You experiment. That's when the fun begins.

So, its like college?

Reminds me of something Louis Wu once said…

Don't do that. I don't have time to be reading through old threads right now.

(MAN I put up with a lot of bullshit back in the day. Where'd I get all that patience? And more importantly... where'd it all go?)

I might have used a bit of it up over the years…

You experiment. That's when the fun begins.

So, its like college?

Reminds me of something Louis Wu once said…

Don't do that. I don't have time to be reading through old threads right now.

(MAN I put up with a lot of bullshit back in the day. Where'd I get all that patience? And more importantly... where'd it all go?)

I might have used a bit of it up over the years…

Not sure honestly. I'm about to drop 20k Glimmer on some Ammo though

Yep. Pre-raid (after making sure I don't need to do any armour/weapon upgrades) I'm blowing the bank on green and purple ammo cans. I figure the glimmer'll be raining in on the raid, and with a 25k cap there's no percentage in hoarding it.

-- Steve'll put that programmable matter to good use; ventilating Vex.

Welcome, BTW.

But mostly, I want to actually try to figure stuff out.

You experiment. That's when the fun begins.

So, its like college?

Reminds me of something Louis Wu once said…

Don't do that. I don't have time to be reading through old threads right now.

(MAN I put up with a lot of bullshit back in the day. Where'd I get all that patience? And more importantly... where'd it all go?)

I know everyone is trying to go in fresh... but is the cat out of the bag on which type of elemental damage to bring? Knowing that would help a lot.

Void. It's not really a secret since you can see purple shields. Not really one of the puzzles you need to work out.

BTW finally registered here, heavy lurker and infrequent poster on HBO.

You experiment. That's when the fun begins.

So, its like college?

Reminds me of something Louis Wu once said…

Not sure honestly. I'm about to drop 20k Glimmer on some Ammo though

Hells yes. Invective?

Also, allllllll the Heavy Weapon ammo cause brakka brakka.

You experiment. That's when the fun begins.

So, its like college?

Right now, I'll crush enemies in CQB (exotic Striker helmet plus nearly leveled Invective with fully leveled Auto Rifle), and my Scout Rifle can two crit shot normal Vex if I need a ranged option.

Defender would be slightly more squishy, as my armor loadout for that isn't as high level as what my Striker wears.

You have a good point here...

But to counter point. When your raid wipes for an unknown reason for the 5th time because you're unaware of the mechanics of the fight? What do you do then?

You experiment. That's when the fun begins.

-Disciple

I see the sense of this, but I'm conflicted after hearing so many here talk about the importance of going in spoiler-free.

Going in spoiler-free isn't as great as some people claim. It's a great experience to be confused until the eureka moment hits, but at some point, the wonder and tension becomes frustration.

I was trying to keep our group spoiler-free, other than giving them general tips on what we should focus on, but sometimes my advice was bad, or we'd find a technique that worked better. You'd think that me, being the more experienced, would work better using the [Spoiler], but I avoided using it when possible, instead, one of the fellow DBOers stepped up and proceeded to get us wiped... but then he used it again, and again, getting better each time. Not only that, but others tried too, and we, as a team, began gravitating towards that one specific person doing the thing. That felt great, and rewarding; though I was the guide, we didn't have a leader. We worked as a group... Except for phase 2, of course...

Being spoiler-free naturally is my preference, but on the other hand, I kind of expect to fail the first time I try it.

Went in spoiler-free my first run. It was neat enough, but success through working as a unit was much better. It's one thing for everyone to know the steps, another to pull them off with synchronicity, and without needing anyone to shout instructions...

The raid was a blast, no matter how you go into it. Heck, I was ready to go again with a new team mere minutes after our success.