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2019.10.31Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Crucible Matches

Artwork for Destiny 2: Shadowkeep

I wanted to comment on a situation I find myself in with Shadowkeep.

It seems that in Shadowkeep, BUNGIE made available all of the quests for exotic weapons from previous seasons.

On the one hand, it's thrilling; it wasn't until recently I scored The Rat King which is an exotic hand cannon with the ability to fire in full auto. I've waited for years for that weapon because I couldn't fulfill all of the requirements for it.

A couple of weeks ago, seemingly out of nowhere, I acquired the quests for Lumina and for Thorn. Thorn was from three seasons ago, I think; Lumina, two. These are also exotic hand cannons. If you're one for following the lore, both are derived from the same weapon.

Anyway, part of the grinding (and there is a LOT of grinding) to score Thorn is participation in Crucible competitions using hand cannons and/or void energy. PVP is not really my thing, but I do enjoy working in teams on games like Control and Supremacy. But the task for Thorn notes that playing games like Survival will yield faster progress. So, for the past couple of weeks, I've been playing Crucible matches non-stop, armed with a hand cannon.

For the uninitiated, using a hand cannon in a Crucible match is... dumb. All of your opponents are using automatic weapons like auto rifles and submachine guns. Suffice it to say, my character gets killed a lot, and I usually score not even a handful of kills per match, which inches my progress forward perhaps 2 or 3 percent per match.

Now for the weird part: Even though I'm usually dead last for my team each round (again, contributing only a few kills), my overall score in Crucible is the highest it's ever been — I have a Heroic valor rank, which is the highest — because I'm in those matches so often. One might expect having a ridiculously high valor rank might indicate that player is really good in the Crucible; I'm here to tell you it doesn't. I play in the Crucible so I can get this dumb weapon, and opponents wipe the walls with me every match.

I've no idea what having such a high valor rank can do for my character, but here I am, lookin' like I'm killin' it in games I've avoided since I started playing Destiny years ago. But that's not the reality.

These exotics had better be worth it.



2019.10.31Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Valor Ranks Complete

screenshot of an achievement in Destiny 2

Well, this is new.

I've played so many Crucible matches that my valor has maxed out. I now have the opportunity to reset my valor rank — meaning, start at the bottom again.

I'll have to study up to learn why I would want to do that.




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