Iron Banner is pointless and very underwhelming. Nothing in the Iron Banner has any value anymore, no more "gotta grind and level up so I can get that sweet shotgun and roll it till it's perfect" further adding insult to injury is that IB gear has to be ascended if you want to be level 34 with it. Really? IB gear that you get from competing in level advantages ENABLED competition has to be ascended?
There is no real reason to grind through IB unless you really just need that Etheric Light and even that there are far faster ways to get it than in IB. Now that the gunsmith can reforge everything you can take your favorite gun with the base stats you want and just roll it to your desired specs at will. There is no point in IB anymore. The prestige is lost the exclusivity is gone. It sorely needs a revamp and to offer something that isn't readily available everywhere else.
Anyone else feeling a bit let down? At least let the armor have 42 light standard Bungie.......
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Buy the armor then buy etheric light... 2 armor pieces two etheric light. They just give you the option now
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Um, you can buy Etheric light...
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I like to play it for fun also I got fel winter so I'm happy
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I agree, rerolling awesome weapons was my drive. Not even playing this time.
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I made a similar post and got flamed hard that iron banner is great and needs to stay. My idea was making it a new game type only available durring iron banner. Some type of 6v6 elimination. Anything different really.
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On e wrd et light
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4 RepliesGot rank 3 and felwinter's today. I don't need to do anymore
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6 RepliesI only played it until rank 3 and I don't think I will do it again I just don't enjoy pvp it's too annoying playing against thorns and shotguns constantly. I got the etheric light and didn't bother after that
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But you can get 42 light armor from ToO and PoE, and since they are end game content, just as VoG and Crota were, that's the only way to get maxed out light gear as drops or purchases. It makes total sense that you'd have to ascend IB gear because IB isn't end game. It's just a special event. And in the end, does level really make a difference in IB? Skill does but that isn't the same.
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Guaranteed availability of etheric light if you have the funds is my motive.
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Edited by DarkOcean75: 6/3/2015 9:37:10 PMI was gonna run it at least til rank 3 on all 3 characters, but I gotta play solo 99% of the time, and get dropped into matches that are all but over 4out of every 5 games. It's just not worth it. I'll finish pushing up to 3 on my hunter, but after that I'm done, I really don't need the light that bad to deal with it.
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Playing it for the cloak and because etheric lights always a good thing
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I hate the perks on the armour this time around. A shame cause I'm liking the looks of it. At least the cloak is money.
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It's fun. That's plenty of a reason
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9 RepliesThis post is hilarious I remember when used grind to get armor in ib because I couldn't always run Crota and when I was wearing ib gear I was a fake 32 now everyone wants it to be 42 light these forums are so hypocritical hahaha
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Edited by EZLIFE: 6/3/2015 8:52:41 PMVog raid Crota raid IB ToO POE Crucible Roc strikes Dragon strikes bounties Patrols Tons of weapons Tons of armor And three characters to do all these things with. There is so much content in this game. Stop being a bitch
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1 ReplyI see the point and I understand that you want bungie to cater to the "day ones" but as a company with a 7-10 year plan with the game they also have to accommodate to the newer destiny players. With Osiris just out that is definitely geared to the ones who have previously grinded for the best gear. So that, in a sense, is something that makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker. So with iron banner out it can help out some of the newer players or even players that aren't that great at PvP get some better gear along with some etheric light. While yea it's frustrating to the already established players it really helps balance things out in other aspects. Keep on grinding Osiris and other things that fit your needs. Play iron banner for fun :)
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1 ReplyHey, novel idea, just for fun?
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I play IB with friends because it is fun, and for the etheric light now as well.
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I am playing for the etheric light. I play this game solo, which means all the available options for etheric light are not possible for me (except when I can solo a nightfall and get a lucky light drop). So I'll gladly grind to level 3 and get likely the only etheric light I can until next IB. I also might go for level 4 since the warlock class item looks pretty sick.
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1 ReplyPretty sure that the first iron banner after the dark below dropped had old light levels on the armor. I think that's for a reason.
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3 Replies[quote][quote]People also complain about: -Thorn in crucible -Gjallarhorn in crucible -Not having Gjallarhorn -Suros being overpowered -Suros needing a re-buff -Vex being overpowered -Vex needing a re-buff -Fist of Havoc -Scorch Melee -Bladedancer -Golden Gun -Voidwalkers super -Titan's grenades -Helm of Saint-14 & Bubble combo -Warlocks fusion grenades -Any grenade that existed rather -Felwinters lie -Shotguns in general -Crota being broken -No vault space -Rockets in crucible -Lmgs in crucible -Heavy ammo being too constant in crucible -Heavy ammo being too few in crucible -Special ammo being too few in crucible -Special ammo being too plenty in crucible -Bloom in crucible -Camping in crucible -Others being better than them in crucible -Others being worse than them in crucible -AFK-ers (granted that's worth a complaint) -The loot system -Getting a really good weapon meanwhile they wanted a No Land Beyond because it's the only exotic they need. -No Land Beyond being the worst weapon ever. -When killed by No Land Beyond they complain -Going invisible as a hunter in general -Blink jumping as hunter/warlock -Blink shotgunning -Titans jumping higher than hunters -Titans not having enough health because they're the tank class. -Warlocks need protection as they self-res -There not being bumpers on the edges of crucible maps because they walk off too often -Snipers in crucible -The Last Word being overpowered in crucible -Red Death being overpowered in crucible -Stranger's rifle being too overpowered in crucible -Any pulse rifle in crucible being too overpowered -Xur selling something good -Xur selling something bad -Xurning vs Earning -Nechrochasm needing a buff -Auto Rifles needing a nerf -Auto rifles needing a buff -Thorn's exotic bounty being too hard to try and work towards -Master Rahool not giving them everything they ever wanted in life -Eris in general -Kill target public events being too hard -Heavy ammo glitch being used at crota -Heavy ammo glitch not being used at crota -Map rotation -Iron Banner armor being lvl 32 even though they never do it because it requires much more time and effort and skill to get compared to a raid. -Nightfall rewards being terrible -Complain about the modifiers in the Nightfalls making the nightfall what its supposed to be. A challenge. -Error codes (Yes they are annoying but it is something people complain about so it fits in this list) -Confluxes in Vault of Glass being too hard -Hobgoblins in general -Raid Sparrows not being cool enough to be a raid sparrow -The recruitment section only asking for 32's with gjallarhorn (yes that is a stupid requirement but once again people complain) -Omnigul's strike -Omnigul's scream -Cheating a piece of a raid -Not cheating a piece of a raid -There not being a trading system -Fatebringer being too overpowered in general so it should stay at 300 -Fatebringer needing to be upgraded to 365 -Crucible being stupid in general -Titan Bubbles being overpowered -Shoulder Charge in crucible -No raid being in HoW DLC. -Upon HoW dropping someone else has stated that the new exotic armor sets will cause more complaints as to each character will get buffs and make their class more powerful. -Guardian armor looking the same at lvl 32 (HoW will change all of that yayyy!) -Complaints about people complaining. (I'm not complaining Lol just making a list for people's enjoyment.) -People capturing closest point at the start of a control match. (Occurred a lot on the forums during last Iron Banner) -Orbit taking too long -The younger ages (squeakers as it's called)playing Destiny -No trading system -The apparent 19% of those who've played Destiny on the PlayStation completing a raid -Not having a helmet in tower -Having a helmet in tower (even though it's optional) -Being unable to change a characters appearance after creating their character -Bungie fixing Iron Banner Glitch (buying items at start of Iron Banner) -Bounty for killing 2 targets with a fusion rifle burst 20 times -Trying to send an invite to someone with an extremely long/crazy "xXSo0purxC0o1kiDXx"(made up Lol) after posting an LFG -When you post on LFG, " Send message in game to xXSo0purxC0o1liDXx for invite and they reply to your post on the forums instead -Blues from legendary engrams, shards and energies from legendary engramarhorn -Suros being overpowered -Suros needing a re-buff -Vex being overpowered -Vex needing a re-buff -Fist of Havoc -Scorch Melee -Bladedancer -Golden Gun -Voidwalkers super -Titan's grenades -Helm of Saint-14 & Bubble combo -Warlocks fusion grenades -Any grenade that existed rather -Felwinters lie -Shotguns in general -Crota being broken -No vault space -Rockets in crucible -Lmgs in crucible -Heavy ammo being too constant in crucible -Heavy ammo being too few in crucible -Special ammo being too few in crucible -Special ammo being too plenty in crucible -Bloom in crucible -Camping in crucible -Others being better than them in crucible -Others being worse than them in crucible -AFK-ers (granted that's worth a complaint) -The loot system -Getting a really good weapon meanwhile they wanted a No Land Beyond because it's the only exotic they need. -No Land Beyond being the worst weapon ever. -When killed by No Land Beyond they complain -Going invisible as a hunter in general -Blink jumping as hunter/warlock -Blink shotgunning -Titans jumping higher than hunters -Titans not having enough health because they're the tank class. -Warlocks need protection as they self-res -There not being bumpers on the edges of crucible maps because they walk off too often -Snipers in crucible -The Last Word being overpowered in crucible -Red Death being overpowered in crucible -Stranger's rifle being too overpowered in crucible -Any pulse rifle in crucible being too overpowered -Xur selling something good -Xur selling something bad -Xurning vs Earning -Nechrochasm needing a buff -Auto Rifles needing a nerf -Auto rifles needing a buff -Thorn's exotic bounty being too hard to try and work towards -Master Rahool not giving them everything they ever wanted in life -Eris in general -Kill target public events being too hard -Heavy ammo glitch being used at crota -Heavy ammo glitch not being used at crota -Map rotation -Iron Banner armor being lvl 32 even though they never do it because it requires much more time and effort and skill to get compared to a raid. -Nightfall rewards being terrible -Complain about the modifiers in the Nightfalls making the nightfall what its supposed to be. A challenge. -Error codes (Yes they are annoying but it is something people complain about so it fits in this list) -Confluxes in Vault of Glass being too hard -Hobgoblins in general -Raid Sparrows not being cool enough to be a raid sparrow -The recruitment section only asking for 32's with gjallarhorn (yes that is a stupid requirement but once again people complain) -Omnigul's strike -Omnigul's scream -Cheating a piece of a raid -Not cheating a piece of a raid -There not being a trading system -Fatebringer being too overpowered in general so it should stay at 300 -Fatebringer needing to be upgraded to 365 -Crucible being stupid in general -Titan Bubbles being overpowered -Shoulder Charge in crucible -No raid being in HoW DLC. -Upon HoW dropping someone else has stated that the new exotic armor sets will cause more complaints as to each character will get buffs and make their class more powerful. -Guardian armor looking the same at lvl 32 (HoW will change all of that yayyy!) -Complaints about people complaining. (I'm not complaining Lol just making a list for people's enjoyment.) -People capturing closest point at the start of a control match. (Occurred a lot on the forums during last Iron Banner) -Orbit taking too long -The younger ages (squeakers as it's called)playing Destiny -No trading system -The apparent 19% of those who've played Destiny on the PlayStation completing a raid -Not having a helmet in tower -Having a helmet in tower (even though it's optional) -Being unable to change a characters appearance after creating their character -Bungie fixing Iron Banner Glitch (buying items at start of Iron Banner) -Bounty for killing 2 targets with a fusion rifle burst 20 times -Trying to send an invite to someone with an extremely long/crazy "xXSo0purxC0o1kiDXx"(made up Lol) after posting an LFG -When you post on LFG, " Send message in game to xXSo0purxC0o1liDXx for invite and they reply to your post on the forums instead -Blues from legendary engrams, shards and energies from legendary engram -PoE 32 is much to hard! -PoE 34 is way to hard! -PoE 35 is insane to hard! -No checkpoints in POE? -Dismantling 365 weapons = motes of lights!? -Etheric light is too rare on pve -Etheric light is too easy for pvp players - PoE helmet before legs is unfair to warlock! -Treasure keys r too rare to get! -Treasure keys after update are too easy to get! -Lvl 34's are too OP in iron banner.[/quote] Your complaints is one of these please take a number an take a hike[/quote]
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Agree that it's lost some luster because of the gunsmith reforge ability. For me the armor was never really a selling point either. I personally have all the IB guns I wanted so I haven't grind IB for a while, plus I don't need EL, because I've been able to get it every other way (PoE 34/35, ToO Flawless). I would've love the pulse rifle though.
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2 RepliesDon't play it then!! All the different things to do in this game, you don't have to do everything! Lol decking hell.. In most games, there will ge certain aspects that you enjoy and play, and certain aspects you won't enjoy so you don't play!!!!! Why the feck do you think this game is different? That you HAVE to play the aspects you don't enjoy? ?? "Grind" iron banner? You not got anything else going on in your life?
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Trials of Osiris weapons and gear are the new top tier event items to attain. The IB gear does look nice tho! Except for those Hunter boots....yuck! Lol. Osiris > Saladin
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Edited by D1ll0n_FST: 6/3/2015 8:22:26 PMI just want to for exotic chances, I could care less for anything else besides etheric light and felwinters lie.