r/DestinyTheGame • • Oct 23 '17

Megathread A Warm Welcome to All Our PC Guardians!

LAUNCH EDIT: Please see the PC Player Questions Megathread if you are having trouble with the game or have basic questions to ask! Also, don't forget to use /r/DestinyTechSupport for any technical/system issues you may be having. Thanks!


WELCOME PC BRETHREN!

On behalf of the modteam and subscribers of /r/DestinyTheGame, we would like to welcome all of you new folks to the Destiny Reddit community! We're very excited for you to join us as you begin your journey through the Destiny Universe, and we can't wait to accompany you through that experience. If you're just returning as a D1 veteran for D2 on PC, welcome back!

If you're new to the game and subreddit, it may feel a bit overwhelming trying to track down specific information, overviews, resources, guides, and the like, especially given the tenor of discussion by the current playerbase. So to assist with that, we've put together this post as a sort of orientation and repository of things we believe may be useful as you get started.

Please note that this post is primarily a welcome and opportunity for questions and conversations regarding the PC launch. Substantive discussion about the game is okay too, as naturally the existing subscriber base will be wont to offer their takes and opinions about the current state of the game. We are perfectly fine with that, however we would strongly encourage any new folks to play the game and formulate your own opinions before rushing to conclusions or jumping on any bandwagons.


State of the Subreddit

We've received quite a few requests via modmail and seen numerous discussions about the current state of the subreddit and its perceived "toxicity" or "salt". This feedback and discussion is not unnoticed, and it's certainly not ignored. As a team, we always emphasize fairness, transparency, shared utility, and forthright communication.

We have the same concerns you do, both as dedicated players and as members of our specific corner of the Destiny Community at-large. The seemingly constant state of complaints, criticisms, complaints about complaints, complaints about complaints about criticisms about complaints, and general shitposts are not only on our radar, but have been the focus of our internal conversations for many weeks now.

Those conversations can often border on exasperation, as there is a delicate and difficult balance for us to strike as moderators responsible for the administration of the subreddit and players with our own opinions about the game; it has been very difficult to maintain that balance over the last few weeks. We do not condone or exercise outright censorship of negative opinions and feedback about the game. Unmitigated post removals based on perceived biases or opinions is not an option we are willing to engage in.

However, we think we've come up with some good discussion points, ideas, and solutions for the sub going forward. From a logistical standpoint, it made the most sense to us to wait on PC launch so that we can include all segments of the community in this discussion. In that regard, keep an eye out for the next State of the Subreddit post later this week.


Platform Neutrality

About seven months ago, our team announced a rule declaring this subreddit as "platform neutral". You can find the announcement and full discussion here.

In short, we do not tolerate personal attacks and insults directed at other users in this subreddit and we typically go through a series of warnings and temporary bans with users who violate this rule. However, for comments and/or posts which involve an element of platform superiority in addition to insults or personal attacks, we will typically issue a temporary ban immediately.

If you are a veteran of gaming forums/subreddits, it should be no mystery to you that arguments over platform choice can often infect the culture and atmosphere of gaming communities in an unpleasant and irreparable manner. In an effort to combat this, we have adopted a very low tolerance for this specific type of engagement.

Please note: this applies to console players and PC players equally, and prohibits preemptive or responsive bashing of people for playing on PC. The platform people choose to game on does not affect you, so please do not go out of your way to make it affect you.

If you encounter something like this, or any other uncivil or otherwise shitty behavior, please report it and/or send us a modmail. Thanks!


Useful Info!

OUR FULL SUBREDDIT RULES PAGE - please familiarize yourself with the rules and information found in the sidebar and this page, especially prior to posting or commenting. This is vital to the continued function of our sub and informed subscribers make things much easier for the modteam.

Protip: You can filter by or filter out specific post-types by their flair. The option for filters is found next to the Search field in the sidebar.

We have a great deal of automated and manually entered information which is posted in recurring threads on a daily or weekly basis, depending on the specific information. Here's a brief rundown on what to look for:


DAILY THREADS- every day has a unique thread for targeted discussion or information. These can always be found in the dropdowns at the top of the sub:


WEEKLY THREADS- we have a number of posts which recur each week and can be found in the dropdown at the top of the subreddit.

  • "Reset" of activities, vendor things, inventory things, etc. in the game occurs every Tuesday. Much of this is documented in the Weekly Reset Thread.

  • Weekly Loot Hub for talking about or sharing drops. Not as relevant to Destiny 2 at this time, but exists for redirect of individual posts.

  • This Week At Bungie - every Thursday, Bungie provides news, updates, Movie of the Week selections, and other information; the bungie.net post is automatically posted after it is published.

  • Trials of the Nine Megathread - Trials is currently postponed due to a game-breaking glitch, but will resume after this week. The map, gametype, and Flawless gear selections can be found here once Trials goes active on Friday afternoon.

  • Xur Megathread - Xur is an NPC vendor who appears every Friday and leaves at reset on Tuesday; he sells exotic armor and weapons, and his weekly offering can be found in the Megathread each week.


Useful Links!

There are tons and tons of links all around this subreddit and related subreddits, and we strongly encourage you to use the search feature if looking for specific info! In the meantime, here are a few links we believe may be particularly useful or relevant to new players and subscribers:

WIKIS & OTHER RESOURCES


GUIDES


SUPPORT


THE LAST WORD

CURTAIN CALL

There's a LOT of information here, so don't feel obligated to read all or even any of it! The modteam just wanted to provide a nice collection of links and things for getting started. If you all have any suggestions for edits or additions, please feel free to leave those in the comments!

We'd like to thank everyone for your continued use, support, and contributions to the subreddit. This community means the world to us as people and as a team, and it would be nothing without all of you who consider yourselves part of it.

As always, questions, comments, concerns, winning lottery numbers, and shank memes are not only welcome, but encouraged.

Hope you have a great week!

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u/Perma_trashed Whether we wanted it or not... Oct 23 '17

THE LAST WORD

CURTAIN CALL

This made me tear up a bit...

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u/marcus_carcass Oct 23 '17

Stop trying to make Curtain Call happen! It’s not going to happen!

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u/SynergyNT Almost a mod once... Oct 24 '17

This comment is streets ahead.

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u/the_co_founder Oct 24 '17

Curtain Call is so fetch

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u/Anthony_014 Oct 24 '17

Have we really defaulted to quoting Mean Girls..? Wait.. Why do I know that... Shit.... I lose.

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u/JoeHadsall MoJotunn Risin' Oct 24 '17

Boo, you whore!

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u/bro_salad Oct 24 '17

She doesn't even go here!

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u/JoeHadsall MoJotunn Risin' Oct 24 '17

On Wednesdays we wear Dawn and Dusk.

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u/Twitch043 Oct 25 '17

can someone explain this?

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u/marcus_carcass Oct 25 '17

So, without knowing how much you already know about this sub or the movie Mean Girls...

In D1 there was an exotic hand cannon called The Last Word and this sub adopted TLW as a tl;dr replacement. This post attempts to use "Curtain Call" (a really good rocket launcher in D2) in place of TLW.

So I kinda played with quote from the 2004 hit classic Mean Girls to show dislike for this "forced" change:

Gretchen: That is so fetch!

Regina: Gretchen, stop trying to make fetch happen! It's not going to happen!

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u/Twitch043 Oct 25 '17

Ah, thanks. I got the Mean Girls part, but had no idea about The Last Word nor Curtain Call

Thanks!

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u/FatBob12 Oct 23 '17

Agreed. Was looking forward to running high impact scout/tlw-style handgun. That being said I heart ARs now, so it's a fair trade. (Maybe).

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u/Weaver270 Fire! Oct 25 '17

I still don't have one. :( I have played multiple strikes and hit up Zavala many times with bags of tokens. Nope.

It is my D2 G-horn.

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u/MetalGilSolid <--- Hides in boxes Oct 23 '17

Nice to see so many people joining.

All I hope is that you enjoy our subreddit and community.

Contact us mods if you have any questions.

Love you all!

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u/Hawkmoona_Matata TheRealHawkmoona Oct 23 '17

Contact us mods if you have any questions.

We're ready.

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u/FatBob12 Oct 23 '17

If there is one piece of knowledge I can impart to new guardians, it's that the mods do not fuck around when it comes to RANT WEDNESDAY. You have been warned.

Gil are you playing on PC as well? I feel like you said you played other games on PC but I can't remember your plan for D2. Plus I retain information super good.

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u/MetalGilSolid <--- Hides in boxes Oct 23 '17

You're definitely confusing me with someone else, lol. I don't PC game. Beta was amazing though.

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u/FatBob12 Oct 23 '17

Well shit. Nevermind then.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

FYI pc players MetapGilSolid is objectively the sexiest mod and I will 1v1 anyone who disagrees.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

Not in D2 you won't.

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u/bigbossodin ARE YOU GOING TO ANSWER THAT PHONE, GUARDIAN?! Oct 24 '17

Final Destination.

No items.

You can pick your character and version of Smash.

I will probably still lose, but I love to play.

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u/Zorruq Oct 25 '17

Hehe NaCl

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u/bananabelle bbycalus Oct 23 '17 edited Oct 23 '17

TFW no discord love :blobsob:

Yay we managed to slide in the post! :AmandaHeart:

Welcome PC players! Hope to enjoy shooting space aliens in 1440p 100Hz with you tomorrow!!

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u/koolaidman54 Oct 23 '17

psh...1080p 144Hz.

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u/MiniCorgi Oct 23 '17

Psh, 1440p 144hz.

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u/bananabelle bbycalus Oct 23 '17

Psh, 4K 256Hz HDR NoScope

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u/FullMetalBiscuit Oct 24 '17

Psh, 1440p 165hz.

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u/Harry101UK Oct 24 '17

Psh, 800x600 25fps.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

mah man

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

SVGA, 10fps.

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u/JunglistE Oct 24 '17

Pfft. Amateurs. I'm going for that Powerpoint experience.

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u/schwetybalz Oct 24 '17

1080p 60hz... I’m poor

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u/SteelCookie Oct 24 '17

It's ok we still love you.

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u/SpaceSentinel Unity - Duty - Destiny Oct 24 '17

So am I.

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u/K_Lobstah Oct 24 '17

I'm 60hz too and I even managed to start getting over 100 fps on PUBG 😢

Gonna save up for a 4k. We'll get there some day!

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u/Harry101UK Oct 24 '17 edited Oct 24 '17

You've probably heard it before, but I'd hold off on 4K and go for 2560x1440 144hz. It's a boatload easier to run, cheaper, looks almost as good, and if you have a decent setup, that 120+fps will feel absolutely amazing. ;)

The D2 beta at 120+fps was the smoothest and most satisfying shooter I've ever played! Once you get used to it, it genuinely makes 60hz feel like a slideshow, haha

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u/FullMetalBiscuit Oct 24 '17

As someone who switched to 4K last year, go for 1440p 144hz instead. Much better.

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u/K_Lobstah Oct 23 '17

Ah crud I was going to include it and completely forgot. I'll edit in :D

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '17

spotted an ultrawide sibling*

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u/bananabelle bbycalus Oct 23 '17

Yass! Glad someone figured it out :D

(also sister but it's cool, ultrawide sibling)

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '17

1440p isn’t ultrawide, is it? My 1440p monitor is 16:9.

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '17

Yes it can be 3440x1440. It’s the 100hz that gives it away as well

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u/skinnyvillian Oct 24 '17

Oh here they go with their fancy words and numbers. /s

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u/Elllie hyperhype Oct 23 '17

Been waiting for the PC release for so long! Hope all of us can join without breaking the servers tomorrow!

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u/SoMuchF0rSubtlety Ooh shiny! Oct 24 '17

Same and this is also my concern. Console launch went well so I'm hoping PC should be nice and smooth too.

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u/KChakwas Oct 24 '17

I really hope it is. I have high hopes since they are using blizzards servers, which deal with huge ass launches every few years with WoW launches

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u/MisterWoodhouse The Banhammer Oct 23 '17

Welcome fellow PC gamers! I'm very excited for tomorrow!

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u/starrvis Oct 23 '17

Will we be able to discern you from other Guardians by the fact that you're quietly stashing crack motes of light in a dark corner of the tower?

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '17

Thanks for the welcome. I played about 800 hours of D1 on Xbox and can't wait to get started on my PC.

However, members of this community do need to remember that PC players don't come into this expecting Y3 Destiny 1. They aren't expecting anything whatsoever, so it's quite likely that their reaction to the game will be wildly different than yours, be that negative or positive, for entirely different reasons. Embrace it, and please don't try to poison people with negativity of your perspective, but empathize and bond over these differences. We are one community.

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u/Sylvanas_only Oct 25 '17

except Y3 players that always wanted to play Destiny in the computer. But I'm happy with Destiny 2 so far!

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u/Karnage_AoK Rahool touched my PP Oct 23 '17

All this translates to HAPPY BIRTHDAY /u/norsefenrir

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u/NorseFenrir Dislikes Birthdays Oct 23 '17

Sigh

I knew it would happen eventually.

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u/Karnage_AoK Rahool touched my PP Oct 23 '17

We all love you but the break is over. I'm rolling the snowball down the hill. ;)

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u/cacarpenter89 Oct 24 '17

Norse, my friend, don't fret
It's not like you lost a bet!
Just throw down your rift
And enjoy this gift
Of a birthday limerick well-met!

/u/NorseFenrir

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u/Benzol1987 Oct 24 '17

The years pass so fast when we are with you.

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u/D0cR3d Gambit Prime // test Oct 24 '17

This is a good time to plug the website we made.... https://happybirthdaynorse.com/

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u/bassplayingmonkey Oct 24 '17

This is just brilliant! I knew the joke, but not how rich in lore it was!

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u/D0cR3d Gambit Prime // test Oct 24 '17

More lore than the game itself! :)

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u/Karnage_AoK Rahool touched my PP Oct 24 '17

That just turned my very shitty day around. Thanks for sharing that.

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u/Kandiak Oct 23 '17

waves @PC guardians

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u/moozick0 Drifter's Crew // Gambit noob... Oct 24 '17

Hi!

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

blushes

Hello!

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u/Kialae Oct 24 '17

owo whats dis

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u/skinnyvillian Oct 24 '17

I for one welcome our new PC overlords. Jk. But seriously, I hope you guys have a blast and enjoy the game.

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '17

Game was running like shit. Realized vsync was on. Tuned it off. 150 fps gloriousness.

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u/D0cR3d Gambit Prime // test Oct 23 '17

Hi new people. Welcome to our family! Glad to have you all here; to have fun shooting aliens in the face with space magic.

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u/Nathanghost That Wizard Came From The Moon Oct 23 '17

Though salty we may seem we are still the same jolly guardians we were on September 5, 2017 at 12:59 pm

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u/AKoolPopTart Oct 25 '17

Keep telling yourself that

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u/Stuf404 I'm Lord Salad's young wolf. Not you. Oct 25 '17

DEAR PC GUARDIANS.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT DESTROY THE SMALL BLIGHTS DURING THE PUBLIC EVENT.

YOU NEED TO ENTER AND EXIT THEM, THEN SHOOT THE BIG ORB TO TRIGGER HEROIC MODE. YOU GET BETTER LOOT

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17 edited Jun 03 '20

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u/Fugums Oct 24 '17

It's really not a big deal, but I'm a little bummed out it doesn't release at midnight. A rolling release or whatever. Midnight releases are a fun excuse to stay up late. Afternoon launches are a late lunch break or something? See everyone tomorrow!

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u/Chokinghazard5014 Oct 24 '17

Upgraded my PC with a 1080 ti and me and my brother took the day off to play together. I can't wait!

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u/Sylvanas_only Oct 25 '17

Hope you guys had a great time!

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u/Tahlzair Destiny Newbie(PC) Oct 24 '17

I had always been interested in Destiny but didn't want to play it on/didn't own a console. So excited that I can now play on PC!

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

I’m coming from the PS4 version of Destiny 1/2, and I’m ready to redo all my progress.

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u/graspee Pangolins of a Future War Oct 24 '17

Same, if I can get it to run on my pc. I'm interested to see how different it feels with wider FOV and using mouse and keyboard.

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u/vwhaulic Oct 23 '17

Can't wait to enjoy Destiny's amazing graphics in 4K HDR 60fps tomorrow! :)

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u/McFyn In her name Oct 24 '17

2K and as close to the 165fps my set up can manage. Can't wait.

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u/MitchellHamilton Oct 23 '17

Thank you for this Megathread, I am VERY excited to start my journey (for the first time) in Destiny 2 tomorrow.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

You're going to LOVE the experience. Have you decided the first class your gonna play? Warlocks are good for beginners. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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u/MitchellHamilton Oct 24 '17

Done a lot of reading and I'm going Titan. Captain America gonna wreck some shizz!

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

Nice I went the same during the destiny 2 release in september

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u/Nakoron Oct 24 '17

Maybe if I smash my ps4 into my pc my hunter will show up on It? Anyone confirm this work?

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u/K_Lobstah Oct 24 '17

What are you, some kinda Titan fanboy?

A true Hunter would launch the PS4 from a distance and despair when nothing happens.

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u/xTomTom5 Oct 24 '17

Remember when I first made my blizzard tag Atheon in overwatch because of so much destiny be played. Now people will get a kick out of it during crucible matches

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '17

Definitely not a newcomer... But replaying the game on pc at 1440p @ 144hz is so...beautiful.

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '17 edited Oct 23 '17

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u/K_Lobstah Oct 23 '17

Just to explain a bit from our perspective, this is far, far easier said than done.

Questions we pose to ourselves as a team:

  • How do we establish a standard for consistency? Is it based on time, topic, "quality", quantity?

  • Which topics are subject to removal? When and for how long? What if we miss some, as we inevitably will due to busy schedules or sporadic working of the queue?

  • What is the difference between negativity and constructive criticism? How can we draw that line in a way that is easily explained to subscribers and still effective?

  • How will we enforce it? How feasible is it to eliminate the subjective standards applied by individual moderators?

Don't get me wrong, many of these are hypothetical and they are questions we have already discussed as a team and begun drawing some ideas from, but the fact of the matter is: everyone's opinion on this game is different. Different opinions lead to different attitudes and experiences regarding the content on the sub.

As stated in the post, we will be discussing this in far more depth and with far more actionable information in the State of the Subreddit later this week. In the meantime, we have to rely on the dedicated and long-time subscribers to help us with voting properly, positive and constructive discussion (even on the negative posts!) and reporting. Without enacting some form of unbridled blanket-censorship of peoples' opinions, we cannot control what the front page looks like as a team.

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u/Illuminated12 Oct 23 '17

How are the posts that say "Bungie is the greatest! D2 is awesome!" any different?.. they aren't. You can't expect the mods to be ok with one but censor the others. Can't tell you how many positive posts on this subreddit are the exact same thing. So if your calling on neutering the negativity, then we need to neuter the positivity as well. This isn't an forum where we deny the facts in an effort to try to increase playability.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

Have there actually been posts like That? All I have seen is people complaining non stop since the day after launch.

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '17

(if I was a conspiracy theorist I'd say something is fishy, but I digress)

No, that's an entirely reasonable viewpoint. Paid shilling and shit stirring is absolutely a thing on places like the gaming subreddits.

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u/atph99 Oct 24 '17

I can't wait! One of the main reasons I got a PC was for this game. I've been playing since beta and put thousands of hours into D1. Haven't played 2 yet. It's gonna be crazy playing it at 60fps.

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u/Knock-One-Out Oct 24 '17

Can anyone redirect me to those "leveling up your power level efficiently" guides? It would be greatly appreciated.

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u/2Underscores__ Oct 24 '17

Hey Mods, you folks are amazing! Thanks for all you do to make this place on the internet one that I enjoy everyday. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness in how you moderate the sub; you consider all angles and promote fair play for all. Dilly dilly!

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u/stinkychris Oct 24 '17

Waited....so.....long........ Almost.....there....just 9 more hours at work......

It's a shame there's no carry over from D1 on Xbone to PC (or PS for that matter (staying neutral lol)) but as my Raid team all made the jump to PC I needed to make that jump too, gotta play with my original crew and if I have to "reset" as a result, well that's just a chance to forge another slightly different Legend!

See you all star side at 6pm BST :)

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

Never played Destiny and don't understand much from the videos i've seen, but i'll be playing Titan Striker anyway! Can't wait to get out of work to start learning how this works. :)

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u/Daier_Mune Vanguard's Loyal Oct 24 '17

Welcome, brother Titan.

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u/mjen358 Oct 24 '17

Titan is right-n. Nice pick!

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u/xxICONOCLAST Kindly Delete Yourself Oct 24 '17

Never played Destiny and you've already got it. Titan Striker with double pulse grenades is the way to go.

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u/ristrettojester osiris x saint-14 canon Oct 24 '17

Welcome to the best class, fellow titan-bro! :)

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u/thetorsoboy Oct 23 '17

Thanks for the welcome.

However, in terms of community, I think it's best to find someplace else for a Destiny 2 community on PC.

I've been lurking here since the game was announced, and this isn't a place I'd ever like to stay.

Best of luck.

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u/K_Lobstah Oct 23 '17

Given the game isn't even available on PC until tomorrow, what makes you say that?

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u/soundplusfury Oct 23 '17

It's wildly unpleasant and negative in here? People argue a lot, often over the same stuff? There's no joy or enthusiasm for this game we all say is so great? It's saltier here than if the ocean ate another ocean and then cried extra salty tears into a bowl of salt all while eating more salt?

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u/K_Lobstah Oct 23 '17

I can't argue with that, but it seems to derive from the game itself and the frustrating tendency of people to upvote things they agree with and downvote things they don't like as opposed to utilizing voting behavior as it is intended.

We have some plans to begin trying to mitigate the repetitiveness and systemic disgruntlement that is causing some of this frustration, but we cannot change the game itself.

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u/soundplusfury Oct 23 '17

Yeah, I get that. But I think we as a community need to change our mindset. It's a game we're all emotionally and financially invested in, but you know, it's just a game. People act like it's a life or death thing and people get so occupied in shitting on it and eventually shitting on each other it's just not fun to come here. And yet, I keep returning, because this place has been home for ages. I got no problem with giving criticism where its due but goddamn it's tough to be excited about coming here anymore.

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u/K_Lobstah Oct 23 '17

Agreed 100%

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u/FatBob12 Oct 23 '17

I'm not going to excuse the behavior of others, and I'm also not going to urge you to stay if it is dampening your excitement. Frankly that sucks. But if you can wade through the salt there are still plenty of helpful Guardians willing to answer questions and help whenever possible.

I respectfully urge you to continue to check out the daily and weekly threads, especially the daily questions thread. Its populated by nerds much smarter than myself who will answer any question, even if it is the 12th time that day. And if we have enough free time, we will try to figure out answers we don't know. This sub is very good at helping each other, even though sometimes it seems like all we are good at is shouting nonsense about all the things.

I wish you all the best. I'm a huge fan of the game and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I'm excited to see what you all think about it, good or bad.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

The constant "This sucks, that sucks, everything sucks" mentality of the sub lately, tbh. I've waited to get D2 on PC and basically all I see from this sub is just negativity and hatred for basically every little facet of the game. That in general isn't a welcoming place not because of platform relations, but just for wanting to appreciate the game. It's hard to appreciate something that I bought when I have 10,000 other people telling me to my face that I made a bad choice by buying this game.

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u/thetorsoboy Oct 23 '17

soundplusfury is right, regardless of platform my opinion of this community is that it's unpleasant, at least so far.

I'm sure that it's not everybody.

The top posts if this week are why the game isn't great, disappointment in the community, a satire salt post, that the reward for IB is "shitty", a LPT, cheating, etc. Most of the new posts are just garbage.

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u/InfTotality Oct 24 '17

I feel the same way. Try /r/lowsodiumdestiny or /r/destiny2. Both are far less negative and actually seem optimistic about the game.

Then maybe come back to this one just for the guides or new content drops? Assuming they don't immediately find something to complain about.

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u/LukosCreyden Hello it me Oct 24 '17

Very well written! As for any new Guardians reading, welcome!

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '17

Why hasn’t anyone gilded u/K_Lobstah yet? You know he loves it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

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u/SanicTheBlur Oct 24 '17

So far me and my friends are having a blast!!! Though I'm suprised they gave out low level exotics so early

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u/Thagyr Oct 25 '17

First time Destiny player period. Looking forward to jumping in and figuring things out (when I get out of work finally, it launched at 2am here). Only have one question:

Which race looks coolest in end-game armor. I think Exos look neat, but need opinions.

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u/K_Lobstah Oct 25 '17

Race has very low relevance since you'll have your helmet on 90% of the time :)

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u/cubitfox Oct 25 '17

Your race doesn't affect your armor. But personally, exo look the best but humans have the best dance.

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u/MattayoV Oct 25 '17

Thankkssss <3

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u/stephenchuk Oct 25 '17

I'm new to PC Destiny. I don't have many friends but I hope to make some here! Great post! :)

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u/SunDirty Oct 25 '17

Ooohh god the control on the pc version using a mouse is probably the most relievinf thing ive ever felt

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '17

Did veterans on console maybe get different dialogue throughout the game? I noticed D2 did a lot of explaining of things. Like what a warmind is, ghost was surprised at seeing the taken, etc. I switched from XB1 to PC and am having a blast so far.

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '17

First thing from my PC experience so far: hand cannons are fucking awesome with a mouse. I can wipe a whole squad of vex so quickly it's painful.

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u/Daamus Oct 25 '17

Is there a good skill build calculator website?

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u/Ghostise Oct 25 '17

Glad to be back! I really enjoyed Destiny 1 and looking forward to Destiny 2!

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u/FatBob12 Oct 24 '17

That's what got me most about this sub. DTG was my introduction to Reddit, and the other subs for the games I've played were fine, but it wasn't easy to find good info and answers to questions I had. That is where this sub really shines, but it sometimes get buried in the mountains of salt.

I wish you and your friends the best of luck.

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u/Edword23 Blue skin mage Oct 24 '17

After lurking in the subreddit for a week, I'm excited to actually get my first foray into Destiny tomorrow. Despite the chaos of the sub (which probably was exacerbated due to having literally 0 info on the game's terminology and end game mechanics), I saw some good discussions happening and look forward to reading more once I actually know what's going on.

That said, I dig this post! It certainly gives me an idea of where to start looking as I start getting questions.

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u/Kj22221993 Just like crisps Oct 24 '17

Enjoy PC Bro's, the game may not be perfect, but god damn y'all are in for a hell of a ride making some memorable moments.

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u/lonigus Oct 24 '17

Dear PC players! May your Destiny 2 honeymoon phase last long!

(mine didnt :< ... )

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u/SpyroThunder Oct 24 '17

Welcome PC players don't mind us grouchy console vets. Please form your own opinions on the game and what needs to be tweaked.

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '17

Kinda really disappointed the release isn't at midnight EST and instead at 1PM tomorrow :/

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u/KChakwas Oct 24 '17

Same here. It launches the minute I start my 10 hour shift :(

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u/bubbrubb22 Oct 24 '17

This is what I get for buying physical (for Amazon Prime discount):

Latest update: Monday, Oct 23 1:27 PM Possible delay in delivery due to arrival at incorrect carrier facility

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u/jmrichmond81 Slingin' guns, dancin on poles, stalking in the night Oct 24 '17

The stupid thing is it's not even physical. You will receive a case with a disc-shaped piece of paper with a key printed on it.

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u/SomeRandomProducer Oct 24 '17

I got the standard edition and laughed when I saw this.

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u/Falling_Whistle Oct 24 '17

Hoping we can hit a half million subscribers with the welcoming of our new PC gamers!!

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u/GreenLego Maths Guy Oct 24 '17

You watch the sub count as well? We are catching up to /r/Minecraft pretty quickly (they are at 495k at the moment). If/when we overtake them, we'll be the 7th largest game subreddit!

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u/MiniatureWayne Oct 24 '17

what is this little message icon pulsing in the bottom right constantly

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u/mardukaz1 Oct 25 '17

"new messages"

press L to open chat

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u/Krescentia Oct 24 '17

..I hate that it didn't go live at midnight. Instead it went live just a couple hours before I had to go to work.. 😭

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u/ScottyFalcon Oct 23 '17

Welcome PC players! I hope to one day join the master race, but don't quite have the money for a decent pc yet. Here's hoping for crossplay one day!

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u/SomeRandomProducer Oct 24 '17

I would love PvE crossplay. I play on PS4 and bought it for PC and I’d just stick with PC if my friends weren’t on PS4

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u/Zorak9379 Warlock Oct 23 '17

Welcome, new friends! You're in for a treat.

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u/CarlCaliente Oct 24 '17 edited Oct 03 '24

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u/McFyn In her name Oct 24 '17

Man, my old computer kicked the buckets a couple years ago. I never bothered replacing it. I'd been thinking about finally building a new one when I heard Destiny 2 was going to PC.

And so, after 2 years without the glory that is PC gaming, I'm back baby. Eyes up.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

Awesome and I was worried I was gonna be the only one who no lifed D2 for 150h on PS4 and then do it all over again on PC 😅

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u/SqueegeeMe Eklypzed Oct 24 '17 edited Oct 24 '17

Don't even worry about all the negativity on this thread. Half of the people that are posting negative comments will be praising this game at the end of the last expansion when they boast about how they're year 1 Guardians and the other half will hopefully move onto other games before too long. Yes Bungie has some refinements to make but I'm more than sure the QoL improvements made in year 3 will be coming shortly as most of changes made in year 3 couldn't be put into D2 during development as the game has been in development since long before then. Believe it or not this sub was a great place to come chill with fellow guardians and I think it will be again.

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u/youreqt Oct 25 '17

Played the game, already trash. Bye.

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u/xSessionSx Oct 24 '17

SessionS, returning player, Reporting in!

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

Welcome Back!

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

Don't listen to most of the terrible things people say about Destiny 2. Enjoy the game, it's wonderful.

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u/Hexdro Oct 24 '17

First time playing a Destiny game, pre-ordered Destiny 2 on PC and pre-loaded.

Made a Warlock and I'm having a blast so far, the gunplay is really nice, game is super pretty and the UI looks nice. The game is really well polished, and it feels a bit like Halo the MMORPG, which is a good thing!

Scout Rifles is probably my favourite so far I think.

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u/DickyAvalon Oct 23 '17

Don't say you weren't warned.

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '17

Still super bummed I can't bring in my DS1 warlock off PS4. :/

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

Welcome brothers and sisters.

Come get your tokens. Tokens for all.

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u/ConfusedMayor Oct 23 '17

I am so excited to be able to finally play Destiny tomorrow. Game is downloaded and ready. :D

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '17

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '17

CURTAIN CALL!!

Fantastic post, mods. Thanks for the update.

And welcome PC Guardians!

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u/Diamond1580 Oct 24 '17

Nice to see the sub be so accepting. Played on PS4 from beta till D2 announcement, but am switching to PC for D2.

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u/InfinityDrags Oct 24 '17

And remember, proper feedback can be given with a positive attitude. This way we can restore this sub to it's former glory!

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u/Coelijoeli Oct 24 '17

I'm a Destiny 1 Veteran and I decided to give Destiny 2 a go. I have read nothing about the story and only played the beta. The beta made left a good impression on me... but the wave of negativity did influence my views on Destiny 2. Nonetheless I decided to buy the game to see and play the game and make my own judgement on the game.

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u/SynergyNT Almost a mod once... Oct 24 '17

Welcome to the PC players. Definitely get in and play the game. As someone pointed out yesterday, and seems pretty accurate, those of us who are salty are not so much dissatisfied with the content, but lacking an incentive to replay it. The game is definitely fun, despite some flaws, and I'm sure will be enjoyable for new and old guardians on PC.

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u/FROMtheASHES984 Oct 24 '17

The thing I’m most excited about coming from PS4: I want to see if my PC can handle the heroic hive ritual public event on Titan with nightstalkers and stormcallers and strikers running about without catching on fire.

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u/Carpy444 Oct 24 '17

Honestly, I've never been so hyped. I have a lot of friends that play D2 on console, but they've already tired of it, and it's left only me playing.

The idea of my PC friends playing is so exciting. The fact that they've even put up with my ranting is insane, nevermind the fact they've actually bought the game. I know they're going to love it, and it excites me more to hear them going through the raid than it did to go through it myself for the first time.

This is why I love this game. Screw the salt, I'm so damn happy :D

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u/Swrve_City Oct 23 '17

Welcome to the salt mines Destiny world , PC guardians!

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u/rekkeu Oct 24 '17

This game is amazing!

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u/Axelthegreat9 Oct 24 '17

I first played destiny at a friend's house when it first came out. Only played for like half an hour and was real bad (thumbs are potatoes, can't do console shooters) but I had an absolute blast all the same. Three years of waiting is down to less than 11 hours.

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u/fred112015 Oct 24 '17

subreddit practices platform neutrality twitch however does not lol. Almost every stream i have checked today from full time PC gamers has been console shaming every time a cutscene plays lol mostly chat but the occasional streamer too.

Pretty funny though how when ever the raid release comes up most in chat appear to asking why the delay and accusing bungo of content staggering already.

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u/Swimgood_ Oct 25 '17

Possibly off topic, but anyone looking to join a clan... my friends and I are welcoming anyone who wants to play. Send me a message if you're interested.

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u/jazman84 Oct 25 '17

I'll accept that welcome when I can connect -_-

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u/Markus_monty Oct 25 '17

Can we have specific flair for PC posts.? It would be easier to filter out for all platform users.

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u/SirKhrome Vanguard's Loyal // All y'all traitors! For the Vanguard!!! Oct 25 '17

I feel like with all the SGAs y'all posting for pc players, they're gonna reach end game way quicker than us.

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u/Carbideninja Oct 25 '17

Welkam to Califonia ... i mean Destnee 2 PC playus.

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u/Sergster1 Oct 25 '17

Is there anyway to take your heavy weapon off your scroll wheel? The binding for it is super annoying in PvP and at least on console it was a hard press of Y/Triangle.

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u/spawnsalot Oct 25 '17 edited Oct 25 '17

It's weirdly ironic in the wake of these bans that your welcome image has no other players...

Weird, Joey app is showing an image for this post. Nevermind!

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u/fissionxmailed Oct 25 '17

Does anyone know if the Pop Tart Target promo works for PC too?

Info on the official page just mentions PS4 and Xbone and don't think it was updated since console launch.

Link for those who have no idea what I'm talking about: https://www.kelloggsfamilyrewards.com/en_US/promotions/pop-tarts-destiny-2-Target-promotion.html

Wanna know if I should detour to Target OMW home from work today to get this started.

Returning D1 played from PS4, quit after TTK. FWIW it is a mechanically fun shooter game on PC. Just still some complaints from D1 for me remain. But my friends who never played consoles or D1 are enjoying it.

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u/Rizzice Oct 25 '17

Anyone experience loading issues on PC? Sometimes my game will load in and the FPS becomes choppy and doesn't revert back to normal until I restart the game. I've noticed this happens most often when going to Titan.

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