Huh? (Destiny)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Friday, May 20, 2016, 17:12 (2906 days ago) @ Claude Errera

I know it sounds a bit childish to say "I want free stuff sooner!"

I don't think it's that unreasonable to feel that way in this particular case. Destiny is a game that takes, takes, takes from you. It demands much from you and it does't really give back.

Like, if you had a partner who didn't work but asked you to always buy them shit, didn't drive so you always had to go out of your way to take them places, and expected you to put yourself second and help them out all the time, are you really wrong if you ask them to do the dishes tonight?

I'm really trying to understand this post, but I can't parse it.

I honestly don't understand what you mean when you say that Destiny takes, takes, takes from me - I can't name a single thing it's taken (I don't count time, because I give that freely). And it gives me enjoyment, nearly every time I play it.

It's not enough to say "we see this from different perspectives." I don't think we're even looking at the same thing. :(

Personally, I wouldn't voice my feelings quite as drastically as Cody did, but I do have somewhat similar feelings. "Taking" is the wrong word, I think (for me at least). I've always found Destiny to be a game that contains these incredibly fun little nuggets, but I need to get through a bunch of other stuff that I don't enjoy just to reach those nuggets. When Vanilla launched, I adored VoG and the nightfalls. But I had to sink loads of time into content that I didn't really enjoy to reach those points. I have a blast using certain weapons, but the process of acquiring those weapons was often long and frustrating. Bungie has certainly made improvements in some areas. Upgrading gear and aquiring materials isn't the grindy slog that it used to be. But then they go and add the Chroma system as it is. It's strange to me that this far after launch they are still adding features or systems that are so flagrantly unfriendly to the player. I KNOW they are going to adjust it down the road... It's so obviously frustrating the moment you do it the very first time. But Bungie's approach seems to be "make everything take a really long time and we'll change it once the community complains enough." (I know that's not their literal train of thought, I'm just pointing out the pattern I see with how they handle their "investment" systems),