I have tested and proven this with both perks.
If you scroll over the armor is says "carry more ammo for heavy weapons" this perk works and allows you to carry 7-8 rockets and such.
BUT! There is a HIDDEN PERK!
If you click on the armor and scroll over the heavy ammo node it reads "increased amount of heavy drops"
THIS PERK ALSO WORKS!!!!
Alchemist's Raiments has BOTH heavy drops+increased capacity on it!
Both special and heavy perks serve as double perks. Increasing ammo capacity AND AMMO DROP RATE for both HEAVY AND SPECIAL depending on which node you choose.
ALCHEMISTS RAIMENT=RUIN WINGS ON STERIOIDS!
Almost never have to put my sword away anymore!
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Swords also seem to have a hidden surplus perk so you'll get even more heavy
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Holy butts...*grabs pile of strange coins* "XÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛR I HAVE A PRESENT FOR YOU IF YOU GIVE ME THAT SHINY ROBE OF YOURS!"
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AR isn't as good as RW I got both and with RW one heavy could give u 5 rockets when AR only give you 2. So hands down to RW
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lol at some of the responses. No, Wings are NOT better than Raiment if you're a Warlock...because Warlocks CAN'T use Wings.
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Edited by DrHighGround: 10/31/2015 12:22:01 PMDude StarFire protocol has it too....not rare.
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Delete this post before bungie finds out and fixes it!
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Yup, it'll give you 9 sleeper shots while showering you with purple.
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I got it because it looks fabulous with my Devouring Maw helmet.
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Glad someone posted this... I've been lucky enough to have gotten the rainment on multiple drops in all the elements and I can say that I don't see myself replacing my exotic armor slot anytime soon. It's an awesome exotic.
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Yup. Works great too! Purple squares for weeks!
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Always assumed it was glitched The mini description and inspection description have different perks listed Capacity vs Drops Inconveniencey makes me skeptical
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Can anyone tell me if it's broken like the Titan helm? Does it waste orbs of light?
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why do Hunters have only trash exotic armor in TTK? Skyburners Annex for making more orbs against mobs and Sealed Ahamkara Grasps for a second smoke bomb..... that's it
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You're Welcome. ;)
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I tried for 30 mins to get the more glimmer perk to proc and when it finally did i got 6 glimmer, so i guess it's nice that it's good for something.
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Yeah it's a nice perk... sadly this is just kind of a poor-man's Starfire Protocol. (see what I did there... poor man... glimmer perk? I'll just see myself out)
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Star fire is the same. Lots of armor is like this. You actually have to go in and read the perks
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Wait, for real? GO GO GO
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Shhhh!!!
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this is what confuses me. so does is increased heavy ammo automatically applied?
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If you also use a "surplus" perk weapon, you'll never run out of heavy ammo. I do this for my Ruin Wings and sleeper simulant setup.
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Still not as good as ruin wings. RW increases the amount you get from each pickup as well.
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This with swords.. Yum.
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It's not hidden. There are 6-7 exotic armor pieces with the same perk. While it is true that they increase the carrying capacity for rockets or MGs, and they carry a perk that lets heavy ammo drop more often, Ruin Wings accomplish the same thing in a different way in the code. The way heavy ammo works is it will give a set amount of ammo based on the maximum capacity. Hence why low impact MGs get more bullets than high impact MGs just to name an example. Increasing this max capacity will increase how much ammo you'll pick up. The difference is Ruin Wings cause this ammo pickup to increase on their own, so they stack with a larger capacity for great effect. Example: A rocket ammo pickup ranges from 1-2 a pack to 4-5 to 6-8 depending on how those 2 perks stack. Not to mention a capacity max perk won't increase sword ammo, as they are coded to only work with their Scabbard perks. While it is true that you will get similar heavy pack drops with Alchemist raiment, they won't be as effective on a pack per pack basis. That being said, it still is an effective perk for its merits, and the fact that a warlock can have similar effects on heavy ammo is nothing to scoff at.