In the MMO shooter Destiny, the Iron Banner is active starting today. There are five individual reputation tiers available.
This happened faster than expected, as today, Tuesday, November 18th, the new Iron Banner, Iron Banner 2.0, is expected to go live. Likely at the weekly reset at 10 AM. It is set to run until November 24th, next Monday.
The following rewards are available at each reputation tier:
- Reputation Tier 1: The Iron Banner emblem, which gives a 10% bonus to reputation gains.
- Reputation Tier 2: The Iron Banner shader, which also provides a 10% reputation bonus.
- Reputation Tier 3: The first weapons and armor. Here, the boots can be obtained, which go up to level 30, for 9950 Glimmer. There seem to be two pairs available per class.
- Reputation Tier 4: An Iron Banner class item, which again gives a 10% reputation bonus. More weapons and armor. Here are the gloves that go up to item level 30.
- Reputation Tier 5: Even more weapons and a shader.
Additionally, Iron Banner bounties are supposed to grant further reputation. How the Iron Banner will unfold has been known since last week: Gear will play a larger role this time, winners will receive reputation immediately after the match, while losers will receive a coin that can be exchanged for reputation upon winning.
Caution: Reputation is expected to be reset after this week. The “Tempered” reputation bonus, which is obtained for one Mote of Light, is said to become stronger towards the end of the week. You can likely purchase the buff multiple times, but be cautious: as soon as you buy the buff, it is considered “active”, it is not a consumable but activates immediately.
“Tempered” is an Iron Banner investment buff. You can purchase accelerated reputation gains for one Mote of Light, every twelve hours.
— Bungie (@Bungie) November 18, 2014
The unique aspect of the armor is that legendary gloves and boots will enter the game, which can be upgraded up to a light value of 30. The legendary weapons that are new to Destiny have fixed stats but can vary in perks, and can be re-rolled multiple times until the Guardians are satisfied.
In this article, we have introduced the new Iron Banner in detail.
Mein MMO says: It looks like the coveted items are located at tiers 3 and 4. How the exact distribution will look and when each item will be available from the vendor will become clear in the upcoming days. Besides the two “light value 30” legendaries, the available weapon selection is certainly interesting: gaps in the arsenal can be filled if, for example, a weapon with a certain elemental damage is still missing.
Iron Banner is live, costs a lot of Glimmer
Update 10:30: The Iron Banner is live as expected since 10 AM. The level difference is noticeable according to first reports. As expected, the legendary armor pieces are available at rank 3 and 4. The buff “Tempered” costs one Mote of Light. Some of the bounties are said to be significantly easier. And the Glimmer prices have increased significantly. Armor pieces cost just under 10,000 Glimmer, while weapons are slightly above that.
