Commander Pika

A 2nd ZZZ video? In a week? Yup. This time, I embrace my D2 science roots and bring you MATH. As there is nothing sexier than going over a game economy to warn players of a potential trap. The Microcontroller is a good addition, just a lot of nuance. youtu.be/tDxEl8fKoAI

Been playing ZZZ for the last 10 months as something different. Ended up really liking it and feel motivated to make guides. 0 cross-over with D2 and ZZZ, but I make what I want. First guide is here! (Next 2 - already recorded - get REAL Math-y) youtu.be/aMvagnY_udU

Trying something new😬 New video (in quite awhile) up in a few

Time to finally dive in

Update regarding Unstable Cores: Last week, we announced that Unstable Cores would not reset with the launch of Destiny 2: Renegades on December 2, 2025. We noted in the TWID that we would provide future updates on how we would rebalance the economy of this currency. We have landed on a plan to fully deprecate this currency. Once deprecated, infusion will cost an amount of Enhancement Cores and Glimmer. Overall, we've found that Unstable Cores have been too restrictive across power levels and fail to drive interesting buildcraft decisions, whether they be powering up through Campaign missions and wanting to try different weapons, or going into Endgame content and looking to infuse lower-level gear to higher power levels. We don't have an exact patch for this change just yet but are working rapidly to align on a target date. In the short term, we have two items of note shipping tomorrow with Destiny 2 Update 9.1.5.1. Our goal is to help players with smaller amounts of unstable cores infuse gear alongside Power and Progression changes going live tomorrow until the currency can be retired: - We have added a one-time reward of 777,777 Unstable Cores to the catch-up chest that will be available in the Tower tomorrow at reset. We highly recommend signing in and using these before they're removed! - We are shipping a minor change that reduces the number of Unstable Cores needed for infusion at higher power levels until they are deprecated. We will provide additional updates when available.

Been taking it easy with Destiny 2 due to its current state (and all community noise/drama). So, let's lighten the mood with some gamba and my latest obsessions. Opening some Pokemon cards and pulling for my current waifu (Orphie) in ZZZ 😅 twitch.tv/commanderpika

@D2_Director Never been in to verify the exact change, but should be Wednesday at 6 or 7pm cdt (7 hrs after daily reset on Wednesday).

Note: I believe stats change again on Wednesday at Reset (will double check tomorrow)

Weekly Vanguard Arms Rewards (rolls vary) 🔫┊Mint Retrograde Scout Rifle (T4) 🛡️┊Techsec Armor 🛡️┊Last Disciple Armor Weapon rolls will be posted below shortly. #Destiny2

IB multiplier is for your portal score, which effects your end of match rating = loot. Like the bonus you used to get for equipping new gear. Event Rewards Pass level up with XP earned from challenges or activities associated with them. So you never have to do event challenges to rank up your pass. (You still should to speed up progress, but it means that you could finish it day 1 with a lot of play, not have to wait and do all of the daily challenges.)

@Commander_Pika I’m confused, where is the iron banner rank that is being multiplied by the IB gear? I see no bar with Saladin and the IB event bar pass is only progressing off challenges I thought

Quick Iron Banner event testing, since their is an updated multiplier and event home stuff: *⃣ Match completion (win or lose) = 188XP *⃣ Quest 1st step completion gives 1 rank XP (1k) *⃣ NEW IB Multiplier: contributes to your crucible rewards multiplier (so how much loot, loot quality. not how much Rank XP for the pass). Base is 1.0x, 5 pieces equipped maxes it to 1.1x. Compatible items: ➡️Any IB emblem ➡️Any IB weapon ➡️Any "physical" IB armor. (meaning, the actual armor item, not ornament. Old armor or new armor from event) ➡️IB ornaments that match the current armor set. So, those that match the "reprised" warmind set (see pic) that was changed out last minute. That would be the "Named Lords'" set. *⃣ IB gear only drops from activity completion (or the few from rewards track / shop). It's a portal activity, so do your best. Higher power and Crucible rank, the better your loot.

@domster Didn't try them, actually. I just assumed not since the old multiplier system (which this one is just a simplification of) didn't use them for credit

@Commander_Pika Did you test the IB ship at all? I always wondered if that counted. Imagine if they bothered making a new IB ship or Skimmer in the event track

@domster Correct. Over the course of the event, if you complete all of them, you'll earn 300 tokens. Imo, tokens are just extra for purchasing stuff in the shop, not really something u need to focus on.

@Commander_Pika Reroll your challenges once you complete them too for new ones. Otherwise event tokens are limited right? No other way to earn them but the limited challenges.

@Arnaiyus @D2LostSector From memory and brief looking online, that curse of Osiris set you are referencing were ornaments, never actual armor. Since everything at Saladin is repeat purchasable, I guess they removed that set cuz it was never able to drop as armor?

@Commander_Pika @D2LostSector I'm talking about these ornaments. I understand what you say for the Named Lords's ones, it makes sense because of the reprise. However at least the Iron Pledge ones should still show up.

The "Named Lords" IB ornament set works for the bonus modifier. Other, old sets, do not work for the bonus modifier anymore. (Presumably the new set also works.) Thanks to @Commander_Pika for the tip off.

Oh totally. Only 1 new weapon seems totally weird since IB has been gone awhile. Could have been that the heard feedback of those not liking IB engram focusing. So, now they are direct drops. But to make sure your are more likely to get what you want from the event, it's a smaller pool. Not trying to make excuses, just offer potential rationales.

@Commander_Pika @PaulTassi sure “not a simple "switch" to bring something back as a Tiered weapon” but IB was absent for the ladt few months to be worked on for the portal and the best they can do is only one weapon? at that point why even bother…

I’m confused. I assume this is because the whole Tier system wasn’t balanced or ready for other Iron Banner gear? I don’t know

Idk what you mean. All gear purchasable from Saladin are all old stuff. The new gear only drops from match completions. Since the "Named Lords" (warmind) set was getting reprised (is the new gear, even tho they replaced the visuals with the eververse set last minute, they removed it from Saladins old gear focusing.

@Commander_Pika @D2LostSector The Warmind ones ok sure, but why both sets lol

@Arnaiyus @D2LostSector Cuz they were just gunna be reprised (and changed last minute due to eververse backlash)

@D2LostSector @Commander_Pika They are not available for purchase at Saladin somehow.

The new set is a reprised version of the "Named Lords'" set from warmind. If you equip those old ornaments, they give credit. If you equip the new armor, it gives credit. (Havent tried turning the new armor into ornaments). So, if it isnt just oddly broken, Bungie wants you to use actual armor or the ornaments for the actively dropping set.

@Commander_Pika @Destiny2Team Not this new set, the one which caused all the recent fuss? (and which I am still unclear how you actually get now)

Is the IB gear multiplier working correctly with ornaments? @Destiny2Team 4 IB ornaments + 1 IB emblem = "1 piece of gear equipped" Unequipped the emblem and it says zero pieces of gear.

Sorry. It's the "Named Lord's" set. Each armor piece, across all characters, have a different based on an iron lord. The New IB multiplier is just worded weird compared to the old system. Old system need 1 emblem, 5 armor/weapons equipped, and challenges. Now it is just 5 IB related items equipped.

@Commander_Pika @Destiny2Team I’m so confused. 😂 None of that makes a whole lot of sense. What are the names of the gear that works? Iron something-or-other? Seems like the modifier descriptions are incorrect/out of date then too.