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23 minutes ago, Anzo said:

Just gonna say it again that Titan Code of the Missile is so freaking fun! Just wish I had Insurmountable Skullfort. 

 

The melee is mini missile bro and the super is mega missile bro. 

I got killed by that in the crucible. I was like what the fuck was that? That was awesome! 

I went with the new gunslinger super. It's so fun - the super is great, basically a solar nova bomb made of exploding knives, but the throwing knife is so much fun to use. Throws three burning knives that sets enemies on fire. If they die while burning it gives you a buff that reduces cool down on your melee, and it stacks. I always have melee up, and it's awesome at wiping out groups of adds, especially when you use the Exotic that gives you two melee charges. 

Edit: I got ace of spades last night. Don't want to over-hype it, but it's so much fun. Think fatebringer mixed with hawkmoon. 

22 minutes ago, StephenO1683 said:

 

So as someone who played D2 year 2 without "buying" into the hype they seem to not have totally dicked vanilla players.  My flashpoint this week is EDZ and as you said in another post my NF is a 270LL event.  

 

The interesting thing would be what do Y2 buyers get if they load into my pleb NF?

Let's try, pleb. 540 light nightfall over here and I don't even want to try. 

I think them gating off the nightfall/faction rally/iron banner that first week of osiris and people calling for their heads (both for the shitty expansion and the gating) made them realize it was not a sustainable or healthy setup. Enrage your core, drive away casuals, make an absolute PR nightmare, or put a little thought into this stuff and not shoot your own game in the knee every time an update comes out. They've done good since then. 

25 minutes ago, Brick said:

Btw since Year 1 versions of weapons are now obsolete with random rolls back, is that the same for exotics, or are the stats on exotics set? Like do I need to do the Whisper Strike again and get a Year 2 version of the Whisper of the Worm? 

Guns are the same, exotics have set perks. Armor can have random rolls. All your exotic armor got converted to have the new perks, but you may get a new one through a drop or xur that has a different or better roll.

1 hour ago, qwik4a6 said:

So I grabbed the Free D2 off of PSN and bought the 2 expansions at half off for both. $20.00. 

 

I should be good for a while or should I invest in the Forsaken DLC right away? 

 

I played a ton of Destiny 1 PVE and some PVP.  But I didn't do any Raids. (Time and no friends that play).  If this at all helps.

 

Basically should I just go in with the Base D2 and the 2 expansions or all in right off the bat?

 

Thx 

Stick with what you've got, then buy Forsaken if you like it. At least play through the main campaign and Warmind. Osiris is skippable, though it only takes a couple hours to go through anyways. 

16 minutes ago, bladimir2k said:

Didn't notice but is this a new material? Or did you mean masterwork Cores?

So kudos to bungie, that campaign was really, really good. Especially the baron fights. They weren't just big versions of small enemies that stomp when you get close to them, they were all smart, fun fights with interesting mechanics. Definitely their best story campaign. 

A few complaints. I deleted basically everything in my vault, cause the armor is just cosmetic now and the guns are all weaker than everything in year 2. I saved raid weapons and armor, a few favourite guns. I wish there was an option to convert them to a year 2 gun that would give it a random roll. And infusing is way too expensive with it requiring masterwork orbs. 

Not a complaint, but I didn't get a single exotic yesterday. Instead of them raining down on you, getting a few just for beating the story, it looks like they're going to be exciting to receive again. 

I was worried about this series, but with a name like cavill on board I'm more hopeful that this won't be a campy video game show. 

5 hours ago, Brick said:

So if you don't buy Forsaken right away, what do you not have access to? Do you get the nine new supers for example? 

I have no idea what they're blocking off from vanilla only owners. Probably light level locked at 400, no gambit or new strikes, no new missions or exotic quests, the new areas. Wonder if the new weapons and armor will be locked out? Non dlc owners could always buy dlc exotics from xur. 

Played a bit more gambit, starting to like it. One thing that could really make it better is losing the three round system, bring it down to a single fight. Less quitters, just a quick hop into another match if you get your ass handed to you. 

1 minute ago, Biggie said:

Looks good. I can imagine it looks kick ass in handheld mode. How much is it? I could check myself since I’m playing right now in handheld mode watching football but I’m lazy. Lol

 

I need to download Captain Toad Treasure Tracker too. 

Think it's $15 for Americans. 

5 minutes ago, Biggie said:

I watched some YouTube gameplay videos and man does it look intimidating. I’m sure it’s because I’m watching instead of actually playing it. But I’m seriously confused.

Yeah, it took me a few runs for it to click. But once it did, man, I'm hooked. 

2 minutes ago, Biggie said:

Go ahead .... I’m listening. Lol

 

What kind of a game is this?

I'm so glad you asked cause I am dying to talk about this game 

It's a strategy game like advance wars, but you have a team of just three mechs with various abilities. Each attempt of the campaign ends in victory, or you fail and your three pilots go back in time to the beginning to try again, and you can choose one of them to retain their learned skills. 

You can unlock other squads of mechs with totally different abilities that require different playstyles, and pairing them with different unlockable pilots adds to the strategy. There are four islands to conquer, each broken into a section of stages, and after clearing each island you can upgrade and customize your mechs and pilots. 

Each map is objective based, so you have to balance killing enemies, keeping your civilian buildings alive, keeping your mechs alive and completing the objective. As the stages get harder and harder it becomes more a game of making hard choices, smart sacrifices and puzzling out how to mitigate losses rather than just wiping the enemy out. Maybe losing this building is OK if it means I complete the objective, or maybe I pass on the objective to keep everyone alive. 

One of the mechs is just a defenseless little floating bot with a grappling hook that can move an enemy. At first I thought it was almost a joke unit, completely useless. By the end of my run I realized it was the mvp unit, dragging enemies into environmental hazards, pulling attackers off their target or moving a friendly unit out of danger. 

The game can be tough as nails though. You make a wrong move and your campaign may be over in a single turn. Things can really get out of control the further you go on. But that's OK - the game isn't meant to be completed, it's meant to be replayed over and over and over again. 

Into the Breach on switch. This game is fucking incredible. 

1 hour ago, ALIEN-gunner said:

I want to like Gambit but right now I hate it. Maybe some of that hate is from my hatred of Destiny's pvp in general and that this mode is so new players don't know how to follow directions. But I really don't like that it's only 4v4, there's no drop in matchmaking and playing solo is a nightmare. This needs a solo queue. Other random players who don't pick of motes, who won't bank motes and who don't pay attention of enemy invaders will ruin your game. Not to mention if someone on your team leaves no one will ever be able to take their place. 

This was my experience as well. Play with a full team or expect to be crushed. With no trials of osiris anymore, this mode is going to be a stomping ground for pvpers who get off on the trolling aspect of gambit. I don't see myself playing it much. 

That said, I'm realizing that I just don't like D2 pvp at all, so I'm probably not the best person to judge. I think the only thing I still enjoy is quests and patrol

@bladimir2kdaily heroic on Mars? Do you mean the adventure? 

Maybe the exotics we pull out of the collection next week will have random rolls? 

13 minutes ago, bladimir2k said:

Doing the daily heroic on Mars also nets you a chance of the new exotics... also are we gonna have to earn back all our exotics with the new perks?

Think so. The nice part is infusing my old knucklehead into the new version only cost 500 glimmer, no mats. Mine has handcannon tagerting/handling buff and extra chance at heavy ammo drops. Loving it! 

Heads up, xur is in the EDZ, and he's selling Year 2 versions of knucklehead radar, vesper of radius and ashen wake, meaning they have the new perk system. If you buy a dated engram from him you have a 50/50 chance of getting an armor (provided you have all the exotics already). 

3 hours ago, Emblazon said:

We only have two so we at least need a third before we head in. @NeoJoe

 

Can I get a volunteer? @bladimir2k @mo1518

I can help! 

2 hours ago, Emblazon said:

Is there any way to complete missions that require you to complete Heroic Strikes?

Next week there will be. There's no "heroic" strike playlist going forward, just a strike playlist that is light level appropriate that also has modifiers. That will count towards your solstice guantlets or whatever mission needs heroics. 

32 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said:

 

Lootboxes were never a factor in beating the game and your could get whatever was in them through regular gameplay if you wanted. Or you could ignore them entirely.  The misconception regarding how lootboxes were handled with this game was criminal.

You're probably right, but just the fact a single player game had loot boxes for a campaign game mode looked egregious enough for a shit storm to brew. I know they were a big factor in me losing interest. 

Sounds pretty good, I'll keep it in mind.

9 hours ago, Pikachu said:

The latest patches significantly reduced the grind and improved the end game. Loot boxes have been removed as well.

I'm curious how they rebalanced it now that there's no loot boxes? Do you get whatever was in them more often now through regular gameplay, or were they just removed full stop? 

It's funny, I LOVED the first game, but it never once crossed my mind to purchase the second. 

7 hours ago, elbobo said:

can't wait, played a ton of Theme Hospital back in the day 

Me too. I even have the ps1 classic installed on my Vita. It plays terribly though.

1 hour ago, StephenO1683 said:

 

Wasn't it a "guarantee" in vanilla D2 that yellows would give heavy ammo?

The heavy ammo economy has been uber fucked ever since the ammo synths were left behind. 

1 minute ago, bladimir2k said:

We've all been there.

"Why isn't this party chat dying from laughter, I've been dropping amazing jokes up in... Oh shit, I'm muted! No, my hot takes - all wasted!" 

4 minutes ago, Emblazon said:

Why are some weapons missing attack mod slots?

Year 1 weapons won't be able to use the new mod system, so they don't have slots. The only thing you can do is change their element if they have one, and even that is going away after forsaken launches. 

7 minutes ago, Anzo said:

Wow! Vanilla D2 is one of the PS+ games for September. Still not that great of a deal though since you would need to buy both Y1 expansions if you wanted to upgrade to forsaken. 

Man, it would be nice to buy into D2 now and never know the awful garbage that was Year 1