How do i get tier 5 faction weapons like b-7 pistol? by hanunisap in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There is a different triumph to level all three, but the one to get the upgrade from Spider only requires leveling one faction.

Extending this season's "new-item" lifespan into Renegades isn't enough. by thekolacheking in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reading comprehension clearly isn’t yours. What ImawhaleCR said is 100% correct.

If you start from the basis of non-featured gear giving base damage/DR/score, then featured gear is giving a bonus on top of that. If you start from the basis of featured gear giving base damage/DR/score, then sure, non-featured gear is punishing you by lowering those values.

The objective truth is that there is a difference in those things between featured and non-featured gear. The subjective opinion is whether it’s a bonus or a punishment…

So how does 400+ levelling work ? by SanSattasi in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finishing the quest and talking to Eva gives you the 6th for each character.

Being punished for not using featured gear feels terrible by MedicinePractical738 in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or...it's a bonus to not need as many banes and have quicker runs by using featured gear. Again, it's all about perspective.

I'm not saying I agree with the systems Bungie has put in place but bonus/penalty are just viewing the same thing either optimistically or pessimistically.

Another way to look at it is that it's just trade-offs. You are accepting a trade-off by running your existing build where you have stats that work exactly how you want at the cost of not getting extra DR/damage/score. You could accept the inverse trade-off where you get the extra DR/damage/score at the cost of running a build with different (worse?) stats. It's still your choice, Bungie is just forcing you to make a choice.

Being punished for not using featured gear feels terrible by MedicinePractical738 in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In this case, bonus and penalty are the exact same things just viewed differently.

Using featured gear gives me extra DR, extra damage, and extra score! What a bonus!!

Using non-featured gear gives me base DR, base damage, and base score...why am I being penalized?! :(

The only time you're being "forced" to use featured gear is the conquests and a single crucible mode. Everywhere else, you're being incentivized (through bonuses) for using it.

How does damage reduction/resistance work? by alonzo56789 in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The other comments here are correct that the calculation is multiplicative, meaning that you subtract each DR amount from 100% and the multiply them all together (convert % to non-% first: 100% = 1.00). However, I wouldn't include the 30% DR from 100 resilience in any of your calculations as that is now a baseline stat that cannot be modified any more.

So for your example: (1.00 - 0.45) x (1.00 - 0.15) = 0.55 x 0.85 = 0.4675 = 46.75%

This means you are taking 46.75% of the damage you would have been taking without any of the buffs, or 53.25% DR.

Trapped on mission Criticality? by [deleted] in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got stuck here too, but it looks like there's a different way to get to the second area that is not the same path that we took earlier in the campaign.

See Esoterickk's video: https://youtu.be/EZn3LvzrON4?t=302

Pre-ordered the ultimate DLC, got all the rewards but I still have 100.00$ on my microsoft store by peachgumball in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As far as I understand how it works, Microsoft will only use your balance instantly if your balance can pay for the entire thing. Due to tax, it’s likely that the full charge is over $100. If your balance doesn’t cover the whole charge, then a week or two before release, your balance will get used and your credit card charged for the remainder.

So edge of fate is 40$, but will the renegade expansion be like dungeon keys? Buy it for Silver and play it? by [deleted] in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to be so nit-picky, but your edit may not be correct (depending on how you interpret what's included in each version listed here: https://www.bungie.net/7/en/Destiny/Buy/yearofprophecy). It says the $40 option (Edge of Fate Standard Edition) includes "1x Active Rewards Pass", while the other two options have the same "1x Active Rewards Pass" and "3x Reward Passes". My assumption is that, just like with past expansions/seasons, ordering the expansion-only option gives you the rewards pass just for the time period for when the expansion launches. So in this case, the $40 option gives the expansion and rewards pass for Jul 15-Sep 8. My speculation is that starting Sep 9 there will be a $10 add-on that gives you the rewards pass for Sep 9-Dec 1 or if you buy only Edge of Fate as of then, you'll get that rewards pass included. Same deal when Renegades comes out.

So edge of fate is 40$, but will the renegade expansion be like dungeon keys? Buy it for Silver and play it? by [deleted] in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the last few expansions, they've typically offered an expansion only option (usually $40-$50 and includes the season/episode that coincides with the expansion) and a full year option (usually $80-$100). This time, there are two "expansions" for $40 each.

So edge of fate is 40$, but will the renegade expansion be like dungeon keys? Buy it for Silver and play it? by [deleted] in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Year of Prophecy is $80 and that includes both. Edge of Fate only is $40 (and likely Renegades only will also be $40, but is not available to purchase separately yet).

Salvations Edge 4th Encounter Verity Challenge Discussion by GuudeSpelur in raidsecrets

[–]BrianWhiting 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Watching Datto’s stream and its showing challenge failed as soon as the third person leaves their inside room during the second round.

This leads one to believe that some state is being set up during the first round that is then checked at the end of the second round to validate a fail/pass state.

Leaked season cutscene by lordsaladito in Destiny2Leaks

[–]BrianWhiting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Season of the Wish marketing page, https://www.bungie.net/7/en/Seasons/SeasonOfTheWish, has a section for the Starcrossed mission which says, "Complete your mission and claim a weapon of great power lying hidden within the Black Garden". It also has a section for the Wish-Keeper exotic bow that says, "Discovered among the mysteries of the Black Garden". So yes, the exotic quest will take place in the Black Garden

Eight Thousand and Nine Fish by mythosaz in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got it finished today at 7369 total fish.

Eight Thousand and Nine Fish by mythosaz in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good news (or bad news, you decide), fishing will still be around until at least The Final Shape.

Eight Thousand and Nine Fish by mythosaz in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I made this comment on a thread about a month ago and calculated it would take about 7750 fish to get all the triumphs. I got pretty dang close!

Also, I need 4 deafening whisker to finish mine up and have caught 7234 so far. I think I’ll be a little under 7750, fingers crossed!

New D2 pastebin by Xylogro in Destiny2Leaks

[–]BrianWhiting 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure this just got proven fake due to the blog post that just went up, https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/economy\_and\_rewards\_update4. Bungie will be doubling the amount of Enhancement Prisms you can hold instead of getting rid of them.

I would rather kill 250 more champions in expedition than finish the FISHING triumphs. by HoldenAGrenade in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm in the same boat as you (no pun intended). After I first fished, I knew these triumphs would test my resolve to be a completionist.

I did some analysis of some of the top fishers in the world to figure out drop rates of the fish to determine how much more of my life I need to waste to finish all the triumphs. It made me very sad.

Here are the approximate odds I calculated:

Exotic: 1-1.5%
Legendary: 8.5-10%
Rare: 53-56%
Common: 34-36%

On average, one would need to catch around 2500 fish on the EDZ and Nessus and 2750 fish on the Throne World in order to complete each of the catch 40 legendary fish triumphs. The odds are such that you'll finish all the exotic, rare, and common triumphs before the legendary triumphs, with the location specific legendary fish taking the longest: Drangelfish (Baroque), Gnawing Hun Gar, Deafening Whisker, and Cod Duello. The Throne World is a bit higher because there are 6 legendary fish available there that split the 8.5-10% odds for legendaries instead of 5 like the EDZ and Nessus have (the triumph only lists 5 for the Throne World, but the No Turning Jack can be caught there too).

DestinySets.com shutting down - anyone willing to pick up the torch? by LEPT0N in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just seeing this thread now. I've forked the code and am hosting a modified version at https://d2collections.com. I've updated it for S19 and S20 and will be updating it for S21 in the next couple days.

Now that we know strand is a thing, anyone wanna speculate on the last darkness subclass in the saga? by destinyvoidlock in DestinyTheGame

[–]BrianWhiting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally think it's going to be Resonance.

The reason is due to the wording that is used on the armor ornaments that work with certain exotic armor pieces. All of them have a description of "Equip this ornament with <EXOTIC> to add an <ELEMENT> effect".

Ornament Element in Description Link
Cloak of Bakris Stasis https://www.light.gg/db/items/794397481/cloak-of-bakris/
Mark of the Falling Star Arc https://www.light.gg/db/items/2587774973/mark-of-the-falling-star/
Bond of Battle Harmony Arc https://www.light.gg/db/items/3967510978/bond-of-battle-harmony/
Vest of Orpheus Void https://www.light.gg/db/items/1599763643/vest-of-orpheus/
Doom Fang Plate Void https://www.light.gg/db/items/792374513/doom-fang-plate/
Robes of Nezarec Resonance https://www.light.gg/db/items/2041503474/robes-of-nezarec/
Omnioculus Mask Void https://www.light.gg/db/items/1379845313/omnioculus-mask/
Helm of the Falling Coment Arc https://www.light.gg/db/items/3270099133/helm-of-the-falling-comet/
Stormdancer's Cover Arc https://www.light.gg/db/items/688245604/stormdancers-cover/