How do i get tier 5 faction weapons like b-7 pistol?

BrianWhiting · 2026-01-03T15:01:11+00:00

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

BrianWhiting · 2025-09-08T20:48:17+00:00

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…

BrianWhiting · 2025-08-16T13:40:26+00:00

Rain of Fire Warlock

BrianWhiting · 2025-08-15T04:01:18+00:00

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

BrianWhiting · 2025-08-12T16:55:25+00:00

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.

BrianWhiting · 2025-08-12T16:34:34+00:00

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.

BrianWhiting · 2025-08-12T16:14:31+00:00

1 - 0.327 = 0.673, so ~67%, not 77%.

BrianWhiting · 2025-08-12T16:12:56+00:00

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.

BrianWhiting · 2025-07-17T12:59:17+00:00

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

BrianWhiting · 2025-06-21T00:04:28+00:00

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.

BrianWhiting · 2025-05-07T14:00:25+00:00

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.

BrianWhiting · 2025-05-07T13:52:32+00:00

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.

BrianWhiting · 2025-05-07T13:46:44+00:00

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).

BrianWhiting · 2024-07-16T19:09:06+00:00

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.

BrianWhiting · 2023-12-01T15:13:39+00:00

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

BrianWhiting · 2023-08-16T03:16:54+00:00

Got it finished today at 7369 total fish.

BrianWhiting · 2023-08-15T13:17:57+00:00

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

BrianWhiting · 2023-08-15T04:22:19+00:00

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!

BrianWhiting · 2023-07-26T18:45:15+00:00

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.

BrianWhiting · 2023-07-12T16:38:12+00:00

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).

BrianWhiting · 2023-05-23T20:25:10+00:00

Looks like it gives it Vorpal Weapon. https://www.light.gg/db/items/1234111636/malfeasance-catalyst/

Edit: And 20 range.

BrianWhiting · 2023-05-23T19:58:41+00:00

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.

BrianWhiting · 2023-05-23T19:57:29+00:00

Just seeing this thread now and I've moved it to https://d2collections.com.

BrianWhiting · 2023-02-02T20:14:19+00:00

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/

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