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Edited by Hylebos:
2/7/2014 3:56:13 AM
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Destiny Speculation: Exotic Ascension
[quote][b]WARNING:[/b] This thread contains unconfirmed speculation. Be careful!
[b]WARNING:[/b] Game Design can be very situational. Proceed with Caution!
[b]WARNING:[/b] I'm not a very succinct writer. Good luck making it to the end![/quote]
[quote][b]1) Introduction[/b][/quote]In Destiny our Guardians will become Legend as we traverse the Solar System on a grand adventure to take back all that we have lost. But what about the equipment that we'll use? Is it possible that our weapons and armor can become Legend alongside us? Today I would like to share some speculation that will explore what it means to belong to an equipment tier, how we might be able to ascend our gear to a higher tier, and with regards to exotic ascension, explore the benefits and problems that come with a number of approaches to allowing players to create new exotics.
For your reading convenience this thread has been broken up into several posts. Please use the hyperlinks at the bottom of every post to navigate around the thread, and please respond to this original post if you would like to leave a comment. Enjoy the read, and let me know what you think!
[b]Destiny Speculation: Exotic Ascension continues on the next post.
[url=http://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post?id=63605658&path=1]Please click this Hyperlink to continue reading.[/url][/b][spoiler][b]Table of Contents
1) >> Introduction / Original Post <<
2) [url=http://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post?id=63605658&path=1]The Sub-Exotic Tiers and Standard Ascension[/url]
3) [url=http://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post?id=63605637&path=1]The Exotic Tier and the First Implementation[/url]
4) [url=http://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post?id=63605630&path=1]The Second Implementation[/url]
5) [url=http://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post?id=63605626&path=1]The Third Implementation[/url]
6) [url=http://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post?id=63605621&path=1]Conclusion[/url][/b][/spoiler]
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2 RepliesEdited by A Wild Soffish: 3/28/2014 5:50:25 AMI thought about everything you're saying, and I think there's an even more obvious solution. Why would you need to be able to upgrade from superior to exotic? It does make sense to be able to go from basic up to superior, but that's enough for it to be usable; remember, players can only carry one exotic. That means that everyone will be using superiors a lot, and your weapon/armor wouldn't be underpowered. Another variation is also possible: it may be that players are feeling restricted by underpowered superior weaponry; in this case, I think Bungie should just make exotics [b]no stronger than superiors.[/b] However, they will still be immediately recognizable by the unique abilities they possess. In short, I think that tier ascension makes sense, but exotics should be only obtainable by loot drop. They need not be stronger than superiors, and cannot make superiors unusable, but their abilities must be exclusive.
