In Destiny, two major monthly events were planned. For PvE, the Queen’s Wrath, for PvP, the Iron Banner – a third, still secret event, the Trials of Osiris, has also already leaked. What’s the status of these events?

Queen’s Wrath

What is it?: A PvE event where players can earn reputation with the Queen by completing bounties.

How often has it occurred?: Only once, right at the end of September, early October. At that time, players primarily used it to buy legendary gear cheaply, which they then dismantled into Ascendant materials. When Bungie shut that down, enthusiasm for the queen with the bluish complexion noticeably cooled off.

How was it received?: Not very well. Players simply felt it was “just more bounties per day” without any real special feature.

What is the current status of the event?: Queen’s Wrath is currently undergoing a fundamental overhaul. It was said that it needed to “go back into the oven.” More has not been heard since. Perhaps as background: Bungie was unsure before the release if the Guardians would even take on the raids. They did, and massively. It could be that the PvE event suffers because of that. Perhaps it was planned as an “alternative” that has now become less important.

Iron Banner

What is it?: A PvP event where players complete bounties in the Crucible and can kill each other to earn reputation with the Iron Banner faction. As a reward, there are legendary armor and selected legendary weapons. The special part: Unlike the normal Crucible, player gear is weighted more heavily here.

How often has it occurred?: Three times – in October, November, and December. And a fourth time, the Iron Banner is coming to Destiny next week. On Tuesday, January 13.

How was it received?

• The first event in October wasreceived relatively poorly because player gear didn’t count as strongly as expected. It didn’t feel “special” enough.
• During the second time in November it went very well, as there was Light Level 30 armor right before the expansion, which many still needed. Also, player gear counted more strongly now, and a few design mistakes from October were fixed.
• During the third time in December, players were occupied with Darkness Awaits and the rewards from the Iron Banner didn’t seem all that exciting. The event was visited significantly less than in November.

What is the current status of the event?: The Iron Banner in Destiny starts again on Tuesday, January 13. They are talking about “updated rewards”. We’ll see what that entails on Tuesday.

Trials of Osiris

What is it?: A PvP event on Mercury. A kind of tournament where players can buy in and get eliminated if they lose three times. The more they win in a row, the higher the reward is likely to be.

How often has it occurred?: Not at all yet. There has also been no comment from Bungie on the subject. The Trials of Osiris event is already in the database and looks quite finished, but Bungie hasn’t said a peep about whether and when they want to release it.

How was it received?: Well, the PvP fans are eager for it. After all, there is supposed to be a complicated exotic bounty, at the end of which the Fate of all Fools springs out. However, fans are likely even more eager for the new ‘Inferno’ mode. About which nothing is known either.

What is the current status of the event? Bungie isn’t saying anything about it. It could be that it comes with “House of Wolves,” maybe in the summer, to bridge the summer drought. But it could also be that it comes earlier or not at all.

We will deal extensively with the Trials of Osiris event in this article: Destiny Events: What’s next? Trials of Osiris perhaps?

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Xur appears in Destiny on January 9th in the Tower and offers a selection of exotic weapons and armor. But which ones will it be this time? With video and current images, we present his selection to you.

Xur, the black market dealer and Agent of the Nine, has been noticeably featuring the new DLC items from Darkness Rising frequently in recent weeks. Currently, there is speculation in Destiny about whether this could just be a coincidence or if the algorithm has indeed been tweaked.

What the Guardians wish for in weapons is completely clear: Gjallarhorn, Gjallarhorn, then a long break, then again Gjallarhorn, and if necessary the Icebreaker. The hunt for these two weapons is slowly taking absurd turns.

They are also just damn good and take first place in the survey about the best exotic weapons in Destiny.

Some had hoped that Xur would somehow become a kind of Santa Claus, but that has not materialized after gifts were already given out during the week.

All about Xur, the black market dealer in Destiny on January 9th, 10th, and 11th.

When does Xur come in Destiny and when does he leave again?

Xur arrives at 10:00 AM German time on Friday, January 9th, and he leaves again on Sunday, January 11th, also at 10:00 AM.

Where is Xur located? What is his location?

Xur is located in the Hangar. Here is a video about it:
http://youtu.be/XHrtXMGjobg

What do the numbers on the exotic armors mean?

Exotic armors of the same type have exactly the same properties and can also always reach a light level of 36, but: Each version of an exotic armor has a different value for strength, intellect, discipline. This value is said to be “rolled,” or randomized. The value can either be high (which is good) or low (not so good). We have already dealt with that here.

What does Xur have in store for Warlocks, Titans, Hunters this week?

This week, Xur is selling the exotic hand cannon “The Last Word.” He wants a hefty 23 Strange Coins for The Last Word. The western-style revolver shines primarily in PvP, while in PvE it ranks in the lower middle, as there are likely better alternatives.

For Warlocks, Xur has the exotic chest armor Starfire Protocol on offer. He wants 13 Strange Coins for it. It achieves 144/155 intellect (which is a pretty strong roll).

For Hunters, he has the chest armor Lucky Raspberry – 13 Strange Coins. With 149/160 intellect (which is an excellent roll).

For Titans, the exotic “Insurmountable Skullfort” is available. Many have certainly been waiting for it. It costs 13 Strange Coins and has 104/112 discipline.

This week there is no exotic engram, but heavy ammo as synthesis.

What upgrade options does Xur offer this week in Destiny?

At Xur, you can “upgrade” the “old” versions of the exotic weapons and armors to their new versions. This costs between 7000 and 8000 Glimmer, an exotic shard, and the old version of the item. Each week, he offers 6 armors and 6 weapons to choose from, sometimes he also offers to upgrade one of the two “old” PlayStation exclusive weapons. That happens then outside of the usual order, as the 7th weapon.

For upgrade options, he has the following for the armors:

• For Hunters the chest armor Wings of Alpha Lupi with 126/135 strength
• The Hunter gloves Ahamkara’s Spine with 93/100 discipline
• For Warlocks the helmet Apotheosis Veil with 115/124 discipline (strong roll)
• The chest armor Heart of Praxic Fire with 134/144 discipline
• For Titans the Helm of Saint-14 with 118/127 intellect (very strong roll)
• And an upgrade option for the “Insurmountable Skullfort” with 98/105 discipline.

The following 6 weapons can be upgraded from the old version to a new one this week:

• The auto rifle Hard Light.
• The auto rifle Suros Regime – highly demanded in PvP.
• The MIDA Multi-Tool. A peculiar weapon, which was worth a dedicated post for us.
• The Dorn.
• The Plan C.
• And the Gjallarhorn.
• For PlayStation players: the Monte Carlo

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The planning for the next week in Destiny is known. The hard mode of the raid Crota’s End is expected to open soon. However, no specific date has been set yet. Instead, on Tuesday, January 13, a patch will focus extensively on the raids.

The Weekly Update arrived in the night from Thursday to Friday. Here Bungie addresses the community and presents plans for the near future.

Hard mode of Crota’s End will bring some surprises, but is still pending

The hard mode of the raid Crota’s End is announced for January. It is progressing well, but no concrete date has been set yet. Currently, they are in the final steps of the “release.” The “old” Crota on normal mode has now been defeated more than a million times (*cough cough*).

There will probably be some surprises in hard mode, but they are not ready to reveal anything yet. Guardians should prepare to learn some new tricks.

Solo chest will be nerfed

On Tuesday, January 13, they will extensively tackle the current “normal mode” in Crota’s End. They will significantly weaken the “first chest,” the solo chest. It will only contain “Light Shards and Light Energy.”

The loot in the chest (along with the fairly high chance of exotic weapons) will be transferred to Ir-Yût. It had been, despite possibly being one of the hardest encounters in the raid, without reward, practically lootless.

This means: “Net” there will be MORE loot in Crota’s End. The raid yield goes from two chests and three encounters up to two chests and four encounters – with the chests containing only Light Shards and Light Energy.

However, they need a lot of them to reach level 32.

The exploits in the current raid will be fixed on Tuesday

And then Bungie will tackle exploits and tricks: In the bridge encounter, players will have to cross the bridge to complete the encounter starting Tuesday. They must wait until the bridge is fully constructed.

Regarding Crota himself, they will fix the “LAN cable” cheat, preventing a second sword bearer from spawning if the first dies quickly enough, and will fix some more bugs.

And for all those who asked in recent days “Has anyone been banned for the Crota exploit?” – Bungie does not address that.

However, there is considerable frustration among many with the “legendary Christmas gift”: They know that some are happy about it and others have already “broken it down,” but they hope that players will simply see it as “a gesture of goodwill” and appreciate it. They say it is the thought that counts.

Exotic weapons level 32 drop in the Glass Chamber

Another change will affect the Glass Chamber. The “old” raid instance holds a strange special position in Destiny. It is the only place where there were still “old” versions of exotic weapons, which had to be upgraded by Xur. Starting Tuesday, the exotic weapons that drop here will also come in the new version: going up to 331.

What will happen with the Vex Mythoclast (after all, according to popular opinion the third strongest exotic in Destiny), however, is not mentioned. At the moment it only goes up to 323 in damage. Whether something will change there, will be revealed next Tuesday.

The fourth Iron Banner starts next Tuesday

And also: The Iron Banner is returning next week. It will kick off on Tuesday, January 13. Bungie hasn’t revealed how the loot will look yet. Last time in mid-December, there was little participation because the rewards were perceived as “too weak”: These were legendary armors that went up to Light Level 33 (gloves, boots), and two legendary weapons.

Bungie speaks of “updated rewards” – updated rewards. Whether they are really worthwhile remains to be seen. Not that someone gets disappointed again – like with the Christmas gifts. It could mean that instead of gloves and boots they offer chest and head this time or just simply two different legendary weapons.

Speaking of disappointment: On Friday morning, January 9, Xur will be back. We will report on this here: Destiny: Xur, Agent of the Nine, offers and positions on January 9.

Anyone wishing to get a preview of the hard mode of “Crota’s End” can check out this article about the upcoming loot there: Destiny: These are the four new raid primary weapons from the hard mode of Crota’s End

A day earlier than planned, the patch has now arrived. Already on Monday, November 12, it was done: Destiny: Hotfix from January 12 fixes raid exploits, brings new loot for Iron Banner

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In the MMO shooter Destiny, the hunt for the exotic rocket launcher Gjallarhorn and the sniper rifle Icebreaker is slowly taking absurd turns. Now a “chest whisperer” has found success with an extremely unusual method.

With Gjallarhorn and Icebreaker, Guardians are at the top of the food chain. But the loot system in Destiny is brutal. Even after several hundred hours in pursuit of the holy grail of weaponry, it is not guaranteed to actually hold one of the two graces. The random factor is relentless and indifferent; it simply does not care how much you deserve the weapon.

The weapons are so great. Gjallarhorn deals as much damage with one shot as two rockets would normally do, and it is an absolute killer when it comes to dealing maximum destruction Y in minimal time X. Crota can sing a song about that.

The Icebreaker is perfectly suited for Guardians to deal out six devastating shots from a safe position and then stow the weapon to switch to another combat mode. When the Guardians need it again, the Icebreaker is ready to go. It has regenerated its ammunition.

How to get Gjallarhorn and Icebreaker in Destiny?

But how to get them? Xur can sell both, but recently he has only had DLC weapons. Otherwise, it’s said that the exotic weapons drop “randomly”, for example in the first chest in the Crota’s End raid or as a reward for a Nightfall strike. But no recipe has been found yet.

As it often is with things you can’t influence: Superstitions are slowly forming. Guardians believe their account is “cursed” and that their neighbor’s is favored by luck. The fate doesn’t just roll dice, does it?

Perhaps, as theories arise, you get Gjallarhorn when you are out with a rocket launcher. But Bungie reveals nothing about the loot algorithm. Everything is random, say people who have investigated it thoroughly.

But is that really the case? (Yes, it is!)

Maybe be nicer to the chests?

A Guardian has now found a “foolproof” method on reddit to make a chest spit out exactly the right item. It’s a pretty quirky ritual that takes place in Destiny, but … see for yourself.

Here is the first secret ritual.

And here is the second.

So … maybe be nicer to the chests before you open them?

More foolproof tips on how to become a very strange bird in Destiny that your friends think “My God, what is he doing?” can be found on our well-organized topic page.

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In Destiny, the Christmas gifts have arrived, and they are legendary Vanguard weapons. They come from an “unknown supporter.”

Small but legendary was supposed to be the Christmas gift for the Guardians in Destiny.

Today, on January 7, it has happened: The gifts have arrived. And they are randomly selected legendary Vanguard weapons. However, they do not have the “Vendor” properties, but may have other perks.

So it’s not as if you bought the weapons, but rather as if you pulled them from a legendary Engram or received them as a reward.

We have listed all the legendary Vanguard weapons in this post. The ones you have at the Postmaster now have the same base stats, but may have different properties and thus cause a different type of damage. Here, “legendary items” are possible that truly deserve their name, but also some duds. Especially for players who are just starting their loot career, it will definitely be a pleasant surprise when they go to the Postmaster this evening.

It seems to be a real Christmas gift: There’s something special for everyone, and some are happy about it while others are disappointed.

Vanguard weapons for Vanguard marks and Vanguard medals

These legendary weapons (272/331) from the Vanguard are usually available for 150 Vanguard marks and 1 Vanguard medal since Darkness is lurking in Destiny – one of these weapons Guardians receive today (only 1 per account); the items may have a different type of damage than listed here:

• Payback SOS, Auto Rifle, Kinetic damage
• Ready for Anything, Auto Rifle, Kinetic damage
• Time on Target, Pulse Rifle, Kinetic damage
• Coiled Hiss 1919, Pulse Rifle, Kinetic damage
• Another NITC, Scout Rifle, Kinetic damage
• Badger CCL, Scout Rifle, Kinetic damage
• Hell No!, Hand Cannon, Kinetic damage
• Plug One.1, Fusion Rifle, Solar damage
• Secret Handshake, Shotgun, Arc damage
• LDR 5001, Sniper Rifle, Arc damage
• MG18A Harm’s Way, Machine Gun, Void damage
• One Way Ticket 000, Rocket Launcher, Solar damage

Good luck opening the packages! What did you get?

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