Destiny 2

Hit a whopping 907 this weekend. I just have no drive to grind for power by doing the same stuff I did last season for power, and then the season before that for power, and then the season before that for power, and then the season before that for power, and then the season before that for power. Kidding, almost. Just been getting primes and working with those. I still haven't looked into this whole Armor 2.0 thing, but I do like the whole ornament part. Got the AoS and that 3 or 4 shot auto rifle catalysts done. Finished the deathbringer quest and got that, which is easily solo-able at ~900 power.

Kinda thinking about just ignoring the power level and just putting a solid effort into getting Recluse. So, can you work toward this just by doing rumble matches? Is there a certain Crucible activity I need to do?
 
Kinda thinking about just ignoring the power level and just putting a solid effort into getting Recluse. So, can you work toward this just by doing rumble matches? Is there a certain Crucible activity I need to do?

You need to reach 2100 Glory. Only the 3v3 Survival and solo survival playlists award Glory. (see the descriptions below them in the Crucible director)
 
Ahh, gotcha. I was curious how that changed since the update.

Congrats on the raid clear, by the way.
 
Anyone getting issues with the game freezing at the initial loading screen? Seems the last patch is garbage.
 
So i finally advanced to the last step for the mountaintop . You need fabled ..... in COMPETITIVE. Shoot me now!
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Anyone getting issues with the game freezing at the initial loading screen? Seems the last patch is garbage.

I haven't. Since I benchmark it in reviews, I have been running it on a few different configurations without issue. The move to Steam was annoying as I had to re-install it on the test drives.
 
I had odd issues all weekend. Nearly constant got the "Contacting Destiny 2 Servers" warning. Weirdest thing was probably getting booted right at the end of a gambit match and then kept getting the "Oops, you should't leave Gambit" warning over and over until I got a 30 minute ban. I had only played it the one time. I restarted the PC and that seemed to take care of it. Also had a few times where quest steps would take a few minutes to register the completion. The app seems to be having issues too, perks showing up on the wrong guns. I wish i screenshot it but at one point I had a Spare Rations with spike grenades, lol.
 
Finally migrated my account to steam over the weekend. Didn't play more than 5 mins, just wanted to get it moved and setup. Had no issues since they first launched.
 
I had odd issues all weekend. Nearly constant got the "Contacting Destiny 2 Servers" warning. Weirdest thing was probably getting booted right at the end of a gambit match and then kept getting the "Oops, you should't leave Gambit" warning over and over until I got a 30 minute ban. I had only played it the one time. I restarted the PC and that seemed to take care of it. Also had a few times where quest steps would take a few minutes to register the completion. The app seems to be having issues too, perks showing up on the wrong guns. I wish i screenshot it but at one point I had a Spare Rations with spike grenades, lol.

Just an FYI, DIM at least is having issues with displaying perks. Apparently something changed in the API on Bungies end and they're not sure when it'll be fixed. Maybe the official app is suffering from the same problem? Its really inconvenient.

 
Just an FYI, DIM at least is having issues with displaying perks. Apparently something changed in the API on Bungies end and they're not sure when it'll be fixed. Maybe the official app is suffering from the same problem? Its really inconvenient.

They have been updating the companion app on android like 2 or 3 times since launch so i think they are still working on stuff.
 
So i finally advanced to the last step for the mountaintop . You need fabled ..... in COMPETITIVE. Shoot me now!

LOL. Luckily for you, comp is much better at the moment with the changes. It shouldn't be nearly as rough to get to 2100 now. On Reddit, I've seen several people mention that they've always struggled at comp, but this season they've already hit over 3k.
 
I'm definitely interested in trying out to solo comp playlist, should alleviate a lot of the problems i had with it in the past.
 
I'm definitely interested in trying out to solo comp playlist, should alleviate a lot of the problems i had with it in the past.

The changes to competitive sounded mostly positive to me, but I haven't tried them out yet.
 
I played Destiny 2 for the first time this week, and mostly liked the combat. The weapons feel well designed, and the powers are like any other online FPS.

The one problem I have is using the grenades: I have trouble figuring out when they've recharged! This messes with my combat, because I either guess right and get the kill, or I guess wrong and die.

The Super's overlay text is pretty clear, but I'm having trouble with the grenades. Any clues I might be missing here?
 
I played Destiny 2 for the first time this week, and mostly liked the combat. The weapons feel well designed, and the powers are like any other online FPS.

The one problem I have is using the grenades: I have trouble figuring out when they've recharged! This messes with my combat, because I either guess right and get the kill, or I guess wrong and die.

The Super's overlay text is pretty clear, but I'm having trouble with the grenades. Any clues I might be missing here?
The cooldown for your grenade is on the lower left in that row of icons. It will lose color and slowly fill back up while on cooldown. I think there is also a subtle tone or click that happens when your grenade is ready.
 
Hmm, I can't say I have that problem. I just look at the indicator in the HUD.


I look at it, it looks full, but about half the time no grenade fires. I have no idea what I'm missing.

But I may be confusing sides in the heat of the moment. Those three icons look fucking identical.
 
LOL. Luckily for you, comp is much better at the moment with the changes. It shouldn't be nearly as rough to get to 2100 now. On Reddit, I've seen several people mention that they've always struggled at comp, but this season they've already hit over 3k.

I am seeing this too, and primarily why I may give Recluse a legit effort. I've gotten into PVP more than I care to admit after spending so much time in Iron Banana for the Swarm.

But to clarify, is comp now the survival mode? That's how I get the Recluse?
 
I am seeing this too, and primarily why I may give Recluse a legit effort. I've gotten into PVP more than I care to admit after spending so much time in Iron Banana for the Swarm.

But to clarify, is comp now the survival mode? That's how I get the Recluse?

Yeah, the far right middle option. There should be a smaller option coming off of it that is the solo queue which is recommended if you're going in.. uh.. solo.
 
I look at it, it looks full, but about half the time no grenade fires. I have no idea what I'm missing.
Is the box your current elemental color? If it is not then it is not ready and in the 'cool down' phase. Same with your middle 'melee ability' and right 'class ability'.

These all have a bar that slowly fills up so you have a rough idea how long to wait until you can jam the appropriate button.

The big yellow diamond is your super.


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Is the box your current elemental color? If it is not then it is not ready and in the 'cool down' phase. Same with your middle 'melee ability' and right 'class ability'.

These all have a bar that slowly fills up so you have a rough idea how long to wait until you can jam the appropriate button.

The big yellow diamond is your super.


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Sorry man, I think the fact that the colors are identical is the reason I keep confusing it with melee. Same shape plus same color = me making a mistake in the heat of the moment.

Any one have a mod that makes them more distinct?
 
There are no mods, Bungie has that pretty locked down. However I would experiment with the colorblind controls, maybe?
 
There are no mods, Bungie has that pretty locked down. However I would experiment with the colorblind controls, maybe?


Yeah, that's one thing I hate about an "always online, even when you're playing it solo" game like this, and the main reason I waited until it was free to try.. Fuck you Bungie, mods are good.

I'll give the coloblind controls a go, but otherwise I'm uninstalling this crap. I can't believe people haven't complained about the HUDs lack of distinction before?
 
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Day and a half to download only to be greeted by a 'Cannot connect to Bungie Servers'

forums are useless.

my destiny is to not be able to play test it.
 
I'll give the coloblind controls a g, but otherwise I'm uninstalling this crap.

Yikes. Can't figure it the grenade refresh indicator is enough to uninstall? I'm thinking about the 1400 hours and countless incredible experiences I would have thrown away if I made a decision like that two years ago.
 
I mean, it's always left- grenade, middle- melee ability, right- class ability. You don't have to know any of the symbols if you think of them that way.
 
but otherwise I'm uninstalling this crap. I can't believe people haven't complained about the HUDs lack of distinction before?
I guess three similar colored objects are difficult for some. I mean if it was five or twelve.. sure.. but it's three. Seems easy enough for me, and I'm a caveman. :D

As it is if the game's not for you then it's not for you. No big deal.
 
Yikes. Can't figure it the grenade refresh indicator is enough to uninstall? I'm thinking about the 1400 hours and countless incredible experiences I would have thrown away if I made a decision like that two years ago.


I suffer from Huntington's. I've been working around my limitations, playing 3D games for 20 years, and I can tell you from experience that I'm not going to just magically work my way around this.

It used to be that everything had it's own ammo (grenades), or all fed from the same stamina meter. Also, most status changes were text readouts, so it was easy to figure things out.

But now we have 3 separate *normal attack* stamina meters, and someone thought that making them all the same shape and same color, tightly packed into the same corner might be a great idea? Do these people work for Apple?

I can't glance in a firefight and remember which one is which. Maybe if they gave you the same update text "Super ready" for the other three powers, I would have no problems. Text is a whole lot easier for me to make-out than that crowded monochrome status display.
 
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I'm probably overly paranoid but outside of bounties I only use my grenade when I really need it. That way I know it's charged.

Otherwise it seems like 5-10 seconds after use, a situation pops up that it could have been really handy for lol.
 
I’m doing a discipline build on my warlock specifically so I can spam more nades. Max discipline plus a grenadier weapon plus the artifact grenade energy trait should be awesome lol.
 
Well, hopped in Crucible to give it a go. Was doing ok up until about 400 glory when I got "Contacting Destiny Servers" and booted. Restart. Booted. Restart. Booted. Now I'm in Time-Out. Ya, it isn't my home network. This is about the most frustrating game I've ever played.
 
Well, hopped in Crucible to give it a go. Was doing ok up until about 400 glory when I got "Contacting Destiny Servers" and booted. Restart. Booted. Restart. Booted. Now I'm in Time-Out. Ya, it isn't my home network. This is about the most frustrating game I've ever played.

Bizarre. I haven't had that issue since last Tuesday.
 
Well, hopped in Crucible to give it a go. Was doing ok up until about 400 glory when I got "Contacting Destiny Servers" and booted. Restart. Booted. Restart. Booted. Now I'm in Time-Out. Ya, it isn't my home network. This is about the most frustrating game I've ever played.

Bizarre. I haven't had that issue since last Tuesday.

Same, I have had zero issues since last Tuesday also.
 
I got excited when I saw it moved to steam, haven't played since like 2017. But then I see I need to pay an additional $100 on top of the $100 I already spent on the game if I want any new content and right back to being deleted it goes.
 
I got excited when I saw it moved to steam, haven't played since like 2017. But then I see I need to pay an additional $100 on top of the $100 I already spent on the game if I want any new content and right back to being deleted it goes.

You dont have to buy it again, all of your previously purchased expansions etc get transferred over to steam, all you would have to buy is shadowkeep which is the latest expansion.

How to transfer your account to Steam
 
You dont have to buy it again, all of your previously purchased expansions etc get transferred over to steam, all you would have to buy is shadowkeep which is the latest expansion.

How to transfer your account to Steam

Yeah I did all that. I spent money on the collectors game and spent money on the expansion pass, I think it was over $100 actually. I'm not that into the game that I want to double that to get the newest content.
 
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