I'm confused. (Destiny)
With specific regard to engrams- if you read the description very closely before you cash it in, you can tell what you will get, to some extent.
For example, you might come across a purple primary weapon engram in the wild. Read the description before you redeem it. The text can be different, and that will clue you into if you are actually going to get what was advertised (in this case, a primary weapon) or if you will just get mats.
I'm not convinced this is always the case. I'm positive that I've had a "materials" description engram end up in a weapon. Now it may have a higher chance of being materials, but I'm pretty sure it's not 100%.
Edit: Apparently Cyber also experienced this, & beat me to the punch.
Complete thread:
- How to prepare for House of Wolves -
CougRon,
2015-04-28, 05:51
- Faction rep to just before a reward package -
CougRon,
2015-04-28, 05:58
- Also save armor cryptarch engrams. -
Funkmon,
2015-04-28, 10:41
- What???? -
unoudid,
2015-04-28, 14:08
- psh. Who knows? - Funkmon, 2015-04-28, 14:39
- So, Engrams are weird... -
CyberKN,
2015-04-28, 14:44
- So, Engrams are weird... - someotherguy, 2015-04-29, 10:30
- What???? -
unoudid,
2015-04-28, 14:08
- Faction rep to just before a reward package - MacGyver10, 2015-04-28, 13:45
- Also save armor cryptarch engrams. -
Funkmon,
2015-04-28, 10:41
- Fill your post with Public Event Rewards -
someotherguy,
2015-04-28, 10:07
- Fill your post with Public Event Rewards -
Kermit,
2015-04-28, 15:00
- Yep. - CyberKN, 2015-04-28, 15:18
- Fill your post with Public Event Rewards -
Kermit,
2015-04-28, 15:00
- If you want a vendor weapon (Vanquisher), buy it now. - Funkmon, 2015-04-28, 10:45
- If you're going to start a new character, save Commendations - petetheduck, 2015-04-28, 10:50
- Buy destiny -
electricpirate,
2015-04-28, 12:41
- Welcome - ChrisTheeCrappy, 2015-04-28, 17:13
- Buy destiny -
Kermit,
2015-04-28, 18:02
- Buy destiny - electricpirate, 2015-04-29, 00:02
- Buy destiny - Claude Errera, 2015-04-28, 20:09
- I'm confused. -
Kermit,
2015-04-28, 14:46
- Probably won't get HoW gear from current engrams - Monochron, 2015-04-28, 14:52
- I'm confused. - DreadPirateWes, 2015-04-28, 15:56
- I'm confused. -
Revenant1988,
2015-04-28, 16:02
- This theory hit a snag the other day. -
CyberKN,
2015-04-28, 16:24
- This theory hit a snag the other day. - Revenant1988, 2015-04-28, 17:03
- I'm confused. -
dogcow,
2015-04-28, 16:29
- I'm confused. -
Revenant1988,
2015-04-28, 17:05
- I'm confused. - unoudid, 2015-04-28, 17:14
- I'm confused. -
Revenant1988,
2015-04-28, 17:05
- This theory hit a snag the other day. -
CyberKN,
2015-04-28, 16:24
- Not much to do, it seems -
DreadPirateWes,
2015-04-28, 16:04
- Not much to do, it seems -
someotherguy,
2015-04-29, 10:34
- Not much to do, it seems - JDQuackers, 2015-04-29, 12:13
- Not much to do, it seems -
someotherguy,
2015-04-29, 10:34
- Faction rep to just before a reward package -
CougRon,
2015-04-28, 05:58