Post by iw5000 on Feb 17, 2015 9:14:38 GMT -5
So based on recommendations to help fight off my boredom, I went ahead and deleted my level 32 Warlock. Well, technically he's not really dead. His shit is just moved onto to Warlock's 1 & 2. Their level 32 inventories gets more stuff.
So I did the switch Sunday night. Did the opening scene or two. Monday morning I was ready to go. I had my office shut down, so I was off all day and told the family to leave me alone. I started grinding. Around 8 to noon. Then went to lift weights to grind out tension. Lunch. Then grinded some more. Around 6pm, I was right at level 19 when MalGato jumped into a lobby with me. Mission accomplished. After watching Walking Dead with my wife, I hammered down a bunch of strikes to get some gear for an hour or so around midnight. I finished the night at level 22.
Some thoughts and questions follow:
- That was not fun, but the thought of doing this piecemeal made me want to puke. I used the same thought process from the marathons I have done. Whatever you do, don't stop. Keep fvcking moving and just get it over with.
- I did the entire level 1 to 20 grind with the same 99d pistol and some sh1t sniper and fusion rifle. Once I got going, I just didn't want to bother with searching and tweaking weapons. Stay focused. I blew through it easily, due to Post's advice, which was to mix in some Crucible games to ensure my level stayed +1 over the hard mode story versions. This worked very well, as well as picking up every single bounty I could do. I did Eris, Vanguard and Crucible bounties along the way, quite a many of them. This made it go fast, and not once did I get stuck anywhere. (even was lead scorer on a number of crucible games)
- I could be level 23, but someone (on here?) told me to horde Saphire Wires. The stuff that looks like some 10 gauge romex. So horde I have done. I am up to about 125 or so of these. Not going to waste them on crap armor. Is the thinking correct here? I would seem I am going to need around 200+ of these, at least for the initial Lv 31 armor?
- btw, I made a Hunter. I went back and forth on this, but am feeling good about my decision. Why? I wanted something that worked well with soloing. This does. The invisibility perks are awesome. Even the simple kneel perk, that grants 5.5 sec of invisibility, is more than enough time to run right through the garbage sections of strikes, not even having to shoot. Like the Nexus strike. I've done this a ton already on the Lv 20 and 22 strikes. After the three cue-ball no-respawn section...I can literally skip the entire next sections, and go right to the Nexus. Blazing fast. A couple times last night, I had the Nexus well on it's way before teammates showed up. Awesome perk. Fun. The invisibility perk is also clutch for reviving teammates.
- Further increasing my speed in the Vanguard Tiger(?) strikes is having my weapons back. A VexMytho (which is new, FINALLY), my 2nd BlackHammer and Hunger just literally obliterate everything in my path on these strikes. With the vanish stuff, OP weapons, I can blow through a strike in what I think is less than 10 minutes. I was rolling up like 100+ kills, while teammates were stuck in the 20's.
- btw...good lord, that VexMythoclast
....is just out of this world CHEAP in Crucible. And that's without stability mods on it. I played three games with it last night, and averaged like 24 kills a game with a Lv 21 Hunter. Again, just one meter filled so far. This is a cheap gun. A cheap gun that I WILL DEFINITELY be planning on using all the the time now, to get even for the bvllshit of having it used on me before. Yet another reason why Crucible is a basically a garbage online FPSer. Once I get this leveled up, with an actual fully leveled character, i'll be going hard-core Deliverance on these opponents. (note - I played ALL my crucible games yesterday, with a the above 99d pistol)
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Next Step? I need to figure out how to get to level 31 now (and Lv 32 asap too) Time is wasting.
Is it possible by Thursday night, when people raid? I know I can't do the Hard raid yet, but what is the min for the regular? Like just sneak me in on say Regular mode, so I can cherry pick a few pieces of gear on the Abyss, Bridge, and Deathsinger sections. Can I sneak in on level 26? 25? I know Witty and I got the Beav through while he was 28. How low can one go? If I can just get just one or two Lv 32's piece...I'm good to go, as i'll get an Exotic on Friday morning. In theory, I can halfway or more by next Sunday to a full level 32.
One problem would appear to be this. The dumb Urn quest, needs Xur. And Xur's exotics, they also don't come to Friday. So for now, I don't see how I can do this.
So I did the switch Sunday night. Did the opening scene or two. Monday morning I was ready to go. I had my office shut down, so I was off all day and told the family to leave me alone. I started grinding. Around 8 to noon. Then went to lift weights to grind out tension. Lunch. Then grinded some more. Around 6pm, I was right at level 19 when MalGato jumped into a lobby with me. Mission accomplished. After watching Walking Dead with my wife, I hammered down a bunch of strikes to get some gear for an hour or so around midnight. I finished the night at level 22.
Some thoughts and questions follow:
- That was not fun, but the thought of doing this piecemeal made me want to puke. I used the same thought process from the marathons I have done. Whatever you do, don't stop. Keep fvcking moving and just get it over with.
- I did the entire level 1 to 20 grind with the same 99d pistol and some sh1t sniper and fusion rifle. Once I got going, I just didn't want to bother with searching and tweaking weapons. Stay focused. I blew through it easily, due to Post's advice, which was to mix in some Crucible games to ensure my level stayed +1 over the hard mode story versions. This worked very well, as well as picking up every single bounty I could do. I did Eris, Vanguard and Crucible bounties along the way, quite a many of them. This made it go fast, and not once did I get stuck anywhere. (even was lead scorer on a number of crucible games)
- I could be level 23, but someone (on here?) told me to horde Saphire Wires. The stuff that looks like some 10 gauge romex. So horde I have done. I am up to about 125 or so of these. Not going to waste them on crap armor. Is the thinking correct here? I would seem I am going to need around 200+ of these, at least for the initial Lv 31 armor?
- btw, I made a Hunter. I went back and forth on this, but am feeling good about my decision. Why? I wanted something that worked well with soloing. This does. The invisibility perks are awesome. Even the simple kneel perk, that grants 5.5 sec of invisibility, is more than enough time to run right through the garbage sections of strikes, not even having to shoot. Like the Nexus strike. I've done this a ton already on the Lv 20 and 22 strikes. After the three cue-ball no-respawn section...I can literally skip the entire next sections, and go right to the Nexus. Blazing fast. A couple times last night, I had the Nexus well on it's way before teammates showed up. Awesome perk. Fun. The invisibility perk is also clutch for reviving teammates.
- Further increasing my speed in the Vanguard Tiger(?) strikes is having my weapons back. A VexMytho (which is new, FINALLY), my 2nd BlackHammer and Hunger just literally obliterate everything in my path on these strikes. With the vanish stuff, OP weapons, I can blow through a strike in what I think is less than 10 minutes. I was rolling up like 100+ kills, while teammates were stuck in the 20's.
- btw...good lord, that VexMythoclast
....is just out of this world CHEAP in Crucible. And that's without stability mods on it. I played three games with it last night, and averaged like 24 kills a game with a Lv 21 Hunter. Again, just one meter filled so far. This is a cheap gun. A cheap gun that I WILL DEFINITELY be planning on using all the the time now, to get even for the bvllshit of having it used on me before. Yet another reason why Crucible is a basically a garbage online FPSer. Once I get this leveled up, with an actual fully leveled character, i'll be going hard-core Deliverance on these opponents. (note - I played ALL my crucible games yesterday, with a the above 99d pistol)
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Next Step? I need to figure out how to get to level 31 now (and Lv 32 asap too) Time is wasting.
Is it possible by Thursday night, when people raid? I know I can't do the Hard raid yet, but what is the min for the regular? Like just sneak me in on say Regular mode, so I can cherry pick a few pieces of gear on the Abyss, Bridge, and Deathsinger sections. Can I sneak in on level 26? 25? I know Witty and I got the Beav through while he was 28. How low can one go? If I can just get just one or two Lv 32's piece...I'm good to go, as i'll get an Exotic on Friday morning. In theory, I can halfway or more by next Sunday to a full level 32.
One problem would appear to be this. The dumb Urn quest, needs Xur. And Xur's exotics, they also don't come to Friday. So for now, I don't see how I can do this.