Greetings Everyone, If you didn't read the last review post this is the link to it https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/152532770/0/0 Day one To start off why don't we talk about the tower. The tower is still lively all though the vendors have items but have no quests. I gaze apon the crowd as I wait to see the inevitable changes/additions that will be released tomorrow. I'm geared up and ready for action doing things here and there to stay busy. The Changes to the Bounties are both good and odd. I like the way you have edited the Free Roam bounty so that any chest you open, any planet resource you collect, and any tower mission you complete add to the completion of the bounty. Some are simple while others are specific, (kill 30 vex versus kill 30 enemies with void damage). The PvP bounties, though not a popular game type for me, had changes too. One that I find limiting is the new requirement that involves you having to run an organized team of three guardians total and completing one objective. This I imagine works well with people with already established clans or friends. Don't know how it will limit or encourage everyone but its suppose to be up in the air anyway. Same goes for the kill 3 enemies simultaneously with a fusion rifle 20 times... (I think that was it) There is a problem though, when trying to enter the vehicle kiosk the prompt wouldn't show up most of the time and only showed up all the time if I approached it from the side. Off topic here, I know a lot of people probably are irritated about the limit of stuff to do on the week of release for TTK. Its ment to be a preview of PVP stuff since Bungie already released live streams of PVE content. Also as a side note shaders are cool on a guardian but would love to see that same thing for ships/vehicles. having them match you or just look a different color might help people enjoy or use the item. Some ships have bad coloring and are not appealing. The Shells are a good idea to make readily available to the public. Not everyone wants a while shell and there have been the exclusive ones out there that people have had. (Not sure how the defense rating is one them so comment below if you have an old shell from year one with defense) I have a problem with shells having defense though. This forces people to have something on the ghost at all times if they want a decent light rating. If one came in white that would help balance this out since plain has 3 defense... Light! This is a weird subject on its own. The game has it to where you are no longer level 34 based on your light. But they still moved it to dictate another level. Your combat level is now determined not just by your level and your gear, but by your light as well. So we still haft to have the right light level or our gear/level mean nothing. Imagine Your a light level of 50. Creatures now have a Dark level and you have to have an equal or greater light level to beat said creature. I faced Omnigul's creations on her strike and found that I was dying more often then before the big patch. When I was level 34 with my legendary shotgun I was able to handle the strike with one or two deaths. Now its not just having a level advantage. I'm level 34 with the same equipment and dying why? Because I'm light level 161 and my opponent's dark level is 160. So Light still dictates a large part of the game, just on a less forgiving scale. Speaking of which, there is a problem in the final room with Omnigul that needs to be fixed. When the Knight spawns on the isolated room to the right above ground floor, he can clip his weapon through the closed shutter. While aware of us he can aim and fire at us from within the room we are in. I do like the new material that replaces the class specific armor shards. This is a big improvement since my titan has 500 Plasteel plating with nothing to spend it on. I have recently joined a crucible Faction due to the shared reputation you gain now. I had built up rep with the vanguard but never wanted to start over with any faction. Now I can do both. Granted I do like the crucible but don't play it as often as PvE content. As a side note you can delete your pact with the faction by going into inventory and its the symbol under missions. There are still things to see and things to find out there. We will find out tomorrow when The Taken King comes out September 15th. Thx Signed The Awesome Red Headed Titan