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Adjusting to Special Ammo Changes

02/08/2016 Bones Analysis Leave a comment

Whenever Crucible Radio catches wind of changes to the PvP experience, you know they’re itching to discuss how it might affect players. The February update comes a delay to special ammo – in all 3v3 playlists, Guardians will start out without special ammunition. So what’s the best way to adjust? [divider] Play Inferno Though the change will be new to Skirmish, Salvage, and Elimination, Inferno playlists have had this feature for a while now. No one starts out with special ammo, putting more emphasis on protecting the boxes when they do spawn. Inferno playlists are a perfect way to start

XûReview: Is That Worth Buying?

02/05/2016 Joel Analysis Leave a comment

Item Class Subclass Buy? Strange Coin SUROS Regime Yes 23 Special Y1 Weapon Maybe 31 Immolation Fists Titan Sunbreaker Maybe 13 Radiant Dance Machines Hunter Any Yes 13 THE STAG Warlock Any No 13 [divider] Immolation Fists While Sunbreakers’ grenades aren’t terrible, Melting Point and Hammer of Sol are the best tools they have. This is currently one of the better Exotics available for the Sunbreaker. By adding Explosive Pyre, free of charge, you are freed up to select either Flameseeker or Fleetfire, both of which can improve your game substantially. Fleetfire doesn’t suit PvE especially well with its short-lived duration, so the

Improving Mind & Play

02/03/2016 Bones Analysis Leave a comment

This week on Crucible Radio, the guys bring back a fan favorite who has appeared on the show previously to bring insight and knowledge on competition from a different perspective. Sports Psychology Steve, as he’s known, works with both athletes and military personnel. Recently, he’s been applying his profession to gaming. Steve talks about two concepts that either encourage or heed progression and improvement. There are two different types of mindsets: Fixed Mindset, and Growth Mindset. Fixed Mindset – stagnant progression, accepting defeat, unwilling to improve. Growth Mindset – consistent progression, adapting to adversity, learning from mistakes, willing to work hard.

Armsday Perk Recommendations

02/03/2016 Alex Analysis Leave a comment

Incoming Shipments #3 – SUROS ARI-41 | Auto Rifle Perfect Balance, Smallbore, Spray and Play This is a PvE roll all the way. Spray and Play will always be preferred for quicker reloads, and Smallbore and Perfect Balance give boosts to stability and range. This is just an average roll, so if you’re looking for something magical, wait until next week. This gun already has great base stability, so look for extra range perks. Rank #1 has some range perks, but Icarus is just too weak of a perk to warrant usage. Something like Hidden Hand would be much more

XûReview: Is That Worth Buying?

01/29/2016 Joel Analysis Leave a comment

Xûr is located in the Tower Hangar bar. Item Class Subclass Buy? Strange Coin Thunderlord Yes 17 Y1 Chest Engrams 29 Empyrean Bellicose (32/47 INT, 30/45 DISC) Titan Any Yes 13 Skyburners Annex (34/49 INT, 36/51 DISC) Hunter Any Maybe 13 Alchemist’s Raiment (75/95 INT) Warlock Any Maybe 13 Thunderlord Hasn’t changed from Y1, the issue is, in PvP there’s many other Legendary options that are just as formidable. Empyrean Bellicose Titans are getting a taste of Angel of Light with this helm! In addition to floating, “Orbs collected while your Super is full will recharge your melee ability.” To hover in mid-air while firing a

Armsday Weapon Perk Suggestions

01/27/2016 Alex Analysis Leave a comment

Incoming Shipments #2 – SUROS ARI-45 | Auto Rifle Hammer Forged, Smallbore, Glass Half Full We don’t have any options to fully address stability and make this Auto Rifle a laser, but Rank #2 will set this gun up with insane range with Hammer Forged and Smallbore. If you can control the recoil, this gun will be a beast with its already high aim assist and extremely competitive range. Glass Half Full’s benefits are seen more easily in PvE, but it doesn’t hurt either way. Overall, if you don’t want to wait for more stability perks next week, this isn’t

Make Your Own Fun (CR #32 w/ Ramblinnn)

01/25/2016 Bones Analysis Leave a comment

In the midst of a major content drought, Swain, Birds and Bones have been finding ways to keep the Crucible enjoyable and interesting. There are plenty ways to enjoy Destiny right now! Wait, you can matchmake together? A few crafty Crucible players found out a way to trick the matchmaking system into matching two teams together. Sometimes these sweaty matches are used for highly competitive players to improve and play hard. It’s easy to do with friends, either to compete in big time tournaments or just have fun with a ‘custom’ set of rules. Here’s how: Create two fireteams The leaders of

Are Free Events Fueling A Fire?

01/24/2016 PlanetDestiny Analysis Leave a comment

From Festival of the Lost, to SRL, and now Crimson Days, Bungie has been upbeat about their new sustainable live-events, but these limited events lack substance. Iron Banner returns this week and on February 9th we’ll see a brand new 2v2 Crucible mode, featuring “a special twist, born of new gameplay and mechanics that only battle-tested star-crossed lovers will appreciate.” Bungie has almost put focus on nickel and dime tactics, pushing for limited time events. SRL only lasted a few weeks and there was a ton of community feedback. It seems like we could be beta testing some of the stuff that will be overhauled and