In the MMO shooter Destiny , Xur has the Glass Needle available again in the game. What can you do with the item?
The Glass Needles in Destiny
Today Xur sold them for the first time in Destiny: Glass Needles. They are available in packs of 3 for 3 strange coins, 3 Light particles, and 1 exotic shard. Glass Needles can only be obtained from Xur.
With the Glass Needles, players can re-roll exotic armor pieces. This is called “Fate’s Change.” The mechanic works similarly to how it did in House of Wolves with the Reforging, which has now been removed from the game.
What changes the Glass Needle for exotic armor pieces and what doesn’t?
What changes: By playing with Fate, the values on the armor piece, such as Intellect, Discipline, or Strength, change. There can also be “new” values appearing. An armor piece that has Intellect and Strength can then become one that has Intellect and Discipline.
And the attribute nodes that can change will also change. These are marked as “random selection” in Bungie’s Armory. All except for the “named perk” (which is located at the very top left and remains fixed).
What does not change: The defense value (i.e., the Light value) remains the same; the experience points that the armor piece has remain the same, and the “fixed” perks remain. Mainly the “named” perks. Taikonaut will always retain its advantages for rocket launchers and won’t suddenly become a completely different helmet.
To re-roll the armors, you need: 1 Glass Needle, 10 armor pieces, and 250 Glimmer.
It can be seen that the reforging of exotic armor pieces is something for the “min-maxers” who want to get the most out of their guardian’s gear and who find it important not to have any “wasted” nodes on their gear or unnecessary values in Intellect, Discipline, or Strength in Destiny.
The game director of “The Taken King,” Luke Smith, claims to be completely obsessed with this type of optimization.
