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Lore: The Hive

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Published on: Oct 20, 2014 @ 6:50 The Hive will be especially prevalent in the Dark Below DLC. Unfortunately much of the game’s lore is hidden within the Grimoire cards. Thanks to Reddit user KentsFood, he’s compiled information & lore about the Hive (mostly from the Grimoire), which you can read below.[divider] Overview The Hive are an ancient, festering evil. Their antipathy to the Light transcends hatred. To the Hive, the eternal struggle between light and dark is not only a war, it is a crusade—all Light must be devoured so Darkness can reclaim the universe. Hive Sects: Blood of Oryx, The Scarlet Brood,

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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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Lore: The Fallen

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Published on: Oct 19, 2014 @ 20:48 Unfortunately much of the game’s lore is hidden within the Grimoire cards. Thanks to Reddit user KentsFood, he’s compiled information & lore about the Fallen (mostly from the Grimoire), which you can read below.[divider] Overview The Fallen are ruthless scavengers. Brutal and uncaring, they arrived on their massive Ketches in the wake of the Collapse to loot and pillage the devastated worlds. There are hints of ancient nobility to the Fallen—the scars of lost grandeur. The Kells of their scattered Houses still claim to be royalty, but they leave only grief and wreckage in

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Guide to the Bladedancer

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Published on: Oct 19, 2014 @ 9:07 The Bladedancer: Stalkers, masters of the unseen blade. Hunters are the fastest and most precise of the three Classes. They use speed, agility, and stealth to overcome their foes. Hunters begin with the Gunslinger subclass, unlocking Bladedancer at Level 15. If you’ve already unlocked a subclass on another character, you can unlock the Bladedancer subclass immediately after creating your Hunter. [divider] Basics The Bladedancer focuses on shredding its foes with Arc-charged melee powers and slipping into the shadows with your cloak to evade retaliation. The Bladedancer subclass features the longest range melee attack in the game in the form of Blink Strike,

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Atheon Controversy

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Published on: Oct 18, 2014 @ 18:32 In Bungie’s latest weekly update, they outlined a few changes coming to Destiny. Most of the weapon changes they mentioned have been well received, especially the PvE buff for the Vex Mythoclast, since many people were disappointed when it got such a significant PvE nerf. Bungie stated that the Mythoclast will be “a weapon [people] can continue to rely on in the next Raid, Crota’s End.” What hasn’t been well received is the change to the Atheon encounter in the Vault of Glass.[divider] According to the update: Next week’s Hotfix is going to contain some fixes to

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Patience and Time Exotic Review

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“If you’ve got it, they’ll never see it coming.” Patience and Time is one of two (the other being Ice Breaker) Exotic sniper rifles in the game, this one deals Arc damage. This weapon can be acquired as a random reward from the Crucible or PvE content, or from Xûr for 17 Strange Coins. Expert Panel Score: 8.4/10 The good: Temporary semi-invisibility, high stability, ADS radar. The bad: Average Impact, slow reload speed. Conclusion: Unique and useful abilities, great for PvP. Read the full review here This is an Exotic WeaponSniper Rifle (Special Weapon) Arc Base Damage/Upgraded260/300 Quality Lvl70 Rate

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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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