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Edited by BuzZxKillntoN:
7/19/2016 1:30:53 PM
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After acquiring all 3 exotic swords in 1 month here is my takeaway.
1. Acquiring the materials is a stupid grind.
- I get it, you're trying to stretch out the content but damn guys. I shouldn’t have to farm 150-250 materials to get 10 materials I need to move on. This was no fun and kinda killed the experience for me. Which is why I waited so long to complete it.
> if you do this again fix the system so I get a mat every 2-3 nodes.
2. Killing the warden and dark blade within 30 seconds.
- holy shit! This is broken! How come the quest will recognize I killed the warden but doesn't recognize I killed the dark blade in the same instance. So now I have to play the whole goddamn thing twice, or 3 times, just to finish the quest = dumb
> don't put a time limit on when I have to kill the boss, just let me kill him and move the fack on.
3. Wait for arms day materials?
- seriously?! WTF did I collect all of these materials for
> no more, goddamn guys you know this shit is stupid
4. No more crazy long quest lines
- I love long quests, I liked the SS quest, the BG quest, but these sword quests are dumb.
> make it more enjoyable for us, less than a grind and more of an adventure.
==== tequila fueled rant over, feedback follow ups below ====
Edit 1:
Wow, thanks everyone for your responses and sharing your thoughts, we were on the Trending page for a couple days, pretty rad. Time for some follow ups:
Gathering Materials:
- Some of you disagreed that this was a chore, you actually enjoyed it. I don't mind farming materials, but getting the special materials needed shouldn't be so spread out. Again, every 2-3 nodes should drop what you're looking for.
Are they worth it?
- Yes, if you havent tried to get one yet, I recommend that you do. If you only have 1 definitely go out and get the other 2. They are very fun to use and very powerful. Also, each one has its own special perks and attributes, which makes each one feel unique.
Long quest lines:
- I also love longer quest lines. I thought the SS and BG quest lines were fantastic and really enjoyed that it felt like I was working towards something. However, my complaint is filling quests with "busy work" to make them feel more in depth than they actually are. I think some of the steps in the sword quests could be evaluated and improved for future quests. I.E. no more busy work - make the steps fun.
Keep the feedback coming!
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2 RepliesOnly one worth doing was raze lighter. PvE wise, I don't see the need for the other two. [spoiler]I have all 3, though.[/spoiler]
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I did all three in one week,it was easy lol.
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1 Replyquest line is to keep people entertained (not saying it did) but thats why they did it. I had the warden checked but not alak hul. This is because you must kill the warden first. Thats the only way it can happen so its not a glitch. I agree that the material grind is stupid. The most fun was running around in the crucible smacking people in the noggin for the 25 guardian kills.
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Edited by MidknightRooster: 7/19/2016 2:21:37 PMI did enjoy the material gathering (got to know Mars ALOT better lol) and thankfully it was only 10. I think if it was more, then I'd be annoyed. I was annoyed with the whole 'real time' part where after that mat grind, I HAVE to wait a week for arms day. That annoyed me. The nightfall part was annoying at first because people are dumber than toast and kill all the wardens right away. That being said, I was FINALLY rewarded with a couple randoms who knew what they were doing and knew how to communicate and we got all 3 swords in one go! (Even got those calcium fragments I had no idea about lol)
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Day 1 player here. If there is one thing I do not miss from Vanilla, it's material farming. Fück that. Having to do it again was a nightmare.
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6 RepliesThe only thing that pains me is the 25 crucible kills since drops only once in a match:(
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21 RepliesThat's cute, you think farming hundreds of planetary materials is a grind. [spoiler] Where are my year 1 veterans that used farming routes?[/spoiler]
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1 ReplyActually, gathering the rare materials is farming, not grinding
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Made the mistake of getting the void sword on a titan.
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[quote]Ok that's it for now. And apologies if this sounds retarded, I'm 3 rounds deep into 2 for 1 margaritas [/quote] I was going to give you some kind of criticism, but that caught my attention. I now have no criticism. I'm too drunk anyway.
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1 ReplyI remember getting some nice loot in VoG, then having to spend all night farming planetary materials afterward in order to level it up in time for the following week.
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1 ReplyWould you happen to be from Australia?
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2 RepliesHey everyone. Helpful hint for sword quest. If you finish it on one charter go and buy the other 2 swords on a diffeent one. Then on the character that did the quest infuse the swords and upgrade it. Log out of your character and log back in and go to shaxx. You can skip hadium flakes and crucible kills and go straight to the actual materials. This saves a good 2 to 3 hours.
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2 RepliesYou forgot to say whether or not the swords were actually worth it. In my opinion, they are.
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2 RepliesGot all 3 on the first week of TTK. OH, the knowledge of farm routes from year 1 still served me well....
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Considering how powerful raze lighter is, I am ok with the quest.
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5 RepliesTry playing WoW during its first 3 years XD This grind is nothing compared to what Vanilla WoW used to be. Everyone bitches about the grind. Half of you probably don't know what a grind is. Be [b]extremely[/b] happy this is all you had to do for 3 swords. It could have been a lot worse.
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2 RepliesAm I the only one that liked to farm for the materials to upgrade legendaries? :/
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When you need to kill a specific warden and dark blade within a certain amount of time AND you have matchmaking is incredibly annoying. Maybe this is why the raid doesn't have match making. I wish I could do this solo instead... I haven't gotten the raze-lighter or the dark drinker because of this...
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5 RepliesMaterials are just to show Kinderguardians the pain of farming back in year 1.
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Need help to get Raze-Lighter on ps4 psn same as above.
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I got all 3 swords at once, you have to kill them within 30 sec of each other, not just the same instance. Crucible kills are kind of redundant Material farming part is fine but kills take way too long, I got them done quick bc I was lucky and got the enemy is moving against each other on earth and used arc blade with mask of the third man and I think showstopper
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4 RepliesTry doing the void sword with your titan took me 10 times as long hahah
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If you're on Xbox One and could use some help raiding please check out this post follow the steps, leave a bump, and share it to any who may need it thanks! https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/209033489/0/0
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6 RepliesCan someone answer me this about the sword quests? Do I have to be the one to kill the knight AND Aluk Hul during the strike?
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Never got exotic sword. Also, idgaf.
