In the MMO shooter Destiny , the Black Spindle is one of the coveted exotic weapons. We show you a guide on how to obtain it.

How to get the exotic sniper rifle Black Spindle? – The real question is not “How?”, but “When do you get the Black Spindle?” – Rarely, but today is one of those days.

In order to embrace the Black Spindle, it is necessary for the quest “Lost to Light” to be active as a daily story mission. It can only be obtained on these days, from 11:00 AM to 10:59 AM the next day.

You can see how it works in the video guide to the Black Spindle that we present to you.

It is explained in detail how it works. It is mainly about speed, because during the daily mission, you must reach the elevator leading to the Taniks Strike “Shadow Thief” within a short time and without wiping. If you are not fast enough or wipe completely once, the door leading to this elevator will already be closed.

Once you have achieved that, it is again about speed. The ship must be completely cleansed of the Taken within a relatively short time of 10 minutes. This sounds easier than it is in practice, as the mission is quite tightly timed and harshly balanced. Raid weapons from King’s Fall are recommended, as they deal bonus damage to the Taken.

In this video, you can see exactly how the second part of the mission works and how you can finally embrace the Black Spindle in Destiny:

Although the Black Spindle has been available in Destiny with 20 points less attack value since patch 2.01 than before the patch, it still has excellent stats and is suitable as a “Heavy Hitter” especially for the King’s Fall raid and stationary, difficult bosses.

By the way: Not only is the Black Spindle available in this mission, but also the ship Wiensänger.

Do you have tips for seekers or stories about how you obtained the Black Spindle? Are you looking for allies to acquire one of the most coveted weapons of Destiny? Let us know in the comments!

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In the MMO shooter Destiny the Iron Banner is active. We take a look at what to consider in the PvP event.

What is the Iron Banner?

The Iron Banner is a monthly one-week PvP event in Destiny. Players compete against each other as in the regular Crucible, and are assigned to teams. However, the “level advantage” is active.

Players with a lower light level than their opponent deal slightly less damage (though this is hardly noticeable). As you can see, the current red curve is almost flat like the very flat one at launch again. Only at 150 points light level difference does the real drop occur. A player with 260 light level in the Iron Banner only loses about 10% of their damage when firing at a 310 player.

How long does the Iron Banner last in Destiny?

The Iron Banner started on Tuesday, October 13th, at 8:00 PM. It will last until Tuesday, October 20th, at 11:00 AM.

At rank 3, there are three new class items:

What is the goal of the Iron Banner?

The goal of the Iron Banner is to reach a high reputation level with Lord Saladin, the head honcho of the event. Then more items can be purchased from him. There is also a chance to receive items right after a match.

However, things are not going so well at the moment, and many complain about weak rewards and poor drop rates.

How to gain reputation with Lord Saladin?

There are 3 main ways to gain reputation:

• Play Iron Banner Crucible and win, then you gain reputation
• Play Iron Banner Crucible and lose, then you gain medals, of which you can collect up to 5. After the next win in Crucible, they automatically convert into reputation
• Complete bounties for Lord Saladin – there are some new ones. He has 3 “daily” bounties every day and 3 “weekly” bounties per week. There are a total of 9 daily bounties to choose from.

There is still the Twink bonus – you earn double reputation with your “lower level Guardians” if you have a Guardian with a higher reputation rank than them.

At rank 4, you can acquire these boots with a defense value of 280.

What has changed?

The following has changed:

• The “Hardened” bonus is now permanently active, so there is no need to worry about it. This means: Players earn more reputation throughout the Destiny week (which runs from Tuesday to Tuesday) as the week approaches its end.
• The reward structure is now a bit different: Players are expected to earn their items in combat. Items at Lord Saladin now cost the coveted “legendary marks” and have weaker stats compared to when they drop. So, one should only buy in case of emergency.
• There are new emblems and class items. The shaders remain the same. It’s still the case that the 3 items grant a reputation bonus.
• The reforge is no longer available. That has been completely removed. (Just like Etheric Light.)

What does Lord Saladin sell?

These items are sold by Lord Saladin in Destiny:

• At rank 1 the emblem Iron Pride – for 1000 Glimmer.
• At rank 2 the shader Millions of Millions for 1000 Glimmer.
• At rank 3 there is the new class item for 40 legendary marks. It has a defense value of 280.
• At rank 4 there are boots for every class with a defense value of 280 for 40 marks. Also the new pistol Iron Crown-D for 90 legendary marks. It deals Solar damage, damage increases stability, and preparing the weapon grants bonus damage.
• At rank 5 the emblem The Ironwood Tree for 1000 Glimmer and the shader Gold Spiral for 1000 Glimmer. Also the new pulse rifle Nirwens Grace for 90 legendary marks. It has quite decent stats but low impact. Additionally, the radar remains active while aiming, and precision hits improve the reload time. This thing is quite nice!

Are there other rewards?

A ship can still be obtained. Other than that, we do not know of anything. We know that the weapons and armor pieces that Saladin sells can also drop in the Iron Banner. And that starting from rank 2. Then, however, with higher stats (up to 300 defense values) and the possibility of other traits.

Currently, there are no reports of any other special armor pieces or weapons from Lord Saladin’s Iron Banner loot table. Players who have reached rank 5 are also quite disillusioned with the drops.

Is the Iron Banner worth it in October?

This time it looks quite poor. In the past, the Iron Banner was the only way to get high-end gear without matchmaking. That has now completely fallen away.

The weapons are also not super interesting without the possibility to reforge, although the pulse rifle is enticing. Sure, if you enjoy PvP and like playing, you should enjoy it. However, the rewards that once made the Iron Banner unique are currently not visible.

What do you think about the Iron Banner in October?

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In Destiny , the in-game cash shop has only been active for a few hours, and rumors are already surfacing that Bungie intends to expand the offerings to include “Pay2Win” items. What’s the truth?

As soon as it was announced that Destiny would introduce an in-game cash shop, there were concerns: “Yes, you are only selling emotes now, and it won’t be long before you sell exp boosts or certain materials!”

Then yesterday, the in-game shop launched: 16 “normal” emotes for 200 silver each, and 2 “special” emotes for 500 silver.

Every player received 400 silver as a gift. Those who want to buy additional silver will find that the smallest package of 500 silver costs nearly 5 euros. So far, so good.

Will players soon lose their good mood?

Pay2Win elements are coming, stated in the Destiny forum

This morning, a furious post appeared on “Bungie.net”, Destiny’s forum, titled “Pay2Win is coming – I have the proof!”

A player claimed to have found indications in the database that soon “consumable items” would be added to the nearly pristine cash shop of the game, pushing Destiny into the disreputable “Pay2Win” corner. This term refers to when players can buy virtual advantages for real money.

To prove his allegations, the player cited the purchase screen of Tess Everis. It states that “consumable items cannot be returned.” While she is not currently selling any, the implication is clear: items that can only be used once are certainly on the way!
The user found numerous items in the database, which he claims are new: all consumable items.

He concludes that players could soon purchase “buffs” for silver, thus indirectly for real money, to increase their drop chances in the hard mode of King’s Fall. He also found various EXP boosts for specific enemy races and boosts to level subclasses faster in the database.

The corresponding thread on Bungie.net has since been deleted. Gaming websites, including German sites, are reporting on it. There are forum threads, discussions are happening. The issue is circulating. It is causing panic and seems to confirm the concerns many have.

What does Bungie say about it?

On Neogaf, Luke Smith, the Game Director of “The Taken King”, has now addressed these allegations.

Smith writes that the items that increased drop chances in “King’s Fall” have been in the database for a while, but are not in the game. These files in the database were remnants of an idea that players could buy buffs from the “Speaker” – much like the “Three of Coins” from Xur. However, this idea was discarded due to bugs.

There was never a plan for players to purchase such raid drop buffs for silver.

On Twitter, Smith reiterates this.

We aren’t (nor are we planning) on selling consumables that buff King’s Fall drop rates for Silver.

— Luke Smith (@thislukesmith) October 14, 2015

Furthermore, Smith announced (while he was at it) that better rewards for the Nightfall strike are on the way. They plan to address that soon.

Mein MMO says: Interestingly, Smith specifically refutes only that one type of “consumable items.” However, he does not mention the “exp boosts” or other so-called “convenience” items. “Convenience” items refer to those exp boosts that save time but do not provide any “real” advantage beyond that.

As of now, it is still unclear whether the new cash shop has been introduced purely as an “additional” source of revenue for Bungie/Activision or if they intend to forego paid DLCs and instead only request payment for a larger expansion “once a year.” Rumors to that effect are also circulating. Bungie has not yet commented on this.

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