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Destiny Share Nightfall Features Triple Burn, Returns to Winter’s Run

Daylight savings time or not, Bungie’s Destiny has seen its latest weekly refresh. This means another chance to run the raids this week along with new Weekly Heroic and Nightfall Strikes. As revealed by Reddit data-miner and leaker megamanexe4, this week sees players return to Winter’s Run on Venus to battle the Archon Priest.

There’s plenty of reason to celebrate though as Triple Burn is active. This means of the five modifiers for the Nightfall Strike, three consist of Void Burn, Arc Burn and Solar Burn so unless you’re rocking a Shingen-C, every single elemental weapon will deal greatly increased damage (just be warned that this works the other way around as well).

Other modifiers include Epic with heavily shielded enemies appearing in greater numbers and Nightfall which returns your team to orbit if everyone dies in a Darkness Zone.

The Weekly Heroic Strikes only have Heroic and Void Burn active so they’ll be relatively easier. You won’t get Exotics that way though. What are your thoughts on this week’s Nightfall and Heroic? Let us know in the comments.

Destiny Share Working on Fix for Items Lost in Companion App

Bungie is working on a fix for a bug that is causing some Destiny players to lose items when they attempt to move them with the game’s companion app, the developer has announced.

Last Month, Bungie released an update to the game’s companion app, allowing players to equip or move weapons to their vaults from the comfort of their smartphones. Initially, this increased the number of times players received “WEASEL” errors, but this issue has been addressed since, so fewer players should encounter them.

However, the companion app is still having some issues. “Additionally, we have heard reports that players are losing items when transferring items using the Companion app,” Bungie said in its latest weekly update. “While we investigate this issue, please be sure to check all Inventories amongst your characters, and to use caution when transferring items during mission countdown timers and load-ins for maps.”

Bungie also said that if you’re experiencing an issue where you can’t see your Xbox characters on your Bungie.net profile or the companian app, you should report it in this thread. If you’re encountering an issue where you cannot see your Xbox One friends list, try this Help article here.

Finally, the developer said that it will release update 1.1.2 before the release of the next expansion, House of Wolves, which doesn’t have a release date yet.

Destiny: DLC House of Wolves an approach a new update!

Before the arrival of the DLC House of Wolves, Bungie must upgrade Destiny power leveling. Also, be aware that an update is approaching!

Destiny – House of Wolves : les nouvelles armures ! sur WAT.tv

Before welcoming the DLC House of Wolves, Destiny must upgrade! And to do this, what’s better than a good old update? This is the news we learn today at the Coca-Cola zero Gaming Zone! For now, developers do not want to reveal the contents of this update, but we will certainly be in the coming weeks, because the lifting should not arrive before “several weeks”… For now, the DLC is not yet dated, so you will understand that it is not ready to arrive on your consoles! According to rumors, it would be for may!

Destiny, whose infernal mode is available, made for several months the joys of gamers futuristic FPS fans. By the creators of Halo and the Publisher of Call of Duty, Destiny, plunges you into the skin of one guards the last city on Earth, with incredible powers. Explore the ruins of our solar system, the Red dunes of Mars to the lush jungles of Venus. Defeat the enemies of the Earth. Repeat what we have lost. Become a legend. A program that will soon be even richer thanks to the arrival of the DLC House of Wolves, which a player has discovered all the news! What do you expect from House of Wolves?

The most amazing screenshot you’ll ever see from Destiny

In spite of all that Bungie promised for Destiny power leveling before launch, of how much the game encourages grinding, and of how the story is presented, I personally maintain that it’s a great game. Sure, there are plenty of things to improve on, but Bungie sure got a lot right – case in point, Destiny looks gorgeous. As a result, it spawned some pretty impressive player-captured screenshots; none, however, come close to this one.

In spite of all that Bungie promised for Destiny before launch, of how much the game encourages grinding, and of how the story is presented, I personally maintain that it’s a great game. Sure, there are plenty of things to improve on, but Bungie sure got a lot right – case in point, Destiny looks gorgeous. As a result, it spawned some pretty impressive player-captured screenshots; none, however, come close to this one.

Taken by one Reddit user, with all the HUD elements photoshopped out by another, the screenshot features a Warlock punching an enemy Thrall in the Cosmodrome. What started as a meaningless encounter ended up as this (make sure you click to enlarge):

Stopping at that particular point in time – in the middle of a melee – showcases just how beautiful Destiny really is, and how much effort went into crafting the game. The vibrant colours, the particles dancing across the screen, the electricity shimmering down the player’s arm, the focus distortion, the shadows, the individual rocks and pebbles, and even a glimpse of the green night sky above – all these elements combine to form one ordinary moment of gameplay captured in one gorgeous screenshot.

I discussed in another piece how the Xbox One‘s upcoming screenshot feature encourages users to observe the world around them – as has the PlayStation 4 since launch – whether they mean to or not. Video games have made incredibly leaps and bounds over the last decade alone, especially in terms of visual fidelity. A game considered ‘beautiful’ 5 years ago wouldn’t look nearly as good as some games we have today that are labelled as ‘mediocre’.

As video games progress further and further in their capabilities of world-building – not just in graphics and resolution, but in the finer details and aesthetic design – we have to stop to smell the roses more often. Images as gorgeous as this happen so often that we don’t even think to capture them.

It’s time to stop taking video games for granted, and start snapping more of those screenshots.

Destiny: How to glitch Heavy Ammo

Destiny is a game filled with shortcuts, cheeses, and glitches players discovered to ease their way through the game’s myriad of activities. This guide details one of the many ways to quickly generate Heavy Ammo – a useful tip for Strikes, Nightfalls, and Raids (especially Raids).

Step 1

Empty all of your Primary and Heavy Ammo (we’re assuming you don’t have Heavy Ammo at this point anyway, hence the glitch). This may take a while for the Primary, but the process speeds up if you switch weapons once and then use the swapped weapon after a reduced ammo penalty (for swapping).

It may take a minute, depending on what gun you have – during this step, I recommend getting into a safe place and not shooting anyone just yet.

Step 2

Once you lose all your Primary Ammo, you’re going to equip Ice Breaker (or at least pull out, if you already have it equipped). The reason we’re using Ice Breaker is because the ammo regenerates, so we won’t have any use for Special Ammo drops.

Use Ice Breaker to shoot as many enemies as you like – they should drop one box of Heavy Ammo per kill.

Just make sure you don’t pick up any ammo until you’re ready to do so, as picking up Primary or Heavy Ammo will stop the glitch from working.

Alternative method

Alternatively, for those who don’t have Ice Breaker, you can just empty all of your ammunition, and the game will automatically refresh it – all of your weapons must be empty, and the refresh takes about 10-15 seconds.

This ‘method’ is well-known, considering it was built directly into the game, but it’s also a useful way to gain some more Heavy Ammo if you find that enemies aren’t dropping any.

Both of these are alternatives to using a Heavy Synth, if you find yourself in a situation where you don’t have any or you’re too stingy to use one – or worse, on a cool down from already using one.

Destiny Share Bungie Teases Next Update Before House of Wolves DLC

The recent 1.1.1 update might still be fresh in Destiny power leveling minds, but Bungie is already moving on. They know that there are still areas that their successful shooter can improve and are actively working on ways to achieve those goals.

In today’s Weekly Bungie Update, the developer wanted Destiny players to know that they have already begun work on the next patch for the game. As of right now, Bungie doesn’t have anything official to announce, but they want players to know that will soon change.

Like with Destiny update 1.1.1, Bungie’s plan is to slowly but surely detail their upcoming update through regularly Weekly posts. Those posts will, among other things, include interviews with the developers who are working to add new features or fix problematic bugs. Some will remember Bungie did a similar thing with the dev who was working on fixing the heavy ammo bug.

As far as when players can expect this next update, it sounds as if Bungie is targeting a pre-House of Wolves release date. With that DLC expansion slated to release sometime after March 31st it makes sense that Bungie get one big update in before letting players explore the new content. Granted, we expect some of those fixes will address bugs within House of Wolves, much like the last update before The Dark Below tweaked its content, but there are hopefully even more changes and additions on the way.

While it would be hard to point at just one area when it comes to a Destiny update, one place that Bungie fans hope the developer is looking at is Vault space. Bungie already heeded fan requests for a way to move inventory without visiting the Tower, so the next logical step is increasing that storage space. Bungie almost has to up the Vault space before House of Wolves adds another set of raid weapons and gear, not to mention new exotics, to the fray.

For now, though, gamers should get their wish lists ready. Bungie has been more active as of late – engaging with players and trying to better understand what they want out of Destiny. They’ve also been more open about how they approach changes, like explaining why they closed the Destiny loot cave, which helps alleviate concerns Bungie is just making changes to punish.

Look for more details about Destiny’s next update on Thursday of next week.

What do you hope to see in the next Destiny update?

Destiny Share Bungie finally fix some of gamers’ most despised bugs

While the Destiny updates have slowed down considerably since the game’s launch back in September, this week was a big one for fans. Not only did Bungie finally fix some of gamers’ most despised bugs – namely the heavy ammo bug – but they also made some tweaks to weapon damage across the board.

However, what we did not know was that a second Destiny power leveling was in the works that arguably is the most exciting change in quite some time. Bungie has apparently heard gamers’ requests, and they have finally added mobile Vault management to the game.

As revealed in today’s Bungie update, players will now be able to manage their Vault inventory directly from the Destiny Companion App or Bungie.net. That means they can take items and put them directly on their character, or they can store them in the Vault – all without having to switch characters or visit the Tower.

Destiny share update introduced a new bug which include maps and weapons changes

The heavy ammo bug has been fixed in the new 1.1.1 update, which also includes new weapon balancing and changes to the weekly heroic strike.

Matchmaking is now mandatory for the missions, while the Iron Banner playlist now contains smaller maps in its rotation.

Bungie promised that changes first planned for Iron Banner events were to be included in the new 1.1.1 update, along with a few extra ideas.

Destiny fans will also see a drop in Special ammunition being dropped by their enemies in the crucible, with Guardians no longer dropping heavy ammunition when killed in PvP.

A fix for a continuing issue in which Xur did not carry exotic engrams in inventory on certain dates was also introduced.

A minor bug has also been introduced to the game through the latest update, Bungie confirmed.

A blogpost from the developers revealed: “A bug was introduced in 1.1.1 patch that caused the Vex Mythoclast to spawn with less ammo in the magazine and reserves in PvP.

“This weapon was affected by overall Fusion Rifle changes because it is treated as a secondary weapon.

“We intend to correct this issue in a future release.”

The next expansion for Destiny: House of Wolves

John Ryan leaves ArenaNet for new writing position at Bungie; developer still has 73 open positions.

With lots more Destiny content in the pipeline, developer Bungie is continuing to hire new talent. The latest developer to join Bungie’s ranks is John Ryan, who has left his post at Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet to become a “loremaster” for multiplayer shooter Destiny.

Ryan announced the news on Twitter, confirming that today, February 13, is his final day at ArenaNet. He didn’t say when he plans to start at Bungie, but presumably it will be soon.

Ryan is a writing veteran. He spent 5+ years at ArenaNet, working on lore, narrative, dialogue, and more for Guild Wars 2. Prior to that, he held writing positions at Microsoft Game Studios as well as various media publications, including MSNBC.

Bungie isn’t done hiring yet. The Bellevue, Washington-based studio has a total of 73 open positions posted to its website. These span a range of disciplines, including art, design, engineering, production, and others.

The next expansion for Destiny, House of Wolves, is scheduled to arrive sometime during the April-June period. Looking further forward, Bungie also plans to launch a “major content release” for Destiny power leveling this fall. Further still, Bungie is maybe even working on Destiny 2.

Destiny Share Heavy Ammo bug fix and various weapon tuning changes

The next update for Bungie’s online shooter Destiny, which should arrive later this month, will introduce new tweaks to the user interface that should make it easier to check your reputation.

Writing on Bungie’s website, community manager David “Deej” Dague said many Destiny players have asked for an easier way to check their reputation. Finally, Bungie is delivering such a feature through the upcoming Destiny 1.1.1 update.

Destiny UI designer lead David Candland explained: “We’ve created a way for you to see your faction reputations and weekly marks without having to run from vendor to vendor in the Tower. Now this information is never more than two clicks away.”

“We’ve known we’ve wanted this feature since we donned our first piece of faction class gear, and the community has too,” he added. “It was a no-brainer.”

Dague also teased that Bungie is planning further Destiny power leveling tweaks. The developer is “working on some other ways to change the way you visualize your world in Destiny. Stay tuned,” he said.

Destiny update 1.1.1, which will also introduce a Heavy Ammo bug fix and various weapon tuning changes, will arrive “before the end of February.”

In other Destiny news, we recently learned the release window for the House of Wolves expansion and found out that another “major content release” for Destiny will arrive this fall.