JsinOwl

Jealous. I haven't found one yet. I finished upgrading the Stranger's Rifle, next I'm messing around with a rare scout rifle I just found. Favorite Rare Machine Gun: Ghengis-E

@Matt Resources are easy to farm, right now it's marks I need!

Yeah, I think that's the issue. I was replaying story missions on higher difficulty and not getting any mission rewards. Then I went into the strike playlist and was getting them like normal. The think I felt cheated over was doing the Daily Heroic story mission and not getting any mission reward at the end. *shakes fist* Thanks for the offer to help, but I guess we've got it sorted. You know that by trading in spinmetal, blooms, helium things, and relic iron to the vanguard quartermaster you get +25 rep, +5 vanguard marks, glimmer, and +1 mote of light? Holy shit. I don't know if that's every time or what, but that's what I just got for 50 spirit blooms.

It seems to me like I'm not getting mission rewards anymore and searching the interwebz has not yielded any solid information. Some possibilities are that it's simply random and I've been unlucky, you don't get rewards for replaying missions, you don't get rewards for missions of a certain level compared to yours, you don't get rewards if you die during the mission, you don't get mission rewards once your level 20 etc. If this is happening to you as well and you'd like to help get to the bottom of it, you need to collect the following information. If you can't be arsed, I completely understand, I'm asking for a lot. If you want to help, please collect ALL the info, partial data will only confuse the issue. 1) Type of mission: Strike, Raid, Story 2) How was it selected (use the following codes): a. S - Standard mission, selected from the regional map b. D - Daily heroic story mission c. W - Weekly heroic strike mission d. P - Strike playlist 3) Your level 4) Mission level 5) Mission modifiers: Heroic, Mythic, Nightfall, Arc Burn, Juggler, Lightswitch, etc. 6) First time playing the mission: yes, no 7) Number of deaths 8) Mission reward: 0, 1, or 2 items and their rarity

Well based on how long I've been stuck at level 21, I don't see myself getting to 26 anytime soon.

I've been leveling up the Stranger's Rifle as well. It's good, but I don't like the way it handles as much as other Pulse rifles I've tried.

I'm down for sure and I'm online a lot. I relish difficulty. /The time difference between us and the UK is a serious buzzkill.

Fix the fact that it doesn't seem possible to precision throwing knife a Vex. And yes, I know their head isn't their critical zone.

It's all about the headshot with hand canons. Hit 'em and enemies drop like flies charging a bug Zapper, miss 'em and you feel like you're using a crap canon, firing soft wads of dung. Well, not really, they're still decent, I just wanted to use the analogy. I hated the auto rifles until I found one that's reasonably stable. I've also unlocked a sight that adds stability and the stock which adds LOTS of stability. Now it's plenty accurate out to medium range. Lesson: never discount an entire class of weapons. Experiment with every level appropriate one you pick up. It usually only takes one encounter to decide if it's a gun worth using or not.

I like a developer that's unafraid of kicking their players' asses.

OP updated, time to go play

Holy. Fucking. Ballz, R. U. Srs?

I just can't recall the name if the Hand Canon I'm using right now. Getting old is a bitch.

Let's share our experiences so when you're standing at the vendor you may think, hey so and so loves that thing, maybe I should try it. What I'm interested in here is not which weapons are good, but which ones really stand out. The rules are that you can select one and only one weapon of each type and rarity to be your favorite. (You can optionally have a least favorite so we know what to avoid.) For instance, my favorite Auto Rifle, Rare: Shingen E. This is not a static list, if you find a new favorite, come back and let us know!! Also, different versions of the same weapon can have different mods/upgrades. So if a particular mod/upgrade is critical to your liking of that gun, be sure to specify it. I’ll keep everyone’s choices updated in the OP. Hand Canons SEARCHER MK. 37 JsinOwl Auto Rifles GALAHAD-B techno GALAHAD-E jSyn66 SHINGEN-E JsinOwl Pulse Rifles SUROS JPS-32 JsinOwl PRIMED STARFALL MSC jSyn66 Scout Rifles JIGOKU SR3 Baabcat

The jumping aggravates me to end, I don't know why, it just does. And the fact that everyone has a motion tracker, I constantly feel naked and exposed. In CoD, I abuse the hell out of stealth perks because I don't have the twitch skills to win gunfights. I need to get the drop on people, which is next to impossible in Destiny.

You may have sussed this out already, but… Some weapons have those colored elemental symbols to the left of the attack number. Well, that little symbol becomes important versus enemies with shields. Enemy shields are based on either Arc, Solar, or Void energy and you want to use same element to attack it. Other weapons will still strip them, but using a like element brings it down much faster. This concept will become critically important when playing with the Mythic modifier active, where using the right element becomes a necessity rather than a luxury. Unfortunately, enemies don't announce what type of shield they have. You either need to know from experience or ‘poke’ them. If you hit a shielded enemy, a brief glowing nimbus of color will appear around them and as you may expect from the symbol colors: White/Blue = Arc Orange = Solar Purple = Void Some of the basic ones I know: Fallen Captains – Arc Vex Minotaurs – Void Hive Wizards - Solar

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.

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.

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

Bounties are definitely the key early on. I managed to hit level "21" by simply equipping and upgrading some Rare gear.

Stretch speaks true, I haven't finished the story yet and all that stuff opened up when I hit 20. There's lots of fan-fare; like you've just been invited to sit at the grown-up's table.

The discomfort is temporary Gary. I recommend two aspirin and a glass of chocolate milk.

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.

Here's a decent write-up: Source Since Destiny is not your typical FPS, it combines a bit of Borderlands looting and Diablo 3 progression and is nothing like Halo, I'm sure some of you might find it a bit confusing. So, i am going to break down what the "End Game" at level 20 is about, and hope this helps you plan ahead and get enjoyment out of what is inevitably a grind-fest. Yes, you are going to have to grind. Anyone familiar with Diablo 3 or MMOs in general are familiar with this concept. It will become tedious and annoying, but when you get your first piece of shiny Purple, it will all be worth it. If grinding is not your thing, then there is plenty of exploring to do i suppose. First, figure out what you want to focus on AT FIRST: PvE or PvP. This is not a major issue in the bigger picture, you can obviously do both, however, to get your FIRST piece of Purple, it will help you tremendously to pick one or the either, and stick with that for a bit. Why is this? Because there are three different vendors you can get gear from: Your Class Vendor/Vanguard Armory, The Crucible Vendor, or any of the Faction Vendors. Your Class Vendor/Vanguard Armory requires Vanguard Marks, and the rest require Crucible Marks. So, if you want to focus on PvE, then just stick with your Class Vendor for now. However, if you want to focus on PvP, then you should probably pick something from the Crucible Vendors at first. Everyone requires Reputation before you can purchase Purple equipment from them. Your Class Vendor requires Vanguard Rank 2 for Armor pieces, and Rank 3 for Weapons. Crucible Vendor requires Crucible Rank 2 for Armor, Rank 3 Weapons. Factions requires Rank 2 with that Faction to purchase Armor, Rank 3 for Weapons. How Do you get reputation? Ah, now we are getting to the Grinding. Vanguard (PvE) rank is simple: you can do Strike Playlists, which will put you in a random Strike, and you will earn Rep AND Marks (Marks are the currency used to purchase equipment). On the Left side of your screen will be a "Daily Heroic Story" which will award bonus Vanguard Marks once a day for completing that specific Story mission Hard Mode. Below that is a Weekly Heroic Strike, which will also award rep and marks, but is limited to once a week. You can also do Vanguard bounties and Patrols for reputation. You are capped at 100 Marks a week though, but you can grind until you get Rep 3 all you wish. For PvP, it is set up pretty much the same, except you just have to participate in the Crucible to get Marks and Reputation. You can also do Crucible specific Bounties to increase your Crucible Rep. As you can see, this is why it helps to pick which mode you want to focus on at first, since you are going to have to grind rep with either Vanguard or Crucible to 2 and then 3, and then use the Marks to purchase gear. Ah, but what about Factions? Factions (Dead Orbit, Future War Cult, New Monarchy) are a bit trickier since they require their own Rep, AND Crucible Marks to purchase items. If you wish to go that route, simply purchase one of their Class Armor items when you hit 20 (should be the only thing you can actually purchase), equip it, and start earning Rep by the same way you earn rep listed above, but now it will count towards that Faction, instead of Vanguard or Crucible rep. What's the level cap? Well, technically there isn't one. Once you hit 20, you stop gaining levels from Experience points. Instead, your post-20 levels (21, 22, etc) are based on your GEAR. Specifically, a new stat listed on higher level gear (usually Blues) thats called "Light." When you equip a piece of equipment with the Light stat on it, it is like adding a small bit of XP to your progress bar to 21. Equip enough pieces with Light, and you will hit 21. You must seek out better gear with even higher Light stat numbers on them to level to 22, then 23, etc. Its a long process to say the least. Also, dont forget to upgrade your gear, because it will also increase the Light stat number on that piece of gear, getting you ever closer to the next level. Edit...picture explaining Light Level: http://imgur.com/aUN5QFP As you can see, i have "28" points in Light, and the Bar is about 75% full, so im guessing i need 40 Points I need 32 points of Light to hit 22, so i need gear with an additional 4 points of light combined to hit level 22. This game is designed for the End-game grind (like most MMOs are). You will want to upgrade your gear so you can do harder missions, which in turn will drop better gear, and more marks and reps to allow you to buy the bestest gear. Or, you can just play nothing but Crucible, grind rep, do Crucible bounties, get your Marks and purchase them that way. In either case, it is a grind. So good luck!!