Destiny: Rise of Iron 9.20.16

spronk

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yeah unfortunately amazon now tries to target new games to arrive on release date at your house, and if anything fucks up its a day late. used to usually arrive a day early, i guess gaming companies got too mad at em

a bunch of gamestop employees at different locations so far have confirmed that a big chunk of Ghost boxes their gamestops received have significant damage to the cases, hope the amazon ones aren't fucked up.
 

Erie_sl

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Ya sucks, they used to have a release day delivery option which was great as it was nearly free, but haven't bought an online game from them since they dropped it (not to mention them adding a warehouse in my state, which I have yet to receive anything from). Wonder how big of a hit they'll take on video game purchases this fall with people going digital.
 

Guzrog

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Ya sucks, they used to have a release day delivery option which was great as it was nearly free, but haven't bought an online game from them since they dropped it (not to mention them adding a warehouse in my state, which I have yet to receive anything from). Wonder how big of a hit they'll take on video game purchases this fall with people going digital.
Hell with this release CST and EST people got screwed for going digital due to the hard lock on time zone release unlock. Without getting a physical copy earliest I can play is 2am Tuesday period. EST 3am. Great for the physical people though. This was the first time I have gone digital for release and I'm not impressed heh.
 

Erie_sl

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Hell with this release CST and EST people got screwed for going digital due to the hard lock on time zone release unlock.
Well, still not guaranteed that we won't be able to play tomorrow, there was a timer on the preload as well, and that turned out to not be right (said I could preload on 9/7). Either way, I have no way of getting the copy early anyways so I'm fine
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And football starting /yay, what a boring ass morning
 

Guzrog

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Can't decide which class to go still... was always set on hunter, but I don't really wanna be a melee specialist as I like to defend in pvp. Wonder if the regular golden gun spec will still be viable or if I should just switch to something else. Do all classes have the same dmg with weapons in pvp?
Titan is probably your best bet if you want to defend and not just because of sub class being named defender. They get a lot of aoe, shields, heavier armor and melee regardless of subclass. Things like reload on melee kill etc. While you can perk golden gun to over pierce you cannot make it aoe as I recall.

As far as weapons go unless I'm mistaken there are NO weapon specific perks or synergies for any class. I.e. More damage with auto rifles. Hunters can get on head shot bonus to increase stability and reload speed but that is for any weapon not just a specific type. I love this about the game. Use your favorite weapons with your favorite classes. Obviously with titan melee aptitude it's kind of silly to go sniper rifle but the game doesn't penalize you for doing it in anyway or based on class decision.

Tldr gunslingers are medium armor, mostly single target and titans are aoe and melee beasts. Do yourself a favor and check out some of the master at arms videos by "my name is byf" on YouTube or dattos does destiny. His voice grates on me though.

I still haven't picked a class!
 

Springbok

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Same... Thinking hard about defender but gunslingers single target deeps has me on the fence. Sucks this doesn't unlock region/tz by time - would help ease the server load in na at least
 

Erie_sl

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Same... Thinking hard about defender but gunslingers single target deeps has me on the fence. Sucks this doesn't unlock region/tz by time - would help ease the server load in na at least
What makes them have a lot more single target dps? Other than golden gun, nothing I see really gives them more. That's why it's making me so reluctant to pick hunter. Wasn't that impressed by throwing knives other than cool factor.
 

Guzrog

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What makes them have a lot more single target dps? Other than golden gun, nothing I see really gives them more. That's why it's making me so reluctant to pick hunter. Wasn't that impressed by throwing knives other than cool factor.
Golden gun, chains of woe, and gunslingers trance IMO. Knives as well.
 

Vorph

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Unless they buffed it, which seems unlikely due to the PVP tears, golden gun's damage in PVE is a joke and the throwing knife seems like it has no aim-assist at all. Chains of Woe is the only thing I liked about the hunter in beta.

Titan all the way for me. Still the only one of the three that I think both subclasses will be fun to play.
 

Guzrog

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Unless they buffed it, which seems unlikely due to the PVP tears, golden gun's damage in PVE is a joke and the throwing knife seems like it has no aim-assist at all. Chains of Woe is the only thing I liked about the hunter in beta.

Titan all the way for me. Still the only one of the three that I think both subclasses will be fun to play.
I'm with you both titan subs look fun and desirable. Void walker seems cool as well but I'm pretty lukewarm on sun singer. Which is of course why I'm considering hunter just because they look cool.
 

Column_sl

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You guys act like this is a mmo, and you cant have more then one character maxed out. This game is very casual, you will have all 3 guardians maxed out trust me.

Pick whatever you want, there is no way to lose in a game like this
 

Abefroman

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You guys act like this is a mmo, and you cant have more then one character maxed out. This game is very casual, you will have all 3 guardians maxed out trust me.

Pick whatever you want, there is no way to lose in a game like this
It's a rite of passage to freak out about class selection.
 

Vorph

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This game is very casual, you will have all 3 guardians maxed out trust me.
Especially if the weekly caps on points are still character-based rather than account-based. Still though, unless bladedancer turns out to be exceptionally good I'd rather make two titans or warlocks.

That said, unless you're really into faction grinding and shit like that (which is also character-based), you're going to want to pick a single main and use the other two solely to pad your points until you have everything you want to buy.
 

Erie_sl

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Especially if the weekly caps on points are still character-based rather than account-based. Still though, unless bladedancer turns out to be exceptionally good I'd rather make two titans or warlocks.

That said, unless you're really into faction grinding and shit like that (which is also character-based), you're going to want to pick a single main and use the other two solely to pad your points until you have everything you want to buy.
This. There's still xp grinding after 20 from what they say, and if you don't have a lot of time, you'll be focusing on one. That and FIFA comes out a couple of weeks later, and I'm usually horribly addicted to that game every other year (and it's in the rotation to buy this year).

Edit: I'm guessing I'll probably go Titan as well, I like to play defensively I guess, and in beta they were hella hard to kill with hunter 1v1 when they were defending.
 

Column_sl

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There's really only Gear, and rep grinding after 20 allot of that can be interchangeable through all your characters. Same as the beta when we were leveling out merchants on alts, it's quite easy.
 

Grumpus

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Every dead Ghost and every Golden Chest location. From the strat guide.

Tower Dead Ghosts:

Number Area Hint
1 Tower Plaza - Tower Watch Hey... Where do these stairs go?
2 Tower North The Speaker knows many secrets.
3 Tower Plaza - Traveler's Walk "I can see the frontier from here."
4 Hall of Guardians You passed it on your way in, don't miss it on your way out.

Earth Gold Chests:

Number Area Location
1 The Steppes to Dock 13 From the Steppes, enter the building that leads to Dock 13 and move into the next room. A Gold Chest rests in plain view atop a desk.
2 Forgotten Shore At the base of the Forgotten Shore Cliff, located just below the Terrestrial Complex, a Gold Chest lies next to the water. You can walk or even drive with the Sparrow through the lighter colored water.
3 Forgotten Shore to Mothyards Enter the path from the Forgotten Shores toward Mothyards, and follow it as it curves left and then back right. Turn to the right side and spot the water falling in front of a cave. A Gold Chest sits inside.
4 Lunar Complex Inside the room where you took down the Hive Wizard during The Dark Within. Jump onto the room on the left and search the back side to find the chest.
5 Devils' Lair This Gold Chest is accessible only during the Devils' Lair Strike. Either during the fight with Sepiks Prime or just after defeating it, search under the right platform.

Earth Dead Ghosts:

Number Area Location
1 Breach Got your gun? Watch the ceiling.
2 Breach Stand in the puddle, look left.
3 The Divide Look up...and follow the signs.
4 The Divide Round and round.
5 The Steppes Shed your fears.
6 The Steppes to Mothyards Watch your throttle or you'll miss the ditch.
7 Mothyards Not all caves are on even ground.
8 Lunar Complex Search the dark, to find the Light.
9 Skywatch Nice view...but you're not alone.
10 Terrestrial Complex Open locker.
11 Rocketyard Above the Servitor.
12 Forgotten Shore Gonna need a bigger boat.
13 Refinery Find a small room. Look for the Light.
14 The Blast The Devil Walker guards more than a locked door.
15 The Grottos Just beyond the unseen door.
16 Forgotten Shore: Bunker RAS-2 Search the bunker.

Moon Gold Chests:

Number Area Location
1 Temple of Crota Enter the temple, drop to the lowest floor, and spin to the right to find the exit. Follow the path further into the Hive temple. Cross the bridge into the ship and continue out the right side - stopping at the end of the ramp. Look down to the right to spot a small platform with a Gold Chest.
2 Archer's Line to Hellmouth As you make your way to Hellmouth from Archer's Line, look for a rock formation on the left just before the short bridge. Look behind it to find this Gold Chest.
3 Archer's Line to Hall of Wisdom Climb the hill across from the starting point in Archer's Line, cut through the debilitated dome structure, and follow the path into the Hive fortress. Take the spiral ramp down to the bottom of the cave or simply drop down. Enter the water to the right of the Hall of Wisdom entrance to find the chest.
4 The World's Grave Find this Gold Chest inside the final room of The World's Grave. Drop into the water right away and search along the rocky wall to get your reward.
5 The Summoning Pits this chest is only accessible during the Moon Strike, The Summoning Pit. Move over to the lower platform at the far end of the arena and search between the two staircases.
Moon Dead Ghosts:

Number Area Hint
1 Archer's Line Acceleration.
2 Archer's Line "Crack beyond the dome. "
3 Anchor of Light Climb the girder.
4 Temple of Crota You gotta go down, to get back up.
5 Hellmouth Explore our past.
6 Circle of Bones Complete the circle.
7 Gatehouse Look to the depths.
8 Hall of Wisdom Edge of the abyss.
9 Shrine of Oryx Deep within, upon the bones.

Venus Gold Chests:

Number Area Location
1 Shattered Coast to Ishtar Academy Drop into the hole in the Shattered Coast and follow the tunnel toward Ishtar Academy. Before you reach the bend, look back to find a Gold Chest next to a pillar.
2 Campus 9 After you enter Campus9 from the Waking Ruins, run over to the far building, next to the waterfall. A Gold Chest sits next to the structure on the other side.
3 N/Gen Branch Enter N/Gen Branch from Ishtar Commons and head to the right. Move into the small building and search the central cubicles for the Gold Chest.
4 Winter's Lair In Winter's lair, follow the trail around the outside of the cavern until you reach the upper overlook. Step out onto the horizontal pole and jump over to the the right ledge to collect this Gold Chest.
5 The Cinders In the Cinders, fight your way onto the ketch. Turn to the right and move to the very back. Drop down to the lower ledge to find the Gold Chest.
Venus Dead Ghosts:

Number Area Hint
1 Headlands Third puddle to the left.
2 Shattered Coast backseat driver.
3 Ishtar Academy Bookworm.
4 Ishtar Cliffs Over the muddy waters.
5 Waking Ruins Take the high ground...then go a bit higher.
6 Campus 9 Let your exploration reach new heights.
7 Ishtar Commons Under the tarp. Above your head.
8 Ishtar Commons small dark rooms.
9 Winter's Lair Leave no dark corner unchecked.
10 Ember Caves It's not called Ember "Caves" for nothing.
11 Hall of Whispers It's in here...somewhere.
12 N/Gen Branch "AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY"
13 Dig Site 4 Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
14 Endless Steps Good luck.

Mars Gold Chests:

Number Area Location
1 The Barrens From the Barrens landing zone, go over to the circular Cabal outpost that sits near the exit to Scablands. The Gold Chest sits atop a stack of crates.
2 Barrens to the Hollows In the tunnel between Barrens and the Hollows, look for a small opening above just before you emerge downtown. Hop into the hole, and look to the right to find the chest.
3 Dust Palace Inside the Dust Palace, where the first door is opened in the Dust Palace Strike, look for the door labeled with the number 3. Behind the reception desk is the Gold Chest.
4 Iron Line Inside Iron line, at the giant gate that leads to the Legion's Keep, run along the left walkway. Jump onto the big pipes in the corner, and turn around. Leap up to the walkway on the left and follow it all the way to the other side to find this chest, neatly tucked into the corner.
5 Tharsis Junction Inside the subway at Tharsis Junction, look fro the Vex gate in the corner behind the train cars. Behind it is a small room. Go inside, and slip behind the fencing in the far corner. Follow the path to collect the chest.

Mars Dead Ghosts:

Number Area Hint
1 Barrens There is heated combat at its doorstep.
2 Scablands Wonder what's on the other side.
3 Firebase Rubicon Where the lonely tree grows.
4 The Hollows "CB" marks the spot.
5 Dust Palace Window washer.
6 Overwatch Get a desk job.
7 Giants' Pass Root of the problem.
8 Valley of the Kings Climb, beyond the outpost - not too high, not too low.
9 Valley of the Kings Skirt the edge.
10 The Drift Signs of life.
11 Buried City Get some height to get Off World.
12 Freehold Station Like a tiny star in the night.
13 Tharsis Junction In the shadows of the M line.
14 Iron Line It hides above.
15 Trenchworks Hug the walls.
16 The Legion's Keep Column of stone.
17 Upper Garden ?????
18 The Black Garden ?????
 

Droigan

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This game makes me confused if it is installed or not.

I had the beta installed already, didn't delete it since I was unsure if it would just patch that.

Destiny pre-loaded again, and the download started as a 20 gig file, then split into three. One 300 mb update file, one vanguard dlc, then one main file at 18 gig. Then it blinked again and the dlc file got an error on it and wouldn't download, the 18 gig file turned into 180mb and the 300mb file instantly downloaded.

Now when browsing the system disc, it says that the Destiny (not the beta) is 21 gigs.

At no point did it have time to download 21 gigs, and I turn my PS4 off, not on standby. Not seen it download anything else in the background since before. Can I delete the beta? I do have two separate Destiny and Destiny Beta folders, but that download confused me as I don't understand when I actually downloaded the 21 gigs.

Game unlocks here in 23 hours, how long is that after the servers actually open?
 

Xexx

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People have been selling copies on CL down here, if i hadnt picked up a digital one id have snagged a local copy.
 

Erie_sl

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This game makes me confused if it is installed or not.

I had the beta installed already, didn't delete it since I was unsure if it would just patch that.

Destiny pre-loaded again, and the download started as a 20 gig file, then split into three. One 300 mb update file, one vanguard dlc, then one main file at 18 gig. Then it blinked again and the dlc file got an error on it and wouldn't download, the 18 gig file turned into 180mb and the 300mb file instantly downloaded.

Now when browsing the system disc, it says that the Destiny (not the beta) is 21 gigs.

At no point did it have time to download 21 gigs, and I turn my PS4 off, not on standby. Not seen it download anything else in the background since before. Can I delete the beta? I do have two separate Destiny and Destiny Beta folders, but that download confused me as I don't understand when I actually downloaded the 21 gigs.

Game unlocks here in 23 hours, how long is that after the servers actually open?
Ya I missed this at first as well, makes no sense saying installed in notifications. For some reason the 18 gig file gets kicked down to a 300 mb file, so you DON'T have it installed even though it says installed. Go to the actual game launcher and click options>information to get how far along you are in the download process. And just delete the alpha/beta, they've said they don't do anything anymore.