I WAS enjoying HoW... (Destiny)

by Mid7night , Rocket BSCHSHCSHSHCCHGGH!!!!!!, Monday, June 01, 2015, 10:34 (3510 days ago) @ Korny

Before I actually tried playing the "endgame experiences", i.e. PoE 34 and ToO.

Need to complete 34 PoE to get gear to 42 light...can't complete 34 PoE as a 33....

It's entirely possible to beat 34 PoE as a 33. The first time I completed it this week, we had two 33s in the fireteam.
Just need to coordinate better, and try to get multiple Jailbreakers.

Ok, possible perhaps (I don't doubt you), but probable (specifically with Quodron)? Not so much.

Need to win in ToO to get gear to 42 light .... Can't win as a 33 (without Thorn, BTW)....

Zero difference between a 33 and a 34, I think. If one exists, it's nigh insignificant. Bungie themselves made a graph at one point, actually.

That's funny, because I've read SEVERAL people here and elsewhere swear up and down that they definitely notice a difference between running ToO as a 33 vs. 34. I remember the graph, I know exactly what you're talking about. However that was then and this is now, and that's also was before ToO, so who knows what's under the hood this time. Anecdotal evidence is anecdotal, but can't just be ignored.

Yeah, it's been a GREAT couple of days in Destiny....

We can't all climb a mountain on our first try, man. But you can't blame the game for these two problems.

Ok, it was my first 34 attempt, granted. But the number isn't the point, and never once did I "blame Destiny"; I was simply venting frustration over 1) Getting all the way to Round 5 of PoE 34 and feeling futile, and 2) REPEATEDLY getting matched against WICKEDLY outclassing opponents in ToO.

I'm getting a little tired of hearing "just wait til you get better, Ben" or "you get there...eventually" (where "eventually" can be anywhere between 1 day and 3 months). I know my skill is the large factor here, but don't pretend that Destiny's design is 100% innocent. The game is designed to "hurt" the under-leveled, and that's just wearing on me, that's all.

Sheesh. Can't a guy just blow off some steam?