Last week I was at work and saw all these posts about how aweful the ib quest was. I was quaking in my boots when I decided to hunker down and finish it on my titan.. had a few HC kills to go until the dreaded RL step.. Finished the HC and swapped to wardriff coil.. I mean.. why wouldn't I. Efficiency.. 3 matches later. I was done.. I was surprised and figured maybe I was lucky.. I started the entire quest on my hunter.. and within 20 matches.. maybe it was less but, it was more than 15 for sure.. I completed the entire quest line. Come on people.. 15-20 matches is not that much..i'm not a pvp god, I enjoy it and i;m decent but, realistically did you really think you would get 10 kills in 1 or 2 matches.. or that within 5 matches you would complete everything.. its a week long grind.. i'm dissapointed in the entire community -blam!- about this step.. be honest.. how many matches did it take and is that really asking to much, even if it was 10 matches.. is that to much to ask.. I really don't think so.

Having read most of the previous comments (I skipped over the obvious "git gud noob" trolls and the personal insults directed at Bungie employees), I want to echo some of what has already been said but also add criticism. The problem with the IB quest this season isn't that it forces players to use weapons they might not prefer, its that players must completely change how they play to get the quest done quickly. Players are no longer playing the objective, they are playing to get the kills they need. The final RL kill step being by far the worst, but the shotgun kill step changed behavior in a similar way... just to a lesser extent. Some people got lucky and completed the RL kills in a few games. I ran into bubble titans almost EVERY game and I think that in most games I was paired with teammates who were literal potatoes. Getting those RL kills took me over four hours. And this is something that the previous comments haven't mentioned... after four hours of IB and some of the most toxic pvp gameplay I've ever dealt with, I was finally ready to claim the reward. What did Lord Saladin have for me? Was it a full set of fully masterworked IB armor? No. Was it a special curated roll of an IB weapon? No. Was it an exotic catalyst? No. Was it a pile of IB tokens that I could use to try to get a spike grenade Swarm of the Raven that REFUSES TO DROP FOR ME? No. It was shaders. Some very green shaders... that I will never put on anything because while they're not the ugliest shaders in the game, they're still not very good looking. Seriously Bungie, if you're going to create a quest that is going to cause toxic behavior in an already toxic playlist, then the reward had better be worth it.

Even for those who enjoy Crucible (about to pass 80,000 kills) the Rocket Launcher one is annoying. People are only focused on the heavy, so the actual games is an after thought. You can go multiple games with never getting heavy even if you try to just play the heavy game with everyone else. If they put heavy on each side like D1 with the frequency of D2 it would be great.

I spent the same amount of time in iron banner as I always do, don’t understand the complaints.

[quote]but it's pretty clear that this quest was released without any consideration of the annoyance of it[/quote] They know damn well what the -blam!- they are doing. Numerous quests and bounties are available right now that have stacked requirements for different weapon types, enemies, etc. This was a deliberate decision to artificially extend play time. This is what a Bungie-controlled Destiny with a renewed focus on PvP looks like.

Took me 18 games to get 10 final blows..... 18!! Solo que games.... I mainly matched 4, 5 and 6 stacks camping heavy with bubbles and wells...

As long as they don’t block ALL of the rewards until it’s completed, I’m fine with it. As is, I’m getting pretty pissed at the rocket step and might just quit without cashing in my massive stack of tokens. 😡🤬

I remember logging on to IB in D1, playing with whatever weapons I wanted and getting some good gear and calling it a day. These pigeonhole quests are not fun and unnecessary.

I love IB. Got on and was having a great time. Don't mind the quest. Change it up a bit use some different weapons, shoot some faces. Annnddd then Rocket launchers. Why? just why? It is ridiculous. You have to use a weapon that you may or may not be able to get ammo for in any given match. You only get one shot per ammo grab, and it takes forever. Suddenly it is not so enjoyable. I may not even finish. About to turn it off.