Destiny Discussion Thread - Fear The Moon Wizards on September 9th

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Last time I got them I googled the 3 options and they all required some ridiculous Crucible bounty. I think there's one where you have to get 10,000 points, and it is +5 for a kill and -2 for a death. Since I've never in my life played a competitive online shooter, I'd be lucky with a 1:1 KD ratio and would probably end up much worse and probably have a negative score. I'm decent vs. mobs, but people are a whole different thing ;).
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Bad Juju (Pulse Rifle) is the one with 10,000 points required. However kills and assists gives 75 points for Warlocks and 25 for Hunters/Titans. It does not deduct points from deaths.

Thorn (Handcannon) is the one with 500 points. That one is the +5 for a kill and -2 for a death in Crucible. You can go below 1.0 on the K/D and still obtain it, but that will take a lot longer.

Invective (Shotgun) is the one that requires you to go positive in Crucible long enough. That one requires a K/D spread of +25. This means that you need 25 more kills than deaths over the course of however many games. You can never fall below 0 and if you're terrible at Crucible, it will be very difficult for you.

 
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Is there a way to beat the glass raid? Played with 5 others tonight, all level 27 to 29, we was getting killed a lot and couldn't get any further then the 2nd boss. We decided to go back to the tower and regroup. When the team leader launched into the raid again we glitched into the final boss. Cool right? Wrong, we kept getting killed within a min or two. We watched YouTube videos, read guides, and some was calling friends who did beat it. After playing 5 hrs we just gave up. It bugs me getting so close but couldn't finish. Anyone want to try with me tomorrow?
 
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Is there a way to beat the glass raid? Played with 5 others tonight, all level 27 to 29, we was getting killed a lot and couldn't get any further then the 2nd boss. We decided to go back to the tower and regroup. When the team leader launched into the raid again we glitched into the final boss. Cool right? Wrong, we kept getting killed within a min or two. We watched YouTube videos, read guides, and some was calling friends who did beat it. After playing 5 hrs we just gave up. It bugs me getting so close but couldn't finish. Anyone want to try with me tomorrow?
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I beat it about 5 times already. FYI pointless to do it more than once per week per character because you'll get nothing from it after the first time.

You just need teamwork, communication, and everyone doing their part and not dying.

Fastest my team and I did it was 45 minutes from start to finish.

 
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I just realized that when you're riding the sparrow, you can press the dpad to have your character give hand signals (forward, left, right, stop).

Not really important, but I can't believe I didn't notice that until now.

Also, I finally had my first no-death game in the Crucible. Went 21-0 and it said I "Prevailed Unbroken", so that's cool.

 
Had a chance to play some with some CAGs last night  (Ryuukishi & XRAY) and realized (not surprisingly) that this game is much more fun when you have a group to play with.  Wouldn't mind running through some more of the Queens Wrath stuff with you guys or other CAGs if anyone is interested.  I play on 360 or XB1.

Is the Queens Wrath event even still going on today?

 
GLOCKGLOCK said:
Had a chance to play some with some CAGs last night (Ryuukishi & XRAY) and realized (not surprisingly) that this game is much more fun when you have a group to play with. Wouldn't mind running through some more of the Queens Wrath stuff with you guys or other CAGs if anyone is interested. I play on 360 or XB1.

Is the Queens Wrath event even still going on today?
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Yeah, that was fun, glad to help you pick up a couple of purples, and to finally be able to knock out the clan strike achievement. :) I was under the impression that yesterday was the last day for the Queen's kill orders but I could be wrong.

 
Anyone want to play late tomorrow night maybe around 10:00 est? I am a level 24 Warlock but I have horrible gear. Would love to run a couple of strike missions with some fellow CAG players.

 
ajh2298 said:
Anyone want to play late tomorrow night maybe around 10:00 est? I am a level 24 Warlock but I have horrible gear. Would love to run a couple of strike missions with some fellow CAG players.
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If you catch me on before 11, I'll run through the weekly with you if you need that! On X1, gt is CAG name

 
GLOCKGLOCK said:
Had a chance to play some with some CAGs last night (Ryuukishi & XRAY) and realized (not surprisingly) that this game is much more fun when you have a group to play with. Wouldn't mind running through some more of the Queens Wrath stuff with you guys or other CAGs if anyone is interested. I play on 360 or XB1.

Is the Queens Wrath event even still going on today?
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I want to run my Warlock through it more if possible. I got the robes yesterday but would like to get the hood as well. I'm on X1: Odibee. I can probably play a bit maybe around 6pm Pacific and then again after 9pm.

The Queen's stuff should be good until 2am (Pacific) tonight when the reset happens.

I really wanted the level 3 stuff (shader and icon or whatever) for my Titan but I'm going to end up just about 1/5th short. I only got 2 new bounties with the 2am reset last night. That sucked. One more day and I probably could have gotten it done.
 
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io said:
I want to run my Warlock through it more if possible. I got the robes yesterday but would like to get the hood as well. I'm on X1: Odibee. I can probably play a bit maybe around 6pm Pacific and then again after 9pm.

The Queen's stuff should be good until 2am (Pacific) tonight when the reset happens.

I really wanted the level 3 stuff (shader and icon or whatever) for my Titan but I'm going to end up just about 1/5th short. I only got 2 new bounties with the 2am reset last night. That sucked. One more day and I probably could have gotten it done.
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If you see me on, feel free to hit me up. I usually play in the evening anytime between 8pm - early morning cst...although won't be on until after the baseball game tonight.

I would like to get the cheevo for doing a strike with clan members if any of you guys are on at some point this week. I've added a few people on this thread, so if anyone wants to add me on xb1 it's AngryDragon888
 
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io said:
I really wanted the level 3 stuff (shader and icon or whatever) for my Titan but I'm going to end up just about 1/5th short. I only got 2 new bounties with the 2am reset last night. That sucked. One more day and I probably could have gotten it done.
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I finished last night about 1200 away from Rank 3, so yeah... Decided to grab her version of the Scout Rifle just to complete the kit.

Might grab another shader for an alt character (that I'll eventually make) before the event ends

 
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I added io and some others on here that expressed interest.  I am on now if anyone wants to do some queen runs and the weekly strike on X1 or 360. 

 
GLOCKGLOCK said:
I added io and some others on here that expressed interest. I am on now if anyone wants to do some queen runs and the weekly strike on X1 or 360.
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Yeah, I can't play till later (more like 9:30-10 Pacific).
 
Feeling the grind a little today.  May need to take the week off.  If I had the willpower I would just log in for a public even and the Daily Heroic on Level 24 to get my materials.  I am sitting at 19 ascendant energy and 8 ascendent shards.  I really wish I would have not upgraded my Legendary Queen Helmet because I would have enough to fully upgrade my exotic by now.  

So Iron Banner starts tomorrow.  Not sure I will venture in or not.  I have a feeling even with moderately good gear I will get wasted by the Vault runners.

 
cancerman1120 said:
So Iron Banner starts tomorrow. Not sure I will venture in or not. I have a feeling even with moderately good gear I will get wasted by the Vault runners.
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What is it? (Edit: never mind, it's a Crucible event. Yeah, I guess I'm shelving Destiny until there is more interesting content...)

Anyway, when I started up my Titan I had a few more Queen's missions available so I knocked those out and I ended up just a sliver from level 3. I mean, it was seriously less than a mission. D'oh!

I didn't see anyone online. So then I loaded up my Warlock who I had gotten to 24 and gave the Queen's Wrath event one more shot. I reloaded until I got the Restoration mission (second Earth story mission) and this time I was able to clear it on my own. I took out the shielded shanks with a couple of sniper shots each. Then it was just a matter of picking off the Vandals and taking potshots (and chucking grenades) at the boss until he died. The difference between 22 (when I tried this before) and 24 was enough that I didn't get one-shot by the Shanks or Vandals. Even better: I got the helmet which is what I needed!

So now that the Queen's stuff is over, I'm not sure what I'll be doing. That sort of gave me something to do every day. Otherwise on my Titan I just need loads of shard to get from level 27 to 29. And that does not seem worth the grind. I guess I'd like to try Vault of Glass some time, so if anyone here is up for that let me know.
 
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io said:
I guess I'd like to try Vault of Glass some time, so if anyone here is up for that let me know.
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I would definitely like to try this at some point also. I think my plan is to go get the materials I need to max out my armor and then try the vault.

Looking at the bounties for the Iron Banner definitely are catering to the more hardcore players. Be the top scorer, get 10 kills without dying and for some stupid reason they have Defeat 50 Guardians while competing in the Iron Banner, with the Iron Banner Class, Emblem and Shader items equipped. WHY have this bounty on the first day. There is no way someone can have all this already. It is like the person in charge of the bounty board is an idiot.

 
io said:
What is it? (Edit: never mind, it's a Crucible event. Yeah, I guess I'm shelving Destiny until there is more interesting content...)

Anyway, when I started up my Titan I had a few more Queen's missions available so I knocked those out and I ended up just a sliver from level 3. I mean, it was seriously less than a mission. D'oh!

I didn't see anyone online. So then I loaded up my Warlock who I had gotten to 24 and gave the Queen's Wrath event one more shot. I reloaded until I got the Restoration mission (second Earth story mission) and this time I was able to clear it on my own. I took out the shielded shanks with a couple of sniper shots each. Then it was just a matter of picking off the Vandals and taking potshots (and chucking grenades) at the boss until he died. The difference between 22 (when I tried this before) and 24 was enough that I didn't get one-shot by the Shanks or Vandals. Even better: I got the helmet which is what I needed!

So now that the Queen's stuff is over, I'm not sure what I'll be doing. That sort of gave me something to do every day. Otherwise on my Titan I just need loads of shard to get from level 27 to 29. And that does not seem worth the grind. I guess I'd like to try Vault of Glass some time, so if anyone here is up for that let me know.
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Even being level 24 I couldn't do crap on the Queens "Restoration" mission. I couldn't even figure out how to damage to the Shanks everything I hit them with just showed immune.
 
I think this week I might just do the dailys for vanguard points while trying to focus on maxing my crucible marks for that achievement.  Should be able to get the kill achievements done too.  Not sure about salvage or the triple kill one unless somehow you can boost that or get it playing with friends (is that even an option?). 

If Iron Banner is focused on on the hardcore PvP players the competition in the other games might be a bit easier.  You aren't forced to play iron banner if you are a certain level or anything like that are you?

 
I have gone through the Raid like 8 times now or so. Feel free to add me on X1:  VASHtheSTAMP3D3 

I am a Level 29 Sunsinger

I regularly run people through the Vault of Glass because it is fun and I like to help haha simple as that. Pretty much the only thing I accomplished last night was helping run 4 of my friends through the Raid.

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Best you are at a level 27 minimum though because it is pretty tough at 26. Not impossible, just noticeably more difficult for the team.

 
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If there is a VoG CAG run sign me up. XB1 Lvl 28 Hunter and usually play at some point every night.

I've done VoG a few times but never completed it...people always have to quit out then it's hard to coordinate getting them back together.
 
I would be down for raiding (though probably not tonight). Level 27 Hunter about to be 28 once I finish upgrading my exotic armor, GT LiquidSnake04.

 
I also need to attempt the raid, but i'm only lvl 26. I'm about an inch away from 27, but I guess i should lvl up a bit more anyway. 

 
Lets make a point to A. Add each other to our friends lists and B. Join the CAGcast clan.

then maybe lets plan on getting on tomorrow, say 9:30 or 10:00 EST to start the raid?

also study up so we don't have to rely on Broly to drag the group through.😁
 
chubbyninja1319 said:
Lets make a point to A. Add each other to our friends lists and B. Join the CAGcast clan.

then maybe lets plan on getting on tomorrow, say 9:30 or 10:00 EST to start the raid?

also study up so we don't have to rely on Broly to drag the group through.
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Haha I can do tomorrow night. Someone compile a list here of all the people that can go in at that time and I can add you all then and set it all up tomorrow night.

And yes if we are to play all join the CAGcast clan because then we get an achievement for that.

 
[quote name="Vulcan2422" post="12144974" timestamp="1412714384"]Stupid question but, how do I join the clan? Also, I'm good for 9:30 - 10 EST time tomorrow night.[/quote]

Go to Bungie.net sign in and search for CAGcast. Join group then select Xbox Clan and join.
 
I'm definitely good for tomorrow night at pretty much anytime as well. Not sure who will be trying to coordinate this effort, but I will add a few more people in this thread and I am already in the xb1 clan as well.
 
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If anyone wants to make a run tonight I'm in for that.

ajh2298 said:
Even being level 24 I couldn't do crap on the Queens "Restoration" mission. I couldn't even figure out how to damage to the Shanks everything I hit them with just showed immune.
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My sniper rifle has either void or the other type of damage (don't know what it is called - looks like a rotary saw). That took them out in 2 shots. My nearly fully-upgraded legendary pulse rifle would barely scratch them and I'd get killed if I tried to stand there and whittle them down that way. The good thing is once the shanks (4 or 5 of them) are out of the way, they don't respawn. Just the vandals, who are level 24 but not shielded, keep coming back. Anyway, that is all kind of moot since it's over now but hopefully they repeat it at some point (since like I said I was probably 20-30 points from hitting Queen's rank 3).

BrolyB593 said:
I have gone through the Raid like 8 times now or so. Feel free to add me on X1: VASHtheSTAMP3D3

I am a Level 29 Sunsinger

I regularly run people through the Vault of Glass because it is fun and I like to help haha simple as that. Pretty much the only thing I accomplished last night was helping run 4 of my friends through the Raid.

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Best you are at a level 27 minimum though because it is pretty tough at 26. Not impossible, just noticeably more difficult for the team.
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My titan is 27 but just a hair away from 28. I just need some stupid ascendant shards. But every time I do the daily public event or heroic story mission it seems like I end up with ascendant energy or something else (like a mote of light). By the way, if the heroic story missions are the same for everyone (I think they are) and also reset at 2am, then today's is pretty easy to solo. I did it after 2am so it should still be the same. It is the first Mars mission which was a breeze (and pretty short to boot) even with my lower-level Warlock. That's the one where you first link up to get your sparrow, then fight a mini-boss to get a key, then simply move to the next area and scan something. The second part with the mini-boss has a ton of regular enemies thrown in so that can get a little hairy, but if you stay back behind the bunker where you do the scan it isn't too bad.
 
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Quick and easy way guys.

If you are down for running through a Raid tomorrow night like I said I would be more than happy to help you guys out.

Just post here then your Gamertag, class, level and then time zone.

This way I can easily see who I should add to my friends list and bring into the party.

My buddies and I have all gotten the Raid down to a science and can complete it in under 2 hours consistently without issues really so hopefully you dont need a crazy time commitment so long as everyone in the party is at least competent at shooting things and taking directions hahah

 
BrolyB593 said:
Quick and easy way guys.

If you are down for running through a Raid tomorrow night like I said I would be more than happy to help you guys out.

Just post here then your Gamertag, class, level and then time zone.

This way I can easily see who I should add to my friends list and bring into the party.

My buddies and I have all gotten the Raid down to a science and can complete it in under 2 hours consistently without issues really so hopefully you dont need a crazy time commitment so long as everyone in the party is at least competent at shooting things and taking directions hahah
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AngryDragon888 / Lvl 28 Hunter / central time zone and can pretty much play whenever -- I have done the raid a few times and gotten to the point just before the boss, so I am at least familiar with most of VoG.
 
I'm definitely in. I can't commit to tonight, tho.

GT is chubbyninja1319
Titan, striker class maxed out
Level 27
Eastern time zone, I can get on about 9:30 or 10 most nights

I haven't attempted the vault but I've watched some vids of it and I take direction well. ;)

My buddy, Simosaurus, will probably want in. He's a level 27 hunter (or warlock....maybe both).
 
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27 Titan (and just a hair from 28). I have both subclasses maxed so let me know which is best for this.

GT: Odibee, Pacific time zone. I can be on various times after 6pm Pacific, though the later the better. 9pm plus is best for me but I might be able to make 7 or so tomorrow. I'm supposed to mow the lawn then, but screw that ;).

I'll probably get on around 9 or 10pm Pacific tonight if anyone is available for VoG or maybe just the weekly strike at least.
 
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BeFlatLine - level 28 Titan - EST

I can show up tomorrow night. I work midnights, so I'm normally on during the morning hours but tomorrow is one of my days off. I've done up to the 3rd chest previously without issue.
 
Since the Iron Banner event went live, I'm pretty underwhelmed to say the least. There's no upgrades and it's just another rep grind. I just hit level 5 with Vanguard, I got 3 Legendary Engrams, 1 Weapon that turned into a Scout Rifle, 1 set of Gloves I didn't need and scrapped and a warlock bond that I scrapped.  If that's all you get every time you hit 2500 rep with them it's not worth grinding Vanguard rep. 

Crucible rep is a pain in the dick considering the Crucible is the ONLY way to get rep other than trading in already scarce materials.

Now we have this Iron Banner rep grind which appears to not be as severe since I noticed from level 0 to 1 is only 100 rep. Regardless, when the vendor offers nothing significant or any upgrades, what's the point?  I have an exotic Helm and gloves now that are both fully upgraded, all my other armor have the upgrades unlocked but I'm either not wanting to commit my ascendant mats quite yet or I don't have enough.

I have Bad Juju, MIDA Multitool, Super Good Advice, and Invective, all obviously exotic weapons, 2 Legendary snipers, 2 Legendary Fusion rifles, legendary rocket launcher and Zombie Apocalyps (machine gun). All have upgrades unlocked just not enough mats. 

I'm at a loss as to what to do, both for fun and upgrades.

 
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I'm at a loss as to what to do, both for fun and upgrades.
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Your level 5 upgrade was much better than my level 4 one. I got 2 legendary and 1 blue from my redemption at the postmaster (this was post-patch). I got a duplicate legendary pulse rifle (which at least I could give to my Warlock). Then my other purple turned into 2 ascendant energies I think. The blue was crap. So, yeah, that was the reward for hours of Vanguard rep grinding...

Despite that I'm maxed out on legendary/exotic for all my slots (but most still have upgrades to grind for). I ended up purchasing a legendary sniper rifle, boots, and gauntlets. I have held off most of the upgrades that require ascendant material (except for my exotic helm which I maxed out) in case I find something I like better.

So, yeah, I'm pretty much in the same place you are now with my Titan. At this point it would just be a grind for the upgrade materials. And then what would that be for? Maybe it would make Vault of Glass a tiny bit easier if I got from where I am now at high 27 to 29 and upgrade my weapons a bit more.

Hopefully the DLC really adds a bunch to this game. I'm kind of counting on that, actually.

Well, in any case, I might jump on now if anyone is around for a weekly strike or something.
 
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Completed my 200 Nightfall Fusion Rifle kills for the Pocket Infinity.  So far I am kind of disappointed.  I really hope it improves as I level it up.  Tried the Iron Banner...did worse than I normally do at Crucible so I guess I will just stick with the regular one.

 
io said:
Your level 5 upgrade was much better than my level 4 one. I got 2 legendary and 1 blue from my redemption at the postmaster (this was post-patch). I got a duplicate legendary pulse rifle (which at least I could give to my Warlock). Then my other purple turned into 2 ascendant energies I think. The blue was crap. So, yeah, that was the reward for hours of Vanguard rep grinding...

Despite that I'm maxed out on legendary/exotic for all my slots (but most still have upgrades to grind for). I ended up purchasing a legendary sniper rifle, boots, and gauntlets. I have held off most of the upgrades that require ascendant material (except for my exotic helm which I maxed out) in case I find something I like better.

So, yeah, I'm pretty much in the same place you are now with my Titan. At this point it would just be a grind for the upgrade materials. And then what would that be for? Maybe it would make Vault of Glass a tiny bit easier if I got from where I am now at high 27 to 29 and upgrade my weapons a bit more.

Hopefully the DLC really adds a bunch to this game. I'm kind of counting on that, actually.

Well, in any case, I might jump on now if anyone is around for a weekly strike or something.
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Yeah I was really liking this game but now it's like vault of glass is really easy, even with people who are new, as long as they can stay alive outside against harpies its an easy hour or so clear and after that's done then what? There isn't enough item variation to keep me going consistently. I feel like if I keep up with the pace I'm going I'll have all the exotic weapons by the time the DLC hits and that's not a good thing in my opinion.

It was fun while it lasted but the DLC really needs to be released already in my opinion.

 
I just tried Vault of Glass for the first time. I was about to stop playing after doing a little farming for my (lower level) Warlock when a random invited me. I switched chars and then he went into it with 3 people. I had no idea what we were supposed to do (hold all 3 plates simultaneously) but he messaged me about it. Problem is, it is damn near impossible to hold those plates by yourself. Eventually he went back to the tower and got 5 total and tried it again. With a partner there it was pretty easy for us to hold but one guy was still by himself. Still, we were making progress on the spire when the game booted us (or me at least).

I got a "partner services" error and got booted to the title screen. When I tried to restart I got a "zebra" error instead of the usual "cattle". So I just quit for the night and hopefully can get on with the CAG group tomorrow. Someone PM me if it is starting. I ought to be by my computer.

And now at least I know what is supposed to happen on that first part. The game sure as hell doesn't explain it to you in any way!
 
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You need 6 people total, 2 for each plate, its pretty easy with some relatively well geared people, the minotaurs can be a pain if your partner is not coordinated and won't focus with you, otherwise its free loot. After that the rest of the fights/events take a lot more coordination and people knowing a little of the fight, like knowing to kill oracles as soon as they are up and not allowing fanatics to sacrifice themselves and then stepping in their goo when they die. 

Vault of Glass is easy once you know the fights but it's also easy to mess up.

 
Yeah, I knew it was a bad idea to go in there with 3 people the first time. I don't know what that guy was thinking.
 
I upgraded my Titan tonight by pooling everything between my two characters. I maxed out his pulse rifle, upgraded the sniper (which is good against those Praetorians trying to take the plates) and bumped up my armor so I'm just over 28 now.

All in preparation for the VoG.
 
Feeling about done with Destiny for awhile. To upgrade all my gear it's looking like over 70 ascended shards and I don't feel like grinding for that, or rep grinding.

 
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