Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Of the many changes in Season of the Wish, Vendor Engram Focusing got several cost adjustments to compensate for the: 1) removal of legendary shards and 2) for the addition of Vendor Engrams now dropping randomly upon activity completion. Engram drop rates should have increased this season and the overall amount of focusing we can do SHOULD be the same. Right? It's all a mess, but let me explain and see where we can go from here.
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Articles and Other Posts
Reddit Post (and source for feedback - waiting for mod approval): reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/191yv31/why_the_engram_focusing_changes_feel_bad_deep/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Link to post on Massive Breakdowns Discord: discord.com/channels/309437358225489925/1194060665128767611
My Data Footage: youtu.be/PSV1yAg8Ba0
Data Spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19yp0KPzEOR_GNuFR-Br4rMjVOtEsze63/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105978544581831711194&rtpof=true&sd=true
TWID 11/16/2023 - Season of the Wish additional engrams: bungie.net/7/en/News/article/this-week-in-destiny-11-16
Update 7.2.0.1 - Adding RNG Vendor Engrams: bungie.net/7/en/News/article/season-witch-update-7-2-0-1
Update 7.3.0.3 - Lowering Legacy Focusing: bungie.net/7/en/News/article/destiny2_update_7303
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00:00 - Engram Focusing Costs FEEL Bad!?
01:03 - My Data and Methodology
01:32 - Vendor Engrams and the Focusing Changes
02:32 - Vendor Engram Drop Chance
03:32 - The Problem
03:58 - Bungie's Mistakes
05:26 - Weapon Drop Rate Buff??
06:40 - Extra Engram Factors
07:08 - How Reputation Works (Tutorial)
08:22 - Reputation Based Engrams (Why they matter)
10:40 - WHAT are the Overall Engram Increases?
11:30 - % Change is pretty bad (mostly)
12:46 - Why NF Focusing got hit HARD
13:41 - Possible "Solutions"
15:36 - The fixes don't fix everything
17:37 - Bungie, I have some questions
16:34 - Where do we go from here? Feedback and Questions
18:14 - Other Thoughts and Outro
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The DPS Problem: youtu.be/LeFJo50aaTM
Definitive High-Stat Armor Guide: youtu.be/MnhMiONTG_4
Understanding the Deepsight Harmonizer: youtu.be/B9QQj52hnhI
Discord: discord.gg/sundog
Twitch: twitch.tv/commanderpika
Twitter: twitter.com/Commander_Pika
#destiny2 #focusing #season23 #wish
Of the many changes in Season of the Wish, Vendor Engram Focusing got several cost adjustments to compensate for the: 1) removal of legendary shards and 2) for the addition of Vendor Engrams now dropping randomly upon activity completion. Engram drop rates should have increased this season and the overall amount of focusing we can do SHOULD be the same. Right? It's all a mess, but let me explain and see where we can go from here.
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Articles and Other Posts
Reddit Post (and source for feedback - waiting for mod approval): reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/191yv31/why_the_engram_focusing_changes_feel_bad_deep/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Link to post on Massive Breakdowns Discord: discord.com/channels/309437358225489925/1194060665128767611
My Data Footage: youtu.be/PSV1yAg8Ba0
Data Spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19yp0KPzEOR_GNuFR-Br4rMjVOtEsze63/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105978544581831711194&rtpof=true&sd=true
TWID 11/16/2023 - Season of the Wish additional engrams: bungie.net/7/en/News/article/this-week-in-destiny-11-16
Update 7.2.0.1 - Adding RNG Vendor Engrams: bungie.net/7/en/News/article/season-witch-update-7-2-0-1
Update 7.3.0.3 - Lowering Legacy Focusing: bungie.net/7/en/News/article/destiny2_update_7303
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00:00 - Engram Focusing Costs FEEL Bad!?
01:03 - My Data and Methodology
01:32 - Vendor Engrams and the Focusing Changes
02:32 - Vendor Engram Drop Chance
03:32 - The Problem
03:58 - Bungie's Mistakes
05:26 - Weapon Drop Rate Buff??
06:40 - Extra Engram Factors
07:08 - How Reputation Works (Tutorial)
08:22 - Reputation Based Engrams (Why they matter)
10:40 - WHAT are the Overall Engram Increases?
11:30 - % Change is pretty bad (mostly)
12:46 - Why NF Focusing got hit HARD
13:41 - Possible "Solutions"
15:36 - The fixes don't fix everything
17:37 - Bungie, I have some questions
16:34 - Where do we go from here? Feedback and Questions
18:14 - Other Thoughts and Outro
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The DPS Problem: youtu.be/LeFJo50aaTM
Definitive High-Stat Armor Guide: youtu.be/MnhMiONTG_4
Understanding the Deepsight Harmonizer: youtu.be/B9QQj52hnhI
Discord: discord.gg/sundog
Twitch: twitch.tv/commanderpika
Twitter: twitter.com/Commander_Pika
#destiny2 #focusing #season23 #wish
