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Edited by CapitainRusty: 10/18/2014 5:44:44 PM
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Decrypting Rare, Legendary, or Exotic Engrams

This is just a suggestion to adjust a system that seems to frustrate people in the Destiny community. With Rare, Legendary and Exotic engrams whether from a drop or purchasing from Xur, they are random to class. The issue I bring up is with how rare these drops are or the grind to earn enough motes of light to purchase an exotic engram, why would this reward be left to chance? [b]The potential issue I propse[/b]: Engrams can give drops not specific to class that is in use while opening the engram. If players only play one character, receiving a armor piece meant for another class would be a waste of a rare drop or 20+ motes of light. Similar to whenever you complete a story mission and turn in the material picked up, you can choose from 2-4 options of weapons or armor for your class and specific to the level the player should be at, during that specific mission. Or Just make armor drops class specific when they are decrypted, no ability to pick and choose. Example: Purple armor drop, when decrypted by hunter, it is for hunter. If your titan gets the drop and your hunter decrypts, it is for your hunter. Would it be wrong to fix this system so we are rewarded when we pay 20+ motes or get such a rare drop? Why or Why not? [b]Edit:[/b] Just looking for thoughts and opinions. * I have the three classes.* If you disagree, say why. Articulate a point of view at least.

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  • It's designed that way for longevity. If you get something for a hunter and you play as a Titan it is meant to encourage you to start a hunter and play through again. This will be not be changed and nor should it be, there are 3 character slots for a reason, try making 1 of each class not 3 of the same(not implying the OP, but a general comment)

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      Dear Bungie, Please only drop what I need and nothing else. I appreciate that Xur is there on the weekends to spend my motes and coins but can you have it to always sell what I want. Also, when an engram drops please make sure that in it is what I need. Thank you, OP

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      • I agree, I don't want to open an exotic engram on my warlock and get titan gear

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      • I've gotten really really lucky cause most of all the stuff I've gotten has been for Titan that's why I have 2 but I have a hunter just for the trophy then I'll delete it and start a warlock. It's just random typically I'd say whatever you get for another class break it down and use it to upgrade your main but I highly recommend making alt characters cause you will have more to gain doing weeklies 3 times a week.

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      • It's nice. My hunter is level 28, with all legendary gear and an exotic. I need raid gear to level up further, which I can't get from engrams. Any legendary armour engrams I get for my hunter are now useless. If it only decrypts into Hunter armour, and I don't have 2 other characters, that armour is now useless. Restricting armour to only the class you have wouldn't help anyone. Those who only have one character would continue to get armour they no longer need, and those with 3 character would no longer get armour to help accelerate light leveling.

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        • Seems like a good place to collect those 200 tears I need for my bounty.. Thanks !

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          • The gamble is interesting. If you don't like it, then don't buy the exotic engram from Xur.

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            • Is this community never satisfied? Constantly wanting more and more to make the game easier... the whole term "Want in one hand and shit in the other" doesnt even apply to this community because theyre getting what they want every week.

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              • Yes it's a grind. Yes it's semi disappointing when you get items for another class. But you'll soon realize Ascendent shards are even more rare and highly needed. Do you really want to sacrifice an exotic that your class can wear?

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                • What else are you spending your motes of light on? I find the class items useless and not interested in Banners so even if I don't get one for my warlock or I get a repeat of an exotic I already own it gets broken down into Ascendant Shards to upgrade the gear I use. Win/Win no matter how you see it besides you get a chance to buy one exotic every week for whichever class you choose for 13 strange coins (not hard to obtain considering you get 9 from the Weekly Heroic Strike) so don't complain about what isn't broken. I actually prefer legendary and exotic engrams being random so I can get gear for my Titan and Hunter without grinding for engrams in Tiger Strike Playlists or loot caves.

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                  • I aggree, personally i already bought 3 engrams frol xur obly to get 3 titan helmets while i'm a hunter. Saying "that's rng" is really easy when you've gotten lucky. I have bigger problems with rng in general though, when i see people on the forums here who got over ten different exotics it makes me mad. I played and grinded a lot and have yet to receive my first exotic item. Every exotic i have was either purchased from xur or was a shitty exotic from bounties. There should be limits to rng, like say you have a 1/10 chance of receiving an exotic from a legendary engram, every 20 engrams you turn in should at least contain an exotic. Its very frustrating to not get anything at all and frankly, it makes me want to stop playing. Whats the point of playing if you know youre nit gonna get anything anyway

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                    • Not everyone wants another exotic for there class.

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                      • Edited by Hellshusk: 10/18/2014 4:00:47 PM
                        V.v but I like my Titan body I got on me warlock... Wait, did you know you can fix this by making one of each class come on champ I know you can do it if you use your mind.

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                        • After buying a random with my warlock last week I was a bit disappointed when I got a Titan helmet. Thru the week I was able to save up about 50 motes with my warlock and hunter combined....so I rolled the dice again. My warlock got a chest armor and when switched to my hunter he got a chest piece as well. Payed off but could've been anything.

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