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9/20/2014 7:08:40 PM
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The people farming the loot cave are

Just amazing. They are reasons games like this work the way they do. Many other games such and only to name a few; World of Warcraft, and Diablo 3 revolve around a type of farming system. I've strolled through the forums enough and I see people freaking out that it's not a legit way to get your gear. Stop. Shut up. And read. This game, Destiny of course was made in a way that players have to work towards their gear. Whether it be playing hours of crucible, strikes, you have to WORK. If you played any of the two games I mentioned above you know farming is an essential part of the game for many many players. It's a simple idea really, enemies have spawn timers they all do. The Loot Cave has a quicker spawn time but you must be a certain length away for them to spawn. It's not cheating or exploiting. It's playing the game. That person farming there could be there for an hour and get a legendary engram but will it be a legendary or exotic? It's doubtful. The people that farm play differently than you. It's working towards your gear, yes farming a spot like Dark Beyond is work. You've gotta kill, and killing is work. Sure there are other methods of getting gear such as; Vanguard and Crucible Quartermasters, Side QM's (Dead Orbit..etc), strikes, crucible. Just because you decided to buy your legendary gear and actually found a few in the world doesn't mean everyone has to play by your rules. I'll be honest I farmed the Dark Beyond around 30 times, want to know what I got? Nothing! I got two decoherent drops, TWO! I left because I decided it wasn't worth my time to pull a lucky drop and even more lucky drop to get something useful. I also farmed the cave in Old Russia, I got two decoherent engrams and two greens. All four worthless. I see it like this. The players that farm, farm for fun to kill time, or would rather pull luck out of their ass to get good armor. They have a different play style and prefer to do things that you or me wouldn't want to do. Remember it's not cheating or exploiting they work and have to be lucky to get good gear. [spoiler]See you starside. 360 GT: CottonCandyYuMm[/spoiler]
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  • The people farming the loot cave are: smarter then the people not... end of story

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    • This is why I leave my Titan dancing in the cave with a rubber band on the controller while I work. It's just so cheap to camp and shoot people coming out of a cave instead of wandering between spawn points and killing enemies normally.

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      • I read this whole thing and have to say this is the most realistic thing I have read through the forums of people complaining about or defending the cave

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      • If anything. No Mob should drop legendary or exotic engrams at lvl 5.

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      • I stopped, I shut up, I read, and I still disagree. It's an exploit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploit_%28video_gaming%29 There is no way that Bungies designer's wanted the focus of their beautiful game to be replaced by people sat looking into a dark cave. It's an exploit, accept it.

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        • IGN actually made a quick tutorial on the loot cave that is on their website.

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        • This is how we get ants!

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        • Ultimately I see it this way in regards to the loot cave. I paid $60 for this game and if I want to sit and shoot enemies that keep respawning than I will. Me sitting there isn't ruining anyone else's game. All these threads from people that are saying we're breaking the game are getting out of hand.

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          • "That guy has rare gear!? -blam!-!! SHIT!!!!! MY DAY IS RUINED!!! OH HOW DARE HE TRY TO GET TO LEVEL 26!? HIM HAVING THIS RARE GEAR CLEARLY RUINS MY GAMING EXPERIENCE!!! I personally farmed the cave because I wanted purple gear to be able to do the raid, but not even that worked. The only reason I'm at 25 is the queens wrath. I just wanted access to the rest of the game in a timely manner, but I guess that's too much to ask since it bothers some people. I haven't farmed the cave since queens wrath came out. I have shown my level 24 friend it, because he has similar luck with legendaries.

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          • well said, i commented on another whiner post boohoo someone plays the game different than you. Does it hurt your game no does it effect your story mode no does farming this area effect the events no. if you dont like it ignore it or better try a new area on the map!

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          • The people farming the lootcaves are really sad. Yes... there are serious benefits of farming, it is what the game is about, however siting in one spot for hours on end is rather depressing.. i have done it for a few hours in about 5 sittings and get bored after around 20 minuets. i normaly hang around for the fallen hive war then leave. However... if you do a story mission where "horde" is active there are so many enemies that its almost as good for you as the loot cave. (note, not as good but probably 75% as effective) However.... it has a few major bonuses: 1) you get to move... i dont meen to the cave and back i mean actualy move. 2) you actualy improve.. you earn XP leading you to promotion leading you to motes of light 3) you get to do somthing diffrent (seriously... ive seen freinds sit at the loot cave for 3 hours straight with just 1 stop half way through to go to the tower) 4) You improve your own ability by chalenging yourself.. i played with "horde and juggler" thats fun since you dont drop ammo for equiped wepons... forces you to get better with secondary wepons dont get me wrong. I recomend roughly 30-60 minuets of loot cave for every 2 levels above 20 however Any more than that and its a waste of time. Go horde on story and kill almost as many enemies but in a fun and chalenging enviroment.

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          • If you want to reduce the entertainment in the game and kill your fun, then by all means do so. I'll sleep just fine at night like I always do, cuddling up to my Suros Regime.

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          • Meh. Honestly if that's the way people want to play the game then let them. It's not hurting anyone. It's not "game breaking". With the way some people talk about it you would think that players farming this spot are running through the maternity ward punching babies.

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            • I don't even farm anymore, I just stand beside people farming, go cook some food,clean my house and profit. Best farming ever.

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            • AHHH STOP THE CAVE POSTS!!! MAKE IT STOPPPPPPPP

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              • The farm serves a purpose but only up to a certain extent; it gives you glimmer, engrams to decode into blue items or coins or motes, and once in a blue moon a Legendary item. But after that.... it's boring. I've kind of gone off farming the cave as hours and hours of farming yields nothing but blue items and a few coins and stuff. I will still farm it now and then for coins, but it's much more practical/reliable to rank up your Vanguard lvl and get Legendary gear straight from the tower.

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                • No more cave talk and maybe the whining on both sides will disappear! Poof!

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                • Edited by Penthesilean: 9/22/2014 5:06:14 AM
                  I've never 'farmed' in a game before. Never played one where it was possible. Despite playing pretty much non-stop since midnight release (college break), I've only found one legendary weapon. While out on patrol I stumbled across a group endlessly dumping an unholy onslaught of fire into that cave. My thought was '...the hell...?' I stood and watch them trying to figure out the point of it. When they ran in together, I followed and was dumbfounded at the light show. After about 5 hours of my first time farming this weekend, I ended up with a dozen strange coins, a dozen motes of light, 4 legendary weapons, 1 legendary suit of armor, and an exotic weapon. The Loot Cave is love. The Loot Cave is life. All hail the Loot Cave.

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                  • Amen

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                  • So would sparrow racing, as the game is setup now, be considered an exploit?

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                  • Best to use bungie as its own source. http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=28998. For those who remember Halo Reach and its target locator exp grind. Bungie doesn't prefer people to grind things, but should not be punishable as long as you are playing the game, so who cares whatever else the cave is, its still people playing the game.

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                  • Another one huh, what else is new

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                  • I know. Ive tried farming the cave and have gotten one and only one blue engram. I dont do it for loot/gear anymore. I do it for glimmer, ammo, and sometimes XP. I prefer not to do it anymore. But others should not complain and should just do their own thing. We are all here to have a good time. I'll add you on 360.

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                  • I did it for 15 minutes and easily got 10x the loot I would otherwise if I did a strike, none of the loot was good because I'm at the point where I NEED Legendary gear to progress but still. It helped with getting gun parts and hadronic spices or w/e they're called.

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                  • proof of how lame this game is. People who are concerned with the cave should lick bat shit off it. Helluva lot more things wrong with the piece of shit game than the lousy cave.

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                  • Did you know somewhere in Russia there is a band of roaming pikes you can commandeer and ride to the cave? It makes farming so much more enjoyable.

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