The Iron Banner Megathread - Guide in OP

nevelator · 03-05-2016 11:57AM

Cormac... wrote: »

Playing IB Clash on my own was painful. I'm going to go ahead and blame SBMM and the fact it was Clash. Every match was super close.

I played most of my games over the weekend solo and found the same. Trying to get heavy ammo was a disaster. Bluey seemed to be way more selfish when it came around.

Generic Dreadhead · 03-05-2016 12:00PM

People who don't team shot the clearly obvious enemy on the edge of our radar just waiting to poke his head around with a roaming super and wipe the whole team at our Heavy are the worst. They are just there, starring at the Heavy Ammo box.

My new thing is to stay like 15m away from the heavy box and let some other guy pop it.

If someone needs to take a hammer to the face or sniper to the eye it can be him

PetKing · 03-05-2016 12:09PM

I've never felt SBMM like I did this time around, all the games were painfully close. Temptation to run to a corner curl up and hope the next kill is your team was high!

I lost around 8 games in a row (always insanely close), but I kept going thinking it would improve. The other team always had that 1 player who was maybe ~1000 points ahead of second place and winning it for them. I remember dropping my controller to the floor after two matches where my team missed heavy as they were running around like headless chickens, to clap and loudly proclaim well done.

Mitch Connor · 03-05-2016 12:17PM

Cormac... wrote: »

People who don't team shot the clearly obvious enemy on the edge of our radar just waiting to poke his head around with a roaming super and wipe the whole team at our Heavy are the worst. They are just there, starring at the Heavy Ammo box.

My new thing is to stay like 15m away from the heavy box and let some other guy pop it.

If someone needs to take a hammer to the face or sniper to the eye it can be him

The amount of times I would get a stormcaller down to a sliver before he killed me - while the other 3 players in the area just look to run away (and fail) was infuriating. JUST SHOOT HIM

PetKing · 03-05-2016 12:28PM

The 10 things (somebody from Reddit) learned from this Iron Banner:

1. I really hate snipers

2. I really suck at sniping

3. Slide/Shotgun/Teleport ..people still do this

4. I will always die to slide/shotgun/teleport

5. Everybody's primary wep is better than mine

6. Everybody's shotgun is better than mine

7. Everybody's grenades are better than mine

8. I really suck at PvP

9. Your wife gets mad if you play too much
10. I still had a ****load of fun

And point 11 added afterwards: Everypnes else's melee is better than mine.

Generic Dreadhead · 03-05-2016 12:31PM

That sounds like exactly the type of player I try to avoid getting into a Party with

Everything is a problem :P

PetKing · 03-05-2016 12:32PM

"HE'S UNKILLABLE!!"

Edit: I encountered less than 5 lagging players in my latest IB experience, and reported only 1.

Generic Dreadhead · 03-05-2016 12:38PM

PetKing wrote: »

"HE'S UNKILLABLE!!"

Edit: I encountered less than 5 lagging players in my latest IB experience, and reported only 1.

People screaming "Oh watch out for Troglodytee2004 he's up to some thing, can't hit him at all, stuck him with a grenade and nothing" as I am literally shooting him dead for like 3rd time with no issues.

I guess I just have decent internet.

OptimusTractor · 03-05-2016 12:38PM

Hmmm I'm of the opposite opinion here. I enjoyed IB Clash more solo than as a team (no offence).

Heavy ammo is not really an issue for me, except at times I thought I was within range for it to drop for me.

Generic Dreadhead · 03-05-2016 12:40PM

OptimusTractor wrote: »

I enjoyed IB Clash more solo than as a team

Depends on the map. Doesn't matter damn if you're playing say Widows Court or Twilight Gap. But on maps like Shores of Time and Friebase Delphi you can hold spawn points and team shot everything by grouping up

OptimusTractor · 03-05-2016 12:41PM

PetKing wrote: »

The 10 things (somebody from Reddit) learned from this Iron Banner:

1. I really hate snipers

2. I really suck at sniping

3. Slide/Shotgun/Teleport ..people still do this

4. I will always die to slide/shotgun/teleport

5. Everybody's primary wep is better than mine

6. Everybody's shotgun is better than mine

7. Everybody's grenades are better than mine

8. I really suck at PvP

9. Your wife gets mad if you play too much
10. I still had a ****load of fun

And point 11 added afterwards: Everypnes else's melee is better than mine.

Everyone else's stormcaller super lasts 5 minutes. I'm dead within 10 seconds.

Mitch Connor · 03-05-2016 12:55PM

Cormac... wrote: »

Depends on the map. Doesn't matter damn if you're playing say Widows Court or Twilight Gap. But on maps like Shores of Time and Friebase Delphi you can hold spawn points and team shot everything by grouping up

I do like Shores of Time....

http://destinytracker.com/dg/4947115431

Generic Dreadhead · 03-05-2016 12:55PM

From a comment thread on Reddit:

If you're on PS4, block them via PSN instead of using Bungie report and you'll never be matched with them again.

Possible good advice that

OptimusTractor · 03-05-2016 01:02PM

Cormac... wrote: »

From a comment thread on Reddit:

Possible good advice that

Find all the Flawless trials players. Block them. Cool Runnings.

PlainP · 03-05-2016 01:02PM

OptimusTractor wrote: »

Hmmm I'm of the opposite opinion here. I enjoyed IB Clash more solo than as a team (no offence).

Heavy ammo is not really an issue for me, except at times I thought I was within range for it to drop for me.

Would be of the same opinion myself, but for different reasons.

I can never get the 1st place bounty when in the clan group as ye are all way above my skill level. Still have it on my hunter as I couldn't reach 1st place this time for IB.

Got up to lvl 5 on my 1st char. Then on Sunday I blasted through the other 2 no bother.

Got some really nice drops for infusing and some nice new weapons to play with as well. Had a good run this time around.

Hail 2 Da Chimp · 03-05-2016 01:10PM

OptimusTractor wrote: »

Everyone else's stormcaller super lasts 5 minutes. I'm dead within 10 seconds.

The Transcendence perk pushes Stormtrance from 13 seconds to 24 seconds.

OptimusTractor · 03-05-2016 01:28PM

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

The Transcendence perk pushes Stormtrance from 13 seconds to 24 seconds.

I can't really trust maths like that without a graph.

SolvableKnave · 03-05-2016 01:32PM

OptimusTractor wrote: »

I can't really trust maths like that without a graph.

Or a spreadsheet

OptimusTractor · 03-05-2016 01:36PM

SolvableKnave wrote: »

Or a spreadsheet

*Found on Reddit*

I ran 50 crucible matches with transcendence and 50 without. Here are the results.

Hail 2 Da Chimp · 03-05-2016 01:46PM

How about a gifv?:

https://gfycat.com/UnkemptScalyFlee

Found on Reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/CruciblePlaybook/comments/43p58l/complete_guide_toall_numbers_behind_the/

Generic Dreadhead · 03-05-2016 02:07PM

^ That's pre-aril update which induced a nerf to Stormtrance

Hail 2 Da Chimp · 03-05-2016 03:10PM

Correct-a-mundo, I don't have an updated figure for post-April...

dudeeile · 03-05-2016 05:03PM

Not a single game solo, if I want to moan about my **** shooting then I want someone to hear.

All in all pretty straight forward for me, found the bounties easy to knock out in a few games. Using those crucible boosts gave me plenty of new gear coupled with the IB drops. The only disappointment from the whole thing was the IB reward packs, got absolutely nothing.

On another note, I was just saying to jcd last night that I reckon sniping has gotten that little be easier since the update, he thought something similar, no other logical explanation for my sudden improvement.. I should be getting better I know but the jump seemed too much of a coincidence with the update arriving. Anyways, I'm not complaining that I'm hitting 70% with the 1KS.

Wins|Games|Kills|Assists|Deaths|K/d|Ka/d|Victory
60|97|1322|470|990|1.34|1.81|61.86%

Super Kills|Melee Kills|Grenade Kills|Time Played|Avg Score|Sniping Headshot
228|76|159|16h 9m 57s|1,793|70.15%

03-05-2016 06:53PM

SBMM is cancerous on my account. Driving me away from the game. Its utterly ridiculous that the only game mode I can try out new weapons in without going 5-10 is trials.

My name is URL · 04-05-2016 12:52PM

Found this IB to be fairly tough I must say. Highest lvl on any of my toons was 318 and I definitely felt under-powered for it.

Not the most enjoyable of IBs at all for me... Negative win & k/d ratios across the board.

I guess it's a good incentive to get started on leveling chars though.

wexdevil · 25-05-2016 05:18PM

Iron Banner went live today after all

TitianGerm · 25-05-2016 05:21PM

wexdevil wrote: »

Iron Banner went live today after all

Really?

wexdevil · 25-05-2016 05:23PM

emmetkenny wrote: »

Really?

https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/44753/7_Iron-Banner-Returns

yup

its control btw

TitianGerm · 25-05-2016 05:28PM

wexdevil wrote: »

https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/44753/7_Iron-Banner-Returns

yup

its control btw

Strange seen as Bungie didn't mention it. I'll have a few games so

sniper_samurai · 25-05-2016 05:34PM

emmetkenny wrote: »

Strange seen as Bungie didn't mention it. I'll have a few games so

Probably added after the patch went live at 6.

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