The MMO shooter Destiny starts on 24th November with a new week. We present the weekly Nightfall strike and tell you who is waiting for you in Oryx’s courtyard.

Annoyance this morning for some: The Iron Banner did NOT end at 10:00 AM as originally scheduled (it always ended at that time in the past), but the Iron Banner actually ended an hour earlier.

At midnight US time, which is 9:00 AM our time. The news came late, only at night from our perspective. Certainly frustrating for anyone who was standing before closed gates. Some plan tightly, wanting to hand in everything in the last minutes, when it’s particularly worthwhile and the bonuses are high… this time was punished.

The Nightfall strike in the week of 24th November

The Nightfall strike leads to the Darkblade, to Alak-Hul, into the Sunless Cell.

The modifiers are:

• Specialist – The damage from special weapons is increased
• Berserk – that’s the former “Angry”, the enemies do not stagger even under heavy damage
• Chaff – The radar is disrupted, does not work
• Fresh Troops – Some of the enemy groups have been reinforced with additional members

How combat in darkness without radar works… could become a challenge. But with the increased special weapon damage, it should also be manageable.

The T3 boss in Oryx’s courtyard – how to defeat him

The T3 boss in Oryx’s courtyard this week is Thalnok, also known as the biggest Crota fan in the whole known multi-verse. The fight against Thalnok plays out like a mini-sized Crota fight. So to speak, like golf versus mini-golf, just without cheesy windmills or a miniaturized landmark of cities.

Guides, videos, tricks for the bosses?

Throughout the day we will present videos of successful runs here, showing how the Nightfall was defeated and how the T3 boss in Oryx’s courtyard works.

This is how the Nightfall strike against Alak-Hul, the Darkblade, works from 24th November in Destiny:

Here Nexxoss explains the fight against the current T3 boss Thalnok, Mini-Crota:

There is no automated matchmaking for the Nightfall, you have to find friends yourselves. If you need help finding players for Destiny, check out this article. Who knows, maybe some of you will soon be out with the personal adjutant.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the “Refer a Friend” campaign has started, with rewards including emotes and much more, but you need to convince a friend to purchase the game.

Last week we already introduced it, and the “prizes” have already been mentioned. Now the campaign has started, which will culminate in the rewards of the “Story of Two Guardians”.

It’s all under “Referral Program“: You invite a friend via the promotion, who then purchases Destiny: The Taken King (you must be on the same platform), then you experience adventures together and earn rewards. Both players receive the “rewards”.

A downside: The promotion is only available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One; it does not run on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

These are the rewards from the Story of Two Guardians and how to get them

What exactly Guardians need to accomplish, we have already introduced in an article – at the moment it’s still unofficial, but that’s how it will likely go.

These are “relatively normal tasks” at the beginning: completing patrols, story missions, crucible matches. Later, when the new Guardian reaches level 40, the second round of tasks will come for the two friends: heroic story missions, heroic strikes, and completing the Nightfall strike.

The connected friends will receive more EXP together. As a reward, there’s a special Sparrow, two emotes that can probably be performed in duet, an emblem, a special shader, and even “elemental swords” (Edge of Infinity) are waiting for the dynamic duo.

What this is about with the swords is still unknown at the moment. They are supposed to be “exclusive” – we will surely find out soon.

Here’s the link to the campaign, remember that “the newly recruited friend” must be invited through this feature for it to work. Players can be invited who are considered “newcomers” and have played Destiny for the first time within the last 7 days.

Here’s the (truly charming) German trailer for the promotion. Through it, one can almost forget the coolly calculated and clear commercial intention behind the action … almost:

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , Bungie has selected the videos of the week. This time there are special actions from the Crucible.

This week has little fire nonsense, just Crucible action that meets Bungie’s taste. They chose this artistic shot as the video of the week.

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In 2nd place, the strange behavior of enemies who desperately want to go through a corridor that proves to be deadly.

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And in 3rd place, this spectacle:

Bungie’s 4th place we have already shown you in a separate post, it’s the guy who simply refuses to revive his buddies and still gets away with it.

With so much Crucible action from Bungie, we won’t hold back, our favorite video shows a Defender Titan and his portable office:

And to conclude, this video: We call it “Two Hunters meet … both dead.”

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the status bars on the weapons cause confusion. What does “40 Range” actually mean?

A look at the weapon in Destiny shows endless status bars. A few numbers are clear, the ammunition value is precise, but what exactly does “Range” mean?

The gunsmith Jon Weisnewski was a guest on a podcast and had to delve deep into the substance to explain what “Range” actually means.

The shot cone changes and decides whether the second shot hits or not

Specifically, “Range” is an abstract and summary value that conceals complicated things. On one hand, the range determines at what distance a weapon deals less damage and when it deals almost none at all. This is known as “Damage Fall-Off,” which most have likely registered and understood by now.

However, “Accuracy” is also involved. You can think of it as a “shot cone” emanating from the barrel of each weapon, a cone. When firing the weapon for the first time, this cone is usually “tight and precise.” You want players to hit with the first shot, for which they typically take their time, and you want to reward players who “aim a little longer.”

With follow-up shots, this cone expands further. So, if someone shoots quickly with a handgun, they get such a wide corridor that they hardly hit anything.

The “Range” value ultimately determines how the cone behaves, how quickly it widens, how fast it contracts again, and much more. Weisnewski has a huge spreadsheet containing all these values for different weapons and their subtypes.

Destiny cannot and will not provide the player with all this information

It is not possible to provide players with all this information, as there wouldn’t be enough space in the game. The weapon card already conveys so much information to the player that if it included “Accuracy,” it would be too much.

Players have to trust Bungie to some extent that the “Range value 40” actually does something, is useful, and brings benefits.

Knowing all this would also pull players out of their immersion. If they had all the information, they would not be playing Destiny, but rather a “number game.” Additionally, they should feel like the ones in control making decisions.

Thus, the “technical value” Aim-Assist, also known as targeting assistance in the game, is referred to as “Target-Acquisition” so that players still feel they are aiming and achieving their successes, and it is not some developer turning knobs.

Weapons can only be compared within a category

Another designer, Sage, later explained to visitors of the Bungie headquarters that one should not make the mistake of comparing the status bars of different weapon types. That would be comparing apples to oranges.

The status bars apply only to their own weapon category. Comparing a handgun to a pulse rifle or a shotgun to a fusion rifle will probably not give players the information they are looking for.

Mein MMO says: Regarding “Range” and how the various shot cones change, alongside “Aim-Assist,” recoil direction, and the various scopes, this is likely part of the mystery as to why some weapons simply feel “right and good” to players, while others, despite having better stats, do not.

Behind a “I just can’t handle the weapon” could simply be a shot cone that doesn’t fit the player because at the moment of the second or third shot it is already “too far,” while another weapon resets and allows the player to land the second shot on target.

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