In Destiny, dataminers predicted the weekly Nightfall strike for March 17.

The weekly Nightfall strike, known as Nightfall in Destiny, is, according to statements from the Japanese prophet Megaman, “The Will of Crota,” the DLC strike against Omnigul with the Arc-Burn modifier.

There are 4 variants of The Will of Crota in Destiny

This would be the fifth time that The Will of Crota has been selected as the Nightfall strike. It thus has three major characteristics:

• It is only accessible to players who have the “The Dark Below” DLC activated.
• It appears much more often than other strikes in the Nightfall rotation – at least once every month.
• It is the only Nightfall strike in Destiny that has more than two variants. The “Will of Crota” is available with Arc-Burn (December 9 and March 15), Solar-Burn (December 30), with Triple-Burn (January 27), without Burn (February 17).

Now, all Nightfall variants in “The Dark Below” should have had their turn

Now in its fifth occurrence, it would be the first time that an Omnigul variant is repeated. Perhaps now the “circle” is closed and next time The Will of Crota appears as the Nightfall in Destiny, it will continue with a Solar-Burn. Since The “Will of Crota” has twice as many variants as all other strikes, it is also logical that it appears twice as often as all other strikes. This is certainly to promote the DLC “The Dark Below” in Destiny. We have addressed the issues, that arise from the abundant DLC content in the weekly rotation, in an article.

“Hobby-predictors” with “After X comes always Y!” can now at least plan that they will have to include twice as many Omnigul strikes in the Nightfall circle as other strikes.

The modifiers for the Nightfall on March 17

• Nightfall – When all players are dead, go back to start
• Epic – harder than heroic
• Lightswitch – enemies deal so much damage with melee attacks that the lights go out quickly
• Angry – enemies are so enraged that high damage won’t stop them
• Arc-Burn – Arc damage is greatly increased

The weekly heroic strike also has Arc-Burn activated.

What weapons are recommended?

Weapons with Arc damage are recommended.

Primary Weapons: The scout rifle Ir Yût’s Bite, the pulse rifle Oversoul Edict or the Deus Ex Machina.

Special Weapons: For example, the sniper rifle Patience and Time.

Special Weapons: The machine gun Thunderlord.

If you want to take a look at strategies on how the strike was previously completed, here is our article from December 9. Omnigul Arc-Burn was the first strike with the new DLC.

This is what else is going on in Destiny on Tuesday, and there are predictions for that too: Iron Banner starts on March 17, are these the items?

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An interview with Destiny’s Production Director, Jonty Barnes, can now give fans hope. At Bungie, they see many things as the gamers do.

Interviews with Bungie employees are rare. Most communication comes through the Weekly Update, which often provides only vague information. When Raid Designer Luke Smith spoke clearly last time, there was more information about the future of Destiny than collected in a month of “Weekly Update”.

Now Destiny has scooped the award for Game of the Year and Bungie’s Production Director, Jonty Barnes, took the time for an enlightening interview.

The surprise: At Bungie, they see almost everything as the community does.

The strengths of Destiny: The core gameplay

When asked what he likes best about Destiny, Barnes replies: “What I like most is that we have created a game that you can enjoy together. We have been working on Destiny for 6 years now, and I still play it with friends. (…) Many of the employees are incredibly proud of the core gameplay mechanics. Playing the game is simply fun. And we have worked hard to get to where we are today. And we are very proud of that.”

This core mechanic is, according to Barnes, also the foundation of success. The action gameplay Bungie is renowned for works well in Destiny.

Barnes probably means the famous “30-second loop”, a sequence of shooting, moving, taking cover, throwing grenades, shooting, that repeated itself in Halo and was considered the basis for making the game feel good. The major plus that is also attributed to Destiny.

According to Barnes, reward systems, a responsive AI, and the ability to play cooperatively add to this foundation. That is the recipe for Destiny’s success.

The weaknesses of Destiny: The story and the slow introduction of new game content

When asked what the team would do differently in Destiny if they had the chance, the answer was refreshingly clear: “We would make some different decisions regarding the game’s story today.”

Additionally, Barnes personally wishes that they could create new locations in the universe faster to give players more to do.

Personally, I wish we could build more places in our universe faster.

The future of Destiny?

According to Barnes, the outlook on “creating new places faster” is positive. The systems they have for bringing in new things evolve just as the players do. Therefore, they will be able to meet players’ wishes faster and satisfy their demands more promptly in the future.

Fortunately, the systems we use to build those worlds is evolving right alongside the player, better enabling us to meet their demands.

At the moment, they have the problem of having too many great ideas to choose from, as the strong community brings so many ideas to the team. In making choices, they will rely on what they believe to be right within the team itself. Because at heart, everyone at Bungie is a gamer.

From the last year, they have also learned that players embrace an “existing universe” like that of Destiny, and the player base continues to grow. This insight has already fostered a rethink of how to design games and what players yearn for.

For more on the MMO shooter, you can visit our Destiny-themed page.

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The next Iron Banner in Destiny starts on March 17. That is already official. Unofficially, the rewards are also known.

Xur cannot be predicted by the dataminers anymore, everything else seems to be going as planned. The Japanese user Megaman has already seen the rewards of the Iron Banner and recorded them in screenshots.

Update March 17, 10:10: Yes, everything was correct. The predicted rewards are also the actual ones.

What is the Iron Banner in Destiny?

The Iron Banner is a special Crucible event in Destiny. In the battles here, player gear “counts,” so it is not balanced. Minor light level differences do not matter much, what is important is especially a fully upgraded 331 weapon.

The Iron Banner is a monthly event. This time, more “maps” will be available than in previous months. It was supposed to be the case already in February, but something went wrong then. They fixed it, but that has been a few weeks ago now, and since then, it is unknown whether everything worked out. The goal of the fix was to include some of the “smaller maps” in the Iron Banner rotation.

If everything went well, the Iron Banner in March should be much more varied than the previous ones.

Iron Banner Guide: What do I need to know for the Iron Banner in Destiny?

This should be the most important things you need to know.

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  It is important to accept all missions for the Iron Banner and work on them simultaneously as much as possible.
• At reputation levels 1 (emblem), 2 (shader), and 4 (class item), there is a special item at Lord Saladin that grants a 10% reputation bonus. You should definitely buy and wear it. These items also work when worn together, and they increase reputation gain.
• Victories in the Iron Banner grant 50 reputation. Losses are not that bad either. For a loss, you receive a special coin, which is automatically redeemed after the next victory and brings 40 reputation points. You can collect a handful of these coins, so even bad streaks are not terrible.
• Always activate the buff “Hardened,” which lasts 12 hours but can be reactivated as often as desired when it runs out.

How the reputation bonus buff “Hardened” strengthens:

The “Hardened” buff becomes stronger the closer it gets to the end of the Iron Banner in Destiny, on Tuesday. This allows players who have less time and can only play on weekends to also have a chance to receive the important items:

•  On the first day, Tuesday, March 17, the reputation bonus is 10%.
• On the second day, Wednesday, March 18, it is 15%
• On the third day, Thursday, March 19, it is 25%
• On the fourth day, Friday, March 20, it is 40%
• On the fifth day, Saturday, March 21, it is 60%
• On the sixth day, Sunday, March 22, it is 100%
• On the seventh day, Monday, March 23, it is 150%

This is how much reputation you need to reach the individual ranks:

• Reputation level 1: 100
• Reputation level 2: additional 1200
• Reputation level 3: additional 2400
• Reputation level 4: additional 2400
• Reputation level 5: additional 2400

And what is available at this Iron Banner in March? Is it worth it?

If the predictions are correct, there will be two items this week with a maximum light level of 36. These are chest armor and leg armor. A light level of 36 is the current maximum and is enough to reach level 32, if you wear 4 of these 36-light-level pieces. The special thing: The items can be upgraded with Ascendant Shards and do not require the raid materials Light Shards.

It will be that the boots are available at rank level 3, the chest armor at rank level 4. Always assuming that the predictions are correct.

In terms of weapons, if the forecasts are correct, this month there will be the machine gun Jolder’s Hammer and the auto rifle Silimar’s Wrath (you can find the images above). These two weapons are available at rank level 4 (machine gun) and 5 (auto rifle). At the end of an Iron Banner match, there is also a chance for “random weapons.” Previously, the “rewards” of the Iron Banner from the previous month were always selected. In this case, that would be two real treats: The shotgun Felwinter’s Lie and the scout rifle Gheleon’s Demise.

Please note that the images of the rewards in this article are not yet official but come from the Japanese prophet Megamanex4, who is active in the reddit forum. All information except the rewards is to be considered secure.

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Destiny wins its first major award as Game of the Year 2014. The MMO shooter swept the BAFTAs. Meanwhile, other online games Hearthstone and the perennial favorite League of Legends win in the side categories.

Destiny is a success, but not necessarily equally popular with everyone. “Has it won an award? Is there even an award for the game with the most potential that turned out just okay?” asked a sharp-tongued reader on a US site.

Destiny finally ahead of Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age: Inquisition

No, there isn’t such an award, but a real one, and one of the many “This is the Game of the Year!” awards has now been brought back to Seattle.

Destiny won the British Academy Game Awards as Game of the Year on the night from Thursday to Friday. At almost all other awards ceremonies in the last months, this title was either reserved for Dragon Age: Inquisition or for Shadow of Mordor. Destiny also always won awards at these events, but mostly in the side categories for the best technology, the best soundtrack, the best online game or the best Action Game. Not this time. They took the big prize and were correspondingly pleased about it.

They tweeted about the success, turned the BAFTA into Destiny loot and happily gave interviews, emphasizing how important player recognition is for the team. And they take harsh criticism as an incentive to do even better and as a sign of how much Destiny means to so many these days.

Hearthstone wins Multiplayer Medal, League of Legends is consistent

This time, the award for best “Multiplayer” went to Blizzard’s Hearthstone . Hearthstone has already collected several awards for 2014, often for best “Mobile” or best “Strategy Game.” League of Legends, on the other hand, has been on the market longer and is therefore not represented at most award ceremonies. However, it can surely count on player favor, in no other online game have PC gamers spent as many hours as in League of Legends. Who needs awards anyway? But they are certainly not harmful: At the BAFTAs, this time there was the award for the best “persistent game.” (Persistent Game)

A lifetime achievement award was given to David Braben, the mind behind Elite: Dangerous, .

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