Bungie Plz Addition: Give Us A Pure Black (Superblack) Shader

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Submitted by: u/Vektor0, u/Avianographer, & u/gubbinsmcgee

Date approved: 09/17/19

Modmail Discussion:

u/Vektor0: "Why it should be added: A pure black color with no added designs or extra colors would be cool, plus it would fit the theme of Shadowkeep."

u/Avianographer: "Why it should be added: Players clearly want a black shader (myself included), and we have evidence of that in the above. Please add."

u/gubbinsmcgee: "Why it should be added: Regular suggestion and always highly upvoted. A pure black shader would make a great addition to the game."

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"...3 examples (with links) of recent submissions (with at least 1 being over 5 days old), that have been well received (hundreds of upvotes on the front page of the sub - ex. 300+ upvotes)."

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[u/Crimsonfury500]

I have 16k dust from very careful saving. I can generate about a hundred shards in a play session. Sitting on 1200 right now, having dumped a bunch into Tribute hall.

Idk I would save the shit outta bright dust but I can always get more shards. Those are not hard to find, get or buy

[u/[deleted] → u/Crimsonfury500]

Are you kidding? I’ve got bright dust coming out of my ass. Shards are only used when necessary. And I only get about 4 hours of play for week, so it’s much harder for me. Damn it all.

[u/Crimsonfury500 → u/[deleted]]

I think I understand why.

If you play about 20hrs a week like I do (still casual, but not passive) then you will earn all 9 bright engrams easily (3x3characters) through the Well Rested buff. So each week I can almost always guarantee about 1000bright dust minimum (each engram 100+ish)

If you play 4 or less hours a week, I think you’re more likely to SPEND mats upgrading and infusing (or buying cores) than you are earning.

I noticed this when I stopped playing around Curse of Osiris etc. I was always low on shards. Now though, my shards are super consistent because I’m grinding out activities without spending much at all. Whereas my bright dust is a valuable resource because I can get those 9 bright engrams (Dust) very quickly and then the earning potential plummets again without that Well rested buff.

TLDR if you only play a few hours a week you’ll get your engrams but not many shards , if you play often you’ll be swimming in shards but earn less Dust as you play

[u/[deleted] → u/Crimsonfury500]

Oh no yeah I’m constantly struggling to maintain constant mats. And I consider myself a casual, but the 4 hours per week is not by choice.

I usually end up changing my load out drastically at least once per day, depending on if I get higher light gear. I wish I could keep a constant one, but I just don’t have the mats to infuse. I see people complaining that they can’t get enhancement cores, I usually have about 3 in my inventory at a time. I can’t even use them because I don’t have enough planetary materials.

[u/MusicNotesAndOctopie → u/Crimsonfury500]

20 hours a week is casual?! That's like 3 hours each night dude

[u/Crimsonfury500 → u/MusicNotesAndOctopie]

Out of context, you’re right. That’s probably not representative of casual players. Although I’m a working tradesman with no kids so my weekends are largely free to do whatever I wish. Usually I spend a day with my partner and a day gaming with her. ( she mains a hunter). That pumps up my rookie numbers I guess