Agreed with all this. Im having so much fun but it was tough trying to understand everything on my own. Kept reading guides and asking people to go my way.
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Destiny 2 has the best implementation of a seasonal “Battle Pass”
- Thread starter Strakt
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D2 Pass XP is flat amount. 100k per level. Only the artifact power level increases every time
I found this yesterday after 2 weeks of playing. Dw bro u aint alone xD
I think they can do better.
And there shouldn't be as many gaps in the free lane as there is now, after 45 I believe. Throw them a bone or something, enhancement cores some legendary shards. Something. This is coming from someone with the season pass.
Eh, they are already getting most of the game for free, added to that the artifact all the locations, gambit etc, I think Bungie's meeting free players more than halfway.
I think they can do better.
And there shouldn't be as many gaps in the free lane as there is now, after 45 I believe. Throw them a bone or something, enhancement cores some legendary shards. Something. This is coming from someone with the season pass.
I can't do destiny anymore. Game is fine and dandy. I just don't care enough to do all that. It's too much and the game feels like a chore, not fun anymore.
that feeling comes and goes though, so maybeanother expansion will bring me back
that feeling comes and goes though, so maybeanother expansion will bring me back
Too many. It's stupid. I get the new light help tips and it's like what the fuck bungie can you not tell I have owned D2 since it's launch? Then half the people I know launch into a nightfall get fucked and don't know why.
It honestly has been some of the stupidest design choices I've ever seen in Bungie's History.
So many issues tbh, no legitimate tutorial, a shitload of quests and none of them point to the campaign, the games campaigns were gimped randomly, no 800/900 cap on harder activities like the raid or the nightfalls.
They seriously should have used the Black Armory to introduce new light players as a lower light level and they'd need to run through some story quests that involves the BA to unlock their full potential or something.
It's sad, such massive potential that got fucked because of stupid design choices. 200K is good on steam but that's that player count isn't new people its a large majority of old players.
I rather earn what you're describing in game rather than tucked away behind a battle pass. The seasonal armor helps pad your leveling on the way to 950
Vex ornaments are nice too
It's really good; the grind seems entirely achievable and the rewards are worthwhile. I went hard on the game for the first 10 days and am already nearly at lvl 70, so now I can leisurely take my time getting to 100 in the couple of months we have left. Really good first offering from Bungie.
that seems to be an issue with you. I dont think many people are getting that issue.
They damn lucky the gameplay is good and you can just bump along. I have a fuck ton of issues with the game but on the flipside i am waiting on a good sale for Forsaken and the other dlc
I'm asking what games have battle passes that don't have flat leveling, since this is something the OP brings up as being good about the D2 implementation.
AFAIK, its very standard to have flat leveling in battle passes. I don't know of any that don't have flat leveling.
Apex actually has linearly decreasing level requirements from the XP multipliers you accumulate along the way.
It also helps there are do boosts in there, several increments of XP multipliers if you turn in bounties while in a fireteam.
I mean it's most likely my ISP and there's not gonna be anything I can do about it, but others are also getting bad issues with the game and those people are just getting poor connections in general because the network system requires you to have 30mps upload minimum to even play the game at a good rate.
I'd actually agree with someone in this thread that said Red Dead Online has the better pass. Hell, you can actually get that one without spending actual money if you have enough gold and by the end of the pass, you will have earned the same amount of gold spent on said pass. If you save your gold, you can go from one season to the next, pass after pass, and not spend a single bit of actual money.
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Pretty sure Fortnite doesn't have flat leveling... although I haven't played since season 2 or 3? But a quick google search shows Season 9:
Though I did hear that the new Chapter 2 one is grindy as hell (without double xp weekend). Apex battle pass season 1 was really grindy as well. Not sure if they changed that.
YES! Gosh I thought I was the only one - I started playing Destiny 2 this week and holy shit I am overwhelmed by the amount of different ranks, seasons etc. I'm not a hardcore gamer not casual, but still it's been so overwhelming that I just gave up trying to understand - information is spread all over the place and not intuitive at all. What do I gain, where do I gain and where do I spend it? And how is a rank different from whatever else!?
Any tips or guides that I can read to understand this a lil bit better without having to rely on sparse information and those terrible ingame tutorials?
Cool, thanks, this is what I was looking for.Pretty sure Fortnite doesn't have flat leveling... although I haven't played since season 2 or 3? But a quick google search shows Season 9:
Though I did hear that the new Chapter 2 one is grindy as hell (without double xp weekend). Apex battle pass season 1 was really grindy as well. Not sure if they changed that.
Not a Fortnite player so this is helpful. I'm surprised they went with this considering they popularized it but most implementations since (that I'm familiar with) have opted for a flat progression.
Original guns from launch have no mods years 2 and Shadowkeep stuff has mod system for things like freehand grip etc and the new anti barrier rounds etc.
I love the hybrid P2P/Server system D2 uses, I havent seen a rubber band since Osiris or thereabouts.
Back on topic: Love the Battlepass, great stuff Bungie.
I dunno honestly like I said it's an issue I should seriously not be getting with 1gbps but then again I am getting it and literally no way of fixing it because the subreddit doesn't allow network related posts and bungie straightup doesn't ever use their forums.
I really like the season pass so far. The bonus power level is nice since you always feel like you are making some progress, even if you dont get the drops you want (such as getting 3 pairs of boots from the raid last night). Overall it is a big win in my mind.
I'm finally playing through the campaign of D2. Just whoa... having a blast. I should have played this much sooner.
And GOOD LORD AT THE SOUNDTRACK! Please give Bungie an award for that.
And GOOD LORD AT THE SOUNDTRACK! Please give Bungie an award for that.
Makes their desire to attract new fans all the more laughable. They're one of the worst at communicating changes to long time players inside of the game where it belongs. I can't imagine how new players must feel. Actually, that's a lie, I know exactly how they feel since I have several friends who started playing this month and then almost immediately quit.
Been playing off-and-on since the beginning of D1, and the Armor 2.0 mod system threw me for a loop. The game doesn't explain that mods are unlocked permanently now rather than being consumable items.
I can't even imagine how a brand new player would figure out how to play this game. How quests work, how to unlock activities, how to upgrade... everything is so opaque.
Is the notion of battle passes being considered 'work' something new? I've been seeing a lot of people say this lately and I don't really get it.
This is one of the only battle passes I've interacted with and it's fine...provides some extra bonuses for my play time
This is one of the only battle passes I've interacted with and it's fine...provides some extra bonuses for my play time
can i buy weapons or armors? or craft them?
i like my stats but i dont like how i look
also
can i change my appareance?
You're mixing Season level with battle pass level. Chapter 2 is the first time that they have combined.Pretty sure Fortnite doesn't have flat leveling... although I haven't played since season 2 or 3? But a quick google search shows Season 9:
Though I did hear that the new Chapter 2 one is grindy as hell (without double xp weekend). Apex battle pass season 1 was really grindy as well. Not sure if they changed that.
I think it really depends on the player.
I mean I had like 4 buddies all join D2 with New Light on PC and they all had no issue getting introduced to the game and sticking with it. The only thing I helped them with is telling them where to start Red War campaign but other then that, they have been pretty good about doing stuff themselves.
Gears 5 also has an increase in requirements as one progresses in the battle pass. A rank 2 player (can't remember the name but you know what I mean) would only need to earn 5 stars to rank up whereas a rank 40 would need to earn 12. The numbers may not be exact, but the idea is how it currently works.
What pinnacle weapons? The old ones? Because the ones they added this time around are absolute junk (and called something different now, but I forget which).
Yep, this change was driven to do two things - provide yet another grind, and most importantly to encourage players to spend more real money at Eververse. Thanks Activision! Oh wait.
There is no way it needs a 30mbps upload to stay connected. Did you typo, is it an exaggeration or are you just complaining with hyperbole?
But now you can earn BD from multiple sources, no matter how small, to be able to buy things more directly.
It's cool for the most part.
What is not ok is getting to level 82 and getting 16k glimmer...ffs I can get that in what, 15 minutes? When i'm that high level it should give me meaningful stuff, not something dumb like this. Getting 25 legendary shards is also dumb, since this is ridiculous easy to get.
They need to change a few lame rewards.
What is not ok is getting to level 82 and getting 16k glimmer...ffs I can get that in what, 15 minutes? When i'm that high level it should give me meaningful stuff, not something dumb like this. Getting 25 legendary shards is also dumb, since this is ridiculous easy to get.
They need to change a few lame rewards.
Yeah, and you used to just be able to break down stuff you didn't want from the engrams you got every level to do the same thing.
Was definitely very pleasantly surprised by how easy it was, my only complaint would be it doesn't have anything I actually really want, the hoodless Hunter Cloak would be if I played Hunter a lot. But it only took 3 week of me not even going super out my way to get to 100 (just pick up bounties if you are in a location with them) and it just being part of the DLC you buy i can't say it's a big complaint. But if next season had way more Bright Dust (like 4-5k more) and less 2% EXP boosters or barely any Glimmer I'd be extremely happy. A Sparrow too.
Not everything at every level is going to be meaningful and it doesn't need to be. At least that 16k glimmer and 25 shards will be put to use. Most battle passes are riddled with literal junk that you'll never use. 90% of the stuff in this battlepass will be used by the player. That might be a goddamn first. Decent armor (that can come in CLUTCH when leveling), good looking ornaments, free exotics, an exclusive exotic ship, an exclusive exotic emote, a seasonal exotic weapon, masterwork materials, Vex Offensive tokens, exclusive shaders, and practical crafting materials. Compare to the frequent lame and never-to-be-used shit on a Fortnite or Apex pass.