Re: Prime Mechanics (Destiny)

by Harmanimus , Friday, March 08, 2019, 14:20 (1874 days ago) @ Harmanimus

So the motes thing is in some matches almost like it doesn’t matter. But there are others where the motes buy you much more time. As stated you get buffs for each time you drop the Primeval shield. So getting through those phases is important, and thus delaying your opponents from Spawning their primeval is a major benefit. If you can get to phase 3-4 before they can get to 2 then you have a very substantial advantage compared to regular Gambit where a trailing team can easily come back and melt the Primeval.

Given the very different pace of the boss means that blockers and invasions during the match are really quite important to establishing that dominant position. 2+ blockers drains motes from the enemy bank meaning they have to collect more than just 100 to summon their primeval. Having multiple blockers is always more important than delaying their banking. A few well-timed Blockers and an Invasion can completey swing a game. This makes the Sentry role important.

Going forward once people have Prime Perks unlocked the ebb and flow in Prime will be substantially different than it is right now.