In the MMO shooter Destiny there is currently a way to obtain new exotic weapons and armor, and it is much easier than expected.
We thought that Xur was now excluded as a supplier of exotic weapons, but that is not the case. With a new trick, he indirectly supplies players with even more exotic items than before.
Because the latest item at Xur, “Three of Coins,” is the key to a true exotic engram rain, making it easy for players to access the new exotic items, the good stuff from Year 2.
How to Farm Exotic Armor and Weapons Effectively
The “trick,” which some call the “Mega Loot Cave,” works like this:
- Go to Xur and buy “Three of Coins,” preferably a handful.
- Start the Level 14 mission “Scourge of Winter”
- Take a sniper rifle and a rocket launcher
- Run through to the boss or fight a little, you can do it however you want
- Before you enter the last room, use a “Three of Coins”
- Shoot the boss Draksis with the sniper rifle until he can be killed by a rocket
- Get very close to Draksis and shoot him with the rocket launcher so that he dies and you do too
- Now you either get an exotic engram or not – if there is no engram in one run, the chance of getting one in the next attempt is higher, because that’s how “Three of Coins” works
- Repeat the steps as long as you want.
Players have already tried whether it goes faster and yields more if you use 2 or more “Three of Coins” per run … but the most effective method to get the most exotics per strange coin is probably to always use only one Three of Coins in Destiny. However, if you have little time and many strange coins, you can also use several at once.
Is This an Exploit? Could You Get Banned for It? Will It Stay Like This?
No, it is not an exploit in that sense because all items work as they should. Draksis is considered an Ultra, and the Three of Coins in Destiny is not restricted to strike bosses or raid bosses.
Bungie has already commented on this. Community Manager DeeJ spoke with the team that designed the Three of Coins: They believe the drop chance is too high. Guardians are benefiting from this right now…
They would have earned the strange coins, could now have fun spending them. Maybe that is the plan of the Nine…
It sounds like this won’t last long.
What do you think about the method? Too easy? Did Bungie overlook something? Will you try the method? Or are you afraid that it will severely affect the enjoyment of the game if you soon have everything?
Here we have three articles about exotic weapons and armor that are appearing in Year 2, so these are the exotics that can be in the engrams:
