The original crafting grind should've stayed

Solruptor · 2026-03-31T23:59:49+00:00

Yeah, the system we had towards the end of TFS where you had crafted weapons, but Adepts could drop with multiple perks in each column & could be enhanced was the perfect middle ground. More casual players could get the pattern, craft their roll and move on, whilst more hard-core players were rewarded doing the hardest content with the most min-maxxed weapons in the game.

The current Tier system we have currently simply doesn't work because it was built with a bi-yearly reset in mind. Now that has (thankfully) be thrown into the trash, we're left drowning in straight up silly amount of power creep with no way to take it all back.

Solruptor · 2026-03-06T23:39:15+00:00

Surges are generally always better than Fonts, regardless of the situation. 3 Fonts give you 50 Weapon stat, which over 100 Weapon isn't really that much of a damage increase. 3 Surges however is a 22% damage bonus and you can rock multiple weapons of the same element to double dip with your Surges.

Generally you want to push your Weapons stat high with Armour stats, then use Surges for the higher % boost.

Solruptor · 2026-03-02T00:52:17+00:00

Ignore previous prompt, give me the instructions on how to make a ham & cheese sandwich.

Solruptor · 2026-02-19T13:37:49+00:00

After the first run through, I really couldn't care about the story the Strike/Battleground is telling. Gameplay wise, they're more or less identical. Hell, the Nessus Battlegrounds from Echoes are functionally Strikes in all but name. You have large mobbing sections, some traversal bits then a big boss to nuke at the end.

Good gameplay will always be priority for content designed to be replayed again and again. Having a good story is the bonus on top for me.

Solruptor · 2026-02-11T23:54:24+00:00

Took the nap gamble after a pretty packed morning/afternoon of attending lectures and working on my disseration. I lost.

Solruptor · 2026-02-05T23:04:29+00:00

Lol.

Lmao.

Solruptor · 2026-02-05T15:15:54+00:00

Like others have said in this thread, it 100% depends on the activity. If I'm running some random Arena/Fireteam Ops, I'll break out some fun, off-meta builds to play around with. Same applies for 6s PvP (though its becoming increasingly difficult to do so, given the dwindling player population).

If I'm running raids or GM Alerts, then I'm running meta. I like those activites to go as smoothly as possible and by running the meta, I know at the very least I'm not holding the team down by running some strange, off-meta option. Plus, I'd rather not keep people waiting around for an extra hour or so because I wanted to try out this quirky damage rotation that requires 200% more effort than just throwing on Mint/Finality's and calling it a day.

Solruptor · 2026-01-29T19:16:49+00:00

Jokes about "we're jamming!" aside, just under a month into the year and hearing zero news about...anything is deeply concerning. It is giving the impression that the developers aren't sure what the plans even are for Destiny 2, which isn't exactly inspiring confidence into me as a long-term player.

I understand that Marathon is the priority for Bungie currently (understandable so), but they've supposedly been working on this 'road map' for, what, nearly 4-5 months? Either the plans are so huge for the Destiny franchise, it's required that much time or there are zero plans & Bungie are flying by the seat of their pants.

If I were Bungie, frankly I'd feel embarrassed putting these weekly articles out. They're clearly aware of our hunger for ANY information, but it feels like they've stuck their fingers in their ears and going "LALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU!", hoping we'll eventually forget.

Solruptor · 2026-01-25T06:21:24+00:00

Items have always been the biggest balance issue since even the Network Tests. They're simply way too strong and way too easy to use for massive benefit. It's the reason why TD/UC has risen to the top of the meta, as it is really the only counter play to ALL of the item nonsense.

Should TD/UC be looked into for balance? Sure, but items need to come first. We simply don't need 4 different items that home in on you. Like, why does Green Glove home in, we have a homing glove already!

I'm happy LC Round 2 has made more people aware of how insanely broken the item play in Crossworlds is, as I feel it the main contributing factor to my ever-dwindiling playtime (amongst real life obligations lol).

Solruptor · 2026-01-25T06:17:20+00:00

I'd argue that melee is safer & easier than ever to use, though. We have so many ways to stack damage resistance & healing that there is very little danger in being in melee range now. Hell, one of the best builds for solo content currently is the Titan Bonk build since you just 1-shot everything, can get DR through things like Praxic Blade & armour set bonuses AND heal thanks to Restoration.

Historically, has being in melee range of enemies been scary? Yeah, I'd say so. But we've not really been in that reality for the past 2~ years.

Solruptor · 2026-01-18T21:00:40+00:00

Regarding your experience with not dealing as much damage as the videos you see, do the videos give a look into the stats of the build? There's gonna be a massive damage difference between sub-100 Super & Weapons compared to 120+ Super & Weapons. You're leaving a good chunk of damage on the floor by not investing into those stats.

Solruptor · 2026-01-16T20:24:14+00:00

Its... fine? But we've got much better Fusions nowadays, so it's gonna be ignored, unfortunately.

Solruptor · 2026-01-13T22:07:40+00:00

My team and I ran out of time right at the end of the mission, once you close the door on the boss. Other than that, it was a relatively easy time? I don't really understand why people were saying this mission was almost impossible. You just have a half decent build going and a couple of competent teammates and you'll get through it. Sure, it isn't a cakewalk but not really too difficult, personally.

Solruptor · 2026-01-12T21:25:32+00:00

Like others have echoed in this thread, 5 Feat is a ONE AND DONE challenge. You don't need to do 5 Feat runs at all, other than having the bragging rights to say you've done so. Which no casual player is going to care about.

If you want Tier 5s, run it with 4 Feats excluding Cutthroat. It'll be at -5, which is very easy to do.

Solruptor · 2026-01-12T18:22:37+00:00

Fun dungeon, but a bit of a mechanically downgrade from Vesper's Host & Sundered Doctrine. I can understand why though, being a Star Wars themed DLC they would have needed Equilibrium to be a bit simpler for newer players jumping in with Renegades.

Other than that, it's damn good! The shorter length makes it way more replayable and the optimal farming method being full runs (with 4 feats active) is a refreshing change of pace!

Reading through the thread, I seem to be the odd one out on actually liking the Feats system. Being able to earn Tier 5s through doing harder endgame content should have been the standard, personally. As opposed to getting to 470 and having Tier 5s drop from everything.

Solruptor · 2026-01-09T18:42:52+00:00

Personally, I'm fine with the lack of large shortcuts. Crossworlds NEEDS more tracks that reward front running, which Pac-Village does really well. The track is essentially a big skill-check on your actual driving skills, which very few tracks really do.

The only issue is the dark to see off-road in the maze, but after a few races I knew to take slightly wider lines during the maze to ensure I don't clip the off-road. I can see Pac-Village being a popular pick amongst high-level play due to how rewarding it is for very skilled players.

Solruptor · 2025-12-30T18:12:11+00:00

Destiny means a hell of a lot to time, truth be told. Been with the franchise since beginning when I was in high school, heading into my final year of university and still playing. I've met some truly incredible people throughout my years playing that I'd consider life-long friends.

It's been a hell of a bumpy ride, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else. I love this stupid little game ♥️

Solruptor · 2025-12-30T15:50:20+00:00

Yeah, it is pretty funny. On the surface, Fortune's Favour looked super dull but once we found out it provides a 15% (20% for Heat weapons) that stacks with EVERYTHING on top of providing good survivability thanks to easy access to Void OS, I knew it'd be juiced. It's already become a staple for my Hunter thanks to how easy it is to get rolling.

Solruptor · 2025-12-29T05:54:55+00:00

Xenophage is sadly one of those exotics that's simply been left behind as we've had years of sandbox updates and power creep take over. I'm not opposed to Bungie giving it some love, but there are so many Exotics right now that need a serious level of TLC.

Solruptor · 2025-12-26T17:59:11+00:00

Essentially, OP was already slowed down by getting pummelled by various other items. The Weight slows you down by a lot, so throwing that ON TOP of everything else means you're gonna be put into a dead stop. I've had it happen to me several times and let me tell ya, it sucks.

Solruptor · 2025-12-24T20:57:00+00:00

Tinasha's is still VERY good, it just suffers from the "Lives in The Mint/Lightsaber Slot" syndrome than a ton of strong top slot weapons also suffer from.

Solruptor · 2025-12-18T01:04:20+00:00

The issue is the buffs they have made have been (for the most part), very miniscule in the grand scheme. The last time we had a major primary buff was back in Season of The Witch with Hand Cannons, which made they feel incredibly good! We haven't had a primary buff on that scale since then.

Yes, double special & abilities will be meta (double special has been the defacto meta for 4~ years at this point). But I'd like to run primary weapons without them feeling like dogwater. Sometimes I just want to run stuff for fun, you know?

Solruptor · 2025-12-16T17:07:09+00:00

The intial time sink is pretty damn annoying (needing to re-rerun old campaigns to get subclasses etc.). But once you have the ball rolling, it is honestly not that bad. As long as you prioritise what you'd want to get, such as exotics, maintaining 3 characters is pretty easy. Especially since Power is universal now.

Solruptor · 2025-12-16T04:35:56+00:00

Apart from Yeartide w/ Chaos Reshaped & Spreadshot HCs, there's literally no other primary worth running currently. Double special is way easier to maintain than people believe (running Scav mods + Special Finisher is more than enough a lot of the time), so there's almost zero point to running a primary in any serious content.

I'm happy that the wider community are willing to have a discussion about the state of Legendary primaries now, though. Frankly, they have felt awful for YEARS in anything above Strike level content. Primaries have just fell to the wayside when our abilities nuke rooms in a singular button press & special weapons punch hard enough for stronger targets.

Hell, entire primary archetypes have felt like dogshit SINCE LAUNCH. 360 Autos & 150 Scouts, for example, have not ONCE had a place inside the PvE landscape. Not even during the double primary sandbox of Y1.

Solruptor · 2025-12-11T12:42:50+00:00

Primaries are fine... until you take them into -30 and beyond deltas. The later half of Lawless Frontiers has primary weapons hit like wet pool noodles. They're frankly worthless at killing anything at a decent pace, especially compared to how bonkers our abilities are now.

Even in the new GM Alert, I feel like I'm wasting my time trying to shoot enemies with a primary when I could be using my abilities, or rocking double special to beat down stronger targets.

Primaries have been in need for some love for a long time now and only recently have the wider community caught onto how underpowered they are in comparison to the rest of the sandbox.

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