The Three of Coins can now be purchased in Destiny 2. But is it even worth it?
On December 15, Xur brought the Three of Coins to Destiny 2 for the first time. You can buy them for 31 Legendary Shards.
The Three of Coins is a consumable item that increases the chance of receiving exotic engrams from all sources in the world for four hours. In other words, you activate the coins and then, with a bit of luck, you get more Exotics than usual.
That sounds tempting at first. You pay a hefty 31 Legendary Shards, but then you get an Exotic rain if you play diligently in the next four hours.
However, many guardians are currently disappointed, having bought the Three of Coins with this expectation. What is going on?
“Don’t buy the Three of Coins!”
On Reddit and YouTube, several users are currently complaining that the Three of Coins are absolutely worthless.
- One claims he played heroic strikes for four hours with active Three of Coins. During that time, he got zero Exotics. Then he repeated it and at least got one Exotic. A yield of one Exotic for 8 hours of play is quite meager, even without the Three of Coins.
- Another user writes that the coins are absolute crap! After 8 hours he received two Exotics. The drop rates without the coins are higher.
- And yet another user bets that Bungie forgot to activate the function of the Three of Coins.
- Many agree that the Three of Coins are definitely too expensive. If some players spend 62 Legendary Shards just to receive a random Exotic – with that you can almost buy all exotic armor pieces from Xur. And for that, you neither need to play for 8 hours nor rely on randomness.
But not only on reddit, several of you have also complained about the Three of Coins in the comments under our Xur article:
- Hrouko calls them the “Three of Uselessness”. After 6 heroic strikes, 14 public events, one PvP match, and one Nightfall, he received exactly one Exotic.
- Steven Killian and his colleagues were unable to notice any difference with the coins. He received one Exo after four hours, two of his friends didn’t even get one.
- Hannes Kuhn also received only one Exo engram.
- This was also the case for André Wettinger. He suspects that it doesn’t matter whether you buy the stuff or not.
Moreover, there is currently discussion that the drop rate of Exotics has generally been significantly reduced, without this being clearly and explicitly communicated by Bungie.
ItzOlli therefore draws the conclusion: If the community is to be deceived by the 3ofCoins, as the overall drop rate has been adjusted and the coins are thus somewhat useless – or even become mandatory to achieve a reasonably sensible drop rate – then that would be putting it mildly very passive. And
Detailed tests on the Three of Coins are not yet available to us. But the first opinion poll speaks a clear language: People are very disappointed with the Three of Coins – especially considering that they cost 31 Legendary Shards. They seem to be absolutely not worth it. Several Guardians recommend not to buy them.
What does Bungie say about the Three of Coins?
A statement from the community manager dmg04 via reddit is known. He addressed a problem with the Electronica Ghost Shell. This has the perk “Obligation Defender”, which increases loot during public events. dmg04 writes that this perk has a problem such that it does not apply on Mercury, but works in all other locations. The issue is expected to be resolved in early 2018.
He notes: Other items, such as the Three of Coins, are not affected by this issue. In other words, the Three of Coins seem to function as intended.
By the way: Bungie announced a few weeks ago that the Three of Coins should not have any complicated mechanics, unlike in Destiny 1. You don’t have to insert a new coin after every boss or activate several at the same time. In Destiny 2, you activate one, which then boosts the exotic drop rate for four hours. That’s it.
Many Guardians write that they wouldn’t be surprised if Bungie announces next week: “Whoops, there’s a problem with the Three of Coins!”
We have now created a survey. Tell us: How many exotic engrams do you receive on average per Three of Coins when you farm for four hours?
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