The new Vanguard/Crucible Commendations are the worst part! (Destiny)
by Jironimo 
, Thursday, December 04, 2014, 11:58 (3883 days ago)
Commendations are hands down the worst news I saw in the preview. When I read it, it was honestly like a kick in the nuts.
New Rank Commendations
- In addition to Crucible or Vanguard Marks, purchasing new Legendary items will require a Crucible or Vanguard Commendation
- Commendations are received in Reputation Reward Packages delivered by the Postmaster upon reaching a new Reputation Level
Even though I have 200 marks, and I'm level 15 on my Vanguard, I can't buy new Legendaries because now there's Commendations I need to get. This means I have to level up my Vanguard 3 times for just the new armor pieces. If I want 4 more weapons just to cover the basics, I'll need to level up my Vanguard another 4 levels for a total of 7 LEVELS! Now, that's a grind.
The new Vanguard/Crucible Commendations are the worst part!
Commendations are hands down the worst news I saw in the preview. When I read it, it was honestly like a kick in the nuts.
New Rank Commendations
- In addition to Crucible or Vanguard Marks, purchasing new Legendary items will require a Crucible or Vanguard Commendation
- Commendations are received in Reputation Reward Packages delivered by the Postmaster upon reaching a new Reputation Level
Even though I have 200 marks, and I'm level 15 on my Vanguard, I can't buy new Legendaries because now there's Commendations I need to get. This means I have to level up my Vanguard 3 times for just the new armor pieces. If I want 4 more weapons just to cover the basics, I'll need to level up my Vanguard another 4 levels for a total of 7 LEVELS! Now, that's a grind.
Yeah, this makes the alternative to getting 30 via the raid about as brutal as getting to 30 via the raid.
The new Vanguard/Crucible Commendations are the worst part!
by General Vagueness 
, The Vault of Sass, Thursday, December 04, 2014, 12:05 (3883 days ago) @ iconicbanana
Yeah, this makes the alternative to getting 30 via the raid about as brutal as getting to 30 via the raid.
They added more stuff to get you to 30? I thought it was just the old raid, the new raid, and the Iron Banner (which I barely managed to get to rank 2 before it ended, and the armor unlocked at rank 3, and it resets so I'll have asefrkasergtg-- I'm fine, I'm OK).
The new Vanguard/Crucible Commendations are the worst part!
by Jironimo , Thursday, December 04, 2014, 12:32 (3883 days ago) @ General Vagueness
edited by Jironimo, Thursday, December 04, 2014, 12:36
Yes, the Vanguard and Crucible Quartermaster will sell new armor with higher light levels which gets you up to 31. Those will be purchased with marks but now also require Commendations to purchase, hence my complaint.
The new Crota's End raid pieces will get you up to 32, but now different materials are used to upgrade them, Radiant Shards and Radiant Energy.
The new Vanguard/Crucible Commendations are the worst part!
by General Vagueness , The Vault of Sass, Thursday, December 04, 2014, 18:05 (3882 days ago) @ Jironimo
Yes, the Vanguard and Crucible Quartermaster will sell new armor with higher light levels which gets you up to 31. Those will be purchased with marks but now also require Commendations to purchase, hence my complaint.
That sure is clear and convenient. No, sorry, I meant the other thing, it's not clear or convenient, or consistent. (not your imparting of the information, but Bungie's, especially since I'm seeing this after reading the update and they didn't address any of this there)
The new Crota's End raid pieces will get you up to 32, but now different materials are used to upgrade them, Radiant Shards and Radiant Energy.
This much I did read before. Man, what are they doing? Throwing out a bunch of new currencies and changing around how the existing ones work... I hope this was planned and tested, and more than that I hope it works well.
Don't forget... edit: maybe ignore this
The last patch decreased the rate at which you increase your faction ranks.
grindingrindingridngingrdinging
Don't forget...
The last patch decreased the rate at which you increase your faction ranks.
grindingrindingridngingrdinging
That.. that was just the Cryptarch, right? I hope.
Don't forget...
by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Thursday, December 04, 2014, 12:29 (3883 days ago) @ petetheduck
The last patch decreased the rate at which you increase your faction ranks.
grindingrindingridngingrdinging
That.. that was just the Cryptarch, right? I hope.
That was my understanding. Cryptarch rank increases more slowly, but yields better payouts. I believe Vanguard rank progress is unchanged.
Don't forget...
by unoudid , Somewhere over the rainbow, Thursday, December 04, 2014, 14:35 (3883 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY
The last patch decreased the rate at which you increase your faction ranks.
grindingrindingridngingrdinging
That.. that was just the Cryptarch, right? I hope.
That was my understanding. Cryptarch rank increases more slowly, but yields better payouts. I believe Vanguard rank progress is unchanged.
That should read "has the potential to yield better payouts" it's still all based on the lovable RNG factor.
Don't forget...
by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Thursday, December 04, 2014, 14:40 (3883 days ago) @ unoudid
The last patch decreased the rate at which you increase your faction ranks.
grindingrindingridngingrdinging
That.. that was just the Cryptarch, right? I hope.
That was my understanding. Cryptarch rank increases more slowly, but yields better payouts. I believe Vanguard rank progress is unchanged.
That should read "has the potential to yield better payouts" it's still all based on the lovable RNG factor.
Yep, my mistake. Basically the odds of getting purple drops have increased. I leveled up once since the update, and got a legendary chest piece out of it. So I'm 1 for 1 :)
Don't forget...
by unoudid , Somewhere over the rainbow, Thursday, December 04, 2014, 14:43 (3883 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY
I leveled up once since the update, and got a legendary chest piece out of it. So I'm 1 for 1 :)
I'm jealous. I still got the blues on my upgrade.
The new Vanguard/Crucible Commendations are the worst part!
by General Vagueness , The Vault of Sass, Tuesday, December 09, 2014, 23:57 (3877 days ago) @ Jironimo
So this turned out less bad than expected. The new legendaries all have a higher maximum Light than old raid and iron banner gear, and it's only weapons, helmets, and chest pieces that require commendations, and the Vanguards don't even require them for chest pieces unless read wrong. The prices for armor other than helmets have all gone up 10 marks though, which chafes a bit. I'm still not thrilled about the commendations but they're a lot more palatable than they were.