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PetKing · 14-10-2017 9:19am

2 armour pieces in 10 packages. And here I was worrying that I don't have a Titan yet to get the set.

syboit · 14-10-2017 1:25pm

PetKing wrote: »

2 armour pieces in 10 packages. And here I was worrying that I don't have a Titan yet to get the set.

30 packages turned in on my titan, Have gotten all the weapons (no joke, 10 sidearms), and just missing the helmet for the titan.

syboit · 14-10-2017 11:08pm

syboit wrote: »

30 packages turned in on my titan, Have gotten all the weapons (no joke, 10 sidearms), and just missing the helmet for the titan.

Titan helmet, so that's my Titan samurai finished. Only took 35 packages!

SeanHarty · 15-10-2017 9:16am

syboit wrote: »

Titan helmet, so that's my Titan samurai finished. Only took 35 packages!

Jesus 35 packages.

I liked the look of the armour but I knew I wouldn't have enough playtime to get a full set which made me not really both with IB at all.

And the fee packages i got the first day that did drop armour dropped random armour

gimli2112 · 15-10-2017 9:25am

My KDR survived solo queuing IB, my Win Loss ratio did not.

syboit · 15-10-2017 3:19pm

SeanHarty wrote: »

Jesus 35 packages.

I liked the look of the armour but I knew I wouldn't have enough playtime to get a full set which made me not really both with IB at all.

And the fee packages i got the first day that did drop armour dropped random armour

I'd say I played upto two hours every day just on IB alone, by doing the daily milestone on the 3 characters, I usually ended up with 80-90 tokens. One day I did just grind some matches and got lucky with a 5-6 winning streak.

most of the dailies were ok to do in one game, except for 2 kills at once, took me a bit longer with that one.

Overall enjoyed this IB as a solo player mostly.

SeanHarty · 15-10-2017 5:00pm

syboit wrote: »

I'd say I played upto two hours every day just on IB alone, by doing the daily milestone on the 3 characters, I usually ended up with 80-90 tokens. One day I did just grind some matches and got lucky with a 5-6 winning streak.

most of the dailies were ok to do in one game, except for 2 kills at once, took me a bit longer with that one.

Overall enjoyed this IB as a solo player mostly.

Yeah it's not to bad of a game mode, the one I've enjoyed the most in destiny 2 to be fair.

Just don't have that kind of play time at the moment unfortunately

gimli2112 · 15-10-2017 11:18pm

too*
I gotta stop drinking

jcd5971 · 16-10-2017 2:51pm

anyone for some iron banner?

SeanHarty · 16-10-2017 3:04pm

jcd5971 wrote: »

anyone for some iron banner?

I could be on about four will help if you want?

gimli2112 · 16-10-2017 3:29pm

Winning a game yesterday. Myself comfortably atop of the leader-board. Like a colossus. About 3/4s of the way through I ranked up and my screen was invaded by the ranked up emblem. Didn't get another kill. We lost. Thanks to me. Thanks to Bungie Thanks Bungie.

Got to rank ten all the guns but the sidearm but only one piece of armour.

dudeeile · 17-10-2017 12:13am

Found IB connections very poor, guys not taking damage, shot when you're well in cover or around corners and my personal favorite is getting the kill and then being killed by their melee without any animation.

Only just hit rank 10 as I didn't enjoy the game mode at all, found the drops to be poor and had multiple of the same drops, think I got 6 sidearms. Final reward also lacking, really did not feel IB and it's a real shame as we always had good numbers and fun in D1.

gimli2112 · 17-10-2017 5:59am

didn't notice connection issues but always felt they were particularly bad in D1 IB so maybe expected it
agree it wasn't rewarding
control requires co-ordination which I sadly lack

AbusesToilets · 17-10-2017 8:02am

What I wouldn't give for my Jade Rabbit. Mida is profoundly underwhelming, as are the IB weapons as a whole. I don't know how they went from the excellent selection introduced for RoI to the current dross.

SolvableKnave · 17-10-2017 9:50am

dudeeile wrote: »

Found IB connections very poor, guys not taking damage, shot when you're well in cover or around corners and my personal favorite is getting the kill and then being killed by their melee without any animation.

Only just hit rank 10 as I didn't enjoy the game mode at all, found the drops to be poor and had multiple of the same drops, think I got 6 sidearms. Final reward also lacking, really did not feel IB and it's a real shame as we always had good numbers and fun in D1.

I too suffered the "killed around a corner" issue. Not often, but it's bloody annoying.

Got to rank 14 and got full armour set, apart from the Titan Mark. Got most of the weapons, couple dupes in there (mostly SR and HC). IB this time around did feel less rewarding compared to D1 YR3, but probably on par with D1 YR1.

AbusesToilets wrote: »

What I wouldn't give for my Jade Rabbit. Mida is profoundly underwhelming, as are the IB weapons as a whole. I don't know how they went from the excellent selection introduced for RoI to the current dross.

We will see an improvement in the game eventually, when the live team fully get their durty mits on it. D2 development was well advanced during RoI release. Still doesn't make up for some of the decisions made. Still waiting for Luke Smith to tell us what they plan with duplicate weapons and how it's gonna mean something.

dudeeile · 17-10-2017 10:15am

Mida is very strong but only with the inclusion of HCR, they needed and got their nerf in D1 and they should do the same here, it won't make the gun unusable but it's uptake would drop dramatically. This would also sort out the Uriels Gift over use and make plenty more weapons viable, they would also need to deal with the Last Hope at the same time but I think that's a much more difficult balance for them to do effectively.

gimli2112 · 17-10-2017 10:18am

yes nerf all the stuff I like that always makes me happy
tbh was watching a video the other day which basically says it doesn't matter as "the scrubs" (aka folks like me) just move on to the next most powerful thing
So nerf away Bungie
Insert evil laugh

dudeeile · 17-10-2017 10:39am

NCR are op right now as are pulse grenades so they obviously need to be brought back in line, they should be an easy balance to implement and still be usable.

The last hope is the big worry, technically smg's can compete at teh same range even a little further out but as soon as you are airbourne the last hope accuracy somes into it's own, I'm afraid they may adjust either range or in-air accuracy and that will **** up other aspects of the game.

I suppose the only logical step to take would be to nerf fusion rifles! Actually now that I mention them, they again, as in D1, seem prone to rng as to whether you will get that kill on a target that looks easily within range.

gimli2112 · 17-10-2017 10:43am

I use the Wardiff Coil in PvP. Imagine my surprise when I equipped it running towards the enemy and the Merciless appeared in my hands. No bother easily in range I thought. Took about 50% of his health and he killed me. See people use fusions to great effect in pvp, just needs practice I guess.

Generic Dreadhead · 17-10-2017 10:43am

It was disappointing as an "Event", I still enjoyed playing Control and playing it with 3 friends or clanmates was the majority of the fun but it wasn't quite the Event it was in D1, similarly with Faction Rally.
Gonna plow on with Sheprafest and that's me "done" with D2 aside from perhaps a weekly Trials card with some of my real-life mates

SeanHarty · 17-10-2017 10:53am

This is going to be a massively unpopular opinion I'm sure but...

I think the gear shouldn't transfer across from PvE to PvP. The rng drops just don't work when it comes to PvP because you have people running around with weapons that appear to be over-powered and it only makes it worse when you don't have said over-powered weapon.

If you are a PvP player there is little reward from just playing PvP (not saying many people buy this game just for the PvP element) and for the good weapons your dependent on in certain cases rng drops from PvE activities.

For example I have every single "good" handcannon, but I bloody hate them. up until recently I hadn't been dropped a decent auto-rifle and had been using a bluey makes the PvP element so frustrating.

PetKing · 17-10-2017 11:10am

The rng rewards weren't the best, Datto did a fairly comprehensive video detailing the problems. I see people discussing a different system for the token gated by level which would probably work better. I played fairly well solo for the most part. Got stomped by a few well organised fireteams, but have to admit it was very satisfying when 4 solos beat a Fireteam though. Got most of the weapons, but very few pieces of armour. Twas grand for the first IB, but I'm sure they'll change it up based on feedback.

Wonda-Boy · 17-10-2017 11:10am

Game has failed on so many levels compared to the 1st game, trying to please everyone just does not work. And IB is no different......IMHO

Nobody wants to grind multiple groups of 4 wins (for one engram) only to be rewarded with NORMAL crucible gear. The token lottery just does not work in this game, people wanted tokens alright but they wanted to be able to choose from the said vendor what they wanted with the tokens much the way Xur works.

I have grinded the arse outta IB and the rewards are just so bad.....lazy lazy rehashed weapons just not worth it, lad I raid with from clan 2 handed in 160 tokens and got the same gun for all the engrams ffs!

Prestige raid with no light increase or better weapons or armour....****ty emblem is all you get. Really need to cop on as the numbers are falling like mental.

Mitch Connor · 17-10-2017 12:01pm

Played some games saturday/Sunday night and had a great time. Were the first nights I really felt I'd gotten to grips with the game, and wasn't just feeding points.

Dude and his callouts and tactics... Listening works!

Also won a match last night against a team of baggers - having been about 20 points down. Was SUPER satisfying.

syboit · 17-10-2017 12:09pm

I must have been one of the few who enjoyed IB, played most of it as a solo player. Did manage to get all guns & armor but then I did cash in a lot of tokens. Didn't see a whole lot of lag, and on a few occasions stomped by a good team, but a few times me and the randoms beat teams aswell.
No where as good as IB in D1 but still at least something different to do for the week.

gimli2112 · 17-10-2017 12:12pm

ah I enjoyed it. I always feel when there's nothing to work towards I just don't feel the need to play it. Once I got the Call to Arms Engrams the desire to play waned. I carried on until level ten as I was almost there but I wasn't going to play on just for the armour and sidearm.
I was the same in D1 and would get to rank 5, liking it all the way and then stop.

syboit · 17-10-2017 12:15pm

gimli2112 wrote: »

ah I enjoyed it. I always feel when there's nothing to work towards I just don't feel the need to play it. Once I got the Call to Arms Engrams the desire to play waned. I carried on until level ten as I was almost there but I wasn't going to play on just for the armour and sidearm.
I was the same in D1 and would get to rank 5, liking it all the way and then stop.

sideams!! I could have put banshee out of business with the amount of them I got. I felt the same for IB in D1, once I hit rank 5 and got a gun/armour roll I wanted I would stop. But this IB knowing there was something else to get I couldn't stop :P

jcd5971 · 17-10-2017 12:19pm

Iron banner just felt like old control I liked it but twas nothing special.

I agree with generic as an event it was pretty meh.

Tokens where ****, I didn't play as much as I used to in fairness as I'm busy with real world **** the last little while. But I got 4 grenade launchers 2 side arms and 12 titan helmets from my twelve packages bit pissed off to be honest.

Also hand cannons are unusable and I'm sick of having to use mida and Uriel's to be competitive.

I played exclusively solo with exception of 1 night of about 4 games with clan lads and I found connections to be OK a few questionable games but overall not terrible.

jcd5971 · 17-10-2017 12:22pm

dudeeile wrote:

Mida is very strong but only with the inclusion of HCR, they needed and got their nerf in D1 and they should do the same here, it won't make the gun unusable but it's uptake would drop dramatically. This would also sort out the Uriels Gift over use and make plenty more weapons viable, they would also need to deal with the Last Hope at the same time but I think that's a much more difficult balance for them to do effectively.

I see your point and agree.

However rather than a nerf I'd like an overwatch style buff change to other weapons/perks.

You need only look at junkrat to see how a buff can flip the meta as quickly as a nerf

gimli2112 · 17-10-2017 12:24pm

JCD may just about win the worst RNG drops for IB. I did pretty well in comparison. Couple of Scouts, few ARS, the pulse rifle, the fusion rifle, the handcannon (unless I'm confused), a Titan Helmet and Titan Mark. Don't think I got any armour on the other two. Got some regular loot drops which I just sharded.

Mitch Connor · 17-10-2017 12:27pm

22 packages, think I got all the weapons bar pulse, and no titan arms. All packages put in on my titan.

syboit · 31-01-2018 10:05am

The new ornaments on the IB gear look nice. Plenty teams of 4 roaming last night though, very hard for 4 randoms to combat a team.

Mitch Connor · 31-01-2018 10:13am

syboit wrote: »

The new ornaments on the IB gear look nice. Plenty teams of 4 roaming last night though, very hard for 4 randoms to combat a team.

Got that a few times ourselves but we were a team so it was 4 uncoordinated boardsies vs another team of 4.

We won one match 71-70 with a last second kill and the stats on the match were funny.

The other team had KDAs of 21,17,17,14. We had 14,12,12,10 or something like that - their team shotting was STRONG but they never had more than 1 point for more than a few seconds and we were obviously getting more non-assisted kills.

syboit · 31-01-2018 4:08pm

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Got that a few times ourselves but we were a team so it was 4 uncoordinated boardsies vs another team of 4.

We won one match 71-70 with a last second kill and the stats on the match were funny.

The other team had KDAs of 21,17,17,14. We had 14,12,12,10 or something like that - their team shotting was STRONG but they never had more than 1 point for more than a few seconds and we were obviously getting more non-assisted kills.

I'll never quit a game, but if I see a team of 4 in the lobby I'll cancel out if I can. Without fail when the 4 man team stomp comes, sure enough the dancing/waving over your corpse soon follows. Not to mention the creeping around corners with mida.

Angron · 06-02-2018 3:04am

Played a bit of IB earlier, had one game where it was against a clan. Losing with about 20 seconds left to go, used my super, got 3 kills and we won the game by a point

https://twitter.com/PlagueOfNurgle/status/960651950684549120

PetKing · 06-02-2018 9:49am

Was a good IB for me. Played all 3 characters for the first time in D2. Struggling to get to grips with the D2 Titan. Fell back in love with Mida a bit. Got all the ornaments bar the grenade/melee kills which was never going to happen.

Mitch Connor · 06-02-2018 11:01am

Same with myself. Really liked the grind aspect for the ornaments. Nowhere near on the grenade one but I feel the other ones could have been made even just a bit harder to be honest.

Got my 25th win in my last game last night.

syboit · 07-02-2018 1:35pm

Grinded out the ornament for the chest piece in the end. Rushing lads with sub machine gun and start shoulder charging/punching like there is no tomorrow. Did it on striker titan using the acd/0 feedback fence or synthoceps and double pulse.

Seemed odd though, some games would get no progress and others could get upto +5%.

I think the chest piece was the nicest one, at least got rid of the fur on the old version.

Mitch Connor · 07-02-2018 2:25pm

Would love to see them expand on the potential of that ornament system.

There is space in the UI beside the ornament - instead of giving us all new armor sets in season 3, give us a brand new ornament for each piece. So we would have the original IB set, the season 2 ornament set and then a season 3 ornament set - all just taking up one inventory slot.

The grind would be more interesting, to me, than just buying a new piece.

syboit · 07-02-2018 6:19pm

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Would love to see them expand on the potential of that ornament system.

There is space in the UI beside the ornament - instead of giving us all new armor sets in season 3, give us a brand new ornament for each piece. So we would have the original IB set, the season 2 ornament set and then a season 3 ornament set - all just taking up one inventory slot.

The grind would be more interesting, to me, than just buying a new piece.

I don't think they'll give new armor in season 3, for IB/factions anyways. I'd suspect just more ornaments like we just got for season 2

PetKing · 07-02-2018 9:23pm

Mitch Connor wrote:

Would love to see them expand on the potential of that ornament system.

Some of the IB ornament pieces made the IB gear look awful I though. The Warlock gauntlets (I think) with silver ornate decoration shining gets replaced with tatty green / brown rags!?

Mitch Connor · 08-02-2018 4:59pm

PetKing wrote: »

Some of the IB ornament pieces made the IB gear look awful I though. The Warlock gauntlets (I think) with silver ornate decoration shining gets replaced with tatty green / brown rags!?

Yeah, but thats Warlock problems. After the misery they inflicted, at annoying lengths, as storm callers in Destiny, they deserve everything they get.

Jerks.

The Hunter hood on the IB ornament annoys me - I don't like things being that busy.

Both the standard version and ornamented version of the hunter helmets are amazing though.

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