A cinematic trailer for the first DLC of Destiny “The Dark Below” has reportedly surfaced on YouTube due to an error.

You’d better hurry: Who knows how long the video will be online. The DLC “The Dark Below” is set to be released on December 9 for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4. Just about an hour ago, the cinematic trailer has already appeared. This is likely not intentional; the uploader of the video states that he was only able to upload the trailer due to an error.

What will happen gameplay-wise is already somewhat known, even if one has to rely partly on datamining: With the DLC “The Dark Below” the maximum light level in Destiny will increase from 30 to 32. A new raid will be introduced and two fresh strikes, one of which will be exclusive for PlayStation players. Some PvP maps will also be added.

There will be tons of new epics and perhaps ways to upgrade the old ones. Now begins the “maybe” part: Maybe there will be new shaders and new toys.

A stunt-sparrow for all pre-orders and with Eris Morn a new NPC will definitely be available. With Eris Morn, a quest line will start, where there will be (the last “maybe”) upgradable wonder weapons.

So far, relatively little was known about the story. It was known that it would be about the “Hive”, the swarm, an alien race that seems to have a penchant for the occult. At least that was shown in the concept art, which was seen in Destiny’s first DLC.

There was already talk of a dark shrine where the witches of the swarm perform dark rituals. And when you watch the trailer, it goes down into the hellmouth, the giant hole on the moon, into the dark – as expected.

The ominous female voice that can be heard in the trailer seems to belong to the vendor Eris Morn. The subject of her address is the “god” of the swarm: Crota. He must be stopped at all costs: He has now set his eyes on Earth.

Six descended into the dark. Only one managed to escape. She saw what the swarm calls a “god”: Crota, son of Oryx.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny, the next expansion “Darkness Lurks” could bring exotic weapons that start as gray items.

A few weeks ago, the new expansion of Destiny, the DLC “Darkness Lurks“, was presented in an interview. At that time, it was said that they wanted to come up with something new for the quests and revise the storytelling. The stories and quests in Destiny are supposed to focus more on items, much like the current bounties.
An “adventure” that ends with the Guardian standing there with a new weapon. In subsequent communications from Bungie, they spoke ambiguously about the further upgrading of weapons and new materials.

At that time, no one quite knew what to make of this statement. Further information came: A new vendor, Eris Morn, is said to be coming to the Tower. Some new upgrade materials were discovered in the database. But how does it all fit together?

Data miners from Planetdestiny now believe they have figured out how everything will be: With “Darkness Lurks” for a story quest at the new vendor Eris Morn (featured image), you will receive a “gray”, an ordinary, weapon. Over time and with your progress, you can further upgrade it until you end up with an exotic weapon in your hands that is supposed to hit as hard as the “Vex Mythoclast” before its nerf – and that was only available from the raid boss Atheon on the “hard” difficulty level.

Exotic Auto Rifle Necrochasm becomes stronger over time

It’s about the auto rifle “Necrochasm“, a new primary weapon with arc damage. It starts as a “normal”, gray weapon “Husk of the Pit“, before it will likely be promoted to “legendary” status after the first story quests. Then it is known as “Eidolon Ally“. To refine the weapon to “legendary”, the Guardians need specific items that they must collect. These are the “Black Wax Idols”, which are already available from the Swarm. It might be a good idea to hold onto them. Unless they change it in Destiny or these are just placeholders or only items dropped after the DLC count – all of that is possible, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to keep at least fifteen of these idols in reserve.

You then take ten of those to Eris Morn. In return, you receive a new item that turns the gray auto rifle into a legendary one.
The weapon then makes the next jump from “legendary” to “exotic” with a special legendary upgrade item that will likely be available in the new raid “Crota’s End” from the boss there.

In addition to these items, you must also level the weapons and invest EXP into a special perk: Cannibalism. The weapon “feeds” as it were and evolves.

Is the Suros Regime about to be replaced as the best auto rifle in Destiny?

All variants of these weapons start with a maximum rate of fire of 100. They will surely be in high demand. Anyone who doesn’t understand why there is so much fuss about this weapon can check out the stats: Destinytracker has prepared them for you here. They already compare it with the Suros Regime or the Vex Mythoclast.

Even a legendary fusion rifle starts slow

But there is not only a new auto rifle, but also a fusion rifle. “Murmur” has a similar development path as the Necrochasm. It also starts off smaller. Initially, it is “rare”, so blue. However, it can be upgraded to legendary (purple) by Eris Morn. For this, you need 5 of the “Black Wax Idols.” The special twist about Murmur: The weapon apparently starts with arc damage, but with a later perk it can also unlock solar damage. This has not been available before. Here are the stats.

Planetdestiny also suspects that this trend will continue and could also take hold in the Crucible. Guardians would then initially receive new weapons as “rare” specimens and could later upgrade them to legendary and further enhance them.

Apart from these items, it is also speculated that current level 30 items could potentially be upgraded to level 32 with other upgrade materials.

As always with data miner results: These are not official. Someone found hints in the database that Bungie has already loaded onto the consoles for space-saving reasons, but nothing is set in stone yet.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny, an official trailer for the Sparrow S-30-Tumbler has now been released, which some Guardians have been riding since Tuesday. It is available as a treat for pre-order customers of the next DLC, “Darkness Awaits”.

It initially seemed like understatement, a small thank you to the fans, something not meant to be broadcast: Tuesday morning after the weekly reset, some received a new Sparrow in the mail, with which extraordinary things were possible. Someone then pieced together: This must be for pre-order customers of the next expansion or for owners of an expansion pass. However, there was still no word from Bungie, so fans got on their Sparrows and hit the gas.

Now, two days late, it’s official: Anyone who purchases and redeems “The Dark Below” or an expansion pass by January 15th will receive the Sparrow.
And fan videos and a few stunts aside, Destiny is officially going all out, and they’re indeed putting the Sparrow on a big stage, on a very, very big one.

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Signs have now appeared in the MMO shooter Destiny that Bungie is planning to introduce a “Recruit-a-friend” program.

With the Halloween patch, a strange new item appeared in the Destiny database, but not in the game: “Refer a Fireteam.” Guardians speculated that this might mean carrying someone else through the raid or something. Players set out trying crazy stuff to get the success or reward or whatever it was. But the item was apparently not active yet and no one found anything.

Is another MMO standard coming to Destiny after the demo?

With the patch from Tuesday, countless new icons and items were added to the database that we won’t really see in the game for a few weeks or months. And also the familiar Halloween “Refer a Fireteam” is back.

Apparently, it’s a “legendary item” package that players receive for “filling the ranks of the Guardians.” The Light would then grow.

Just yesterday, a demo version became available on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Xbox One, and Playstation 4, which goes up to at least level 7.

What could be the rewards?

Nothing has been officially confirmed yet. But in our opinion, this indicates that Bungie and Activision are planning a so-called “Recruit-a-friend” program and the necessary preparations in-game have already been made. Almost all MMOs have such a program. This allows Destiny fans to invite friends to a free round. The new “demo” would be a perfect fit here.

If the new guardians enjoy Destiny and then buy the game, the “recruiter” usually receives a small gift from the game. In World of Warcraft, these are special mounts. Perhaps the other three Sparrows that appeared in the database for Halloween could be such gifts. What is actually in the package is unknown at the moment. This is all unofficial: it just seems fairly close based on the description. When you have such a large fan base like Destiny, it makes sense to let others do the advertising work for you.

If you have someone in your circle who has a console but does not yet own Destiny, you might as well start subtly and without any pressure to get them interested in Destiny. Maybe there’s a nice cave in your area?

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In the MMO shooter Destiny, the new Sparrow S-30-Tumbler, received as a bonus by purchasers of an expansion pass, has much more to offer than it initially seems.

Those who purchase an expansion pass, as the deal goes, get discounted access to the next two expansions in Destiny: “The Dark Below” and “House of Wolves”. The expansion pass was also part of the collector’s editions. However, Bungie seems to think that this is not enough, and is now including a loyalty gift in the package.

Since yesterday, all players who have purchased the pass can look forward to a new Sparrow, the S-30-Tumbler. And it has more to offer than what’s listed on the package. While it was clear that players could temporarily deactivate the stabilizers to rotate better in the air, and that a short speed boost would come with the Tumbler, this is not all, although that already looks pretty cool in Destiny.

CanCan, Superman, No Hander – the Sparrow tricks in Destiny

As players have now discovered, the S-30-Tumbler (in English: EV-30-Tumbler) has some “hidden” tricks. Holding the right shoulder button (RT) activates a kind of “Tony Hawk” mode. Depending on what you press on the D-pad of the controller, more stunts are now possible in the air.

If you press the pad left or right, the Guardian holds onto the Sparrow with only one hand, while the rest of the astral body spectacularly dangles to the side. Pressing the pad forward performs a so-called “No Hander,” where you take your hands off the handlebars. And pressing the pad backward does a “Superman,” where the rear rises off the bike and you lie in the air.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny, the event “Iron Banner” has been active since yesterday. Bungie has incorporated some mechanisms so that even players with less time can reach the coveted reputation levels 3 and 4.

The Iron Banner is only active for one week. Time is running out. After the event, the reputation will be reset, but some still have a head start from the October Iron Banner. Reputation levels 3 and 4 want to be reached. For the first time outside the raid, legendary armor is available, which can be upgraded to a light value of 30. At Rank 3, there are two different pairs of boots, and at Rank 4, two pairs of gloves to choose from for each class.

But: Time is tight. Some players on the PlayStation 3 have already lost yesterday. Others have little time for gaming: family, job, or a busy social life take their toll. Or some just don’t like to play for several hours straight; such things do exist.

Before the Iron Banner, complaints were raised that it was only for hardcore players, but there are ways to increase reputation gains.

This much reputation do you need in Iron Banner 2.0

A table has appeared on Reddit showing how much reputation is needed for the individual levels:

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

That means: You need 3700 reputation for the legendary boots, 6100 reputation for the legendary gloves. With these two items, the appropriate Exotic, and a suitable item from the raid “The Glass Tomb,” it will be possible to reach Light Level 30, the current maximum level in Destiny – in addition, you still have to farm a whole lot of upgrade materials.

Items grant more reputation

You earn reputation in the Iron Banner by winning in the specific Crucible mode. At least one coin is given for losses. You can collect five of them to redeem in case of victory.

For a victory, you get “naked”, without bonuses calculated, 50 reputation points. For a loss, a coin that is worth 40 reputation points. (Thus, losses are quite profitable, only those who lose more than five times in a row really face disadvantages in reputation advancement in the Iron Banner.)

Important: At rank levels 1, 2, and 4, there is a shader, an emblem, and a class item. All these items grant a 10% reputation bonus, so they should definitely be worn; the bonuses will always increase. At level 1, you get the emblem, at level 2 the shader, and at level 4 the class item.

If you’re wondering: Apparently, the items from the last Iron Banner in Destiny still count. So if you have kept them, you can wear them now and collect reputation faster.

As important as it is to wear these items, it is also crucial to actively take on and track all Crucible bounties. They provide bonus reputation. They are easier than last time, so just be brave.

Reputation bonus “Hardened” can be activated multiple times

Now the most important thing: For a Mote of Light, you can purchase a bonus for 12 hours. This reputation bonus is immediately active when purchased. However, contrary to what was previously thought, it can be “purchased multiple times.” This was officially confirmed yesterday by the developers of Destiny in a stream and then again on Twitter.

“Temperred” is an Iron Banner investment buff. You can purchase accelerated reputation gains for one Mote of Light, every twelve hours.

— Bungie (@Bungie) November 18, 2014

On the first day, this bonus gave an additional 10% on reputation gain, on the second day it should be about 14%. This “bonus” will become even stronger towards the end of the week. So if you have too few Motes of Light, you should be economical. If you have many, you can spend them freely and treat yourself to several of these bonuses. They last for 12 hours.

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