Glimmer is a programmable matter that was once used as a source of power during the Golden Age, and is now the main currency of The City.[1][2] Glimmer is used to purchase many items and services from vendors in the Tower.[2]
Players can earn Glimmer in many ways, including defeating Majors and Ultras in all game modes, for each completed mission and PvP win, dismantling weapons and equipment, and for exchanging items found in the field with vendors.[2][3][4]
Glimmer can also be found in various chests hidden across the map in caves and rooms.
A player's supply of Glimmer is shared among all of that player's characters.[2]
The maximum amount of Glimmer that can be held in a player's inventory is 25,000.
Grimoire Details
The programmable matter called 'Glimmer' serves as one of the City's basic currencies. With the right inputs and an energy source, Glimmer can be transmuted into nearly anything. This makes it precious to the City's industries and artisans. That value, in turn, makes Glimmer a useful means of exchange - especially with those who venture beyond the City's walls.
Glimmer passes through an economic life cycle. New Glimmer comes from reclaimed Golden Age caches and technology - whether a tiny mechanism or an underground lode seeded by ancient machines. This expansion of the Glimmer supply drives down the value of Glimmer. But Glimmer is also constantly used by the City's industry, which converts it into necessary components and materials. This sink helps keep Glimmer scarce, and therefore valuable.
Between this inflow and outflow lies the pool of liquidity - Glimmer used as trade currency. Master Rahool in the Tower, for example, sells recovered matter engrams in exchange for Glimmer, since he knows he can use Glimmer to acquire new engrams and keep them flowing to Guardians.
Newborn Guardians often complain that they should be issued high-quality gear for free - are they not, after all, fighting for the future of the City? Unfortunately, this gear requires resources to manufacture. Guardians must bring in enough Glimmer and other staples, like spinmetal and relic iron, to keep the engine of the City's economy turning. If good times lead to a resource boom, that surplus may help mass-produce advanced gear.
Notes
- Consuming Black Wax Idol, Blue Polyphage, Ether Seeds and Resupply Codes, temporarily boosts Glimmer gained from Hive, Vex, Fallen and Cabal enemies, respectively. These boosts allow Glimmer to be obtained from killing the weaker enemies that have red health bars instead of just the powerful ones with yellow health bars.
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References
- ↑ (2013-06-13) YouTube.com: Destiny Behind Closed Doors Demo - E3 2013 8:18. Retrieved Aug. 9, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Foman123 (20 June 2014) YouTube: Destiny Alpha - Resource Upload 4:16. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Foman123 (20 June 2014) YouTube: Destiny Alpha - Devil's Lair Strike - Legend - Battling Sepiks Prime 0:30, 8:03. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Foman123 (19 June 2014) YouTube: Destiny Alpha - PvP Control - First Light, Moon 1:40, 12:55. Retrieved 26 July 2014.