Destiny

[Groot]

Good Lord, this game is taking forever to install the updates. After that I still have to load all the expansion packs. Looks like I'll be putting her into rest mode to download faster and going to play gears on the Xbox.

[Grim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Groot

I have no idea if the game is any good (for me), but I wanted a white PS4 and it looks pretty damn sexy in person.

congrats on getting a white ps4.

Originally Posted by jsteinhauer

Well, this kind of sucks. Fired up my PS4 tonight and connected to the new network and find 73Mbs.

But it seems everyone in North America is downloading the Destiny update, so it really makes no difference. Preparing to download (83%).

when mine hit prepairing to download %75. it went really freaking slow.

Originally Posted by Bizdady

Coming soon! Buy Weapon Parts or Motes of lights for Silver!

microtransaction bandwagon

[Chocolatejas]

Originally Posted by Bizdady

Coming soon! Buy Weapon Parts or Motes of lights for Silver!

Likely strange coin as those are hard to come by now.

[Grim Reaper]

link to update info.
https://www.bungie.net/7_Destiny-Upd...News?aid=13706
2.0.1 - The one with Eververse Trading Company.

General
Tess Everis has returned from her vacation and is now back at her station in the Tower
Added a new currency, Silver, that can be purchased from console stores
Tess's booth has been given a facelift to reflect her new venture with the Eververse Trading Company
Lord Saladin has returned from his hiatus and brings new wares for Iron Banner challengers
Players who may have deleted their pre-order Ghost Shells after the Taken King Launch can now obtain them again from the Speaker
Fixed an issue where some Taken King Collector's Edition purchasers did not receive their Shaders
They can now be obtained from the Shader Collections Kiosk
Fixed an issue where some of the Year 1 Special Order Emblems and Shaders were not appearing in Collections


Weapons
“Shot Package” perks have been removed and replaced on Shotguns with a non-range-boosting perk
Fixed an issue where Black Spindle had an unintended +20 Attack bonus
Fixed an issue in which Rare Sniper Rifle scope upgrades did not correctly show progress
Fixed an issue in which activating the "Eye of the Storm" perk was not using correct feedback when readying weapon
Fixed an issue in which the “Second Wind” perk was incorrectly applying on the initial spawn


Armor
Players can now reroll Stat nodes and Upgrade nodes on Exotic armor via the “Twist Fate” node
Twist Fate will require Glimmer, Armor materials, and a Glass Needle, which will be available from Xur during his weekly visits


Exotics
Fixed an issue where No Back Up Plans did not consistently trigger Force Barrier on Shotgun kills
Fixed an issue where the “Air Traffic Control” perk on Taikonaut Helm did not properly increase heavy ammo drop rate with a Rocket Launcher equipped
Smoke Bombs used with Sealed Ahamkara Grasps no longer costs two charges


Quests & Bounties
Fixed an issue where Hunter and Warlock class level-up quests were not giving rewards for the correct level
Fixed an issue with some Year 1 Exotic Bounty items that were causing lingering waypoints to remain over various NPCs
Fixed several issues where some bounties were not correctly requiring players to complete Court of Oryx encounters within the stated time on the issued bounty
Affected Bounties: "Challenge the Court: Reciprocal Rune", "Challenge the Court: Stolen Rune," "Challenge the Court: Antiquated Rune"
Fixed an issue where some Vanguard bounties were incorrectly granting credit across entire Fireteams
Affected Bounties: “Heavyweight”, “Specialized Rampage”, “Enemy in Every Corner”, “Invincible”
Fixed an issue where it was possible to not get charges on an Agonarch Rune if another Rune was completed in the same week


Strikes
Weekly Heroic Playlist now shows how many Weekly Bonus Legendary Mark awards remain
Fixed an issue where players were not transitioning to Return to Orbit upon Phogoth's death
Fixed an issue where players were not transitioning to Return to Orbit phase upon Omnigul's death


Raid: King's Fall
Increased the number of potential Shards and added additional materials in the first King's Fall chest
Blighted Light explosion size has been changed to encompass the entire Arena


Crucible
General
Shaxx's Weekly Bounties now unlock across all characters after completing the Crucible Questline on one character
Damage curves have been adjusted for all power-enabled playlists to account for the new Light levels in Year 2
Distinct audio cues have been created for teammate and enemy revives
Weekly Crucible bounty "Featured Matches" now properly progresses in weekly featured playlists in addition to daily featured playlists
Weekly Crucible bounties "Featured Matches" and "Making an Impact" now also count top 3 finishes in Rumble as wins, to be consistent with other Crucible quest and bounty steps
"Hold the Line" bounty now only requires being near only one of your teammates (instead of two)
Fixed an issue where the "Largest Multi-Kill" stat on the Mayhem scoreboard did not accumulate correctly

Playlists
Thieves' Den has been removed from the Rift playlist
Added Twilight Gap and Asylum to Elimination playlist
Removed Thieves' Den from Doubles playlist
Removed The Anomaly and Firebase Delphi from Inferno Salvage and Inferno Skirmish playlists

Iron Banner
Iron Banner is now enabled for the week of 10/13 - 10/19
Requires a minimum Character Level of 40
Recommended Light for Iron Banner is 230
Game completion rewards have been reworked to be a more valid source for Iron Banner rewards
End-of-match rewards now include both weapons and armor (including items available on Lord Saladin)
New Emblems have been added to Lord Saladin's inventory
Lord Saladin now has three daily bounties and three weekly bounties that award Legendary Marks
Gear purchased from Lord Saladin now requires Legendary Marks (instead of Glimmer)
Tempered buff is now automatically applied to your character and continues to grow in effectiveness each day of the event week


Trials of Osiris
Trials of Osiris will be enabled the weekend of 10/16-10/18
Requires a minimum Character Level of 40
Requires a minimum Light of 251; Recommended Light is 290
Winning teams now receive Trials gear rewards directly at the end-of-match completion
Players that go undefeated on their Passage will continue to be invited to The Lighthouse
Players may continue to play in the Trials past 9 wins (but rewards are maxed out at 9 wins)
Trials Passages now have a Details page containing your Boons
Player must now purchase Boons from the Details page on their Passage instead of from Brother Vance
Boons can no longer be applied to Trials passages after starting a run
Trials gear can be purchased from Brother Vance (including some items found at the Lighthouse)
Brother Vance now has Bounties that award Legendary Marks
Crucible Bounties can now also be completed in Trials of Osiris
Matchmaking has been updated to make it more competitive to reach The Lighthouse

Economy
Sources for Motes of Light have been adjusted:
From completing Public Events have been increased by approximately 100%
From earning XP post-40 have been increased from 3 -> 5
From Faction Rep packages have been reduced from 5 -> 4
From dismantling Rare and Legendary Items have been reduced by approximately 25-30%
From Daily Vanguard and Crucible Bounties have been reduced by approximately 50%
Sources for Strange Coins have been adjusted:
From Faction Rep packages have been reduced from 5 -> 4
From Daily Vanguard and Crucible Bounties have been reduced by approximately 50%
Weapon Parts from dismantling Uncommon or Rare Weapons have been reduced by around 25%
Weapon Part turn-ins at Factions increased from +50 Rep to +75 Rep per turn-in
Materials recovered by Ghost Extractor upgrades reduced (but still guaranteed)

Inventory
Ghost Shells will now be recovered at the Postmaster in your Lost and Found, if you don't have inventory space for them

Technical
Fixed multiple situations that resulted in the game client crashing, including the "Ward of Dawn” and “Firefly” crashes
Fixed some issues where audio would drop



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[spectre08]

It's funny to see how paranoid some of you are about microtransactions. Did you get burned by other games or something?

[Grim Reaper]

Originally Posted by spectre08

It's funny to see how paranoid some of you are about microtransactions. Did you get burned by other games or something?

it was just a matter of time when it was added.

[Ray O. Blu]

Originally Posted by spectre08

It's funny to see how paranoid some of you are about microtransactions. Did you get burned by other games or something?

I bought the Snoop Dogg voice for COD: Ghosts and ever since I installed it every thing I say rhymes and comes out like, "Fo shizzle my nizzle got the rizzle dizzle fo my grizzle".

I'm afraid if I purchase emotes, the same thing will happen.

[spectre08]

Originally Posted by Grim Reaper

it was just a matter of time when it was added.

so? The micro-transaction cat is out of the bag, it's simply a part of the new technology economy, and it's not unique to games.

Bungie has been adamant that they'll never adopt a "pay to win" model, and micro-transactions will be limited to optional cosmetic things.

They still have a LONG way to go before they have to dip into any "pay to win" type things. Shaders, emblems, and ships at a minimum are all still on the table, and may go pay eventually.

I personally don't have any problem with this new reality, I think it gives gamers things we wouldn't get otherwise, and helps games companies stay competitive and fund new content.

We have to be vigilant that these companies don't ABUSE the system, and if Bungie does go pay-to-win I'll be one of the first to skewer them for it. But until then I'm taking them at their word.

[UK_fan_05]

As long as they keep it to cosmetic stuff that doesn't affect gameplay then no problem. I don't think Bungie will go past that.

[Snicket]

Well I for one totally trust the faceless for profit mega corporation to have my best interests in mind.

[spectre08]

Originally Posted by Snicket

Well I for one totally trust the faceless for profit mega corporation to have my best interests in mind.

lol mega corporation?

Bungie has fewer than 200 employees, and since breaking away from Microsoft and becoming an independent legal entity the only thing they've released is Destiny. If they screw it up, they fold. period.

[Gamma_Winstead]

Originally Posted by spectre08

lol mega corporation?

Bungie has fewer than 200 employees, and since breaking away from Microsoft and becoming an independent legal entity the only thing they've released is Destiny. If they screw it up, they fold. period.

Pretty sure he meant Activision, which holds power of the pricing model of destiny.

[Matt S]

I have no problem with the micro transactions for stuff that is purely cosmetic. As long as it stays for cosmetic stuff...

[jsteinhauer]

Originally Posted by spectre08

It's funny to see how paranoid some of you are about microtransactions. Did you get burned by other games or something?

I think we've all just been exposed to what microtransactions have done in gaming outside of the console realm. And in a game like Destiny, that is designed to be very addicting, there is definitely a potential dark side to them.


Anyone have to finish a sword quest tomorrow? I should be picking up an arc sword.

I did not get to play IB tonight. As everyone was otherwise occupied or unresponsive at the time I was looking, I got involved in a CoO T3 marathon with two random fireteams from whom people came and went, probably earned 8 calcified fragments altogether, while similarly charging runes to get them ready. It was quite a good time. Then Casual held a platform, while I retrieved #45, then found a couple of guys to run Undying Mind and the Phobos mission. Nice to be done with that.

[red_5ive]

I really don't know what this microtransaction biz is about, but if I ever hear the operator tell me to "Please deposit 20 cents for 5 more minutes" right before I'm about to take down Crota's dad, I'm done with this game.

[Trailbreaker77]

Originally Posted by SirMontyPython

I'll be online in about an hour's time...I highly doubt later this evening, but for sure this afternoon!

Hey, sorry I only logged on long enough to do the update and grab the bounties out of the tower before I had to jump out to make dinner.

I got on later around 8pm EST but you were gone then.

Originally Posted by jsteinhauer

I just want to say that before you buy any dances with real money, consider that I am not going to buy any for real money. So whatever it is you are paying for, you are buying mine, too.

Therefore, thank you!

I'd also like to thank those that are doing this as well as I will not be purchasing any silver, in fact I doubt I'll spend the free silver Bungie handed out.

Originally Posted by jsteinhauer

Well, this kind of sucks. Fired up my PS4 tonight and connected to the new network and find 73Mbs.

But it seems everyone in North America is downloading the Destiny update, so it really makes no difference. Preparing to download (83%).

Mine failed about 3 times so I deleted a couple of games off my hard drive and it worked after that. I'm completely out of space, I know what I'm asking Santa for.

Originally Posted by Bizdady

Coming soon! Buy Weapon Parts or Motes of lights for Silver!

Originally Posted by Snicket

Well I for one totally trust the faceless for profit mega corporation to have my best interests in mind.

Reminds me of EA and what they've done to Madden.

Originally Posted by jsteinhauer

I think we've all just been exposed to what microtransactions have done in gaming outside of the console realm. And in a game like Destiny, that is designed to be very addicting, there is definitely a potential dark side to them.


Anyone have to finish a sword quest tomorrow? I should be picking up an arc sword.

I did not get to play IB tonight. As everyone was otherwise occupied or unresponsive at the time I was looking, I got involved in a CoO T3 marathon with two random fireteams from whom people came and went, probably earned 8 calcified fragments altogether, while similarly charging runes to get them ready. It was quite a good time. Then Casual held a platform, while I retrieved #45, then found a couple of guys to run Undying Mind and the Phobos mission. Nice to be done with that.

I just finished the first section of the exotic sword last night in the IB with the crucible kills so I'm way behind you. I knew I would be as I don't have the time to spend focusing on any particular quest, it's done when it's done for me.

I was looking for a fireteam last night for IB but no luck, looking forward to tonights raid though.

[jsteinhauer]

Originally Posted by red_5ive

I really don't know what this microtransaction biz is about, but if I ever hear the operator tell me to "Please deposit 20 cents for 5 more minutes" right before I'm about to take down Crota's dad, I'm done with this game.

It's a pretty standard concept in mobile gaming. Free to play games are common, but one they hook you, you get charged for in-game material that makes you more competitive, level up faster, etc. You've head of free-to-play, pay-to-win. $.99 here and there can add up pretty quickly, if you're playing a game every day, and it's a business model in games that easily hook users, like this one. A lot of random reinforcement and farming and grinding activities that take time. Granted, after a few weeks now, the Destiny grind is not what it used to be.

[Blu-Benny]

picked up my 1st 300 weapon last night!!

then got a 295 machine gun from a legendary engram and a 295 Warlock bond.

Benny is finally over 290!!

finished the night @ 292. finally raid ready!!

[Trailbreaker77]

Looks like Bungie is going to fix the Nightfall and make it worth playing again.

https://twitter.com/thislukesmith/st...15700572073984

[Ferris]

Originally Posted by Trailbreaker77

Looks like Bungie is going to fix the Nightfall and make it worth playing again.

https://twitter.com/thislukesmith/st...15700572073984

It's about time. Now, granted, I got a great drop from it last night (310 Hereafter). However, the nightfalls prior were purple engrams that turned into an artifact I didn't need (mine is already 310), or motes/runes.

One other thing I'll mention: we're guessing Bungie buffed the exotic drops from the Transept chest, as last night in one run 3 (or 4) of us got exotics. Personally, I got a 310 Hawkmoon there.