Destiny (Bungie's new title)

[LipSmack]

Today's reveal was great. I'll definitely be playing all week on 9/15.

sucked me right back in, the SWORDS!!!!!! sold me

 

[Spartan Rex]

IGN-Today Bungie held a steam showcasing a lot of the major changes coming to Destiny with Year 2. Year 2, if you were unaware refers to September 15th, 2015, the day that The Taken King expansion will be released. The expansion is going to be the largest addition that the game has ever seen therefore a lot of important systems are getting completely overhauled. If you missed the stream or just need some help wrapping your head around all the announcements from today, here are 27 things that you need to know from today’s reveal.

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• If you’re currently level 34, you will start The Taken King as a level 34.
• A new sword weapon called Arc Edge was shown. It allows you to defend using L2 and is effective against Solar and Void attacks, but is less effective against Arc attacks.
• While in the tower you can select which item you want to have equipped on your character. This will be reflected by showing it on his / her back.
• Ghost shells now have special features like the ability to help you find spirit bloom and stats that affect your intellect, discipline, or strength level.
• The new light level system is an average of your attack and defense across all equipped items including ghost shells and player artifacts. Destiny: How The New Light System Works13:15
• Your Strength / Intellect / and Discipline stats are more clearly shown on the user interface and include actual cooldown times of each ability.
• You can now hold 32 quests in your inventory.
• Quests can now be turned in at anytime in the game. No word on the app yet.
• Class items like capes, bonds, and sashes now have perks built into them.
• Vault space will be doubled for weapons increasing to 72 slots. Armor also has 72 slots now. For general items (formerly known as inventory) you will have 36 slots. Destiny's New Vault Space System08:31
• If you buy the taken king you can automatically level to 25 with a special item called a “Spark of Light.” This will boost you to the minimum level for The Taken King so you can play with your friends.
• Collections will keep track of the exotics, ships, emblems and shaders that you have collected and let you know which you still have not acquired. There will also be a brief description about how you can acquire them.
• Factions must now be pledged to and can only be swapped once a week. Once you pledge to a faction you will gain reputation for the faction and the Vanguard / Crucible as well.
• Any faction reputation gained in year 1 will carry over into year 2's new system.
• Reputation packages acquired for gaining levels with factions vanguard and crucible are now guaranteed to deliver a legendary and will have an increased chance of dropping a shader.
• Vanguard and Crucible marks have been replaced with Legendary Marks.There is now no cap on how many marks you can acquire in a week and they are shared across all characters. Destiny: New Crucible and Vanguard System07:59
• New quests and bounties have been added to the rotation, and completing all 5 weekly bounties will grant you Nightfall tier rewards.
• Dismantling a legendary item now give you legendary marks.
• Exotic blueprints allow you to regain anything you’ve lost using the new collection system. Exotics are also shared across accounts.
• Some year 1 exotics have been upgraded to year 2 level exotics.
• Exotic perks are immediately unlocked when purchasing them from a collection.
• Not all exotics are getting upgraded for Year 2.
• While damage levels have been normalized, all weapons you currently own will not be losing power even though their numerical damage value has changed.
• The Cryptarch will sell legendary engrams for legendary marks that are guaranteed to turn into a legendary weapon.
• Destiny: The Gunsmith's New Features06:12
• The Gunsmith will now allow you to take weapons into the field and try them out.
• Gaining reputation or ranking with the gunsmith will allow you to get a new gun every Wednesday from the Foundry Orders section of his inventory. This is one way to acquire the Suros, Hakuh, and Omolon weapons.
• For all year 2 legendary / exotic weapons and armor there is a new infusion system that will allow you to consume a powerful weapon (that you’ll be able to choose) to boost the attack value of a favorite weapon.

Keep in mind that there are two more streams planned in the coming weeks. Bungie will be heading to the new location known as the Dreadnaught to fight some Cabal and see a new strike. Be sure to keep an eye on IGN next Wednesday the 26th for all the information you need to know.

 

[Darth Zangetsu]

So if I already have all the DLC, am I really stuck rebuying the whole game just to get Taken King?

 

[Username]

So if I already have all the DLC, am I really stuck rebuying the whole game just to get Taken King?

I think there are several versions, one being just the taken king. If you already have it all.
I have ordered the version that comes with all the goodies and the coin, but i plan on picking up a second Xbox One for work. So i will need two copies of the game anyway.

 

[LipSmack]

So if I already have all the DLC, am I really stuck rebuying the whole game just to get Taken King?

no, theres a $40 digital download version for us, and if you want the collectors edition content it will cost an additional $20 (dance moves, shader and class item)

 

[Spartan Rex]

What?s Going On In Destiny?s Story, Anyway? - Features - www.GameInformer.com

 

[Oddacon]

What?s Going On In Destiny?s Story, Anyway? - Features - www.GameInformer.com

Saw this article on reddit earlier. Gonna give it a look through.


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[Spartan Rex]

Saw this article on reddit earlier. Gonna give it a look through.


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Its long and comprehensive but Bungie badly bungled the story and its implementation and have been playing catch up ever since.

 

[Oddacon]

I know. From what I hear though, TTK is a step forward.


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[Rorywan]

They have massively screwed up once again by announcing that most of our exotics will be left at year one levels.

 

[Username]

They have massively screwed up once again by announcing that most of our exotics will be left at year one levels.

I was also thinking its a bad step to have infusion only work by sacrificing larger powered weapons. Surely it would have been better to sacrifice a few lesser powered ones to infuse one more powerful weapon.

 

[Spartan Rex]

Destiny?s changed Ghost to get the story out of the grimoire and into the game | GamesRadar

 

[Spartan Rex]

The truth behind Activisions meddling and the composers departure (Spoiler Alert: Activision sucks)
Destiny Composer Marty O?Donnell Wins Case With Bungie, Full Conflict Detailed In Court Documents - News - www.GameInformer.com

 

[user 19388]

Anyone play on Xbox one? Really like to do some of those raids and nightfall events, but I don't have any friends who play on xbox
I'm at lvl 32 but i haven't been playing the game too long. Like to get to 34 before the new add on comes out, but doesn't look likely.

 

[Username]

Anyone play on Xbox one? Really like to do some of those raids and nightfall events, but I don't have any friends who play on xbox
I'm at lvl 32 but i haven't been playing the game too long. Like to get to 34 before the new add on comes out, but doesn't look likely.

I am Glorious Sunset on Xbox One if you want to add me. I am in the UK, and play most days and most nights. If you see me on, i can usually help you double team the Nightfall. But i always have at least one friend on to make it three. Me and my friend Pete did the nightfall three times this past Tuesday with just the two of us, for each of our three characters.
You'll be struggling to get three pieces of Etheric light before next monday, but you might be able to get close to 33.

 

[user 19388]

Okay, cool. I'm Monochromicorne on there, so you know who is befriending you. Thanks, even if I dont achieve much, it's nice to have a friend who plays.

 

[Username]

Okay, cool. I'm Monochromicorne on there, so you know who is befriending you. Thanks, even if I dont achieve much, it's nice to have a friend who plays.

No worries. We were on last night and breezed through the Vault Of Glass in about fifty minutes.
It takes away the monotony to be able to get achievements done with someone else too.

 

[Nuka Cola Kidd]

New ghost voice is horrible compared to Dinklebot. Was not expecting that.

 

[Rorywan]

Yes, it's absolute ****e.

 

[Username]

New ghost voice is horrible compared to Dinklebot. Was not expecting that.

Yes, it's absolute ****e.

Very much a case case of be wary what you wish for I reckon. So many people complained about dinklage. This shows he was actually okay. The new guy is rubbish. Every single line is delivered badly.