*** The Official Destiny Thread (now includes 2.0 and TTK) ***
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Soldato
It was hilarious on one run as Greboth had solo'd Rockets Mc **** Face up to the final boss and was slowly chipping away at his health. Two people joined (I can't remember who), immediately died (quite easy based on where it spawns you) and he had to solo the rest of it
They BOTH got exotics (G'horn for one IIRC) and he got nothing (well something but rubbish)...
Ah the memories.
Yeah, that was Apostoliskt who got jellyhorn. I think the other player was his girlfriend. Thanks for bringing back such a painful memory, I haven't finished paying for the last lot of therapy yet!
I will have to keep an eye on the thread or psn for when people are striking or raiding so I can get back in the Destiny grove.
Well Chroma can be used on armour and weapons that have the Chroma option. They glow in certain places.
I like it on weapons but not so keen on the armour. Completely subjective of course and entirely optional (you can get rid of it if you don't like it).
I like it on weapons but not so keen on the armour. Completely subjective of course and entirely optional (you can get rid of it if you don't like it).
Does it not add anything to the stats? If not and it's just a glow I doubt I'll bother hunting them down
Nothing purely visual. You get them every week from the sterling package (which you can also get if you run the POE and Crucible weekly as well - thus three packages a week). No need to hunt them down
Cheers for that I do like them boxes had few waiting for me when I logged back in
What's best way to get gear that's high? I'm struggling to get above my light level everything that drops is worse or equal to what I have, did a elders arena and got sod all and enemy's ain't dropping much either :/ is there any beat tricks like the old loot cave method perhaps haha
Soldato
iron banner (just finished), COE and raids
Ty finding raids impossible as I don't have people to join in with me so I'm having to solo it :/ doesn't help I get on at random times as a new dad my gaming time is all over place
There are a few ways to get decent end game gear:
Raids - Will drop up to 320 in King's Fall NM and 335 in King's Fall HM.
Nightfall - Can drop gear up to 5 levels above your current equipped level. NF is LL 320 now so this may be beyond your light level (as in you will do no damage to the enemies).
Strikes - End strike loot can be better than what you already have and strike specific loot (RNG whether it will drop) will be + up to 5 greater than your current light level.
Crucible - Basically the same as strikes minus the specific loot. Crucible can be an excellent source for both strange coins and motes of light. Obviously your mileage will vary here as you will be playing against other players and may not enjoy the experience.
Iron Banner (Banana) As per crucible but with end game level loot. Assuming the drops / drop rates remain the same in the next IB you can expect to see loot drop at the end of games which is up to 5 levels above your current level. Loot pool will be what Lord Salad Man is selling for that week but it can be a decent way of getting infuse material. You will also get a 320 artefact at rank 3 and end game level loot at rank 5. Bear in mind you don't have to win or even go positive to get decent loot.
POE - As per strikes but minus the strike specific loot.
Challenge of the Elders - Basically a "arcade" version of POE where your goal is to hit point targets for that week. You will want to be greater than LL 310 before even starting this as the rounds are 310-320-330. You can go in at a lower light level but without help it will be a massive struggle (simply as you will do sod all damage to every enemy type). CoE is on a weekly refresh so the modifiers and rounds change each week.
Faction and Vanguard Rank up Packages Every time you rank up your Vanguard and Faction (FWC, New Monarchy, Dead Orbit) you will get a package which can contain a random piece of armour or weapon up to 5 levels higher than your current light level (maxes at 330). You can rank up both quickly by doing patrols and strikes (an din the case of factions by donating materials).
Decoding Engrams - Assuming you are below 310 light make sure to decode your engrams one at a time, equipping the decoded item if it is a higher level than what you are currently running (even if you won't use it). Engrams can decode into a higher light than your current light level so you want to be as high as possible every time you decode. This also goes for exotic engrams.
Other options:
Trials of Osiris - End game 3v3 competitive PVP. End game level loot but can be a right sweat fest.
Xur - Tentacle Face dude that brings with him 3 random exotic armour pieces and a exotic weapon (sometimes an engram) every Friday (through to Sunday reset). Everything he sells will be LL 280. He also sells Three of Coins which can be used to boost your chances of getting an exotic drop from the next Ultra you kill.
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Man of Honour
Downloaded this again the other day having not played for nearly a year. Character was at 295, and in a few hours of doing the new quests from the April update, I was up to 310.
Seems so much easier to get drops and decent gear now, going to do the raid this week and some CofE, hopefully get up to 320
Seems so much easier to get drops and decent gear now, going to do the raid this week and some CofE, hopefully get up to 320
Nice! As a Y1 player who hasn't played in months and still at LL 308, I found this very useful. Thanks!!
NP.
It is funny as despite knowing all of the above I am still stuck at 309 (~305 with decent weapons) on the xbone. I have been getting decent drops but they are normally in the slot where I already have decent gear (received 312 exotic gauntlets (decoded at 309) despite already having 313 gauntlets....
).
I have a similar "problem" on the PS4 albeit trying to break into 334. Same scenario, good drops but not in the slot I need.
For the moment I have decided to ignore it and just focus on getting everything I want to run up to ~330.
It is funny as despite knowing all of the above I am still stuck at 309 (~305 with decent weapons) on the xbone. I have been getting decent drops but they are normally in the slot where I already have decent gear (received 312 exotic gauntlets (decoded at 309) despite already having 313 gauntlets....
).I have a similar "problem" on the PS4 albeit trying to break into 334. Same scenario, good drops but not in the slot I need.
For the moment I have decided to ignore it and just focus on getting everything I want to run up to ~330.
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I wouldnt mind a normal run on KF for my Titan, poor lad is only 316 LL.
Got my hunter to 335 and an spindle so trying to level up my Titan now
Got my hunter to 335 and an spindle so trying to level up my Titan now