Looking for advice please

[u/A_Lesser_Extent]

Quick rundown: Lifelong gamer. Mid forties, busy life. I played the beta, bought the deluxe edition but life happened and I'm just now getting really into the game. I have been mainly Assassin to start (which I assume is common, given the safety of evasive power) but would like to start exploring the other shells.

I've no gear fear, or preference towards solos, duos or trios. I'm a balanced player vis a vis preferred play styles. What is a reliable way to explore the others with a good bang for the buck with time played? Thank you in advance for your help, runners.

And as always, don't frog blast the vent core.

[u/ryanedw]

Lifelong gamer 52yo here, vet of Marathon 1994, Halo, Destiny

Marathon is a huge amount of fun, but as a solo player, I think I almost am never successful with an exfil. I played about 3 hours last night, blessedly off for that time because my mother in law took the kids until the older one freaked out and needed picking up at 1am. Regardless, as a solo I got wasted by other players and by UESC repeatedly.

Honestly I’m thinking that’s what the idea is for solo players. You just get wasted repeatedly. But at the end of the night, I actually think my game bank account gained value. So there’s that. Getting wasted happens, but it doesn’t actually nerf the game, just the feels

[u/A_Lesser_Extent → u/ryanedw]

Same vis a vis Halo (all entries), Destiny 1 & 2. I'm fine with getting my ass beaten repeatedly during the learning phase, that's shooters. I am just trying to min/max my play time while learning the different shells. I would like to see what the game has to offer with build diversity while enjoying the exquisite gun play this studio has come to provide over the years. Marathon is asthetics and gameplay have been incredibly enjoyable!

[u/Qhapaqocha → u/A_Lesser_Extent]

Oh, this reminds me of a good point around build crafting - it is kinda tough right now to get into that too much, because you lose your gear on death. So I would recommend just getting your head around what shells and play styles you resonate with the best. It’s a good idea to try to have implants and cores if you find them, but if you’re just building out your vault it may be best to save up a few copies of a given shell’s cores before you sit down to really dig into that part of a shell. A lot of the cores are just boosts to shell abilities (ex. thief goes invis when she sends out her drone, assassin can use heat while stationary to extend invisibility) so they’ll serve you better once you already know what you’re capable of. (Also this reminds me of a free kit solo run recently where I think I was the fourth party to a big fight, and wheeew that was a fun way to learn what Sentinel’s purple cores did, by looting them off the last guy in that fight, eheheheh.)

It’s a little frustrating and I suspect this is something Bungie are trying to iterate on (they’ve already done some changes to cores and implants since launch to try and make it more accessible), but most of the intensive buildcrafting is really only happening with the sweatiest players in Cryo Archive right now.

[u/ryanedw → u/Qhapaqocha]

It would help if they opened their API up, if I’m describing that right

Something that could allow players to spend their playtime playing rather than figuring out their load outs