In Destiny, the new DLC “Darkness Awaits” arrives on Tuesday. You can already see the PS3 and PS4 exclusive Strike on Mars “The Undying Mind” in a full-length video here.

Over the weekend, a pre-event for “Darkness Awaits” took place in Las Vegas, where some selected players and fans got to play the event early. Among other things, participants could earn a spot there through a contest, and some “multipliers,” meaning Destiny YouTubers with many subscribers, were also invited.

So, there have been various new secrets to reveal and information to spill for a few hours now: The new legendary armors are said to go up to a light level of 32 from the vendors, surpassing the previous raid armors, but more on that later.

What happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas

One of the invited guests was the YouTuber DattodoesDestiny, who has proven himself to be one of the most popular and skilled players for the game in recent months.
He has already made a video of the PS4-exclusive Strike “The Undying Mind” for you.

http://youtu.be/Jj0CLizTUtA
Also, another large YouTube channel that has made a name for itself with Destiny was in Las Vegas and offers you its version of the strike.

New Jump-Ship was also revealed in Vegas and other things

Otherwise, there was this image from Las Vegas of a new Jump-Ship, which, to the joy of fans, has a different color than “poop-brown.” The “Ketch me if you can,” a slightly rustic pun, but it looks nice.
For PS4 and PS3 players, besides the raid exclusively, there is also a shotgun, the “4th Horseman.” Xbox players can enjoy both in Fall 2015.

Previous PS-exclusive content was well-received

Even in the release version, there was exclusive content for PlayStation players, which Sony emphasized beautifully over the weekend. And some statistics were rolled out. 300,000 hours have been spent by PS3 and PS4 players in Exodus Blue and “The Dust Palace.” Exodus Blue is the exclusive Crucible map, “The Dust Palace” is the exclusive PS strike.

And the two PS-exclusive exotic weapons, Thorn and Monte Carlo, were also popular: With both weapons, 435 million kills have been achieved so far. They know everything about us.

We know everything about Destiny (well, that’s a lie), but anyway: If you want to know how much we know, check out our Destiny theme page.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny, players want a larger vault and a higher limit on Glimmer, the in-game currency. Bungie is aware of these desires, makes no promises, but hints at both.

In an interview with IGN, Community Manager DeeJ talks about what Destiny players currently desire the most. The most common requests are probably for a larger vault (a bigger safe) and an increase in the Glimmer cap: “Players want to be collectors. I really hope we can enlarge the vault, it’s constant, constant player feedback.”

All this new weapons and armor need space…
http://youtu.be/sAcURMgE6Gg

Currently, the player vault holds 20 weapons, 20 armors, and 20 items. As players become stronger, accumulate more powerful items over time, and now with “Darkness Awaits” new important items are being added, the storage is at risk of bursting at the seams.
Discussing an increase of the vault is something being talked about internally at Bungie, just like raising the Glimmer cap, which is currently set at 25,000.

The Need for Glimmer is Constantly Rising

Glimmer is the everyday currency in Destiny. In recent months, the ways to spend them have significantly increased: For example, during the last Iron Banner, a PvP event, legendary weapons and armor quickly cost over 10,000 Glimmer. The upgrades of exotic weapons and armor to their new version will always be accompanied by costs of 7000 Glimmer.

Bungie did not want to make any promises to IGN, but: “We are listening very closely to what players demand and we want to work on fulfilling these wishes as quickly as possible. Even if I can’t make promises about these specific wishes, I can say that we will continue to support the game.”

If you’re thinking: Glimmer cap? Are they crazy? I’m always broke, you should take a look at our Glimmer farming guide.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny, data miners have discovered that the new exotic weapons require 17.5% less experience points to be fully upgraded. However, nearly nothing changes for exotic armors.

In the last Weekly Update from Bungie, one point caused a particular stir: Exotic weapons and armors will require less time and fewer materials to be fully upgraded.

This came just as the mood had heated up a bit in the last days. Many Guardians were and are upset that they can bring their “old” Exotics up to date with “Darkness Lurks”, but then receive bare versions of the Exotics that they have to level up again and upgrade with materials.

In the update, they spoke of “significant” reliefs. But how big are they?

17.5% less experience from bare to “fully upgraded”

A user on reddit has calculated how much this savings actually amounts to. He took a current exotic weapon (Bad Karma), which needs 285,000 experience points to unlock the final upgrades.

Data miners have already gathered the values for the new exotic weapons, such as “No Land Beyond”, a new exotic sniper rifle. It requires 237,500 experience points, which is 17.5% less.

What is changing for the exotic armors in Destiny?

The savings for exotic armors are not nearly as significant. Current armor requires 162,500; the new exotic armor requires 160,000. That’s only 1.5% less.

Data from data miners should always be taken with caution. Images, models, values, and codes are loaded into the database by Bungie weeks before they are needed in Destiny. Whether they then “really” become active is hard to say. However, it seems to fit.

On Tuesday, when the DLC “Darkness Lurks” goes live, and with it the new exotic weapons and armors come, we will definitely know.

25 new exotic weapons and armors

If you want to see what new exotic weapons and armors will be available in Destiny from December 9, we recommend this video.

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Bungie’s MMO shooter Destiny was awarded in Las Vegas last night for its soundtrack and the best “Online Experience”. Blizzard’s Hearthstone stood out in the mobile market. However, single-player RPGs won the big prizes.

The MMO shooter Destiny was successful last night at the “Game Awards 2014” in the category “Best Online Experience” and beat competitors like Titanfall, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Dark Souls 2, and Hearthstone. In the “Shooter” category, Destiny was nominated as well, but had to concede defeat to Far Cry 4.

A little bittersweet was Destiny’s victory in the category “Best Soundtrack.” There, Marty O’Donell accepted the award. He had worked at Bungie for a long time and had also composed the soundtrack for Halo before Destiny. However, in April 2014, they parted ways. It wasn’t exactly a peaceful separation.

According to O’Donell, he was unlawfully fired without reasons stated. Bungie denied this claim. A lawsuit filed by O’Donell was settled out of court in June 2014. Regardless, he composed the music, and it has now been officially recognized.

Hearthstone, which was previously defeated by Destiny in the “Best Online Experience” category, went on to win against Super Smash Bros. on 3DS, Bravely Default, and other games in the “Best Mobile/Handheld” category. It hasn’t even been released on smartphones yet. “You’re doing great, Hearthstone,” to quote Goethe.

This year’s real stars were single-player RPGs. Dragon Age: Inquisition won the award for Game of the Year. Fans are most eagerly awaiting The Witcher 3 in 2015.

Who wonders: Destiny? Sound? Can it be any good? Well, you could give it a listen. What do you think?

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In Destiny, the riddle of the slot for third subclasses in the interface has been solved: It is a remnant of an earlier design idea.

The major US gaming print magazine GameInformer was a guest at Bungie and had a hearty chat with the decision-makers, revealing some information that had previously remained hidden.

In the MMO shooter Destiny, it seems to be only a matter of time until the third subclasses for Hunters, Warlocks, and Titans arrive, or until something else exciting happens with the ominous third slot in the subclasses. This is evident from an interview with lead designer Tyron Green.

“Leaks” regarding subclasses turned out to be fake

There are two subclasses per class in Destiny, but the interface appears to be designed for three subclasses. There is already a supposed third slot for a yet nonexistent third subclass. It must be coming soon, right? The space is already there, it just needs to be filled with life. It’s a bit like the blocked DLC areas in Destiny. They also look as if everything is already there and just needs to be activated.

This third slot for the subclasses has led to all sorts of fan speculation: Currently, the two subclasses of a class are each associated with an element, so it would be logical for a third subclass to have the remaining element.

There were also “leaks” from alleged developers, which now seem to have turned out to be fake.

But what does Bungie say about the third subclass and this ominous “third slot”?

The third slot is a remnant of an earlier design idea…

Lead designer Tyron Greene told GameInformer initially that he couldn’t say anything about subclasses before then discussing everything there is to say. This “third slot” is there for other reasons; it has nothing directly to do with sub-specs.

It is leftover from an earlier design idea where players could store and define “builds”. In this idea, players would choose certain talents and then save them. Those decisions would have been “locked” and Guardians would have received a bonus for that.

If one had then created a new “build”, they would have first copied the old one and placed it in this “third slot” to then create a new one. This was the purpose of the third field.

… players should still be looking forward to it

Greene does not want this to be understood as a promise, BUT: the fact that Guardians could switch between the individual subclasses should give them reason to be happy and look forward to the future.

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In Destiny, the exotic engram vendor Xur will only occasionally have exotic engrams available. However, his offering will be more powerful next week than it is this week.

This was a shock for many Guardians today in Destiny. Not only the sight of Xur, who, with all due respect, would not win Mr. Tentacle, but also his offering: there were no exotic engrams left. For the last 15 weeks, Xur had either an exotic helmet, chest, or gauntlet engram and parting with it for 23 Light particles. Not today, instead the exotic shards.

This will happen more frequently in the future, but not always. This has now been confirmed by the community member DeeJ, who is responsible for Destiny, in the English forum reddit:
“I can tell you two things,” it says there. “Exotic engrams will sporadically appear in his offering. And next week his offering will be more powerful than this week.”

It therefore seems to be the case as suspected, that starting next Friday he will sell the new edition of the exotic weapons and armors. This will then have a higher base value than currently fully upgraded items.

However, this sentence might also imply that Xur will start selling the numerous new exotic items that are coming to Destiny with “Darkness Lurks” starting next week.

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In the MMO Destiny, Xur, the Agent of the Nine, is at the Tower on December 5th, selling a selection of exotic weapons and armor for Strange Coins. You can find out what he has this time in our article.

Last week, we wondered if Xur might lose significance with the DLC “Darkness Awaits”. What fools we were. Of course not. He will be even more important than before.

It’s Xur’s world in Destiny, we just live in it

Starting next week, he will have “Upgrade” options available, and he will continue selling the old Exotics, which will presumably be stronger; everything revolves around Xur. It’s his world in Destiny. We just live in it.

The dependence of the millions of players on the mysterious weekend vendor is shown in the influence he has on the gear of Destiny players. He has already offered the Suros Regime twice, which is quite popular.

However, the machine gun Thunderlord has so far been missing from his offerings, which is why not many have it. What armor pieces Warlocks, Titans, and Hunters have never seen, you can find out in our article.

Maybe it’s better to wait a week?

Today will be the last time before the DLC in Destiny that Xur appears in the Tower and sells his goods. Perhaps one should wait to purchase until he has his new offerings next week.

The Strange Coins and Light particles that he wants for his exotic weapons are, after all, the most important way to stock up on exotic shards. And… perhaps he will have every item in the “upgraded” version available next week…

Everything about Xur in Destiny on December 5th, 6th, and 7th.

When does Xur come to the Tower and how long does he stay?

Xur arrives on Friday, December 5th, at 10:00 AM German time in the Tower and stays until Sunday, December 7th, at 10:00 AM

Where is Xur? What is his location?

Xur is in the Hangar. In this video from our partners at ziro.tv, you can see everything wonderfully.

What does Xur have? What is his offer for Warlocks, Titans, and Hunters? Which weapon does he have with him?

For Titans, especially for fans of the Striker subclass, the so-called Punchbros, he has the exotic helm “Helm of Inmost Light” available for 13 Strange Coins. He has offered the helm twice before, quite a while ago, in the third and fifth week. This week, the helm comes with a strength of 95/102, which is an above-average roll.

 For Warlocks this week in Destiny, there is the Light Beyond Nemesis, an exotic helm for 13 Strange Coins. He has only had the helm once before, so some will surely be happy, at least neither Sunbreakers nor Voidfang Vestments. This week, the helm has a strength of 88/95, which is rather a mediocre roll.

For the Hunters, Xur has exotic gloves for 13 Strange Coins, which are “Young Ahamkara’s Spine.” He recently had them in his showcase. This week they have 88/94 points in Discipline, which is an above-average roll for gloves.

Xur is offering the exotic Fusion Rifle Plan C for the second time in a row. It costs 17 Strange Coins, it’s not that impressive now.

This week, Xur is not selling an “exotic engram,” but instead an “exotic shard” for 7 Strange Coins.

In terms of telemetry, he has Pulse Rifles, Hand Cannons, and Machine Guns. Additionally, there are Synthesis for Heavy Ammo, a Stealth Drive, and a Void Drive.

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