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Rage187

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I am shocked that people don't understand the difference between a special and a primary weapon. An ice breaker is not a primary. I witnessed one guy attempting to use ice breaker in vanguard tiger strikes as a primary. After 3 runs I decided I wasn't going to carry him and let him sit back. So I refused to move and forced him to move up to engage. He still refused to switch to his primary. I saw him die no less than 7 times because he would keep trying to engage enemies with an ice breaker at cqc range. I understand you wanna level it but really...do that on your own time. Use it when appropriate. Once he finally switched to his primary he stopped dying.

Maybe just that guy as I use it as a primary and solo'd a tiger strike without dying. Heck, one playlist and all 3 of us were using it. Takes skill, like a shotgun, gut it makes a hell of s statement.
 

cmdrdredd

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Maybe just that guy as I use it as a primary and solo'd a tiger strike without dying. Heck, one playlist and all 3 of us were using it. Takes skill, like a shotgun, gut it makes a hell of s statement.

No, that wasn't it at all. He was a waste of space getting less than 20 kills. Most of the time he hung back where he couldn't even hit any of the enemies too. You could watch him sit and not move up at all. Made me and another guy do all the work. The other guy there mentioned it first, we all had the ice breaker too. That's when I decided to make him move up and engage.
 
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mnewsham

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Considering picking up an Xbox one this month.... can I still catch up?

With grinding it shouldnt be too hard to be honest, most of it is RNG and that has gotten better lately so you could hit 22-24 in a week if you really wanted to, though that would require a decent chunk of time.
 

TallBill

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You must not know how I game Lol. Likely getting a one this week. I'll add ya'll when it happens.
 
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With grinding it shouldnt be too hard to be honest, most of it is RNG and that has gotten better lately so you could hit 22-24 in a week if you really wanted to, though that would require a decent chunk of time.

Took me about 12 hours of gametime to get to 20, according to bungie.net, then another few hours of non-focused gameplay (i.e. just having fun playing co-op with friends) to hit 25.
 

MalReynolds13

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So I'm at the PvP part of the Invective bounty (get +25 kills and assists vs deaths), and had done 0 Crucible up to this point. After a couple hours last night I'm at a whopping +4. Any general tips? I'm usually decent (not great by any means, but ok) at FPS MP but that was an incredibly frustrating experience. Fwiw, 28 titan, switched back to striker for my last match and that seemed to help a little (got me back up to +4 from 0).
 

Anubis

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Aug 31, 2001
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don't run around like a crazy person, play it slow.

picked up Hard Light this week from the nightfall and got hawkmoon randomly from a strike last night. in general I don't really like hand cannons but this thing is a beast
 
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Rage187

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Play control. I got +10 in one match from just guarding a control point. The other tip is to stay away from that one control point on every map that people congregate. usually point B on each map.

I also saved my super until I saw one control point being over taken by a lot of enemies, you can see this by watching how quickly it fills up. I would then run over there and drop my super which would kill 2-4 guys. Then get the hell out of there and back to the one you were guarding.
 

MalReynolds13

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Thanks, I'll keep those in mind when I get back to it. Any weapon type suggestions? Seemed like shotguns and fusion rifles ruled the day.
 

smackababy

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Oct 30, 2008
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You must not know how I game Lol. Likely getting a one this week. I'll add ya'll when it happens.

If you get it, go ahead and add me as well. I am always looking for people who want to grind with. In like 8 hours you'll be 18, and you can then start grinding strikes.


So, apparently, averaging 3.2 million players a day. This might just not fall off as hard as everything out.
 

cmdrdredd

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If you get it, go ahead and add me as well. I am always looking for people who want to grind with. In like 8 hours you'll be 18, and you can then start grinding strikes.


So, apparently, averaging 3.2 million players a day. This might just not fall off as hard as everything out.
3.2 million players a day for an average of 3 hours each and 4 hours on weekends, 1billion crucible kills, 137million activities completed, and the average player has played the game 20.9 times and 1.8 times a day.

Doesn't seem like the nay sayers are correct that the game will be forgotten in a month.
 

sze5003

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Aug 18, 2012
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when CoD drops, this is going to take a hit. I'm happy to see the Bro gamers jump ship.

The only thing I'd want with cod is to try the single player. I don't think I'll play cod mp anymore. I haven't since ghosts and traded it in.
 

Rage187

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Thanks, I'll keep those in mind when I get back to it. Any weapon type suggestions? Seemed like shotguns and fusion rifles ruled the day.

I use an auto rifle and fusion rifle. Look at your radar and you will see them pop up as they get close. get your fusion rifle out and time it so they walk through the door as your fusion rifle discharges. Pocket Infinity doesn't hurt
 

smackababy

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when CoD drops, this is going to take a hit. I'm happy to see the Bro gamers jump ship.

This makes zero sense. "I'll be happy when a bunch of players stop playing this game! I can't wait for the queue times for strikes to go up! That way, I'll know none of them like games I don't like!"

The only people that cause problems, from what I can see, are those who metagame and afk abuse to get gear. That is hardly the dude bro demographic. Those guys seem more intent on killing noobs than sitting around playing Pokemon on their DS.
 

Rage187

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Dec 30, 2000
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I finally rolled an alt. Mostly for the shards/energy and coins. But it also unlocked some grimoire cards I didnt have. Qbah, it took me to the magic number!
 

cmdrdredd

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This makes zero sense. "I'll be happy when a bunch of players stop playing this game! I can't wait for the queue times for strikes to go up! That way, I'll know none of them like games I don't like!"

The only people that cause problems, from what I can see, are those who metagame and afk abuse to get gear. That is hardly the dude bro demographic. Those guys seem more intent on killing noobs than sitting around playing Pokemon on their DS.
Well on some other forums there is a large demographic that make the same whiny topics about destiny all day. "Its boring" "loot system is broken" "PvP isn't balanced" "no voice chat sucks"

All the same arguments and it is getting highly annoying to weed through these to get to the actual discussion and threads about grouping up.
 

smackababy

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Well on some other forums there is a large demographic that make the same whiny topics about destiny all day. "Its boring" "loot system is broken" "PvP isn't balanced" "no voice chat sucks"

All the same arguments and it is getting highly annoying to weed through these to get to the actual discussion and threads about grouping up.

And you think the playerbase decreasing is going to fix those? You should go check out the Diablo 3 forums. If anything, the exodus of the players has only increased the whiny posts made.

I agree there are some problems with Destiny (the matchmaking is far too limited; voice chat should be enabled, and togglable; PVP needs some tweaking), but even with those fixed, players will continue to cry and whine about things.
 
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What kind of improvements do you guys want to see put into the game? I think the game is so far pretty good, but after playing many online games, MMOs, RPGs, FPSs, there are still so many things that can be improved upon.

For me, I'd like to see:

1. A way to view the "destination" screen while not in orbit
2. A better in-game planet map showing the different areas and where you are currently
3. A trading system of some sort (not sure how this could be implemented fairly)
4. A better way to see certain stats like reputation from your character screen
5. A setting to adjust music and sound effects levels independently
6. A way to change your facial features (don't like how my char looks lol)

What about you guys?
 

smackababy

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What kind of improvements do you guys want to see put into the game? I think the game is so far pretty good, but after playing many online games, MMOs, RPGs, FPSs, there are still so many things that can be improved upon.

For me, I'd like to see:

1. A way to view the "destination" screen while not in orbit
2. A better in-game planet map showing the different areas and where you are currently
3. A trading system of some sort (not sure how this could be implemented fairly)
4. A better way to see certain stats like reputation from your character screen
5. A setting to adjust music and sound effects levels independently
6. A way to change your facial features (don't like how my char looks lol)

What about you guys?
I've love the ability to leave a planet and go directly to another planet. The entire idea of "Orbit" is kind of silly. Why do I have to leave Earth, go into orbit of Earth, then leave to Venus or whatever. I could understand being there for some things, like after a strike, but not having the ability to just jump from one planet to your next destination is pointless (and causes double load times).

I'd prefer voice chat being enabled before trading. And, a better match making system. Perhaps, add it for any mission, especially weekly heroics.

Rep would be nice, but you can already view that on the companion app, so I don't mind too much. A better in game map would be a nice addition as well.
 

cmdrdredd

Lifer
Dec 12, 2001
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And you think the playerbase decreasing is going to fix those? You should go check out the Diablo 3 forums. If anything, the exodus of the players has only increased the whiny posts made.

I agree there are some problems with Destiny (the matchmaking is far too limited; voice chat should be enabled, and togglable; PVP needs some tweaking), but even with those fixed, players will continue to cry and whine about things.
I know but if you really think it is that bad, stop playing and stop cluttering the forums. Its just that making posts on forums complaining isn't going to do much. The only forum that holds any weight is bungie's official one(s).
 

cmdrdredd

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I would not mind the ability to kick a player who is leeching if you are a fire team leader. What I mean is when matchmaking, if you are with a friend and it tosses one guy in to fill the team but he goes off to farm or whatnot while you have to do extra work because the game is sending waves designed for a team of 3, you should be able to either kick them or vote them out. Or even just allow a team of two to run strikes with no matchmaking if they want. Like if you set the fire team to friends only, you won't get a random...only someone who is on your friend list.

I don't mind random players most times but sometimes it feels like it is more work than if we were just two.
 

smackababy

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I know but if you really think it is that bad, stop playing and stop cluttering the forums. Its just that making posts on forums complaining isn't going to do much. The only forum that holds any weight is bungie's official one(s).

People love to whine about things on the internet.

I would not mind the ability to kick a player who is leeching if you are a fire team leader. What I mean is when matchmaking, if you are with a friend and it tosses one guy in to fill the team but he goes off to farm or whatnot while you have to do extra work because the game is sending waves designed for a team of 3, you should be able to either kick them or vote them out. Or even just allow a team of two to run strikes with no matchmaking if they want. Like if you set the fire team to friends only, you won't get a random...only someone who is on your friend list.

I don't mind random players most times but sometimes it feels like it is more work than if we were just two.

If that were the case, I'd never end up in groups where the other two guys are super geared and I feel worthless. I've had games where I was legitimately trying to help, but the two guys (both level 29, btw) were just mowing down everything. I ended with like 28 kills and something like 60 assists. I could have been afk and it would have went just as fast, I'm sure of it. >_> Sadly, I had to leave for some reason and couldn't stick around with that party. I'd love to have leeched some quick strikes.


I have a question about Xur: does he ever have weapon engrams or just armor ones? I've never actually looked at them before this weekend (first time I've actually had 23 motes of light) and it was for a helmet, which I already have an exotic in that slot. Are they ever weapons or just armor?
 

cmdrdredd

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People love to whine about things on the internet.



If that were the case, I'd never end up in groups where the other two guys are super geared and I feel worthless. I've had games where I was legitimately trying to help, but the two guys (both level 29, btw) were just mowing down everything. I ended with like 28 kills and something like 60 assists. I could have been afk and it would have went just as fast, I'm sure of it. >_> Sadly, I had to leave for some reason and couldn't stick around with that party. I'd love to have leeched some quick strikes.
No I don't think so. I have done a lot of stuff with high level players and none of them are like that. As long as you contribute its all good. If you aren't even in the same area or stand where we spawn in...that is a problem. I did the raid from the gatekeepers through atheon with a group that included 29s and a lv30 player. They invited me randomly to help out and they never once made anyone feel bad about their contributions to the fight. Maybe its just me but I haven't met any elitist players.
 
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