Destiny can be a daunting title when you first step into its game world. Once you reach the higher levels, it can also become a bit repetitive. Fortunately, Destiny still offers players a host of different PvP options. One PvP event is the 'Iron Banner.' Many gamers don't like that the only way you can get the gear offered during this special occasion is by grinding and logging lots of play time into the game.
One redditor has provided us with a strategy to get Iron Banner loot without the repetitive grind. Note that this method requires that you've already engaged in the Iron Banner in a previous event. Check it out:
- Step 1: Log into Destiny before the weekly reset and get your preferred character to Orbit before the reset happens, and stay in Orbit through the reset. I like to log in around 15 minutes before the clock ticks over and starts the new week, but if you're playing long before that's fine too. Just make sure you're in Orbit before the reset happens – while that might just be superstition on my part, you can only screw this up by logging out or changing characters once the reset has already happened. I had a friend suffer a network error that forced him to re-log, which ruined this method for him.
- Step 2: Launch into a new Tower instance a couple minutes after the reset – I usually wait 2 or 3 minutes to make sure I get matchmade into an instance with the upper plaza open, and not a "stale" instance where the door is still closed.
- Step 3: Buy your phat new lootz from Lord Saladin – he should still treat you as though you're of the same rank you were in the last Iron Banner, but he'll be selling the new stuff for the week. Snag those weapons and armor real quick – I recommend having your Glimmer maxed beforehand, because leaving the Tower to go grind Exclusion Zone for more Glimmer forces is a risky proposition that could result in a network error (which will log you out, forcing you to log in again and thus wipe last IB's rank).
Thanks, Debo37!
