Destiny (PS3/PS4) Official Thread

It's funny how some people underestimate Super Good Advice for the Qodron fight. Some random died 5 times to the bubble of doom.

 
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Wow reading through all the changes it does seem like a major flip to any player that started the game when it came out, invested a ton of time and stuck all the way to 34.

If anything, new comers might actually get the better experience without all the hassle. I haven't been on in a while trying to keep on studying, tackling the Witcher 3, some GTA online, and trying to put a dent on the backlog (yet I just bought Far Cry 4 and AC 4   :dunce: ), and somehow missed on DAI . I'm thinking of playing ME3 since I never boot that puppy up . 

I'm really not thinking about getting TTK tbh, but the  fuck parties we get going are tons of fun. Might just wait, see the review and wait for all of you to comment on how good/bad & laggy the game is. Besides Battlefront is around the corner too  :drool:

 
totallyjem said:
Did you beat skolassss what you get?
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7th an jimmy made Skolas look easy. I tagged along and dropped the occasional bubble for them.

loot: Benevolence Sniper (honestly probably my 20th), Armamentarium, ship, shader, emblem.

No Cipher. Which I'm pissed about. I may grind 34's to try and get it. That's how I got my 1st one.

Now it's just Mars chests and ghost hunting until the expansion.

((And Batman. Lots of Batman.)

 
Officially hyped!

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnTYt_lu4CE[/media]

With all the new stuff they're adding I can't wait for the next expansion. I'll still hold off and wait for reviews though.

 
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langdon_alger said:
7th an jimmy made Skolas look easy. I tagged along and dropped the occasional bubble for them.
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haha, yeah we beat skolas on the first try, but it took us like 3-4 tries to be those damn fallen targets because i kept dying like a noob.

That trailer looks awesome.... im hyped.

Today at Gamescom it was revealed that every edition of Destiny: The Taken King will include one character boost, which allows players to instantly level up any existing or newly created guardian to the minimum level required to play The Taken King.
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Good for people who only have 1 or 2 characters.

 
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[quote name="jgu" post="12849313" timestamp="1438785249"]Epic voice over in that video. Is that Nolan North? Sounds kinda like him. [/quote]
Yeah it's him. Btw so with TTK Bungie keeps ditching the games mechanic which was replaced by ditching the old mechanic of original game. I've also heard that year one stuff won't be able to be ascended.
 
God damn it,  they know how to hype people up. Still holding back, but I do believe this is going to be how the game should have been from day one. If they only added dedicated servers for the PVP  :drool:  ...but I will still not fall for it yet  :shame:

 
Hopefully the hopscotch that everyone grinded for is still good in Crucible 2.0. I would hate for that to get outclassed by a blue tiered TTK weapon.

Sidenote: Never work with kids (unless you have a strong immune system), second time in a one month time-frame I get sick. 

New Stuff!  :whee:  I tried to remove stuff 7th already posted, sorry if some are repeated.

  • “Quests from the ominous Eris Morn lead to the rediscovery of a forgotten weapon type.”
  • Quests that explain current super abilities and role in the Destiny Universe.
  • “As an alternative to using or sharding your new high-powered Legendary weapons and armor, you can also improve an item you like by sacrificing another piece from the same gear slot.”

  • No more Emblem/Shaders taking up precious Vault space! Shader console & Emblem console in the Tower, housing all of the Emblems & Shaders you own.

  •   Over a dozen new Exotic weapons. Half a dozen new armor pieces for each class. Auto Rifle that shoots bolts of chain lightning, Sniper rifle blinds enemies on precision hit.
  • “No Time To Explain” is an Exotic version of the Stranger’s Rifle, sort of.
  • Sleeper Simulant is a Heavy Fusion Rifle that charges an over-penetration laser through enemy targets and bounces off walls.
  • An Exotic gained through multi-step search quest on the Dreadnaught; pieces are hidden all over.

  • Expanded Crucible: 8 new maps and 3 new modes. The modes are Mayhem, Rift, & Zone Control – only controlling matters, kills don’t.
  • Quests to ease new players in. 5 weekly bounties in addition to much faster daily bounties. Finish all 5 weekly bounties to unlock a big bad bounty where you have a chance at a powerful reward like a Legendary/Exotic weapon.
  • Better matchmaking for skill and connection.
  • The Crucible will have a “mercy rule” that will end “dramatically misbalanced” matches early to preserve player sanity/K/D

  • Narrative-driven story with 8+ lengthy missions, seamlessly integrated with strikes, public events, class quests, and eventually, the raid – King’s Fall.
    Complete the main storyline for access to the ancillary “The Taken War”, with harder, narrative-driven missions that have us revisiting old locales like the Vault of Glass.
     “I undertook a mission in to the Vault of Glass called Unsealed Paradox, which finally provides some answers regarding the fate of Praedyth.”


  • Four new strikes (three for non PS users), plus three remixed older strikes. Presence of several “raid-light” mechanics to keep things mentally engaging.
    Strikes aim for replayability, cycling species you might fight, & altering enemy configurations. Multiple narrations to provide more info as you replay the strike.

The Taken Foes

  • Taken Captains: Solar shields, throw out slow moving balls of darkness that blind Guardians.
  • Taken Knights: AoE Scorch attack that dissuades close combat.
  • Taken Centurions: Possess deadly tracking shots that can aggressively seek around corners.
  • Taken Wizards: Can summon “shadow thralls” for a zerg-like rush. Eliminate them fast or risk being overwhelmed.
  • Taken Psions: Have the ability to multiply if they are not quickly dispatched.
  • Taken Vandals: Deploy a Defender Titan-like Shield, that restores their health and is permeable to their fire alone.
  • Taken Phalanxes: Have an impulse blast that applies a physics impetus, much like their notorious shields.
  • Taken Thralls: Can teleport short distances to frustrate attempts to pick them off easily.

SOURCE:  http://planetdestiny.com/20-reasons-taken-king/

Everyone let's congratulate ourselves for playing and fixing an incomplete game that newer year 2 kindergaurdians will never have to deal with. :applause:

 
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I dont care I had fun...I'm keeping my guns though...even if they suck for the raid they will still work fine on patrol...also keeping my gear and wearing whatever I want to do bounties and patrols and stuff. I'll just gear up for raids like I only wear the POE stuff for POE when it matters.

All my characters are pimps. I wonder if you will start with all the shaders/emblems you ever found or just the ones you currently have in inventory...

 
Man...I was mildly interested in TTK when I preordered it a few weeks ago. Most of that interest came from the fact that I've been playing this almost a year, and I was itching for more content. But now...holy shit am I hyped. I have yet to see a single change that I'm not fully on board with. The only thing I'm wavering on is the year one weapon/gear issue. But as long as they make the new weapons interesting and comparable to year one weapons, I don't think it'll be an issue.

People saying that they're mad at the fact that we've been beta testing a game for a year just to make it better for new people just doesn't make sense to me. We've all put 100s of hours in, and it's been a fun ride, hasn't it? If you're not enjoying it even a little bit, then why did you stick around? Sure it sucks that the game is seeing these massive changes in a month, all at once but...these are all things people have been asking for. If these changes were introduced incrementally over the course of several months, I bet more people would be on board. But there is so much hate over at Reddit right now all based on the fact that the changes they've been crying about are finally coming.

Just proves you can't make some people happy, even when you give them what they want.

 
I remembered reading this a while ago. There was a neogaf post but I couldn't find that about how Bungie scraped most of the games story close to the deadline and had to reorganize everything which resulted in what we got. It looks like they were using the time in between Destiny 1.0 and 2.0 to re-release the game in the actual entirety with actual integration of grimoire. It would be interesting to see how much of the speculation was true when we play the revised story in 40 days.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2hqmkb/how_destinys_content_completely_changed_over_the/?sort=top

I'm excited for 2.0 and had loads of fun playing 1.0. If the Destiny community was never here and willing to be so helpful to others, this game would never have been so fun. The LFG groups and sub-reddit extended the life of destiny by months. It would be great if they put a reddit emblem/easter egg in the game as a sign of acknowledgment to the community.

 
Who will be able to raid tonight? I can't access the PSN while I am at work anymore. Wifi has become very restrictive and can't get LTE indoors. I'm battling back pains, a sinus infection and migraines right now. Dylan and I will be raiding. I think total said he would also but I can't remember everyone atm.

 
The 7th Number said:
I WANT IT NOW! O_O
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Before you can play Destiny you have to get every exotic gun in borderlands. Good luck =P~

langdon_alger said:
Dude! Shhhh!

(I'm trying to get people on the board to help my kids through raids/trials.) :razz:
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Haha I've done Sherpa before with kids and it was really fun. They tend to listen more than adults do, I don't know why.

Revanchist said:
I'm excited for 2.0 and had loads of fun playing 1.0. If the Destiny community was never here and willing to be so helpful to others, this game would never have been so fun. The LFG groups and sub-reddit extended the life of destiny by months. It would be great if they put a reddit emblem/easter egg in the game as a sign of acknowledgment to the community.
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Totally agree. If it wasn't for the community & lfg doing Bungie's work this game would have sank long long ago. Heck I keep on playing because of the CAGs and other friends otherwise I would be long gone. I'm also not sour at all, I had my fun with this game and given the $$$ I payed for it I really squeezed the life out of it more than any other game I have.

I hope they do not just wipe our level progress from 34 back to 20 just cause, I gladly play the story again (with one character only, no way I'm doing all 3 again), but it would be a slap in the face if all the time I spent was really just for giggles.

 
tukai said:
Who will be able to raid tonight? I can't access the PSN while I am at work anymore. Wifi has become very restrictive and can't get LTE indoors. I'm battling back pains, a sinus infection and migraines right now. Dylan and I will be raiding. I think total said he would also but I can't remember everyone atm.
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Think me and 7th will be down for some raiding (disappointing drops) later. 8PM EST, the usual time?

edit: 7th might not be on in time, so screw him :)

 
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Im usually on a little after 7 central, maybe 10-15 minutes. If you get a full team before i get on then go ahead without me. But i have been wanting another titan VOG chest piece, even though now it seems pointless.

 
With the media coverage heating up I am getting excited for TTK.  Sure there are some things I like and some I don't from the changes but I'll wait to pass full judgement until it releases.  Before you start crushing your old weapons and armor, wait it out and see what else we find out prior to the 15th.  They have changed things before based on user feedback so I don't think you can take everything that has leaked as written in stone at this point. 

I might be in the minority here, but I liked the Dinklebot.  My problem with Nolan North is that he is in every fuck 'in game.  At least Dinkelage was a new voice.  I do have a request that they insert Dinklebot's "We've Woken the Hive!" overtop of whatever version Nolan North does so that will live on forever. :beer:

 
Damn if that video doesn't make me wish there was space combat in the game. :lol:

Let our ships do something more than just be loading screens.

Anyway, 3 Nightfalls

-sharded purple

-sharded purple

-Etheric Light

And I'm gonna miss Dinklebot too.  Never thought it was bad... don't really know what people were expecting.

Doubt anyone woulda cared if it wasn't for Activision advertising him as one of the voice actors.  Oh well.

But it makes sense to have the same actor voice ALL the lines, just for continuity.  And I'm sure North cost a fraction of what they paid to the Dinkle-nator.

 
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So I went from really excited and anxious for TTK to even more excited and anxious for TTK. 

Have one collectors edition (X1) and 2 legendary editions (PS4) preordered and payed off. 

 
Why does it seem like randoms never know how to play Salvage and Skirmish? Stop reviving if I'm standing right next to you ready to revive. 

Not sure how we won this game:

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People kept dropping off the team, the enemy team got 11 deploys on the probe, and my teammates refused to revive or be revived. 

 
mars009 said:
Wow reading through all the changes it does seem like a major flip to any player that started the game when it came out, invested a ton of time and stuck all the way to 34.

If anything, new comers might actually get the better experience without all the hassle. I haven't been on in a while trying to keep on studying, tackling the Witcher 3, some GTA online, and trying to put a dent on the backlog (yet I just bought Far Cry 4 and AC 4 :dunce: ), and somehow missed on DAI . I'm thinking of playing ME3 since I never boot that puppy up .

I'm really not thinking about getting TTK tbh, but the fuck parties we get going are tons of fun. Might just wait, see the review and wait for all of you to comment on how good/bad & laggy the game is. Besides Battlefront is around the corner too :drool:
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This has already happened. People who jump into the game NOW are already experience much better experiences. I got to lv30/29/29 on my 3 characters and was a day 1 player. I quit mid october of last year realizing the game was a mess and sold the game. I saw the package deal for TTK, so I preordered the whole game together. I've been playing with the new content for about a month now and it is already SO MUCH better than what it first came out.

If you paid the $60, then $35, then $40... That sucks. The entire package for $47.99 with GCU is basically an amazing deal. I preordered the legendary edition on PSN for instant access for $80, which sucks but I wanted to play with friends.

I'm pretty hyped for TTK. I will be splitting time with MGSV, Halo 5, Fallout. After I'm done with all those games I know Destiny will be waiting.

Here is my question though:

What is the point of making current legendaries useless? What, so I can find a new purple scout rifle with high impact and slow ROF with boring perks/reforge again? It would make more sense than just all your old weapons being useless because of a damage number.

That and what is the point of VoG/Crota now? They were basically already useless outside of Fatebringer, Vision, Found Verdict, Black Hammer, and Hunger. The raid armor gave less light than blue armor in HoW! The blues could go up to 26 light, VoG gear starts at 15 and ends at 27. You already got to POE before Crota/VoG were really needed. Armor Cores and Etherics then sky rocket your level.

It would be cool if they added in new loot or new difficulties to the old raids. For instance, every checkpoint has a chance at dropping a Vault of Glass/Crota's End upgrade item that would upgrade the damage/light of raid gear.

I think being able to level up via experience and enter the VoG would be amazing. I personally know 3 people (out of the 6 that bought the game day 1 with me) that quit the game because the level 20 grind is simply stupid. I got lucky and got a few exotics/legendary gears early so I didn't have too much of a problem, but there is literally no fun content to play at level 20. It's strikes (which are horrible and not fun and not rewarding at all at level 20) and patrols. The weeklies/dailies aren't even playable at that level. But... entering the VoG if it's pointless kind of defeats the purpose.

What's the new level cap anyway? Someone on PSN told me 50, and you could reach 30 through XP, but I was unable to find info on that. Also, the latest update made it sound like the leveling isn't going to work that way anyway.

 
I really like all of the new additions, but as previously said I'm disappointed we had to basically wait a full year for the "real game". TTK looks very much like a do-over, more of the game that was hinted at in the beta + pre-release articles.

I still have the Game Informer issue where they first showcase Destiny, and all of the little things that I remember wanting to see make it into the final game never did.

Still, I want the game to hit its pre-HoW player numbers again. Sorely missing a bunch of folks who either dropped the game or jumped to next-gen. Also still wondering if TTK retail will be a DLC code with the vanilla Destiny game, or everything printed on a new disc.

I would LOVE to be able to pre-order for $10 cert, pick up w/ GCU, use the DLC code, and trade it right back in for ~$30+. Tempted to put a pre-order down just to see if that's the case....

Did 3 HM crota's end runs, plus 1.5 normal for flawless JUST FOR FUN TODAY. IT WAS AWESOME!

ALL CAPS AWESOME.

That's what I want more of. Also 6-man elimination, or hell, just a 6 man mode with revives.

*GASP*

What if they had 6v6 w/ revives....on Combined Arms! The big maps aren't a cluster fuck meat-grinder, so it would essentially turn into what KZ3/Battlefield does!

I want this so bad now that I've thought it up.

 
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I sent out a msg on PSN on top of this message here. Starting next week, raids on Crota HM/VOG HM will all be on Wednesday because how quickly we are clearing them. also since we will be doing 2 raids, our start time will be 7pm CST not 8pm CST until TTK comes out. People wanted to do it all the one night and start an hour earlier.

 
Again, who is "people"? Only 4 regulars (counting you and Dylan) were there last night, and the other 2 who were there already have all the raid rewards. After I have rushed to make it home in time for 2 raids a week almost every week, it's pretty unfair to just change it based on a discussion with only part of the group. Now I'm missing out on both raids because of that decision after dedicating more time to the raid group than anyone else besides you and Dylan.
 
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Organizing raids is the worst part of Destiny. It's part of the reason I stopped doing them. Now I'll just join a random LFG group when I feel like jumping into the Vault.
 
Matt Young said:
Again, who is "people"? Only 4 regulars (counting you and Dylan) were there last night, and the other 2 who were there already have all the raid rewards. After I have rushed to make it home in time for 2 raids a week almost every week, it's pretty unfair to just change it based on a discussion with only part of the group. Now I'm missing out on both raids because of that decision after dedicating more time to the raid group than anyone else besides you and Dylan.
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Hey Matt if you like you can join me if you are running late, we can easily do the crota runs and I have friends that are always willing to pay atheon a visit... Just one thing, we all speak Spanish and talk a lot and joke a lot but we also all speak English, so if you want and don't make mind the language differeces just let me know!
 
Matt Young said:
Again, who is "people"? Only 4 regulars (counting you and Dylan) were there last night, and the other 2 who were there already have all the raid rewards. After I have rushed to make it home in time for 2 raids a week almost every week, it's pretty unfair to just change it based on a discussion with only part of the group. Now I'm missing out on both raids because of that decision after dedicating more time to the raid group than anyone else besides you and Dylan.
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Ignatia, 7th, Jimmy, and Jem were all there as well. Last night we did VOG HM all 3 in less than 1 1/2 hours.I don't think everyone will do both raids and we can do Crota after VOG so if you are a little late, you should have a spot to get your Crux. I do not think everyone wants to raid 2 nights right now with the changes coming up in TTK. It's easier on people with families or who are just tired on going 2 nights . Not to be rude, but we aren't the only people raiding right now. There is the LFG sites and the 100 that let you schedule raids based on your schedule. I try to plan a time that benefits people but if you can't commit to the raid time at 8pm, then if others prefer an earlier time, and condensed, I take that into consideration as well.

 
So, did you get all 6 done last night?

I like the idea of an earlier start time, and of only 1 night of raiding instead of 2.

Tukai, Dylan, Matt, Jem, Ignatia, Jimmy, 7th, NJ, me: that's 9. that's almost 2 groups. and I'm pretty sure I'm forgetting someone. or some two.

 
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My point was that 7th and Jimmy aren't normally a part of the group. I'm just not sure why the decision was made with them and not people who have played with you from the start. I've barely ever missed any.

I've sacrificed things and changed my schedule to be there for your raids, Nightfalls, and other stuff for months now. So to make the decision in the way you did and be so dismissive is not cool. And I don't have a membership for LFG or The100. I have no interest in playing with random strangers. Too many bad experiences and horror stories.
 
Yeah dont worry about trying to fit me into the raid. Last night was fun and i was hoping to get some armor (only got warlock helm for pure strength... yuck). I think you guys should stick with your original group, but im available if you need an extra. Ive had my fair share of raids since day 1.

 
Man it's been a long time since I checked this thread haha. Ended up picking destiny back up and have been trying to go through all the dlc stuff I missed out on. Does anyone still do the dark below raid and prison of elders stuff?
 
daver16 said:
Man it's been a long time since I checked this thread haha. Ended up picking destiny back up and have been trying to go through all the dlc stuff I missed out on. Does anyone still do the dark below raid and prison of elders stuff?
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We raid Crota weekly and most of us do POE daily as well.

 
ProfessorStotch said:
Organizing raids is the worst part of Destiny. It's part of the reason I stopped doing them. Now I'll just join a random LFG group when I feel like jumping into the Vault.
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Yup, the one thing that almost made me walk away from the game.

The 7th Number said:
Yeah dont worry about trying to fit me into the raid. Last night was fun and i was hoping to get some armor (only got warlock helm for pure strength... yuck). I think you guys should stick with your original group, but im available if you need an extra. Ive had my fair share of raids since day 1.
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Yup RJ and I have not been back to Destiny, but once I am I hope I can still roll with ye ol' group. fuck remember when we used to do all Crotas, Atheons and a couple NFs/Weeklies on a Tuesday? Heck I think we pulled doing everything on a Tuesday night multiple times.

Matt Young said:
My point was that 7th and Jimmy aren't normally a part of the group. I'm just not sure why the decision was made with them and not people who have played with you from the start. I've barely ever missed any.

I've sacrificed things and changed my schedule to be there for your raids, Nightfalls, and other stuff for months now. So to make the decision in the way you did and be so dismissive is not cool. And I don't have a membership for LFG or The100. I have no interest in playing with random strangers. Too many bad experiences and horror stories.
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It's the beard you have on your avatar Matt :oldman: .

 
The 7th Number said:
Yeah dont worry about trying to fit me into the raid. Last night was fun and i was hoping to get some armor (only got warlock helm for pure strength... yuck). I think you guys should stick with your original group, but im available if you need an extra. Ive had my fair share of raids since day 1.
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To clarify, my mention of you and Jimmy wasn't anything against you guys at all nor an attempt to get you not to play. I merely mentioned you guys because it seemed foolish to hastily make such a significant decision when 1/3 of the group involved in that decision isn't usually part of the raids and has little to gain from them. It just sucks when loyalty and sacrifice aren't reciprocated. Just feels like a waste.
 
Matt Young said:
My point was that 7th and Jimmy aren't normally a part of the group. I'm just not sure why the decision was made with them and not people who have played with you from the start. I've barely ever missed any.

I've sacrificed things and changed my schedule to be there for your raids, Nightfalls, and other stuff for months now. So to make the decision in the way you did and be so dismissive is not cool. And I don't have a membership for LFG or The100. I have no interest in playing with random strangers. Too many bad experiences and horror stories.
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TTK comes out in less than 1 month.This is just until then. Unless I am mistaken, the item you want most is the Crux. If we are doing Crota second which would start around 8:30 CST (VOG x3 @ 7pm), I do not think you will miss out on what you were wanting.

 
mars009 said:
Yup, the one thing that almost made me walk away from the game.
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You don't need to walk away. You can still do stuff without having an organized, weekly group. Like I said, if I want to raid, I'll just hop into one on LFG. I have everything I need at this point anyway, aside from the Crux, so I'm not jumping into a lot of raids. I kind of want to get that done before TTK, because who knows if any changes are going to come to existing raids.

I have zero interest in POE or Trials. Nightfalls are super easy to get a group for. Nearly everything else can be done solo.

 
ProfessorStotch said:
You don't need to walk away. You can still do stuff without having an organized, weekly group. Like I said, if I want to raid, I'll just hop into one on LFG. I have everything I need at this point anyway, aside from the Crux, so I'm not jumping into a lot of raids. I kind of want to get that done before TTK, because who knows if any changes are going to come to existing raids.

I have zero interest in POE or Trials. Nightfalls are super easy to get a group for. Nearly everything else can be done solo.
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Oh yeah I meant it in a "this sucks without a group" way. The game is all about having a group, and remember day one we didn't have LFG or anything like that so roaming around solo was ridiculous. So far I have had a ton of luck with LFG. Ask 7th, I always had the Gorgon chest from randoms so we could go and get the goodies.

I'm the on the same boat as you except I do have the Crux =P~ . Need a raid and people or teams are busy ----> LFG. Hate waiting for people ----> LFG.

 
tukai said:
TTK comes out in less than 1 month.This is just until then. Unless I am mistaken, the item you want most is the Crux. If we are doing Crota second which would start around 8:30 CST (VOG x3 @ 7pm), I do not think you will miss out on what you were wanting.
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You are mistaken. I need several Vault of Glass weapons.
 
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