Posts

For those who might not be familiar, the Nothing Manacles are made for the Warlock’s Voidwalker subclass and focus on its Scatter Grenades. With the Nothing Manacles equipped, Scatter Grenades gain increased tracking and players get an extra grenade charge. However, in the transition to Year 2, Bungie nerfed the Scatter Grenade as part of their December weapon rebalancing. The patch notes say, “Slightly turned down the tracking on the scatter grenade,” but after using them, many players report that the tracking has been all but removed....

A key component of that experience has been Xur, the exotic vendor that sets up shop in the Tower (or sometimes The Reef) for the weekend. However, with new reveals about the Destiny 2 story, specifically the destruction of the Tower, questions have arisen as to whether Xur will have a place in Bungie’s sequel. For now, though, the focus is on the present, and Xur is back and better than ever....

This week, players can find Xur in the Crucible area of the Tower, next to the Crucible Handler. Follow the stairs straight ahead after spawning into the Tower, pass by Eris Morn, and Xur should be on the left hand side. For armor this week, the Agent of the Nine has a set of gauntlets for Titans and Hunters, and a new Year 2 helmet for Warlocks. Both the No Backup Plans (Titans) and Don’t Touch Me (Hunters) are solid options for defensive-minded players, whereas the Warlock’s Stag helmet is built specifically for lone wolves....

Another example is that one of Xur’s iconic lines from his Exotic vendor moments is that he says “his will is not his own,” but in Dares of Eternity he uses the same line to describe the Taken’s actions. There is a twofold meaning to this, considering that during Destiny 2’s new activity, Xur appears to take orders from Starhorse to the point that he has to translate even “goodnight, Xur” out loud, much for the giggles of all players....

If the correct sequence of runes is selected on the Cryptoglyph, it will slide open to reveal a code and a URL to a page on Bungie.net. It is unknown at this time exactly what the code will unlock, but it looks to be completely exclusive to owners of the Collector’s Edition of Shadowkeep. RELATED: Free Destiny 2: Shadowkeep Collector’s Edition Offered in Silly Challenge A fan who goes by “soapcracker” on Reddit received his Collector’s Edition early and solved the puzzle revealing how to solve the Cryptoglyph and showing what’s inside....

Biden administration officials were asked during a White House COVID briefing on Wednesday if there are any other strains of the virus on the horizon and if they had concerns going into the colder months. “Right now, the Delta variant still overwhelmingly dominates the isolates in our country, with greater than 99 percent of them,” Fauci responded. Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, said officials are keeping a watchful eye for any variant that emerges in the world and conduct studies to determine whether they evade monoclonal antibodies or antibodies that are induced by vaccination....

In a statement on Monday, the airline said masks are now optional for customers and employees inside U.S. airports, on domestic flights and most international flights. Delta’s statement added that the airline was “relieved to see the U.S. mask mandate lift to facilitate global travel as COVID-19 has transitioned to an ordinary seasonal virus.” That characterization prompted an outcry on Twitter, with several experts on infectious diseases blasting it as misinformation and others vowing to never fly with Delta again....

In a joint letter on Tuesday, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) and Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) urged Abbott to rescind the order requiring Texas counties to close all but one ballot drop-off location, and said the move “appears to be a last-ditch effort to suppress Texans’ ability to vote.” Clyburn chairs the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, while Lofgren chairs the Committee on House Administration....

Cousins has been suspended for punching Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley in the stomach with 9:44 remaining in the first quarter of the Kings' 129-103 loss on Tuesday night in Sacramento. MORE: New No. 1 for 2014 mock draft | Rare look back at LeBron, Wilt in masks He has been fined for verbally abusing a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following an ejection with 8:21 remaining in the third quarter....

Thomas’ mother, Katina Smith, was one of 46 mostly nonviolent drug offenders and prisoners who had their terms commuted. She was released Nov. 10, and although she’s restricted from traveling for 60 days and can’t be in the stands, Thomas is just happy she’s home. MORE: Best photos | Dungy: ‘I would not start’ Peyton against Bears | Manning has Stephen King syndrome He’s happy because it’s been a long time since he’s been able to be with her with no restrictions....

WIth 12:46 left in the game and Philadelphia up 24-14, Ryans intercepted a pass by Houston’s Ryan Fitzpatrick at the 7-yard line. Ryans, a nine-year veteran, could only take one step with the ball before losing it. Ryans went to the ground with a leg injury while Houston recovered the ball. Once the play was over, coaches and players swarmed the area around him until he was taken off the field on a cart....

Called “Fallout London,” this Fallout 4 mod is an aspirational attempt by a team of modders to bring the familiar look and feel of the wasteland to England’s capital city. For those who have been anticipating its release, Team FOLON have unveiled a demo, which can be downloaded via Nexus Mods. This release will showcase what the complete version will look like, and it comes with a short quest, as well as the introduction of a new merchant called Nick the Fence....

The Austin Fire Department said it had responded to an incident involving the “use of an incendiary device” at the building on 1311 East 6th Street at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday. Neighbors were able to put out the flames with fire extinguishers. Surveillance footage provided to Newsweek shows the suspect approaching the office carrying a bottle with a rag sticking out of the top. His face is covered by an American flag bandana....

Every Democrat seeking their party’s presidential nomination—including Joe Biden—promoted some form of student loan debt relief, ranging from Biden’s $10,000 proposal to Bernie Sanders’ call for total debt cancellation. However, President Biden and congressional Democrats have thus far refused to make debt cancellation a priority, despite its popularity among left-leaning voters. Some might be tempted to chalk up Democrats’ decision to avoid continuing debate over the issue to the unpopularity of debt cancellation among many key voter demographics....

Let me be clear: those who broke into the Capitol, attacked police and threatened members of Congress last year should be tried and brought strictly to justice. Further, Congress should seriously investigate what happened and how we can prevent it from ever happening again. But that’s not what is happening on Capitol Hill this week. In the world of big-government socialist Democrats (that is, nearly every elected Democrat in Washington) the riot last Jan....

In a new report on racial disparities in the effects of COVID-19, Democrats laid out a multi-pronged approach to combatting the disease and its disproportionate impacts on communities of color. Central to that approach is a concept known as hazard pay, additional compensation given to workers who perform risky duties, such as medical professionals and first responders. Democrats proposed a bill to create a Heroes Fund that provides front-line workers with a $25,000 bonus, equivalent to a $13-per-hour pay bump....

NEWSWEEK: The conventional wisdom is that, with technologies that allow us to work from anywhere, place is mattering less and less. Why is that not the case, and how are we getting it wrong? FLORIDA: What I realized after studying this for a couple of decades is that no one’s ever really given advice about how important the place you choose to live is. We now know that place is really important....

In an interview with Spanish outlet LevelUp, creative director Gavin Moore explained the team’s decision not to include ray tracing in Demon’s Souls. Moore explains that ray tracing is a hardware intensive technology and that implementing it comes with a cost. “If we had implemented ray tracing in the game, that would mean that we would have had to leave something out,” is how Moore characterizes the decision, though he notes also that there’s “limited time” for game development....

Though Dempsey had a plethora of chances to deliver his first truly defining moment as a Sounder, that moment didn’t come on Saturday. While the Timbers were putting together a clinic on how to win a road playoff game, Dempsey ended the night having been unable to lift the team in the way he was expected to back when he was unveiled as a dream signing for the Sounders. Dempsey took corner kick after corner kick, had a handful of free kicks and took a bunch of promising shots, but Dempsey couldn’t work his magic on a night the Sounders desperately needed some....

The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, who has not played since the 2016 season, is entering his third season without a team. But Kaepernick sent a message to NFL teams on Wednesday as he posted a workout video to his Twitter account with the caption “5am. 5 days a week. For 3 years. Still Ready.” The 31-year-old said the same words after an introduction with a graphic that states he has been “denied work for 889 days”....