I'm going to state why I think Iron Banner is a complete waste of time. I'm very angry at this moment, but I am going to try to display my thoughts like a sane person, even though I shouted very loudly after what had happened happened.
I have been playing this laggy, Mida infested game mode since Tuesday. Upon reaching rank 5, all I get is a 310 ghost, and 315 gauntlets. I have a 317 ghost. I have 313 gauntlets. Is this all I deserve from going through absolute hell all week?
Iron banner is no breeze when playing solo. Having to play against teams of 6, laggers, quickscopers, conspiracy theory d blink shotgunners, and Mida multi-toolers, this is all that I get? I understand very well that this is an RNG game. But this is unacceptable.
To anyone who has reached rank 5, we all deserve something good, guaranteed. Everyone should get one weapon, and one piece of armor that is HIGHER than what they have on, (by a noticeable amount, 4-5 light levels higher then what you have equipped) or AT LEAST equal with good roles.
The raid has a challenge mode that guarantees at least one 320 piece of gear.
Why doesn't the crucible have this? The crucible is arguably much harder than a raid is. Raids are the same every single time. Every enemy is programmed to do the exact same things. You are fighting a computer with designed intelligence. And although the raid may lag sometimes, the crucible is just as laggy. In PvP, you're fighting real people, with real intelligence. Why do we get rewarded [i]less[/i] for considerably [i]harder[/i] challenges? Iron banner takes days of grinding for a chance at a 320 piece of gear. Challenge mode takes a few dozen minutes for a GUARANTEED piece of 320 gear.
Additionally, many of my friends have moved on to the Xbox One, and I cannot do the raid anymore. LFG is such a pain that I refuse to use it. I'm not playing with people from a different country just to lag and get kicked, or have some stuck up tight-ass boot me because he wants to control everything I do.
I can't afford a new Xbox One. Not everyone can just go out and buy a new console because other people are.
Edit: We're Trending... Please keep commenting your thoughts and opinions about the loot from iron banner.
Edit 2: http://youtu.be/nDtdJBolvlk
In this video MoreConsole talks about loot, and addresses some of my ideas. Is Iron Banner Worth It?
Edit 3: I don't have a trials/raid team. Please stop telling me to play those. If I could, I would.
Edit 4: Over 1000+ replies. Nice. Please keep commenting and sharing your iron banner experiences, especially if you want Bungie to improve the quality of their loot system.
[spoiler]And to those of you who comment negatively, just know you're only bumping my post and that I appreciate it! (:[/spoiler]
Edit 5: I've heard a few suggestions (excuse me, I don't remember the fellow guardians who came up with these ideas, but you'll know who you are) from a few of you, and to be frank these are some good ideas. One guardian said getting a guaranteed 320 across all three characters (only getting one 320 even if you've played on all three characters) should be implemented. I believe that end of match rewards should only be given to those who are on the top 3 of their team's leaderboards. Those who give the most effort get the most in return. This would encourage guardians to play the objective more often, and of course just play better overall, (capture the zones!) not just sit afk in a match to get to rank 5. Another guardian suggested implementing a "challenge" mode into the crucible as a weekly bounty/quest, similar to the raid's challenge mode. This should obviously not be a task that just anyone can complete, but at the same time it shouldn't be harder than the raid's challenge mode.
Any more ideas? These would all be excellent improvements to iron banner in my opinion, what are your thoughts?
Edit 6: A guardian just posted this link showing his experience fighting another laggy guardian. These kinds of things happened a LOT during Iron Banner.
Video: http://youtu.be/Jt3l0DRZiWU
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6 답변I dont know why people moan about lag. I got from rank 1 to 5 and didnt have one laggy game. Plus loads used mida but i still got alot of kills. Makes no sence people making excuses for just being bad at the gamw. When i play bad i know its my own fault
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8 답변Hit 5 today got damn 310 ghost which I have and 312 iron greaves mine are 315 and 4 motes and coins very aggrivated
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4 답변This needs a bump! Rewards in Iron Banner were worthless. We all have 310+ Ghosts. I got two characters to level 5 and never received anything above 300 except a damn ghost. I want weapons, I want cool shit. I can handle a 280 IB sniper but I cannot handle getting 4 ghost at 312. It's incredibly hard to win IB matches solo and you treading all over us with shitty rewards.
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The HoW Iron Banner was INCREDIBLE... the loot was AMAZING. More Legendary Crucible or Iron Banner RnG drops than you imagine... you would have to delete stuff outta your Vault in order to make room. The drops since TTK have been abysmal... not only are they far few and in between... they're usually of a Light Level than makes them close to worthless. Iron Banner used to be an alternate route to maximum levels... and getting RnG @320 is nearly non-existent, not to mention just getting gear above 310. Heck... even Sparrow Racing had 315-320 Helmets and Class Items for the better part of three weeks!!! There's no real incentive to play Iron Banner anymore unless you like collecting the weapons and armor that you're gonna have to grind up later.
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do bounties (or at least pick them up on each guardian) each day but focus on only leveling 1 - don't turn in except on main once sat hits, pick main and get them to 5 so the other 2 guardians get the "catch up buff" wear your shader/emblem/class item for ib (or swap in an old IB class item just to turn in bounties) get bounties on other 2 (seems to go quick) and have all 3 to 5 with very little - if any - time grinding at some point I got a 320 ghost, the rest was pretty much lower light marks material other than the ghost my loot was pretty lame this time but last time it was great - after getting to around 315 on all guys the IB loot in general is a lot more likely to be dissappointing than when around 310. Same can be said for KF hard mode - if you are already around 315 your chances of something higher light, with a decent roll, get slimmer I hate the light leveling system in Y2 - infusing consumes a ridiculous amount of resources which effectively limits your weapon/gear choices unless you have the time to grind like crazy to get more drops at higher levels a lot of players have maxed out a dead orbit Hung Jury scout - think about how "expensive" that original 280 scout is just to get it near 320 how many top level weapons, weapon parts, glimmer, materials, etc... had to be used to do that???
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4 답변Challenge mode rewards good play (or good play by 4-5 of the 6 players to complete. Iron Banner rank 5 and crucible in general can be completed through participation only. Hell, you can spin in circles in the spawn and still get rank 5. That's why they can't guarantee a 320 drop (or even 315 for that matter) in IB. They just need to change it to reward good play, not the other way around as they currently have it. You win and are #1, here is a good drop. Simple, but they won't ever do that
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6 답변[quote]I believe that end of match rewards should only be given to those who are on the top 3 of their team's leaderboards.[/quote] That would not be very smart in the long run since only those that are good already would get the gear that makes them better; this is not how to make a sustainable gaming experience for the masses...
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This was the first time I took two characters all the way to level 5 in IB. I got a 318 ghost shell, a couple of 310 ghost shells, a couple of 310 artifacts, a 315 scout rifle, a 316 warlock bond, a 314 titan chestplate. All that stuff was useful to me, since I don't raid and thus didn't have any 310+ gear other than what I got via sparrow racing. However, you make some damned good points about the lack of suitable rewards for people who already have high-level gear.
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Yep...agreed. Iron Banner has terrible drops. I played thru to rank 5 and then some and never got a single item above 290 light level. I saw ghosts dropping up to 320...but very rarely. typically drops were just a strange coin or mote of light. Pretty worthless drop rate. Rank 5 package has given me min light level items...last event I got a 312, this time a 311. not good. What really bothers me, drops were better in SRL than IB. Really? I get better rewards for riding around in circles than battling fellow guardians with guns a blaze....come on bungie!!!!
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I was disappointed with my drops so far in this IB, but, I got good drops last time. I got a 310 chest for an arc subclass....I have a 310 IB chest for solar class, now I only need one more. It doesn't take days to get to rank 5. There is a buff that increases with each day of IB that will allow you to get to rank 5 in one day, though you will need to pick up some bounties during the week to make it go faster. Overall, I enjoy IB. Don't need a guaranteed anything.
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Did Iron Banner on my hunter. Rank 3: 310 artifact Rank 5: 310 ghost, 314 fusion rifle (not bad, but not worth my time) Bought: boots Dropped: 291 helmet, 292 helmet, 292 helmet, 282 auto rifle (perks aren't good) Overall, it wasn't too bad, but the drops for me were not on par with last Iron Banner
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give better drops to the people who actually get tje captures... nearly every game i had double figures captures.. while sitting there people just run right past you, then die and run right past again.. it's a joke dont they know that every player that gets the full capture gets 100 points. now if 5 players did that on 2 captures there's a 1000 points.. DONT PEOPLE KNOW THE GAME RULES BY NOW.. scrubs
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27 답변I'm sick and tired of hearing "I can't afford a current gen console." Do you not have a job? You've have 2 YEARS to save for the upgrade. Don't tell me you can't upgrade..
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3 답변Got all three characters to rank 5. First rank 5 package was 317 chest piece and 310 ghost. Next character rank 5 package was 318 scout rifle and 316 ghost. Next rank 5 package was 319 gloves and a 310 shell. I'm pretty happy with this load out.
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3 답변[quote]I have been playing this laggy, Mida infested game mode since Tuesday. Upon reaching rank 5, all I get is a 310 ghost, and 315 gauntlets. I have a 317 ghost. I have 313 gauntlets. Is this all I deserve from going through absolute hell all week?[/quote] You got 300+ Light items without having to endure a raid with randoms that might also drive you to substance abuse. I don't see the problem. [quote]Iron banner is no breeze when playing solo[/quote] Make more friends and play with them or start / join a clan and run with your clanmates.. Problem solved.
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2 답변My 3 toons to Lvl 5 and the best I got, at least in my opinion was a ship and 320 ghost.
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5 답변Iron banner is not hard, dude. I agree that we should get good rewards for the grind, but don't say it's a challenge. It is not. Anybody can get to rank 5.