Trials of Osiris

Back to Destiny after an extended absence and by God I was woeful. Will have to do a bit of practicing to get my eye in for the sniper rifles. Barely scraped 7 wins to get the gold package and the rewards but we got hockeyed by a couple of teams.

Anyone up for a run at the lighthouse? I have all my bounties done, wan't to attempt a few serious runs.

Does anyone know how to build up your ELO?

I've checked Destiny Tracker and it states, you gain ELO from winning a game.

Most of the Crucible games I've had in the last month or so have been either Trials or Rumble, I'd normally come at least in the top 3 of Rumble, but I've been working on building my K/D ratio as opposed to winning.
(Winning in Rumble usually goes to the person with the most kills, regardless of how many deaths they have).

Just use guardian.gg which FYI reset their ELO ratings after the new patch so pre patch was season 1 and now we're in season 2.

Its quite simple. Everyone starts off at 1200. Your elo goes up for wins and down for losses, the amount up or down it goes varies depending on the ELO of your opponents, its all done purely on your teams average.

So if your team average is 1300 and you beat a team with average of 1700 it'll go up significantly and there's will take a big hit. If you're a 1500 team and beat an 1100 team you'll barely notice the increase.

Its done by game mode too. The cheesey way to boost it is to play with 2 players who have a much lower ELO than you, that way your team average is low and you'll get big boosts for a win but small decreases for a loss. Most of the guys at the top are there because of 'double carries', even if they're losing quite a few games.

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

Ah right, so K/D ratio has nothing really to do with it? I've been playing Rumble as a way to build up my MLG skills for Trials and I have got better but chasing a higher score in Rumble tends to get you killed a lot, whereas I would try to go for higher K/D ratio.

Maybe elimination or some 3v3 would be better as at least you have a better chance of outright winning the game.

So you're that guy :mad:

AdamD wrote: »

People in Rumble annoy me, greatly.

We can both see eachother on radar, you keep pushing away, why? Its a kill race. Stop avoiding gun fights, you're making yourself lose.

ELO is purely based on wins, nothing else comes into it. If you start a new season and play 10 games in a row with the same team mates you'll all have the same ELO.

Cormac... wrote: »

Yeah, the guy playing Rumble, trying to get better at the game improve his KD. How DARE he? :mad:

FYP

Cormac... wrote: »

Actually, word for word his exact post said this:



You're just seeing what you want to see

No you are, read the next 9 words after what you've bolded.

Cormac... wrote: »

Jesus, he's dying a lot in Rumble. Big deal.

So who is allowed played rumble so?

Hes not actually, that was the point. Playing for KD rather than the win. I'm out anyway, this is going absolutely nowhere and I'm sure we have utterly different views on PvP.

AdamD wrote: »

So you're that guy :mad:

Yes and no, I think there's a tipping point in Rumble, where at the end of the game, people are happy to kill trade to gain points. I don't share that view.

I've played a lot of games of Rumble where:
the top guy gets 20 kills and 18 deaths.
I'll get say, 19 kills and 10 deaths.

That's where I think Rumble is broken, you shouldn't be able to constantly kill trade and win.

To be clear, I'm not crouched, camping with a shorty, running away from engagements. I'm aggressively sniping as much as possible.

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

So that's why you see fire teams farming Elimination to raise their ELO? Because it's easier to get lots of fast and easy wins.

That'll only give you elimination ELO, which nobody typically looks at. Trials ELO is the one people tend to talk about, which is only affected by Trials matches.

I'd give it a shout if I'm on

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

The Inward Lamp:
Full Auto.
Small Bore.
Hidden Hand.

Mine rolled Full Auto / Small Bore / Zen Moment.
It's a bit of a b!tch to handle.

It's not a good scout rifle at all, regardless of the roll.

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

Funnily enough - I tried it out in PvP and didn't like it.

I kept hearing about The Inward Lamp and was hyped when I basically got a god roll but when I tried it out I found it was pretty hard to get kills with...

Haven't had a chance to take the Doctrine out for a spin yet but I'm looking forward to wrecking with it!

Yeah, the Doctor of Passion is my next target. Hopefully on tonight and see if I can get a bounty run going.

AdamD wrote: »

Legendary scouts are all muck really

I've a Suros one with 100% stability, Target acquisition scope and full auto. It's a beast. Only down side is it's the High RoF archetype. Still viable though.

It was the one from the MTashed videos a while back I think.

End Game wise, I don't rate the ones you get as Strike Specifics, Raid, Trials and IB.

Only good ones are Gunsmith ones and if you get lucky with a God-Tier random roll on a Vanguard or Strike drop

1vs1 with a scout is never a good idea, not close.

Hanging back with a Jade Rabbit or Scout from that type (Colovance) and taking out people from distance suits me so Scouts are my main weapon (then pulse rifle). In fast paced 3vs3 modes, wouldn't want to be relying on hitting 3 headshots close in, quick.

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

Well I 1v1'd against Mida a few times and lost, so I really don't think it's viable against Mida.
I'd actually prefer my Colovances Duty to The Inward Lamp, as I really can't get my hear around Mida.

Yeah, Mida and a Super'd Taloc are exceptions to the general viability of scouts, imo.

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

So that's why I've been losing so often and so consistently in Trials...

:pac:

Good, we'll see even more top-tier sweaty players in Doubles so.

Ugh.......

Apparently:

Snapshot is now the new intrinsic perk for adept trials weapons

Ooooh I'm ready

Anyone doing Trials this weekend?