I forgot to add (Destiny)

by Revenant1988 , How do I forum?, Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 09:58 (3833 days ago) @ Korny

It could all be in my head, but I swear they do not work as advertised.

Pretty sure it's all in your head. They've always worked just fine for me. They increase the chances of a heavy ammo drop by 20%, and you pick up 4-5 rockets per Heavy. Always works.

I didn't seriously test them, but I was generally not impressed with Ruin Wings. Never wore them with armor that boosted heavy ammo, so can't speak to that.

That's odd. They work so well that I rarely take them off. I think the problem is what people "think" that they're supposed to do, versus what they actually do. Using them with a Gjallarhorn, I feel free to spam rockets endlessly. Combining that with the Defender Orb perk and the Gjallarhorn's Wolf pack, I was making tons of orbs (and more Heavy ammo packs) nonstop. Infinite ammo!

I ran several strikes in the ROC playlist doing exactly this and had the complete opposite experience- I would max out my ghorn's capacity, shoot off the rounds into mobs of enemies or the boss, and get nothing in return. I'd then go to town with a shotgun, mow down a bunch of enemies, and nothing. Not even special ammo. Took them off and traded for Arma, bam, swimming in ammo again.

I don't doubt your claims, but if the rate is really only 20%, well, fuck all that then, because that's not really "exotic" IMO. If I'm going to wear that armor in a boss fight, I'm doing it because I need the ammo, and don't want to blow through a synth.

I currently run the Arma with either a HMG or Rocket Launcher with Surplus. Works wayyy better than the Wings ever did.

Aside from the extra grenade, Armamentarium has an identical Heavy perk that the Raid boots have, and it doesn't stack. So if you wear raid boots, unless the extra grenade is super important to you, you're not getting much out of it...

There are times I wish it did stack, even with the ammo glitch. I would just equip Corrective measure, and hold right trigger until I win.

And since you brought it up, I wear Arma 75% of the time on my main build and that extra stun grenade is sooper important. Since the VoG boots are already out classed by vanguard gear anyway, there isn't a use for them outside of crucible. As such, I wear Arma and boots that give me more scout rifle ammo, and someday, RNG-Satan willing, hand cannon ammo for a hawkmoon.