In the MMO shooter Destiny , the Game Director of the new expansion spoke critically about the starting period. They themselves did not recognize the potential of the game and the characters, like Ghost.

Luke Smith, the Game Director of “The Taken King,” is a man of clear words. This sometimes brings him trouble (The thing about throwing money against the monitor), but often provides interesting insights.

In a new interview, they wanted to tease out of him why “The Ghost” somehow didn’t work in the base game. Why he had such difficult lines, why it all sounded so stilted, why the soul was missing? They want to know if it was due to Peter Dinklage’s performance.

However, Bungie does not accept criticism on that point. Smith says, that the Ghost is a good example of the entire game. They didn’t recognize at the beginning what they actually had or where it was headed. The potential of the Ghost and the entire character was not always recognized. This led to some of his lines being lacking. The material Dinklage worked with was not always well-written.

As Smith believes, such mistakes and experiments were necessary to learn from them. In the second year, they now have a much better understanding of Destiny and also of the role of the Ghost. Everything seems more cohesive now, and there is more possible.

The development of “The Taken King” went well whenever individual teams were given the opportunity to shine, Smith explains. Because at Bungie, they can rely on excellent professionals and developers. They achieved more than one could expect from them.

Thus, he told the teams of Audio and Story regarding the missions in the Second Act of “The Taken King,” the “Taken War”: It’s perfectly fine if you only make one line at the beginning of the mission and one at the end. Because time was short at that point.

However, they could not reconcile this with their professional outlook. The teams did not accept that and insisted on providing these missions completely with story and music.

Smith sees the biggest risk in the development of “The Taken King” as the endgame, which now offers something for solo players, has generally more freedom, with legendary weapons as quest rewards and secrets.

This was a gamble during the development period that they took. It looks like it paid off.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny, the Strange Coin merchant Xur will pay a visit on October 9th. What is he selling this time?

Bungie is apparently managing to carry the momentum from the first weeks into daily life. There was a lot happening in Destiny this week: This time it was all about the Sleeper Simulant, a new exotic weapon. Then a secret room in the raid was revealed as a basketball court, and for next week, the return of the PvP events Iron Banner and Trials of Osiris, as well as the introduction of a cash shop are on the agenda.

And that’s not all. Further developments are anticipated. Players can be excited about what awaits them in the coming days and weeks. And that is more than could often be said about last year.

Currently still a mystery: When will the other half of the exotic armor pieces be introduced in the game, which are already available in the database? Without them, the selection of exotic armors is still limited at the moment. Only a small amount can drop from various engrams. Xur also has a limited selection available to stock his inventory of Year 2 armor pieces.

The duplicates will continue to pile up for now.

All about Xur on October 9th, 10th, and 11th.

When does Xur arrive in Destiny and when does he leave?

Xur will arrive on Friday, October 9th, at 11:00 AM in the Tower or the Reef in Destiny. He will leave again on Sunday, October 11th, also at 11:00 AM.

Where is Xur this time? What is his location?

Xur is located with the Vanguard merchants.

What do the numbers in parentheses mean for armor pieces?

The numbers represent the current values of that particular armor piece for this week. They can vary between certain parameters. The rule is: The higher, the better.

What is Xur selling this week?

Xur is selling NO weapon this week, but a helmet engram – it costs 19 strange coins.

For Titans, he has the helmet “One-Eyed Mask” (36/51 INT; 31/46 STR). All armor pieces cost 13 strange coins.

For Hunters, the helmet “Shinobu’s Vow.” (34/49 INT, 35/50 DIS).

For Warlocks, the gloves “Ahamkara’s Bones.” (50/63 STR).

The Year 1 Legacy engram is a heavy weapon engram. It drops Year 1 items with Year 1 stats.

From the gloves in the engram, there are new Year 2 gloves as follows:

• For Titans the Exo-Fists
• For Hunters the Sealed Ahamkara Grasps
• For Warlocks the Impossible Machines

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , things will be changing next week with patch 2.01: Shotguns will be weakened, a cash shop, and Iron Banner will come into play.

Bungie knows you are disappointed with the search for the Sleeper

In this week’s Weekly Update from Bungie, it was mentioned, among other things, to tell players: We are aware of what is going on with you. Bungie has taken note that the search for the Sleeper Simulant raised greater expectations than it ultimately fulfilled. It implies that they were surprised by the players’ reactions and the intensity of their search, but also did not want to spoil things in advance.

They say they have learned from all of this. On one hand, they want to keep secrets better in the future, and on the other hand, they want to be more transparent about the availability of quests.
The background: The Destiny community was desperately searching for ways to get an exotic weapon that Bungie had introduced before the expansion The Taken King.

However, that weapon was not available. The search that led to the Sleeper Simulant was simply hidden behind a time lock, which was only activated this week.

More surprises announced

Bungie also announces more “surprises” that will come in the next weeks. After the quest line The Taken War, Black Spindle, and the raid, Iron Banner will come next week along with other surprises.

There is still much hidden: Dhe half of the exotic armors from the database is still missing from the game, the hard raid “Kingsfall” is open, and there are still some exotic weapons that are already in the database, waiting to be discovered: “No Time to Explain” is now at the top of the wanted list.

Shotguns lose Sardine Can

One surprise is revealed upfront: In general, they are quite satisfied with the weapon balance changes that came with 2.0. Only shotguns are too strong.

Therefore, they will remove the “Sardine Can” feature from shotguns. This caused less spread. As a result, too many bullets hit the target, especially for players who use shotguns for long and medium range.

Sardine Can will no longer be available on shotguns in the future. Shotguns that have the Sardine Can will instead receive a replacement perk (Narrow and/or personal; Crowd Control or Knee Pads) and that will be it. Game tests found that this should not have a negative impact on PvE.

Those who want to play with the shotgun are advised by Bungie to go into close combat.

Iron Banner and Cash Shop coming Tuesday

The shotgun nerf comes with patch 2.01 next week. It is also expected to bring Tess Everis and her emotes, along with the introduction of a cash shop. Bungie does not reveal anything new at this point. Only: Anyone who logs in between now and December will receive additional silver.

As a highlight for next week, they announce the Iron Banner.

In just a few hours, Xur, the Agent of the Nine, will be in the Tower or Reef. We will receive Xur on Friday, October 9th, and report on his inventory.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the Black Spindle has created a hype. But how good is the exotic sniper rifle in Destiny? Is it worth it?

The Black Spindle got everyone excited two weeks ago. An exotic sniper rifle that was not in the database was suddenly found. Today we will look at what the weapon can do and whether it can really take over the function of “Black Hammer”. The legendary raid sniper was considered by many the top PvE special weapon in year 1.

Where can I find the Black Spindle?

The Black Spindle is only available if a very specific mission is the daily story mission: Lost to Light. You can read everything else in this article. We have reported here about the special characteristics that make the Black Spindle such a coveted item for infusion.

What makes the Black Spindle so special?

The Black Spindle deals solar damage and has the following two perks:

White Nail – With three consecutive precision hits, your reserve magazine is refilled.

Mulligan – Missed shots have a chance to return the ammunition directly to the magazine.
With “White Nail”, you can just stay on the weak spot with stationary targets (certain bosses or tanks, for example) and fire the magazine empty without reloading. Mulligan only triggers occasionally and increases the fault tolerance of the weapon.

What is special about the Spindle: It is available with a 310 attack value right after completion!

Is the Black Spindle like Black Hammer in year 1 of Destiny?

The Black Hammer from year 1 could do just that, but even more. Because with it, you could fire indefinitely, the bullets were not taken from the reserve magazine, but regenerated (like with Icebreaker, only much faster). The times of the Black Hammer are gone forever, the entire perk “White Nail” has been nerfed.

However, the Black Spindle is still an excellent choice for dealing maximum damage against “stationary enemies” if players can string together these precision hits.

Is the Black Spindle good?

Yes, the Black Spindle is very good in PvE in the constellations when you can play more or less stationary. Whenever precision hits are guaranteed and you can save yourself the reload, “a damage loss”, the weapon shines.

Thanks to these situations, the Black Spindle is considered an excellent exotic weapon in Destiny, which is definitely worth the exotic slot, especially when solar damage is required. Even if there is strong competition among the legendary weapons.

In PvP, the properties of the weapon actually do not help much, as you should look for a more specialized weapon. Many have found enjoyment in the sniper Beyond.

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