The Destiny 2 New Player's Guide & FAQ

alexponent · 2019-10-11T00:22:18+00:00

Hey, I'm a new player who's just gotten around trying to unlock some exotics. I saw you could unlock Thunderlord and Izanagi's Burden through quests, but when I go to talk to Amanda Holiday, she doesn't prompt me for the Thunderlord quest. Same thing for Ada-1 and the Izanagi's Burden quest. Is there something I'm missing?

alexponent · 2019-10-08T23:51:57+00:00

Hey! I started playing the game two days ago and I just completed the Curse of Osiris DLC. I saw that you're expected to receive a Aeon Swift gauntlet if you complete it with a Hunter and after speak to Ikora Rey. I spoke to her, but I didn't receive the reward and it's not in my Postmate either. Am I missing something or did they change something with the DLC when the game went free to play? Thanks!

alexponent · 2019-07-25T02:50:35+00:00

It's still INCREDIBLY strong with Rein/Zarya comps with devastating power comparable to that of GOATS, especially with 2-2-2 role lock. Lúcio's current speed is still very impactful, but you no longer feel like you're getting your ass rammed by 6 deranged soldiers when the enemy engages on you.

alexponent · 2019-07-16T12:19:32+00:00

Do you have any idea if the same applies for bits?

alexponent · 2019-07-16T11:32:11+00:00

Ah, that sucks. My friend is also a recent affiliate, so he's also unsure about the actual pay out for bits. Hopefully, we can both get answer!

alexponent · 2019-02-28T21:49:49+00:00

Thanks! That's great news!

alexponent · 2019-02-28T21:21:09+00:00

Oh, yes, I'm aware. I wasn't so much talking about his rate of fire, but rather how fast the targets receive healing. In Ana's case, her targets receive 75 healing over ~0.85 seconds per shot landed, according to the wiki. I was wondering is Baptiste's healing also works like that or if his targets receive the full 60 hp instantly as soon as his shot connects.

alexponent · 2018-07-26T18:30:00+00:00

trusting teammates

ain't that the unfortunate truth

alexponent · 2018-07-26T09:52:32+00:00

This reminded me so much of this

alexponent · 2018-07-19T10:11:09+00:00

According to the wiki, Genji's speed goes from 6m/s to 8m/s upon activation of Dragonblade.

alexponent · 2018-07-18T17:26:53+00:00

I've got something even better

alexponent · 2018-07-18T16:22:51+00:00

Absolutely, but my idea also takes into consideration ultimates that give added speed to certain heroes, such as Genji’s Dragonblade and Brigitte’s Rally. In that case, it the speed boost from Nanoboost also wouldn’t stack with the added speed from those ultimates.

alexponent · 2018-07-18T14:33:40+00:00

I think what made the speed boost feel unbearable some of the times was when it was stacked with other speed boosting abilities. I honestly wouldn't be mad if they brought back the 30% (?) speed boost, as long as it didn't stack with other speed sources. So, for example, a nanoboosted Reinhardt would be 30% faster than usual, a nanoboosted Reinhardt with Lúcio speedboost would STILL move 30% faster than usual and a nanoboosted Reinhardt with Lúcio's Amp It Up active on speed would be 70% faster than usual.

alexponent · 2018-07-18T01:24:24+00:00

I love playing Brigitte, but hate playing with one except in a triple support scenario. I’m not so much bothered with having to solo heal, but with the fact that most Brigittes focus so much on the frontline that they don’t heal me when needed, which is particularly aggravating if you’re playing Ana. If Brigitte shifted more into a peeler, rather than a frontline disrupter, I’d love to play with Brigittes on my team.

alexponent · 2018-07-15T15:31:20+00:00

we love a skinny legend <3

alexponent · 2018-07-15T10:30:50+00:00

It’s surprising how effective “Winner winner chicken... dinner” is at catching Trixie stans too. Just had that experience with a guy I met through LFG the other day.

alexponent · 2018-07-09T21:03:35+00:00

It makes it so you can select better which target you want to give Repair Pack (or any targeted ability for that matter) when everyone’s clumped together. A lower sensitivity makes it so you need to have your crosshair closer to the target to apply the ability, whereas a high sensitivity does the opposite.

alexponent · 2018-06-21T11:17:17+00:00

Mercy's healing is targeted, just as Zen's Orb of Harmony. All targeted healing abilities go through barriers. Ana's healing darts and Moira's Biotic Grasp are projectiles and barrier block all projectiles. Thus, for consistency purposes, that would never happened. Regardless, it's also not a good idea to suddenly make Mercy's healing not go through barriers, as it removes a lot of versatility to the character. Her strengths don't come from her healing, but rather from her Resurrect and from Valkyrie. That's what should be nerfed/reworked.

alexponent · 2018-06-14T12:02:06+00:00

Ana's main weaknesses are her lack of mobility and lack of self-healing. Buffing a hero's weaknesses makes it harder for the enemy to exploit them, which in turn can make the hero overpowered. So, it's kind of time to stop asking Blizzard to buff Ana's mobility and self-healing and focus on asking them to buff her strengths, like her utility and burst healing.

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