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Destiny 2 Iron Banner

  • 06-10-2017 11:04am
    #1
    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭


    Finally, one of my favourite video game events returns, albeit with some changes

    Begins: October 10, 2AM Pacific
    Ends: October 17, 2AM Pacific

    The game is Control.

    What’s different?
    Combat will be between two teams of four players
    Your fighting abilities, not your power levels, will decide the outcome
    Bounties and Ranks have been replaced with an Iron Banner Engram

    How can you compete?
    Complete the Destiny 2 campaign – the only way to reach the Tower
    Visit Lord Saladin in the Tower to begin the Iron Banner Quest
    Fight in the Iron Banner playlist with Quickplay modes and matchmaking

    What’s in it for you?
    Earn Iron Banner Tokens in every match (earn more if you win)
    Daily and Season* Milestones that track your progress to glory
    Claim brand new armor wrought in the forges of the Iron Lords

    Iron_Banner_Gear.gif?cv=3983621215&av=3582969428


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  • #2
    SolvableKnave
    Registered Users Posts: 4,470 ✭✭✭SolvableKnave


    That armour is gorgeous. Best looking armour in game, for me. Clearly influenced by Samurai warriors. May now have a reason to get the 3rd character through the campaign.


  • #3
    wes
    Registered Users Posts: 11,747 ✭✭✭✭wes


    We can now all look like Samurai's. Great looking gear sets all round.


  • #4
    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭Generic Dreadhead


    LF3M to play For Honor


  • #5
    gimli2112
    Registered Users Posts: 13,407 ✭✭✭✭gimli2112


    Earn Iron Banner Tokens in every match (earn more if you win)


    This is quite good imo. You can go on some pretty soul destroying loss streaks playing solo. It all seems to balance out in the end but when you've lost 5 in a row you question the sanity of it all.


  • #6
    syboit
    Registered Users Posts: 2,171 ✭✭✭syboit


    SolvableKnave wrote: »
    That armour is gorgeous. Best looking armour in game, for me. Clearly influenced by Samurai warriors. May now have a reason to get the 3rd character through the campaign.

    For once I prefer the warlock to the titan, but whats with all the fur. Hopefully the guns will be good too.


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  • #7
    SeanHarty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 648 ✭✭✭SeanHarty


    That gear looks pretty nice!

    Maybe we can kiss and make up Generic and run PvP teams.... you know... on Tuesdays and Wednesday nights :p


  • #8
    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users Posts: 44,993 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    Erm.... Weapons?


  • #9
    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭Generic Dreadhead


    Mitch Connor wrote: »
    Erm.... Weapons?

    You already have some weapons.
    Iron Banner is about finding new and exciting ways to use them.


  • #10
    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users Posts: 44,993 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    Generic Dreadhead wrote: »
    You already have some weapons.
    Iron Banner is about finding new and exciting ways to use them.

    ....by playing normal control?


  • #11
    PetKing
    Registered Users Posts: 1,781 ✭✭✭PetKing


    The gear is savage! Warlock gear above (and in general throughout D2 dare I say) is fantastic.

    I hope that's there's enough incentive with the token system to keep players in games and not quit at the first signs of defeat.


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  • #12
    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭Generic Dreadhead


    Mitch Connor wrote: »
    ....by playing normal control?

    Bungie Hotfix

    > Have added Supremacy into the IB Playlist based on Community Feedback


  • #13
    Hail 2 Da Chimp
    Registered Users Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭Hail 2 Da Chimp


    SolvableKnave wrote: »
    That armour is gorgeous. Best looking armour in game, for me. Clearly influenced by Samurai warriors. May now have a reason to get the 3rd character through the campaign.

    I need to run through with my Hunter too :)


  • #14
    SeanHarty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 648 ✭✭✭SeanHarty


    the thing I think I like most about the titan armour is that he has shoulder pads that are cool looking and fit the bill in what a titan is supposed to be but there stupidly big like a lot of the armour seems to be...


  • #15
    DeadlyByDesign
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭DeadlyByDesign


    This could not have come at a better time for me. I am gonna ding 20 tonight, and mrs is gone on holidays for 2 weeks. I will need to have the controller surgically removed. That armour is amazing looking


  • #16
    Angron
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Music Moderators, Regional Midlands Moderators Posts: 24,124 Mod ✭✭✭✭Angron


    Really loving those titan gauntlets.


  • #17
    SolvableKnave
    Registered Users Posts: 4,470 ✭✭✭SolvableKnave


    New map being added for IB. Distant Shores. Will be in all playlist once IB ends.


  • #18
    gimli2112
    Registered Users Posts: 13,407 ✭✭✭✭gimli2112


    Angron wrote: »
    Really loving those titan gauntlets.



    Pulse with the Striker sub-class that gives you another?

    Edit: I somehow read "gauntlets" and it translated to "grenades" in my mind, hence the confusion.


  • #19
    DeadlyByDesign
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭DeadlyByDesign


    Can you use Irob banner to gear for raid? No idea on the light levels for it etc


  • #20
    PetKing
    Registered Users Posts: 1,781 ✭✭✭PetKing


    Has anyone played IB yet? Is it live on reset or 6pm? Curious to know is there a separate milestone for powerful gear.


  • #21
    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭Generic Dreadhead


    DeadlyByDesign wrote: »
    Can you use Irob banner to gear for raid? No idea on the light levels for it etc

    You can use anything to be perfectly honest, even blue gear


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  • #22
    DeadlyByDesign
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭DeadlyByDesign


    Generic Dreadhead wrote: »
    You can use anything to be perfectly honest, even blue gear

    Sorry potatoed my question, what I meant to say is will it get me to the light level needed? But cool if you can even use blue gear to get to that number


  • #23
    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭Generic Dreadhead


    DeadlyByDesign wrote: »
    Sorry potatoed my question, what I meant to say is will it get me to the light level needed? But cool if you can even use blue gear to get to that number

    Almost any activity will get you there. The Raid is 260 -> 280. Blues from anything will drop all the way up to 265.
    Only once you hit 265 do you need to alter course. At THAT point you want to focus on your Milestones, particularly Powerful Engrams that you get from Milestones and Clan stuff.
    Essentially, just keep playing the game and you'll be fine. Once you hit 265, focus Milestones and the 4 Blue Quests on each of the 4 planets


  • #24
    DeadlyByDesign
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭DeadlyByDesign


    Generic Dreadhead wrote: »
    Almost any activity will get you there. The Raid is 260 -> 280. Blues from anything will drop all the way up to 265.
    Only once you hit 265 do you need to alter course. At THAT point you want to focus on your Milestones, particularly Powerful Engrams that you get from Milestones and Clan stuff.
    Essentially, just keep playing the game and you'll be fine. Once you hit 265, focus Milestones and the 4 Blue Quests on each of the 4 planets

    Gotcha, thanks man


  • #25
    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭Generic Dreadhead


    For after you hit 265, have a read of this...

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057789685


  • #26
    Tazzimus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,933 ✭✭✭Tazzimus


    First IB game, slaughtered by a clan

    Second IB game, join in halfway through being slaughtered by a clan. 3 of us for most of it, felt like we were being spawn camped

    Third game, mixed teams, we basically do laps of the map capturing flags and not really seeing each other. Lost by one point I think.


  • #27
    DeadlyByDesign
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭DeadlyByDesign


    Whats really the point of IB if the level advantage is gone? Was that not its selling point in D1? I'm not getting the pitch here.


  • #28
    gimli2112
    Registered Users Posts: 13,407 ✭✭✭✭gimli2112


    I thought the real selling point of IB was to level up but that's not really here in D2 as there's a lot of ways to get to 305. I mean if I'm getting destroyed by clans every second game it will lose it's allure pretty fast.


  • #29
    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭Generic Dreadhead


    *vague hand waving*

    You guys just wouldn't understand it...


  • #30
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,427 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    PetKing wrote: »
    Has anyone played IB yet? Is it live on reset or 6pm? Curious to know is there a separate milestone for powerful gear.

    Yeah played a few round at lunch, theres 2 questlines and I only recall one having powerful gear and the other having rep bundle.


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  • #31
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,427 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Tazzimus wrote: »
    First IB game, slaughtered by a clan

    Second IB game, join in halfway through being slaughtered by a clan. 3 of us for most of it, felt like we were being spawn camped

    Third game, mixed teams, we basically do laps of the map capturing flags and not really seeing each other. Lost by one point I think.

    Lucky you didnt get put in against me I was on fire, had a 4.4 effiency when I jumped off :D

    Had a few games and its a bit frantic in most games for some reason. Won by a landslide on a few of the games too.


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