As an aside, I've mostly tended to go back to the tower after each successful bounty with the thought that this gives me more opportunities to upgrade stuff. Does that make sense to anyone else?

I wouldn't say you actually get more upgrades out of it. The reason I tend to turn in right away is that I don't want to delay that first upgrade - then when I go to do the rest of my bounties, I'll have slightly better equipment to do it with.

-- Steve thinks this is another RNG lottery thing.

I agree, although I think I did turn in three at once when I got mine. I think it'd be hard to tell if the number of bounties turned in at once has an impact in that if it's random, then of course your odds are better when you turn in three items because it's like three "spins of the wheel."

As an aside, I've mostly tended to go back to the tower after each successful bounty with the thought that this gives me more opportunities to upgrade stuff. Does that make sense to anyone else?

Unlike the others, I'm not certain it has to be multiple bounties at once; I think I got one when just turning in a single bounty. (IIRC, that bounty levelled me up in Vanguard rep... for a while I thought that's what determined when you got an Exotic.) FYI I'm runnning both my 4th and 5th bounties right now; got the fusion rifle one a couple of weeks ago and ever since FRs have gained a new frequence rating of Hens' Teeth.

-- Steve thinks this is another RNG lottery thing.

In all cases where I got an exotic bounty, I got it when I was turning in 4 bounties. The first time, I got it on the 4th turn-in, the second time on the third, and the most recent time on the first bounty I turned it. In all cases the bounties were all vanguard bounties (PvE). I'd guess that you don't need to turn in 4 at once to get them, since I got one on my first turn in, just that people notice them more often when turning in multiple bounties because you have 4 or 5 chances to get an exotic bounty versus 1 chance.

They may have to be PvE bounties though - any ever get an exotic bounty from a PvP bounty turn-in?

I think Cody's idea that you need to turn in more than one at a time might be correct. I was turning in 3 at once when it happened yesterday. I'll have to start paying more attention and see if it ever happens with single bounties.

Can't relate to the nothing to aim for feeling. I've got the other problem. So many things to aim for that I don't know where to focus my energy. One thing I never aim for, though, is for the RNG to be nice for me. Saves me from a lot anger.

Just out of curiosity, with 90 hours put in, what are you aiming for now? Just having fun in the Crucible or something?

I'm a 27.

I treat the Crucible as practice. I suck at it, so I don't care about winning. Every kill is a victory for me, even postmortems, which are the most consistent kills I get. I do like control and salvage, because I can be a decent defender at times. I'm hoping to be better once I get the invective shotty, maybe even venture into the Iron Banner. I recently hit gold tier on my own against a fallen walker, so I'm trying to get gold tier solo when I have the opportunity. The kill the target events are tough, though!

I've got weapons and armor to upgrade. I'm not happy with my helmet, so I'm hoping to get something I like eventually. I want to get to Vanguard 3. I want an exotic fusion rifle. I'd like to take that on a Raid and shoot oracles with it.

What I'm enjoying the most right now is strikes and story missions, which is what I've always liked. On lower difficulties I'm really exploring. Otherwise, I'm just trying new things, harder difficulties, and speed runs. I like bounties where I have a target. I used to try to kill everything, but now I try to get in and out, like a ninja.

There are many gold chests I haven't gotten yet, and no doubt plenty of ghosts, so I treat patrols like mapping missions, too, where I try to see every inch of terrain. Cuts down on the need to "farm," too.

I'm treating the investment system like a mini-game, and try to put most of my thought into what I'm going to do most efficiently up front, so it's in kind of set it and forget it mode while I play. Also, I'm treating my warlock as the patriarch of a family, and he is setting aside gifts to bequeath to his wife and daughter once they are ready.

Can't relate to the nothing to aim for feeling. I've got the other problem. So many things to aim for that I don't know where to focus my energy. One thing I never aim for, though, is for the RNG to be nice for me. Saves me from a lot anger.

Just out of curiosity, with 90 hours put in, what are you aiming for now? Just having fun in the Crucible or something?

Korny probably had a lot with his million exotics though.