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Edited by Jabberjay626:
9/23/2015 2:32:42 AM
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Bungie "solves" a problem by making it worse: Legendary Marks
So when bungie announced that there would no longer be a weekly cap on marks, people got super excited. Here's why:
Pre-update 2.0, completing one strike in the strike playlist awarded 6 vanguard marks every time. Crucible matches awarded 3 or more Crucible marks at the end of every match. The key word here is [b]every.[/b] Marks would simply stop being earned at 100 marks per week.
Post-update 2.0 however, neither strikes nor crucible matches award marks per [b]every completion.[/b] Marks are only awarded once for the daily heroic story and daily crucible gametype, and the first two or three completions in the heroic strike playlist. Also, since legendary marks are shared between characters, daily heroic story/crucible gametype can only be completed for marks [i]once per account, not per character.[/i]
Bungie's attempt to make this currency more accessible has had the opposite effect. While there is no limit to how many marks you can earn per week, there is no way to earn more than roughly 40 marks per day (15 from crucible, 15 from daily heroic, not sure how many from heroic strikes just yet).
Feel free to post in the comments with your own solution to this marks issue.
EDIT: The solution I am seeing appear a lot in the comments is 5 marks per strike, and 3-5 marks per match, depending on win or loss.
EDIT2: So after the weekly reset, I ran heroic playlist 5 times but only received 10 marks the first 3 times. Just my experience. I have yet to try this new crucible mode though... can anyone explain it to me?
EDIT3: So I tried out the new crucible mode! Things to note:
-The 10 Legendary marks reward is only awarded [b]if you win[/b]
-Only a possible total of 30 marks can be won as of now, marks stop dropping after third win
-It is still unclear if this is another daily crucible event that will award marks daily, or a weekly event that resets on Tuesday
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I voted keep as is. I like the Legendary Mark system. Marks are rare enough to make them valuable, but not so rare that you are always running short when you need to infuse/upgrade equipment. You are correct when you state you get them from the daily heroic story mission, the daily crucible activity, and for your first three heroic strikes. However, you did not mention that you can also earn up to an additional 25 legendary marks in a heroic strikes as a random drop. So while you are only guaranteed a TOTAL of 30 legendary marks from heroic strikes, you can still get them from the heroic strike as a random drop. Furthermore, you can earn legendary marks by completing certain quests and taking apart Y2 legendary items. In the first week alone, I've probably earned close to 200 legendary marks whilst only playing on ONE character. I just bought my dead orbit chest piece last night to mostly complete my set (still need helmet, but I'm wearing an exotic anyways). They are not supposed to be super easy to get but they're not supposed to be impossible to get either. And I think they have struck the right balance.
