Rubicon Wastes, Mars.
Every time I see a post about the best/favorite places to patrol, I see some great places like The Divide, Skywatch, Shattered Coast etc. But nobody seems to like Mars.
Mars is a big map. It can be confusing at first. It helps if you imagine the basic layout like a big figure-8. There's a loop that runs up into the mountains to the tunnels of Iron Line, and the other loop runs downhill into the Buried City of Freehold. Scablands is the intersection in the middle.
Rubicon Wastes is a canyon way up in the mountains. You spawn there for the Valus Tupac strike. (I call him Valus Tupac ok? You probably know him as "Rockets McDickface")
Anyway, this canyon is my favorite area in the game. Why? Well, there are several reasons.
1. Free unlimited Interceptors.
That's right. This has been there since launch but it's STILL not known by many. Three Interceptors infinitely spawn in the Cabal garage in the middle of the canyon, just like in the strike.
2. Skydiving.
Cabal Harvesters enter and leave Mars vertically, meaning if you jump on top of one while the troops jump out, and spawn your sparrow, it will launch you really, really, REALLY high in the air. There's one specific ship that is easy to ride repeatedly.
3. Interesting terrain.
It's a canyon. Cliffs with nooks and crannies to explore everywhere. Hole yourself up in a sniper hole and spy on some silly Cabal.
4. Multiple events.
Besides Taken (which can be annoying) there are also the Fallen Wolves off in one corner who come by frequently. Public Events to kill a target also happen occasionally.
5. Something about the atmosphere...
This is more of a personal thing, but I just feel comfortable in that canyon. It seems so familiar. Something about it only being accessible from tunnels gives it a disconnect from the rest of the map. Like its own little valley of sand, perched atop a rocky mountain. High above the anxieties and stress of the bustling Vex down below in Freehold. I think it reminds me of Blood Gulch from Halo. A distant little canyon far away from all the other problems of Destiny.
Edit- Fun Things To Do With Interceptors
1. Campfire
Punch Interceptor until it catches fire. Park anywhere for portable campfire. Will not despawn unlike sparrows.
2. Volleyball
Have two SUNBREAKER TITANS with charged Sunstrike melees stand on either side of a dune. Punch Interceptor over dune (it will go flying, trust me). Get a good volley going. If it lands on you, you might die.
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We need to stage a volleyball tournament. Can anyone make this a thing? Deej? Cosmo? If there was a Sparrow Stunt tournament last year, we need a Volley-Ceptor Tournament this year.
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This has been asleep for a few hours, I want more people to see this, eyes up post.
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BUMPITY
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Earth everytime, love seeing all the noobs running round doing their first missions. You'll usually find me in either skywatch or the divide, waiting on those public events.
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I love Mars. Can you explain the ship and terrain better? As for usual you will find me in skywatch. Its fun to see what used to be the loot cave there and it brings back old memories from vanilla
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Earth and Venus or my go to places.
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honestly when I did the gunsmith test weapons I would go to the Moon. I would run down passed the two yellow bar knights follow it all the way to the other side and be done, great for the hand cannon double tap ones. I just completed my VIP kills so there's less for me to patrol for. I feel like we need a mini event to hold us over during the summer. Banner just finished so other than collecting exotic engrams and the ellusive sublime gaunlet engram, not much to do. Still have cool 800 kills with a sidearm to go, other than rumble not much left.
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I don't know Earth and Venus just seem more home-y and chilled to me? Mars seems so hostile with all the red and orange, fat guys shooting nukes at you from every direction and it's not particularly filled with nice sights compared to the others. The moon is alright but just too empty.
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Value Tupac lmao
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Also a great place to rain death down on unsuspecting adds with either Truth or Gjally.
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I like this area but overall Venus is my favorite, the whole world is just so more interesting and detailed, it is just more nice being there exploring.
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Well I normally hang out on earth but I'll definitely try this out!
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I thought I was the only one who loved this area!
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This. The wolves and taken make for great 3oc farming.
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Venus, the cididel is probably the best place to patrol for bounties or gunsmith gun tests
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Venus for me. It's just [i]green[/i]
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Ol' Rockets McDickface. He's easy now. Too bad he wasn't so easy back in the day.
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You got me laughing at "rocket mcdickfac" cause I've never heard of that name till now.
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[quote] 2. Volleyball Have two SUNBREAKER TITANS with charged Sunstrike melees stand on either side of a dune. Punch Interceptor over dune (it will go flying, trust me). Get a good volley going. If it lands on you, you might die.[/quote] Let's have a tournament.
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[quote]2. Volleyball Have two SUNBREAKER TITANS with charged Sunstrike melees stand on either side of a dune. Punch Interceptor over dune (it will go flying, trust me). Get a good volley going. If it lands on you, you might die.[/quote] Dude that's Phalanx fav hobbie once you get close enough, and guess who's the ball
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OMG SUNSTRIKE TO OP NERF NOW!!!! - an interceptor
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I love the buried city. That and parts of the moon are my favorites
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I enjoy that part of Mars but earth is still my favourite. If you go around just right and you do the patrol beacons missions with the kill fallen and hive majors bounties. You can get a fair wack of rep for vanguard and factions (300+) in a relatively short amount of time. Since the dark below mini bosses can still be got and count as majors, there are at least 5 of them and not including the 3 under the stairs at the start spawn and urzok (I hate that guy, you all should know why). Plenty of fallen majors as well if the rocket yard ones at the back near kings watch spawn right anyway. I do wish that they open up strike and mission areas though in the future, some are partially open, like blighted chalice, winters runs, sepkis to name a few. In reality we have already cleared these areas of the darkness and should be patrolable in my opinion with patrol beacons.
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When I find an interceptor I'm like DIE!!! HAHAHA *boom* dang it
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If you wanna talk about nooks and crannies venus has em everywhere
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I call ma'ual "joining allies in 4" cause that how high he launched me
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I still prefer Venus [spoiler]cuz i have a big penis lol[/spoiler]