Category: Analysis

Should I buy it?

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Published on: Oct 3, 2014 @ 20:14 Xûr is in town offering new gear. What’s worth your hard-earned Strange Coins? DestinyDB.com gives us some insight into these items, and alternatives to his current inventory. [divider] Inventory Item Class Subclass Type Strange Coin Red Death Any Any Pulse Rifle 23 Helm of Saint-14 Titan Defender Helm 13 Achlyophage Symbiote Hunter Gunslinger Helm 13 Sunbreakers Warlock Sunsinger Gauntlets 13 Tip: Plan on buying a Helm and a Helm Engram? Buy & decrypt the Engram first to avoid potential duplicates![divider] Weapon Red Death (Pulse Rifle) If you’re low on Recovery (Hunters), Red Death’s main feature is an absolute savior. Watch how quickly your health

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Where’s Xûr?

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Published on: Oct 3, 2014 @ 4:18 Xûr, Agent of the Nine has made his weekly stop in the tower, with a fresh stock of exotic weapons and armor. His goods are consistent across all platforms. For more about the Agent of the Nine, including quotes and a schedule, please be sure to read this article. [divider] Where is Xûr? What’s Xûr selling? Xûr has just arrived in the Tower, and he’s located by the class Vanguard vendors. He’ll be in the Tower until 9 AM GMT on Sunday (10/5). He’s selling the following items: Helm of Saint-14 (13 Strange Coins) Achlyophage Symbiote (13 Strange Coins) Sunbreakers (13 Strange Coins) Red

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Is Crucible Balanced?

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Published on: Sep 29, 2014 @ 16:31 To burn away your impurities, to strengthen you, to arm you with the skills to conquer the Darkness. This is the true purpose of the Crucible. Live fire contests against your fellow Guardians test you to your utmost limits.[divider] Level Advantages When level advantages are disabled… What doesn’t carry over (normalized): Base defense Base weapon attack What does carry over: Weapon progression (including damage bonuses) Armor progression (including defense bonuses) Abilities Stat upgrades, progression This means that even though they are on relatively equal starting ground. A Level 20+ will have an advantage over a level

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Destiny’s Story – Deception?

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Published on: Sep 28, 2014 @ 12:35 The story of Destiny is one that you create, and each individual mission is a story within itself. Bungie has built an enormous world with deep lore that they don’t necessarily want you discovering all of within a matter of only days. Destiny is simply a palette for guardians to adventure and explore. Even with this enigmatic setting, though, you still find a story unfolding. Killworthy Gaming, now partnered with DestinyNews.net (soon to be PlanetDestiny.com), has an excellent overview of Destiny’s story so far. Video: The Story so Far [divider] A Theory As we

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Outside of the Map & More

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Published on: Sep 24, 2014 @ 14:18 Have any of you all managed to explore far enough to get out of the map, or see areas you technically weren’t supposed to? Through determination anything is possible! Video: Get Out of the Map! – The Black Garden! [divider] Video: Getting outside the map in the Tower [divider] Video: Getting out of Venus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay1fdH-9gzY [divider] Video: Map Bugs Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7efhvQPPxg [divider] In other news In other news, WikiGameGuides did some testing on the bonus effects of Intellect, Discipline and Strength, measuring how beneficial having a 100% bonus actually is. The video below shows how much a

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Destiny Focus: Twenty & Up

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Published on: Sep 21, 2014 @ 12:25 It’s quite fascinating just how much the landscape of Destiny changes once you hit the soft level cap of 20. It used to be that you’d consider a green Engram a valuable commodity, and that a Bounty was something that you undertook for a little extra EXP every now and then. Now though, things are a little different. Bounties are a necessity for one, especially if you intend to master both of your characters sub-classes. And as for green Engrams, well, not even blue ones can hold a candle to the purple and orange

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Engram Statistics

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Published on: Sep 18, 2014 @ 14:54 The Cryptarch:  Identifying Engrams, bringing him special items from each enemy race in the game, and purchasing Engrams from him all serve to increase your reputation with the Cryptarch. Earning sufficient reputation eventually allows you to purchase Rare Engrams from him, and further levels earn you rewards just as they do for any other Faction in the game. Engrams share the same rarities as other items in the game, and they appear as glowing crystals in the world. Any enemy can potentially drop an Engram, though Majors and Ultras have a better chance of doing so. Very rare Engrams may

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Queen’s Wrath Bounties, New Missions!

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Published on: Sep 17, 2014 @ 23:03   This article may contain spoilers! [yframe url=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g43ht23rcAQ’][divider] The Queen of the Reef, Queen’s Emissary, along with the Queen’s brother, are leaders of the Reef. Like Xûr, Agent of the Nine, the Queen’s Emissary is a mysterious vendor. Petra Venj is her name, and is an operative of the Queen of the Reef, with the look of an assassin. Though she has long made the Tower her home, it is no secret where her allegiance lies. Queen’s Wrath is the faction that the Queen/Emissary represent. The Queen desires the elimination of specific targets across the solar system, and you’ll be rewarded for doing so. Petra will sell us “Queen’s

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