unless I need you for a zeppelin in which case we cool right

Gamestop: Sure, we will take 50 materials in return for 5 Marks.

Sucker: Sweet, I can't wait to go play with my 5 Marks.

...next day....

Sucker: Man, I really needed those materials for my sweet new weapon.

...heads back to Gamestop....

Sucker: I'd like to trade these Marks in for some materials.

Gamestop: No Problem, Sucker! We'll give you 20 Materials for 10 Marks.

Sucker: FML

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10 marks for 20 Materials? Yes, please!

The marks for materials replaces materials for reputation and marks. I was using spinmetal to raise crucible (and occasionally VG) rep/marks.

That was a terrible exchange rate though. Two crucible matches will give you as much rep/marks as 50 spinmetal. I don't know how efficiently you're farming, but it's gotta take at least a half hour to hour of running around in circles to get that much spinmetal, right?

. . . But they haven't addressed the myriad of other glitches seen. Oh well, the rest is good news!

Though I'm sad that the only two exotics I regularly use that are getting changed (Suros and Plan C) are getting nerfed or harder to use, respectively. Damn, I thought the theme of this was making Exotics more exotic and awesome?

Plan C looked like more of a buff. None of its key abilities were nerfed, you can just aim and move faster, right?

How much more awesome did you need than an auto rifle that melts everything at every range... and then heals you?! :p

Damn, I thought the theme of this was making Exotics more exotic and awesome?

Well, yes, but just the ones that needed it. I don't think anyone found Suros Regime or Plan C underpowered.

. . . But they haven't addressed the myriad of other glitches seen. Oh well, the rest is good news!

Though I'm sad that the only two exotics I regularly use that are getting changed (Suros and Plan C) are getting nerfed or harder to use, respectively. Damn, I thought the theme of this was making Exotics more exotic and awesome?

Honest question:

How often did you ever empty your Surros? 95% of the time, I'm killing a few things, then reloading during the lull. I hardly ever saw the damage perk except for when using it to stunlock the Archon Priest.

You only get one from sharding an exotic, it seems...

Also, that exchange rate for material is awesomely reasonable. Went ahead and used those Crucible Marks that get no other use to stock up...

And Mythoclast is so much more gooder now, it might be invaluable on the Crota Raid.

Also, noticed that they removed any Queen's Kill Orders and Iron Banner medallions that you were carrying...

Now people will have something valid to buy when they're at max marks for the week instead of just grabbing a random armor piece to dismantle! This is sweet.

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You only get one from sharding an exotic, it seems...

Did you have experience in that exotic that you sharded? Or was it still new, with no green circles?

I've got a second exotic helmet that I plan on sharding, and I'm curious if I should invest experience in it.

What's wrong with PI? Or is that hosed as in Bullet Hose?

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These are just the ones I've tried out. I don't have all the exotics, and I didn't bother with Pocket Infinity due to the accidental nerf that's apparently happened.

Bad Juju: It doesn't suck now! I used it for the daily (at 28) and never felt like it wasn't working well. Previously, I was running the clip down before getting kills WAY too often, and spent all my time reloading. Those extra few shots really make the difference. I made it through most of the encounters without a reload. The super buff makes it feel a little more special, like there's some black magic going on. Also, I can actually see where I'm aiming, which is nice. I don't know how it stacks up on kill time, etc., but it's FUN now, and you actually feel like the unique perk is doing something.

Side note: When I tested it out, I didn't yet know that the exotic upgrades had gotten more attainable (prior to the last tier, that is), so I still had 3 upgrades not done. I've since upgraded it to 291 (all but the last tier), but haven't re-tested. The point is, it wasn't fully leveled and still felt solid.

Mida: I was already kind of in love with this gun on my new hunter, and it's only gotten better now. The knockback tweak is very noticeable - my new technique for knights is to just aim at their head and keep firing. They almost never have time to put their shield up; they're too busy staggering backward. As it happens, in addition to this being exotic tweak day, it was also the day I unlocked Mida's unique perk, so this gun suddenly got a lot better in a short amount of time.

Super Good Advice: I didn't actually use it in combat, but I test-fired it a bit and the reduced recoil is very noticeable. I probably need to play around with the different ballistics types now and see if I can get away with using something stronger. The recoil on this thing never bothered me much before since the majority of the missed shots don't use ammo, but I won't argue with slightly faster kill times (due to less time spent missing).

Truth: Pretty much the same, with a bigger mag. Even though the patch notes say it's 3, mine is 2. I think someone else on here noticed the same thing. Regardless, it's the same launcher you loved before, with less reloading. Also, my total ammo for it is higher now - previously I could only hold 5 total shots, now it's 6. I haven't equipped anything that should be increasing my heavy ammo and/or rocket ammo.

Vex Mythoclast Quite simply even more of a beast. It love shooting strike bosses with it and seeing their health bars visibly move down :-)

Hard Light More stability is better. It's just better.

Monte Carlo Still useless in PvE because special Melees are bad except maybe for a warlock. In PvP this gun could be very interesting now.

Red Death I personally preferred the old one. Kill times feel longer.

Pocket Infinity Patch broke it. Unsuitable as an exotic until it's fixed.

Icebreaker Same as always really. I selected the fast aim perk now that range has been removed.

Patience and Time Essentially the same as always.

You covered Mida and Bad Juju, and I agree totally. I may try bad Juju for the Vex mobs in tomorrow's hard mode raid.

Truth: Pretty much the same, with a bigger mag. Even though the patch notes say it's 3, mine is 2. I think someone else on here noticed the same thing. Regardless, it's the same launcher you loved before, with less reloading. Also, my total ammo for it is higher now - previously I could only hold 5 total shots, now it's 6. I haven't equipped anything that should be increasing my heavy ammo and/or rocket ammo.

I played a little with Truth last night & I did indeed have 3 shots before reload. Very nice.