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lorddarkflare

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Oct 25, 2017
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Okay. Well, I'm going through the campaign and I just want to know at what point do I start getting guns that I won't throw away 10 minutes later? It's actually kind of annoying to constantly be switching weapons because every other gun is 1 number higher than the gun I have. Is that pure endgame stuff, or...?

It is.

That being said, I would suggest that you just stick to guns you like and not bother too much with power level all that much.
 
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How do I unlock escalation protocol on a boosted character?
Lol okay weird bug, i went back to orbit and went back to mars and it's like everything was "completed"
 

Strangelove_77

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What exotics do y'all use in the kinetic and energy slots? I always equip an exotic power weapon. I kinda of want to switch it up but I have no idea what's good now.
 

Strangelove_77

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Outbreak Is awesome for a kinetic. Ace of spades is another I love, thorn, last word, Suros is awesome with the catalyst . Jotunn is one of my most used energy exotics in pve
Yeah I don't have outbreak or Jotunn.
What about regular sniper rifles? I still use Long Shadow and Twilight Oath. Should I be using something more new?
 

FacesAndAces

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What exotics do y'all use in the kinetic and energy slots? I always equip an exotic power weapon. I kinda of want to switch it up but I have no idea what's good now.

Depending on the activity, I roll with Izanagi/Outbreak/Thorn.

Izanagi pairs very well with energy HCs/SMGs and a Spike Greande Launcher/Wendigo. It can do massive spike damage with a 4X shot.

Outbreak is awesome if everyone in your fireteam is using it, or you're playing solo and just want solid add clear.

Thorn is a monster for tearing through trash mobs in PvE. On kill, enemies drop and orb that empowers the poison damage and gives bullets back directly to your mag.

Ace is very good, too, but mainly as a PvP weapon. It's not too useful in PvE.
 

demi

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BRUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh I just got this

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shark97

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Just ran into my first revoker in crucible and the guy sucked at sniping almost as much as me LOL. We stupid.
 

Hero Prinny

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Just bought forsaken on pc. I only played vanilla d2, what are important changes i missed since then? I play as warlock btw
 

demi

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Also I got my raid clear tonight - the final encounter is nutso. I got a dogshit ass AR for my trouble too.

I think the raid is mad fuckin fun though, so much going on, lots of callouts. Great stuff.
 

cHinzo

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Also I got my raid clear tonight - the final encounter is nutso. I got a dogshit ass AR for my trouble too.

I think the raid is mad fuckin fun though, so much going on, lots of callouts. Great stuff.
Grats man. The new raid is short, but fun. Our group needed the third dps phase for the final boss to beat him and we had to do everything perfectly during all the chaos which was nerve-racking. I'm gonna use this strat next time after the weekly reset. Seems so much easier lol.

 

AlexBasch

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So nobody seems to be playing that Reckoning Mode in PC.

Should I skip all the Armory and Gambit season thing and jump straight for the new stuff? :/ I feel a bit overwhelmed by all the shit I didn't play from the Annual Pass tbh.
 

KarmaCow

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I guess they synergize but is this the worst possible roll on the machine gun? Those low health perks are worthless.

So nobody seems to be playing that Reckoning Mode in PC.

Should I skip all the Armory and Gambit season thing and jump straight for the new stuff? :/ I feel a bit overwhelmed by all the shit I didn't play from the Annual Pass tbh.

Do you mean tier 1? I usually have no problem getting a game at t2 or t3 because there's usually someone farming weapons.

For Black Armory, all you really need is the machine gun and you get that from the introductory quest. The pulse rifle and hand cannon are good but it requires unlocking the other forges which is tedious.

For Drifter, there are some good weapons but you're better off hoping you get them in a game of Gambit Prime than trying to farm for it. It's maddening trying to get the drops, much less good rolls.
 

AlexBasch

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Do you mean tier 1? I usually have no problem getting a game at t2 or t3 because there's usually someone farming weapons.

For Black Armory, all you really need is the machine gun and you get that from the introductory quest. The pulse rifle and hand cannon are good but it requires unlocking the other forges which is tedious.

For Drifter, there are some good weapons but you're better off hoping you get them in a game of Gambit Prime than trying to farm for it. It's maddening trying to get the drops, much less good rolls.
I'm really, really in trouble because I barely understood all the stuff you just wrote. I managed to open two forges and I keep trying to get weapons but the game says I can only carry one at the time and I don't know what I'm carrying anymore lol.

Wish there was a roadmap or a mission list to do because I don't think I even did the Shattered Throne or whatever the name of that thing in the end of the Forsaken DLC, getting some item to open a portal somewhere else or some stuff like that.

Guess I'm gonna fuck off and read something up on this because I feel truly lost in this game with all the stuff going on and having to catch up lol.
 

KarmaCow

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I'm really, really in trouble because I barely understood all the stuff you just wrote. I managed to open two forges and I keep trying to get weapons but the game says I can only carry one at the time and I don't know what I'm carrying anymore lol.

Wish there was a roadmap or a mission list to do because I don't think I even did the Shattered Throne or whatever the name of that thing in the end of the Forsaken DLC, getting some item to open a portal somewhere else or some stuff like that.

Guess I'm gonna fuck off and read something up on this because I feel truly lost in this game with all the stuff going on and having to catch up lol.

For frames, you can only hold one at a time and it should show up in your pursuits tab. They're basically multi-part quests where you "calibrate" the frame by doing stuff like getting X amount of multikills or precision kills. Eventually it should say the frame is ready to bring back to Ada and she'll give you last step which requires completing a forge event. Different weapon types are associated with a specific forge (like machine gun with Volundr, bow with Izanami) though there is a 4th forge, Bergusia in the EDZ near the bottom of the map that should be automatically unlocked that you can use to forge any frame. Once you forge the frame, you'll get the weapon and you can back to Ada to do it all over again. Thankfully, the calibration steps are truncated after the first time you do them.

It's more tedious than complicated.
 

shark97

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It's more tedious than complicated.


It can seem quite complicated at first. Hell I'm just now fully wrapping my head around menagerie. I also remember Forges seemed opaque at first too.

You just gotta keep at it, maybe watch videos or read guides while also doing it, and you'll start getting it.

Speaking of not understanding Menagerie, if I JUST use a ruin of ambition (aka, power weapons) and put nothing in slot 2, will I have a 1 in 4 chance at Fixed Odds (The Machine Gun)? If so, that means I should get it in one run since you can hit the chest 5 times....

Also, kinda devious of Bungie to put some PVP beasts in with the odd selection. A well placed Erentil and Dust Rock, yep, They know people will grind those....
 

F-Pina

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Just checking in to say I'm loving this game even more now, after taking almost 1 month off to play other things, it's incredible how tight the Destiny experience continues to be when you compare it with some other games.
 

Lukar

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My Pride pin came in. No emblem code. :( It looks nice though.

 

Aztechnology

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I guess they synergize but is this the worst possible roll on the machine gun? Those low health perks are worthless.



Do you mean tier 1? I usually have no problem getting a game at t2 or t3 because there's usually someone farming weapons.

For Black Armory, all you really need is the machine gun and you get that from the introductory quest. The pulse rifle and hand cannon are good but it requires unlocking the other forges which is tedious.

For Drifter, there are some good weapons but you're better off hoping you get them in a game of Gambit Prime than trying to farm for it. It's maddening trying to get the drops, much less good rolls.
Low health actually triggers at half health. So they aren't worthless. But not my preference.

I managed to clear the raid on all three of my characters. But damn if I didn't get like 4 awful auto rifles out of the loot lol. I can't stop getting it.
 

demi

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Grats man. The new raid is short, but fun. Our group needed the third dps phase for the final boss to beat him and we had to do everything perfectly during all the chaos which was nerve-racking. I'm gonna use this strat next time after the weekly reset. Seems so much easier lol.



This is definitely for coordinated good teams. LFGs will probably stick to Mountaintop / Outbreak since it's easier to setup.

I use Mountaintop / Tractor Cannon for Phase 1, then I swapped to Outbreak for Phase 2 (I wanted to use MTop but I went with Outbreak - it all worked out in the end).
 

Aztechnology

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This is definitely for coordinated good teams. LFGs will probably stick to Mountaintop / Outbreak since it's easier to setup.

I use Mountaintop / Tractor Cannon for Phase 1, then I swapped to Outbreak for Phase 2 (I wanted to use MTop but I went with Outbreak - it all worked out in the end).
What grenade launcher is that? Wouldn't wendigo be better?
 

demi

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Mountaintop is the Fabled reward from Comp a couple seasons back. It's pretty good, it's a kinetic slot launcher (like Militias Birthright)

Wendigo is ok, but honestly I don't think it's that good when it comes time to DPS.

However I did use it during Phase 2 and it is very good for killing Ogres and Knights as it has Blinding Grenades, which stuns enemies so they don't fuck with you while you kill it - or you can help your teammate who is Blessed to kill it easier, you can still stun while immune.

I'll probably level up my Titan this week so I can start doing my three clears a week.
 

demi

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Yup I used Loaded Question as my secondary during Phase 2, but it is a very solid choice overall. Fusions! Who knew! All it took was them to finally buff the fuckin things
 
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Jury's still out on god-rolled 150 RPM GL and Wendigo. I think the 150s might have the leg-up in pure DPS, but Wendigo will have higher total output alongside the additional benefits of blinding majors and allowing you to continue picking up orbs when your super's charged (great if you're running Recuperation).
 

CrudeDiatribe

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Don't have Wendigo, but recall reading that it wasn't that great after you'd used up your 6 buffed grenades (e.g. for raid boss DPS), and that it was impossible to stock pile orbs since with the weapon you'll pick up ones you don't need.
 

demi

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When I was using Wendigo the number of orbs I had stored and whatnot was the last thing on my mind, lol
 

cHinzo

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What grenade launcher is that? Wouldn't wendigo be better?
That's the Iron Banner 150 RPM nade launcher, Swarm of the Raven. It's void, which means it works well after a Tractor Cannon boop, has an agressive frame ,which paired with Hard Launch and Spike Grenade, does the most damage.

I'm gonna use an Outrageous Fortune myself, since that one is easier to get (from Zavala).
 

FinKL

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Oct 25, 2017
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Grats man. The new raid is short, but fun. Our group needed the third dps phase for the final boss to beat him and we had to do everything perfectly during all the chaos which was nerve-racking. I'm gonna use this strat next time after the weekly reset. Seems so much easier lol.


Man do you remember when everyone said Grenade Launchers are shit. Boy how fast times change
 

shark97

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Yup I used Loaded Question as my secondary during Phase 2, but it is a very solid choice overall. Fusions! Who knew! All it took was them to finally buff the fuckin things


they were good before too ya meta dummy

BTW why cant I buy the wealth of the emperor buff today? It';s saying weekly purchase limit reached, but it's tuesday, it should have reset.

Or that resets on Sunday? I'm just now remembering something about that...

Edit: The barge treasure chests reset today for me though just not the wealth of the emperor?

Gah reset day sucks, have to stop everything and go back to grinding power level. So much to do it takes a whole day to wipe it out.

Also Truth quest involves Dreaming City, looks like I'm not getting it. Hope it's not good in crucible...

95% to 21% delirium though. Funny how I'm getting last season weapons while everybody else is getting this seasons haha. Well that's hiatuses for ya.

Honestly I dont much want this seasons anyway. Sadly may end up with Revoker because I'm a glutton for crucible punishment, not because I want it,

After I got Oxygen SR3 I havent fired one round from it yet. Because I already read how it sucks. Guess I gotta use this dragonfly spec on something.
 
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Damn, it's quiet in here on reset day which included a new exotic quest. Anyways, anyone found the map piece with the description of "fight alongside the chosen as night falls," I'm assuming it's Nightfall related, any other known details (just complete a Nightfall?)?
 
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