Tower Vendors & Faction Rep - What am I missing? (Destiny)

by iconicbanana, C2-H5-OH + NAD, Portland, OR, Monday, January 26, 2015, 11:00 (3381 days ago) @ unoudid

What I did when I first started was to build up to rank 3 on all factions (DO, NW, FWC, Vanguard, Crucible). This way I can buy whatever I want from any of them with my main character and then pass stuff around if needed.

The right roll on a faction weapon can be devastating in Crucible. I rep Dead Orbit because I still want a particular roll on their sniper (spray and play, armor piercing, final round: with just a 3 bullet mag, that final round comes up a lot for a one shot body shot; spray and play for when it will frequently be empty; armor piercing because screw you and your cover). Those faction guns get random rolls and you pull them more frequently than crucible/vanguard ranks, so I find faction more useful than either vanguard or crucible rep.