Destiny Daily Questions [2019-10-23]

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• Daily Questions [2019-10-23]
• [D2] Daily Reset Thread [2019-10-22]
• My Titan has 100 intellect.
• Weekly Featured Raids
• Leviathans Breath feels like I’ve just strung an extremely tight bow, shot an arrow through 12 axes, and murdered all the suitors trying to take my wife and kingdom
• I just had an enemy Titan pop a Ward of Dawn on MY Ward of Dawn and beat me to death inside of it.
• The State of the Cabal Empire
• Probably about a third of the exotic armor pieces from each class are outdated or underutilized and could use a rework.
• Whoever designed the Shaders for this season, well done!
• We built a new app for Crucible! Introducing Redrix.
• Bungie, PLEASE for the love of all that exists, remove the weekly key restriction on Escalation Protocol
• So, I'm pretty sure Ikora will be the one taking our season artifact here in a few weeks...
• I clutched a comp game with Gothalion on my team. His reaction made my day.
• Gambit Prime Primeval Damage Phase - Common Mistake
• A minmaxer's guide to armor 2.0 stat rolls
• Can we please have a hooded trenchcoat for warlocks
• Ricardo Milos dance emote
• Bungie, it's been awhile since we've talked about factions. Can we get a developer article about what you're thinking of doing with them?
• The Pluperfect/Temporal Clause have terrible drop rates for weapons you have to unlock the ability to farm and will most likely go away at the end of the season.
• Leviathan's Breath - Getting into Banshee's Workshop + Full guide
• Every legendary weapon should at least have a mod slot with the introduction of Champion enemies
• Oh, Banshee...
• We Should Really Celebrate Banshee-44
• So let me get this straight, Zavala...
• The visual design of the Moon guns is great.
• The Blood Runner would've been a great Nightfall specific loot drop for the Scarlet Keep
• We now have 7 total raids in D2... Would be nice if we had a daily rotating raid that rewarded pinnacle drops.

Daily Questions [2019-10-23] Posted: 23 Oct 2019 06:00 AM PDT New player? Please read the New Light FAQ Bought the DLC? Shadowkeep FAQ Need Guidance? Collection of selected guides Shadowkeep & New Light known issues Welcome to the Daily Questions thread! Do you have a Destiny related question that needs answering? Can't find it anywhere else on the web? Well You're in luck! Simply ask your question down below, and the knowledgeable community of /r/DestinyTheGame will answer it to the best of their abilities! Be sure to read the Full Year 1 Recap and the Returning Players Guide, or use the search in the top right before submitting a question, as it could have already been answered. Also, be sure to check the thread itself! Be sure to sort by new to see the latest questions! Rules Absolutely no down talking. You were all new to Destiny once, so there's no need to belittle anyone just because you might know more. All hateful comments that derail conversation will be removed. This thread is a place of learning, so keep it civil. You can find the full Daily Thread schedule here. submitted by /u/DTG_Bot [link] [comments]

[D2] Daily Reset Thread [2019-10-22] Posted: 22 Oct 2019 10:06 AM PDT Daily Vanguard Modifiers Affect Strikes, Menagerie, Heroic Missions & Adventures Solar Singe: Solar damage increases slightly from all sources. Grounded: Damage taken while you are airborne is greatly increased. Brawler: Melee abilities deal more damage and recharge much faster. Daily Reckoning Modifiers Affect all three tiers Void Singe: Void damage increases slightly from all sources. Heavyweight: Power weapons deal more damage, and more ammo is available. Daily Heroic Story Missions Unbroken (PL 750) - Earth. Find Thumos the Unbroken and take the key codes he carries—by any means necessary. Payback (PL 750) - Earth. Time for Zavala's grand entrance—finally attacking the Red Legion base in the EDZ head-on. Omega (PL 750) - Mercury. It's now or never. Enter the Infinite Forest and defeat Panoptes now, before the Vex future victory becomes inevitable. Ice and Shadow (PL 750) - Mars. A friendly Guardian has requested assistance on Mars. Help her investigate falling Warsats and battle a new threat. Nothing Left to Say (PL 750) - The Tangled Shore. Climb the Watchtower to stop Uldren and the Fanatic. Daily Forge: Izanami Forge Gunsmith Inventory Counterbalance Stock: Reduces recoil deviation for the weapon. Auto Rifle Loader: Increases reload speed of Auto Rifles and Trace Rifles. Upgrade Module (1 for 1 Enhancement Core & 10 Legendary Shards & 25 Microphasic Datalattice & 5000 Glimmer) Upgrade Module (1 for 1 Enhancement Core & 10 Legendary Shards & 25 Seraphite & 5000 Glimmer) Enhancement Prism (1 for 10 Enhancement Core & 25 Helium Filaments & 10000 Glimmer) Ascendant Shard (1 for 10 Enhancement Prism & 100 Microphasic Datalattice & 50000 Glimmer) Spider Material Exchange Purchase Enhancement Cores (1 for 10 Legendary Shards) Purchase Legendary Shards (1 for 10 Phaseglass Needle) Purchase Glimmer (10000 for 20 Microphasic Datalattice) Purchase Seraphite (5 for 5000 Glimmer) Purchase Simulation Seeds (5 for 1 Legendary Shards) Purchase Etheric Spiral (5 for 1 Legendary Shards) Purchase Baryon Boughs (5 for 5000 Glimmer) Bounties Commander Zavala, Vanguard Name Description Requirement Reward Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Defeat enemies with grenades. 20 [Grenade Kill] Grenade ability XP & 5 Vanguard Tactician Token Show Them the Light Defeat enemies with your Super in a strike. 5 Super ability XP & 5 Vanguard Tactician Token The Inner Storm Get Arc kills in a strike. 25 [Arc Kill] Arc damage XP & 5 Vanguard Tactician Token Finish Them Defeat enemies with your finisher in strikes. 5 Finisher XP & 5 Vanguard Tactician Token Lord Shaxx, Crucible Name Description Requirement Reward Forged in Fire Complete matches in any Crucible playlist. 1 Matches XP & 5 Crucible Token & 15 Valor Rank Points Between the Eyes Land precision final blows in the Crucible. 5 [Headshot] Precision XP & 5 Crucible Token & 15 Valor Rank Points Payback Land the final blow on the player who last defeated you in the Crucible. 1 Opponents XP & 5 Crucible Token & 15 Valor Rank Points Killing Wind Defeat three opponents in the Crucible without dying. 3 Streak XP & 5 Crucible Token & 15 Valor Rank Points Ikora Rey, Vex Fanatic Name Description Requirement Reward EM Cascade Defeat Vex with Arc weapons. 30 [Arc Kill] Arc weapon XP & 1 Vex Mind Components Grand Slam Defeat Vex with melee attacks. 15 [Melee Kill] Melee ability XP & 1 Vex Mind Components Shed Some Light Defeat Vex with Arc damage. 50 [Arc Kill] Arc damage XP & 1 Vex Mind Components Red Eye Defeat Harpies in the Vex Offensive. 15 Vex Harpies XP & 1 Vex Mind Components Eris Morn, Moon Name Description Requirement Reward Lunar Defender Complete public events on the Moon. 2 Public events XP & 5 Helium Filaments Deathless Auto Using an Auto Rifle, rapidly defeat enemies in groups of 2 or more. 15 Rapidly defeated XP & 5 Helium Filaments Unscathed Deathdealer Using any Power weapon, defeat enemies in streaks of 3 or more without taking damage in between. 10 Defeated in streaks XP & 5 Helium Filaments Final Termination Use finishers to defeat Vex on the Moon. 7 Finisher XP & 5 Helium Filaments Lectern of Enchantment, Moon Name Description Requirement Reward Security Blanket Defeat enemies with grenade abilities in Nightmare Hunts. 10 [Grenade Kill] Grenade ability XP & 1 Phantasmal Fragment Orbweaver Generate Orbs of Light in Nightmare Hunts. 10 Orbs of Light XP & 1 Phantasmal Fragment Dark Communion Find the Lost Sector K1 Communion and dispel the Nightmare within. 7 Nightmares XP & 1 Phantasmal Fragment Which Moon Is Haunted? Defeat Nightmares in Lost Sectors on Io. 8 Nightmares XP & 1 Phantasmal Fragment The Drifter, Gambit Prime Name Description Requirement Reward INVADER: Guardian Killer Defeat opposing Guardians in a single Gambit Prime match. 7 Guardians defeated 1 Invader Synth & 50 Infamy Rank Points INVADER: Kill 'Em All Defeat enemies or Guardians in a single Gambit Prime match. 40 Enemies defeated 1 Reaper Synth & 50 Infamy Rank Points COLLECTOR: Leave One on Their Porch Send Blockers in Gambit Prime. 7 Blockers sent 1 Collector Synth & 50 Infamy Rank Points A Balanced Sentry Breakfast Defeat a Primeval in Gambit Prime. 1 Primeval defeated 1 Sentry Synth & 50 Infamy Rank Points INVADER: Invading Infested Places Invader bounty. Complete heroic public events on Titan or the Tangled Shore. 2 Public events completed 1 Invader Synth & 50 Infamy Rank Points REAPER: Reaping in the Crucible Reaper bounty. Defeat Guardians in the Crucible. 10 Guardians defeated 1 Reaper Synth & 50 Infamy Rank Points COLLECTOR: Collecting from Chests Collector bounty. Loot chests found in patrol zones throughout the system. 5 Chests looted 1 Collector Synth & 50 Infamy Rank Points SENTRY: Sentry Duty at Pace Sentry bounty. Rapidly defeat three Taken Psions or Taken Thrall. 3 Multikills 1 Sentry Synth & 50 Infamy Rank Points The Drifter, Gambit Name Description Requirement Reward Big-Game Hunter Eliminate a high-value target in Gambit. 1 Targets XP & 30 Infamy Rank Points Lest It Stare Back Use Void abilities to defeat enemies in Gambit. Defeated Guardians are worth extra points. 15 [Void Kill] Void ability XP & 30 Infamy Rank Points Face-to-Face Summon Primevals in Gambit by filling up your team's bank. 2 Primevals summoned XP & 30 Infamy Rank Points Final Ploy Defeat enemies with finisher final blows. 5 Finisher XP & 30 Infamy Rank Points Banshee-44, Gunsmith Name Description Requirement Reward Bow Calibration Calibrate Bows against any target. Earn bonus progress with precision final blows and against opposing Guardians. 100 [Bow] Calibration XP & 2 Mod Components & Enhancement Core Rocket Launcher Calibration Calibrate Rocket Launchers against against any target. Earn bonus progress against opposing Guardians and for additional targets defeated with each shot. 100 [Rocket Launcher] Calibration XP & 2 Mod Components & Enhancement Core Void Calibration Calibrate Void weapons against any target. Earn bonus progress using Power weapons and against opposing Guardians. 100 [Void Kill] Calibration XP & 2 Mod Components & Enhancement Core Ada-1, Black Armory Name Description Requirement Reward Secure the Lost Forges Defeat enemies while participating in the ignition of a lost forge. 50 Enemies defeated 1 Modulus Report & 1500 Glimmer Hammer and Tongs Throw batteries at the forge to successfully charge it. 2 Charges completed 1 Modulus Report & 1500 Glimmer An Ancient Fire Complete a forge ignition by successfully stoking the forge and eliminating the Forge Warden. 1 Forge ignited 1 Modulus Report & 1500 Glimmer Guardian Evaluation Complete Gambit or Crucible matches with at least one Black Armory weapon equipped. 2 Matches completed 1 Modulus Report & 1500 Glimmer Chrysopoeia Complete a Black Armory weapon frame and claim its rewards. 1 Weapon frame tempered 1 Modulus Report & 1500 Glimmer Visage of Calus, Triumph Hall Name Description Requirement Reward Precisely Earn precision kills without dying. You may claim only four rewards per day from bounties offered by the Visage of Calus. 25 [Headshot] Final blows 1 Boon of Opulence & Glimmer Strike Fast Earn multikills in strikes without dying. You may claim only four rewards per day from bounties offered by the Visage of Calus. 25 Multikills 1 Boon of Opulence & Glimmer Scorned Defeat Scorn without dying. You may claim only four rewards per day from bounties offered by the Visage of Calus. 50 Scorn defeated 1 Boon of Opulence & Glimmer Royal Butcher Defeat enemies in the Menagerie without dying. You may claim only four rewards per day from bounties offered by the Visage of Calus. 20 Enemies defeated 1 Boon of Opulence & Glimmer Spider, Tangled Shore Name Description Requirement Reward Sharpshooter Get 25 precision kills. 25 Precision kills XP & 5 Etheric Spiral Super Visible Get Super kills on the Tangled Shore. 20 Super kills XP & 5 Etheric Spiral Orbital Drop Generate Orbs of Light while on the Tangled Shore. 10 Orbs created XP & 5 Etheric Spiral Lost on the Landing Explore the Lost Sector Kingship Dock near Thieves' Landing on the Tangled Shore. 1 XP & 5 Etheric Spiral Devrim Kay, EDZ Name Description Requirement Reward Exterminator Defeat Fallen in the EDZ. 30 Fallen defeated XP & 10 Dusklight Shard Lost Territory Acquire cache codes in Lost Sectors in the EDZ. 2 Cache codes acquired XP & 10 Dusklight Shard Salzwerk Scavenger Loot chests in the EDZ. 5 Chests looted XP & 10 Dusklight Shard Sloane, Titan Name Description Requirement Reward Kaboom Get Power weapon multikills on Titan. 3 Power weapon kills XP & 10 Alkane Dust The Old-Fashioned Way Defeat enemies using melee abilities on Titan. 15 Melee kills XP & 10 Alkane Dust Chain Lightning Get Arc kills on Titan. 30 Arc kills XP & 10 Alkane Dust Failsafe, Nessus Name Description Requirement Reward Power Fantasy Defeat enemies on Nessus. 50 Enemies defeated XP & 10 Microphasic Datalattice Vicarious Exploration Acquire cache codes in Lost Sectors on Nessus. 2 Cache codes acquired XP & 10 Microphasic Datalattice Electrified Get Arc kills on Nessus. 30 Arc kills XP & 10 Microphasic Datalattice Asher Mir, Io Name Description Requirement Reward Gunning for a Promotion Complete public events on Io. 2 Public events completed XP & 10 Phaseglass Needle Handcrafted Get melee kills on Io. 15 Melee kills XP & 10 Phaseglass Needle Cache Value Loot chests on Io. 5 Chests looted XP & 10 Phaseglass Needle Brother Vance, Mercury Name Description Requirement Reward Chest a Moment Loot chests on Mercury. 5 Chests looted XP & 10 Simulation Seed Neverending Clear sections of the Infinite Forest. 7 Sections cleared XP & 10 Simulation Seed Praise the Void Get Void kills on Mercury. 30 Void kills XP & 10 Simulation Seed Ana Bray, Mars Name Description Requirement Reward Super Competitive Defeat multiple enemies with a single Super while on Mars. 3 Super multikills XP & 10 Seraphite Arc-tic Adventures Get Arc kills on Mars. 30 Arc kills XP & 10 Seraphite Publicity Event Complete public events on Mars. 2 Public events completed XP & 10 Seraphite Unfortunately, Petra daily bounties can't be fetched through the API. Feel free to share them in the comments! submitted by /u/DTG_Bot [link] [comments]

My Titan has 100 intellect. Posted: 23 Oct 2019 03:58 AM PDT He now can open doors by himself. Without breaking them. What has your high intellect Titan learned? submitted by /u/SongofWolves [link] [comments]

Weekly Featured Raids Posted: 23 Oct 2019 03:28 AM PDT It would be great if they had a rotating weekly featured raid that was boosted to the same light level as GoS that dropped pinnacles, or at the very least, tier 3 powerfuls for people who still need. submitted by /u/ImNildo [link] [comments]

Leviathans Breath feels like I’ve just strung an extremely tight bow, shot an arrow through 12 axes, and murdered all the suitors trying to take my wife and kingdom Posted: 23 Oct 2019 04:29 AM PDT That is all, back to the Trojan War submitted by /u/Ezzenemy [link] [comments]

I just had an enemy Titan pop a Ward of Dawn on MY Ward of Dawn and beat me to death inside of it. Posted: 22 Oct 2019 02:41 PM PDT I'm... I'm not even mad. I'm amazed. If Titans could cry, it surely would have brought a tear to my eye. I should have emoted to show my pride in him. But that would mean going down without a fight. And that's not Titan. Bless you, fellow Titan, wherever you are. submitted by /u/TedioreTwo [link] [comments]

The State of the Cabal Empire Posted: 22 Oct 2019 08:13 PM PDT So yeah the Cabal has pretty much been beaten harder than a docked dreg. The Red Legion, their grandest and most powerful legion was decimated and annihilated in a matter of months. Ghaul is dead, and the original leadership seems to have been annihilated to the point of where Val Ca'uor was their leading officer. Now, of course, others would fill these places, but these field promotions seem to be unorthodox for the Cabal. This would indicate that the current cadre of commanders is likely unfit for the position. Conversely, Calus's forces have done next to nothing but grow in power. He seems to have genetic cloning sufficient enough to replenish his forces, and he's earned if not the loyalty then the brief employment of Guardians. For all intents and purposes, the Cabal's military empire is dead, and in its place, the decadent laziness of Calus has retaken its crown. I'm not so sure about this. The Cabal Booklet is an account of Calus of his conspirators, and how he wished them dead Most of these conspirators have indeed met their nasty ends, however, there are three who have their current situations shrouded in uncertainty. The Evocatate-General Umun'arath, Primus of All Legions; Caiatl, the Princess-Imperial; and Freeborn Otzot, the Psion Savant. While the Red Legion was in all likelihood the largest, best-funded, and most elite of all the Cabal's legions, it was but one legion. Their expansionist campaigns would need legions to occupy and defend territory, and legions to push less important frontiers: legions likely stationed near Torobatl and more importantly under the control of the Evocatate-General. This along with the slave-populace of the Psions and other races would, I believe, allow for us to potentially see the Cabal in their military form again. It seems reasonable to me that much like the dying days of the Roman Republic, the dying days of the Cabal Empire would see the emergence of a Triad: Umun'arath, Caiatl, and Otzot, bound together in their dedication to the status quo and loyalty to the military ancestry of the Cabal. So yeah, Bungo might bring the Cabal back in D3. It seems a reasonable excuse to allow us to keep fighting them, and I'd love to hear other people's takes on this theory I've had simmering in the back of my mind for a while. submitted by /u/WryWilliam [link] [comments]

Probably about a third of the exotic armor pieces from each class are outdated or underutilized and could use a rework. Posted: 23 Oct 2019 06:25 AM PDT All in the title. Everyone has a handful of exotic pieces that should instantly come to mind if they even remember that those pieces exist. Pieces that they can never really justify using, or aren't even interesting enough to consider. submitted by /u/NoctisNoctua [link] [comments]

Whoever designed the Shaders for this season, well done! Posted: 23 Oct 2019 03:00 AM PDT I think this season has had some of the best shaders thus far. I'm really enjoying the bright colors and the "effects" from from some of the more iridescent shaders. It's a positive direction and allows me to better customize my guardian. Lastly, I really like that some are part of the vanguard, crucible, and gambit seasonal pursuits. submitted by /u/RevJT [link] [comments]

We built a new app for Crucible! Introducing Redrix. Posted: 22 Oct 2019 11:14 AM PDT TLDR; Redrix gives you tools to improve your Destiny 2 PvP skills. It's free for iOS and Android (no ads). Check it out at: redrix.io (ha! Io!) A couple months ago, a good friend of mine /u/mikechambers wanted to play with the Destiny 2 APIs for Crucible, and I was looking for an excuse to build something with Google's Flutter platform, so we decided to collaborate on an app. It came together surprisingly quickly, but we decided to wait to announce it until after ShadowKeep dropped, so that we could fix the issues that inevitably arose. This initial version for iOS and Android has a few main features: Check out the game mode & map as you're flying in, gaining time to swap your gear and plan. (includes a nice picture, so you can identify the map even if you're incapable of remember the names like me) Review results for recent games & check your valor / glory rank info. View a graph charting performance trends. Quickly swap between fireteam members to check how they're doing. We have lots of ideas for further improvement, including lifetime stats, individual game details, callout maps, and more stats analysis tools, but we'd love to hear your feature ideas and feedback. Mike handled data integration, and I handled design and UI dev. It was labour of love - we had a ton of fun building it, and we are excited to share it with a community that's helped us both so much. Also, big shoutout to the Chubby Bunnies, our clan of lovable misfits, for all their support and testing. Grab it at redrix.io and make Shaxx proud! EDIT: We've had a few reports of sign in issues, which seem to be mostly related to one of two things: 1. spaces at the end of the gamertag, 2. case sensitivity. We'll publish an update in the next couple days that will fix #1 automatically, and get rid of case sensitivity, but if you have trouble, it might be related to this. EDIT2: Mandatory thank you for the gold & silver! "With ten like you. I could end the war." EDIT3: We fired up a Discord server for feedback and help. https://discord.gg/adXucT submitted by /u/grantskinner [link] [comments]

Bungie, PLEASE for the love of all that exists, remove the weekly key restriction on Escalation Protocol Posted: 22 Oct 2019 06:40 PM PDT This is the second week in a row that I've gotten a duplicate armor piece. This isn't a real grind. This is awful and demoralizing. Either remove the EP weekly key restrction or make the EP armor an ornament, PLEASE. Can we get any sort of acknowledgement about this? submitted by /u/flubberisking [link] [comments]

So, I'm pretty sure Ikora will be the one taking our season artifact here in a few weeks... Posted: 22 Oct 2019 09:11 PM PDT We are 100% going to have to sacrifice The Gate Lord's Eye to shut her vex gate in the tower to end the season and stop the invasions. Calling it now. submitted by /u/P_O_J_O [link] [comments]

I clutched a comp game with Gothalion on my team. His reaction made my day. Posted: 22 Oct 2019 12:24 PM PDT https://clips.twitch.tv/AstuteFunnyBunnyTooSpicy submitted by /u/Skeletonsandbowties [link] [comments]

Gambit Prime Primeval Damage Phase - Common Mistake Posted: 23 Oct 2019 12:30 AM PDT When playing Gambit Prime, I have noticed many people use most of their resources on the set first wave of Primeval. DO NOT DO THIS The more envoys you kill, the greater your damage against the Primeval is. Therefore, you want to conserve your heavy ammo and supers for later into the Primeval phase. Using your resources during the first phase does those pesky invaders a huge favor as well. When an invader heals the Primeval, it is much easier to make up for the lost ground if you conserve your resources. Less damage in early phases = less progress taken by invaders. So please, if you are playing Gambit Prime, I beg of you, don't use your heavy or supers the moment the Primeval is open. Sincerely, A Very Frustrated Gambit Fan submitted by /u/ItIsKevin [link] [comments]

A minmaxer's guide to armor 2.0 stat rolls Posted: 22 Oct 2019 03:21 PM PDT I've spent a lot of time looking at and thinking about the stat rolls for armor 2.0. I want to cover some basic tips on how to get the most out of your armor pieces and then dive into more advanced techniques as well as some of my own speculation on how the underlying logic for the stat rolls actually works. TL;DR of my minmaxing method at the bottom The Basics Stat points in between tiers are wasted points. Having 59 points in discipline is the same as 50 points in discipline. We want to avoid wasted points as much as possible. Your class item still grants +2 to each stat when masterworked. This means that with a fully masterworked set, you get +10 to every single stat. This also means you can masterwork your class item the moment you get the piece you want in the element you want. When considering what stat mods to use, also think about their cost. An intellect mod costs 5 energy whereas a discipline mod costs 3. When deciding what stats you want to focus on with your armor rolls, keep this in mind. It is almost always better to take intellect over discipline since you can compensate discipline cheaply with mods. How Are Stat Rolls Calculated? This is a complicated question and everything here is conjecture based upon what I have observed. Take everything here with a grain of salt, but also keep in mind that just because you have a piece of armor which doesn't follow these rules that doesn't mean all the insights should be dismissed. Also, none of this applies to 1.0 armor carried over to 2.0 as that seems to follow a different system. Based on looking at enough armor drops to fill up my vault twice over, here's what I've gathered: Individual stat rolls have 4 tiers: low, medium, high, and "godroll" Any given piece of armor will have two low stats, two medium stats, and either two high or one high and one "godroll" stat (apparently it is possible to have two godroll stats, but this is presumably incredibly rare). The ranges for these stats are approximately: Low: 2-6 Medium: 6-12 High: 12-18 Godroll: 20-30 At the extreme ends of the stat totals (<50 and >63) it is possible to get stats a bit outside these ranges. I'll go into in a moment. So, what are the steps involved in rolling an armor piece's stats? Determine the total number of points for the armor piece Decide if the piece should have a godroll If necessary, roll the godroll value Roll the lows, mediums, and highs As I mentioned above, it is possible for stats to deviate from the ranges slightly. For total stat rolls that are very low or very high, the ranges may be squshed or stretched so that the target value can be reached, but these ranges are the most common. This squash effect is even more amplified on armor pieces with a godroll. It is entirely possible to get an armor piece with a total of 47 points and +30 in a single stat. The ranges are then appropriately squashed before the remaining stats are rolled. So what does this tell us about minmaxing? It tells us quite a lot actually! First off, we now know that a single stat on an armor piece can be 30 at most. We also know that it is impossible (or at least incredibly unlikely) for us to get a single armor piece with 3 stats >12. We can use this information to determine what kinds of rolls are worth masterworking. For example, if you are prioritizing Recovery, Discipline, and Intellect and you get a piece with +18, +18, and +12 for those stats respectively, you know you're not going to get much better. This is effectively a perfect armor piece. (EDIT: Godrolls can actually push you over this, but we'll use these values as an example of a great roll.) Are "godroll" pieces worth it? I'm still wrestling with this question myself. At the lower ranges (<60) I've found that the resulting spread squash leads to less optimal stats overall. These pieces also complicate balancing since you can't use simpler methods of calculating good loadouts, but this will probably be alleviated as tools like DIM improve. EDIT: Yes, god roll pieces are worth it. Your goal is maximize three "focus" stats. It is entirely possible that you have three pieces with godrolls in different stats and one more balanced piece. You can use DIM's loadout optimizer to find these combos. More details below. How are you so sure this is how rolls work? To be honest, I'm not. This is all very speculative, but I'll lay out my reasoning. Godroll stats and range squash/stretch are at the heart of this. Effectively, there's really only two ways the rolls can work: Stats are rolled first, which produces a total Total is rolled first (either as a concrete value or range), and stats are rolled to fit The existence of godroll armor pieces that have totals <50 leads me to believe that #2 is the case. If the stats are rolled first, it would be incredibly unlikely for an armor piece with a godroll to have a low total. "But what if the existence of a godroll simply changes the spread available to the resulting pieces?" That might be true, but then you're still modifying the spread to hit a target total, which is more or less the same as option 2. So totals are calculated first, then, evidenced by stat squish and stretch, godrolls must be determined second and the rest of the stats follow. The Perfect Armor Set So, knowing what we know about how stat rolls work, what is the perfect armor set? I'm not here to argue what stats are most important. For illustrative purposes, I'm going to say that I prioritize Intellect, Discipline, and Recovery but you can apply this to whatever stats you like. Again, keep in mind the energy cost of mods and that based on the total possible number of points, it really only makes sense to focus on 3 stats. First off, what is the theoretical maximum number of points we can put into our three stats? We start with at least 10 in each from masterwork and then we have 5 mod slots that we can use for +50 more where we need it. Given what we know about rolls, a great roll would be +18 Intellect, +18 Recovery, +12 Discipline (I'm ignoring godroll stats here for simplicity). This means before mods our spread would look like: Intellect: 82 Discipline: 82 Recovery: 58 This puts us in a "big oof" situation with recovery. Those are 8 wasted points! However, there is a more optimal spread across our preferred stats. ​ Intellect Discipline Recovery Head 18 18 12 Arms 18 18 12 Chest 18 12 18 Legs 18 12 18 Masterwork 10 10 10 Total 82 70 70 Only two points wasted! Even better, our most expensive mod stat is also the closest to max. Now, depending on what you prefer, you can apply your mods. I would recommend checking the impact of each tier to determine where your mods would be best spent: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kv9cRk234Ju8kIQECaYIQ--lHGPwFgfYHApuYJrIB1I/edit#gid=0 Given the build I am going for, I would place three mods in recovery and two mods into discipline in order to get my best bang for buck: 20% improvement on recovery and 8% improvement on discipline. In theory I would actually get a better payoff by maxing out Intellect, but there are enough ways to regen super that I'd prefer that improvement on my grenade. What's "good enough"? All this said, is it likely you will ever get this set of rolls for all your armor pieces and get the elemental affinity you want? Probably not. So then the question becomes: "What's good enough and when should I masterwork?" You should masterwork your class item ASAP. It doesn't have any stat rolls except for affinity. Once you get the piece you want in the affinity you want, masterwork that bad boy. For the rest, I wouldn't bother concerning myself too much with whether I'm wasting points until some of the loadout tools can do that math for you. There's just too many combinations to work through. In the meantime, get the stats you want as high as you can. My method for this is to simply go through my vault, take the sum of my three focus stats and equip the highest total. As for masterworking, I'm personally going to masterwork any pieces where the sum of my three target stats is >40. I picked this value semi-scientifically. Based on the values above, you can get 192 total stat points in your three primary stats just by RNG. If all of my armor pieces grant me 40 points towards my primary stats, that is 160 points total, or around 83% efficiency. >35 points puts you at around 73% efficiency. (EDIT: The efficiency numbers here aren't quite right because godrolls on high total pieces can throw things off) I've played enough to be at season rank 55 and I have multiple pieces in each slot which fit the >35 requirement, but only 2 pieces overall which fit >40. Feel free to use that info to decide when you want to MW. All of that being said, I am making my choices this way simply because the tools haven't caught up yet. I'm certain that someone is working on an optimizer for armor 2.0 stats. I know that DIM already has this to some degree, but it really doesn't work in a way that makes it easy to find your "best" set as I've described above. EDIT: I guess I'm just grumpy and don't like the way DIM's loadout optimizer works, but this is technically possible. Optimizing Your Loadouts with DIM You can use the Loadout Optimizer on DIM to make the best use of your high roll pieces and not waste points. It is a little bit obtuse, but it works. On the lefthand side of the Loadout Optimizer tab there is a list of all the stats with a min/max range. Take your primary stat and set the min equal to the max Start raising up your secondary stats until there are no more loadouts From here, play with the mins and maxes of your focus stats to see what your options are and pick the option that works best for you. One nice thing about doing this through DIM is you can also specify an element for each piece as well. It is a bit of a weird process, but once you play around a bit you'll get used to it. Conclusion/TL;DR I feel like a lot of people are overwhelmed by the RNG and how to pick the "best" armor set in armor 2.0. Although there is a lot to unpack in the full details of how it works, most people can follow these rules to get the most out of their armor and clear some space in their vaults: Pick three focus stats. (Based on the current meta, I would suggest Intellect, Recovery, and Discipline) Order them by mod cost. The stat with the highest mod cost is your primary focus. (Probably Intellect) Keep any armor pieces where the sum of your focus stats is >35, shard everything else Pieces with a focus stat total >40 are masterwork-worthy Once you have a good collection of >35 armor, you can start worrying about "lost" points. "Lost" meaning points in between tiers. See the instructions above on how to optimize with DIM. Use mods to fill raise your ranks based on "bang for buck": https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kv9cRk234Ju8kIQECaYIQ--lHGPwFgfYHApuYJrIB1I/edit#gid=0 Alternatively, you can wait a few months until all the online tools can do this for you. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. EDIT: Updated max godroll value to 30. It also looks like it is actually possible to get two godrolls on a piece, but it basically squishes all the other stats to the min. https://i.imgur.com/SbDyjnH.png EDIT 2: I'm seeing some really interesting spreads involving god rolls in the comments. Most of what I've said above more or less ignores godrolls, but I'll need to collect a bit more data to fully understand how they impact the rest of the stats. EDIT 3: Clarified a bit further what stretch and squash mean and included some instructions on how you can find optimal loadouts with DIM. Also need more data on godrolls and pieces with totals >60. submitted by /u/andrewguenther [link] [comments]

Can we please have a hooded trenchcoat for warlocks Posted: 23 Oct 2019 03:57 AM PDT And maybe some shorter robes so we can see some more of the boots aswell. submitted by /u/ChaoticKiwiNZ [link] [comments]

Ricardo Milos dance emote Posted: 22 Oct 2019 06:59 AM PDT Bungie please add this to the game. submitted by /u/ZeroReuso [link] [comments]

Bungie, it's been awhile since we've talked about factions. Can we get a developer article about what you're thinking of doing with them? Posted: 22 Oct 2019 09:58 PM PDT submitted by /u/destinyvoidlock [link] [comments]

The Pluperfect/Temporal Clause have terrible drop rates for weapons you have to unlock the ability to farm and will most likely go away at the end of the season. Posted: 23 Oct 2019 07:04 AM PDT It really doesn't make sense for these weapons to be so restricted. They are by far not even close to best in slot, a collectors item at best. Getting only one Pluperfect from a weeks worth of crucible in which I play atleast 5 games a day is abysmal. submitted by /u/HalfthemanMarco [link] [comments]

Leviathan's Breath - Getting into Banshee's Workshop + Full guide Posted: 22 Oct 2019 10:34 AM PDT Link: https://youtu.be/gah8733rbjE Its in the Hangar, in the Daito room --------------------------------------------------------------- Rest of the Questline: The Back Way Banshee-44 wants to give you a weapon stored in his workshop, but he didn't specify how to get in. Locate the hidden entrance to Banshee's workshop and find the weapon. 2. Where Are the Keys, Sir You found a Bow in a display case in a room that's got to be Banshee's workshop. Problem is, the case is locked. Return to Banshee to complain. (Politely, of course.) 3. Intro to Safecracking 101 You need a rotating keycode to access the Bow in Banshee's workshop, but the original has been lost. You'll have to generate a new code following the same steps that Banshee did. First on Banshee's list is to get out into the field to seed a key generator with combat data. Seed data for a new keycode by completing Gambit matches or Vanguard strikes. Gambit Prime matches and Nightfall strikes grant the most efficient progress. 4. Advanced Safecracking 201 The key generator is seeded with viable combat data, and it can now output keycodes… but to constrain the possible set of generated codes, Ghost says you'll need to provide the generator with some more targeted data. Literally. Use a Bow to land precision final blows against Vex or Cabal. 5. Economics of War The key generator needs just a little more data before you're ready to return to Banshee for final authentication. To further limit the possible codes the generator can create, you'll have to recreate the conditions under which Banshee programmed the first codes: fighting Red Legion forces during the Red War. Complete an epic reprise of strike "The Arms Dealer" in the European Dead Zone on Earth. 6. Applied Cryptosecurity You've completed all the necessary calibrations on the key generator. The only thing remaining is a biometric authentication from Banshee. Return to Banshee-44 in the Tower. 7. Martial Archery 401 Return to Banshee's workshop to claim the Bow. submitted by /u/iiDutchboyy [link] [comments]

Every legendary weapon should at least have a mod slot with the introduction of Champion enemies Posted: 23 Oct 2019 03:39 AM PDT I was playing the Nightfall this week and got Duty Bound to drop. I was excited to see that I got a fully masterworked new weapon until I saw that it had no mod slots. I can't even feasibly take the Savathun's Song Nightfall weapon back into the Nightfall because it can't kill barrier, overload, or unstoppable enemies. Pretty disappointing. I personally think many Y1 weapons still need some sort of refresh but can we at least start by blanket adding mod slots to all these weapons please? submitted by /u/LasersTheyWork [link] [comments]

Oh, Banshee... Posted: 22 Oct 2019 10:21 AM PDT "Cayde'll tell ya where the secret entrance is." Edit: Wow. Either my first or second front page ever and I just happened to be lucky enough to be playing the first few hours the quest went live. Timing really does have a huge impact on reddit posts. submitted by /u/IdealLogic [link] [comments]

We Should Really Celebrate Banshee-44 Posted: 23 Oct 2019 06:46 AM PDT He hasn't needed a reboot for as long as we've known him. We can trust him with helping us build the questionable (i.e. Thorn), possibly because we know also that he will forget about it, besides being the only gunsmith we can go to. In light of how sad it may be that he forgot Cayde is dead, Banshee is the one who keeps him alive in our hearts. Thank you, Banshee, for holding onto the important stuff, and helping us out over the years. submitted by /u/partearocker [link] [comments]

So let me get this straight, Zavala... Posted: 22 Oct 2019 12:03 PM PDT Ana Bray goes to Mars to make contact with Rasputin, a Golden Age AI dedicated to protecting humanity, and all we hear from you is "dangerous weapon" this and "you can't control it" that. Meanwhile, Ikora is building a VEX GATE at THE TOWER (you know, the headquarters of the Vanguard) and you're just chilling at the balcony?? Dude. submitted by /u/largothegalka [link] [comments]

The visual design of the Moon guns is great. Posted: 22 Oct 2019 07:43 AM PDT I love all the talismans, bird bones, ribbons, and little bits of apocrypha on the guns. It's like you get to carry around Eris' superstitions and obsessive ritualistic behavior with you wherever you go. On a side note, I'm really happy to see Eris fleshed out a little more as a character. Her story of trauma and recovery has been really affecting. submitted by /u/lukesmithshandcannon [link] [comments]

The Blood Runner would've been a great Nightfall specific loot drop for the Scarlet Keep Posted: 22 Oct 2019 02:33 PM PDT Title. submitted by /u/snowzelli [link] [comments]

We now have 7 total raids in D2... Would be nice if we had a daily rotating raid that rewarded pinnacle drops. Posted: 23 Oct 2019 07:05 AM PDT Obviously the core issue is the rng required to get a pinnacle drop in each slot before moving up in LL. But this would revive old raids, give players a reason to sign in each day, and alleviate the improbable grind to 960. 3 birds stoned at once. submitted by /u/russbus280 [link] [comments]

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