Yet. I'd be very surprised if having all 50 didn't open something up soon. Hint hint.

I thought people already did that and it was a shader. Have I misheard, or do you know something I don't know?

When I put on Destiny, I always think--okay, have to do the Daily Heroic, then I have to try and get some quests done, then bounties, then I have to focus on Calcified Fragments,

I got into that habit as well, but I think that's supposed to end around the time you start raiding regularly.

If you've gotten your share of legendary swords, and perhaps an Exotic one, I don't think you really need to worry about fragments anymore, unless you really want that shader.

This is probably the only thing I'd disagree with; Touch of Malice is a specialized weapon, but for the last two stages of KF raid, it's amazingly useful. THAT's the only reason to worry about fragments.

That's my goof, I was conflating the sword quests and the hadium flakes with the ToM quest and the calcified fragments.

Basically I meant that if you've gotten at least one character to the required 45 fragments for the fragment quest that ends in a unique weapon, there's no particular incentive to get them on alts or to find the other fragments (although hard mode raid seems to have a certain number of them you just get without looking).

Yet. I'd be very surprised if having all 50 didn't open something up soon. Hint hint.

What has made me love Destiny though has been the community play and crucible neither of which I did. I think my break will last a bit longer, till perhaps something more substantial is released for the game. I'm kinda sad because I miss playing with y'all, but I just can't get motivated to play.

Laughs were shared, and a quest was born.

When I put on Destiny, I always think--okay, have to do the Daily Heroic, then I have to try and get some quests done, then bounties, then I have to focus on Calcified Fragments,

I got into that habit as well, but I think that's supposed to end around the time you start raiding regularly.

If you've gotten your share of legendary swords, and perhaps an Exotic one, I don't think you really need to worry about fragments anymore, unless you really want that shader.

This is probably the only thing I'd disagree with; Touch of Malice is a specialized weapon, but for the last two stages of KF raid, it's amazingly useful. THAT's the only reason to worry about fragments.

That's my goof, I was conflating the sword quests and the hadium flakes with the ToM quest and the calcified fragments.

Basically I meant that if you've gotten at least one character to the required 45 fragments for the fragment quest that ends in a unique weapon, there's no particular incentive to get them on alts or to find the other fragments (although hard mode raid seems to have a certain number of them you just get without looking).

I never touch PvP and hadn't done the KF raid until this past weekend.

That being said, if you've been trying to check all the boxes this whole time, take a break! You probably need it by now.

When I put on Destiny, I always think--okay, have to do the Daily Heroic, then I have to try and get some quests done, then bounties, then I have to focus on Calcified Fragments,

I got into that habit as well, but I think that's supposed to end around the time you start raiding regularly.

If you've gotten your share of legendary swords, and perhaps an Exotic one, I don't think you really need to worry about fragments anymore, unless you really want that shader.

This is probably the only thing I'd disagree with; Touch of Malice is a specialized weapon, but for the last two stages of KF raid, it's amazingly useful. THAT's the only reason to worry about fragments.

When I put on Destiny, I always think--okay, have to do the Daily Heroic, then I have to try and get some quests done, then bounties, then I have to focus on Calcified Fragments,

I got into that habit as well, but I think that's supposed to end around the time you start raiding regularly.

If you've gotten your share of legendary swords, and perhaps an Exotic one, I don't think you really need to worry about fragments anymore, unless you really want that shader.

Bounties, quests and daily/weekly activities are great for levelling up gear you want to keep, but they aren't going to give you much of anything once you're at a light level to do the raid-- especially hard mode and challenges. If you've got a big stack of motes, you don't even need them for that.

then I have to find a group who wants to do Raid 1/Raid 2/Prison with me, then try to do that on my own...the quests I have left are (almost) all mutliplayer, and even though I hate multiplayer, I don't want to give up. But it just becomes a job rather than a game.

Don't do things you find unfun just to check a box on a list. I don't like competitive multiplayer in general (partly because of my minimum 200ms ping) but I've done a bit of it just to get certain weapons, but that's the only reason.

At this point if I'm on doing anything other than a raid, it's probably because I'm waiting for a raid to start or because I just finished one. I think the problem is considering finding those other activities boring and/or unrewarding at this point, instead of recognizing that we're just supposed to stop doing them. They are there for players at a different stage in their experience of the game.

Destiny to me has become a chore again, mostly. If I evaluate my time spent in the game, it breaks down like this:

Activity: Why?

Trials: Fun!
Iron Banner: Fun.
Crucible: fun?
Literally everything else: I'm trying to get the gear I need in order to compete in the activities that I find fun. Oh, crap, this isn't fun at all.

When I put on Destiny, I always think--okay, have to do the Daily Heroic, then I have to try and get some quests done, then bounties, then I have to focus on Calcified Fragments, then I have to find a group who wants to do Raid 1/Raid 2/Prison with me, then try to do that on my own...the quests I have left are (almost) all mutliplayer, and even though I hate multiplayer, I don't want to give up. But it just becomes a job rather than a game.

You mean "guaranteed with 100% certainty," right?

Heh.

My luck with raid drops is usually pretty dismal.

Last night, my hunter got a 320 chestpiece and a helmet (low light), along with a 310 exotic, from Oryx.

So 100% might be a LITTLE high. :)

What I can tell you from having played WoW back in the day is that chasing after specific gear can get really frustrating.

Short term disappointment when you trade twenty shards for two at Oryx is natural, but the moment the game feels like "work" is when it's time to take a breather.