End game problem with loot (and a cool solution) (Destiny)

by Kahzgul, Sunday, October 26, 2014, 06:47 (3472 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Completely true. People who make investment games get caught in this loop of thinking that players are ONLY interested in better gear, and forget that the players want the better gear so they can go do something that's too hard for them at their current gear level. Once you beat VoG hardmode, you want things that show off how awesome you are, like a sweet, non-brown spaceship, or a cool mark, bond, or cloak. Or maybe armor that's the same stats as what you already had, but looks awesome.

Rewarding players who sought out and tackled the hardest challenge in the game by making that challenge easier for them is dumb (and, sadly, is exactly what every MMO ever has done).