Level all 5 factions (including cryptarch) to the point just before levelling up. If you do this right you will have 15 different packages to open on HoW day, after finishing the level off with bounties etc.
5 on each character including cryptarch levels. Assuming you have three characters. It will take some work but you should be able to do it in the three weeks or so before HoW drops.
In summary, level New Monarchy, Dead Orbit, Future War Cult, Vanguard and Cryptarch to just before levelling on each character.
Obviously there is still a chance you'll get nothing decent but at least it might give you a small head start.
Edit 1: I forgot Crucible as a few have mentioned, thanks for the reminder.
Also, some have mentioned saving engrams as that will help level Cryptarch, though you won't get any new gear from the engrams.
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Destiny community - I want to do everything in my power to get everything day 1. Destiny community after doing this - there isn't enough to do, I got everything day 1. Lol
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Or you can just play normally until it comes out. I thought about getting all my factions close to leveling up but instead I'd rather stock up on Commendations and exchange them for rep once HoW comes out.
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For new guns and armour sure. But packages wont get you to lvl 33 or 34 though. You will need to upgrade your exotics or use etheral? light to upgrade anything to light lvl 33/34 or 365 attack. My plan is to upgrade one exotic armour piece straight away = 32 and a half My first etheral light will be spent on a piece or ledgendary armour to get me to 33. Solo crota on HM without stress Happy days
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For every single time you've said "To each their own" I have this to say: Please don't come on the forums day 2 and complain you've gotten everything. That's just stupid. Play your game, but don't make shit-posts about the lack of content because you've over-prepared.
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Got no interest in this myself, but then I'm not one to moan about lack of content either. This is because I just play the game and whatever falls to me falls to me, why chase the end game in the first week then proceed to moan about having done everything?? Doesn't make sense to me!!
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In a game where content is limited, we have people rushing to finish content that hasn't been released yet. What will you do for the other 5 months? Troll the forums?
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packages do matter, they each give you 250 rep for the faction they are for if you are wearing that factions marks when opening
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level up the factions as many times as possible and use commendations to level them up a bunch again :D
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What a waste of decent vault space........... bet you dont have many weapons in your vault if you can do this lol.
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Engrams can be carried over. I did it for the dark below dlc. Vanguard packages do not matter.
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Don't get why everyone is always in such a rush...only then complain there's nothing to do :) To each their own I suppose. I plan to take my time, enjoy the new "richness" and variety of the changes. It needs to last for a good 6 months, yes?
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Faction packages will drop engrams which can be handed in at the cryptarch to level up and get a new package which has new gear. With the crota dlc my packages and engrams resulted in 2 x new armor and 2 x new weapons.
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All vendor gear still comes at 331 attack right? So there's no real point in doing this anymore.
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Or you can just keep upgrading your fractions and gets those commendations. That's what I'm doing now lol.
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Well you could also just power level through them and get commendations to burn through....10 apiece for each level.
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All im stock piling is the Ascendant materials........... i have enough to gain at least 500 motes of light on the day.
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Wouldn't saving packages work due to the fact that each one gives you 250 rep which would then level you up quickly for the new HoW gear?
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Oh buddy been on it for weeks haha. Save purple engrams too! Get a few levels from turning them in at the crypt arch!
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Also, stockpiling commendations is a great way to get rep too. Idk how many people know this but commendations are getting cut in the HoW release and all existing ones become consumables that give you 250 rep each.
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I've heard that saving cryptarch packages is good cause you can get a legendary engram and since the package is time stamped and not the engrams, you can get some extra gear. Can anyone confirm or tell me if this sounds right?
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None of it matters until you get etheric light regardless.
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also pile up a lot of public event packages because they give 5000 friggin xp. Easy upgrade to the new gear you get
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Why is everyone so worried about having everything straight away when the dlc comes out the best parts is grinding and working towards gear you don't have why try to get everything right off the bat
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I did not even consider this. Stroke of genius. Also to the below post, just don't complain?
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Or just go with the flow and end up getting more time out of HoW.
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without Etheric light Tower vendor gear maxes at lvl 32