*** The Official Destiny Thread (now includes 2.0 and TTK) ***

Davey_Pitch said:
These are just the ones that popped into my head. Plenty to do to keep you busy.
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Good God davey! - where do you get the time man! :)

Any linkies to the Destiny reddit page? - Hardly use reddit and always end up getting lost on there lol

I also don't understand why I'm only at 136 on my Hunter - it has fully levelled all exotics at Level 34 :( Been skanked.
 
I think getting to level 40 will be really quick. I would be surprised if I don't have 3 level 40 characters by the end of Wednesday. I think what'll take a while is getting a load of great gear, especially if you run 3 characters. Getting the highest light level possible will be the "grind" this time around.
 
zoomee said:
Good God davey! - where do you get the time man! :)
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I have a wife who hates normal TV so I get a lot of game time while she messes around on her phone :)

Any linkies to the Destiny reddit page? - Hardly use reddit and always end up getting lost on there lol
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https://ns.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/ :)

I also don't understand why I'm only at 136 on my Hunter - it has fully levelled all exotics at Level 34 :( Been skanked.
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Check the light level of your ghost and your class item. They are more than likely what are holding you back. My Hunter is currently on 167 I think (170 on my Warlock).
 
ZG002 said:
Anyone else feel level cap at 40 is only going to take a few hrs?

Had a mate on other day just ticked over to level 33, Two crucible matches later he was 34.

The exp gained seems to be too much atm, is it something they have done to help everyone get to 34 before tomorrow?
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I went from lvl 29 to 34 in about 8 hours worth of play time. I guess thats a little easier because I bought a whole new set of armour which helped a little but yes, it was super easy to gain those levels. I remember from the first game though it was nigh on impossible to become lvl30 without doing VoG dozens of times because you needed fully upgraded raid gear + 1 exotic to hit your max.
 
Yeah I'm pretty sure getting to 40 is going to be a piece of cake....the big mission is going to be getting the 9 new bits of gear to level up. Gonna take a while to get a decent range of weapons together too.

I'll be on from 11AM tomorrow now :)
 
Davey_Pitch said:
Sonny is partly right and partly wrong here (like usual). You don't NEED to do anything. There are however some things you can do to get ready for The Taken King.

5. Go to the Abandoned Quests kiosk and pick up the House of Wolves quest line. Completing this (takes an hour) will get you the Vestian Dynasty and two glimmer consumables worth 7500 glimmer. You can do this on all 3 characters giving you 22,500 worth of glimmer consumables you can sit on ready for whatever needs it.
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I did not know that :eek: I need to get on and do it, after some farming last night I am up to ~23k but I only have 1-2k in the vault so would be nice to be 25k limit with 20k+ in the vault.

Regarding hitting level 40, it seems I have the same opinion as most on here. I don't think it will be too long until people hit level 40 as it is just XP so I think playing through the new story missions will probably get people to 40 or near it. The problem will be getting a suitably high light level, it was easy in HoW but I think TTK will be much more of a grind to get new armour.
 
I've got an important meeting at work tomorrow otherwise I'd be having the day off. :(

Still reckon I'll be level 40 on my main by bedtime.
 
fez said:
I remember from the first game though it was nigh on impossible to become lvl30 without doing VoG dozens of times because you needed fully upgraded raid gear + 1 exotic to hit your max.
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I remember getting so lucky with that, I think I had the complete raid set (minus helmet) from my first two vault runs. I know I was the first in my group to reach 30, by some distance.
 
Greboth said:
I did not know that :eek: I need to get on and do it, after some farming last night I am up to ~23k but I only have 1-2k in the vault so would be nice to be 25k limit with 20k+ in the vault.
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I think I only have 12k or so glimmer on me, but I have over 30k worth of consumables just sat there ready. I thought it was a useful tip worth sharing :)
 
Davey_Pitch said:
Check the light level of your ghost and your class item. They are more than likely what are holding you back. My Hunter is currently on 167 I think (170 on my Warlock).
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Just logged in to check - my bad I was actually 153 on my Hunter and 152 on both Warlock and Titan.

Got the cloak and the ghost shell - Now Hunter and Titan's are 169 with Warlock sitting at 170 - thats more like it :)
 
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Davey_Pitch said:
I remember getting so lucky with that, I think I had the complete raid set (minus helmet) from my first two vault runs. I know I was the first in my group to reach 30, by some distance.
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One of those eh ;)

I must have run it about 15 times and still didn't have a full set. Only got the worst raid weapons and a few bits of armour.
 
fez said:
One of those eh ;)

I must have run it about 15 times and still didn't have a full set. Only got the worst raid weapons and a few bits of armour.
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Yeah, I was quite lucky with my drops. I got a Gjallarhorn from a nightfall back in November, though one of my friends had it back in September from an engram. He had it before Xur even had it on sale. I hated him for that.
 
I need to try and complete the two Hunter subclass quests before the launch of TTK tomorrow morning, reading that the best way to do the last part of each quest is to do the Strikes with a couple of friends to stop noobs killing stuff before you...if I can get that far in a resonable amount of time this evening, is anyone around tonight or tomorrow morning to lend a hand at all?
 
Interesting, no suggestion of how long it will take and almost a suggestion that if you get kicked you can log back in again straight away. As it is 6PM in the UK hopefully it wont be down for too long.

Edit: The perfect way to do it would be to do with 2 friends so you can do what you need for the quest then complete the quest. I didn't find it too difficult to do my warlock with randoms though, as above I did in on the devils lair strike and sparrowed tot he steppes and killed the yellow bar hive near where you spawn in control. I had plenty of time to do my void walker and sunsinger quest lines before sparrowing back to help finish the strike.
 
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Destiny: 2.0 & The Taken King

I thought that it might be helpful to create a new thread for anything "Destiny: 2.0 & The Taken King", as things have changed quite significantly since Year 1 Destiny.

If however, you guys & gals don't agree let me know and I'll delete this thread.
 
Things to do in preperation of TTK dropping tomorrow (15th September 2015):

  1. Go and visit your Vanguard mentor and pick up the sub-class quests for both of your sub-classes (on all 3 characters if you have them). Then complete the sub-quest.
  2. A bit late now, but you could've been stocking up on Public Event rewards and leaving them at the Postmaster for a bunch of free XP tomorrow.
  3. Edge your factions and the Cryptarch. That way a single bounty/engram will push you over and give you some nice easy loot tomorrow.
  4. Pledge to a faction now so that any missions you're undertaking gives them XP as well as the Vanguards.
  5. Go to the Abandoned Quests kiosk and pick up the House of Wolves quest line. Completing this (takes an hour) will get you the Vestian Dynasty and two glimmer consumables worth 7500 glimmer. You can do this on all 3 characters giving you 22,500 worth of glimmer consumables you can sit on ready for whatever needs it.
  6. Stock up and complete 16 bounties on all 3 characters so that you have a big boost of XP waiting to get you to level 40.
  7. Go visit the Gunsmith and grab the test weapons from him and use them. You'll want him ranked up so you can potentially order a new weapon from him this week.

Thanks go out to Davey Pitch for the above information :)
 
Here’s how to beat the Hunter subclass quests in The Taken King and grab yourself something nice, shiny and level 40.

Hunter subclass quests guide and tips (taken from vg247.com):

Bladedancer
  1. Slay Enemies – Defeat 50 enemies with your Arc Blade, grenade or melee attack. Do as you’re told. Just do some Strikes or Patrols and kill some grunts.
  2. Create Orbs of Light – Generate 25 Orbs using your Arce Blade. Find a well-populated area and use gear suited to boosting your super, such as the pulse rifle Bad Juju. The faster you can regenerate your super the easier this’ll be. Remember to aim for yellow enemies, so maybe try the tank section of The Shadow Thief. Kill the Captains and profit.
  3. Complete the Path – Fully upgrade the Bladedancer subclass. Haven’t done this already? You’ll just have to do bounties until you’ve maxed the subclass out.
  4. Cayde’s Challenge – Complete a Strike using the Arc Blade to kill at least 3 Major enemies and 15 enemies total. This is one of the easier subclass challenges. Pick a Strike in which you’ll face a lot of yellow enemies, such as Will of Crota, and just down them with your super. This is best done with two friends, as randoms will probably just kill the Majors before you get to them. Remember you have to kill the three Majors and 12 other enemies using your super in a single Strike: if you don’t, you’ll have to start all over again, so be sure you’ll bagged enough before you take down the boss.

Gunslinger
  1. Slay Enemies – Defeat 50 enemies with your Golden Gun, grenade or melee attack. Try to do this while you’re doing other activities such as Strikes, just to make it feel less of a grind. To be honest, though, you’ll finish it before you blink.
  2. Create Orbs of Light – Generate 25 Orbs using your Golden Gun. This one’s easy, too. Just find a well-populated area, use gear suited to boosting your super regen and kill stuff. Try Siege of the Warmind or Will of Crota. They both have tons of stuff to kill.
  3. Complete the Path – Fully upgrade the Gunslinger subclass. Not done this yet? Turn in bounties to max out the Gunslinger subclass.
  4. Cayde’s Challenge – Complete a Strike using the Golden Gun to kill at least 3 Major enemies and 15 enemies total. As with the final Bladedancer step above, you’re best off doing this with two friends. Try Will of Crota, and make sure you get the killing shot with your Golden Gun on at least three yellow enemies. Remember that you need all these kills to happen within the same Strike, so don’t kill the boss until you’ve got three dead Majors and 12 other grunts on the score-sheet.
 
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Here’s how to beat the Titan subclass quests in The Taken King and grab yourself something nice, shiny and level 40.

Titan subclass quests guide and tips (taken from vg247.com):

Defenders Mark
  1. Slay Enemies – Defeat 50 enemies either within your Ward of Dawn or using your grenade and melee attack. The Ward of Dawn is the Titan’s bubble, but kills within it aren’t working at the time of writing. It may be fixed by the time you’re reading this, but, if not, try to use armour which boosts your melee and grenade recharge.
  2. Create Orbs of Light – Generate 25 Orbs using your Ward of Dawn. If you have it, wear the exotic chest Crest of Alpha Lupi for this, as it increases Orb drops from the Titan’s bubble. You can also use the Gift of the Void subclass perk: this drops more Orbs when enemies shoot the bubble.
  3. Complete the Path – Fully upgrade the Defender subclass. Haven’t done this already? You’ll just have to do bounties until you’ve maxed the subclass out.
  4. Zavala’s Challenge – Complete a Strike, Ward your Fireteam with Blessing or Weapons of Light and score 30 kills across your team. This one’s easy, but it’s best done without randoms. Pop your bubble, allow your team members to run through it and then watch their kills rack up. You need the 30 warded kills to happen in the same Strike, so don’t kill the boss until you have enough.

Strikers Mark
  1. Slay Enemies – Defeat 50 enemies with you Fist of Havoc, grenade or melee attack. Any self-respecting Striker will have this one done in minutes. Find a well-populated area, such as the first room in the Will of Crota Strike, and smash everything to death.
  2. Create Orbs of Light – Generate 25 Orbs using your Fist of Havoc. Again, this is simple. Just find anywhere with a good bunch of enemies and destroy them with your super. You could try Siege of the Warmind. Rinse, repeat, win.
  3. Complete the Path – Fully upgrade the Striker subclass. You’ll just have to do bounties until you’ve maxed the subclass out, assuming you haven’t already.
  4. Zavala’s Challenge – Complete a Strike using the Fist of Havoc to generate 7 Orbs in a single blow, three times. This can be a pain, as the three seven-strong slams have to be completed in the same Strike. Try Will of Crota. Just bunch the Thrall in the first room and waste them all. Alternatively, you could try The Nexus. Run to the end of the Strike to the walkway covered in Vex Goblins just before the boss. Smash them, wipe and repeat. Then kill the boss and complete the stage.
 
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