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Official Destiny Thread

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chimaxi83 said:
Bungie couldn't care less about what we have to say. Yes, that website and also Reddit make it easier to find groups.
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cmdrdredd said:
Thinking about that just now and matchmaking for raids probably wouldn't work because of the checkpoint system. When you pass a boss you get a checkpoint for that section and there would be no way to communicate that you are starting at a checkpoint or enter at that specific checkpoint if you just did matchmaking.

When you get a group from destinylfg or somewhere else and they are good players, add them as friends so you can see when they are online. Maybe hook up for another run sometime. I have probably 60 people on my list from this.
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Thanks guys, I'll give it a try this weekend.
 
cmdrdredd said:
Thinking about that just now and matchmaking for raids probably wouldn't work because of the checkpoint system. When you pass a boss you get a checkpoint for that section and there would be no way to communicate that you are starting at a checkpoint or enter at that specific checkpoint if you just did matchmaking.
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It wouldn't be hard. Player listed what they are wanting to run (w/checkpoint) and clicks find group. It matches them with others who are running the same thing. Pretty standard matchmaking logic like COD with their game modes. DestinyLFG.com works the same way.
 
PimpJuice said:
It wouldn't be hard. Player listed what they are wanting to run (w/checkpoint) and clicks find group. It matches them with others who are running the same thing. Pretty standard matchmaking logic like COD with their game modes. DestinyLFG.com works the same way.
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I have a feeling that b/c those sites exist, Bungie is never going to implement their own. Why put money and resources into that when someone else has already done it?
 
PimpJuice said:
It wouldn't be hard. Player listed what they are wanting to run (w/checkpoint) and clicks find group. It matches them with others who are running the same thing. Pretty standard matchmaking logic like COD with their game modes. DestinyLFG.com works the same way.
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That is not how matchmaking works in this game. Matchmaking starts a strike or crucible match and pairs you with other players who are also looking for the same event.

You could not do that while at the same time making sure everyone joining is ok with starting at a checkpoint. Not with how the matchmaking in Destiny actually functions. I know if I hadn't done the bridge or deathsinger yet I'd be pissed if we start right at crota with no warning.
 
cmdrdredd said:
That is not how matchmaking works in this game. Matchmaking starts a strike or crucible match and pairs you with other players who are also looking for the same event.

You could not do that while at the same time making sure everyone joining is ok with starting at a checkpoint. Not with how the matchmaking in Destiny actually functions. I know if I hadn't done the bridge or deathsinger yet I'd be pissed if we start right at crota with no warning.
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Thankfully Destiny's raid system isn't like how WoW did theirs (I stopped at WotLK, so don't know how it's changed since then) where you get locked into a Raid ID and if you joined that ID in the middle of it and missed stuff, you were SOL from getting stuff on bosses they down already.

With Destiny, even if you join a raid group and they start at Crota, you can always go back and do the other parts and still get loot.

I sure do miss the WotLK days.
 
Schfifty Five said:
Thankfully Destiny's raid system isn't like how WoW did theirs (I stopped at WotLK, so don't know how it's changed since then) where you get locked into a Raid ID and if you joined that ID in the middle of it and missed stuff, you were SOL from getting stuff on bosses they down already.

With Destiny, even if you join a raid group and they start at Crota, you can always go back and do the other parts and still get loot.

I sure do miss the WotLK days.
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But what if I want to go all the way through? I want to know ahead of time that the group is going to do the parts I want. Maybe that's just me.
 
No not that. I'm just trying to validate the point I made before about the checkpoint system not really working out with the way matchmaking is designed for the game. They would need a whole new system which maybe they will do for part 2, I dunno.
 
cmdrdredd said:
No not that. I'm just trying to validate the point I made before about the checkpoint system not really working out with the way matchmaking is designed for the game. They would need a whole new system which maybe they will do for part 2, I dunno.
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There is no matchmaking logic at all, which is why they have different level vanguard strikes so they don't have to implement logic to match people by level, they just have a minimum level to enter the "mode", and they limit the # of people in a fireteam to a max of 3 for strikes, 6 for raids, 20 for tower, whatever it is for crucible.

I see what you're saying though, checkpoint matchmaking would be different because you need a full team so you can start at the same time whereas the other modes you can be put into a game already in progress.
 
PimpJuice said:
There is no matchmaking logic at all, which is why they have different level vanguard strikes so they don't have to implement logic to match people by level, they just have a minimum level to enter the "mode", and they limit the # of people in a fireteam to a max of 3 for strikes, 6 for raids, 20 for tower, whatever it is for crucible.

I see what you're saying though, checkpoint matchmaking would be different because you need a full team so you can start at the same time whereas the other modes you can be put into a game already in progress.
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Have you noticed that most people who are matched up for a strike if you do the low level ones, are near your current level? Is that coincidence or do they try not to pair up say a lv24 with a 31?
 
Xur is selling heavy ammo! Stock up. One coin for 5 packs. Gonna buy 500 of them myself. They stack up to 20 in one slot so 100 will take 5 slots of inventory space.
 
cmdrdredd said:
Xur is selling heavy ammo! Stock up. One coin for 5 packs. Gonna buy 500 of them myself. They stack up to 20 in one slot so 100 will take 5 slots of inventory space.
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Yes!!!, no more glimmer farming for heavy. What else is he selling. Cant' see while at work.
 
Rhezuss said:
Can this game be enjoyed only for it's singleplayer? (I know it's made to play multi though...)
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Sure, but the term "enjoy" should be applied extremely loosely. For this to be a decent single player game, it'd need a complete overhaul of its non existent storytelling. Most people play because their friends play, and because the guns are fun.
 
digiram said:
Yes!!!, no more glimmer farming for heavy. What else is he selling. Cant' see while at work.
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Crest of Alpha Lupi [Exotic Titan chest armour] – 13SC
Radiant Dance Machines [Exotic Hunter leg armour] – 13SC
Voidfang Vestments [Exotic Warlock chest armour] – 13SC
No Land Beyond [Exotic sniper rifle] – 17SC
Exotic Shard – 7SC
Exotic Engram [Chest armour] – 23MoL
Upgraded Exotic items for the week are:

ARMOUR – Knucklehead Radar, Achlyophage Symbiote, An irsurmountable Skullfort, Crest of Alpha Lupi, Voidfang Vestments, Sunbreakers
WEAPONS – Hard Light, Bad Juju, MIDA Multi-Tool, The last word, Invective, Plan C, Monte Carlo
 
Haven't played at all i n a couple weeks and No Land Beyond returns to Xur. What a joke! I am glad I stopped playing this now. Bungie doesn't deserve my time.
 
smackababy said:
Haven't played at all i n a couple weeks and No Land Beyond returns to Xur. What a joke! I am glad I stopped playing this now. Bungie doesn't deserve my time.
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Heh, well yeah until the next expansion you aren't really missing much. I keep going because I still want Gjallarhorn at some point.


edit: Think I bought enough ammo packs?

My second character's inventory
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My Vault
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smackababy said:
Haven't played at all i n a couple weeks and No Land Beyond returns to Xur. What a joke! I am glad I stopped playing this now. Bungie doesn't deserve my time.
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Starting to feel the same way as you man. Especially, after a failed 4 hour Crota session yesterday. Half the ending was bugged out. No Ogre spawns or Sword Bearer moving to the far left. Still no Horn for me, but what ever.

Also, sometimes the Raids and such are just too demanding for me. Since the patch, D3 has been a blast. I think it's time for a seasonal character. Too bad not too many of my friends still play it.
 
Crota does glitch just like atheon does still. First time I tried hard it took me 9 hours. The swordbearer will run away if someone is aiming at him and not shooting. Especially with a sniper.
 
digiram said:
Since the patch, D3 has been a blast. I think it's time for a seasonal character. Too bad not too many of my friends still play it.
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I'm playing D3 again on the PS4. DH with a full set of Marauder/Natalya ring of grandeur. Doing Rifts and Grifts on T5.
 
Did Crota HM on Sunday and his shield would just pop up after it went down for a second. Happened twice and the sword disappeared on us twice too. Took us 3 hours for the whole thing. I got the Fang of Ir Yut so I was a happy camper!
 
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