Published on: Aug 13, 2015 @ 12:09 Strafing is an extremely important technique that can drastically improve your your survivability. In this chapter of the Crucibible, the finer techniques of strafing will be covered so that you know how to catch your enemies off guard. For more Crucible tips and tricks, check out the Crucible Radio podcast! [divider] Nimble Feet Strafing is one of those things that a lot of players do, but don’t necessarily do optimally. The concept is simple: a moving target will always be harder to hit; standing still is a death sentence. Some players tend to strafe to only
Category: Crucible Guides
A guide to Destiny’s PvP experience.
The Crucibible: Supers (Chapter 4)
Published on: Jun 4, 2015 @ 11:43 Supers completely set Destiny’s PvP apart from other shooters. Where other games reward you with airstrikes or giant mech robots, the Crucible gives you a gun infused with solar light and a void bomb. In this chapter of the Crucibible, we’ll be talking about Supers and the meta-game they present in every PvP match. You’ll learn the pros and cons of each Super, when to use them, how to avoid/counter them, and how kills and Intellect affect their cooldown. [divider] Filling the bar Your Super recharges on its own during the course of the
The Crucibible: Movement (Chapter 3)
Published on: Apr 11, 2015 @ 10:52 We’re in a new generation of first-person shooters. Destiny is more fast-paced and mobile compared to games from a few years ago, with triple jumps, slides, and teleportation, it opens up all sorts of possibilities. Unfortunately, most players don’t use that extra mobility to their advantage to better maneuver around maps and disorient enemies. In this chapter of the Crucibible, we’ll be talking about those mobility options and how to use them to your advantage to become the fastest and most agile Guardian you can be. Click here for in-depth class builds and other helpful articles. [divider] Who’s
The Crucibible: Aiming (Chapter 2)
Published on: Mar 21, 2015 @ 17:03 Aiming is pretty straightforward for the most part; not much about it changes at all between shooters aside from sensitivity ranges and speed. Unlike the motion tracker, which operates a bit differently than most shooters, aiming in Crucible will be pretty much the same to every other game you’ve ever played. An important distinction to make is the difference between aiming and recoil control. While the two do go hand in hand, each calls for a different set of skills to master. In this chapter of the Crucibible, we’ll be covering all aspects of
The Crucibible: Motion Tracker (Chapter 1)
Published on: Mar 3, 2015 @ 5:20 Guardians, the time has come to start your training. It is our duty to be the best we can be if we are to fight the Darkness and push it back to the depths from which it spawned. Here then, is your first lesson. Learn your radar, outsmart your enemies in Crucible, and become a master of the grounds on which you fight. With this ultimate guide to the Destiny’s motion tracker you will understand the exact distances of the radar, what does and doesn’t cause enemy detection, how to manipulate the radar to confuse
Ultimate Guide to Control
Published on: Nov 22, 2014 @ 5:23 Control zones for additional point bonuses for your team. Capture and hold zones, and then rack up kills against the enemy team while your point bonuses are active. If you’d like to learn more about Salvage, click here. For more general PvP tips about all of the modes, click here. For Iron Banner tips, check out this video: Most of these maps have been updated with the latest patch, which you can read in here. [divider]General Control Tips Zone Neutralized Neutralize a Control zone +25 Zone Control x1 Kill bonus for holding one zone in Control
A Guide to Salvage
Published on: Nov 13, 2014 @ 15:25 A mix of Skirmish’s tight team deathmatch tactics and Control’s objective focus, Salvage demands that you locate and secure artifacts to score points. This guide will help you the next time you have the opportunity to play this limited time event. If you’d like more PvP tips and tricks, check out this article.[divider] What is Salvage? 3v3. Secure objectives, team revives enabled. A mix of Skirmish’s tight team deathmatch tactics and Control’s objective focus, Salvage demands that you locate and secure artifacts to score points. Capture the artifact by deploying your Ghost near it,
Ultimate Destiny PvP Guide
Published on: Oct 6, 2014 @ 22:24 Destiny’s PvP, which takes place in an arena known as the Crucible, can be a very satisfying yet equally frustrating experience. Bungie’s matchmaking actually attempts to place you in matches with similarly skilled players, so if you play consistently for a few days, the system has time to properly evaluate you and start matching you with other players right around your skill level. Though we’ve posted Crucible tips in the past, this guide will further expand on those and will also get you ready for the ultimate test of skill in the Iron Banner. [divider] Game Mode