Raid Lairs - I hate inventing a word and not describing it (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Thursday, November 16, 2017, 11:40 (2365 days ago) @ Xenos

I get that and I have no problem with bungie using a new term to describe something new. Thanks to the discussion here, I've been able to hone my concern to something more accurate: Bungie is hyping a new term without adequately describing it. That's what bugs me. The term is almost meaningless right now, given how little information they've given us, and yet they still insist on using it as a marketing pitch. That opens the door for rampant and unwarranted speculation, which Bungie has historically not denied.

I think the problem here though is how could the resolve this? The only way I can think of that would satisfy everyone who agrees with you would be to show you the actual content ahead of time. They said it has new mechanics in a new space ending with a new boss, and that it takes less time to complete than a full raid. What information are you actually looking for? What qualifiers could they use that would satisfy you without actually spoiling the experience?

This is the balancing act isn't it?

The trick is to describe the new thing in broad enough terms where you understand it, but not specific enough that there's nothing to discover.

Maybe the best thing they could have said was a 'short raid' or something like that.