Destiny (Bungie)

Benzino · 30-09-2014 1:59pm

Bohrio wrote: »

Legendary Engram items that exist in your inventory will be demoted to Rare quality when the patch goes live, so decode them while you can. But let’s be honest--even if you don’t, we all know they were blues already...

To me, this suggests they are lowering the drop rate of legendary engrams

TitianGerm · 30-09-2014 2:02pm

Benzino wrote: »

To me, this suggests they are lowering the drop rate of legendary engrams

No they won't. It means that any purples you have in your inventory now will be replaced with blue once the next patch goes live.

This allows for any purples found from then on to be a definite purple and a chance of a yellow.

Varik · 30-09-2014 2:10pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

No they won't. It means that any purples you have in your inventory now will be replaced with blue once the next patch goes live.

This allows for any purples found from then on to be a definite purple and a chance of a yellow.

Yes it does, the over all rng chance won't change. If it didn't then your overall chance of a legendary item would be higher.

TitianGerm · 30-09-2014 2:43pm

Varik wrote: »

Yes it does, the over all rng chance won't change. If it didn't then your overall chance of a legendary item would be higher.

That's what I'm saying. But if you get a purple, as rare as that is you are garunteed a purple now and a chance of a yellow. No more blues from purples.

ZiabR · 30-09-2014 2:56pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

I just completed the weekly strike on solo and picked up a load of blue and one purple engram. Off to the Cryptach I go and bam an Exotic Chest piece from my purple.

Que 10 minute dance off in the tower to celebrate

I ****ing love this game

I might drop you an invite to come help me in the heroic strike if thats ok mate.

Varik · 30-09-2014 2:58pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

That's what I'm saying. But if you get a purple, as rare as that is you are garunteed a purple now and a chance of a yellow. No more blues from purples.

You said they won't lower the drop rate.

TitianGerm · 30-09-2014 3:02pm

logik wrote: »

I might drop you an invite to come help me in the heroic strike if thats ok mate.

The weekly strike ?

Yea no worries. Its the worst strike in the game with the guy in the tank. Man he's a pain

TitianGerm · 30-09-2014 3:04pm

Varik wrote: »

You said they won't lower the drop rate.

Their not lowering the drop rate are they ? I thought that the rate that all engram's drop now will continue ?

ZiabR · 30-09-2014 3:05pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

The weekly strike ?

Yea no worries. Its the worst strike in the game with the guy in the tank. Man he's a pain

Yeah, he is a pain alright. You think that they should include loot drops from the bosses at the end of strikes? I mean some strikes can take 30+ minutes and you can often get nothing at the end of them.

TitianGerm · 30-09-2014 3:07pm

logik wrote: »

Yeah, he is a pain alright. You think that they should include loot drops from the bosses at the end of strikes? I mean some strikes can take 30+ minutes and you can often get nothing at the end of them.

Yea I think it'd be fair. Maybe not all strikes but the harder ones the bosses should drop something. Even if it was just an engram.

sniper_samurai · 30-09-2014 3:09pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

Yea I think it'd be fair. Maybe not all strikes but the harder ones the bosses should drop something. Even if it was just an engram.

They've added that to the next patch. You get legendaries and ascendant materials off the level 24 playlist.

Generic Dreadhead · 30-09-2014 3:12pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

The weekly strike ?

Yea no worries. Its the worst strike in the game with the guy in the tank. Man he's a pain

I'd take Tank man over Phogoth and his evil waves any day, at least you can cheese the tank guy from the pillar in the centre

TitianGerm · 30-09-2014 3:15pm

Cormac... wrote: »

I'd take Tank man over Phogoth and his evil waves any day, at least you can cheese the tank guy from the pillar in the centre

I killed the tank guy today with one of the Cobal hover craft things. Just kept circling him and he couldn't hit me. Took about 5 minutes. I had to go back and get a second yoke though because the first went on fore from crashing into rocks

I was actually surprised I got through it solo though.

TitianGerm · 30-09-2014 3:21pm

logik wrote: »

Yeah, he is a pain alright. You think that they should include loot drops from the bosses at the end of strikes? I mean some strikes can take 30+ minutes and you can often get nothing at the end of them.

Are you on now ?

Stone Deaf 4evr · 30-09-2014 3:24pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

Yea I think it'd be fair. Maybe not all strikes but the harder ones the bosses should drop something. Even if it was just an engram.

yeah, its a real hollow victory when you get nothing. I did the phogoth one last night with 2 randomers, I was the only on who didnt die, got about 5 revives of the lads and I was the only person who got nothing afterwards. wtf like?:mad:

ZiabR · 30-09-2014 3:27pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

Are you on now ?

I wish mate, still in work until 5pm. I will keep an eye out for you later if you are on I will drop you an invite.

ZiabR · 30-09-2014 3:27pm

sniper_samurai wrote: »

They've added that to the next patch. You get legendaries and ascendant materials off the level 24 playlist.

Well that is something!

TitianGerm · 30-09-2014 3:29pm

logik wrote: »

I wish mate, still in work until 5pm. I will keep an eye out for you later if you are on I will drop you an invite.

Sounds good. Will be on around 8 I'd say.

.ak · 30-09-2014 3:32pm

I have a few evenings free this week (missus is out of the country on work), so ofcourse like any reasonable adult male I'm going to spend the time productively and play video games.

Thinking of attempting vault of glass, should hit level 26 this evening. How long should it take to do? Like a couple of hours each evening?

Generic Dreadhead · 30-09-2014 3:33pm

Varik · 30-09-2014 3:34pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

Their not lowering the drop rate are they ? I thought that the rate that all engram's drop now will continue ?

If they weren't they wouldn't be changing any old Engrams, and consider the huge increase we'd have in the amount of legendary and better if they kept the drop rate the same.

Big Knox · 30-09-2014 3:42pm

I've hit the wall. Really not excited to log in anymore. At 29 now and the only way to progress is through gear from VoG which is fine but getting the shards needed to upgrade it is too RNG at the moment and not worth the time investment for one level. 30 is not going to give me any advantage over 29 with the current content that's available and I'm really burned out with the current strikes. Going to take a break for awhile and might come back if the first expansion looks good!

Cheers to the lads in the PS4 clan for the runs, was fun and I'll be back at some stage for more!

TitianGerm · 30-09-2014 3:43pm

Varik wrote: »

If they weren't they wouldn't be changing any old Engrams, and consider the huge increase we'd have in the amount of legendary and better if they kept the drop rate the same.

OK. I just thought from reading the article that the rates would remain constant. Say 1 engram drop per 100 kills. Then spread that out and you get a 65/100 chance of a green, 32/100 chance of a blue and a 3/100 of purple, for example from that one drop.

AbusesToilets · 30-09-2014 3:47pm

Have a message from the Cryptarch at the Postmaster from leveling him, Think I shall be waiting until the patch to retrieve that.

Gandalph · 30-09-2014 3:47pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

yeah, its a real hollow victory when you get nothing. I did the phogoth one last night with 2 randomers, I was the only on who didnt die, got about 5 revives of the lads and I was the only person who got nothing afterwards. wtf like?:mad:

I was doing skirmish last night (the only pvp games I don't get booted from constantly) and I only had one other guy on my team against 3 others, we lost 4,500-5000. Buddy boy there had like 3 kills and 20+ deaths while I went like 28 and 10 or something thereabouts and he is the one who got awarded an exotic primary weapon at the end, ridiculous!

sniper_samurai · 30-09-2014 3:51pm

AbusesToilets wrote: »

Have a message from the Cryptarch at the Postmaster from leveling him, Think I shall be waiting until the patch to retrieve that.

Same, that way if I get any legendary engrams from it I will actually get at least a legendary item or ascendant material from it.

Generic Dreadhead · 30-09-2014 3:53pm

Big Knox wrote: »

Cheers to the lads in the PS4 clan for the runs, was fun and I'll be back at some stage for more!

Goodnight sweet prince!
See you in December when the 1st DLC drops hopefully.

Big Knox · 30-09-2014 4:04pm

Cormac... wrote: »

Goodnight sweet prince!
See you in December when the 1st DLC drops hopefully.

Yep that's the plan!

wandatowell · 30-09-2014 4:30pm

Gandalph wrote: »

I was doing skirmish last night (the only pvp games I don't get booted from constantly) and I only had one other guy on my team against 3 others, we lost 4,500-5000. Buddy boy there had like 3 kills and 20+ deaths while I went like 28 and 10 or something thereabouts and he is the one who got awarded an exotic primary weapon at the end, ridiculous!

That is pretty funny

tobothehobo · 30-09-2014 5:02pm

sniper_samurai wrote: »

Same, that way if I get any legendary engrams from it I will actually get at least a legendary item or ascendant material from it.

Bungie have said that any legendary or exotic engrave you have at the time of the patch will be changed to rare. So I'd use them if I were you

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