To go even further, we will need to maintain our momentum after the initial skate. To do this, you will want the Icarus Dash Aspect equipped. Stand near a ledge. Yes, this is mandatory for the Well Skate to work, as the ledge is what allows us to cancel the casting of our Well. Bungie has already solved this with Nightfall scores being accumulative to earn your Pinnacle, and that thinking needs to spread throughout the game. Nobody should feel the need to stand in one spot and farm adds to hit 250k in a Dares of Eternity. If you can successfully complete the content, and do so while playing the way the activity is intended, and that’s still not enough, the requirements are busted. No Power grind next season Season of the Deep is set to have no increase to Power.

It took me about 12 hours to get all the weapon Patterns for the five craftable Neomuna weapons by farming Heroic patrols. Full disclosure: I’m missing a single Round Robin Pattern, but I’ll get that whenever because I have my Phyllotactic Spiral crafted. That’s 12 hours on top of the ones I got from one run of the campaign and the two side quests. It took me 12 hours of doing nothing but farming Heroic patrols to score 18 weapon patterns, which is one and a half per hour. If dashing isn’t enough, you can also equip the Heat Rises Aspect. This Aspect lets you consume your grenade to enhance your jump ability and grant you an additional Icarus Dash. It appears that in addition to SBMM, Bungie is using CBMM (connection-based matchmaking) and Fireteam Based Matchmaking (FBMM) to pair you up in the Crucible. So far, it’s been fantastic, and I no longer feel the need to push for SBMM or CBMM, so long as Bungie recognizes that for PvP to thrive the average player has to want to participate. The barrier for entry (being rewarded and not being stomped by PvP sweats every other match) needs to be ideal for average players, not content creators. I’m a bit hesitant to say this, but it feels like we might be there. Destiny 2 has a points problem

Guardian Ranks resetting is a bad idea

Once you do have it down, you will be able to Light Well Skate wherever you want without the need for a ledge. Ever since I decided to learn it, I’m always using it. I look for long distances where I can employ my Well skate. I stand up on ledges and let her rip. I eye off things like the jumping puzzle in King’s Fall, the flower road sections in Root of Nightmares, and even shortcutting my way to the end of Ascendant Challenges. Once you have fulfilled all three requirements, you can begin mastering this difficult technique. To perform the Well-Skate technique, your sword must be equipped with a decent amount of heavy ammo and a full super meter. I’m not really sure what the solution is here, but I don’t think limiting weapon Pattern drop sources is the way to go. Either I had to run three campaigns, rank up Nimbus dozens of times, and farm Heroic patrols, or I wasn’t crafting the one weapon I had the most interest in. Perhaps the idea of getting a guaranteed Pattern needs to spread beyond Dares of Eternity and the War Table. Put me on a five-week plan where, if I really want that nifty weapon Aztecross has, I can get it. I’m not sure what the answer is, but farming Heroic patrols doesn’t feel like it. Crucible is good again? Pull out your Eager Edge Sword. You will have about 4 seconds of Eager Edge active, so you can take your time before the next step.

Casting your Icarus Dash after your Well Skate will carry some of the momentum and allow you to travel even further.

Bill: I’ve been outspoken about the Crucible for a long time. For a few years it felt like a place that I never wanted to be. This is why I was such a proponent of SBMM (skill-based matchmaking). For every streamer, YouTuber, or PvP killer who hated it, there were 10 players who were having fun again. Players have found a variation that doesn’t require a ledge, though the timing on your inputs needs to be near perfect. Sam: Master Root of Nightmares is out and it’s pretty easy. In fact, it’s safe to say it’s easier than Contest Mode on Day One. The main hurdle my team encountered was when attempting the Challenge in Cataclysm. Even then, calling it a hurdle is overstating the issue, as we spent about 10 minutes refining out strategy until we found one that worked for us.