Destiny

[LizardSlayer]

Originally Posted by Kevin Ridge

Totally get what you are saying. It is obvious here and on my friends list that lots of folks will be getting TTK and are excited about the new content. I feel like I'm the only one not continuing on. So yeah it is probably a me issue too. I'm sure some cool stuff to be involved in TTK. But the more I read about changes/new content I just keep seeing grind, grind, grind to more of the same thing.

You guys are looking at it wrong, it's something new to do while playing with friends.

Pull your wallets out and go ahead spend the $60 and let's dance in the tower....

[Blu Doon]

Originally Posted by Autumn Shroud

Yep...with the NF bonus, I completed all of today's Gunsmith weapons and I am over rank 1 with him now. I rather enjoyed the new look / sound of these weapons, despite the fact that the Monte Carlo "frame" is used for the actual design in some of them. I'm not too shabby in PVP, but completing the PVP sniper rifle test was tough for me since I rarely use sniper rifles anyway. But, it was still fun to do.

Like Dodger and many others, I also received the Suros emblem & Shader, as well as all 3 exotic class items, class shaders and class dances from pre-ordering the Digital Collector's edition for TTK. Once TTK actually hits, we should all receive the Year One VIP package (Sparrow, Shader, Emblem) as well. Those of us who got the Collector's Edition will also get the Suros weapons pack.

Overall, it has been a positive experience for me so far. I'd say about 80% positive with 20% negative for things that really bug me. I'll list some of my "gripes" below, and see how you guys feel about them.

The "Fire Team" bounties. I understand Bungie's desire to encourage us to play together, and I would be first in line to tell people that this game is much more fun with a handful of friends. However, this is essentially an indirect "punishment" or penalty, if you will, for people who prefer to fly solo or people who work odd hours and don't get to play with their friends often. Being forced to go outside the actual game to find people on LFG to complete bounties (!) with is a pretty shitty way to get your rep up after all this time of being able to truck away at them by yourself, or with others if you chose to do so.

Gunsmith weapon tests & rep. Now, I personally don't mind PVP. However, I do mind (once again) being forced to play a side of Destiny I don't prefer over the other side of Destiny. As Dodger mentioned above, he doesn't like PVP, so he'll be 2 weapon completions behind every time the Gunsmith resets. Whether or not this bothers him, I don't know, but it would bother me. Going by the threads on Reddit and Bungie's forums I know for a fact that it bothers many other players as well. I never understood Bungie's incessant need to force people to do something they don't want to do, for whatever reason said people may have. We all play our games for fun, and banging your head into PVP for the sake of getting some rep toward a weapon you'll only use in PVE just sucks, no matter how you look at it. It's unnecessary and players should have the option to complete these things outside of PVP, so they don't lag behind and can still enjoy the new shit at the same time as everyone else.

Class items. I really enjoyed being able to swap out my cloaks, bonds and marks in accordance with my armor and shader choices. Unfortunately, Destiny never allowed us many options in the way our characters look, but with the addition of the "Light" stat to class items, they (once again) took away our choice to wear this cloak, or that one, or this one here. I re-rolled a hunter just so I could use the level 1 scarf and level 2-5 cloaks on my first hunter because they look cool and allowed me to change her flavor every now and then. Unfortunately, this is no longer possible due to our Light level dropping significantly with the majority of our favorite class items. It's even more aggravating now, after they reworked the way shaders apply to exotic armor and made them all look much better than they did before. Why they chose to do this is beyond me, and they're actually receiving a whole lot of fire over this. Let's hope they'll eventually see the error of this decision, and they'll either reverse it or finally give us the option to transmog our gear. Speaking of transmog...

What is truly baffling to me is the fact that Activision owns Bungie as well as Blizzard. Blizzard made World of Warcraft, and when Transmogrification was brought to that game back in 2011, players were ecstatic. This feature alone was a breath of new life for the old content that had long been forgotten, for we were given a real reason able to go back into the old raids to try our luck at killing those bosses to find that piece of gear we loved (but hadn't been able to wear for years due to it's stats being obsolete) to "transmog" our current level gear into looking like the old stuff, or anything we wanted it to be. It brought a sense of individuality, character and even "style" to the game, after everyone looked the same for so long.

TL;DR - Destiny 2.0 is mostly excellent, with a few issues I wish we didn't have to deal with, but we'll be just fine if it doesn't change.

Wow I totally agree with everything here. I have over 20 hunter cloaks that I like to change out and think its dumb that now all of them are basically worthless. I am using a blue cloak now that has 160 light and my iron banner cloak only has 30 wth.

I love PVP in this game but was very dissapointed when I got bounties that said they needed to be completed in the fireteam. I feel like this is almost punishment for doing anything solo and I like to pvp solo. Otherwise loving everything else about 2.0. Hey quick question how do you know which guns from gunsmith are for pvp or pve I must of missed something.

[CarlsbergAdam]

Originally Posted by LizardSlayer

It's not for everyone, that's for sure. I remember spending countless hours running in small circles during Final fantasy games looking for fights, I am not stranger to the grind, lol. I think there is a sense of accomplishment SOMETIMES, as long as it isn't too crazy, then I just cheese it and move on to the next one.

I am not real excited about leveling up the same exotic for the 3rd time, it feels like a step back to TDB....

True, but I understand that we'll be able to level a weapon in seconds by using motes of light.

[ratandjmt]

I just leveled my last character to 34. I really like that they changed that aspect of the game. No more having to kill an enemy hoping that last piece of gear you need will drop so you can level up. I can see everyone stuck at a wall and rolling right back into the farming aspect once they hit 40. Once everyone gets to level 40 they are going to be trying to get their defense and attack to the max. So basically everyone will be exactly were they are right now in a few months. I can see it now, people complaining because LFG parties will be setting a minimal Light score before you will be accepted.

As far as the grinding I know exactly what you guys are talking about. I just finished working on a few of the new missions with my Titan to hit level 34. After visiting Commander Zavala a time or two my current missions are "create 25 orbs with Ward of Dawn" and "Defeat 50 enemies with Fist of Havoc, grenade or melee attack". My Hunter and Warlock are currently working on the same mission as well.

[CarlsbergAdam]

Originally Posted by TTBHG

Seems like a very fair analysis. I have two complaints that are major to me but others probably couldn't care less about. The shotguns in PvP are as bad as ever and amplified by the tight new maps. That is huge to me as I hated it before and the new maps only magnified the issue.

Two, the subclass quests annoy me. (And this is a me issue) after the five hundred hours of grinding I've already done, do I really need to be sent on a quest to throw grenades at things and use my super?

With respect to my second point. The grind of this game really got to me in the last month or so and as soon as I look at the first minutes of the new DLC, all I can see are quests asking me to grind some more. Maybe this style of game just isn't my cup of tea. This is really the first grindfest-type game I've ever sunk this kind of time in to. (Again, probably more of a me issue than a Destiny issue)

I see your point about the grind fest. This isn't my first grind fest, but it's been the most enjoyable one, especially in terms of the social aspect.

One way to reduce the grind is to only play one character and focus on the parts of the game that you enjoy the most.

[LizardSlayer]

Originally Posted by CarlsbergAdam

True, but I understand that we'll be able to level a weapon in seconds by using motes of light.

I still have 1000's of shards and energy so I assume I can buy quite a few motes, lol.

[KenKeith]

Originally Posted by ratandjmt

I just leveled my last character to 34. I really like that they changed that aspect of the game. No more having to kill an enemy hoping that last piece of gear you need will drop so you can level up. I can see everyone stuck at a wall and rolling right back into the farming aspect once they hit 40. Once everyone gets to level 40 they are going to be trying to get their defense and attack to the max. So basically everyone will be exactly were they are right now in a few months. I can see it now, people complaining because LFG parties will be setting a minimal Light score before you will be accepted.

As far as the grinding I know exactly what you guys are talking about. I just finished working on a few of the new missions with my Titan to hit level 34. After visiting Commander Zavala a time or two my current missions are "create 25 orbs with Ward of Dawn" and "Defeat 50 enemies with Fist of Havoc, grenade or melee attack". My Hunter and Warlock are currently working on the same mission as well.

Might want to hold off completing those quests until 9/15. Can't wear the class item until you're level 40 anyhow.
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[TTBHG]

Originally Posted by LizardSlayer

You guys are looking at it wrong, it's something new to do while playing with friends.

Pull your wallets out and go ahead spend the $60 and let's dance in the tower....

The friends are the only thing that have kept me this long. I enjoy the hell out of all of the people I play with. It quit being about the game a long time ago.

[ratandjmt]

Originally Posted by KenKeith

Might want to hold off completing those quests until 9/15. Can't wear the class item until you're level 40 anyhow.

I didn't complete anything. They are all sitting there waiting on next week.


Does anyone know if you can level up to 40 without purchasing the DLC? I am just curious if my copy will still be somewhat worth playing if I don't purchase the DLC.

[LizardSlayer]

Originally Posted by TTBHG

The friends are the only thing that have kept me this long. I enjoy the hell out of all of the people I play with. It quit being about the game a long time ago.

Great, so when are you buying the game?

[CarlsbergAdam]

Originally Posted by LizardSlayer

I still have 1000's of shards and energy so I assume I can buy quite a few motes, lol.

Yup, already exchanged all of my shards, etc. for motes. Go see the speaker.

[Trailbreaker77]

Originally Posted by LizardSlayer

I still have 1000's of shards and energy so I assume I can buy quite a few motes, lol.

I need to get Radient Energy for my weapons but I have not had much luck in getting it from the daily challenges.

[TTBHG]

Originally Posted by Trailbreaker77

I need to get Radient Energy for my weapons but I have not had much luck in getting it from the daily challenges.

Radiant energy only comes from the Crota raid. That's why you haven't had much luck getting it during the daily challenges.

[Edword]

So level 42 Raid for potential Hard Mode or "Difficult" as they call it now? I sure hope that's not that case as I thought Bungie learned their lesson in cheapening difficulty by making higher level enemies

[CasualKiller]

Originally Posted by TTBHG

The friends are the only thing that have kept me this long. I enjoy the hell out of all of the people I play with. It quit being about the game a long time ago.

I ended up with it lol....

[JJ]

The new crucible maps are all awesome. They remind me of Goldeneye N64 maps somehow

[Trailbreaker77]

Originally Posted by TTBHG

Radiant energy only comes from the Crota raid. That's why you haven't had much luck getting it during the daily challenges.

......

[CasualKiller]

Originally Posted by JJ

The new crucible maps are all awesome. They remind me of Goldeneye N64 maps somehow

Only tried the portal map so far, the guns feel weird. Still managed a 1.64 though.

Not understanding the gunsmith weapons. After you complete it the weapon has a green check, you just disassemble them after?

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by JJ

My style of play was just MADE for rift. I. LOVE. RIFT. All the jumping and running I could ever want. Eao Jordans + max agility build + MIDA and I'm almost the Barry Sanders guardian.



I do have to learn to wait for my blockers, though, sometimes I outrun my offensive line.

First time I also saw the Mercy Rule enacted in that game too, must've taken less than 5 minutes.

Hmph. You only had 3 carries. That wasn't very Barry Sanders of you.

[Scottie]

So I guess this is real? Ugh

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