I guess I am fully back in Destiny 2 at this point, because I did a thing this weekend that is slightly mind numbing but effective. In Destiny you are afforded a small number of opportunities to get improvements in your light level (yes I still call it light level). Because of this… it is beneficial for you to run three different classes through all of the various opportunities for light gain. The challenge however is for you to get the maximum benefit from doing this… you need to in theory start with your least favorite character and work your way up to your favorite.
The challenge is that prior to this weekend neither my Hunter or Warlock had really been dusted off in several seasons. So there was a significant amount of catch up to be done before I could even really begin the light grind. My Hunter was somewhere in the 800s and my Warlock was I believe around 930? If you can’t tell the pecking order of my characters goes something like this… Titan > Warlock > Hunter. I am not sure WHY the Hunter is my least favorite, but I think it has a lot to do with most of the grenades being largely PVP focused. You see almost nothing but Hunters in the crucible and in part this is because the class seems to largely be stacked towards that goal. Trip mines are not terribly useful in PVE burn encounters.
The highlight of my weekend is easily getting my ideal roll for Bad Omens that is good for the next few seasons. The Gjallarhorn was a legend because it had a very good combination of perks, namely that it had tracking and wolf pack rounds, which caused it to take out a lot of smaller targets around the main target, or at least deal a bunch of extra damage. The only rocket launcher that I have found to date that comes close is Bad Omens with Cluster Bomb and Tracking, which while not nearly as powerful does effective the same thing. Considering how useful this combination has been… I am exceptionally happy to have a copy that will stay around for awhile.
This season has largely been about finding non-expiring weapons that I enjoy, and can continue enjoying for several seasons. I’ve always liked the Night Watch Scout Rifle, but this whole expiration thing has given it a new importance in my mind. Right now of the various copies I have gotten my favorite is the one that has Rapid hit and Rampage. This seems like the ideal configuration for when I am often using a Scout Rifle, aka standing back at range and whittling down a bunch of mobs in a Nightfall or something similar. I do wish I had lucked into getting the ivory skin like I have for the other gambit themed weapons.
My workhorse of the season is the Gnawing Hunger Auto Rifle. It also seems to be what everyone is running because I have seen some statistics showing this is the most widely used crucible weapon right now. There are a lot of really good rolls on it, and right now I find myself leaning towards Subsistence and Rampage. This particular combo works nicely together as Rampage kills create a stacking buff and Subsistence makes those kills refund ammunition to the magazine to keep the chain going.
The weapon that I am the most surprised by that I am enjoying an awful lot is Lonesome, a sidearm that is also Gambit Themed. I’ve never really been a big fan of sidearms, or at least I never could seem to get the level of work out of them that some of my friends could. The specific combination that I find myself enjoying the most is High-Caliber Rounds, Full Auto and Multi-Kill Clip. I find I use this weapon in the same manner that I would a shotgun, or submachinegun when waves of things are running up on me. I am certain this is not a god roll by any means, but I like it a lot and the full auto takes away the spammy nature of the weapon.
So as I said at the start of the post, it seems like I am fully engaged in this season. What I really want however is to figure out a reoccurring time and set up some raids. I have a handful of players at the ready, but will have to work through the time commitments and find a sweet spot. Ultimately what I would like to do is work my way through all of the raids that are available between now and September. That means getting in and beating all of the following:
- Leviathan
- Eater of Worlds
- Spire of Stars
- Last Wish
- Scourge of the Past
- Crown of Sorrow
- Garden of Salvation
Like I said I have part of a team tentatively assembled but if you want to be included in this nonsense, let me know. My fearless friend Squirrelpope has volunteered so many times in the past that I am probably going to try and figure out a way to include him, because he would serve as one hell of a tour guide.
god, add me to your raid list. I do not have anyone to raid with and so much of my list of remaining things is raids of all varieties and it just… makes my eye twitch. I can pretty much be available when needed as long as it isn’t thursday nights.