In Destiny, you can still find loot caves. This one is on Venus and promises a pleasant farming experience, especially for low-level players.
Loot caves in Destiny were a big deal around October/November. We regularly reported on them and mapped new spots. Then Bungie closed them, and new ones were found until the big boom of treasure caves was essentially over. With patches and hotfixes, they became less attractive, while the regular strikes became more lucrative.
However, this doesn’t stop players from searching for and finding these special spawn locations. Here we have an up-to-date spot on Venus for you. There’s currently some contention about who exactly found it. But that shouldn’t concern the Guardians too much. According to the finder, the spot is ideal for Ether Seeds and House Banners, making it a lucrative glimmer farming spot.
Loot caves are based on specific positions and mechanics
Farming with a loot cave is still a method to obtain glimmer and certain materials. For low-level guardians, it can also be the way to take the first light levels through engrams.
These loot caves are essentially based on positioning yourself so that the mobs spawn continuously. You should not stand anywhere that interrupts this spawn. Even today, they can provide a change from the “strike routine”; moreover, missions can often be completed here without much running around.
When you find such a spot, the enemies come out of their holes like on a conveyor belt, they die relatively quickly and leave loot, usually engrams.
Even though loot caves play hardly any role in the day-to-day of Destiny today, they are equated by outsiders with the typical play style of Destiny and are even given a monument in new games.
The “established” spot for glimmer is the Exclusion Zone on Mars. Another attractive loot cave is this spot, also on Venus.
