Finally went flawless earlier

Got a 312 Inward Lamp, yay

Here's an interesting thread that's quickly rising on Reddit in response to the devs saying we still haven't figured out how to properly use the Three of Coins.

In a nutshell, the OP thinks he may have figured it out, receiving exotic engrams 11 out of his last 12 runs. Here's his method:

If you read through that thread on Reddit, almost everyone that has tried that 3oC method have received nothing. I think the OP has gotten incredibly lucky because no one else seems to be getting anything but typical crap RNG results.

I tried it yesterday evening and got nothing, too, but then again I was being paired with random fireteams and came and went. It seems like those with success have been entering with the same fireteams and sticking together through all three...but who knows...

It's Black Spindle day again. For those that have strayed but still want it, here's your chance...

Scott, Cruz and I ran it the other night and got nada.

The Weekly update is up:

https://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=13977

Major points made:

The November update is coming next week (Likely on tuesday)

Banshee will sell weapon parts
Nightstalkers will be able to use Quiver again
Lord Shaxx will be selling all 3 Legendary Sword starting next week. In order to buy them, you'll have to have completed the Exotic Sword quest on that character.

I guess this is being done to make it possible for single character players to get all 3 swords. It wasn't said if you'd get to do the quests for the two swords you don't have yet, which could be a good way to get 310 heavies.

Iron Banner will be back next week (assuming the patch release goes well)

MAJOR CHANGE: Iron Banner will be CLASH this time around for the first time ever.

Other changes:

Iron Banner reputation from winning matches increased by 20%
Activity completion rewards increased at all ranks, with even more significant increases at Rank 2 and above
Packages from Lord Saladin upon reaching Rank 3 and Rank 5
Iron Banner Artifacts can be obtained from the Rank 3 package
Iron Banner Ghost Shells can be obtained from the Rank 5 package or activity completion rewards

So yay, more ghost shells!

No more chasing waterfalls while you cap B by yourself?

Nope

Now being at the waterfall could hold a tactical advantage.

Map rotation will be interesting as well.

Good morning ladies and gents, it's that time again, time to see what ol' tentacle face has for us this week. The Xur Report is brought to you by Ghost Towns, because that's what Destiny has become.

However, if you're one of the tumbleweeds blowing through the tower, here's what Xur has this week.

Xur is located in the hangar, just right of the stairs.



For the Titan, it's the Crest Of Alpha Lupi chest. You probably already have this. If you don't, I guess you could buy it now, or just wait until he has chest engrams again.

For the Hunter, it's Young Ahamkara's Spine. You get an extra tripmine grenade, and they last longer. Only useful for Gunslingers. Still, never bad to have 2 grenades.

For the Warlock, it's the Obsidian Mind helmet. Formally the best Warlock exotic, when Voidwalkers got more use. It's still a very good item.

No weapons this week, which means...

The engram this week is for gauntlets. You could try and get a 290 or 310 Spine, or anything else.

The Legacy Engram this week is for Chests. First time it hasn't been for a weapon. It gives you a chance at Purifier Robes, Lucky Raspberry and The Armamentarium from Year 1. If you have those 3, don't buy this.

And that'll do it for this week. Stay tuned for the video report, coming up next.

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Here are the notes for today's patch: https://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=13940

Not listed there: Weapon parts cost 250 Glimmer for 5 parts. So 1 part = 50 Glimmer. Not bad at all.

The weekly update is out: https://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=14015

There was a small patch released today to fix a couple of bugs introduced in the previous update.

The big news is that the December Update will add some new Exotics to the loot table. A couple are brand new, and the rest will be Year 1 exotics making the leap to year 2. They will start revealing the ones that made the jump tomorrow on their Instagram account.

Next week's update will come out earlier in the week, and may reveal Challenge Mode for the raid.


Also, there will be weapon and subclass tuning in the December update: https://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=14016

Auto Rifles: Buffed
Pulse Rifles: Nerfed
Hand Cannons: ADS will be more accurate
Shotguns: Nerfed again
Fusions: Altered (buffs and nerfs sound like a even tradeoff)
Snipers: Luck In The Chamber will require precision shots (Bye Bye Eirene)

OK, so here we go with the Iron Banner shortened edition of the Xur Report. All the info you need, in less time!

Xur is located in the lounge this week, way in the back of the Hangar.



For the Titan, it's Immolation Fists. Like to make your enemies explode? These gloves give you Explosive Pyre in your skill tree! Decent item, but only usable for Sunbreakers.

For the Hunter, it's the Year 2 version of Don't Touch Me gauntlets. Go invisible when someone melees you. Useful on all classes, but obviously designed for Bladedancers.

For the Warlock, it's the Year 2 version of the Claws Of Ahamkara. You get an extra melee charge, always useful in Crucible.

The engram this week is for chests. Remember, there are only 6 exotic chests right now and 4 of them are for Warlocks. So keep your expectations low.

The Legacy Engram is for Special weapons. Want the POE weapons? Here's your shot. However, I'd wait until Bungie reveals what exotics from Year 1 are making the leap in December before spending 31 coins on this.

Buzz, this is for you. I'd hold onto your coins for now. Nothing here is really all that worthwhile for someone starting out the game again. Maybe pick up some three of coins, or possibly the chest engram if you feel you need an exotic.

That'll do it for now. Stay tuned for the video report, coming up soon.

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Scott....you must have been reading my mind because I was about to post some questions on Xur for this week. I'm about to hit (40) with two characters, the Titan and Warlock which are past half-way on (39). Hunter is close to half-way to Level 38.

I have about 160 Motes and 107 Coins....thank God I didn't go on a spending spree "Before TTK". Everything I have is "Blue" and the two characters are at 200 Light while the Hunter is around 160. Pretty much all my Year 1 gear is in storage until I know what I should or should not break down.

Apparently I need some Legendary Engrams....how and where do I get these? I found the Exotic Armor & Weapon blueprint teller in the Tower and of course everything is 150 Legendary Engrams....that's a heck of a lot of engrams.

OK, not engrams, you need Legendary Marks. Legendary Marks replaced both Crucible and Vanguard Marks into a unified currency. You get them from breaking down Year 2 Legendary gear, doing the daily Crucible, the daily story mission, and the first 3 heroic strikes you do in a week.

You can start earning them when you hit Level 40 and many of those quests will give you marks as well. So yeah, once you hit 40 and finish the main story, you open up a lot more options.

I was reading some stuff off some gaming sites and there were some articles on Bungie has plans for Year One Exotics will be upgraded in a December update.....

http://www.dualshockers.com/2015/11/...cember-update/

...there are a couple listed now but they indicate more to be added to the list. Are they saying the actual Year Ones you have will able to be upgraded to Year Two or is it one like the Blueprints?

MIDA MT is getting a Y2 version .... knew that was coming
Armamentarium, Nothing Manacles, Apotheosis Veil, Achlyophage Symbiote, Radiant Dance Machines, Peregrine Greaves, , Plan C, Super Good Advice, and guardian favorites Dragon's Breath and NLB as well

new debuts: Twilight Mr. Garrison (exotic Titan chest) ummm kay, ATS/8 Tarantella (exotic Hunter chest)

I bought some of these '3 of Coins' yesterday...and just went ahead and grabbed my first Exotic with the Immolation Fists for the Titan. I went back and saw a few posts back on these "3 of Coins" and still figuring out how and possibly where to use them. I used about (5) each for the Titan and Warlock last night getting two pieces...a Helm for the Titan and Chest for the Warlock.

Both pieces came from the same mission...the strike where the intro is about the Wolfpack...which I did four of. However I did the one about the High Priest being let out of that big shell like six times and got one legendary and that was it...everything else has been Blue. Are some places/bosses better than others? Also it mentions these are stackable so do you use more than one with a better chance or use one only?

2 exotics out of 10 uses is about the current average (1 in 5) to get an exotic using the 3oC so you were right there

the stacking vebage has always been odd as it has pretty much been concluded that popping more than 1 at a time does not yield better odds of an exotic drop

this might help
https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheG...of_coins_3oc/?

Thanks....that link helped a lot

if you haven't seen this, youre welcome

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That video's more than a year old - though, most of the criticisms still hold.

well for me after a several month absence I'm like the game again. I haven't experienced enough of TTK itself to pass judgment like any new Raids, Nightfalls and even the story. I just hit around Light Level 235 with two characters and one is still around 180. I have fun doing random Strikes (Level 20) for now and being in the mix with bounties and side quest with others around but almost everyone I played with before stuck with Destiny and at Light Level 300+

That's whats so great is that they still hold true haha

I actually miss the old strikes / nightfalls. They need to put everything back into the strike play list. I would like some sort of map voting function.