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Played a few games late last night and its definitely a good feeling to run around with a few of us. Was with Nick @Bluebear and Matt@Misneach_ and we did wreck a number of teams. There feels like way more options to choose this time out that work. There is a lot of Shotguns in Iron Banner but I feel you can capitalise at a distant with ARs and HCs. Misfit and Trust worked well for me. Also, lots of bounties can be done whilst you're on - 5 daily crucible, 7 Weekly IB, 3 daily and 3 weekly clan ones as most are PvP as its Iron Banner.

Oh no, that would be annoying if thats the case. I didnt see that though on the issues log.

We haven't put one up yet Pat. I plan to over the next few days as people should try to get the weapons and regardless it is a serious amount of fun. Patience is just required at the start whilst we try and get 3 of us in a single instance but not partied up.

Lol. Iron Banner packages are always legendary gear, not powerful but unfortunately the UI shows them as Powerful.

Its been a while since a video from ourselves - Iron Banner seems a fitting time to get all your videos in from your efforts this week and we can then get a montage of FG dominating in Iron Banner! Can you please record your clips and either download them onto dropbox or stick them on youtube. When you have, let us know you have them by posting here. If you want to post pics of bits of your time here too do that as well, anything to help the video would be a great help.

Thats a bug. Engrams are working as expected, just a UI issue. Powerful engrams come from those 2 weekly bounties.

Split top post into 2 and updated formatting: Worldline Zero Catalyst The Worldline Zero Catalyst is progressed by getting a hit with a Swing on the Level 7 boss. It is RNG and either a Crit or Damaging hit (Proof below). This progresses the Catalyst by '20%' so must be done on each EP boss over the course of 5 weeks. It is NOT progressed by 5 crits on the same boss / new instance of that Boss Other Info If you FAIL after Round 3, you have 60 seconds to restart EP. If you restart here, you start at the Round previous. So Fail at 5, start at 4, fail at 7, start at 6 etc etc Linear Fusion Rifles are one of the most powerful weapons to use for EP - Proof You can open the Reward chest for Armour after successfully completing Wave 7 for rewards more than once a week. This can be done via the following: You are able to carry stacks of the'Encrypted Cache Key' (It appears in your 'Pursuits' tab). Once used, you can visit Ana to create another key using 7 Rasputin Key Fragments You only able to create '1 key per week' using the Fragments and can only carry a MAX of 7 Fragments. Ways to get RKFs: Complete all the story missions in the Destiny 2 Warmind expansion. Strikes, Heroic Strikes, Heroic Adventures, Nightfall / Prestige, Raid / Prestige and Raid Lairs. Complete EP, Use Key, Go to Ana and make Key and complete EP wave 7 again for another armour piece. The Blue Key made DOES NOT stack so to open the chest multiple times, you must have previously stacked your Encrypted Cache Keys If you don't plan on using a Key on the Wave 7 Chest this week, try to ensure you get one charged up and added to your inventory. The Blue version which is charged by completing EP Waves DOES NOT stack but once charged, the Purple version DOES stack. This means you can open the chest multiple times when you get chance An ideal set up for EP is to have 1 person use the 'Tractor Cannon', a Titan using Melting point and Voidwalker Warlocks to all team up on the boss to really melt it's health. These no longer stack up as effective Post-Forsaken but can be used in Tandem for extra DPS Hunter Tethers are great for Orb generation to Chain supers. If you hear a Tether go off, try not to kill enemies before they get caught by it (Unless the Tether is a whiffer) You can find a group for EP by using r/fireteams, the Xbox LFG function, Destiny Companion App and various LFG sites. Alternatively, jump onto Mars and message some folks there or join in one already in progress which is a big + of it being a Patrol instance The Last Word EP was a great time during Warmind, for the big groups up to 9 and just the madness throughout each wave and solving the Mechanics, I highly recommend trying it out if you are new / returning to the game and missed it If it is true that Y2 exotics are farmable here also, you may see a big uptake in Guardians back on Mars running this stuff

First Iron Banana is back this week and Power Levels are enabled. Game Mode: Control Begins: Tuesday, September 18 Ends: Tuesday, September 25 There are 7 bounties, 2 of which are powerful so definitely worth playing this time round. A good addition to the game whilst you can also still turn in tokens for packages. The gear on sale has static rolls whereas the gear that drops post game can be Iron Banner gear with random rolls. Make sure you check out the guns as quite a few have sertiously good static rolls available. The IB Pulse Rifle already looks a winner. The armour this time round looks pretty sweet too. I definitely think Armour has gone up a notch post-Forsaken launch. Let us know what you manage to get and how Iron Banner feels this time round with Power Levels enabled, just like back in D1.

Cool, so what time are you usually on? I imagine it will be around the americans and candians that are here but i'm sure they'll be times where we'll cross over as there are quite a few of us EU guys that stay up past midnight.

So what about this... if I take it put and then message Ofcom whatbmy rights are, do you think they could cancel the contract after 2 years? This could be a great loophole for lots to get a free phone for a decent monthly price.

Are Virgin Media getting around it by giving me a contract for the phone then as its 2 contracts apparently? 1 for the phone over 3 years, then a 30 rolling contract for the sim card & data. Its there for all to see. I did think 3 years was a long time but equally if i had one of the best phones out there it should still be relevant in 3 years time.

Would you all say that this deal is decent? Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (128GB version) 50GB Data £0 upfront cost £46 per month 3 year contract

Took@crispymorgan through it last night with Hector supporting as well. I agree that it isn't as hard as last week's but still got to avoid a few potholes along the way getting the orbs. I imagine the Ascendant Challenge will change after reset today so if anyone needs help with this, shout up as a few people can hopefully be around to support. Its worth it for the Powerful Gear drop that comes from the Bounty you guys have.

You guys should 2 man the raid then, show us how its done [emoji8]

And your name is Biron....

I thought it was you bud, I'm glad you finally found us man. As I said on there, we're up for most things on here, take a look around and if you have anything to share we'd love to hear it mate. You'll soon get used to the banter here as well I'm sure [emoji2] P.S. You're missing out on Titans 4 Lyfe [emoji6]

You hit the nail on the head more accurately when you said its like no other game. It takes elements from a lot of games and then makes something from it. Loot is and always will be a problem. Needs to be something there always to chase as a player. I do think the World Vendors need updating to give more reasons to go to the other planets. I imagine this again should be a Year 2 update. The flip side and good news to what we have to look forward to should answer some loot problems. We have Faction Rally 3.0 to come back at some point alongside Trials. We then have Iron Banner on Tuesday followed by The Dawning Event coming next month. Don't forget we still have some Dreaming City gear to obtain as well as the Last Wish Raid weapons too.

I read though making gear irrelevant from previous years is a common thing with MMOs. It just doesn't get good rep because its not entirely an MMO and I get that. They made Year 1 armour still relevant although, lets face it, when new gear conea out you wanna get the new stuff. Everyone wants new loot. I think making raids and lairs relevant to Power level will happen, just at a later date. My guess is at end of Year 2 rather than end of Year 3 like in D1. They seem to be learning quicker than D1 or its because their code base is easier to make changes. I actually think their bug fixing is way better than it ever was, better than alot of other games out there. Communication of these too has gone up tenfold.

Nice intro bud! Also good to see another person play in NA times. There's quite a few of us here and we try and play all things Destiny, but also other games too. Definately think we can get you on raids, strikes, etc. Make sure you send out friend invites (I'll do the same when I'm on next). Whats your main Subclass? Hope you enjoy your stay at FG mate 👍

I agree with all of that Rob about Last Wish. I was actually angling my comments to Kings Fall which is in my top 3 experiences ever on Destiny. We soon forget we did so much and had the UK vs US Raid Run. That was so much fun.

Might surprise you but I agree 100% with all of TigerBurge's comments. Loot pool, Sleeper in Gambit, Yr1 Vault and Xur all need a little rethink. It's also fair to say these aren't major issues either, this is what we should be giving feedback on rather than the fundamentals like "more content plz". The one that gets me really confused and disappointed of all is something that isn't high on the list but would expand the game hugely - more 6 player activities. I've finally got my head around 3-man, 4-man and 6-man activities at different times but they have finally got some activities that are extremely close to high endgame 6 player experiences, yet we can't enjoy them in a simple way of jumping together. Escalation Protocol and The Blind Well are experiences imo that should be enjoyed in a 6 player instance, with party up systems just like the raid. You need to keep people together and if you only have Crucible Quickplay available for a 6-man team after a raid run it limits the 'social' aspect somewhat. One answet could be in a further release to open up The Dreaming City as a whole to 6 player fireteams, even the Patrol. Just whack up the intensity and Power levels.

I'll come out right now and say the main reason why people couldn't get on with it was because it was a proper raid. Multiple big boss battles and some mechanics to learn. Thats how full raids should be (barring the stupid running in a figure of 8 running). Also, because of that, Raid Lairs should get more credit than they got on release. It we ask ourselves truthfully, its because we haven't got time to complete raids most of the time. Don't let the length of this put you off straight away. This raid shows early signs of the pinnacle of all raids which is great news.

You mean this? I hesitated for a moment then took it on. Yeah, that latest about 0.8 seconds [emoji23] I do wonder why he's there and what will it be connected to.

The raid completion has set off a number of changes in the Dreaming City. This seems like the first rotation of 'the curse' on the City to the half way place to its strongest rotation. I jumped on quickly to see what has changed. After a brand new cutscene you have 3 new things so far that are different. First is black Taken spots that are everywhere. This could and should mean new things popping up in new places. Second is the fourth new strike of Forsaken is available on the Director, The Corrupted. Its level 500 and some people should have a bounty ready to use that requires you to do the strike whilst adcendant (drink a Queensfoil). Third is a brand new mission new mission became available at Petra! I solo'd it as its 520 so not too hard but a fun different mission nonetheless. This should be a new quest as at the end it told me there was a new step however this may be hidden currently as its not in your inventory. It does give you a Powerful Drop though which was nice. Looking forward to what else we should find. Let us know if you see anything else on the map?

Lolz. I'm so glad they made an emblem for the first 24 hours completion 😂 You do need some serious power to get through final stages. I still won't check anything video or step by steps info. I seen Byf asking for help this morning from people that are 555 or higher as a minimum for the last segments of the raid. Grind has become very, very real.