2:00 Additionally, when it comes to the Guardian Games Skimmer, your boost trail's color is determined by your class. Hunters get Blue, Warlocks get Yellow, and Titans get Red.
@rgentum the grind rail actually is subclass specific its just the skimmers boost that's not. Makes sense as they use their powers to make the grind rail
Things you missed (editing if i find more): 1) you don't need to be boosting in order to initiate a grind 2) much like boosting, dodging on the skimmer does not deplete the boost bar. 3) Unlike with a sparrow, it is possible (though more tech-like) to do a sharp, or even an almost-stationary 180° turn while still boosting if you dodge while turning the camera. It is easier to do almost-stationary 90° turns while boosting as well - another thing the sparrow cannot do.
yeah the dodge is amazing for sorta resetting your momentum in a way. if you're turning a corner then boosting stops you from slamming sideways into the wall. dunno how this guy missed that
For the event, both the sparrow and the Skimmer have infinite boost energy for boosting and dodging. ( most players haven't even noticed the sparrow has infinite boost right now yet) When the event ends, both Sparrow and Skimmer will go back to depleting boost energy when boosting or dodging. (it's in the patch notes) It remains to be seen if the community still agrees that the Skimmers are actually that much better than the sparrows, once the infinite boost wears off.
For the burrito fund and plenty of silver (or super credits, I won't judge) I bought the wolf because it looked cooler and the ship looks even better with photo finish
@@TDTProductions funny build idea for bakris: stasis primary (I have a really good horror story), the hunter glaive, and an eager edge sword. Use the shatterdive and the sword for funny shatterskate kills, primary for mid to long range to build up your ammo, then go ham with blinks into glaive melee after blasting them once for a shield break Dunno how this works and wanna try it for myself once I get the glaive
Ok spent some time off cam and ran this, it’s pretty good! But glaives are bugged right now so you cant reasonably use the power shot. Other than that it’s a good flow
Johnny Gioeli, the vocalist of most Sonic songs since 1998 with "Crush40", has his own band, "Hardline" (sounds similar to Journey) since 1992 & fronts the heavy metal band "Axel Rudi Pell" since 1998 🤘🏻
I was so confused about the grinding mechanic. Couldn't get it to work but once you brought up that crouch needs to be toggle and not hold...The music goes perfectly with the video!
The dodges are for quickly changing direction, like making 90 degree turns. So, they aren't great at moving you side to side or really dodging attacks, but they are crucial in maintaining momentum through sharp turns. They've also got different animations depending on if you're on the ground or in the air.
Also a nice trick you can combine various movement tricks with the grind like grapple or skating this way you get some of that momentum to grind faster
Not sure if you realized yet but shotguns now have “glint” when you hold them out, also, I amble to jump off a the skimmer mid Air after grinding WITHOUT touching the ground, it might be a bug that makes you unable to jump off
you can still do tricks on sparrows, and just like the skimmer if you land the jump cleanly after a trick, you get a little sound to acknowledge it and it refills your boost bar
Ive been replaying old ratchet and clank games lately so i was pretty amused to see hoverboards arriving in destiny after grinding ratchet and clank 1's races 😂
Just remember that there is nothing stopping you from chamging to a sparrow mid flight. Its quite easy and makes gaining height with no floor below you really easy with a sparrow fly. Additionally, you can also jump off your skimmer and jump with the skimmer at the same time to have a skateable ledge for shatter/wellskating. Only works on the ground tho.
Would just like to add this: You absolutely CAN recover boost after doing a trick on a skimmer. Was testing it out yesterday and got it pretty consistently. You have to use your jump and then use one of the side tricks. Time it right and it recovers your boost.
Don’t remember the exact inputs but if you do a lateral dodge and a boost right as you get off it’ll end the pseudo animation lock earlier and you’ll be able to summon another one to chain skimmer fly
Can’t afford buying the Gjalla Skimmer, finances not looking good this month unfortunately, so I decided that I am going to grind the hell out of the quest to get this skimmer, I tried the 10% nightfall thing, doesn’t work for me and I have trouble soloing it I have tried it a few times but last night I only got to the end, boss fight but get obliterated, so I decided I am going to focus on the Win Packs, so far I have 2/3 and if I get 1 more I’ll have it! There is NO Way in Hell! I am going to miss on a fucking a hover board!!! I have been grinding for hours…. Non stop… but it’s so going to be worth it! 😄
If you're on Hunter the packs are the easiest way. For the top 10%, remember to Emote before you Finisher every Orange Bar and Champ and it'll be easier if you do it as close to after Weekly Reset as possible as it will be at its lowest then.
A little detail I found was that if you summon your Skimmer while walking backwards you'll do a spin to get on. Doesn't change anything as far as I'm aware, but it looks cool
If you have something boosting your momentum the grind is faster, I haven't tested it other than doing it 1 time by accident, but I went into those grav cannons on Nessus, grinded and was WAY faster. The skimmer is a little longer than a sparrow, so it'll collide with harsher inclines/hills and hard stop instead of climbing them like a sparrow does. And there was a third thing, but that left my brain so... no third thing.
the dodge (also doesnt take energy) will reset your momentum! if i go around a corner ill face where i want to go and dodge away from the wall my momentum is going towards and itll keep you going straight. Also good for not taking fall damage and blowing up your skimmer just like the sparrow
I saw on another video that there's a grind-boost/strafe combo that's faster then regular grinding and you can climb vertical walls with the side dodges.
You can still grind with hold to crouch... Sort of. It seems that if you bind both hold to crouch and and toggle crouch to the same button press you'll be able to maintain the hold crouch behavior while regaining the skimmer grind.
PSA: If you're a hold crouch user tie the hold and toggle crouch to the same button input and it will enable both the regular hold crouch gameplay and the air grinding without any drawbacks
It would be cool if skimmers got some tech like hitting enemies with the tip of your board while doing a trick dealing extra damage or igniting them with your boost if you’re close to them
I was going to take a break until Into the light arrives. I also dont really play events. Guardian games comes around. "Oh cool probably wont pla... hoverboards.... HOVERBOARDS?!??! HELL YEAAH!!!"
Loving the use of Live & Learn! I would say though, for future reference, that Sonic Riders music could also fit really well, considering it's a racing game revolving around hovering vehicles, primarily hoverboards, called Extreme Gear. Just... don't touch Free Riders. The motion controls are ass, and I still don't know how I was able to unlock Super Sonic with them fighting against me all the time.
Great, now I'm gonna be spending my free time jamming out to old sonic ost's just hover boarding through patrol. Thanks TDT lol
Sonic Riders OST specifically
Thats what I've been doing. What a coincidence
Relaxing outside of any objective based gameplay is the best way to play Destiny 2
Going to Europa, putting on Sonic 3 Ice Cap Zone, and reliving 1995 in HD.
I've been doing it with even flow I still haven't seen a meme about it
Don't forget: while you're grinding, press any emote and the guardian will switch to different styles of that grind
Wdym grinding? How do you do that?
@@supercato9613 crouch while riding the skimmer (unsure about pc keybinds) B on Xbox, ⭕️ on PS
You can also do the double side dodges and do tricks... xD
It will also extend how long you can grind, it slightly delays the energy being used
Left and right grinds are my favorite, up grind is default, and down grind is a reverse grind
2:00 Additionally, when it comes to the Guardian Games Skimmer, your boost trail's color is determined by your class. Hunters get Blue, Warlocks get Yellow, and Titans get Red.
Was hoping it would be subclass matching; but this works for me because I’m a Stasis Hunter main 😁
@rgentum the grind rail actually is subclass specific its just the skimmers boost that's not. Makes sense as they use their powers to make the grind rail
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You mean the white or exotic one? Anyway Guardian games skimmer still use element-based trails
@@КремСэндвич the rail the skimmer grinds on is element based but the color of the boost is class based
sonic music made an insta classic vid
Things you missed (editing if i find more):
1) you don't need to be boosting in order to initiate a grind
2) much like boosting, dodging on the skimmer does not deplete the boost bar.
3) Unlike with a sparrow, it is possible (though more tech-like) to do a sharp, or even an almost-stationary 180° turn while still boosting if you dodge while turning the camera. It is easier to do almost-stationary 90° turns while boosting as well - another thing the sparrow cannot do.
yeah the dodge is amazing for sorta resetting your momentum in a way. if you're turning a corner then boosting stops you from slamming sideways into the wall. dunno how this guy missed that
For the event, both the sparrow and the Skimmer have infinite boost energy for boosting and dodging. ( most players haven't even noticed the sparrow has infinite boost right now yet)
When the event ends, both Sparrow and Skimmer will go back to depleting boost energy when boosting or dodging. (it's in the patch notes)
It remains to be seen if the community still agrees that the Skimmers are actually that much better than the sparrows, once the infinite boost wears off.
@@firstnamelastname-oy7es source for that? it seems pointless to add infinite boost just for the event, we're only using sparrows to test
Sparrow control gonna hit different now, literally!
Makes the dunes in prophecy so much more functional
They def knew what they were doing updating prophecy alongside releasing the skimmer. I’ve gotten lost in those dunes catching major swell 🤙
Tony HawkMoon, Pro Skimmer
The last time a hoverboard felt good to use was the one in Jak 2&3. To say I'm in love with the skimmer is an understatement of the century.
I'd argue the original Sonic Riders, but I also don't know when those games came out. Nor Riders, actually. Huh.
Couldn’t agree more Jak2/3 are some of my favorite games
Spamming boost while also spamming the shift attack generates even more speed, I think
At least feels like it. I call it the bunny-tech
It does make you go faster. So fast that you explode if you hit anything
What's the shift attack
@@WaveOfDestiny it's the left and right dodge. Like on a sparrow
The fact that most of the tricks done during live and lean was pure perfection.
Dammit Mesome, I was jamming to live and learn and you spoke RIGHT as it was getting to the best part!!!
For the burrito fund and plenty of silver (or super credits, I won't judge) I bought the wolf because it looked cooler and the ship looks even better with photo finish
Holy crap man! I dont even know how to react through a freaking yt comment. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
@@TDTProductions funny build idea for bakris: stasis primary (I have a really good horror story), the hunter glaive, and an eager edge sword. Use the shatterdive and the sword for funny shatterskate kills, primary for mid to long range to build up your ammo, then go ham with blinks into glaive melee after blasting them once for a shield break
Dunno how this works and wanna try it for myself once I get the glaive
Ok spent some time off cam and ran this, it’s pretty good! But glaives are bugged right now so you cant reasonably use the power shot. Other than that it’s a good flow
@@TDTProductions drat, question, does blink hunter work with new Manticore?
Apparently, you cam climb vertical walls with it too (Esoterickk has a video)
There's also Grindskating? tech as well.
Johnny Gioeli, the vocalist of most Sonic songs since 1998 with "Crush40", has his own band, "Hardline" (sounds similar to Journey) since 1992 & fronts the heavy metal band "Axel Rudi Pell" since 1998 🤘🏻
I was so confused about the grinding mechanic. Couldn't get it to work but once you brought up that crouch needs to be toggle and not hold...The music goes perfectly with the video!
Time to make some Sonic Riders fashion to fit the theme
love the music choice for this and im loving the skimmer
i believe recently they shadow nerfed the Skimmer boost. i noticed you can’t spam the boost button to gain higher speed anymore
I'm loving the use of the sonic adventure era music.
The dodges are for quickly changing direction, like making 90 degree turns. So, they aren't great at moving you side to side or really dodging attacks, but they are crucial in maintaining momentum through sharp turns. They've also got different animations depending on if you're on the ground or in the air.
Also a nice trick you can combine various movement tricks with the grind like grapple or skating this way you get some of that momentum to grind faster
Hah! I knew we'd be able to Graple/skate into Grinding!
Not just the tips and tricks, but the music choice is S+
Not sure if you realized yet but shotguns now have “glint” when you hold them out, also, I amble to jump off a the skimmer mid Air after grinding WITHOUT touching the ground, it might be a bug that makes you unable to jump off
you can still do tricks on sparrows, and just like the skimmer if you land the jump cleanly after a trick, you get a little sound to acknowledge it and it refills your boost bar
the sonic music is a very nice touch
honestly i love the hoverboard because it reminds me of Sonic Riders and i love Sonic Riders
Ive been replaying old ratchet and clank games lately so i was pretty amused to see hoverboards arriving in destiny after grinding ratchet and clank 1's races 😂
Yoooo i miss ratchet and clank man
The animations for these are so darn sleek, props to that team at Bungie, they really knocked it out of the skatepark :D
Such a great addition, don’t know why we had to wait this long. Honestly didn’t know I needed it though!
Just remember that there is nothing stopping you from chamging to a sparrow mid flight. Its quite easy and makes gaining height with no floor below you really easy with a sparrow fly.
Additionally, you can also jump off your skimmer and jump with the skimmer at the same time to have a skateable ledge for shatter/wellskating. Only works on the ground tho.
I like how he uses sonic music. The skimmer reminds me of gear from sonic riders. Loved that game as a kid
You can also do tricks while grinding on your skimmer like nose grinds. Just hit your directional pad while grinding.
Would just like to add this:
You absolutely CAN recover boost after doing a trick on a skimmer. Was testing it out yesterday and got it pretty consistently.
You have to use your jump and then use one of the side tricks. Time it right and it recovers your boost.
Zooming around on a hoverboard with Live and Learn blasting away is all I have ever wanted in life
If you want to see a human being hit light speed? See how fast I go to buy a skimmer based off of Jim Hawkin's Solar Surfer.
Iiiii am a queeestion to the world
(Also, I legit said the *exact* same thing the *moment* they announced Skimmers. Like, the literal exact same thing.)
I've learned that you can dismount faster for a re-summon by canceling the grind with the grind button instead of jumping.
Perfect music choices I must say
She did a video long time ago playing Incredibox and he used different characters to make that song and it was so good that he made it his outro song😂
also, you can carry your friend on the skimmer when you go for straight line, but not sure if they'll fall off when you turn or not.
4:34 that new light wondering what the fuck is going on as a guy zooms at Mach 1 across their screen
Don’t remember the exact inputs but if you do a lateral dodge and a boost right as you get off it’ll end the pseudo animation lock earlier and you’ll be able to summon another one to chain skimmer fly
Didnt even realise there was a jump button on it! This will be super helpful.
The tricks do regenerate your boost gauge, you have to be close enough to the ground for it to trigger
Its nice they finally added some variety to the Sparrow slow after all these years, now they finally have the Skateboard Warframe got a frw years back
I gotta say that sonic music in the background is PEAK
Can’t afford buying the Gjalla Skimmer, finances not looking good this month unfortunately, so I decided that I am going to grind the hell out of the quest to get this skimmer, I tried the 10% nightfall thing, doesn’t work for me and I have trouble soloing it I have tried it a few times but last night I only got to the end, boss fight but get obliterated, so I decided I am going to focus on the Win Packs, so far I have 2/3 and if I get 1 more I’ll have it! There is NO Way in Hell! I am going to miss on a fucking a hover board!!! I have been grinding for hours…. Non stop… but it’s so going to be worth it! 😄
If you're on Hunter the packs are the easiest way. For the top 10%, remember to Emote before you Finisher every Orange Bar and Champ and it'll be easier if you do it as close to after Weekly Reset as possible as it will be at its lowest then.
I like that pretty much everyone thought when they got their skimmer, damn I gotta take this thing to ribbon road
Don't know why but my gut is telling me that TDT might be a sonic ost fan
A little detail I found was that if you summon your Skimmer while walking backwards you'll do a spin to get on. Doesn't change anything as far as I'm aware, but it looks cool
If you have something boosting your momentum the grind is faster, I haven't tested it other than doing it 1 time by accident, but I went into those grav cannons on Nessus, grinded and was WAY faster.
The skimmer is a little longer than a sparrow, so it'll collide with harsher inclines/hills and hard stop instead of climbing them like a sparrow does.
And there was a third thing, but that left my brain so... no third thing.
Listening to this soundtrack took me back to my 80s childhood. #Nostalgia
Skimmer is basically sparrows but even more fun
Emoting on the skimmer also makes you way harder to hit if you spam the emotes since destiny hit boxes are usually very advanced
Ah, My guardian will be forever thrilled knowing that Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3s playlist will automatically turn on the moment he takes out his Skimmer
Why does these only exist in a video game.. humanity had so many years creating these!
the dodge (also doesnt take energy) will reset your momentum! if i go around a corner ill face where i want to go and dodge away from the wall my momentum is going towards and itll keep you going straight. Also good for not taking fall damage and blowing up your skimmer just like the sparrow
You missed the opportunity to use the Jet Set Radio music
Fr good video tho 😂😂😂😂
If you test the skimmer while not moving and press the L/R triggers you'll see that it still is considered dodge.
That music brings back some memories.
I love the Sonic music in the background lmao
If you do enough tricks on the skimmer while grinding or in the air, and then stick the landing, you will hear people cheering and gain boost recovery
Map gliching just got a whole lot more fun with the skimmer
It’s my new favourite way to kinda skip through the glassway nightfall
if you do enough trick in a row while grinding and land theres a little confetti cloud when you land
If you emote while grinding you actually change how you grind after doing a board flip
While grinding some of the emotes changes the pose your character is in while grinding
That sonic adventure 2 soundtrack nostalgia hits different
Oh man the memes with the skimmer is gonna be insane
This reminds me of being able to glitch and stand on your sparrow in D1
The emotes do actually replenish boost! You just need to have it low enough and the entire emote needs to be done mid air
I saw on another video that there's a grind-boost/strafe combo that's faster then regular grinding and you can climb vertical walls with the side dodges.
There's also a trick where if you side-dodge and jump off midair, it's apparently instant allowing for you to infinitely grind in air more easily.
When I get my hands on the skimmer, I'll be doing tricks all day
Crazy my entire time playing this game I never knew about boost spaming
Never gonna not jam to some Crush40 and other Sonic Jams, but cmon man, this is clearly more Tony Hawk's deal. Where's the Goldfinger?
*Superman intensifies*
Don't forget Sonic Riders!
Sparrow control gonna get a lot cooler next time it rolls around.
My friends had to mute me once I got the Skimmer because I kept saying Green Goblin lines over and over again😂😂😂
You can still grind with hold to crouch... Sort of.
It seems that if you bind both hold to crouch and and toggle crouch to the same button press you'll be able to maintain the hold crouch behavior while regaining the skimmer grind.
saw on another video if you combine the "dodge" with the tap boost you even faster
also great song selection
PSA: If you're a hold crouch user tie the hold and toggle crouch to the same button input and it will enable both the regular hold crouch gameplay and the air grinding without any drawbacks
I really hope they add a mini skimmer at some point, I think it'd be hilarious looking
I'm hoping for a Treasure Planet Solar Surfer, myself. I mean, Legend-2 is a Treasure Planet reference so there's hope.
It would be cool if skimmers got some tech like hitting enemies with the tip of your board while doing a trick dealing extra damage or igniting them with your boost if you’re close to them
And goomba stomping lol
really didn't think having good experience in tony hawk pro skater would come in handy lol
One thing i found is that if you emote while grinding it changest the pose
What’s the outro song?
Sonic Music? Hell Yeah!
Hey TDT i noticed in your video you didn't switch positions/stances while flying/grinding just press an emote while grinding.
when boosting, spamming bost and spamming the left and right dash makes you even FASTER
I wonder if each skimmer has there own trucks, that kinda would be cool
Best thing to happen to Destiny until Destiny 1 before Luke Smith was hired.
Well said my friend😌
if u want to turn sharp corner or got stuck with terrain, use the dodge button
Emotes while grinding are amazing fun
Spamming boost and either left or right dodge while aiming slightly to the other direction makes you about 25% faster. Spops found this out.
We Sonic riders now 🤣 love the good old Sonic music
I enjoy freezing things with stasis and doing my best Rohan impersonation by ramming into them at full speed.
Skateboard racing should be a game mode at this point. (Rip sparrow racing)
ngl.... the skimmer is the only reason I am playing the game right now lol
I was going to take a break until Into the light arrives. I also dont really play events. Guardian games comes around. "Oh cool probably wont pla... hoverboards.... HOVERBOARDS?!??! HELL YEAAH!!!"
Smashing the boost and the side toggle(attack button 🤣) will make you dizzy but make you go super fast!!!
The Black Garden has a huge halfpipe 😉✌🏻
Loving the use of Live & Learn! I would say though, for future reference, that Sonic Riders music could also fit really well, considering it's a racing game revolving around hovering vehicles, primarily hoverboards, called Extreme Gear. Just... don't touch Free Riders. The motion controls are ass, and I still don't know how I was able to unlock Super Sonic with them fighting against me all the time.
The only thing it does for me is crash my Prophecy dungeon