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Edited by Black Mammoth:
11/9/2014 4:20:12 PM
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The USEFUL game mechanic NO-ONE tells you about...
I found out online and verified in the game, that there's a critical ability every player has access to that the tutorial and controls don't tell you about.
I am talking about Destiny's [b]cover system[/b].
Yes, that's right, Destiny has a cover system that few know about, and is never mentioned in the tutorial. It's easy to perform and it's extremely useful for all classes.
The way the cover system works is that you go find waist-high or higher cover, something you can see over while standing. You get behind this cover, then you crouch, and when you want to fire at the enemy you just need to AIM DOWN SIGHTS and your character will pop up over the cover AUTOMATICALLY to fire. When you want to get back under cover, just RELEASE the aim button and your character will automatically duck down again.
WARNING: Your character will only pop up while aiming to shoot, you CANNOT ADS and then toss a grenade, or your character will drop back down and throw it at your cover. If you want to throw a grenade from cover, you must stand up and throw it, then crouch back down behind your cover.
Edit: make sure to like this topic and give it a bump for other Guardians to see.
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The cover system is realy awesome,I learned how to use it today and I defeated serkion in a couple of mins
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Wow! Thanks for the hint!
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knew this from launch...only told people i played with though...i thought it would be something everyone would figure out sometime down the line...didnt think it would take this long lol
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1 ReplyI first heard about this during a DTH myth busters video. I was really surprised that it wasn't in the tutorial
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Figured this out about a week in doing the Sepiks strike. Very useful for the Xyor part of the Thorn bounty if you find the right rocks.
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Found this out a few weeks ago fighting Phogoth... easy $$$$
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Yeah I found out about it, during The Nexus. Is not great but is not bad..
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works really well against the giant space turtle strike boss.
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How did I never know this? I feel really stupid.
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4 RepliesThanks for the pro-tip I'm sure a lot of people were oblivious to this, and a lot of cocky d-bags who didn't know about it but posted "duh" statements anyways to impress their Internet friends. Thanks again.
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Edited by Black Mammoth: 11/7/2014 3:21:20 PMbumpity bump bump, for the masses. I think I may put up a new topic later for tips and advice like this and other things that players may not know about.
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It's useful for the sepiks prime strike, if you hide behind the crate on the rafters over your ghost
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Learn something new everyday
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Yea I found this it fighting Phogoth one time. That was a a few months in to playing too.
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1 Replyweird. Didn't know. Feel like I'd naturally stumble upon it at SOME point. But haven't yet. Seems completely unnecessary in PvP though....considering I've never used it....and never seen anyone using it.
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thanks! I read this thread yesterday & tried it out when I played last night. it came in handy when I was fighting the priest. +11
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[quote]I found out online and verified in the game, that there's a critical ability every player has access to that the tutorial and controls don't tell you about. I am talking about Destiny's [b]cover system[/b]. Yes, that's right, Destiny has a cover system that NO-ONE knows about, and is never mentioned in the tutorial. It's easy to perform and it's extremely useful for all classes. The way the cover system works is that you go find waist-high or higher cover, something you can see over while standing. You get behind this cover, then you crouch, and when you want to fire at the enemy you just need to AIM DOWN SIGHTS and your character will pop up over the cover AUTOMATICALLY to fire. When you want to get back under cover, just RELEASE the aim button and your character will automatically duck down again. WARNING: Your character will only pop up while aiming to shoot, [b][i][i]you CANNOT ADS and then toss a grenade, or your character will drop back down and throw it at your cover[/i][/i][/b]. If you want to throw a grenade from cover, you must stand up and throw it, then crouch back down behind your cover. TL:DR, Destiny has a cover system like Killzone 2/3, so take advantage people![/quote] "Worst throw ever.....of all time....." "Not my fault....someone pit a wall in my way"
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Bump. I found this out fighting Phogoth , but I never thought to spread the news.
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Bump for great justice! Really though, just trying to make sure everyone knows about this.
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I noticed this but have yet to be in a situation that requires it.
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Found this out a few weeks back. I was sprinting towards a group of enemies and slid into cover. Pulled the left trigger after forgetting to stand up and it automatically peeked my head up. "Huh. Neat."
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I didn't know that! Thanks!
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Never knew! I also wasn't aware of elemental damage to shields until a few weeks back!
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1 ReplyYeah, I barely ever use it. But it is helpful on Valus Strike.
