Destiny 2 PC: Fun shouldn't be this tedious.

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Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

Whelp, finally took the plunge and switched from PS4 to PC and I wish I had done this earlier since I now feel decently capable with kb+m, instead of fumbling with a controller. Now I just need to see if I have some missions left on Forsaken before I hit the Shadowkeep content.

# ¿ Oct 4, 2019 19:54

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 09:40

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

Man, I love how Toland describes you as "Bringer of Vacancies", which to be fair is quite on the point regarding the player character by now..

# ¿ Oct 5, 2019 12:53

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

Zedsdeadbaby posted:

The fallen were the last race blessed by the traveler who then abandoned them, hence their name

fun fact: their servitors were made in the traveler's image and designed to offer similar purpose (giving ether instead of light, which grants strength), which is why they are objects of worship

I think because of their fervor for the traveler there are very few, if any, fallen who follows the darkness. I think the fanatic and his scorn are the only example

Yeah, they are basically their name, a race that has Fallen very far from grace and pursues the Traveler to gain it�s blessings again. They are still a bunch of sneaky backstabbers and murderers so don�t feel bad for the bodycount you�ve probably racked up on them by now.

President Ark posted:

they had extremely short lifespans before getting their worms and have the potential to have incredibly long lifespans post-worming so long as they keep murdering and torturing things - oryx and co. are/were in excess of a billion years old

One of the things I loved from the Hive lore is that their philosophy/religion is basically an evil pyramid scheme where everyone constantly tithes power to the rear end in a top hat above you until you hit the Hive head honhcos.

Sylphosaurus fucked around with this message at 19:59 on Oct 6, 2019

# ¿ Oct 6, 2019 19:57

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

DancingShade posted:

It also said it's not our enemy but is our salvation.

It also tells us in the same sentence that it�s not our friend either.

Out of curiosity, my younger brother decided to pick up Destiny 2 after quitting the game after the last expansion for the first game. If he wants to play the main campaign (the Red War), does he need to pick it up from Holliday and then choose the first mission from the Destination screen, right? Will that give him the campaign related stuff as well, such as the story clips and the missions where you unlock your subclasses?

# ¿ Oct 13, 2019 12:37

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

So, since I decided to put my Warlock on hold for a while and focus on either my titan or Hunter I decided to start grinding for some guns. The question is though, are there any special guns that I should look out for when running Vex Offensive or the Nightmare stuff?

# ¿ Nov 11, 2019 21:19

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

SUNKOS posted:

It's not all bad, at least that exotic sidearm quest was quick and free of bullshit. No stupid grind, just something that's over in a few minutes and has some funny dialogue.

I just hope that Bungie will follow this example in the future.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2020 20:54

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

Zedsdeadbaby posted:

If I was a guardian I would just abuse my power and lord it over the civilian populace. It's not like they can kill me.

Plenty of Guardian have gotten the final dirtnap after their Ghost was murked.

# ¿ Jun 4, 2020 19:39

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

Yeah, I reinstalled D2 and I guess I finally had enough. The gameplay is awesome but the general gameloop just doesn�t do it for me anymore. I guess I�ll just wait for more info on the expansion but I have a feeling that the only way they would be able to rope me in is by adding space combat to the mix and that�s not very likely.

# ¿ Jun 15, 2020 13:30

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

There is a reason why Warframe haven�t left my computer and Destiny 2 has been uninstalled several times. Because for all it�s faults, at least the Warframe devs are willing to try different stuff and see what sticks. Bungie is pretty much stuck in it�s development rut and I sincerely doubt that they�ll be able to break out of it due to a lot of factors. I�d be really goddamn happy if Bungie were to prove me wrong but right now it feels that they are transferring their resources into whatever the next title will be.

# ¿ Jun 28, 2020 11:46

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

GoGoGadgetChris posted:

The game is at its best when red bars die to one crit

Scaling up enemy health and damage is not a good form of difficulty modifier, IMHO, but it's an easy, cop out way of adding difficulty so it's here to stay until Bungie hires a 7th employee

This is pretty much my take on it as well. Bungie really doesn�t have a good way to tell when they upscale an enemy if it turns into something challenging or something really loving obnoxious.

# ¿ Jun 28, 2020 19:30

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

Pirate Jet posted:

I�ll never understand the people who want the moment-to-moment gameplay of Destiny, in PVE anyways, to actually be difficult. The mechanics of this game are not complex enough to justify that. This isn�t Devil May Cry*. The closest the game comes to genuine, creative difficulty is stuff like the raids and dungeons that asks players to perform a specific �dance� with each other to proceed, an interlinked routine. That stuff�s very cool.

And that�s where the raids of the Destiny franchise simply loses me. I hate that the cool stuff in those raids is buried behind what feels like endless synchronized swimming events that far overstays their welcome.

# ¿ Jun 28, 2020 19:51

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

GoGoGadgetChris posted:

Have you done any of the raids, personally? I don't know where this reputation comes from and seems limited to wallflower gamers. The fireteam is doing a synchronized swim but Player #1 is doing "pick up 10 motes and deposit them in a bank"

If you haven't beaten Garden of Salvation yet, join one of the many SA PC Destiny 2 discords and find a squad! It's rad content

I ran most of the raids in D1 at least once and Leviathan and most of the Last Wish in D2. I guess I�m not cut out for the more teambased content since coordinating some of the stuff required in the raids simply bores me to death. Destiny is simply the most fun to me when it�s run and gun.

# ¿ Jun 28, 2020 20:18

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 09:40

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

GoGoGadgetChris posted:

I'd vastly prefer to be playing Destiny 3 with a fresh empty vault this September, but I'm probably alone in that regard.

No, I�m the same in that regard since I�d rather see a fresh slate rather than the kludged mess that is Destiny 2.

# ¿ Jun 30, 2020 22:56

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