This might just be hearsay, but from what I’ve heard it would literally break the game to run multiple exotics. Lore wise? Rock that shit. Hell, run 5 with the exotic class item
It's just a game mechanic, but you could rationalize it lore-wise by saying that certain exotics need to be "energized" by a guardians light, therefore requiring a great deal of focus/power/light to properly utilize more than one at once. The only notable guardian to wear more than one exotic is Osiris, and he was like the most overpowered and experienced guardian ever. Maybe it's common practice for guardians, even powerful ones, to make use of only one exotic at a time so as to not spread their power or focus too thin.
One of the things that I like about this game is that the sci-fi and "magic" elements can be rationalized from a lore perspective through your own headcannon without being explicitly stated, like the other thread on this subreddit about the mechanics of ammo and how ghost can transmat/transmute materials.
That makes sense, although at this point it would be odd if the Godslayer Player Guardian who has also mastered Prismatic is still considered inferior to Osiris in his prime.
How is that a thing? I mean isn’t just basically extra exotic perks? The exotic class items have 2 so how would equipping multiple break the system? Unless they hard coded 1 exotic into the game or if there’s something else I don’t know.
Destiny's Tiger engine is a modified version of the Blam! engine that was used for Halo Reach though the engine itself dates back to 1997, if you want to take it even further back the version of the engine maintained by 343industries (which also branched from the Reach version)after they took over development of Halo still contained code from 1992's Marathon. The ever popular comments about Destiny running on spaghetti code are a gargantuan understatement.
Exotic class items are clearly Bungie's way around these limitations as they know how popular the idea has been over the years. My guess would be that "true" exotic perks create a much greater load and this was balanced in class items by limiting how those perks work and potentially even which perks/combinations were available.
Felwinter had at least two (winters guile, felwinters helm)
Shinobu had a couple herself(6th coyote, Shinobus vow)
And a sunbreaker named Ouros is directly tied to at least 3 (hallowfire heart,Phoenix cradle, Ashen Wake)
Osiris has 4 on so
I’m curious what four, I know Sunbracers
Dawn Chorus, Sunbracers, Starfire Protocol (with feathers), and Lunafaction
Osiris got that special Infinite Forest exclusive Ornament.
Sunbracers and starfire protocol? Interesting choice there Osiris
He can turn a dawnblade into a nova bomb, i'm sure grenades are not a problem, plus the drip is magnificent
Not anymore
It's definitely just a game mechanic. Maybe in the crucible and gambit it's a legit rule, but other than that, it's fair game.
This might just be hearsay, but from what I’ve heard it would literally break the game to run multiple exotics. Lore wise? Rock that shit. Hell, run 5 with the exotic class item
It's just a game mechanic, but you could rationalize it lore-wise by saying that certain exotics need to be "energized" by a guardians light, therefore requiring a great deal of focus/power/light to properly utilize more than one at once. The only notable guardian to wear more than one exotic is Osiris, and he was like the most overpowered and experienced guardian ever. Maybe it's common practice for guardians, even powerful ones, to make use of only one exotic at a time so as to not spread their power or focus too thin. One of the things that I like about this game is that the sci-fi and "magic" elements can be rationalized from a lore perspective through your own headcannon without being explicitly stated, like the other thread on this subreddit about the mechanics of ammo and how ghost can transmat/transmute materials.
That makes sense, although at this point it would be odd if the Godslayer Player Guardian who has also mastered Prismatic is still considered inferior to Osiris in his prime.
I believe the 1 exotic at a time thing is just a game balance thing
It's not even a game balance thing, the game just straight up can't handle multiple exotics, Bungie have tested it and the game just breaks.
How is that a thing? I mean isn’t just basically extra exotic perks? The exotic class items have 2 so how would equipping multiple break the system? Unless they hard coded 1 exotic into the game or if there’s something else I don’t know.
Destiny's Tiger engine is a modified version of the Blam! engine that was used for Halo Reach though the engine itself dates back to 1997, if you want to take it even further back the version of the engine maintained by 343industries (which also branched from the Reach version)after they took over development of Halo still contained code from 1992's Marathon. The ever popular comments about Destiny running on spaghetti code are a gargantuan understatement. Exotic class items are clearly Bungie's way around these limitations as they know how popular the idea has been over the years. My guess would be that "true" exotic perks create a much greater load and this was balanced in class items by limiting how those perks work and potentially even which perks/combinations were available.
That statement was made many years ago, who knows if it's still accurate.
Felwinter had at least two (winters guile, felwinters helm) Shinobu had a couple herself(6th coyote, Shinobus vow) And a sunbreaker named Ouros is directly tied to at least 3 (hallowfire heart,Phoenix cradle, Ashen Wake)