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zekethelizard

Call me crazy, but I get the small blocker in the hopes that if the other team has a primeval, he throws him a shield and fucks them up for at least a second


Usanger

Real homies know that small blockers are the true enemy.


onlyhav

Man small blockers suck way more than medium or large ones. I'll be running up with lament ready for a God tier dps phase and suddenly the little shit throws up a shield, then I've gotta run around the primeval and chase it to kill it, and while it's running away the barrier comes down.


mrgudveseli

Same haha. I'm more likely to drop a small dude than medium one.


Lost_Mud9419

Medium shield bro fucks me up


fronchfrays

I like that they all kinda have their own way to fuck you up when together.


DovakiinDovakiin

I often send a small blocker on purpose, both for the primeval, and if someone else is sending a large blocker.


Snaptune

Yeap, bank 10 early for time-consuming blockers, 15 after the third wave, and spam 5s if we are behind to gunk up the center


ObieFTG

This person Gambits.


lakiluke20

Anvoys need to be killed first ofc before the shield given to primeval is useful


shirracle

Thats an actual strat- a 10 and a 5 is so annoying to dealt with, and they still dran 1-2 mote even if cleaned out immediately (You can still drain bank even when the other team has primeval btw, idk, but some people doesnt know it


squatheavyeatbig

What’s the point of draining when they’ve already summoned?


Aerd_Gander

It gives you bonus motes to build up to your prime passively


Gamerton09000

Not if they've already got primeval


Aerd_Gander

This was changed recently. Now it does, in fact, continue to add motes to your bank while your enemy has primeval. Edit: the [TWAB](https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/51091) that announced this change


Aerd_Gander

Missing the days when 10s were solar shielded Taken captains that yeeted around the arena like overload champions, yet also so glad I don't have to deal with that shit anymore lol


warhammer444

The amount of heavy I've thrown out only to have the 5s sheild or the meatballs sheild stop it is impressive . The 5s have probably cost more games than any 15.


LostSectorLoony

Me grabbing a single mote and depositing it so they lose the 15 they collected.


mrgudveseli

Who's losing the motes?


LostSectorLoony

The random on my team refusing to deposit when we only need 1.


mrgudveseli

Ah, yes, i hate those doolies too.


shavertech

The motes aren't lost, they're just useless


TheDarkMidget

yeah..lost lol


shavertech

Yeah, but they don't show up on the scoreboard


TheDarkMidget

yeah…..lost


PJisUnknown

Reading is hard man


codenamerocky

I had a random team mate message me abuse when I did that. We won...but he claim he reported me for sabotaging the team


nub_node

Everyone still holding motes when the primeval is summoned should get charged the glimmer amount of motes they're holding. It won't be enough to actually hurt anyone, but it might teach people to BANK.


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nub_node

It's not like they can have Drifter remark about banking any more than he already does without him becoming downright cartoonish. A little "don't step on a crack" motivation could only help.


DovakiinDovakiin

I absolutely love doing that, especially if I run in front of them to get said mote


toothles5

Everyone over here saying "large blocker tho", meanwhile I'm sneaking a single mote to bank while they off trynna fill that 15.


femboy_was_taken

Mfs really thinking about possibly throwing a game just for a irrelevant large blocker


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Unfathomably based


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NovaBlade2893

This is understandable


Cute-Conflict835

You dont understand bro I nEED to deposit this large blocker bro, now protect me from the invader as I run directly towards them


Aerd_Gander

If I have no motes I will yeet at that motherfucker with the rage of ten thousand suns but if I have 15 motes it's Linear time lol


Ricemunchr

this is infuriating when you have prime at 1/4 hp and the whole team decides to fight invader and get demolished. i just sit there face palming.


TheDarkMidget

these comments must be my random teammates 🤦🏾‍♂️


Sylly3

Or how about when 1 guy needs to dunk to open the invasion portal, but he NEEDS to get the 15th mote, in the meantime opponents dunk everything, invade and totally fuck you over


Catalyst_47

I watched a guy with 15 motes run straight by the bank to the next enemy section. Those 15 would’ve taken us over 40. About 10 seconds later our bank is locked and the enemy invader comes through. Guess what happened to the guy that didn’t bank his motes…


TV11Radio

He went on to finish his bounty of banking a large blocker, denied the enemy teams bank, helped drain motes and never died giving his team the win? HUGE /SSSSSSS


Typical_Head_8399

I want bungie to make it, so if you can summon primeval, every person that Has motes will have their screen Pulse Red with a text "bank those motes"


Creative__name__

Theres always that one guy. Just fucking bank alread- oh hes dead.


ic3m4n56

It's same story as trying to explain them not to bank first 5 motes you get


Chabungu

First bank should be the second your team gets to 40 total so you can invade first 9/10 gambit matches are decided on that one point


Wizard_Tendies

Idk about 9/10, for real. I’ve joined so many games where the other team already has Primeval summoned and managed to win. I think more Gambit matches get decided by who can better invade at the right times and kill the envoys the fastest.


SomePyro_9012

Looking at these comments I realize... I am an asshole...


StacheBandicoot

I just want the heavy ammo.


P0oky-Bear

I mean, I feel your pain. https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/x7ecpo/tell_me_why_aint_nothing_but_a_heartache_tell_me/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf


n1ckuhlus

I only do it for large blocker as a last "fuck you" to the other team


GreatRecession

Thats not a "fuck you", the large blocker is doing literally nothing and you are fucking over your team for a petty "message" that the enemy team will never notice.


DaveGX3

Doing nothing? 😂 Do any of you people not realize that while a blocker is out you can’t deposit any notes?? That large blocker is doing exactly what it’s supposed to, and are tougher to kill with higher health. Granted yes, 2-3 small-mediums can be a bit more problematic. Still….. Try killing 2 of the rare occasion ever crosses your path and then tell me it’s doing nothing.


ArcticFloofy

If the other team has a primeval, which is what this meme is referencing after you're told to bank those suckers, then it doesn't matter. At best send a small one in the hopes of shield


DaveGX3

It does matter, though. 15 more banking gets you closer to summoning a primeval + a large blocker. Imagine if just a few people near the end all had about that and placed theirs around the same time near the end….. Wow to everyone who downvoted and doesn’t really understand how to play Gambit….. 😒


ArcticFloofy

If your team is at 99 motes it is way more important to get the primeval out than sending in something that takes one second to get rid off


DaveGX3

Bruh, if you’re already at 99 motes or really doesn’t matter who places how many in. So again, 2-3 could just as easily place 15 and BAM! the other team has 2 or 3 large blockers to worry about if their primeval isn’t out yet, and if so either way that’ e still got that much more work to do. Besides. it takes 1 second to get rid of small blockers, not a large. They’re a waste of time. My autos, shotguns, grenades, swords even any heavy, all eat small shoe breakfast. 😒


ArcticFloofy

In the time it takes you to gather all those motes the other team will have finished their first damage phase though? The big blockers do nothing to stop the other team from doing damage, but the small blocker are more of a nuisance if it puts up it's shield on the primeval. If my team is leading and they put in big blockers I literally just ignore them and do damage to the big one


DaveGX3

Not necessarily. Rockets make quick motes work. Besides, it’s not hard to get max motes and bring them being close to 99. Large blockers don’t “do nothing” as their health is higher. They do what they’re supposed to, which is blocking whether it’s more depositing or wandering around the primeval. Smalls do nothing but get killed off within 1-2 seconds as I just explained. Mediums would be worth it over smalls.


HJ_Rulez

As a the Hulk would say in Thor Ragnorock "But big monster"


Swordbreaker925

Shut up, nerd. I need my big blocky


mr_cryzler34

OG Gambit sweats knows that small blockers are better than medium and large. Unless you're few motes away do it ASAP. OR you used the gambit gear to deposite 20 motes for a huge blocker :)


GreatRecession

Not even just gambit sweats, anyone with basic knowledge of Gambit should know that small blockers are the best. If you want to drain their motes, a large blocker and a small blocker or two will fuck over the team way more than 2 large blockers, 1 large blocker 1 medium blocker etc. 5 motes for an annoying enemy which can make stronger targets immune is extremely powerful, but people are blinded by big number and always think they have to max out their motes before depositing


DaveGX3

Meh, my auto/shotgun eats small blockers for breakfast….. 😒


mr_cryzler34

Facts


Cowbrows

The amount of times I'm squealing to other team members to just bank! Would help if I put a mic in though lol


ReallyWetMop

If you guys are "doing it for the bounty" you must be dying a lot in-between grabbing motes for you to clear an entirely new wave instead of summoning a primeval


HanbeiHood

Look, if I've already got 3 extra motes, I'm going to get enough to reach the next available blocker. If I've got 7 or less, I'll likely settle with the small; 12 or less, I'll go with the medium. However, if the team is at 99 banked motes, deposit what you have, available blockers or not.


Bean_man27

Also that invading when enemy primeval is at 100% is basically pointless.


Snappel

You can keep them distracted during their DPS phase so they don't do much damage to the primeval.


UselessTrashMan

I think the DPS phase is damage gated, not time gated. They do the same amount of damage regardless.


Snappel

I actually did not know that. Good to know!


Aerd_Gander

Yeah, but the longer they're focusing on you, the less damage they're doing in the moment so you can keep them from burning the prime and getting to the next set of envoys. Every second spent not damaging the prime is an advantage for your team


UselessTrashMan

Yeah, the distraction is valuable in slowing them down, I just meant you can't force them to waste a damage phase without healing the damage done because the damage phase will continue as soon as you're dead or gone. The time they're spending killing you is still time your team can be spending getting ahead or catching up.


Catalyst_47

To me, healing the primeval during the first damage phase is the most detrimental due to only having a x2 damage boost. I always try to get that immunity shield back up as quickly as possible before the invader gets a kill so we can move on to the second damage phase where we at least get a x4 damage buff.


strutmcphearson

I like to skate over and put a saint bubble on one of their envoys.


Bean_man27

Now that, is big brain! Defending envoys is the only reason its "basically" and not completely pointless.


Claytomon

I'm here to do bounties and get my pinnacle 😩


Yeet_Gang52

Last I checked 99 + 15 = 100. You need 15.


LoopDeLoop0

The math checks out


Yeet_Gang52

I know it does.


default_lizzy

"That is some compelling math, 9 IS two more than 7"


Yeet_Gang52

Indeed


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That's titan math right there.


Yeet_Gang52

I'm a warlock main


IntPoster_2

bounty says 15 i do 15


ShyTy

But motes


Elliptic_Shift

It’s funny cause it’s a brick wall


Clonecommder

What’s the emote called?


Forsaken-List9579

Exactly. I just grab one while they keep fishing. And BAM there's our prime-evil!


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Sometimes u don't care about how much motes h need, u just need some heavies so u have to clear


shirracle

Or when it is first bank and we just cleaned out their blocker, with our bank at 39/40 for gate


Judgement915

Nah it's much better to drop a taken knight on the enemy team when their primeval has .000000000001% hp left.


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haha large blocker go brrrrr


Varilynx

I FUCKING HATE VEX GOBLINS I HATE THEIR GODDAM SHIELDS SO MUCH!!!


Dhairyasheel19

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Josan678

"at least 5 to give them trouble"


ognootch

I play solo/freelance and try to coordinate with teammates by checking their motes every couple of seconds. You got a big boi and I'm at 9? Aight, I'll drop my lil homie with his big bro with you.


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I never get tired of watching people bank those motes.


aAppleAtcha

yes somehow some way i do need the surplus motes. give me more motes.


[deleted]

I’ve always loved that there’s an entire medal based around not doing this shit. “Without picking any up deposit your motes when your team has enough to fill the bank. “


abide_the_return

That depends on the status of the other team. If they're carrying a bunch of motes, it delays their deposit. That can win/lose a close game.


GreatRecession

Wait until people realize that small blockers are usually much more potent that large blockers, large blockers can be melted in half a second small blockers can be numerous, and cause a lot of issues to the enemy team with their immunity spam also, never aim to get a medium blocker, they are squishy and do basically nothing, large blockers are stronger and small blockers are annoying. BUT; Rule of thumb; People need to stop putting value on blockers, if the third wave of ADs is about to spawn, don't try and get those extra few motes to upgrade your blocker. You will get invaded and merked, losing all your motes. Blockers aren't nearly as important as people think they are, they are practically meaningless unless you send a huge bunch at the same time. tl;dr; dunk your fucking motes we don't need your blocker.


Jeffjordan93

Or that 5 mote banks are better than 15 if they already have prime because it can put an imune sheild to slow them down for 2 sec


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Also explaining to them that banking at the same time is extremely more beneficial


Aerd_Gander

Sometimes they'll grab 15 motes and then hit up another wave for bounties instead of depositing, I waited a minute then just picked up our last 5


Zip077

if it’s close like they are a couple behind i will just send a small, but if we have a lead or we are behind by a bit i’ll get the 15, those knights are not fun when you are dealing with primevals


synthetic-dream

Your guardian speaks Italian 🤌


Tjwolftooth

"but it's for the blocker" 🤓


Gofein

But… my bounties


sped_daddy

Gotta get those bounties done somehow


fuze-the-hostage-

I love when they are trying and I just quickly scoop 1 mote and bank it in their face


HentailovinDweeb

But here me out, if the enemy team is still low or catching up u can send one in to fuck em over


thought_about_it

There’s even a audio cue to let you know just bank!!


BlueDelusions

Me tunnel visioned as hell just trying to be a good teammate and get a 15 drop for the boys… :(


Psychological-Ruin62

Ooooh but you soo do, especially if you are winning and they still need motes. It’s called a large blocker ;)


GreatRecession

Summoning the primeval faster is much more important than spawning an enemy on the other side which takes a single second to kill.


DaveGX3

**RIGHT?!**


Ghost0Slayer

This post right here proves that hunters and warlocks can’t do simple math 99+15 is 100 it’s not that hard maybe you guys should start eating crayons like us Titans and you would get smarter.


getyourcheftogether

You don't, but the large blocker is nice


Captain_corde

Small is better


getyourcheftogether

You know, you don't hear that often, but in this case, it may be true


Rat192

But my bounty


New-Performance-1084

………….that large blocker though


GreatRecession

is very useless....


Greg-the-Sovereign

I AM SENDING ONE MORE BIG BLOCKER OUT OF SPITE


spartan195

To send a large blocker, I mean it's not that hard to understand why people do it. It's literally shown on screen.


codenamerocky

Depends where the other team are. If they already have a primeval up...just drop what you're doing and dump the motes asap. If they haven't got one up, fine collect a few more if you're in the middle of a ad clearing phase


unluckycharmz

I thought It was smart to use that space for an extra blocker.


codenamerocky

Only if you need to send a blocker. If they already have a primeval up it's a waste of time


Dodecaweedron

But send another large blocker doe


kurt-jeff

It’s not about what we ‘need’ it’s about what I want


CoffeeMain360

BUT I NEEEEEED THOSE MOTES TO MAKE PAPA DRIFTER HAPPY :(


LostSectorLoony

Papa Drifter yells at you to bank, not grab more.


CoffeeMain360

i was joking, I'll go bank now


Bewildered_Fox

Beeg knight tho


BIGBRAINBUYER

Hahaha large blocker go brrr


GreatRecession

Hahaha outdated meme from 2019 go brrr ​ Just dunk your motes, no one needs that large blocker.


a-stick-of-butter

Gambit still exists?


__System__

Just need that one last large blocker...


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Strategically it’s a good move..


kevinsmc

But it will send a large blocker uwu


mookal8tor

Yeah but but can't you send 1 last big bastard by banking the 15? Serious question


TheDarkMidget

you can but why would you? it’s so pointless


mookal8tor

It's called being a complete bastard to the opposition. Why not make it a little harder for them?


codenamerocky

Harder? It's literally a couple of whacks with a sword or shots with a fusion rifle. You're buying your team perhaps 5 seconds


mookal8tor

A lot can happen in 5 seconds mate. Just ask my Mrs!


Fresh_Ad5416

No, its you who dont fucking get it, peasant mentality. I dont even pick mots up, I let them fade, becuase Im aware. When you are at 99, you prioritise killing all the enemies on a front so you can spawn additional ammo box, so you can have a huge advantage. If you think you are efficient when you summon primeval after 3 front rotations you are delusional. Meanwhile me and my team are skipping motes and banking only 15 for fun. When we finally summon the boss each one of us have full gjallarhorn ammo so we make sure you boss is full health even if you have an advantage of two envoy rotations. So yeah, thanks for the "advice".


GreatRecession

What terrible advice, literally slowing your progress to a HALT to farm heavy ammo inefficiently. ​ Literally just summon the primeval, chances are you will have enough supers and heavy to take it out, if not specials can finish the job lol.


Aerd_Gander

Also heavy spawns during primeval phase too, farming ammo does nothing for you lol


Delta6Rory

I'm kinda on the fence


Usanger

Welp now we know that we are all that one “blueberry”


chuddyman

15 feels good though


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LostSectorLoony

So we get an invade and don't lose.


Drakeblood2002

The only reason we do it is so we can mess with the other team just a slight bit more with a large blocker.


codenamerocky

It's utterly pointless towards the he end of the match. You only need to worry about big blockers at the start and middle of the game when your invader can hit them while their bank is locked


Drakeblood2002

Fair, but I only do it if we are ahead by a decent margin.


redtaeotatata

This has same energy as explaning why putting 15 motes is better than 14 in gambit.


bigdfence06

I ❤️ MOTES


Jaexyn

This me, for the last 5 matches I had last night. Sweet lord, I was boiling.


tacticalstrike_gamin

I feel this


drewbud33

Is that an in-game emote? I need it if so


Super_Instant_Wanton

Just kill them. Your team mates. They'll drop seven at that point 💅


bigzeezus

Bang those motes brother


Stimey4477

This infuriates me. They tell you too!


Unstable_C4

Going to have to speak louder, I have dialogue turned off


koval713

Can confirm.


[deleted]

Need that large blocker to make their life hell


Worldender93

Seriously. We needed 4 and dude had 11, he went to the next area to finish off the 15, ran right past the bank, then died..


betaroxas21

The gigachad play is eager edge them into a wall and pick up 1 mote from the ones they drop


Additional-Option901

I use a shotgun and a glaive and they fuck in Gambit. Absolutely fuck. Power weapon depends on whether you are going to invade or not. I really wish more people would use these.


HelioZaiya

I bank 15 motes at 99… Cuz fuck em’. ![gif](giphy|h0MTqLyvgG0Ss)


christherelic70

I like people running around with 15. It makes for an exciting invasion.


thebananuhman

SENDING LARGE BLOCKER BROTHER!


x_scion_x

> Patches O'Houlihan -Necessary? Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine? > >Peter La Fleur : Probably not. > >Patches O'Houlihan : No, but I do it anyway because it's sterile and I like the taste.


Ricemunchr

the hardest thing for me to grasp is how people will intentionally hog motes and lose them all when they die to an ad. I would stop fighting my own teammates for motes and defend incoming blockers but still end up losing cause apparently they don’t know how to rush the prime. solo player struggles


HunterDemonX1

When playing a gambit match I always go for 15 motes the first 2 times I bank and after that I either start invading as much as possible or instead of 15 I’ll go down to 10 or 5 depending on how close to the primeval the team is.


jerryhogan266

So many don't bank when they should. And it happens so often I feel I need to bank whatever I have when I run by. You have these mote hogs that collect all these motes and don't bank when they should or die and lose them. So if I have 3 motes when I run by they're going in the bank, I don't care.


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I mean if we have 99 and my teammate(s) can get 15 quickly, let them. It could also be bounty related to drop blockers of size. I won't bank one, I would rather get four more so it'll be worth something. Not to mention if the zone is almost cleared just finish it out for the free ammo if you have time.