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Post by wittyscorpion on Oct 9, 2015 13:39:03 GMT -5
In this installment of the "smarti guide" series, let's unravel the questing in TTK.
Right now this post is mainly a placeholder. I intend to complete it this weekend.
Prelude
Quest is a major feature introduced by TTK, offering a great way to organize TTK activities. However, Bungie is naughty in the sense that the dependencies and some of the key quests are invisible, requiring players to discover them. This is great for players who play at the "bleeding edge", but sucks for players who have limited time and wanna be as efficient as possible.
The goal of this guide is to:
1) offer a clear picture of how to obtain key rewards (e.g.: exotic weapons, 310 artifacts) from the quests;
2) crystallize dependencies among quests / quest steps;
3) recommend the optimal path of playing through the quests;
They are detailed in the sections below, each with its own post.
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Post by blackbarney on Oct 9, 2015 13:40:03 GMT -5
yay a roadmap! Just what this guardian needs!
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Post by wittyscorpion on Oct 11, 2015 21:38:09 GMT -5
Chapter I: Key rewards from questsThere are two types of quest rewards that are highly desirable during the questing: 1) Exotic weapons; 2) Legendary gear with high light level (300 or 310); Below is a detailed lists of such rewards, roughly listed in the ascending order of difficulty to obtain: Type | Rarity | Light Level | Choices | Obtainable From | Additional Notes | Artifact | Legendary | 300 | 3 choices (by elemental type) | "Court of Oryx" quest | | Special Weapon | Legendary | 220 | Swords, 3 choices by elemental type
| "A Broken Will" quest | Swords are simply too awesome, get them ASAP! | Special Weapon (class specific) | Legendary | 280 | Hunter: Stillpiercer SniperR Warlock: Susanoo FusionR Titan: Immobius Shotty | Gunsmith Rank 2 | All very solid weapons with unique perks | Special Weapon | Legendary | 300 | Conspiracy Theory-D Shotty Long Far Gone FusionR | "Neverending Battle" quest | Conspiracy Theory has very high impact, a great choice for Crucible | Primary Weapon (class specific) | Exotic | 280 | Hunter: Ace of Spades HC Warlock: Tlaloc ScoutR Titan: Fabian Strategy AutoR | Gunsmith Rank 3 | Tlaloc is the best pony; Ace of Spades is solid; Fabian Strategy should have been great, but is currently screwed up | Primary Weapon | Exotic | 290(?) | Chaperone Shotty | "Jolly Holliday" quest
| A shotty that fires a slug, One shot kill if headshot | Special Weapon | Exotic
| 310* | Black Spindle SniperR | "Lost to Light" story mission when on daily heroic | 310 attack is a glitch, and Bungie promised to patch it down to 290 | Primary Weapon | Exotic | 290 | Boolean Gemini ScoutR | Quest chain:
"Taken War: Petra" -> "Wolves of Mars" -> "Lost And Found" | Not hard to get if you have already reached Queen's Wrath Rank 3 at Petra. Otherwise you'll want to get started on that ASAP. | Primary Weapon | Exotic | ? | The First Curse HC | The First Curse quest chain | Quest chain can only be activated by reaching Gunsmith Rank 5 | Artifact | Legendary | 310 | 3 choices (by elemental type) | "The Road to King's Fall" quest | One of the quest steps requires raid completion | Heavy Weapon | Exotic | 290 | Sleeper Simulant | Sleeper Stmulant quest chain | A weapon with unique design: Fusion Rifle with the ability to crit bosses.
Quest chain won't get activated until you obtain the full set of "DVALIN" relics that are dropped randomly on Patrol. | Primary Weapon | Exotic
| 290? | No Time To Explain PulseR | No Time To Explain quest chain |
| Heavy Weapon | Exotic | 310 | Exotic swords:
Bolt Caster Raze Lighter Dark Drinker | Exotic sword quest chain | General consensus is that Solar and Arc should be given higher priority than Void. | Primary Weapon | Exotic | 310 | Touch of Malice | Touch of Malice quest chain | THE BEST weapon for the raid Requires: raid completion, 45+ Calcified Fragments |
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Post by wittyscorpion on Oct 11, 2015 21:39:15 GMT -5
Chapter II: Quest Dependency Graph
(to be added).
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Post by wittyscorpion on Oct 11, 2015 21:39:34 GMT -5
Chapter III: Recommended path through quests
(to be added).
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Post by wittyscorpion on Oct 20, 2015 14:07:59 GMT -5
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Post by snes chalmers on Oct 20, 2015 15:38:55 GMT -5
I guess I'll be doing the Daily today...I think I need the new high powered stranger's rifle.
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Post by markopolo on Oct 20, 2015 16:47:04 GMT -5
Thank god you had time to explain about No Time To Explain Lol... I crack me up
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Post by wittyscorpion on Oct 20, 2015 16:54:59 GMT -5
Other than providing the link, I did not say anything, not even quotes from the article which I usually would do.
This is intentional, I feel that I need to give the weapon the proper respect it deserves...
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Post by snes chalmers on Oct 20, 2015 20:53:37 GMT -5
Well, I'm one step closer to the No Time to Explain. Did the Daily Heroic, got the ghosts, and turned in the Cult Ghost to the FWC.
Boy that version of Paradox was a hoot to do solo, took me nearly an hour (possibly could have been easier on my Titan or Warlock) but I got it done.
Now to wait for the Quest to pop up...
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Post by qupie on Oct 21, 2015 5:28:07 GMT -5
#huntermasterrace
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Post by markopolo on Oct 21, 2015 7:05:25 GMT -5
Well, I'm one step closer to the No Time to Explain. Did the Daily Heroic, got the ghosts, and turned in the Cult Ghost to the FWC. Boy that version of Paradox was a hoot to do solo, took me nearly an hour (possibly could have been easier on my Titan or Warlock) but I got it done. Now to wait for the Quest to pop up... Shoulda called on me; I was bored and resorted to playing rumble before I logged off early
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Post by markopolo on Oct 21, 2015 7:05:38 GMT -5
#pffffffbreakthegamemorewhydontcha
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Post by qupie on Oct 21, 2015 7:16:42 GMT -5
#everybodylovesbloodboundandlightofthepack
Edit:
Also, every time I play as a hunter on the dreadnought people just start to follow me because hunters are awesome. (has totally nothing to do with hadium flake stuff)
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Post by tooros on Oct 21, 2015 10:24:25 GMT -5
Have I missed this whole thing?
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Post by wittyscorpion on Oct 21, 2015 11:05:30 GMT -5
Have I missed this whole thing? You mean "No Time to Explain"? If that's what you are asking, you'll need to wait for Paradox to emerge again as daily heroic.
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Post by tooros on Oct 21, 2015 11:32:22 GMT -5
Yes witty. That's what I was asking about. Sorry for the vagueness. When it does reappear: do I need to do the whole memory fragments thing or just complete the mission? Watching the platforming. Gaaah. I'd miss a thousand times.
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Post by qupie on Oct 21, 2015 12:27:40 GMT -5
I am afraid you got some platforming practice to do then
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Post by snes chalmers on Oct 21, 2015 12:43:41 GMT -5
Shoulda called on me; I was bored and resorted to playing rumble before I logged off early I logged off a bit earlier than usual yesterday as well. ...next time Paradox is the Daily, let me know if you still need to get the ghosts, same for bradman and Dave...I'll stick around to help.
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Post by bradman on Oct 21, 2015 15:26:09 GMT -5
Platforming and I do not agree. I like it less than Polo likes crucible.
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Post by markopolo on Oct 21, 2015 16:57:36 GMT -5
Platforming and I do not agree. I like it less than Polo likes crucible. Lol It'sfunny because it's true. All of it
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Post by tooros on Oct 22, 2015 13:59:06 GMT -5
Ok. So. Question. If I've not done the paradox mission/quest (because I've not finished the main story on two characters!!) can I do platforming hell in that? I assume the need for the weekly is because it's inaccessible once done in the main game?
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Post by tooros on Oct 22, 2015 14:35:39 GMT -5
I'll just try it in an hour or so. The first ghost looks straight forward enough. If it's there, I'll know. If not, it must be a feature when the mission is on the daily only. Like the spindle one is.
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Post by qupie on Oct 22, 2015 14:37:29 GMT -5
I am 99.9% percent sure it is daily only.
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Post by tooros on Oct 23, 2015 19:34:27 GMT -5
302 without a raid. TFFT.
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Post by snes chalmers on Oct 23, 2015 22:28:31 GMT -5
302 without a raid. TFFT. Nice!
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Post by markopolo on Oct 24, 2015 17:02:20 GMT -5
302 without a raid. TFFT. Atta boy, Guvnah! I am 298.9.... Hopefully 2 NF a week with Polo2 will get me above the 300 border
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Post by tooros on Oct 24, 2015 17:10:36 GMT -5
Exotic sword quest gave me a 310, equipped it and I got to 300. Rolled a stored helmet engram and lucked out with a 310 helm of Saint 14.
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Post by tooros on Oct 24, 2015 17:10:47 GMT -5
Happy chappie.
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