In Destiny the sudden appearance of an exotic sniper rifle, the Black Spindle, has caused excitement. The next day there’s fresh info.

Usually, there are few surprises in Destiny. This is exactly what the game has been accused of: a treadmill, always the same steps, nothing really exciting ever happens. It has so much potential. Surprise us already.

In the past, this was not possible at all: long before the release, the databases were combed through, all new quests, all fresh items known. But that has been changed.

Thus, there was exactly such a surprise yesterday, after which players had been calling for so long. On the daily story mission, players could suddenly start an event that was quite intense if they took the right path, and at the end there was the exotic sniper “Black Spindle.” How to get the Black Spindle, we described yesterday.

Now that the smoke has cleared, let’s take a closer look.

Is the Black Spindle really only in the story mission

Yes, the Black Spindle is only available when the mission “Lost to Light” is active as a daily story mission. This has been confirmed by a technician from Bungie. Only under these conditions can one obtain the Black Spindle. However, it is supposed to occur more frequently.

@JMarsTweets Only when it’s the daily, but it’ll be in the rotation often.

— Rob Engeln (@RobEngeln) September 23, 2015

Why is the Black Spindle so strong at 310?

The Black Spindle has an attack value of 310. This is a problem (or an opportunity) because players can replicate it with “300” from their weapon designs. And with the 300 Spindle, they can infuse other special weapons from the Taken King, thus increasing their attack value.

This is a bug that Bungie intends to fix soon. The Black Spindle is supposed to be reduced to 290. Community Manager DeeJ announced this last night. The special weapons that have been infused to a higher value with the Black Spindle will retain the higher value.

This patch is supposed to come soon.

How could one have figured out that the Black Spindle is hidden right there

It was actually not that surprising that the Black Spindle was exactly there. Because a hint was hidden in the game that just no one found or at least no one pursued.

The Black Spindle is clearly modeled after the sniper rifle Black Hammer.

When the raid weapon Black Hammer was dismantled, there was a special item with strange symbols on it, a rune stone. Although the players registered this, they thought there was something to be done with the item itself and did not investigate further. They thought: Eventually, one would be able to use the item.

A resourceful player has now figured out that this rune itself was the clue. Because the symbols on the rune can be found on the doors that led to the Black Spindle. The item itself is not important, but the markings on it could have given the decisive hint.

What impact does the Black Spindle have now?

The most interesting thing this special find has caused: Destiny players are now on the hunt for such secrets again, after seeing what is possible in the game.

At the moment, a hot candidate for something hidden that no one has found yet: A mission in the Glass Chamber, when the Ghost warns that no Vex should be killed…

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In Destiny a new exotic sniper rifle, the Black Spindle, surprisingly appeared today when a player completed the daily mission in a unique way.

That’s a bit strange. We knew that not all exotic weapons are in Destiny’s database, but that an “exotic variant” of the cult sniper “Black Hammer” could be obtained just like that – surprising.

A player apparently started the daily heroic story mission today. Later, at the point where you have to find 2 relics to escape the temple, he headed towards the area where the “Tanis Strike”; Shadow Thief takes place – to the elevator. Variks surprisingly contacted him and instructed him to free the ship from the Taken.

Then a 10-minute timer apparently started, and the Taken and their captain “Driviks” had to be eliminated within 10 minutes – as a reward, there was the exotic sniper rifle. Also for several in fireteams. It’s probably quite hard to do solo; a fireteam is recommended.

The weapon is very similar to the Black Hammer, even has the “White Nail” perk. According to initial reports, it’s a bit buggy. No matter which scope you choose, Hawkeye is activated.

In English, the weapon is called “Black Spindle.”

The details of the whole thing are currently still quite nebulous. Whether a certain light level must be reached or if it is repeatable at will, whether you can die or not – all of this is currently unclear. You probably need to hurry when you exit the story mission to reach the catch.

It may well be that you need to have a light level of 300 for this particular section to start. This seems to be a kind of light threshold in Destiny after which some interesting things happen.

Update: Böh, it should already work under 300 light!

It has nothing to do with the special item you received when you dismantled a Black Hammer, at least not what is currently known. Everything is still quite nebulous.

It seems that it is absolutely necessary to be on the daily mission or to have someone who is on this mission with you. Otherwise, you get a response that you just missed the Fallen.

How to get the sniper rifle “Black Spindle”

After the initial excitement has settled: Here is a calmer guide in English. This is how you get the Black Spindle when the daily story mission “Lost to the Light” is active.

You can see the details in this video guide How to get the Black Spindle?

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , there is information about which class was the most successful in the Crucible during the first week of “The Taken King”.

Bungie User Research, the statistics department of Destiny, has spoken up and introduced the subclasses with the strongest kill-death ratio in the first week.

It is Sunbreaker Titans with 1.08. The other two “new” specializations, Stormcaller and Nightstalker, are also at the top. Stormcallers kill more frequently on average than Sunbreaker Titans, but they also die more often.

Overall, the balance is quite even, especially when excluding the subclasses. Warlocks and Hunters have an average K/D of 1.0. Titans have 0.99.

The ranking looks like this:

1. Sunbreaker Titan
2. Stormcaller Warlock
3. Nightstalker Hunter
4. Gunslinger Hunter
5. Blade Dancer Hunter
6. Sun Singer Warlock
7. Voidwalker Warlock
8. Striker Titan
9. Defender Titan

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , players are reporting issues with exotic engrams: They often give duplicate items. Is it due to the smart loot system?

Already with Xur on Friday, some noticed it. Now it’s become even more evident because one can farm exotic engrams specifically with “Three of Coins”: Something is not right.

Players are complaining that they keep pulling the same exotic item from exotic engrams of the same type – useless duplicates.

This could be a coincidence. However, the reports are accumulating to the point where one should at least be aware of it.

Simply too few items in the Year 2 selection at the Taken King in Destiny?

With “The Taken King” came a “smart loot system.” It is supposed to recognize which exotic item guardians in Destiny still need, to give it to them with increased probability. This leads to players getting primarily (but not 100%) armor pieces for the class with which they decode the engrams from armor engrams. Previously, they could get all armor pieces with the same probability, regardless of whether they already have the items or whether it’s intended for the class with which they open the engrams in Destiny.

For armor pieces, the selection is still relatively limited: There are relatively few Year 2 helmets that could come from an engram. This might explain some of the duplicates.

But duplicates also occur with weapons.

Is the smart loot system in Destiny glitching?

The current theory: The smart loot system does recognize which item the guardian currently needs from this engram. However, if they receive it, the system does not immediately understand that they no longer need the item and gives it to them again. This means: If a guardian opens 3 weapon engrams in a row, it could happen that the system thinks they need the same weapon every time.

Whether this is truly the case is currently unknown. Numerous individual examples suggest this, and it can’t hurt to open the engrams “at intervals.” So, going to the Cryptarch more often and having fewer engrams decoded. Better to decode not 5 things in 5 seconds, but one per engram type and then do something else first.

… or is it determined at drop time?

It could also be that the content of the engrams is determined thanks to smart loot at the moment players receive the engram. This would mean it would be better to decrypt engrams as soon as one receives them, rather than waiting “until it’s worth it” and then marching to Rahool with a whole sack.

Aluhelm danger? At least it sounds plausible

Whether this is a “perception error” by the players that falls within the statistical range, or if something is really wrong with the engrams is hard to say. Such perception errors occur especially often when players feel disadvantaged to logically explain a streak of bad luck. It is suggested that this is not a phenomenon that is constantly and always recognizable.

But it’s not that far-fetched. It is a new situation. Previously, there was no “smart loot system” with engrams. Which helmet one pulled from an engram was independent of which helmets one already had. With the “smart loot,” this has changed. It takes into account the player’s item status. It is entirely possible that the described issues really occur.

It can’t hurt to be more cautious, especially if you are only missing a few items.

What are your experiences with the Cryptarch and the exotic engrams so far?

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