But I do dig a lot of things about the D2 Tower, tbh. I think it's... justifiably larger and more detailed and more sprawling and more interesting.
I should get on for some Crucible 'round Christmas. 'Tis the season.
I think more sprawling is a flaw in a hub area. I really hate going from one side to the other to do turn ins or whatever. It's a whole lot of empty space nonsense.
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i got like 15 MW weapons between sat and sun
i mean it was mostly shit guns, but i got my ghost primus and sins of the past plus medley-45 which is like a new solemn hymn
good stuff
i finally had RNG success after 20 years of playing online games
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So are any of the new guns looking good? The "Uriel's but with Kill Clip" seems to be the only one that's really jumped immediately into my rotation.
Thought the three shot hand cannon that heals and reloads on precision would be bad ass for PvP, but in the end it still wasn't as good as my Last Hope.
For PvP, standouts to me are the Eulogy sidearm (like Last Hope but with High Cal and Grave Robber), the Autumn Wind (crucible drop, 540 pulse, poor man's Time Worn Spire), and the Pariah 6 (prophecy 6, energy SMG with Phase Mag and Grave Robber).
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For PvP, standouts to me are the Eulogy sidearm (like Last Hope but with High Cal and Grave Robber), the Autumn Wind (crucible drop, 540 pulse, poor man's Time Worn Spire), and the Pariah 6 (prophecy 6, energy SMG with Phase Mag and Grave Robber).
Cool. I should try that Eulogy again. I didn't really see any benefit over Last Hope but I didn't give it much a chance.
Any standouts in PvE? I feel like everything I try is pretty much a lesser version of something I was already getting from a vanilla gun. (Except the before mentioned Uriels + Kill Clip)
I'm confused. Is osiris playlist supposed to be all maps and I've just had silly rng? Or is it just the 2 Titan ones/Mercury forest one?
Because the latter would be pure nonsense
It can be other maps too, but it's weighted towards giving the new maps.
If it is weighted it is a hell of a weight. I have been playing in it exclusively for the last week and have only gotten the two new Titan Maps, the new Mercury map and the Shores of Time remake, which was included for whatever reason. If it is weighted so much that I only see 4 maps after multiple days of play I'm just going to go ahead and say those are the only 4 maps in the rotation.
Cool. I should try that Eulogy again. I didn't really see any benefit over Last Hope but I didn't give it much a chance.
Any standouts in PvE? I feel like everything I try is pretty much a lesser version of something I was already getting from a vanilla gun. (Except the before mentioned Uriels + Kill Clip)
Purpose, the Trials Scout Rifle, comes with Explosive Rounds and fires faster than Nameless Midnight with only a small loss of Impact. I've been using it instead of NM and it feels pretty great. Downside is you have to do Trials or get lucky with a clan engram.
Perfect Paradox, the shotgun you get from Brother Vance's Lost Prophecies, is a total beast. Full Auto + Rampage makes it even better than Hawthorne's. The grind to get it is pretty real, though. I'm talkin' TTK Exotic Sword grindy.
Nature of the Beast is a fast-firing Hand Cannon that comes with Dragonfly. I don't think it beats Better Devils, but it is a decent option if you're looking for a HC in the energy slot. I really think they need to buff Dragonfly, it was such a satisfying perk in D1. I'll be keeping this one around in hopes of a balance update down the road.
Honestly they should let you access vendor menus from the map icons
Everybody's Golf does this and it's both nice and weird. Like, you can run around the (tiny) hub world area to launch various activities, or you can just do it from the menu. And having the option, I have to say that I never actually use the menu to do anything. But in Destiny, I wish I had a menu. It's just the grass being greener and all. But I'd still like the option specifically because of the amount of time it takes to run from center, to left, then over to right if I have business everywhere.
Make certain you read the comments by Jason Schreier. Interesting stuff.
Not really. That's pretty standard stuff. If they can get away with it, people (companies, individuals, whatever) will always try and get ahead of the story to control the narrative. That's like basic PR.
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Make certain you read the comments by Jason Schreier. Interesting stuff.
Not really. That's pretty standard stuff. If they can get away with it, people (companies, individuals, whatever) will always try and get ahead of the story to control the narrative. That's like basic PR.
Huge difference in how they find out. You catch wind of it because you notice them nosing around? Fair play and all that. When asked for direct comment? Spinning the journo out while you rush to beat them to press is a dick move and how you end up with five minute response windows. It was a short sighted and ultimately self destructive move for a PR rep.
Which is the distilled essence of Bungie's PR strategy.
Honestly they should let you access vendor menus from the map icons
Everybody's Golf does this and it's both nice and weird. Like, you can run around the (tiny) hub world area to launch various activities, or you can just do it from the menu. And having the option, I have to say that I never actually use the menu to do anything. But in Destiny, I wish I had a menu. It's just the grass being greener and all. But I'd still like the option specifically because of the amount of time it takes to run from center, to left, then over to right if I have business everywhere.
Grab the speed boost. It's what I do whenever I have to leave the main area.
Make certain you read the comments by Jason Schreier. Interesting stuff.
Not really. That's pretty standard stuff. If they can get away with it, people (companies, individuals, whatever) will always try and get ahead of the story to control the narrative. That's like basic PR.
Huge difference in how they find out. You catch wind of it because you notice them nosing around? Fair play and all that. When asked for direct comment? Spinning the journo out while you rush to beat them to press is a dick move and how you end up with five minute response windows. It was a short sighted and ultimately self destructive move for a PR rep.
Which is the distilled essence of Bungie's PR strategy.
There really isn't a difference. It may be a "dick move" but it's also pretty normal. Most of the time the issue is not having enough time to prepare a response before the story breaks. But if you can, you try to.
It's neither short-sighted nor self-destructive. As this exact situation demonstrates. Because it worked. Bungie controlled the narrative. They shaped how people viewed Eververse and they made it an announcement rather then a leak. They nailed the PR there and Jason Schreier's entire comment in that thread is him complaining about them doing that. They beat him on the spin.
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You can fast travel to the middle of the Tower to make those Ikora-Cayde runs a little faster.
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Make certain you read the comments by Jason Schreier. Interesting stuff.
Not really. That's pretty standard stuff. If they can get away with it, people (companies, individuals, whatever) will always try and get ahead of the story to control the narrative. That's like basic PR.
Huge difference in how they find out. You catch wind of it because you notice them nosing around? Fair play and all that. When asked for direct comment? Spinning the journo out while you rush to beat them to press is a dick move and how you end up with five minute response windows. It was a short sighted and ultimately self destructive move for a PR rep.
Which is the distilled essence of Bungie's PR strategy.
There really isn't a difference. It may be a "dick move" but it's also pretty normal. Most of the time the issue is not having enough time to prepare a response before the story breaks. But if you can, you try to.
It's neither short-sighted nor self-destructive. As this exact situation demonstrates. Because it worked. Bungie controlled the narrative. They shaped how people viewed Eververse and they made it an announcement rather then a leak. They nailed the PR there and Jason Schreier's entire comment in that thread is him complaining about them doing that. They beat him on the spin.
I mean, abusing a journalist's courtesy heads-up and request for comment to beat said journalist to a story is a quick way to ensure you never get that courtesy in the future. It's burning a bridge. The proper way to do it is to write a statement and provide it to the journalist.
For PvP, standouts to me are the Eulogy sidearm (like Last Hope but with High Cal and Grave Robber), the Autumn Wind (crucible drop, 540 pulse, poor man's Time Worn Spire), and the Pariah 6 (prophecy 6, energy SMG with Phase Mag and Grave Robber).
There's also the Atalanta-D as an Antiope competitor
Make certain you read the comments by Jason Schreier. Interesting stuff.
Not really. That's pretty standard stuff. If they can get away with it, people (companies, individuals, whatever) will always try and get ahead of the story to control the narrative. That's like basic PR.
Huge difference in how they find out. You catch wind of it because you notice them nosing around? Fair play and all that. When asked for direct comment? Spinning the journo out while you rush to beat them to press is a dick move and how you end up with five minute response windows. It was a short sighted and ultimately self destructive move for a PR rep.
Which is the distilled essence of Bungie's PR strategy.
There really isn't a difference. It may be a "dick move" but it's also pretty normal. Most of the time the issue is not having enough time to prepare a response before the story breaks. But if you can, you try to.
It's neither short-sighted nor self-destructive. As this exact situation demonstrates. Because it worked. Bungie controlled the narrative. They shaped how people viewed Eververse and they made it an announcement rather then a leak. They nailed the PR there and Jason Schreier's entire comment in that thread is him complaining about them doing that. They beat him on the spin.
I mean, abusing a journalist's courtesy heads-up and request for comment to beat said journalist to a story is a quick way to ensure you never get that courtesy in the future. It's burning a bridge. The proper way to do it is to write a statement and provide it to the journalist.
Sure, but it depends on if it's a worth it. I'd say in this case, yeah, it was very clearly worth it.
I'll put in my 2 cents in terms of new weapons to watch out for, mostly with a PvP focus.
New City (SMG): 900 RPM kinetic SMG with quickdraw and range just behind Antiope (50 vs 63, I think).
Darkest Before (Pulse): Trials energy pulse in the high ROF archetype (think Lincoln Green or Timeworn Spire) with quickdraw and full auto. This the current chase gun I'm salivating over.
Positive Outlook (Auto): Obvious. Uriels + Kill Clip.
I'll also put it out there that I think Atalanta-D is just strictly worse than Antiope, and there's no reason to use it if you have an Antiope. New City at least fills a different archetype and role. I also doubt Eulogy is going to replace Last Hope. Max stability and Zen Moment is just too powerful on that gun. If you look at the comparison videos between between Last Hope and Last Dance, it's obvious how much of its strength comes from its ability to just handle like a laser.
Make certain you read the comments by Jason Schreier. Interesting stuff.
Not really. That's pretty standard stuff. If they can get away with it, people (companies, individuals, whatever) will always try and get ahead of the story to control the narrative. That's like basic PR.
Huge difference in how they find out. You catch wind of it because you notice them nosing around? Fair play and all that. When asked for direct comment? Spinning the journo out while you rush to beat them to press is a dick move and how you end up with five minute response windows. It was a short sighted and ultimately self destructive move for a PR rep.
Which is the distilled essence of Bungie's PR strategy.
There really isn't a difference. It may be a "dick move" but it's also pretty normal. Most of the time the issue is not having enough time to prepare a response before the story breaks. But if you can, you try to.
It's neither short-sighted nor self-destructive. As this exact situation demonstrates. Because it worked. Bungie controlled the narrative. They shaped how people viewed Eververse and they made it an announcement rather then a leak. They nailed the PR there and Jason Schreier's entire comment in that thread is him complaining about them doing that. They beat him on the spin.
I mean, abusing a journalist's courtesy heads-up and request for comment to beat said journalist to a story is a quick way to ensure you never get that courtesy in the future. It's burning a bridge. The proper way to do it is to write a statement and provide it to the journalist.
Sure, but it depends on if it's a worth it. I'd say in this case, yeah, it was very clearly worth it.
Before you said "...it's also pretty normal" and "It's neither short-sighted nor self-destructive"
Now you are saying "Sure" and "in this case, yeah, it was very clearly worth it"
Can you take a less ambiguous position on this subject so that people who debate your points don't end up feeling like they got bait-and-switched?
Is it a perfectly normal occurrence that happens all the time and is to be expected? Or is it a case-by-case decision that needs to be weighed against the damaged relationships?
Make certain you read the comments by Jason Schreier. Interesting stuff.
Not really. That's pretty standard stuff. If they can get away with it, people (companies, individuals, whatever) will always try and get ahead of the story to control the narrative. That's like basic PR.
Huge difference in how they find out. You catch wind of it because you notice them nosing around? Fair play and all that. When asked for direct comment? Spinning the journo out while you rush to beat them to press is a dick move and how you end up with five minute response windows. It was a short sighted and ultimately self destructive move for a PR rep.
Which is the distilled essence of Bungie's PR strategy.
I don't see it as a dick move, that's just how PR works. Get out ahead of any given story that might be a negative and try to control the story. Their PR is pretty much fucked atm, every time something bad happens they bleat out how they're looking into it and will reply in a day or so once PR tells them what to say.
Then they set something else on fire. Repeat ad nauseum.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Too bad for Bungie I have lots of other options to play as other companies have learned from their mistakes and made their competing games that much better. These days there are so many more games to play than players have time. You really can't afford to be a prick with micro transactions like EA or like Bungie have been. Part of what irks me is other companies have learned their lesson, publically, and Bungie just seemingly ignored that.
Take The Division's shaders for instance. They were inventory items. They tied up space. They were annoying. So they fixed it. Now they're just unlocks, take up no space and there you go. Did no one at Bungie see that happen and say, "Uh, won't us going the opposite direction be a bad idea since it didn't work for them?"
I can only assume if that person exists, some bean counter told that person to shut the fuck up, because they were going to tie shaders to microtransactions.
I'm playing DnD tomorrow night for the first time. Why does this matter to the Destiny thread?
My first character is going to be a half-orc (assuming some physical racial benefits) fighter who specializes in charging knee and shoulder attacks, and probably also shield bashing.
It's Booker with a shield.
Ideally I'll be able to make people explode on kill, then I will be happy.
I'm playing DnD tomorrow night for the first time. Why does this matter to the Destiny thread?
My first character is going to be a half-orc (assuming some physical racial benefits) fighter who specializes in charging knee and shoulder attacks, and probably also shield bashing.
It's Booker with a shield.
Ideally I'll be able to make people explode on kill, then I will be happy.
You need to have a scribe/scholar that travels with you named Exboks
And when you defeat your enemies in glorious fashion, you must exclaim
"Exboks, record that!"
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Make sure that half-orc shouts "XBOX, RECORD THAT" as his battlecry.
EDIT: Two minds, one thought, @Forever Zefiro ... Well, almost.
Make certain you read the comments by Jason Schreier. Interesting stuff.
Not really. That's pretty standard stuff. If they can get away with it, people (companies, individuals, whatever) will always try and get ahead of the story to control the narrative. That's like basic PR.
Huge difference in how they find out. You catch wind of it because you notice them nosing around? Fair play and all that. When asked for direct comment? Spinning the journo out while you rush to beat them to press is a dick move and how you end up with five minute response windows. It was a short sighted and ultimately self destructive move for a PR rep.
Which is the distilled essence of Bungie's PR strategy.
There really isn't a difference. It may be a "dick move" but it's also pretty normal. Most of the time the issue is not having enough time to prepare a response before the story breaks. But if you can, you try to.
It's neither short-sighted nor self-destructive. As this exact situation demonstrates. Because it worked. Bungie controlled the narrative. They shaped how people viewed Eververse and they made it an announcement rather then a leak. They nailed the PR there and Jason Schreier's entire comment in that thread is him complaining about them doing that. They beat him on the spin.
I mean, abusing a journalist's courtesy heads-up and request for comment to beat said journalist to a story is a quick way to ensure you never get that courtesy in the future. It's burning a bridge. The proper way to do it is to write a statement and provide it to the journalist.
Sure, but it depends on if it's a worth it. I'd say in this case, yeah, it was very clearly worth it.
Before you said "...it's also pretty normal" and "It's neither short-sighted nor self-destructive"
Now you are saying "Sure" and "in this case, yeah, it was very clearly worth it"
Can you take a less ambiguous position on this subject so that people who debate your points don't end up feeling like they got bait-and-switched?
Is it a perfectly normal occurrence that happens all the time and is to be expected? Or is it a case-by-case decision that needs to be weighed against the damaged relationships?
There's nothing ambiguous about what I'm saying, so I've no idea wtf your issue is. None of the things I've said are inconsistent with each other.
It is not short-sighted or self-destructive or unusual to try and get in front of a potentially damaging story and shape the narrative. Bungie illustrated that exact thing with this issue, where they preempted an early leak of their microtransaction system. Can this kind of thing burn bridges? Maybe. It can be worth the risk of that happening though. Especially in the video game industry where "journalism" is laughable at the best of times. Which we again see right here because ... nothing came of it.
There is nothing interesting or notable about Schreir's story in that thread. He's just gripping.
Make certain you read the comments by Jason Schreier. Interesting stuff.
Not really. That's pretty standard stuff. If they can get away with it, people (companies, individuals, whatever) will always try and get ahead of the story to control the narrative. That's like basic PR.
Huge difference in how they find out. You catch wind of it because you notice them nosing around? Fair play and all that. When asked for direct comment? Spinning the journo out while you rush to beat them to press is a dick move and how you end up with five minute response windows. It was a short sighted and ultimately self destructive move for a PR rep.
Which is the distilled essence of Bungie's PR strategy.
There really isn't a difference. It may be a "dick move" but it's also pretty normal. Most of the time the issue is not having enough time to prepare a response before the story breaks. But if you can, you try to.
It's neither short-sighted nor self-destructive. As this exact situation demonstrates. Because it worked. Bungie controlled the narrative. They shaped how people viewed Eververse and they made it an announcement rather then a leak. They nailed the PR there and Jason Schreier's entire comment in that thread is him complaining about them doing that. They beat him on the spin.
I mean, abusing a journalist's courtesy heads-up and request for comment to beat said journalist to a story is a quick way to ensure you never get that courtesy in the future. It's burning a bridge. The proper way to do it is to write a statement and provide it to the journalist.
Sure, but it depends on if it's a worth it. I'd say in this case, yeah, it was very clearly worth it.
Before you said "...it's also pretty normal" and "It's neither short-sighted nor self-destructive"
Now you are saying "Sure" and "in this case, yeah, it was very clearly worth it"
Can you take a less ambiguous position on this subject so that people who debate your points don't end up feeling like they got bait-and-switched?
Is it a perfectly normal occurrence that happens all the time and is to be expected? Or is it a case-by-case decision that needs to be weighed against the damaged relationships?
There's nothing ambiguous about what I'm saying, so I've no idea wtf your issue is. None of the things I've said are inconsistent with each other.
It is not short-sighted or self-destructive or unusual to try and get in front of a potentially damaging story and shape the narrative. Bungie illustrated that exact thing with this issue, where they preempted an early leak of their microtransaction system. Can this kind of thing burn bridges? Maybe. It can be worth the risk of that happening though. Especially in the video game industry where "journalism" is laughable at the best of times. Which we again see right here because ... nothing came of it.
There is nothing interesting or notable about Schreir's story in that thread. He's just gripping.
You're arguing against a point no one is making or has made. Of course of company wants to get ahead of a bad story, that much is obvious. It is, however, short-sighted to abuse journalistic courtesy to achieve this aim. And that is, in fact, unusual. If Bungie learned on their own that a story was coming out and was able to get their own story out ahead of it, then that's a great PR coup. As far as the "nothing came of it" line, well Jason Schreier did publish a book which included a pretty scathing behind-the-scenes look at what went on with Destiny. And he continues to publish pieces critical of Bungie and the problems that plague Destiny 2. Bungie has been forced to deal with a lot of really bad PR, especially recently. If they respected journalistic courtesy more, they might have been able to provide statements to spin these in a favorable direction, but I haven't seen that happen.
I'm playing DnD tomorrow night for the first time. Why does this matter to the Destiny thread?
My first character is going to be a half-orc (assuming some physical racial benefits) fighter who specializes in charging knee and shoulder attacks, and probably also shield bashing.
It's Booker with a shield.
Ideally I'll be able to make people explode on kill, then I will be happy.
You need to have a scribe/scholar that travels with you named Exboks
And when you defeat your enemies in glorious fashion, you must exclaim
"Exboks, record that!"
Is there an ability called Focus in DnD, because if so...
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Because the latter would be pure nonsense
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I think more sprawling is a flaw in a hub area. I really hate going from one side to the other to do turn ins or whatever. It's a whole lot of empty space nonsense.
I hate you so much
I turned in so many goddamn tokens to so many vendors
Got 1 masterwork. Of a crap pulse rifle
i mean it was mostly shit guns, but i got my ghost primus and sins of the past plus medley-45 which is like a new solemn hymn
good stuff
i finally had RNG success after 20 years of playing online games
Thought the three shot hand cannon that heals and reloads on precision would be bad ass for PvP, but in the end it still wasn't as good as my Last Hope.
For PvP, standouts to me are the Eulogy sidearm (like Last Hope but with High Cal and Grave Robber), the Autumn Wind (crucible drop, 540 pulse, poor man's Time Worn Spire), and the Pariah 6 (prophecy 6, energy SMG with Phase Mag and Grave Robber).
Cool. I should try that Eulogy again. I didn't really see any benefit over Last Hope but I didn't give it much a chance.
Any standouts in PvE? I feel like everything I try is pretty much a lesser version of something I was already getting from a vanilla gun. (Except the before mentioned Uriels + Kill Clip)
If it is weighted it is a hell of a weight. I have been playing in it exclusively for the last week and have only gotten the two new Titan Maps, the new Mercury map and the Shores of Time remake, which was included for whatever reason. If it is weighted so much that I only see 4 maps after multiple days of play I'm just going to go ahead and say those are the only 4 maps in the rotation.
Purpose, the Trials Scout Rifle, comes with Explosive Rounds and fires faster than Nameless Midnight with only a small loss of Impact. I've been using it instead of NM and it feels pretty great. Downside is you have to do Trials or get lucky with a clan engram.
Perfect Paradox, the shotgun you get from Brother Vance's Lost Prophecies, is a total beast. Full Auto + Rampage makes it even better than Hawthorne's. The grind to get it is pretty real, though. I'm talkin' TTK Exotic Sword grindy.
Nature of the Beast is a fast-firing Hand Cannon that comes with Dragonfly. I don't think it beats Better Devils, but it is a decent option if you're looking for a HC in the energy slot. I really think they need to buff Dragonfly, it was such a satisfying perk in D1. I'll be keeping this one around in hopes of a balance update down the road.
https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/7klger/remember_when_bungie_first_announced_eververse/
Make certain you read the comments by Jason Schreier. Interesting stuff.
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Everybody's Golf does this and it's both nice and weird. Like, you can run around the (tiny) hub world area to launch various activities, or you can just do it from the menu. And having the option, I have to say that I never actually use the menu to do anything. But in Destiny, I wish I had a menu. It's just the grass being greener and all. But I'd still like the option specifically because of the amount of time it takes to run from center, to left, then over to right if I have business everywhere.
Not really. That's pretty standard stuff. If they can get away with it, people (companies, individuals, whatever) will always try and get ahead of the story to control the narrative. That's like basic PR.
Huge difference in how they find out. You catch wind of it because you notice them nosing around? Fair play and all that. When asked for direct comment? Spinning the journo out while you rush to beat them to press is a dick move and how you end up with five minute response windows. It was a short sighted and ultimately self destructive move for a PR rep.
Which is the distilled essence of Bungie's PR strategy.
Grab the speed boost. It's what I do whenever I have to leave the main area.
There really isn't a difference. It may be a "dick move" but it's also pretty normal. Most of the time the issue is not having enough time to prepare a response before the story breaks. But if you can, you try to.
It's neither short-sighted nor self-destructive. As this exact situation demonstrates. Because it worked. Bungie controlled the narrative. They shaped how people viewed Eververse and they made it an announcement rather then a leak. They nailed the PR there and Jason Schreier's entire comment in that thread is him complaining about them doing that. They beat him on the spin.
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I mean, abusing a journalist's courtesy heads-up and request for comment to beat said journalist to a story is a quick way to ensure you never get that courtesy in the future. It's burning a bridge. The proper way to do it is to write a statement and provide it to the journalist.
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There's also the Atalanta-D as an Antiope competitor
Unless the game game fast travels you into the floor or other geometry for some unknown reason, then you have to try again.
has anyone else been loading into the tower in front of ikora? It's happened to me a couple of times and it's super weird.
Sure, but it depends on if it's a worth it. I'd say in this case, yeah, it was very clearly worth it.
New City (SMG): 900 RPM kinetic SMG with quickdraw and range just behind Antiope (50 vs 63, I think).
Darkest Before (Pulse): Trials energy pulse in the high ROF archetype (think Lincoln Green or Timeworn Spire) with quickdraw and full auto. This the current chase gun I'm salivating over.
Positive Outlook (Auto): Obvious. Uriels + Kill Clip.
I'll also put it out there that I think Atalanta-D is just strictly worse than Antiope, and there's no reason to use it if you have an Antiope. New City at least fills a different archetype and role. I also doubt Eulogy is going to replace Last Hope. Max stability and Zen Moment is just too powerful on that gun. If you look at the comparison videos between between Last Hope and Last Dance, it's obvious how much of its strength comes from its ability to just handle like a laser.
Before you said "...it's also pretty normal" and "It's neither short-sighted nor self-destructive"
Now you are saying "Sure" and "in this case, yeah, it was very clearly worth it"
Can you take a less ambiguous position on this subject so that people who debate your points don't end up feeling like they got bait-and-switched?
Is it a perfectly normal occurrence that happens all the time and is to be expected? Or is it a case-by-case decision that needs to be weighed against the damaged relationships?
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Destiny Raid Groups: Team NATBurn, Team Fourth Meal (Disbanded)
I don't see it as a dick move, that's just how PR works. Get out ahead of any given story that might be a negative and try to control the story. Their PR is pretty much fucked atm, every time something bad happens they bleat out how they're looking into it and will reply in a day or so once PR tells them what to say.
Then they set something else on fire. Repeat ad nauseum.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Too bad for Bungie I have lots of other options to play as other companies have learned from their mistakes and made their competing games that much better. These days there are so many more games to play than players have time. You really can't afford to be a prick with micro transactions like EA or like Bungie have been. Part of what irks me is other companies have learned their lesson, publically, and Bungie just seemingly ignored that.
Take The Division's shaders for instance. They were inventory items. They tied up space. They were annoying. So they fixed it. Now they're just unlocks, take up no space and there you go. Did no one at Bungie see that happen and say, "Uh, won't us going the opposite direction be a bad idea since it didn't work for them?"
I can only assume if that person exists, some bean counter told that person to shut the fuck up, because they were going to tie shaders to microtransactions.
My first character is going to be a half-orc (assuming some physical racial benefits) fighter who specializes in charging knee and shoulder attacks, and probably also shield bashing.
It's Booker with a shield.
Ideally I'll be able to make people explode on kill, then I will be happy.
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You need to have a scribe/scholar that travels with you named Exboks
And when you defeat your enemies in glorious fashion, you must exclaim
"Exboks, record that!"
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EDIT: Two minds, one thought, @Forever Zefiro ... Well, almost.
There's nothing ambiguous about what I'm saying, so I've no idea wtf your issue is. None of the things I've said are inconsistent with each other.
It is not short-sighted or self-destructive or unusual to try and get in front of a potentially damaging story and shape the narrative. Bungie illustrated that exact thing with this issue, where they preempted an early leak of their microtransaction system. Can this kind of thing burn bridges? Maybe. It can be worth the risk of that happening though. Especially in the video game industry where "journalism" is laughable at the best of times. Which we again see right here because ... nothing came of it.
There is nothing interesting or notable about Schreir's story in that thread. He's just gripping.
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You're arguing against a point no one is making or has made. Of course of company wants to get ahead of a bad story, that much is obvious. It is, however, short-sighted to abuse journalistic courtesy to achieve this aim. And that is, in fact, unusual. If Bungie learned on their own that a story was coming out and was able to get their own story out ahead of it, then that's a great PR coup. As far as the "nothing came of it" line, well Jason Schreier did publish a book which included a pretty scathing behind-the-scenes look at what went on with Destiny. And he continues to publish pieces critical of Bungie and the problems that plague Destiny 2. Bungie has been forced to deal with a lot of really bad PR, especially recently. If they respected journalistic courtesy more, they might have been able to provide statements to spin these in a favorable direction, but I haven't seen that happen.
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Is there an ability called Focus in DnD, because if so...
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