Kirk Hamilton's discussions

Oh, sure - I was mostly just going with the games as context, but I did wind up making it sound like TW1 was where they first met. Read more

Just the usual boilerplate “we’re aware but nothing specific” deal. Read more

Got it - I’ll make that clearer. I dunno why I haven’t been able to get it to work in PvE, I think my timing is off. Read more

We’re getting Jason his today. I got a second one the last time it came up and was actually shocked by how much easier it was than the first time. We cleared it with more than a minute left. Guess all that taken-killing raid gear really does make a difference... Read more

I’d been joking with someone that this cheat actually makes the Shadowshot competitive with the other new supers, but really... I mean, a potentially unlimited one-hit-kill longshot is game-breaking in a way that even Hammer of Sol isn’t. Read more

Yeah, relevant distinction. It’s not always fair, but it’s certainly competitive. Read more

I’ve finally got my head around most of them, but yeah, the newer ones can be brutal. Like Vertigo... man. I just can’t get comfortable with that map. I think I like the way it’s laid out, with the teleporter giving overwatch of both A and C, but every firefight feels so awkward. Weird flow. Read more

I’m of two minds on that. I agree it’s become predictable, though I actually like the routine of IB. I was curious if they’d try shaking it up for year two by adding Rift, but now that I’ve played a bunch of Rift... well, Rift maybe needs a little fine-tuning before it’s ready for something as intensive as IB. I could… Read more

I don’t actually love headseeker on the lower fire-rate pulse archetype; I find I almost never get it to activate. For me, a “better” roll could’ve included rangefinder/hidden hand/reactive reload, but still... pretty damn hot combo for a vendor gun. Read more

Right? Stupid shoguns. Always ruining everything. Read more

Hah, yeah, that sounds about right. I have a video of yesterday’s amazing 60 second salvage loss; I was going to post it but it’s so depressing. Read more

Agree - good patch. Read more

I’m getting that sucker today and I cannot wait. Read more

Same thing happened to me earlier this week and it was the WORST. People kept fucking randomly shooting at Crota, and no one knew what to do. I just wanted my calcified fragment, man! Read more

Right - I also did the exploit, but that was afterward. First, I bought a bunch of helmet engrams from Xur—the ones he’s selling for strange coins. Both things led to a ton of exotic dupes, so this doesn’t just happen to people who farm Three of Coins, as Bungie’s statement suggests. It happens to anyone who decodes… Read more

That screenshot is mostly just because it was fun to see so many different engrams all together. Look at them... they’re so beautiful.... Read more

Yeah, but I bought helmet engrams with strange coins and got a ton of dupes. I wan’t exploiting anything! Read more

Right, yes, absolutely. Read more

Nah, this spread like wildfire all morning - DeeJ had responded on reddit before I even published this. Generally speaking, I think it’s safe to say that Bungie doesn’t patch widespread exploits because they saw them on Kotaku. Read more

I feel similarly. Then again, when I tested this, the only exotics I got were year two versions of stuff I already had. Which actually made me feel less bad about doing it... I mean, I already have that stuff, you know? Read more