Gaming thread

[AWP]

I'm probably the only guy banging away on Destiny 2, but for those in it or getting back into the game:

The new season begins the 23rd at 1PM EST. 12PM EST that day Bungie will have a Destiny showcase talking about the way forward. All of the classes were reworked with Arc 3.0 dropping next week at reset (1PM EST). Buildcrafting is nearly a must now instead of "equip these two exotics" from days past. Bungie has leaned heavily into weapon crafting with some insane perk combinations available, but...

The game is still a grind and that will never change. You need 5 weapon patterns to unlock a crafted weapon and then you need so many kills and/ or activity completions to level up those weapons.

The lore/ storylines out now are ridiculous, making it a true "space opera." I find it more involved than Fallout or Elder Scrolls to be honest. The base game is free to play and leaves you with some decent content to help you decide if you want to purchase seasons or DLC.

Again, the game is still a grind and that will never change. With that said, I'm in the game daily so if you want a carry through some content to reduce your time and give you an XP boost, shoot me a PM or a whisper in game to Max's Red Rocket#3545. Bring a friend and we can absolutely smoke through some Nightfalls, story lines, and quests even faster.

Spending 20-30 minutes a few times a week in game chasing small bounties will pay huge dividends. The game is an elephant, eat it one bite at a time.

 

[BloodStripe]

any warzone players, preferably on Xbox?

 

[AWP]

Little over 3 hours to the Destiny Showcase, 4 hours to the new season, and about 4.5-5 hours before the overloaded servers will allow me to log in. New seasons are always a PITA because you have about a million people trying to log in at once. Maybe half that, but still...

 

[AWP]

Oh, yeah...new name in Destiny if anyone wants to look me up. I decided to take my dog's dick out of my gamer tag.

Amoral War Profiteer#3545

 

[757]

Hunters with an actual Arc Super WOOT WOOT!!!

 

[AWP]

Hunters with an actual Arc Super WOOT WOOT!!!

A goddamn Hunter...

PLEASE tell me you aren't one of those whiney Guardians who complain about Bungie hating Hunters, hunters are weak, hunters aren't viable in end game content...PLEASE tell me you aren't "that guy."

 

[757]

Perma invisibility or highest dps super...nah, hunters aren't the weak...but bungie hates us cuz they anus ;D

 

[AWP]

Perma invisibility or highest dps super...nah, hunters aren't the weak...but bungie hates us cuz they anus ;D

SOMEONE GET THIS MAN A BANHAMMER!!!!!!!!!!

Transmat firing!

 

[757]

 

[AWP]

Fortnite and Destiny crossover w/ skins. Download Destiny 2 from the Epic Games store and get the 30th anniversary pack for free. For the next week ALL expansions are free...try before buy I guess. No content vaulting, new supers, new element with Lightfall next year...

 

[Ooh-Rah]

I’m just finally playing the Lara Croft games…damn she’s got a nice ass.

 

[Kaldak]

How's your new season treating you @AWP ?

 

[757]

Clearly Bungie hates Hunters

 

[AWP]

How's your new season treating you @AWP ?

Clearly Bungie hates Hunters

So far it is pretty good. I’m still fleshing out the changes and builds though.

I don’t know how Cross had that for the review. Yesterday’s LLS was helm, not chest.

 

[AWP]

How's your new season treating you @AWP ?

Just to follow up, almost a week in...The seasonal activity is solid and the story is very good; Bungie's narrative game gets better and better. A LOT of bugs though and while they don't affect me, people are gonna' people and complain (some deservedly). Day One raid is over, I didn't participate but all reviews are fantastic.

You have until Tuesday to download the game from the Epic Store and receive the 30th Anniversary content for free. Until Tuesday you can also play all of the content for free as a nice "try before you buy" option. The 30th anniversary content is pretty solid, so I'd recommend anyone interested in the game to take advantage of that.

Arc 3.0 builds are finally being explored, I figure those will reach maturity in a week or less. Craftable weapons are solid and Bungie made it easier to obtain the weapon patterns.

The game is in a good place heading into the release of Lightfall in Feb. 2023. Lightfall is bringing a ton of functionality to the game along with the story. D2 nerds like myself are on the hype train for LF because Bungie is hitting more than it is missing these days and not every AAA developer can say the same.

A con, a huge one and I try to be fair: the bar to entry right now is kind of steep in time involved. You need an experienced player to help you through the first 5 or so hours of gameplay to explain things to you. Bungie has indicated it will change that with the release of LF, but...who knows? The D2 community is more forgiving than others online, but can still be..."problematic" because people are assholes. Just another reason I offer anyone here my gamer tag. Look me up and we'll have you on your way in no time. Even spending 20-30 minutes a few times a week is huge and sets you up for raids and dungeons if that's your thing.

Destiny, World of Warcraft, Diablo3 (and soon Diablo 4), Eve Online, plus a bunch of others are in the same boat: they are communities. They are designed as such to pull you in and keep you in. That isn't for everyone. I went from a hardcore RTS guy to a casual RTS guy when I'm not playing Destiny. I have a gazillion hours in the Hearts of Iron series, Rise of Nations, Civ 5, C&C: Generals, the Borderlands series, Elder Scrolls series, and Fallout series...and I've stayed with Destiny. Everyone has their "thing." One day, mine won't be Destiny, but until then? Eyes up, Guardian.

 

[757]

@AWP have you beaten kings fall yet???

 

[AWP]

@AWP have you beaten kings fall yet???

No, I’ll probably LFG for a Sherpa run this weekend. I still haven’t run the dungeon from last season.

 

[757]

@AWP if we got a raid spot open and youre on, I'll send you an invite.

Duality is fun

 

[AWP]

Bungie made changes to how Skill Based Matchmaking (SBMM) works. To wit: The best players will match with the best, and the worst will match with the worst. Prior to this matches were a shitfest at times. Steamrolls, mercy matches, you name it, some matches weren't competitive.

With the changes implemented this season? PvP is awesome. You can run an off-meta loadout and still land a +1 K/D. That's huge. Destiny will never be THE premier pvp experience and Bungie has never hyped it as such, but casual players who want a challenging pvp experience without the..."emotional frustration" of other games?

Call me.

 

[AWP]

A Diablo 4 Beta should drop later this year. In the interim, Season 27 for D3 kicked off 2 weeks ago, so if anyone wants a power level or to hit a dungeon or two, shoot me a message. I'm not grinding Destiny as hard the last few months and needed something I can work in around this season of D2. And the new SBMM has seen my K/D double because I'm not playing against a bunch of sweats.