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On Luke Smith & Eurogamer Controversy

06/22/2015 Joel Analysis Leave a comment

Published on: Jun 22, 2015 @ 22:45 If Bungie’s announcement of The Taken King’s prices was the powder keg, then Creative Director’s Luke Smith’s Eurogamer interview was most certainly the spark to ignite it. The blunt and confident words have stoked the flames of controversy in a big way. Initial speculation regarding the Collector’s Edition’s exclusivity had an undercurrent of hopefulness that the CE digital rewards would be made available from methods outside of spending the big bucks, but Luke Smith has decisively squashed that hope. We’ve talked about rewarding investment much more in this article, so be sure to read that first

Is That Worth Buying?

06/19/2015 PlanetDestiny Analysis Leave a comment

Published on: June 19, 2015 @ 3:41 Xûr is in town, offering some brand new Exotics. What’s worth your hard-earned Strange Coins? [divider] Inventory Item Class Subclass Type Strange Coin Hard Light Auto Rifle 23 ACD/0 Feedback Fence (66 INT, 46 STR) Titan Any Gauntlets 13 Khepri’s Sting (96 STR) Hunter Any Gauntlets 13 Starfire Protocol (123/130 INT) Warlock Sunsinger Chest 13 Try your luck with the Exotic Chest Engram – you’ll have a chance at Purifier Robes! [divider]Hard Light It might be fun to use, and has its upsides, but all-in-all you’d be better served with another Exotic. Check out how we place it in

Collector’s Edition: Balancing Incentives

06/16/2015 Joel Analysis Leave a comment

Published on: Jun 16, 2015 @ 22:36 The Taken King can be pre-ordered now! This article will outline everything you can expect from each version. We’ll also talk about some questionable decisions regarding the Collector’s edition & VIP rewards. [divider] VIP Rewards Before we dive into the controversy over these, let’s first go over exactly what these are and how we’ll get them on 9/15/15. To be eligible for these VIP rewards: Have at least 1 level 30 character (before August 31, 2015) or own expansion I & II (before August 31, 2015) Own/Play The Taken King (before 2/1/16) Every edition includes the VIP rewards, but

RIFT: Everything You Need to Know

06/16/2015 Joel Analysis Leave a comment

Published on: Jun 16, 2015 @ 17:31 The Taken King content continues to roll in, with IGN providing exclusive footage of one of the Crucible’s new game modes, Rift. [divider] First Look Rift is Destiny’s answer to “Capture The Flag” (as Bungie likens in to) and represents another addition to objective-based PvP that the game is admittedly lacking. The objective is to claim a neutral “Spark” and upon reviving it, take it to the opposing team’s “Rift” within 2 minutes to slam it home for capture points. All the while, you have to keep an eye out for your enemies

The Taken King ViDoc Recap

06/16/2015 Joel Analysis Leave a comment

Published on: Jun 16, 2015 @ 14:11 Destiny’s new, full-length trailer for The Taken King has arrived, and it’s very clear that yesterday’s teaser was only scratching the surface. In this video, Bungie’s own design team outline what we can expect when The Taken King finally drops. We’ll take you through everything we noticed and what our early take is on what this DLC is going to bring to the table. As always, know that we’re editing and updating as soon as we can, so hang tight if there’s something you saw that hasn’t been mentioned! [divider] Starting Off The

The Taken King Trailer Analysis

06/15/2015 PlanetDestiny Analysis Leave a comment

Published on: Jun 15, 2015 @ 20:51 The Taken King has finally been unveiled and it’s jam-packed with new goodies to speculate wildly over. Let’s take a look at what we saw! Pre-order now! [divider] New Supers [toggle title=”Nightstalker” state=”close” ] Super: Shadowshot, Tether a large group of foes to a Void Anchor, slowing and suppressing them for your Fireteam. Voidwall Grenade: Grenade explosion creates a horizontal wall of burning Void Light. Smoke: Throw Smoke to slow and disorient those within its cloud. Shadestep: Gain an evade to avoid damage. [/toggle] The Hunter is sporting a stylish looking Void “Gravity” bow, and promptly unloads

The Thorn in Crucible’s Side

06/06/2015 Joel Analysis Leave a comment

Published on: Jun 6, 2015 @ 15:18 What makes a weapon overpowered? More importantly, if a gun rightfully earns this power, at what point does it become a problem? These are questions that begin to nip at our heels with increasing urgency with the introduction of Trials of Osiris. Although there has been variety in strategy, class composition, play and counter-play, the Primary tools by which we’ve lived and died are strikingly similar across the board – and indeed, could likely be counted on one hand. Within this small collection of weapons, one weapon has become so ubiquitous that it’s beginning to

Is That Worth Buying?

06/05/2015 PlanetDestiny Analysis Leave a comment

Published on: June 05, 2015 @ 3:45 Xûr is in town, offering some old favorites. What’s worth your hard-earned Strange Coins? [divider] Inventory Item Class Subclass Type Strange Coin MIDA Multi-Tool Scout Rifle 23 Helm of Saint-14 (111/118 INT) Titan Defender Helm 13 Young Ahamkara’s Spine (108/114 DISC) Hunter Gunslinger Gauntlets 13 Obsidian Mind (71/75 INT, 50/53 STR) Warlock Voidwalker Helm 13 Try your luck with the Exotic Chest Engram – you’ll have a chance at Purifier Robes! [divider]MIDA Multi-Tool Its namesake suggests a versatility that helps it to handle a variety of situations and, for the most part, it doesn’t disappoint. Its stats are