielding high number gear that should be dropping.

Anybody having luck in the Crucible? Thankfully I got a few of my old guns saved and wondering if I should spend some time in there?

[Tom Guycott]

Bungie trying to get players to use the pulse rifles more. Which is why they got a very generous boost to the stats in 2.0.

And Guycott, Bad JuJu or Red Death are great to have. Got carried over to Taken King and have some of the more unique perks.

I got copious amounts of Bad JuJu (... there is a pun there that translates to real life, but it isn't relevant here), and it does the trick when I need some quick super boosting against mooks, but it's stopping power has always been pretty shit, even after boosts. It was one of the lesser pains in the ass to complete bounty for, and I think I've gotten at least twelve of those minimum.

Never really got on the Red Death train, even though it can sort-of counter Thorn assholes in Crucible play. Rather use my exotic elsewhere.

The perfect stability on the HP nearly made it a 3-burst scout rifle, then they did the range tweak which knocked that back a bit, but then the the damage boost to get people into pulses. Brutal midrage slugger. I hated not being able to change my scope, but that was a small price to pay for tight firing with super light recoil. As such, it took skill to pull off headshot bursts, but you're rewarded with accuracy without having to worry about muzzle jump AND strafing.

[Kalyx triaD]

I just got the Year 2 Bad Juju recently and I 'replicated' it for my other two Warlocks. probably gonna run Bad Juju as a primary until some badass Legendary or Exotic makes me mix it up. I just can't get Red Death to work for me. Don't have a need for it's signature perk in my playstyle.

[drave]

This should just be reposted in this thread occasionally. Because they are. And I was once a dyed-in-the-wool scout rifle guy myself (I really wish there was more utility in the actual game for sniper rifles, other than the few useful moments from strikes... and I'm no good with them in PvP because I rarely have a use for them when a PR/SR and a good shotgun does most of the dirty work, and thus, no practice time)

Hope they have something in the mix/in the works to rival the effectiveness of the pre-TK Hopscotch Pilgrim. That gun is the business, and when I start playing again, it would be nice to find a similar toy.


I rolled Titan my first go and LOVE the shotgun play so far. I was stun locking a Devil Captain(?) with it and had enough ammo in the pulse rifle to finish him.

I am in no way familiar with the names of guns being dropped yet, but I am just level 7 - long way to go and plenty of time to learn. If the game stays as fun as it has so far, I will be playing for a while.

[Hanso Amore]

Soooo can the old raids or POE be done for new gear now?

[Kalyx triaD]

Nope. It would have to be featured in some way. It could be a good way to nab Year 1 exotics giving you a way to unlock their year 2 versions to buy.

[Hanso Amore]

That sucks because thats just useless content in a sense now. I wouldnt mind doing VOG from time to time but with no reward why try? Sure it could give you year one yellows, probably not any more likely than just getting a year two exotic.

This is a problem I have with it. Instead of increasing content over time, now we have less to do than 2 weeks ago. Newer content sure, but less.

[Hanso Amore]

and im not saying they need ot update all the gear, but give me some reason to do VOG and Crota....maybe even marks.

[ClockShot]

Vault and Crota are around just for completion/collection purposes. You still gotta run 'em on hard to get the Mythoclast and Crux. However, the good thing about both is now that we're much stronger, you can get a group of guys together and try to the perfect raid trophy/achievement or whatever it's called.


As far as the arena goes, you can run the bosses and try to get all the ships and shaders. However, I'm not sure how you score the tokens now that there are no Wolves running around anymore. Petra will still give out keys for leveling up the Queen's Wrath, but that's it.

[Hanso Amore]

I think that's lame to sell a full bundle for more that includes the original game not as it can be played. Dunno. I get it but hoped they would handle it differently.

[Kalyx triaD]

You can still play all the content the game and each expansion shipped with. You can earn the same relative high tier items from each phase's endgame activities.

[Hanso Amore]

That is fair. Just feels like the old content will be dead if it isnt already. Like how many new players are even trying VoG? That said, ill be doing it to have more chances at Hawkmoon so I can ascend to year 2.

Also jut noticed there is a hand cannon for sale by FWC that is basically the Fatebringer.

[alvarado52]

Anyone on the XB1 wanna try this with me later tonight or tomorrow?

Super secret exotic...that isnt so super secret anymore, but still

http://kotaku.com/players-discover-secret-destiny-mission-with-an-awesome-1732590474?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

[Kalyx triaD]

That kinda changes things. Who knows what other shit been peppered in missions like that.

[drave]

I've read about a few others, like an uber knight.

[ClockShot]

Black Spindle is up for grabs in the Heroic Daily mission today.

[Hanso Amore]

Why does it seem like crucible matches take forever to
Get into. Can barely play 4 and hour

[Kalyx triaD]

I dunno, I average maybe 8 games an hour.

[drave]

Took out Sepiks Prime for the first time last night. One of the fockers in the game went AFK from the start so me and another player did it 2-man.

I like the "boss fight" feel. That fight was fun and for the gear I had, a bit of a challenge.

[Kalyx triaD]

Sepiks is the easiest boss in the game. You have killer shit ahead.

[drave]

I would hope so, being a level 8 encounter.

Can't wait honestly. It wasn't the easiest thing in the world, but wasn't overly difficult. Felt good and looking forward to future, more difficult encounters.

[Tom Guycott]

So, I guess without TK, I'm capped at 34?

[Hanso Amore]

So can I just dump all of my ascendant shards/energy and Radiant shards and energy to the speaker?

[Kalyx triaD]

So, I guess without TK, I'm capped at 34?

Yep.

So can I just dump all of my ascendant shards/energy and Radiant shards and energy to the speaker?

Yeah just convert them if you could. Pretty much worthless.

[alvarado52]

If youre gonna convert old shards and energies to anything, convert them to a shit load of motes of light.

Nothing levels up your guns quicker.

[Kalyx triaD]

Hawkmoon is eh. Looks cool, I guess.

[alvarado52]

If we're talking guns...I just landed the Zhalo Supercell exotic. My fuckin' gawd that gun is a beast and fills your super crazy fast

[Kalyx triaD]

Oh I want that. How do I get thaaat?

[Kris P Lettus]

Just got this. Been updated for like two hours. Almost done now though.

[ClockShot]

Gonna attempt the raid today.

[drave]

Level 15 now, STILL Loving the hell outta this game. Just took down the Soul of Crota and have a new strike mission on deck.

The Soul of Crota fight was rather intense. Had to level and come back to it.

[ClockShot]

Buddy had a Oryx checkpoint and started with him first. Made some mistakes at first, but I got in a groove and we took him down.


But, I gotta send my ps4 out for service. Just keeps ejecting the disk randomly and I don't wanna get screwed out of something important in destiny.


Time to dust off the PS3.

[Kalyx triaD]

I needs to hit that raid. Two quests require me to get in there.

[ClockShot]

You can do it anytime. But yeah, I went in when I had the quests. Save me a few runs.

[drave]

Just did the intro and Sunbreaker missions last night. Holy fook TKK is badass. Sunbreaker is sooooooooooooooooooo fun :D

[drave]

In the middle of the Hammerdance.

http://i.imgur.com/cQcdqOj.jpg

[Kalyx triaD]

Did the Black Spindle exotic sniper rifle thing last night. It was a bitch. About 30% into the Raid. It's also a bitch. Last mission to get my exotic sword is... a bitch.

[drave]

Someone killed my pic? :(

[ClockShot]

UUUUUUUUUUUUUGH! MISSING OUT ON SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!


Sucks having my PS4 our for service. Wanna get my Ace of Spades, get my guys to help me with the Black Spindle, do the first two thirds of King's Fall.


The Destiny conspiracy theorists are on to something about the Sleep Stimulant. Hoping I get my PS4 back in time and I can try a few things.

[Kalyx triaD]

I riff about how Combined Arms could return as a new big team battle mode. Read my nerdcore.

Now I wanna share my thoughts on a revised Combined Arms mode rebooted into Rencounter mode. Rencounter's just another word for contest, though it seems like something Shaxx would call it. So let's talk about Rencounter.

Crucible Mode: Rencounter
Fiction: Just as the Vanguard claims zones for Patrol, Lord Shaxx sets out teams of Guardians to battle to see who claims large zones for the Crucible. This bouts are the origin of Crucible maps.
Gameplay Translation: Big team battle over large maps that merge Crucible PvP with Patrol style mission/events. Both teams will compete in four randomly generated missions that will climax in a 'Crucible Event' boss battle against AI. This mode randomly chooses preset missions as well as the ending bosses event. Bosses may be map specific, and at least one boss event can be player instigated (saving that idea for later in this post). Due to the nature of this mode, it's taken to be semi-competitive. Rencounter is designed to invoke unique large player count experiences while also expanding Crucible lore.
>> Four random missions, one boss event per game.
>> Level Advantages Disabled
>> Matchmaking
>> Vehicles On
>> Enemy AI Enabled
>> 8v8

Of course the big takeaway here is this isn't simply 'Big Team Clash'. The mission/event structure is meant to evoke the feel of Patrol while filling the vacant large multiplayer void of the Crucible. So it's best to detail how goals work.

- Once launched, 15 or 30secs passes before the first randomly chosen mission. This allows for 'freeroam skirmishes' between the teams, setting the mood for the match. "Get a feel for your rivals!" as Shaxx would surely say.
- The first mission kicks off. The first team to complete the mission takes the round. The game doesn't reset between rounds, another free skirmish ensues until the next mission activates.
- Characters from the Tower and Reef introduce the missions, just like Patrol. All players hear the same voiceover.
- Heavy ammo and vehicle spawns between rounds.
- After four rounds, a Map Event occurs. These will be boss battles, where a powerful AI boss spawns between the teams. The team that deals the most damage to it will win the boss battle. Coordinate damaging the boss while holding the other team at bay!
- The boss will not call reinforcements. 16 players, a boss AI, and a bunch of critters running around may be taxing. Besides, from a point of view the enemy team are essentially the reinforcements. Of course a battle drunk man like Shaxx would find this thrilling.
- The team who wins the majority rounds wins the game. Personal aside, I would probably play something like this all day.

Now let's talk about some mission ideas I have in mind. I'm thinking of PvP versions of actual Patrol missions, as well as transplants of basic Crucible modes refitted for Rencounter's large game space and player count. Remember that these are chosen randomly one at a time for four rounds. Try not to read the descriptions in Shaxx's voice.

- Clash: "Reach your quota before the enemy forces!" Unlike Clash proper, completion is gauged by Patrol style percentage counter.
- Control: "Spread out, take those zones!" An alternative Control; Five zones appear and you must hold them long as you can for the duration of the mission. Unlike Combined Arms Control, zones will be outside of structures, promoting more a vehicular and chaotic experience.
- King Control: "Converge and flush out your enemies!" A single zone appears, bringing all 16 players into an epic brawl.
- Flash Dance: "I hear all you Guardians know a few steps. Entertain me." It seems Cayde wants a dance off. Fill the percentage meter by dancing together uninterrupted. Should you sacrifice your team's gain to put a stop to enemy dancing?
- Charge Race: "Let the Light guide your speed, Guardians." Ikora wants a rally between the two teams. Hit all the Charges in a row and collect energy before the enemy team.
- Hunted: "He has a price on his head. Better off dead." Banshee marked one player on both teams as VIPs. The goal is obvious.
- Orb Farm: "Let's see how much Light runs through you, Guardian." Zavala wants your team to generate a set number of orbs. For this mission super energy is in Mayhem mode.
- __________: "Don't just read this thread, come up with your own missions and comment below!"

Assuming that would be a finished list of missions, they would be chosen in random order until four rounds have passed. So now let's talk the Rencounter climax boss battle. A boss will appear after four missions (unless it was a blowout in which case the dominating team will simply win). Always in the center of the map, and always sporting Year 1 fat HP. The two teams must try to deal the most damage before it dies. As a balancing tool, a team doing massive damage in a short amount of time will catch the most attention from the boss. And of course, you can attack the other team to scramble their assault. The bosses can be chosen from all five enemy races.

And that's Rencounter, a refurbished Combined Arms that merges a large player count, big maps, Patrol-like missions, and a boss battle for a unique Destiny experience. In another thread I may talk about Destiny Vehicles 2.0.

Oh yeah, that tidbit above about a player instigate boss battle? How about if players have close games/scores for all four rounds, it increases the chance for a special boss battle...

"You've all been so impressive... Now show me what you got!"

[drave]

That actually sounds really fun and something I would play quite often. It is a good mix of PvE and PvP that somewhat blurs lines (players being boss reinforcements) that I think more players who may be PvP shy would buy into. Also allows for more diversity/tactics to be employed with a larger team.

:y:

[drave]

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--8wh9J6_Y--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/1456382562605454658.png

[alvarado52]

lol

[Kalyx triaD]

I dunno.... Rahool's been very good to me.

[Kalyx triaD]

That actually sounds really fun and something I would play quite often. It is a good mix of PvE and PvP that somewhat blurs lines (players being boss reinforcements) that I think more players who may be PvP shy would buy into. Also allows for more diversity/tactics to be employed with a larger team.

:y:

I didn't even think of this as an in-between for PvE players. Good perspective.

[Emperor Smeat]

Next update will be adding in a microtransaction system for the game. No plans at the moment to have anything besides emotes be available for purchase.

Bungie has announced that they're finally arriving. Starting on October 13, Destiny players will be able to buy "Silver" via PSN and Xbox Live and then use it at Destiny's new Eververse Trading Company, where they'll be able to buy new emotes. Players will be given a small free batch of silver so that they can try the system out and pick up "an emote or two" for free.

There really isn't much more information than that at the moment. Bungie hasn't indicated how much Silver will cost, nor how expensive the 18 new emotes will be. While the studio does note that these emotes "won't impact the action game in any way," it isn't clear whether the Eververse Trading Company's catalog will stick to aesthetic goods or if it will ever expand to include things like armor, weapons, or gameplay boosts.

In the announcement, Bungie emphasizes that this program will serve to expand on the "surprising" new content that the Destiny fanbase has enjoyed in The Taken King. The studio specifically notes the plan is to use these microtransactions to pay for "more robust and engaging" updates from Destiny's live team, including an increased focus on world events.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/destiny-adding-microtransactions-on-october-13/1100-5280/

[Kalyx triaD]

More than likely it'll be emotes, shaders, and ships. And hopefully it stays that way.

The new release system for the last two expansions is much more important news, though. Split up into new Questlines for free. Nice.

[ClockShot]

All ships/shaders available are earnable. Just go to the tv screen and look.


Aside from emotes, only think I can think of being up for sale are the new special strike rewards. Buddy of mine got the Solar Flayer cloak. I'm jealous.

[Kalyx triaD]

Ships and shaders being earnable doesn't mean they can't make new ones for the new kiosk. Strike rewards won't happen since people have come to expect legendary gear to produce marks and material that would upset the in-game economy. Emotes, ships, and shaders have next to nothing to do with the economy (nothing happens when broken down) so they're very likely to be added to microtransaction as non-gameplay items. They're all cosmetic.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

20 kills 5 captures and we lose by 8000. My team was a piece of shit.

[Kalyx triaD]

Welcome to my hell.

[drave]

Just completed the Darkblade fight last night. That has to be the coolest boss encounter in a game I have played in YEARS!

Currently at light level 230ish and progressing. I enjoy how most strikes don't take FOREVER but do take some time and effort.

I have yet to find anything better than pulse rifles. I may not be full auto, but every damn strike, I have an average of 40% precision kills and usually rank 1st in total kills :D

The game is mad fun.

[Kalyx triaD]

I make sure my pulse rifles are full auto with very good stability. My solar warlock uses auto rifles, though.

[ClockShot]

I missed the Sleeper Simulant mission.


DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN!




I WANT MY PS4 BACK!

[Kalyx triaD]

Bungie said it will come back sometime.

BTW; Shot Package perk is being removed from ALL shotguns effective next Tuesday.