[b]The long story[/b]
[spoiler]Im currently at 95 weapons forged, and I got curious about the amount of time it takes/took to reach 100.. Ugh.... This has been done mostly solo.
I have been doing the sniper frame this week because I find it to be the fastest. From the Tower platform to when the forge drops the completed frame, it takes an average of 18.44 minutes. 6.36 minutes of that is either loading, or visiting Ada, with 12.08 minutes being actual combat. Hmm..
It takes 6 Modulus Reports to pick up a frame. Forges only drop 2 on completion...ugh.. I farm the EDZ Volunder forge for Mod Reports because I find that it's the quickest and the boss goes down easy. It takes 6 minutes on a quick run to clear a Vlunder forge.
So....approximately
4 minutes loading in and out of Volunder
18 minutes to do Volunder
19 minutes to forge a frame
41 minutes on average to forge a single weapon. This does not factor in Modulus Reports from the bounties.
For the triumph the in game time is approximately 68 hours... Thats 9 hours a day for 7 days.
Im done. [/spoiler]
[b]The Short Story[/b]
[spoiler]Takes about 68 hours to forge 100 weapons[/spoiler]
[b]The Loot[/b]
[spoiler]Out of all of this, and granted I didnt do it for the loot, I have recieved about 3 viable weapons. 3. I have never received a currated roll on anything. I mainly did the hand canon and sniper with some pulse and a few machine guns. If you want interesting loot, the forge is not the place for it imo. You do get a pretty badass looking ship at the end of it all of youre into that sort of thing. [/spoiler]
[b]My Thoughts[/b]
[spoiler]Im doing this for the title, plain and simple. Otherwise I would never ever do it. Aside from the fact that there is no benefit at all from all these forges, 100 weapons at that amount of time is RIDICULOUS. I get what Bungie are trying to do. But no one wants to do that in the game. The rewards are bad and theres no light at the end of the tunnel for anyone who isnt a complete moron like me who will spend countless time on forging and repetition. This is also taking into account how fast Ive been able to complete these. Experiances differ and it may take some one an hour for 1 wealon frame. Maybe more depending on if they know to go to Mars for the multikills, etc. If I had to spend over an hour for a dingle frame I would quit the game. [/spoiler]
[b]Needed Changes[/b]
[spoiler]Forges need to drop RNG Modulus Reports on completion in the amounts of between 3 and 6. There is NO good reason why a forge drops 2 other than to extend and already brutal grind. I actually like the forges. They are quick and painless. But modulus reports need to be more frequent.
Bounties need to reward between 4 and 8 report.
Framed weapons need to reward between 5 and 10 materials when broken down that, when amassed, can be turned in to Ada for a Powerful frame, or Powerful Armor piece. Make it 50, whatever.
There needs to be a way to earn Enhancement Cores inside of the forge grind loop. There is no incentive for hardcores to do this other than the triumph and no incentive for casuals to do this other than the ship. Either way, a majority of people will likely never complete it. Not because its hard, but because its unrewarding and boring. Engancement Cores serve a purpose, they are a sought after commodity. Nuff said.
And Mod Reps need to go to the postmaster...
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[b]TLDR[/b]
[spoiler]TBGR=To Bad Go Read[/spoiler]
[b]Edits[/b]
[spoiler]This is not a complaint post. Just observations. It IS nice to have something to do and a reward to chase, etc. I also realize as Ive said that doing this in such a small window is not how it was intended. BUT....this is the bulk of the content and if I wasnt doing this, what would I be doing in D2 right now? It's just not very rewarding, tedious and kinda boring. [/spoiler]
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Great post!!!
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I approve of your assessment . Well said
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I did about 50 pulse rifles a week ago and it didn’t take me that long, but I do have a SSD and I for the radiant seeds or whatever they are, just load up strange terrain. There’s a wanted wizard or knight at beginning, kill him, kill yourself, kill him again, done.
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How does this have zero upvotes. This is actually really interesting. Maybe considering I haven’t completed a Forge yet and I’m very curious.
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Edited by TattooedOni: 1/8/2019 6:17:38 AMPlease tell me what tab the triumph is on? I’d like to see how far I’ve gotten so far.
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I've been toying with doing this but the forges are so incredibly boring. Between the mod reports, constant loading screens, and a few brief moment of action... It's just a horrendous loop of boredom. Still need like... 40 some odd frames. Dreading the grind. Congrats on getting it over with. Oh also, how much fun is 500 kills with a sniper/fusion going to be in the forge? At least the bow uses white bricks. Tedious but trivial.
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Long Story longer...Game has NO loot in it. You will be a forge master. Something I would never ever even consider chasing and with all that you might have 4 weapons from it you consider worth keeping. Not a chance this game has the slightest interest factor working in it's favor right now.
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Sniper faster to get than PR? Idk man... PR: just start an ep and kill the thrall. Then go do the lost sector twice and you’re done. It’s even quicker if you get lucky and there’s a group already doing EP
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Im at like 35 of 100, but I'm not really grinding weapon frames either. Once I get 1 more armor piece for my Hunter, and 2 more for each my Warlock and Titan, I will most likely never ignite another forge. I may forge a few more Hand Cannons and Bows since I didnt really get good rolls on the few I did forge, but I don't know. I don't use Kinetic Bows or Energy Hand Cannons....
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Welcome to the Platinum Starling Owner's Club. It is a nice looking ship :D
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Finished the Master Smith triumph because I wanted to, put the time because I wanted to, finished it quickly because I wanted to. This wasn't a necessary or required part of the game.....I finished it because I wanted to.
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Its not like you have to forge 100 weapons in one day or even one week to get the ship. The weapons are actually pretty great all around except maybe the bow and that might be because I havent got a good roll for it yet.
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Edited :)
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Izanami boss is actually the easiest to kill at 4-5 sleeper simulant shots . For volundr forge one of the highes damage weapons is the prospector.
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I get the pulse with slideshot....so good
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HC, pulse, sniper and machine are all top tier with good rolls and the bow is pretty decent. Forge is really good, however once you have what you want it's obsolete sadly.
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The point about the modulus reports is a bit weak considering you can only stack 15. A lot of travel involved.
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Edited by Apollo_XIX: 1/7/2019 12:09:37 AMDid you get all the shaders too? Also, to my knowledge the “Curated” rolls don’t actually drop. You have to literally get lucky and just have one with those perks drop