Iron Banner Returns w/ Improvements

The game type is Clash!

Begins: Tuesday, April 26th, 10AM Pacific
Ends: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2AM Pacific
 
Designer Jeremiah Pieschl has some news about what will be changing as the gates of the Crucible endgame swing open…
Jeremiah: In the first Iron Banner after the April Update, you’ll experience some changes we’ve made to improve the reward experience. Legendary Engrams are great and all, but if you’re playing Iron Banner, it’s more likely that you want some of that sweet Iron Banner gear. So you should expect to see more Iron Banner gear next week instead of Legendary Engrams. Iron Banner gear will now have a chance to drop after every match you play – no more waiting until Rank 2. Given that many players spend more time playing at lower ranks due to the tempered mechanic, it was important to make sure those earlier games were rewarding as well.

Also, to address the Fallen Walker in the room: Some of you were adamant that your reward experience wasn’t consistent with your fellow Guardians. We did some digging and uncovered a reward logic issue that blocked some of your rewards prior to Rank 5 in Iron Banner. That issue was resolved in the April Update.

• Lord Saladin’s inventory has been updated with items at Ranks 3-5, some with re-rolled perks
• Rank package rewards have been adjusted:
  • Increased Rank 3 package Artifact to 320 Light
  • Increased Rank 5 package Ghost to 320 Light
• Rank 5 packages can now reward items from the current event
• Iron Banner Armor and Weapons can now be earned at Rank 0 at the end-of-activity
• Removed Legendary Engrams from the possible end-of-activity rewards list, creating a greater chance to receive Iron Banner specific items
• “Iron Domination” daily bounty now requires completing a match with a personal score of 1500 instead of winning a match with 2500
• “Iron Versatility” bounty now only requires 7 Heavy Weapon kills to complete
• Fixed an issue where players below Rank 5 could roll a reward they were ineligible for, resulting in no reward being given
• Fixed an issue where the Iron Banner ship was missing a part of its frame

Auto Rifle

Rocket Launcher

Hunter Armor

Titan Armor

Warlock Armor

PlayStation Armor

Elder Champions

It should be noted here that Challenge of Elders rewards both teamwork and individual achievement. Last week the combined score of all players that completed the Challenge of Elders reached a staggering 110,320,117,930 points! Some Fireteams did perform better than others, striving for high scores. The High Score is determined by the sum total of the Fireteam. This week we rewarded those of you who were precise, encouraging you to be deliberate with every shot by giving bonus points on precision kills. Here are the top three Fireteams for week one of the Challenge of Elders.

Top Three High Scores

• Top score – 79,570
  • EPICOOKIEZ
  • Eavr
  • Sc Slayerage
• Second place – 63,860
  • Ivelious596
  • Warmachinepro85
  • MrDay10
• Third Place – 62,940
  • Irish Axeman
  • HAJI BAHBAH
  • xXDinobotXx

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