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12/30/2014 2:11:56 AM
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It's been asked before, but strike running.

I skip sections to save time

342

I skip sections because they're annoying

79

I don't skip sections in order to get extra glimmer/etc.

77

I don't skip because I just want to walk through it normally

49

I'm just looking because I hear a very big back and forth on this topic. The answers you give should be regardless of what level strike it is, even though I know that's not always true. Coming from my view having not seen any results yet, I personally like to skip the unnecessary sections in the raid. Yes, I know I'm missing out on glimmer, and possibly some engrams. Yes, I know not everyone agrees with my methods. But, playing through the whole strike (regardless of which one) isn't usually worth it in my opinion. Even with grimoire bonuses getting non-major/ultra kills only nets ~15 glimmer. Also, major/ultras only net ~30 glimmer with the grimoire bonus. Additionally, while sometimes there are drops, I still manage to get around 1-2 blue engrams per run (regardless of the strike). So, while I might not be getting as much, I'm still getting a decent amount and the extra few minutes of gameplay I'm skipping I can use toward whatever I want. If I ever really need glimmer or engrams I farm for them. Glimmer on Mars (Exclusion Zone), and engrams through roc/tiger strikes. If I really wanted those things the minutes I save in the strikes by skipping sections can be more usefully applied to farming, and not just strikes. Anyway, that's my two cents. I'm interested in how the poll will turn out.

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  • I've gotten quite a few legendary engram drops from low level enemies during ROC strikes and I average somewhere around 4 or 5 rare engrams per strike, NOT including those awarded at the end. The drop rate in ROC is higher than it is in patrols, so why waste time farming for engrams in areas with a reduced drop rate and then skip past all of the opportunities in a ROC strike just for the two engrams at the end? If you spend 15 minutes on a strike, killing everything you see, and you get 6 engrams, that's 2 engrams per 5 minute period. If you skip everything and finish in 10 minutes, that's 1 engram per 5 minute period. Either way you decide to play is fine with me, I just hate it when people get angry with me for not skipping. I've had people actually refuse to revive me while battling bosses just because I didn't skip everything.

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