Did you earn Strange Coins? Did you fight hard for them? Did you save them for weeks, hoping your favorite Sniper Rifle would one day be on Xur's shelf?
If that's how you arrived at Ice Breaker, you deserve it just as much as anyone else.
Congratulations. May your aim be true.
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Ffffuuuuuuckkkkk I have strange coins
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4 RepliesEdited by FrenetiCreature: 11/27/2015 7:05:57 AMI want my baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back I want my baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back ... Edit: I do have a 1000 yard stare with firefly and triple tap though. So, it's kind of reminiscent of the old ice breaker. High impact, extra rounds, and firefly, it's almost the same. Except my 1000 yard has maxed stability, so the horrid recoil isn't there. Plus, with the extension to the time it took for rounds to regenerate on IB, it almost wasn't even worth using anymore. After you used up your rounds, you had to pack it away and wait the 40 seconds it took for the rounds to regenerate. So, I'm actually pretty happy with my 1000 yard. But, I definitely would use it if they brought it back.
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Icebreaker is year 2 guys !!!!!!!1!1!1!!!11!!
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It's almost been a year
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2 RepliesFinally it's year two
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Who necrobumped this?
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Year 2 icebreaker?!?!?!?! Yessss thank you for the Black Friday xur inventory bungie I love you so much I can't wait to get this up to 320!!!! Sike
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Babys back
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When deej was actually nice
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Bumpilicious!
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Lol i remember this. Good old days
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This post can have a lock on it because it's an old post.
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SHUT UPPPPPPP
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60 RepliesEdited by I Am CoolGuy: 1/18/2015 8:38:27 AMThe curious case of the misconception of the word "EARNED" I have also added a TL;DR at the bottom. BUT I hope you read it :) Misconception- a view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on [u][b]faulty thinking[/b] [/u]or understanding. Earn- To [i]acquire or deserve[/i] as a [u]result [/u]of [b]effort[/b] or [b]action:[/b] The main words you should focus on are effort OR action. I, like many of you, have been on the forums and have seen the word earned "loosely" thrown around. At the end of this post, you will see how people get their perception of "earn".And also how....they are right. Let's dig deep. Let's find the origin and evolution of the word "Earned" in Destiny. There was a time, oh yes, when "technically" loot was earned, which was all perception. Regardless, Those days are OVER. Very rare occasions will be considered now ( such as the new hard mode for Crota) But we will get to that in a second, And so it begins....... Like many of you, I have put more time in this game than the next person. Xur was a tough choice in the beginning weeks. At this point in the game now I could buy every item Xur is selling and still have coins. STILL have coins. There is more stuff to do now. More stuff to earn coins from.. There has been time to make more characters to earn more coins per week. But, In the beginning, you had to choose. For me, I DID get the red death. I, like many other players, saw that the Gjallahorn was week 2. And we passed on it. Straight up passed on it. This was because the coins were not as plentiful as they are now. I chose to NOT get the Gjallahorn ( and many did as well) because it was a heavy. It did not warrant the coins because you can only use it in certain situations and not all the time. And the coins were also put into Exotic gear, not just weapons. It was an actual choice. Coins were an issue. The next week he sold the Suros. I was moving across the country and could not be on. I was 3 coins short for the Suros. Week 3 of Xur, him selling the Suros, is the first known ( historic if you will) occasion in which the "Earn" war was started. A few lucky guardians had got the Suros through nightfalls. At this point in the game the Suros was the crucible king. ( the one and only). The nightfall SUROS users did not feel special anymore. Their special gun just got unleashed to the masses. This is an important date,. Many occurrences happened since then. " Last Word will break Crucible" "Patients and Time will break the game" and so on.....to now...." I earned Icebreaker, you bought it!" For the Suros, I actually gave my friend my information, he got on my account and grinded to get the remaining coins. Yes, the times were different. I would not be able to live with myself if I did not get it after the Gjallahorn debacle. There was a time when nightfalls were HARD. When it first dropped, it was level 28. The average guardian was light level 25-27. The first nightfall ever I believe was Sepiks Prime. THAT was hard. I remember it taking hours, i mean HOURS to do.. Snipers would one shot you, well, anything would one shot you. It took more than half of your ammo to down a captain. MOST IMPORTANTLY, there were really no icebreakers, Suros, Thorns, thunderlords etc. Guns like that were unicorns. When you did see them, it was XUR WEEK for ( insert gun) ! Very few had seen the majestic beasts with their own eyes. We were stuck using crap guns. I mean CRAP guns lol. So let's walk through it. At the end of the nightfall, let's say you got the Suros Regime. Which was a big deal and ultra rare in the crucible, then you had a feeling of accomplishment. You felt that you EARNED that weapon, but actually, you got lucky. Back then, there was very little content. That nightfall was your endgame. There was even less to do than there is now. Exotic weapons came even weirder than they do now. Mostly from crucible and legendary engrams aside from that one shot at the nightfall. Legendary engrams were not uncommon. I can remember getting 3-5 a night with the loot cave. BUT they turned into Blues......always.....moving on. Then VoG dropped, then a huge overhaul when the dark below dropped. Any player that was here since launch knows that this game we are playing now , is completely different than the one we had at launch. There is more content. You can buy everything in Xurs inventory now if you wanted to.....plus 35 Heavy Ammo Synthesis. Most players have 3 characters. If you have only one, then there is still a great amount of content to get an exotic. Nightfalls, couple chances in the VoG, couple chances in Crotas end. If you have 3 charatcers, with those alone, that is at least 15 shots at an exotic per week. Per WEEK. Compared to the 1-3 chances you got when the game came out. When the next expansion comes out, you will get more than that. The number of chances are getting greater and greater. All the while, those chances you get are getting cheesier and cheesier to get them . Nightfalls now and even raids are no where near has hard as they once were due to light level. That is why we play, for loot, and it is at no surprise that the player base has found ways to make those chances a cakewalk through cheese. Oh yeah. Xur is here also. The world of Destiny has evolved and is evolving. The chances you get to obtain an exotic makes the task MUCH MUCH easier. So easy, you can now buy one on Fridays. I am on the side that I want to try EVERY gun in this game and I want others to try as many as they can as well. Even DeeJ throws it around " ( referring to a shader) Finally, there’s also a Hard Mode Exclusive color palette for your gear. It’s called Glowhoo.[u] The first of you to [b]earn it[/b] gets to show it off.[/u]" And I add the Deej comment because I have already seen people say..." Yeah, cheese crota for that shader" " You REALLY EARNED THAT ONE" Bungie is learning. We are learning. The game will continue to evolve. They have made a very ambitious game. A great game. The term " EARNED" is more Grey, than black or white, but this holds true: ( Which is also the TL;DR version) In the infant stage of destiny and in now, very rare, circumstances such as hard mode. You could say you earned your weapons. That is where you get this: Earn- [b]To acquire [/b]or deserve [b]as a result of [/b]effort or [b]action[/b] Now, with the many chances you get. The countless hours you have grinded to get that ONE weapon you want, but just have not been lucky enough to obtain. Wow Xur just brought the Icebreaker!! That is where you get this: Earn: [b]To[/b] acquire or [b]deserve as a result of effort [/b]or action: *drops mic*
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1 ReplyLook what i'm still using Deej, LOOK AT IT! [spoiler]It's on my Titan[/spoiler]
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Miss using that thing.
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3 RepliesStop reposting this please
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Edited by Legend of Jordy: 11/26/2015 6:15:12 PMHappy Thanksgiving!
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When i got this gun i was excited for a while
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Ahhh good memories, made the value strike easy after getting this bad boy