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Edited by Society High:
3/15/2015 6:18:07 AM
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Advantages, Disadvantages of Joining a Faction?
New to Destiny multiplayer, and I'm wondering what the drawbacks there are, if any, to joining a faction? I'm currently a Level 23 Warlock (Void Walker subclass) and I was interested in joining FWC for gear with boosts to Intellect and Discipline. I didn't, however, like the weapons Lakshmi-2 had to offer; I much prefer the weapons offered by the Arcite 99-40. That being said, are the weapons offered by the FWC static?
I understand that when wearing the bond of a faction, any progress towards your Crucible reputation is instead diverted into your faction reputation. So, while I understand that I could always just get my Crucible rank up and then choose a faction, I would like to progress my faction reputation sooner rather than later in order to attain the desired gear and finally round out my class.
[b]TL;DR: I would like to hear some advice from players more knowledgeable and seasoned than I about the benefits and the drawbacks of joining a faction.[/b]
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1 ReplyBefore joining a faction, I suggest getting your Vanguard up to rank 3 for easy access to legendary gear so you can access more endgame content. In turn, the endgame content, esp nightfalls, will help rank up which ever faction you choose. Cons of joining a faction: - factions only take Crucible marks for gear, which are way harder to get than Vanguard marks (depends if you like PvP) - aesthetics. Factions require you to wear a faction class armor. Most don't look great, there's other class armors I'd rather wear Pros of joining a Faction: - allows more control of your INT, DIS, and STR stats. Each factions focuses on different combinations of 2 stats. There's no extra cooldown for going over 100% in a stat so having over ~290 is a waste. You're better off getting gear with different stats to balance it out. - faction guns. Factions have more guns than they sell at the tower. They can be obtained from Nightfalls, engrams, and rank up packages. In many cases, I like those guns over the Vanguard versions because I prefer their stats/perks. -exclusive items. Factions have a chance to award faction shaders and ships upon rank up. They're consider rare collectables.
