Destiny: Rise of Iron 9.20.16

Vorph

Vorph

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Is there seriously no loot for doing the weekly heroic strike other than the 3 coins? I just soloed it and then brought in a friend for credit at Sepiks and we got jack shit. (P.S. Soloing the strike is vastly easier than grouping for it. I killed Devil Walker in less than a minute using arc damage sniper and rocket launcher.)

Getting really sick of the blind luck that's required for progression in this game. L20 strike playlist gives L17 gear, L22 playlist gives L18 gear, both of which do fuck-all to actually raise your light level so that you can do the L24 stuff effectively. Sure, you get engrams, but the vast majority of those result in useless gear as well even at rank 7+. I'm basically stuck at 23 because I haven't won the lottery like the people who are 26+.
 
eXarc

eXarc

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Yeah, I have to agree with Vorph's post above. I've done the weekly Heroic and other insane difficulty shit solo and with a group and I got my 13 coins on Sunday and the vendor was gone...2 days to acquire that shit? Alright, whatever. Still got NO reward on the 2nd Heroic weekly complete because apparently I already got my 3 coins. Great. So here I am still stuck at level 20 with a Legendary Warlock Helmet and Titan shit and a green chest because I have been completely fucked over by the random loot system.

My character looks nothing like the amount of retarded grinding and effort I have put into it. Meh

Oh and seriously a 100 mark cap on the reputation reward stuff so I have to wait 2+ fucking weeks regardless of how much I am playing or effort I am putting into Crucible matches, etc. to get the fucking rewards? Jesus.
 
Lost Virtue

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Fadaar_sl said:
I could probably hit 26 soon as I hit Vanguard rank 2. Two purple armor pieces, no weapons yet. PSN name jones_ucf

Edit: Also I need to do the weekly strike if anyone wants to do it some time today
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Me and Intrinsic were possibly going to do the lvl 22 weekly tonight. We are however only 21,half way to 22 at this time.
 
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Eatbeast

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Level 24 right now, if the reset happens tomorrow I should be able to hit 26 after I buy another legendary armor piece. Have the day off and gonna neckbeard it up. If I can hit 26 I like to try the raids.

Got a exotic weapon quest this morning right before I had to leave for work
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Getting from 20-24 happened pretty naturally for me in the course of farming 100 vanguard marks. I think in the time it takes to get to vanguard rank 2 and 65 marks it would be rare not to be 22, then buying the first legendary armor for 65 marks should put you up to 24.
 
wormie

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I am enjoying the game. Of course i have no time to poopsock, so my experience might be different than others. However, i see a lot of bitching about pointless grind here. I recall grinding out Halo 2 or CoD rankings for weeks on end with absolutely no reward other than a fancier symbol next to my name. What did everyone expect out of this game? WoW?
 
Noodleface

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wormie_sl said:
I am enjoying the game. Of course i have no time to poopsock, so my experience might be different than others. However, i see a lot of bitching about pointless grind here. I recall grinding out Halo 2 or CoD rankings for weeks on end with absolutely no reward other than a fancier symbol next to my name. What did everyone expect out of this game? WoW?
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Same experience here. I am only level 8 like I said, basically no time to play but when I do I am definitely satisfied and want to keep playing.
 
Xexx

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Ok i am confused, when you click on a planet to patrol it says aiding them factions gives rep and x-material. However when you complete any patrol you are never given the material and just the reputation so im confused if the description is given an error or if the reward system isnt working correctly.
 
Vorph

Vorph

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I like the game very much, I just think the loot progression is completely broken if you don't get absurdly lucky. Strike playlists reward you with loot far below the level of the strikes themselves, and only the engram rewards have a [very slim] chance at being something decent.

Even armor bought with Vanguard marks is fucked up because of the mods on it. You get scout or AR on the arms, scout/sniper or AR/shotgun on the chest, and hand cannon or pulse rifle on the boots. If you want int on your armor as a titan, scout rifle is your only option.

Based on how my luck in these games goes, I know that whatever armor I buy will end up being completely incompatible with the first exotic weapon I get, so I haven't spent any marks at all yet.


X X E X X_sl said:
Ok i am confused, when you click on a planet to patrol it says aiding them factions gives rep and x-material. However when you complete any patrol you are never given the material and just the reputation so im confused if the description is given an error or if the reward system isnt working correctly.
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In beta, completing the 'star' missions that have you kill a specific target rewarded you with like 10 spinmetal. They seem to have nerfed the rewards but not updated the map info.

Speaking of spinmetal, et al. -- do material exchanges let you break the weekly mark cap?
 
Xexx

Xexx

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NEVER turn in material, its total fuckery and you get 25 rep for like an hour of collecting.
 
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Senaiel

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Don't get XXEXX all worked up about the turn ins. Out of all the things in this game he hates those the most(expect purples becoming decoded into blues).
 
Xexx

Xexx

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Not that i saw, i turned in 50 spinmetal for 20 rep and decided never to do that again.
 
Janx

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Game feels like a "new" version of Phantasy Star Online. So why they try to incorporate shit like weekly caps ala MMOs is beyond me. The game isn't a fucking MMO Bungie. Game has the potential to be great but there are just so many bad design decisions.
 
Arch

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Janx_sl said:
Game feels like a "new" version of Phantasy Star Online. So why they try to incorporate shit like weekly caps ala MMOs is beyond me. The game isn't a fucking MMO Bungie. Game has the potential to be great but there are just so many bad design decisions.
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Mother fucker, I haven't owned a console in a few years and this statement really makes me want to pick one up, I love some PSO holy shit did I dump hundreds of hours into that game.
 
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Column_sl

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Janx_sl said:
Game feels like a "new" version of Phantasy Star Online. So why they try to incorporate shit like weekly caps ala MMOs is beyond me. The game isn't a fucking MMO Bungie. Game has the potential to be great but there are just so many bad design decisions.
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The weekly caps dont even matter, purples rain down on you if you play enough
 
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