Destiny help and advice?

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CHROMExSKULL

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So I enjoyed the game more then I thought I would last night but at the end of the night I was so angry. I had a random level 11 join me right away and he did some missions with me and was a huge help. I got to level 5 and he left. All that was available was level 7 or higher missions. I went into the sword one and died probably 10 times before I shut the game off, I was so frustrated! 2 Swipes from that guy and I was dead and I barely did any damage every time I hit him.

Why is there no missions available that are my level? Any tips on this mission or what I should do? Do I need to replay older missions so I can rank up more before trying any of these level 7 and higher missions and can you even replay missions and get the same amount of XP? Lastly if I hop into MP and do a few death matches or something will that rank me up for the campaign?

Sorry for all the questions but I was so frustrated and I want to like this game, I had a good time playing with the random dude but if its going to be like this when I go solo then no thanks. I really don't want to replay missions to rank up, I want to keep moving forward in the game. Any suggestions are appreciated.
 
Got some help on Neogaf, looks like I need to go back to earth and do some Patrol missions (which I was not even aware of) and maybe play some PvP so I can rank up and then tackle these higher ones.
 
That's the reason why I have not played this game. I'm worried that it is a leveling treadmill. Is your level 7 guy going to get ganked in PvP?
 
I would think that there is some sort of rank matchmaking in PvP right? Other wise it'll be a total sh!t show...
 
MilkManX said:
Yeah PATROL Missions. Sometimes its a bit grinding and then something cool will happen. Have you fought the Walker yet? Stay in a patrol for a few missions...
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Not sure what the Walker is yet so probably not, work needs to hurry up so I can get home!

Sorry if this is a dumb question but I felt a little overwhelmed when at the tower, there was just to many people to talk to and I wanted to go play, is there anything important I should be doing there often?

I set a couple bounties but not sure what some of them meant so I need to look into that more and read some messages, thats about it.
 
BDaddyK said:
I would think that there is some sort of rank matchmaking in PvP right? Other wise it'll be a total sh!t show...
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pffft...I have prestiged 3 times in COD, and rank one's still kick my ass :(
 
MilkManX said:
Yes but from what I understand it all scales to a neutral field for Damage.
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Okay then, that's not so bad. I thought it was all lvl specific. I was gonna say that'd be no fun. I tried the PvP in the beta and it wasnt my cup of tea :(
 
Do you get new weapons in PvP? I am not crazy about my weapons right now, need to do some ranking up tonight and find some better weapons.
 
CHROMExSKULL said:
So I enjoyed the game more then I thought I would last night but at the end of the night I was so angry. I had a random level 11 join me right away and he did some missions with me and was a huge help. I got to level 5 and he left. All that was available was level 7 or higher missions. I went into the sword one and died probably 10 times before I shut the game off, I was so frustrated! 2 Swipes from that guy and I was dead and I barely did any damage every time I hit him.

Why is there no missions available that are my level? Any tips on this mission or what I should do? Do I need to replay older missions so I can rank up more before trying any of these level 7 and higher missions and can you even replay missions and get the same amount of XP? Lastly if I hop into MP and do a few death matches or something will that rank me up for the campaign?

Sorry for all the questions but I was so frustrated and I want to like this game, I had a good time playing with the random dude but if its going to be like this when I go solo then no thanks. I really don't want to replay missions to rank up, I want to keep moving forward in the game. Any suggestions are appreciated.
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First, go to the Tower and get some Bounties going. Black Bounties are for the PvE, Red are for the Crucible(PvP). The reason you always want to have Bounties active is because you gain a large amount of XP when you complete them. There is a small green bar at the bottom of each bounty that gives you an idea of how close you are to completing it. Second, look at your planet map and see if you have completed all the Story missions for that planet. Third, do the Strike mission for each planet. Also, when you complete the Story missions for a planet, the next planet will have Story missions available for your level. Ive been completing a planets Story missions, then moving on to the next planet to level instead of attempting a Strike mission before Ive reached the recommended level. Ive found that there is always a new mission available for your level. I haven't even touched the Crucible, because you don't need to just to gain levels. Ive only been doing Patrol/Explore missions to complete bounties.

Also, we are in the same clan, feel free to invite me to your fireteam. Im more than happy to help you.:)
 
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Soda Jack said:
First, go to the Tower and get some Bounties going. Black Bounties are for the PvE, Red are for the Crucible(PvP). The reason you always want to have Bounties active is because you gain a large amount of XP when you complete them. There is a small green bar at the bottom of each bounty that gives you an idea of how close you are to completing it. Second, look at your planet map and see if you have completed all the Story missions for that planet. Third, do the Strike mission for each planet. Also, when you complete the Story missions for a planet, the next planet will have Story missions available for your level. Ive been completing a planets Story missions, then moving on to the next planet to level instead of attempting a Strike mission before Ive reached the recommended level. Ive found that there is always a new mission available for your level. I haven't even touched the Crucible, because you don't need to just to gain levels. Ive only been doing Patrol/Explore missions to complete bounties.

Also, we are in the same clan, feel free to invite me to your fireteam. Im more than happy to help you.:)
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I just sent you a friend request.
 
Do pvp. You get xp, and gear while doing it. Plus the early bounties for pvp are easy and will give you some much needed xp early.

Oh yeah...use the scout or pulse rifle, nothing else.
 
Obscene Jester said:
Yeah, though like anyone who has played sinful amounts of PSO, this game kinda has managed to make grinding seem OK.
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Believe it or not, grinding is usually something I like doing in games. Especially JRPGs, but I think it'll be ok in this game too.
 
Jaydee said:
Do pvp. You get xp, and gear while doing it. Plus the early bounties for pvp are easy and will give you some much needed xp early.

Oh yeah...use the scout or pulse rifle, nothing else.
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I got a nice pulse rifle last night, I like the full auto upgrade, still shoots in bursts but nice being able to hold down the trigger. probably my favorite gun so far, its a green level 6 but does like 91 damage.

Got to a level 10 last night, did a little PvP and then a couple missions with 2 friends, good times
 
Need some help or I don't understand, I have played the mission The Dark within and finished it by killing the wizard and a message comes up and says the mission is ending and then counts down. I return to orbit and then I can see what I received in the way of perks for that mission. When I select set destination and go the map and the mission is still there like I never did it, so I ran through it again and killed the wizard again and message said mission is ending, back to orbit, select set destination and map comes up and the mission I played is still there even though I completed it 2 times. Can someone explain this to me, I don't understand this or not sure what is happening or what I need to do. Thanks.
 
In case anyone is interested in the first patch notes. This is where I learned that Vanguard marks aren't earned until Level 18.

Summary:
The Day One patch for Destiny contains a number of changes to Weapons, Builds, Talents, Maps, Activities, Achievements, Progression, game stability and UI.

Classes
General
  • Removed subclass locking from builds.
  • Adjusted the unlock order for all subclass trees.
  • Adjusted the cooldown ranges of armor stats (Intellect, Discipline, Strength).
  • Agility now has more impact to move speed and acceleration.
Titan
  • General
    • Catapult no longer has screen effects
  • STRIKER
    • Shoulder Charge now deals Arc damage instead of Kinetic
    • Lightning Grenade shock damage increased by 66% (base 60 to 100)
    • Amplify Super bonus-on-kill increased from 6% to 10%
    • Flashbang no longer disorients ultra combatants
    • Transfusion now has a 5-second cooldown before it can trigger again
    • Juggernaut shield is removed after jumping or sprinting for 6.5 seconds
  • DEFENDER
    • Ward of Dawn now immediately regenerates your health on activation
Hunter
  • GUNSLINGER
    • Golden Gun is now unable to overpenetrate through a Ward of Dawn shield
    • Incendiary Grenade detonation damage reduced by 18% (base 140 to 115)
    • Chain of Woe now grants an additional 5%, 10%, 15% bonus to reload speed
    • Gunslinger's Trance buff duration increased from 10 to 15 seconds.
  • BLADEDANCER
    • Arcbolt Grenade impact damage reduced by 17% (base 120 to 100)
    • Razor's Edge distance traveled slowed and reduced
    • Quickdraw now no longer requires a melee hit
    • Blink now cancels invisibility when used
Warlock
  • VOIDWALKER
    • Nova Bomb Vortex duration reduced from 5 to 3.5 seconds.
    • Nova Bomb Vortex effects now has displays for its victims.
    • Energy Drain impact damage increased by 10% (base 100 to 110)
    • Soul Rip super bonus on kill increased from 6% to 10% bonus
    • Vortex Grenade linger damage reduced by 50% (base 15 to 10) per tick
    • Surge now grants a bonus to reload and weapon-ready speed
    • Surge now activates when doing damage to an enemy instead of killing blow
    • Surge agility buff increased by 33% (base 10 to 13)
  • SUNSINGER
    • Firebolt Grenade impact damage reduced by 20% (base 100 to 80)
    • Flame Shield now activates when doing damage to an enemy instead of killing blow
    • Flame Shield now provides a small overshield
    • Solar Grenade linger damage reduced by 50% (base 15 to 10) per tick
Weapons
General
  • Removed weapon speed penalties from extended sprinting
  • Capped inventory to 999 rounds
  • Fixed several weapons that would display an incorrect magazine size
  • Swapping weapons from inventory now only takes 50% of the ammo in PvE
Perks
  • Return to Sender now procs more frequently by 15%
  • Range Finder bonus reduced by 4%
  • High Caliber Rounds damage to combatants increased by 67%
Assault Rifles
  • Reduced the base Damage of all Assault Rifles by 7%
  • Reduced the base Accuracy ranges by [14% to 25%], modified by weapon stat
  • Reduced the base Stability ranges by [8% to 80%], modified by weapon stat
Pulse Rifles
  • Increased the base Damage per bullet range by [2% to 17%], modified by weapon stat
  • Increased the base Stability range by [8% to 25%], modified by weapon stat
  • Reduced the base Rate of Fire by [8% to 19], modified by weapon stat
Scout Rifles
  • Reduced the base Damage of all Scout Rifles by 8%
  • Fixed an issue that broke the fx for explosive rounds
Hand Cannons
  • Increased the base Zoom of all Hand Cannons by 20%
  • Increased the base Damage per bullet range by [4% to 15%], modified by weapon stat
  • Increased the base Magazine size range by [8% to 20%], modified by weapon stat
  • Reduced the base Accuracy range by [75% to 100%], modified by weapon stat
Sniper Rifles
  • Increased the base Stability range by [6% to 100%], modified by weapon stat
Fusion Rifles
  • Fusion Rifle charging is now more reliable.
Shotguns
  • Improved Shotgun damage falloff networking.
  • Reduced base Damage per bullet range by [2% to 5%], modified by weapon stat
  • Reduced base Shotgun range by [1% to 7%], modified by weapon stat
HMGs
  • Improved HMG projectile networking.
Vehicles
General
  • Fixed audio dropouts from vehicles for local player.
Sparrow
  • Dodging while boosting is now easier to execute.
Cabal Interceptor
  • Reduced Rocket Rate of Fire from 1 to 1.5666 seconds per shot.
  • Reduced Rocket damage blast radius from 7 to 6 meters.
  • Reduced Rocket damage falloff curves so they are less effective at long rangers
  • Reduced Arming shape from 1 to 0.6 meters.
PVP
General
  • Crucible Marks drop rate increased from 2 to 3 for wins, 1 to 2 for losses.
  • Match completion XP and Glimmer awards increased.
  • Match completion can now award Engrams.
  • Playlists now unlock sequentially instead of based on character level.
  • Health numbers are now normalized at a 200 base value (up from 175) to be easier for players to calculate.
  • Ghost ammo collection disabled in all playlists.
  • 'Crushing' voice-overs now plays properly when the game has 0:30 and 0:10 seconds remaining
Medals
  • Mark of the Unbroken minimum threshold increased from 7 to 15
  • Back in Action death streak threshold increased from 3 to 5
  • Heating Up medal removed to avoid spam and player confusion
  • Domination now only fires only once per domination zone per player
  • Domination medal score increased from 40 to 125
Game Types
Salvage
  • Salvage Zones now do not return to the most recent salvaged relic locations
  • Fixed a bug with Salvage probe offense points being given out incorrectly
  • Fixed spawn policy content that caused bad behavior on (PS3 only)
Maps
First Light
  • Pike spawns reduced from 4 to 3.
  • Interceptor spawns reduced from 2 to 1.
  • Interceptor spawn times reduced to 2 minutes.
  • Interceptor timer now does not start incrementing until after the game has started.
Blind Watch
  • Windmill now pumps approximately 14% less liters of waters per match from 3.5L to 3L.
Rusted Lands
  • Line-of-sight spawn influencers changed to reduce spawning near enemies.
  • Level-of-detail volumes adjusted for better performance on slower platforms.
Shores of Time
  • Playable space volumes adjusted to remove exploit zones
  • Level-of-detail volumes adjusted for better performance on slower platforms.
The Anomaly
  • Fixed a hole that let players see out of environment in the lower tunnel.
Bastion
  • Pike spawns reduced from 4 to 3.
  • Interceptor spawns reduced from 2 to 1.
  • Interceptor spawn timers reduced to 2 minutes.
  • Interceptor timer now does not start incrementing until after the game has started.
Exodus Blue
  • Added physics volume to keep players from getting on top of the giant hose reel near Control Zone A
Activities
Missions
  • Fixed an issue with Ishtar Collective Venus mission to enable the Vex Turret to drop Mind Cores for assisting players, instead of only killing blow players.
Strikes
  • Strikes now award increasingly more Vanguard Marks at higher levels.
  • Strikes now award significantly better Gear at lower levels.
  • Fixed an exploit using Ward of Dawn against Sepiks Prime
Raids
  • Raid condensed to two difficulty tiers, in order to get straight to the punishment. Levels adjusted.
  • Flawless Raider achievement cut, then un-cut, then cut, then un-cut, then declared immune to further cutting.
Destinations
World
  • Patrols award increased Vanguard reputation but no longer award Vanguard Marks.
  • Patrol VIP objectives brought in-line with other objectives, but still award additional reputation.
  • Treasure chest glimmer drop rate reduced, but added Materials to loot table.
  • Treasure chests now have a small chance to award large drops of additional Glimmer, Materials, Engrams, and Consumables.
  • Fixed various bugs where combatants were spawning in front of players
  • Fixed bugs where too many combatants were spawning during some instances of the Vex Block event
Combatants
  • Removed spurious XP bonuses for Fallen Captains, Hive Knights and Wizards, Vex Minotaurs, Cabal Centurions
  • Stealth Vandals should award XP now.
  • Acyclic Geometer's name now display properly.
  • Fixed Hydras to reward the correct loot for Patrol missions on Venus
  • Spidertank leg health reduced by 16% (base 3000 to 2520) per leg.
Vendors
  • Bounty introduction unlock moved from Level 6 to Level 4.
  • Bounty Leads will be sent to characters upon reaching various milestones.
  • Engram and Package tooltips now indicate what they can contain.
  • Packages earned from Faction reputation rewards now contain Glimmer instead of awarding XP.
  • Cryptarch reputation requirements to reach Rank 2 increased.
  • Cryptarch reputation earned from purchasing Engrams are greatly reduced.
  • Vanguard and Crucible Marks are now accruable beginning at Level 18.
Technical
  • Fixed an issue with skill distribution that caused convergence to take much too long.
  • Fixed an issue where players’ skill rating was too often shifting negatively causing less than ideal matches.
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rufusone said:
Need some help or I don't understand, I have played the mission The Dark within and finished it by killing the wizard and a message comes up and says the mission is ending and then counts down. I return to orbit and then I can see what I received in the way of perks for that mission. When I select set destination and go the map and the mission is still there like I never did it, so I ran through it again and killed the wizard again and message said mission is ending, back to orbit, select set destination and map comes up and the mission I played is still there even though I completed it 2 times. Can someone explain this to me, I don't understand this or not sure what is happening or what I need to do. Thanks.
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Im not positive, as I have never returned to orbit before the countdown ended, but you are supposed to let the countdown end the mission, not go to orbit manually.
 
Jaydee said:
Do pvp. You get xp, and gear while doing it. Plus the early bounties for pvp are easy and will give you some much needed xp early.

Oh yeah...use the scout or pulse rifle, nothing else.
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Not saying the scout & pulse rifles are bad, but I prefer and can tear up ass with an auto rifle.
 
I have a question. I'm a level 5 right now and, tonight when I get home to play the game, I would like to try to find someone to play with around my level. How should I go about doing this?

Right now I think my best bet is to play single player and keep going back to the tower after every mission. Here I will look for any players of similar level, run up to them, and add them to my friends list.

Is this the most effective way?
 
The PvP feels like it should have came out around 2004. How can people keep playing the same game for ten to fifteen years?! It boggles my mind that people are that averse to new experiences.
 
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