Resonance stems not dropping (Destiny)
by Oholiab 
, Thursday, June 07, 2018, 23:09 (2161 days ago)
Crazymoose117 can’t seem to get Resonance Stems to drop. He did a bunch of patrols and public events on Mars but did not get anything. He has three in his inventory.
Anyone else run into this? Is it a glitch?
Interestingly, he was getting Radiolarian (sp?) things after public events... on Mars. We decided to delete the lost prophecy tablet from his inventory, hoping that would solve the Resonance Stem issue. No dice.
Resonance stems not dropping
by MacAddictXIV , Seattle WA, Friday, June 08, 2018, 07:03 (2161 days ago) @ Oholiab
Crazymoose117 can’t seem to get Resonance Stems to drop. He did a bunch of patrols and public events on Mars but did not get anything. He has three in his inventory.
Anyone else run into this? Is it a glitch?
Interestingly, he was getting Radiolarian (sp?) things after public events... on Mars. We decided to delete the lost prophecy tablet from his inventory, hoping that would solve the Resonance Stem issue. No dice.
I would guess glitch or some weird mission. Cause I was getting them easily all night.
Resonance stems not dropping
by Malagate , Sea of Tranquility, Friday, June 08, 2018, 07:11 (2160 days ago) @ MacAddictXIV
Crazymoose117 can’t seem to get Resonance Stems to drop. He did a bunch of patrols and public events on Mars but did not get anything. He has three in his inventory.
Anyone else run into this? Is it a glitch?
Interestingly, he was getting Radiolarian (sp?) things after public events... on Mars. We decided to delete the lost prophecy tablet from his inventory, hoping that would solve the Resonance Stem issue. No dice.
I would guess glitch or some weird mission. Cause I was getting them easily all night.
It seems there is definitely something that actively determines what's in your drop pool, regardless of planet. I'd never seen any of the lost prophecy components other than raidolarian cultures drop for me until I started chasing them; and recently I was looking for paradox amplifiers but wasn't getting any. Hopped into Crucible on the off chance, and got EVERY component needed after the first game. I guess you could try switching activities.
~M
Resonance stems not dropping
by Claude Errera , Friday, June 08, 2018, 08:26 (2160 days ago) @ Malagate
Crazymoose117 can’t seem to get Resonance Stems to drop. He did a bunch of patrols and public events on Mars but did not get anything. He has three in his inventory.
Anyone else run into this? Is it a glitch?
Interestingly, he was getting Radiolarian (sp?) things after public events... on Mars. We decided to delete the lost prophecy tablet from his inventory, hoping that would solve the Resonance Stem issue. No dice.
I would guess glitch or some weird mission. Cause I was getting them easily all night.
It seems there is definitely something that actively determines what's in your drop pool, regardless of planet. I'd never seen any of the lost prophecy components other than raidolarian cultures drop for me until I started chasing them; and recently I was looking for paradox amplifiers but wasn't getting any. Hopped into Crucible on the off chance, and got EVERY component needed after the first game. I guess you could try switching activities.~M
Radiolarian Cultures mostly drop in Public Events (any planet, if you actively need them). Paradox Amplifiers drop in Strikes, and Crucible. Hermaion Blossoms drop in Strikes (including Nightfalls) and Trials matches.
But that's not really the problem Crazymoose117 was having; I'm a little fuzzy, but I seem to remember if you've got the Nascent Dawn quest started, you have to get to a certain step for Stems to drop. (I have a vague recollection that when I started working on my second character, I skipped something - might have been something else, Nascent Dawn is just a guess - and I wasn't getting any stems for the first few public events I did, before I noticed.)
Wait... I think it might have been the story? I think you have to finish the story before they start to drop in other places. (The 3 he's got might have come from the story missions he DID do.)
Damn, I wish the trap were still steel. :(
Resonance stems not dropping
by Malagate , Sea of Tranquility, Friday, June 08, 2018, 08:49 (2160 days ago) @ Claude Errera
Radiolarian Cultures mostly drop in Public Events (any planet, if you actively need them). Paradox Amplifiers drop in Strikes, and Crucible. Hermaion Blossoms drop in Strikes (including Nightfalls) and Trials matches.
Right, sorry I wasn't clear. I play a fair amount of Crucible, but they hadn't seemed to drop for me prior to starting Lost Prophecies. Seemed strange (or at least like I'd activated some modifier to the loot pool) to see advanced mats drop IMMEDIATELY after the first match in CRU.
But that's not really the problem Crazymoose117 was having; I'm a little fuzzy, but I seem to remember if you've got the Nascent Dawn quest started, you have to get to a certain step for Stems to drop. (I have a vague recollection that when I started working on my second character, I skipped something - might have been something else, Nascent Dawn is just a guess - and I wasn't getting any stems for the first few public events I did, before I noticed.)Wait... I think it might have been the story? I think you have to finish the story before they start to drop in other places. (The 3 he's got might have come from the story missions he DID do.)
Yeah, I believe this is exactly right. They don't seem to drop for my alts outside of Mars, as they haven't finished the campaign.
Damn, I wish the trap were still steel. :(
Haha, don't sell yourself short. Little Brill-o and you're good.
~M
Yeah, I believe this is exactly right. They don't seem to drop for my alts outside of Mars, as they haven't finished the campaign.
I didn’t think they dropped at all outside of Mars. Did I miss something?
Resonance stems not dropping
by Malagate , Sea of Tranquility, Friday, June 08, 2018, 09:40 (2160 days ago) @ cheapLEY
Yeah, I believe this is exactly right. They don't seem to drop for my alts outside of Mars, as they haven't finished the campaign.
I didn’t think they dropped at all outside of Mars. Did I miss something?
I've had a distinct and repeated feeling of puzzlement at having them drop in places I feel they shouldn't. Maybe it's just me.
Resonance stems not dropping
by Claude Errera , Friday, June 08, 2018, 09:46 (2160 days ago) @ Malagate
Radiolarian Cultures mostly drop in Public Events (any planet, if you actively need them). Paradox Amplifiers drop in Strikes, and Crucible. Hermaion Blossoms drop in Strikes (including Nightfalls) and Trials matches.
Right, sorry I wasn't clear. I play a fair amount of Crucible, but they hadn't seemed to drop for me prior to starting Lost Prophecies. Seemed strange (or at least like I'd activated some modifier to the loot pool) to see advanced mats drop IMMEDIATELY after the first match in CRU.
Ah. Yeah, Bungie set 'em up to be exactly as useful as they needed to be. They don't drop unless you're doing the quests, and as soon as you finish the quests, they stop dropping again. It's great. ;)
Damn, I wish the trap were still steel. :(
Haha, don't sell yourself short. Little Brill-o and you're good.
Instructions unclear. Forehead bleeding now.
Resonance stems not dropping
by Oholiab , Friday, June 08, 2018, 12:33 (2160 days ago) @ Claude Errera
Thanks to all for the replies. He and I finished the story together, so I’ll check to see if he needs to activate a quest or something.