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Ultimate Iron Banner 2.0 Guide

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Published on: Nov 15, 2014 @ 21:50 The Iron Banner is a Faction led by Lord Saladin (vendor), a veteran of the Battle for Twilight Gap. A hero to the City and a legend in his own right, Saladin led the City’s defense during the Battle for the Twilight Gap. His protégés, Commander Zavala and Lord Shaxx, now lead the Tower’s Vanguard and the Crucible, respectively. Saladin remains close to Zavala (Titan Vanguard), though his relationship with Shaxx has been strained since the Twilight Gap. [divider]What is the Iron Banner? The Iron Banner seeks great champions to lead the fight against the

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New Iron Banner Gear & Bounties

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Published on: Nov 15, 2014 @ 16:13 With this Iron Banner, there’s a few new armor pieces as well as updated bounties that are more rewarding. For more about what’s changed, check out this guide.[divider] What Hasn’t Changed You’re randomly rewarded armor and weapons when you win a match. Unlock more gear for purchase from Lord Saladin by increasing your rank. Your previous Iron Banner rank has been preserved for this (and only this) Iron Banner. What’s New Only players Level 20 and above can lead a Fireteam. New armor for each class. There are now five reputation ranks, which will be reset at

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Preparing for Iron Banner 2.0

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Published on: Nov 15, 2014 @ 15:09 In Iron Banner matches, your gear is incredibly important, and a player that’s using Legendary and Exotic items (fully upgraded) will be extremely deadly. The next Iron Banner event is coming Tuesday, 11/18 [divider]Overview Here’s a rundown on a few important things to keep in mind: You don’t earn Iron Banner rep when you lose, but you will earn an IB Medallion that’ll convert into reputation once you win your next match. Wearing IB Emblems/Shaders each give you a stacking +10% reputation boost. Wearing an Iron Banner class item (Rank 2) grants an additional +10% The new Iron Banner gear will allow you to reach

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Poll: Top 5 Weapons

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Our last poll received a great response, with tons of useful feedback for Bungie! Thankfully the highest rated feature is something that should be able to be changed fairly easily, so hopefully Bungie will improve those vendors to make them more useful. DeeJ also made somewhat of a poll on Twitter to see what people would like to see. Taking a census today. Tell me the #1 thing you would like to see added to (or removed from) Destiny. I might know them. I might not. Go! — DeeJ (@DeeJ_BNG) November 13, 2014 I replied that I’d like to see consistent

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Is It Worth Buying?

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Published on: Nov 14, 2014 @ 4:40 Xûr is in town offering new gear. What’s worth your hard-earned Strange Coins? [divider] Inventory Item Class Subclass Type Strange Coin The Last Word Any Any Hand Cannon 23 The Armamentarium Titan Either Chest 13 Crest of Alpha Lupi(h) Hunter Either Chest 13 Voidfang Vestments Warlock Voidwalker Chest 13 [divider] Weapon The Last Word The Last Word, even right out of the box, is still fun to use. Should I buy it? We have a video review of this weapon here (a more in-depth review for it coming later this month), and it made our Top 5

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Where’s Xûr?

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Published on: Nov 14, 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 his schedule, please be sure to read this article. [divider] Where is Xûr? What’s Xûr selling? Xûr is located across from the Speaker. He’ll be in the Tower until 9 AM GMT on Sunday (11/16). [divider] He’s selling the following items: Item Class Subclass Type Strange Coin The Last Word Any Any Hand Cannon 23 The Armamentarium Titan Either Chest 13 Crest

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Voice Chat Beta – Nov 18

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Published on: Nov 13, 2014 @ 18:22 This article can also be found at Bungie.net [divider] Players of Destiny have been asking to speak to the players they meet through Matchmaking. Even if your teammates have not been able to hear you, we have at Bungie. With development complete on a new social feature, we’re delivering a solution that will bring Guardians closer together. To protect the immersive experience of exploring the wild, our philosophies for in-game chat still rely heavily on the notion of consent. “We believe that requiring players to opt-in to chat leads to more friendly environments,” says Bungie

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