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The New Res-Sniping Meta

04/08/2016 Jonathon V Analysis Leave a comment

The April Update is bringing dozens of changes to Destiny, including new content, new gear, and Crucible/Sandbox changes that will impact the way we play and the decisions we make. In the Crucible, overshields provide roughly 66.7 additional health, and Guardians have roughly 200 health at highest Armor, so this blows the field wide open for rez-sniping! The 16 Impact snipers are right on the edge – we won’t know for sure if they can get it done until we test them ourselves on April 12th. Minimum Impact snipers (Weyloran’s, Uzume) almost certainly cannot kill through rez-overshields, although they will leave targets

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XûReview: Is That Worth Buying?

04/08/2016 Joel Analysis Leave a comment

Item Class Subclass Buy? Strange Coin Exotic Chest Engram Yes 19 Legacy Gauntlet Engram 29 Crest of Alpha Lupi Titan 13 Don’t Touch Me Hunter 13 The Impossible Machines Warlock 13 [divider] Crest of Alpha Lupi The Crest of Alpha Lupi is the perfect example of a very good, but very boring Exotic. As a “Keeper of the Pack” Exotic it’s all about team synergy, but know it’s more difficult to use because of the Revive changes. Your first Super “orb move” will grant you an extra orb – making the cap one higher overall. Defenders will make 3 with WoD,

How to Reach 335 Light

04/07/2016 PlanetDestiny Analysis Leave a comment

All the ways to gain more power after 4/12 – learn more at Light Journey! General Faction Reward packages include Chroma-enabled gear up to 330 Exotic Engrams grant items up to 335 Non-Exotic Engrams now grant items up to 310 Light Engrams guaranteed to grant an item with Light value higher than your total Light Infusion now grants 100% of the Light from the Infused item Reputation gains have been increased for Crucible matches, Strikes, and Patrols [divider] Crucible Weekly Crucible Bounty now awards unique Crucible Weapons up to 335 Light Crucible drops now include gear up to Light 310 Increased

Exotic Updates, Warlock Nerfs, Ammo Changes, & More!

04/06/2016 Brent S Analysis Leave a comment

Today’s final April Update reveal stream brought us information on what changes we can expect to the Sandbox and Crucible. Developers Lars Bakken, Jon Weisnewski, and Grant Mackay joined Deej to cover topics ranging from subclass balancing to rewards for our time spent in combat. [divider] Rewarding Gameplay According to Lars Bakken, Bungie’s intent is to provide a rewarding experience to players. This, of course, should include those among us who prefer to primarily play PvP. Having heard the complaints of subpar rewards for competing in the crucible, Bungie will be increasing drop rates for Legendary items across all PvP game

Armsday Recommendations

04/06/2016 Jonathon V Analysis Leave a comment

Contributing Author: Alex R. Incoming Shipments #1 or 2 – SUROS ARI-41 Fitted Stock/Casket Mag | Lightweight/Smallbore | Unflinching Hammer Forged/Oiled Frame | Lightweight/Injection Mold | Glass Half Full High Caliber Rounds/Casket Mag | Speed Reload/Reinforced Barrel | Unflinching With these range boosts, the ARI-41 is going to look more and more like the Monte Carlo. Hammer Forged is the best you can get for range with no drawbacks, while Smallbore give both stability and range. Unflinching is okay for the Crucible and next to useless in PvE. #1 or 3 – Zarinaea-D Danger Close | Persistence | Snapshot/Hand Loaded/Rifled Barrel Danger

What’s wRNG with Destiny’s Loot?

04/05/2016 PlanetDestiny Analysis Leave a comment

Hey there, Monstermister here. I’m a game designer who plays a lot of Destiny. Working in the industry for about twenty years now, I wanted to share a few thoughts about Destiny, examine flaws, and offer up some designery ideas about how to solve them. Thankfully we’ll hear more about how Bungie plans to improve the Crucible on the final April reveal stream! I thought I’d start with the most obvious, most egregious gameplay issue facing Destiny: RNG, and the way in which Bungie approaches player rewards. Like many of you, I was up late last night playing my final few Iron Banner

Crucible Radio Ep. 41 Recap

04/04/2016 Bones Analysis Leave a comment

[divider] So You Still Haven’t Made It to the Lighthouse One week until Destiny will receive a long-awaited refresh of content and gear! Even Crucible Radio can’t wait to jump back into the Prison of Elders – but until then, there are still Lighthouse runs to be made. If you’ve been struggling to get to the Lighthouse or just want to up your Trials game, be sure to tune into this episode and check out some of these tips. [divider] Don’t Put Too Much Pressure On Yourself When terms like “end game” and “competitive” get thrown around in Destiny, it can

Taken King: Hunter Exotic Armor Tiers

04/02/2016 SerfaBoy Analysis Leave a comment

Need help mastering the Hunter? Check out our complete Nightstalker & Gunslinger guides. Contributing Author: Joel [divider] Helms Achlyophage Symbiote PVE: D PVP: C Oh, how the mighty have fallen. In Year 1 this was the go-to for all Gunslingers, giving an additional Golden Gun charge, bringing the total to 4. But in Year 2, while it still gives an additional charge, it happens at the cost of Super duration. So instead of having 4 shots to use over the course of 12 seconds (the standard Golden Gun duration), the wearer is limited to 9 seconds. This won’t make much of a