In Destiny, the excitement about Xur, the Agent of the Nine, is high. The community manager DeeJ now promises to advocate for the players’ interests and look for solutions with the team.

This Friday marked the third time in three months that the DLC sniper rifle “No Land Beyond” was available from Xur. Those who needed the weapon purchased it during the first two times, making this weapon offering a dud this time. And the worst part: a pattern emerges. Once every 4 weeks, it seems Xur sells the DLC weapon No Land Beyond, followed by the DLC rocket launcher “Dragon’s Breath” the following week. Then there are two weeks of other weapons, and then it continues with No Land Beyond.  Now it was “No Land Beyond’s” turn, so is there going to be the rocket launcher Dragon’s Breath for the third time next week? Grim prospects for Destiny players and enough reason to be upset.

Destiny Community Manager: They fixed the Cryptarch, they can also fix Xur

Surprisingly, DeeJ, the community manager of Destiny, agrees. He made unusually clear statements in the reddit forum. To a player who thought it was outrageous that Xur sells Dragon’s Breath and No Land Beyond once a month, DeeJ agreed: “I see it that way too. That’s my argument. They fixed the Cryptarch. I think they can also fix Xur.”

I agree. That’s the case I’ve been making. They fixed the Cryptarch. I think they can fix Xur.

In the coming days, he will clearly address the responsible designers about the problem and talk to the team about solutions.

Instead of making house calls here to offend people with conversations about the issues, I’m going to focus my efforts on talking to the team about solutions.

DeeJ also commented on the “prophecies” of the Japanese user who predicted Xur. Xur’s loot table is “randomly” generated. But even if a player can predict it, that has no influence on the outcome. DeeJ asked the team if it was possible to manually influence Xur and his offerings. They told him that manipulation was not possible.

Mein MMO says: Xur remains a mystery after so many months. If it really is programmed to sell “Dragon’s Breath” and “No Land Beyond” once a month in its random pattern, then it urgently needs to be changed. It doesn’t help at that time anymore, no one will buy “Darkness Awaits” because of that.

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We have dealt with the disproportionately represented DLC content in the game’s systems and the negative effects it has in this article: Fans are angry: Too much DLC stuff in rotation – especially with Xur

A fifth grader has become a victim of a troll in the MMO shooter Destiny. The troll promised to show him a trick to become stronger if the boy handed over control of his account through Shareplay.

A few weeks ago, we posted the video of a man who deleted all of his exotic items: He wanted to do this when the hand cannon Thorne dropped. It dropped, and he did it.

Now there is a similar video, but it is much more brutal. An 11-year-old boy is playing Destiny when a malicious figure named “Kermit the Frog” appears, promising to show him a cheat to become stronger. This does indeed sound a bit like “Get in my car; I have candy for you.” The boy hands over his account to the stranger, steps away from the TV for a moment, and well … yes, the other one deletes two of his Guardians and his third Guardian’s exotic fusion rifle Plan C.

http://youtu.be/_QwERUow9lY?t=12m44s

The video raised some doubts about whether it is really real. After all, it looks almost too brutal to be true. And what mother would upload a video of her son humiliating himself to her own YouTube channel?

There are now answers to those questions: The boy’s mother spoke with the US site GameInformer and said she only uploaded the video to her account to show it to Bugie’s support for review. Her son learned a “valuable lesson” from the events: to also protect what you have worked for. The troll had previously gained her son’s trust while playing together.

Meanwhile, the video has been noticed by Bungie and featured in the Weekly Update as an example of “Be careful out there.” Well, more than 300,000 others have seen it, too.

At the moment, some hope that Bungie will make an exception and that the boy will get his account back. Meanwhile, the fifth grader is confronted with the reality of the internet. While some empathize and cringe at the sight of the event, feeling for him, taking his side and appealing to Bungie’s leniency, he has to endure some ridicule from others, questioning how he could have been so naive. By handing control to “Kermit” in the video, believing he would gain illegal advantages, it also takes on a moral tone. The fifth grader here says he was lured into it. Before the video started, the troll convinced him to do it.

In the MMO shooter Destiny, a player recorded a YouTube clip showing which materials he could hit with a special sniper rifle, the LDR 5001.

The LDR-5001, a Vanguard sniper rifle with armor-piercing rounds, we have already introduced to you. Meanwhile, we even know, what the name stands for: LDR is a long-distance relationship, 5001 could be 5001 feet, almost 1.5 kilometers. Above that, a deadly shot is still possible.

The LDR-5001 is not an “Exotic” and the kills with it are not as spectacular as with The Last Word or knife kills, but it is a true wonder weapon, as it can shoot through just about anything in Destiny: as long as it only has a single layer.

The special “Wallbuster” ability of the LDR-5001 is impressively showcased in this Crucible video.

http://youtu.be/dYf2_XplPaQ

Oh … and because today is Saturday, we’ll add this bonus shot: Someone takes aim at a heavy ammo crate with the LDR5001. The shot is titled “4 in one shot.”

http://youtu.be/Yl5z37EqvOc

In Destiny, a user has now accurately predicted Xur’s inventory a few hours before his arrival and is now engaged in further prophecies.

During the night from yesterday to today, a Japanese user who surprised everyone a few weeks ago with all the pictures of ‘House of Wolves’: Back then, he posted all the vendor weapons and vendor armor that are in the database for the next Destiny DLC .

Now he is back. And he said he could foresee Xur’s inventory. However, in the original post, he did not provide specific details about today’s inventory. He only mentioned that Xur would have heavy ammo syntheses – which proved to be true.

To further prove his point, he uploaded a screenshot of Xur’s inventory on imgur. This was dated this morning at 6:00 AM and indeed reflects the inventory, that Xur should have four hours later. The user likely linked to the previously uploaded screen just before Xur’s inventory was finalized, supposedly so that Bungie had no opportunity to change it last minute.

According to the user, both Hard Light and Thunderlord (cover image) will be featured with Xur in the coming weeks. However, Gjallarhorn will not.

Whether all of this is legitimate is currently doubted by some, but it looks extremely real. Until now, it was thought that such “time travel” tricks wouldn’t work. However, no one has yet been able to explain how the Japanese user got the screens of the “House of Wolves” weapons and armor. They were also confirmed by Bungie to be real and in the game, although they probably won’t go live as such, but rather serve as placeholders. But somehow he managed back then to access data that no one else found.

Further predictions for Iron Banner and Nightfall

The user further claims that he can predict the upcoming Nightfalls and Weeklys, and he also mentions what will be available in the next Iron Banners.

So, according to the user, in the next week, the Nightfall and the Weekly Heroic will feature “Valus Ta’aurc” on Mars. In the Nightfall, it’s a tough no-burn week, no damage modifier is active, but Lightswitch, Angry, and Juggler.

The next Iron Banner begins on March 17. As a reward, there will be 36 armor pieces for the chest and gloves, with the purchasable weapons being the machine gun Jolder’s Hammer and the auto rifle Silimar’s Wrath. Another Iron Banner is planned for April 14. However, this could all change with the patch that is supposed to come next week.

According to the user, there are currently no hints in the database regarding Trials of Osiris, nor the event Queen’s Wrath.

How does he know all this?

Allegedly, the user knows all of this due to a peculiarity of the Japanese version. Here, “Darkness lurks” was released later than in other countries and the season pass is also not available here. This makes certain tricks possible that are known to some in the Japanese community.

Even though all of this is exciting, it is important to point out: Even if this data is all real and the process is as intended, a simple patch from Bungie would be enough to throw all plans out the window.

Xur graces the MMO shooter Destiny on Friday, February 20th, with his tentacled presence. For a handful of strange coins, players can acquire some of the strongest items in the game world, if he has them in stock.

It is a crazy world when most players don’t care what exotic weapons and armor Xur has, as long as he carries heavy ammo synths. However, there are still plenty of gold-glimmering treasures he could delight the players with:

• The exotic machine gun Thunderlord, for example
• The auto rifle Hard Light, at least a collector’s item
• The weapons whose names cannot be spoken
• and the exotic chest armor The Heart of Praxic Fire

These would all be items that would surely elicit a medium to large cheer in the Tower for various reasons. Hard Light has never been on sale, but no one is really clamoring for the other auto rifle besides Suros. The weapon whose name cannot be spoken, he has offered before, but that was a long time ago. Everyone agrees that the day he carries it, Destiny would become a different game.

Well, at least Bungie has promised that he will be a bit nicer starting next week. Then he will surely bring an exotic engram with him. That is currently only a “might” thing – just like with the heavy ammo synth thing.

All about Xur, the Agent of the Nine, on February 20th, 21st, and 22nd in Destiny

When does Xur arrive in the Tower and when does he leave again?

Xur arrives in the Tower on Friday, February 20th, at 10:00 AM German time. He will leave 48 hours later, on February 22nd at 10:00 AM.

Where is Xur? What is his location?

Xur is located near the Crucible vendors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbWTz9jzUzw&feature=youtu.be

What do the numbers in parentheses next to the armors mean?

These are the values in Strength, Intellect, or Discipline that this item possesses. The first value is the “bare” value, while the second value applies when fully upgraded. We have an article with the new cap values of the exotic armor pieces in Destiny. There you can read how good Xur’s current batch of exotic armor is this time.

What does Xur have for Hunters, Warlocks, and Titans? What weapon is available this week?

For Titans, he has the chest armor Emblem of Alpha Lupi (124/133), which he wants for 13 strange coins.

For Hunters, he has the new DLC boots Radiant Dance Machines (119/128)  on offer. They cost 13 strange coins.

For Warlocks, he once again has the chest armor Voidfang Vestments (144/155), which also costs 13 strange coins.

Xur has the weapon No Land Beyond for Guardians this week, the retro sniper rifle. It should cost 17 strange coins.

Xur is selling heavy ammo synths and chest engrams this week.

Which weapons and armors can Xur upgrade this week?

Xur can upgrade six or seven weapons and six armors each week. How this exactly works, we explain in this article.

These are the armors Xur can upgrade this week

Xur can upgrade the following 6 armors this week:

• For Hunters, the helm Weakhead Radar (97/104)
• … and the helm Achylophage Symbiote (119/128)
• For Titans, the helm An Unsurmountable Skullfort (101/109)
• … and the chest armor Emblem of Alpha Lupi (131/141)
• For Warlocks, the chest armor Voidfang Vestments (141/151)
• … and the gloves Sunbreaker (82/88)

These are the weapons that can be upgraded this week

Xur can upgrade the following firearms to the “new” version with a maximum damage value of 331 this week:

• The fusion rifle Plan C
• The shotgun Ruin
• The hand cannon “The Last Word”
• The scout rifle MIDA Multi-Tool
• The pulse rifle Bad Karma
• The auto rifle Hard Light
• And exclusively for PlayStation owners, the Monte Carlo,  an auto rifle

So is it worth what Xur has? Analysis

So those were the facts; two experienced Destiny players can help you with the analysis, as they examine Xur’s inventory this week in a video. This week, players are particularly excited about the heavy ammo synths and the exotic chest engram.

http://youtu.be/DaLNxtSSOtM

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