I gots the guide, questions welcome

[JsinOwl 644]

If there's something you'd like me to try and find out, just ask. I'm sure most of what's in the guide is on the wiki, but maybe not. As I find useful nuggets I'll post them:

 

 

Nuggets of useful information

 

 

Enemies:

• Enemies with shields are immune to 'critical' damage until their shields are depleted.
• Vex Minotaurs have a Void shield and no weak points, but blowing off their head prevents their shield from regenerating.

[Baabcat 1,646]

I got the guide as well, interesting in places but best use I have found for it so far is picking up those gold chests.

 

The Armoury section makes my head spin.

[L_C_Scipio 395]

How exactly does Crucible balancing work? All I can find anywhere is that "level advantages are disabled" without any explanation of what that actually means. I assume everyone has the same health and defense rating, but does it mean all guns do the same damage?

[JsinOwl 644]

I'll try to find out more when I get home

[JsinOwl 644]

God damn accidental submit

Anyway, the things I recall are as you say level advantages are disabled. In PvE you do more damage to things that are lower level and less damage to things that are higher. In PvP this not the case in general.

Weapons are normalized based on their archtype, which is like a subclass for weapons. For instance their are heavy hand canons, balanced hand canons, light hand canons, etc. In PvP everyone's heavy hand canon has the same stats whereas in PvE there will be varity in stats, mods and level.

[JsinOwl 644]

I found the pertinent quote from the guide.

level and Attack stats do not

affect damage, so whether you are using a Level 5 Common weapon or a Level 20 Exotic, you will deal the same damage. In the case of

normal Crucible PvP, temporary damage mods are one of the few ways you can increase damage on your weapon, and almost every

such mod requires you to earn the damage bonus.

Based on that, it sounds like the weapons still have their RoF, Impact, Range, Stability, and Reload stats but these things are not in turn modified by level or the weapon's overarching Attack number.

[L_C_Scipio 395]

Thanks for the info!

[TigerBurge 2,375]

http://destinynews.net/

Found this site today. Good info. Especially the legendary guide

[Baabcat 1,646]

I got a purple engram today (my first legendary), took it to get decoded by the cryptarch, and he bloody nicked it and gave me two unusual coins for it.. Any idea what that is about?

[Stretch616 697]

Strange coins are the currency used for the "Agent of nine". He has exotic level gear, engrams and weapons. I think you'll need 13 to get something at the moment.

This arms dealer only spawns at the weekend and will be in different places. Currently he's over by the speaker against the large circular door you can't get through

[JsinOwl 644]

Strange coins are the currency used for the "Agent of nine". He has exotic level gear, engrams and weapons. I think you'll need 13 to get something at the moment.

This arms dealer only spawns at the weekend and will be in different places. Currently he's over by the speaker against the large circular door you can't get through

currently, as in right this moment?

[Stretch616 697]

currently, as in right this moment?

Yup!

[Baabcat 1,646]

But why did the crypto-chap take my legendary gun, that's what I wanted, not coins?

[Jason 1,245]

But why did the crypto-chap take my legendary gun, that's what I wanted, not coins?

It's not guaranteed you get anything. Unfortunately.

[JsinOwl 644]

But why did the crypto-chap take my legendary gun, that's what I wanted, not coins?

If there's one thing I've learned about this game, it's that the crypto dude is a troll. You guys want to meet up at the tower and beat the shit out of him?

[Stretch616 697]

If there's one thing I've learned about this game, it's that the crypto dude is a troll. You guys want to meet up at the tower and beat the shit out of him?

Yes, yes and yes!! Had a few now where it's given me rare gear which wasn't even as the stuff i had equipped!

Saying that i wouldn't mind a few more strange coins. The sunsinger gaunlets for the Warlick look badass!!

[L_C_Scipio 395]

I found the pertinent quote from the guide.

level and Attack stats do not

affect damage, so whether you are using a Level 5 Common weapon or a Level 20 Exotic, you will deal the same damage. In the case of

normal Crucible PvP, temporary damage mods are one of the few ways you can increase damage on your weapon, and almost every

such mod requires you to earn the damage bonus.

Ok, I have an auto rifle with a perk called Glass Half Full, which increases damage in the bottom half of the mag. The way I'm interpreting this paragraph, I do in fact get this damage bonus in the Crucible under the right circumstances. Does that sound right?

[Plumbers Crack 4,059]

I've completed the story on my first character.

 

If I go through it again on the same difficulty setting with new characters will the rewards, loot chests, etc be there again?

[Jason 1,245]

I've completed the story on my first character.

If I go through it again on the same difficulty setting with new characters will the rewards, loot chests, etc be there again?

Gold chests are for sure still there.

[JsinOwl 644]

Loot chests are always spawning randomly. The Gold Chests are in fixed locations and stay there until collected. Every character gets their own set of gold chests. You get mission rewards the first time you complete a story mission but never again unless it's a daily heroic. (You didn't use to get rewards for the daily heroic but I thought they patched it, could be wrong on that one though.)

You always get stuff for strikes and raids.

[Plumbers Crack 4,059]

Thank you sir

[JsinOwl 644]

Thank you sir

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