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Weekly Recap

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Published on: Oct 19, 2014 @ 22:13 Each Sunday we review the items posted that week, and highlight in bold the articles that were particularly popular or important. Be sure to follow us for even more miscellaneous Destiny content!   [yframe url=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZx5i8moNnc’][divider] Monday Guide to Endgame Materials Guide to the Defender Hotfix – 10/14/2014 (Vex Mythoclast Nerf) Rumor: Third Subclass?! Tuesday How to Access Traitor’s Ketch DeeJ Talks Criticisms Poll: PlanetDestiny Content Wednesday Public Events Guide Thunderlord Exotic Review Destiny Mythbusters Episode 2 Thursday In Other News Interview with Luke Smith on Raids Super Good Advice Exotic Review Friday Invective Exotic Review Where’s Xûr?

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The Art of Destiny

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Published on: Oct 17, 2014 @ 19:42 Digitaltutors.com sat down with Bungie’s 3D character art lead Shiek Wang to talk about Destiny’s art. The interview gives us a behind the scenes look at some of the thought processes that Bungie put into the art of Destiny. To see nearly all of Bungie’s concept art for Destiny, click here. Also be sure to check out the Art of Destiny book![divider] What are some of the things you learned from Halo that you were able to incorporate into Destiny? We learned a lot of lessons with Halo, and many of the approaches we took were informed by

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Weekly Update 10.17.14

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Published on: Oct 17, 2014 @ 18:02 The full article can be found at Bungie.net[divider] This week at Bungie, we reforged some of the armaments in your arsenal. According to the notes we published, our work may have resulted in either a slight increase or decrease in the deadliness of your go-to weapon. It’s a safe bet that you’re wondering why. We understand that curiosity. Let’s talk about why we do these things. I’ve talked to a lot of our developers about the update that went live. The main theme that emerged from every conversation can be summarized like this: “There

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Where’s Xûr?

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Published on: Oct 17, 2014 @ 4:08 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 at on the right side of the Hanger. He’ll be in the Tower until 9 AM GMT on Sunday (10/19). He’s selling the following items: Item Class Subclass Type Strange Coin Truth Any

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Interview with Luke Smith on Raids

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Published on: Oct 16, 2014 @ 16:21 Bungie’s Luke Smith, lead designer on the Vault of Glass, had an interview with Kotaku.com discussing the raid. He talks about challenges they faced, the reasons behind some of the design decisions, raid matchmaking, future raids, and much more. Smith worked with a small team to create the Vault of Glass. They were operating under significantly different design constraints than the rest of the team, and it shows in the finished product. [divider] Interview Highlights The raid feels like it was designed by an entirely different team from the rest of Destiny. Was that the case? Luke Smith: In a certain way,

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In Other News

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Published on: Oct 16, 2014 @ 1:16 “In Other News” is a new segment we’ve started to let you all know about some miscellaneous Destiny news or information that isn’t quite ‘news-worthy’ enough to warrant an entire article by itself. To see the previous In Other News article, click here.[divider] Legendary Hunter Cloaks Thanks to Imgur user TwilightGap, he’s gathered up all the Legendary cloaks the Speaker sells and put them into an album. [divider]Look at the Ground We are not confirming this, but many people have said that when in the VoG, all you need to do to avoid the pain inflicted by

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Destiny Mythbusters Episode 2

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Published on: Oct 15, 2014 @ 20:42 Destiny has given rise to plenty of myths and legends, many of which are related to the Crucible. If you missed the first episode of this series by DefendTheHouse, click here to watch it.[divider] Video: Destiny Mythobusters Episode 2 Destiny players swap a lot of stories about what is and isn’t possible in game. With 3.2 million people logging in every day, there’s a lot of potential for rumors. [divider] Confirmed or Busted? Here are the myths that get either ‘Confirmed’ or ‘Busted’ in the video: Myth: You can get a headshot with the impact from a grenade. Busted! Myth: Swarm

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Poll: PlanetDestiny Content

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Published on: Oct 14, 2014 @ 17:04 In last week’s poll we asked about Iron Banner, and whether or not you all were enjoying it. We got a lot of great responses from people who chose “No” and hopefully Bungie will take your criticisms and improve it in the future. DeeJ talked a lot about Iron Banner in the weekly update, and it was brought up in a Guardian Radio podcast, and basically he said that it will work differently the next time we have access to it. [divider] What content do you want us to put extra focus on? This

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