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Iron Banner : THE WORST OF DESTINY 2

Iron Banner is the best thing ever!

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Bungie can do no wrong!

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This game will be perfect in $60 of DLC.

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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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  • After 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.

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    • I agree this IB is painful. I would list reasons, but Bungie does not care or want to hear any criticism (constructive or otherwise). Very disappointed in them and the game...

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      • Edited by Sprang: 10/17/2017 12:47:07 AM
        "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." [b][i][u]^ THIS ^[/u][/i][/b]

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      • Lol can't go flawless because of sweeties. Your just bad and don't deserve to go flawless if you can't play when it matters

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        • True, funny and well worded. I do hope that they make power mater next time and allow gear to drop at max light plus 1 or 2. I am not a PVP guy, but I played it in year 1 to rank up my light level. I was busy most of last week, so I rally didn't get to play that much. Believe it or not, I only had one match that was truly lopsided. The rest were average. Close score first five minutes then one team gets a runaway.

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        • Tldr

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        • Typical Bungie logic . . . the rest of the game, which can be played any time? Virtually no grind whatsoever. Like, to the point that people are already running out of reasons to play, none. And then, in the one part of the game that is time-limited? Suddenly, there's grind. It makes no <blam!>-ing sense. Which means, in Bungie Land, it makes perfect sense.

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        • Some have made the suggestion of being able to purchase IB gear for 50 tokens a piece. That would be nice and reasonable.

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        • What the Flip iron Bungie? I like most on here is thinking, what the HELL were you thinking with RNG IB? To further f’up the RNG you freaking IB drop from other random loot tables whAaaaaat? Why am I grinding to get IB gear to instead get Icarus’s drift, and non IB weapons? This is so stupid. It’s like we (gaming community) are the smart responsible parents having to explain to are half retarded kid (Bungie) why shitting in your pants and then throwing it at people is bad. Fire your game designer who decided “yea RNG for Iron Banner” then fire the idiot who said, “and let’s put random loot tables that aren’t IB in there too.” Hey Bungie employee dumb ass step in to my office, because you’re F’ing FIRED!!!

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        • Worst is trials, ar least in iron banner I can get a win.

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        • Cool story bro, needs more aliens...wait a minute

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        • This would be funny if it wasnt so seriously correct 🤤

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          There's a lot of truth in this post, and I think people have a right to be pissed off honestly. The thing that ruined the event for me is the staggering amount of duplicate, back-to-back drops when opening packages. I pulled 3 IB fusion rifles out of three consecutive packages after three hours worth of grinding. And I don't understand why bungie would have removed iron banner rewards from end of match, it's honestly unacceptable. I hope they can see this, and that they listen. Because their RNG system is in desperate need of attention.

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          • Something's telling me that this rant is bias with a fair amount of salt.

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            • Very true spot on post.

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            • Here’s some me 🧀 for your 🍷.

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            • Does anyone else want a wizened rebuke? [spoiler]I have like 14 of them :/[/spoiler]

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              • 25 packages redeems and I still don't have the full set of armour. I just LOVE getting non IB gear and the same two weapons over and over again.

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                • Opened 45 package today and have only seen three pieces -blam!-ing bullsht

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                • As of Monday, I have turned in 52 iron banner packages and still do not have a full set of armour. The helmet and chest piece did not drop once. I don't know the actual possibility of that happening when there are only a possible of 13 items to get. Thanks Bungie :)

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                  • A lot of duplicates during this Iron Banner . I played a lot and opened up several matches This is what I received for my troubles: 1. Repeated versions of Uriel’s gift to the face 2. Repeated versions of Mida cross mapping me . 3. Repeated versions of Sins of the past blasting me into oblivion. Turned in a couple more matches only to get a match almost completed where I received multiple supers to the face or heavy ammo to the grill. It wouldn’t be so bad if this wasn’t a duplicate of the match before. I hope they adjust RNG because all I keep receiving is the “Repetitive Misery face shield”. All I’m really asking for is the “Solo player is -blam!-ed “ chest piece to drop to complete my set.

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                  • Destiny 2, is easily the biggest flop of a cucumber. I don't know how on earth Bungie and Acto can look and the current sitch with a smile. If it's all for the $$$ then sure, but as 'artists'.....it's not looking good as a reputation is dwindling.

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                  • The reason why Bungie don't make Iron Banner team deathmatch is because far too many bad teams pick up wins just by running round and capping points. A game type where you actually have to slay and showcase your skill set more often than not the superior team wins 90% of the time. Boring.

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                  • I am not seeing the repeatability here once you the full set of armour as difficult as that is most will not return therefore ib will suffer, until it will be meaningless.

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                    • Iron Banner is never perfect. However, I have to agree with others that the change to an RNG drop system is a poor design that is frustrating to many gamers. I would have preferred the old system where rewards are predetermined. All gear does not have to be available in only one IB event. But forcing gamers to grind dozens of packages and still not get their desired item is raising the amount of community discontent.

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                      • Normally I stay out of the game slamming posts, but there is a lot of truth in this one. I wasn't a big fan of PVP in D1, but IB was definitely more palatable than the other PVP options. In D2, IB is hands down my least favorite activity, and I'm including Trials into that equation.

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