
Trials Gear dropping at 260 light level (Destiny)
by Kahzgul, Monday, November 02, 2015, 14:01 (3548 days ago)
Bungie, please fix your stupid light level drops for both IB and Trials. It's absurd to give someone gear that's 40 light level lower than they are, especially as a reward for an event that requires maximum light. All of the drops from both IB and Trials should be 300 minimum. In fact, I read that trials gear was supposed to be 310-320, but apparently that only means the stuff you get in the Lighthouse?
I'm really hoping this is related to the "bug" Bungie found after IB that affected IB drops (and how, pray tell, did they *not* find that bug when testing IB prior to its launch?).

Trials Gear dropping at 260 light level
by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Monday, November 02, 2015, 14:11 (3548 days ago) @ Kahzgul
Bungie, please fix your stupid light level drops for both IB and Trials. It's absurd to give someone gear that's 40 light level lower than they are, especially as a reward for an event that requires maximum light. All of the drops from both IB and Trials should be 300 minimum. In fact, I read that trials gear was supposed to be 310-320, but apparently that only means the stuff you get in the Lighthouse?
I'm really hoping this is related to the "bug" Bungie found after IB that affected IB drops (and how, pray tell, did they *not* find that bug when testing IB prior to its launch?).
So I think the way it works is that gear you get as random post-game drops can come in as low as 260. I got several pieces of armor in the 260-280 range over the weekend. But gear that you get from the bounty packages and the lighthouse should all be 300+. I got the Scout Rifle at 300 and the Pulse Rifle at 310, plus some boots at 308 all from bounty packages. Then I got a 310 Adept hand cannon from the Lighthouse.

Trials Gear dropping at 260 light level
by unoudid , Somewhere over the rainbow, Monday, November 02, 2015, 14:12 (3548 days ago) @ Kahzgul
You are getting the base level drops just like the old non-lighthouse gear. This threw me off at first also. But it's the same as the old crap that would drop from matches. The reward package gear dropped for me at 300+ though. At least with the new crap drops you can get legendary marks from it.

Trials Gear dropping at 260 light level
by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Monday, November 02, 2015, 14:18 (3548 days ago) @ Kahzgul
edited by Cody Miller, Monday, November 02, 2015, 14:47
Bungie, please fix your stupid light level drops for both IB and Trials. It's absurd to give someone gear that's 40 light level lower than they are, especially as a reward for an event that requires maximum light. All of the drops from both IB and Trials should be 300 minimum. In fact, I read that trials gear was supposed to be 310-320, but apparently that only means the stuff you get in the Lighthouse?
I'm really hoping this is related to the "bug" Bungie found after IB that affected IB drops (and how, pray tell, did they *not* find that bug when testing IB prior to its launch?).
The whole light system and how it works past 300 is a huge joke, and even more dependent on randomness than Destiny at launch. Oh you are waiting for boots? Well you could get them, and have them be a worthless because they are too low light. Infusion is not the answer and inferior to estheric light.

Trials Gear dropping at 260 light level
by Kahzgul, Monday, November 02, 2015, 15:14 (3548 days ago) @ Cody Miller
Bungie, please fix your stupid light level drops for both IB and Trials. It's absurd to give someone gear that's 40 light level lower than they are, especially as a reward for an event that requires maximum light. All of the drops from both IB and Trials should be 300 minimum. In fact, I read that trials gear was supposed to be 310-320, but apparently that only means the stuff you get in the Lighthouse?
I'm really hoping this is related to the "bug" Bungie found after IB that affected IB drops (and how, pray tell, did they *not* find that bug when testing IB prior to its launch?).
The whole light system and how it works past 300 is a huge joke, and even more dependent on randomness than Destiny at launch. Oh you are waiting for boots? Well you could get them, and have them be a worthless because they are too low light. Infusion is not the answer and inferior to estheric light.
I agree. Light level of drops should always be within 10 of your current light level. It's absurd that anything below 290 will drop for someone at light 300.
Trials Gear dropping at 260 light level
by TheeChaos , Monday, November 02, 2015, 14:26 (3548 days ago) @ Kahzgul
The actual Trials get you get is above 300. At 5 and 7 wins you got 300-310 drops. This week they were the boots and the scout rifle. Also the packages drop this light level gear.
If you were getting 300+ drops at the end of every win, I think that would be a little over the top considering that would have to be a legendary quality drop.

Trials Gear dropping at 260 light level
by slycrel , Monday, November 02, 2015, 14:47 (3548 days ago) @ Kahzgul
I was disappointed with the drop quality of the bounties. Silver tier was a blue engram, gold tier appeared to be a 300-305 artifact (3 of us got that at once).
Didn't get enough wins for the rest to matter, though I did get 2 pair of boots at around 265 light.

Trials Gear dropping at 260 light level
by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Monday, November 02, 2015, 15:02 (3548 days ago) @ slycrel
I was disappointed with the drop quality of the bounties. Silver tier was a blue engram, gold tier appeared to be a 300-305 artifact (3 of us got that at once).
Didn't get enough wins for the rest to matter, though I did get 2 pair of boots at around 265 light.
So I had 2 very different experiences over the weekend. Our first run, I got a 300 Scout Rifle from the silver package, a 310 Pulse Rifle from the gold, and a 310 adept hand cannon from the lighthouse, plus a couple pieces of 300+ armor, hunter cloak, name plate, and a few other goodies.
I left thinking "man, year 2 trials sure pays out!"
2nd ticket, I got no weapons at all from the silver or gold packages, and 1 pice of 270 armor, and a couple blue engrams.

Trials Gear dropping at 260 light level
by slycrel , Monday, November 02, 2015, 15:44 (3548 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY
I suspect that it depends on your underlying rank when you complete the bounties. If you're at 5+ wins I bet you get better loot than if you're not "levelled" yet with trials for the week.
I also suspect that good rewards are once a week (per account), to prevent really great players from overflowing with great loot within a few weeks.
Based on game theory, what you just said, and pure speculation... =) It might just be RNG being RNG. I suspect there's more than just RNG though as all 3 of our team were getting the same results in the same timeframe.

Trials Gear dropping at 260 light level
by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Monday, November 02, 2015, 15:49 (3548 days ago) @ slycrel
I suspect that it depends on your underlying rank when you complete the bounties. If you're at 5+ wins I bet you get better loot than if you're not "levelled" yet with trials for the week.
I also suspect that good rewards are once a week (per account), to prevent really great players from overflowing with great loot within a few weeks.
Based on game theory, what you just said, and pure speculation... =) It might just be RNG being RNG. I suspect there's more than just RNG though as all 3 of our team were getting the same results in the same timeframe.
Hmmm. That all makes sense.
Are you up to anything tonight? Feel like doing some trials to a) have fun, and b) test the theory? :)

Trials Gear dropping at 260 light level
by slycrel , Monday, November 02, 2015, 15:54 (3548 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY
I'd be a little low, but I could try on my titan. I'll see what I can do about being available at standard cruel time. =)
Daylight savings just ended, dunno if that affects you guys in CA, so I'll be on technically an hour later than I would have been normally due to the time change.

Trials Gear dropping at 260 light level
by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Monday, November 02, 2015, 15:58 (3548 days ago) @ slycrel
I'd be a little low, but I could try on my titan. I'll see what I can do about being available at standard cruel time. =)
Daylight savings just ended, dunno if that affects you guys in CA, so I'll be on technically an hour later than I would have been normally due to the time change.
You're mountain time, right? I believe we are still 2 hours apart, as usual. So if I'm on at 12:30am EST, that's 10:30 pm for you, correct?

10:30 is correct. I'll look for you then.
by slycrel , Monday, November 02, 2015, 16:33 (3548 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY
And we can help beorn out if he needs it too.

:thumbsup:
by Beorn , <End of Failed Timeline>, Monday, November 02, 2015, 16:41 (3548 days ago) @ slycrel
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random rewards after a match: just like normal PvP rewards in terms of light level (260-300), but might be Trials-themed armor.
Bronze Tier bounty reward: blue engram
Silver tier bounty reward: blue engram
Gold tier bounty reward: 300-305 artifact
5 wins in a single run: 300-310 boots
7 wins in a single run: 300-310 primary weapon
9 wins without any losses: The lighthouse and a single 310-320 adept weapon
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Is that right? I still think the light level of the random drops is atrocious.
I only got marks, possibly glimmer, and occasionally trials coins for bronze. No engrams.

Gold Tier bounty can give non-relic armor.
by Kahzgul, Tuesday, November 03, 2015, 16:18 (3547 days ago) @ Kahzgul
I got a 304 helmet and my buddy got a 308 cloak.