Are you done grinding planetary tokens for that armor you wanted?
Are you done grinding the gunsmith for that rare gun you want?
Are you done grinding the easy new raid for that armor you want because the raid guns suck?
Are you done grinding the crucible for your Better Devils?
Are you done grinding Trials of the Nine tokens because you can't go flawless due to sweaties?
[b]Well have I got the answer for you![/b]
[b]Behold, IRON BANNER![/b] ([i]Now with 80% less iron[/i])
Grind endlessly for [u][b]new[/b] Samurai themed armor[/u] and guns with an [u]exclusive Iron Banner sticker[/u], but with the added urgency of a limited event making you grind harder than ever before!
Enjoy the absolute worse this game has to offer, with unbalanced teams, bad spawns, and meta players using the most broken weapons.
Fight an endless war of attrition against camping Warlocks with infinite health, or get killed in literally under a second by the Last Word 2.0. Enjoy the endless droning of sirens as the clan you solo-qued up against captures the entire map. Lose to teams with FIVE TIMES YOUR SCORE who have been spawn killing you for the past five minutes. Get killed by a rocket launcher before you're finished the spawn-in animation, or get cross-mapped by fusion rifles. Try to capture a zone while getting hit from 8 pulse grenades, which aren't at all over powered when compared to the other grenades. Discover how useless anything that isn't the meta really is, as you're killed by the Antiope, Uriel's Gift, MIDA, and Last Hope consistently. Learn how powerful Fist of Havok is as the only roaming panic-button super. Ask yourself why Bungie left the Hunter "Wombo-Combo" in the game, only to never use the wombo-combo again, as your super, Shadow Shot, is literally just Nova Bomb, but completely useless.
Wonder what the point of player choice is, as you discover the "One Path to Victory" Shaxx is always talking about is simply playing the meta, with any semblance of skill optional.
[b] But how is this better than the Iron Banners of old? [/b]
The only difference between Iron Banner and regular Crucible? Gone.
That pesky lore of the Iron Lords nobody cared about? Gone.
The uniquely modeled weapons of previous Iron Banners? Gone.
The ability to buy items as you progress? Gone.
The chance to get Iron Banner items as an post-game reward? Gone.
The ability to re-roll weapons? (bet some of you forgot about that) Gone.
The rewarding experience of obtaining high level loot and powerful items? Gone.
[b] All those toxic downsides of Iron Banner are now more dead than the Iron Lords. [/b]
Instead, grind away for meaningless tokens for the RNG slot machine that gives no guarantee your time will be rewarded. Win low level gear and weapons with an [u]exclusive Iron Banner sticker[/u], with a Iron Lord's chance in a SIVA replication chamber of getting the [u]new Iron Banner exclusive [b]Samurai[/b] armor[/u], which doesn't match the theme of Iron Banner one bit. Listen to Overwatch easter eggs that remind you of better games you could be playing, and end your week feeling hollow for spending all your time grinding for the armor you wanted, only to get an endless supply of Iron Banner themed garbage sidearms.
[b] Let us take a moment to thank Bungie for this event. [/b]
This event that showcases every single flaw of Destiny 2.
This event that showcases the faults of the Crucible.
This event that showcases how unrewarding the game is.
This event that has managed to royally piss me off.
[b] Thank you Bungie. [/b]
P.S. I'm never playing Iron Banner again...until some stupid new gear comes out and I force myself to endure more of this cancer and rip my hair out.
EDIT: [b]I GOT THE HELMET! [/b]
[i]My quest is over. I am at rest. [/i]
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I FINALLY GOT MY HELMET AT RANK 54 WOHOO THANKS BUNGIE, pls dont fix the loot so people can suffer like me next game , OR ATLEAST MAKE IT SO THEY HAVE TO CRY BEFORE REWARDS
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>Fun >A 'balanced' game Guess which one Bungo chose
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Too accurate
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Edited by Xetheus: 10/17/2017 5:55:39 AM17 packages, about 15 opened on just the hunter(highest light and first to get armor). I ended up with a complete set of Hunter armor, assault rifle, pulse rifle x2, sidearm x2, submachine gun, grenade launcher x2, and fusion rifle x2. All told I'm alright with what I got but it was neither fun to play like before, nor rewarding to get even what I did. I collect armor sets so I'm glad to have the Hunter set but I find all three sets hideous so I'll never use them. The pulse and smg are both great guns but I had to infuse them up, luckily I had exotics to use. There's nothing inaccurate about your rant honestly this whole game feels like a disaster and even for me, someone who got most everything without a ton of work, it's all supremely disappointing.
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My experience with IB packages explained in a nutshell: If I was my warlock in real life, I'd be arrested for public indecency
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How are lower than level 20 players getting into Iron Banner? I had a level 9 on my team, and a level 7 on the opposing team just now! WTF?!? We lost because it started 3v3 (why is this happening? are the number of players playing the game that low? lol) and the level 7 wasnt in it at the start. How can this happen? Why is it allowed to happen? Surely you have to go to the tower to be able to do Iron Banner, so how are these people doing it?!?
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1 ReplyI'm not made at Bungie, I'm mad at myself for wasting so much time grinding those tokens to not get the chest piece I've been missing for hours now. After 31 packages, I'm calling it a night and a good riddens. I'm gonna get off destiny for a bit. There better be something they can do for the players in response to this mess. Random loot drops are a mistake... especially in the IB.
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Best pr ever
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2 Replies50....50 packages...no helmet.. no more iron banner for me, I'm close to no more destiny 2. Prestige raid is coming out soon but what's the point when everything it gives is purely for looks and sub par emblems for challenges. The raid exotic quest is pointless after unlocking all its perks seeing as the reward for the final step is an ornament. At 305 there is really no incentives to keep playing. These upcoming dlc better be fantastic I won't stick around for another crotas end..
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3 RepliesWhat the, grenades are op? I've used many guns that aren't meta and got plenty of kills. This post is dumb and no I'm not a fan of the state of the game right now. But this is ridiculous.
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At least you got your set. 41 IB packages. Still no gloves.....
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My sides are aching. I'm just happy it was a happy ending.
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2 RepliesI just find it a huge load of forking bull shiznit that the grind to get the 10 packages was for a worthless emblem
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26 packages and 4 armor pieces. Two were arms. Bungie can kiss my rebel DIC.
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3 RepliesEnjoyed playing IB, not for the samurai outfit (? samurai?) but for the incredibly rewarding fact that I could choose to play control instead of supremacy lol.
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The Worst of Destiny 2...so far.
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13 RepliesI hate the God awful challenges for iron banner. Kill 2 enemies in a row when it's 4v4 in a huge ass map? Good luck with that, wait for all the stars to align only to be teamshot to death. Kill an enemy while they are using their supers? You got 4 chances per game, if you are lucky, you won't get a voidwalker with a split second super. Good luck trying not to die to the enemy's super as well!
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4 RepliesI have never gotten my ass whooped more by playing solo. I get team shot every damn game.
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1 Reply64 packages Hunter full set Titan full set except class item And all weapons. But most importantly... I played solo [spoiler]And I liked it.[/spoiler]
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OP 1 - Bungie 0 Your move Bungie. The OP has checkmate in 3.
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Yup, they screwed the pooch on this one, hate to say it cause I am a Fanboy, but they did.
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4 Replies47 Packages no full set just plain bullshit
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I would have answered the poll, but the options were so bad I cannot.
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Edited by CannyJack: 10/17/2017 1:44:52 AM18 packages, 3 pieces of armor. Two hundred and seventy-six sidearms and ninety-two Devastation Complex chests, though, so I can't really complain.
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9 RepliesWe should get tokens for the duplicates we dismantle!
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3 RepliesAfter opening 26 packages I also finally have the full titan set and feel exactly the same as you do! Just missing time worn spire but id rather go without then play another match. This post has put humor to the horror so thank you.