In the MMO shooter Destiny , the most classic of all maps has been chosen for the Trials of Osiris.

At 7:00 PM on Friday, February 5th, the Trials of Osiris started, going until 10:00 AM on Tuesday morning. The new lag-free matchmaking rules will be active. The story about “No special ammo at the start” will only come into effect next week.

The map “Burning Shrine” is active. This is the “original map” that was used back then; it is considered ideal for this mode. Our friend Nexxoss has a guide video from that time on the Trials of Osiris on Burning Shrine for you.

The rewards are mostly from Brother Vance for bounties; those who achieve a flawless run on Mercury will receive a few goodies. It helps if you activate all buffs on your passage.

With 5 wins, breastplates should be waiting for players this week. With 7 wins, there is the Water Star, a hand cannon.

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In Destiny, the Taken King expansion has introduced strike-specific weapons into the game, such as the Malok’s Grip, which is as coveted as it is rare. We summarize what you need to know about this weapon.

Malok’s Grip? What is that?

The Malok’s Grip is a strike-specific pulse rifle. This means you can only find the weapon in the respective strike ‒ it doesn’t drop anywhere else.

Not much is known about the person named Malok; only what is written directly under the weapon. Eris Morn declares: “Dutiful Malok. At the shrine of Oryx, he presented many offerings of Light.” Well, draw your own lessons from that. By the way, there is a new item recently named after him.

In any case, this pulse rifle can easily be categorized as a specific type: Low damage, high fire rate. With these values, the weapon shines in detail:

Due to the incredibly high fire rate, perks that increase weapon stability are recommended. The perks of Malok’s Grip are all random, so you need quite a bit of luck with the drop.

For pulse rifles with such a fire rate, the roll that significantly increases stability is referred to on Reddit as a God Roll.

The experienced eyes of our Guardians surely noticed right away that this weapon closely resembles the Herald of the Oversoul. Here’s a comparison image:

Essentially, the only difference is the color. And of course, the Arc damage.

How do I get Malok’s Grip?

You can only get Malok’s Grip by visiting our friend Omnigul in the strike “The Will of Crota”. The weapon drops directly as a legendary engram when you defeat the Witch. However, there is a problem: this happens very rarely.

There are reports that this weapon did not appear even after the 50th attempt. By the way, it doesn’t matter whether you start the strike through a playlist or directly with the map. You just need quite a bit of luck – or sheer perseverance.

Is there no trick to speed this up?

Yes, there is indeed a way to force your luck. All you need is a Hunter with the Nightstalker subclass. And weapons with decent power.

Typically, you would only kill Omnigul after she has fled to her hideout, where the final battle takes place. However, with the following trick, you need to put an end to the Witch earlier:

When you first encounter Omnigul (after you have crossed the Watchtower and opened the locked door with the Ghost), you need to quickly „chain“ her with an arrow from the Nightstalker so she cannot flee; and then fire at her with everything you’ve got. Swords have also proven effective in finishing Omnigul off early.

If you kill her here, there is a chance that Malok’s Grip will drop. If it does not, just let yourself be killed and repeat the procedure. This method will still cost a lot of time and nerves, but it is likely the fastest way to get this weapon.

Owners of Malok’s Grip are at least very satisfied with the pulse rifle ‒ of course, depending on the perks they got. Perhaps what makes this weapon special is simply that it is rare and thus sought after by many.

Find more exclusive items that only a few will have here:

• Destiny Guide: What exclusive weapons and armor are only available in strikes?
• Want to grab another coveted item, like the Scarab’s Heart? Then check this out.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , vendor Xur arrives at the Tower on February 5th. Where is he today and what does he have with him?

Destiny is definitely back and has woken up from its winter slumber. Yesterday, extensive changes were announced, unfortunately only for the Crucible. It seems they are now ready to tackle the number one problem, lag, effectively. A corresponding patch is expected next Tuesday.

One can only hope that this will clear the way to finally talk about PvE content after many months. In December, something big was already announced for the upcoming period – but no details were given. But now, let’s first focus on Xur.

All about Xur on February 5th, 6th, and 7th in Destiny

When does Xur come and when does he leave again?

Xur arrives on Friday, February 5th, at 10:00 AM at the Tower. He leaves again on Sunday, February 7th at 10:00 AM.

Where is Xur?

Xur is located today near the Speaker.

What does the Glass Needle he sells do?

What the Glass Needle does in Destiny and what it’s good for can be read in this article.

How can I afford the stuff? Where do I get strange coins?

We have covered the methods of earning strange coins here.

What does Xur have with him?

Xur is selling the weapon SUROS Regime, the black edition. This is an automatic rifle that used to be the “white goddess” in PvP, and has had a tumultuous history since then. Xur wants 23 strange coins for the Suros. This week, there is no current engram available.

For Warlocks, there is the helmet THE DEER (33/48 INT, 33/48 STR). Like all armor pieces, the helmet costs 13 strange coins.

For Hunters, there are the radiant dance machines (43/61 INT, 37/55 DIS), which are boots.

And for Titans, Xur has the Fists of Havoc (57/70 INT) with him, gloves.

As a legacy engram, there is a special weapon engram. Year 1 weapons with year 1 stats can drop from it. The legacy engram costs 31 strange coins.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the February update has been introduced. It focuses on PvP. Bungie is taking drastic measures against lag.

In Destiny, the players are asking for PvE content, but that will have to wait. Next week, a PvP patch is clearly coming, which brings the Crimson Days, a 2v2 event. We extensively introduced that last week. But there’s more to come.

The update was prepared on 4.2 during the multi-hour maintenance, it will go live next Tuesday – and the February patch brings:

Significant changes to PvP modes

Players will start in the 3v3 modes without special ammo in the Crucible . That can only be picked up later – this applies to Clash, Salvage, Elimination, and also Trials of Osiris – hand cannons are excluded from this change.

Then there will be two new playlists, the “Freelance” playlists. The special thing: Only solo players can participate here, no groups. There will be a “Freelance 6v6” (Clash, Control, Rift) and a “Freelance 3v3” playlist (Elimination, Salvage, Clash) with suitable modes. However, these will not always be active, but will come in a weekly rotation. That starts next week.

The new matchmaking settings, which should bring less lag, will also be applied to Trials of Osiris starting tomorrow. Later, they plan to add Clash and the Crimson Days to this list. And even later, they intend to implement it for all Crucible playlists.

Those with a bad connection will not gain any advantage, only more disadvantages

In a larger action, Destiny – in short – will be redesigned so that lag gives no advantage, but only disadvantages for the one with the poor connection. Anyone with a bad connection should urgently address fixing it. As Bungie says: Those with a poor connection will lose far more games than they do currently. This will also be available next week. For players with a good connection, the fight against such laggers should be less frustrating.

In the raid King’s Fall, a camera issue with the daughters of Oryx will be fixed and they are addressing the teleporting ogres in the King’s Fall raid.

Additionally, the ship “The Last Word” will now appear more frequently when the Black Spindle mission is the daily.

When is all this coming? When is the February patch 2.1.1.?

The February patch 2.1.1. is coming next Tuesday, February 9, at 7:00 PM our time for Destiny.

And just to clarify, so no one confuses the “Weekly Update”, Bungie’s weekly letter to the community, with a “Destiny game update”, they want to find a new name for the community letter. Our earlier favorite: “The Book of Salt.”

Xur will arrive on Friday, February 5, at 10:00 AM in the Tower. We will be there to report on both. Here is the link to Xur on February 5.

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