Time sinks (Destiny)

by nico, Friday, January 16, 2015, 13:39 (3400 days ago) @ Avateur

That's inherently false. I enjoy the game quite a bit, and this game is masterful at wasting my time and just about everyone else's.

Perhaps I am biased -- as someone who played WoW for a couple years, Destiny's "time sinks" aren't even the same sport as the grinds required to access end-game content.

I just view Destiny as a next-gen Marathon -> Halo with rewards.

I wouldn't call my statement "inherently false," but we can agree to disagree : )

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Guess I have to ditch iron banner - Cody Miller, 2015-01-16, 10:31
- Guess I have to ditch iron banner - JDQuackers, 2015-01-16, 10:46
- Guess I have to ditch iron banner - BeardFade, 2015-01-16, 10:49
  - Guess I have to ditch iron banner - Cody Miller, 2015-01-16, 10:51
    - Guess I have to ditch iron banner - someotherguy, 2015-01-16, 10:55
      - Guess I have to ditch iron banner - Cody Miller, 2015-01-16, 11:00
        
        Guess I have to ditch iron banner - someotherguy, 2015-01-16, 11:05
        
        Guess I have to ditch iron banner - Cody Miller, 2015-01-16, 11:13
        
        Guess I have to ditch iron banner - BeardFade, 2015-01-16, 11:25
        
        :: golf claps :: - RevDotNed, 2015-01-16, 11:35
        
        I like this guy. He knows what's up... - Korny, 2015-01-16, 12:20
        
        +2 - petetheduck, 2015-01-16, 12:26
        
        You realize that, due to inflation, your +2 was really a +1? - UnrealCh13f, 2015-01-16, 12:29
        
        I like this guy. He knows what's up... - bluerunner, 2015-01-16, 12:39
        
        -2 *NM* - Avateur, 2015-01-16, 12:42
        
        *-1 - UnrealCh13f, 2015-01-16, 12:43
        
        *-1 - petetheduck, 2015-01-16, 12:43
        
        In this version, only hope dies. - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-01-16, 12:45
        
        I like this guy. He knows what's up... - Cody Miller, 2015-01-16, 13:07
        
        Guess I have to ditch iron banner - Spec ops Grunt, 2015-01-16, 12:32
        
        Strikes? - someotherguy, 2015-01-16, 11:26
        
        Strikes? - Cody Miller, 2015-01-16, 13:09
        
        Re MIND-NUMBINGLY BORING... - DreadPirateWes, 2015-01-16, 13:17
        
        Strikes? - Cody Miller, 2015-01-16, 13:18
        
        Strikes? - someotherguy, 2015-01-16, 19:37
        
        If the game had a glimmer wall... - scarab, 2015-01-17, 01:32
        
        Hahah! - RaichuKFM, 2015-01-17, 10:38
        
        SUPERGOODADVICE NOW BEST EXOTIC - Spec ops Grunt, 2015-01-20, 09:08
        
        Are you not hoarding your glimmer consumables\rewards? - Revenant1988, 2015-01-16, 11:35
        
        Are you not hoarding your glimmer consumables\rewards? - Raflection, 2015-01-16, 11:53
  - Guess I have to ditch iron banner - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-01-16, 11:46
    - Why? - someotherguy, 2015-01-16, 11:48
      - Why? - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-01-16, 11:53
        
        +2 - Avateur, 2015-01-16, 12:06
        
        I take your +2 and raise you a +3 - UnrealCh13f, 2015-01-16, 12:12
        
        +4 - petetheduck, 2015-01-16, 12:12
        
        We're creating inflation in the + market - Avateur, 2015-01-16, 12:13
        
        SELL SELL SELL - UnrealCh13f, 2015-01-16, 12:14
        
        How much can I get for one of these? - Quirel, 2015-01-17, 02:44
        
        all I got is a bunch of "-1th" lying around. - LostSpartan, 2015-01-18, 07:41
        
        Why? - nash, 2015-01-16, 12:18
        
        Why? - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-01-16, 12:31
        
        Why? - Cody Miller, 2015-01-16, 13:14
        
        Commodify All The Things! - BeardFade, 2015-01-16, 14:26
        
        Commodify All The Things! - nash, 2015-01-16, 14:37
        
        Commodify All The Things! - ckamp, 2015-01-16, 14:45
        
        Well played! - BeardFade, 2015-01-16, 14:50
        
        You're close; I've got better style. - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-01-16, 15:13
        
        You're close; I've got better style. - ckamp, 2015-01-16, 16:06
        
        <3 - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-01-16, 16:36
        
        Commodify All The Things! - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-01-16, 15:16
        
        Thank you. - BeardFade, 2015-01-16, 15:25
        
        Why? - Ragashingo, 2015-01-16, 14:39
        
        Why? - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-01-16, 15:02
        
        Why? - Cody Miller, 2015-01-16, 17:07
        
        Why? - Ragashingo, 2015-01-16, 18:49
        
        Why? - someotherguy, 2015-01-16, 19:48
        
        Distinguishing between criticism and misrepresenting reality - ckamp, 2015-01-16, 15:00
        
        Distinguishing between criticism and misrepresenting reality - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-01-16, 15:10
        
        Distinguishing between criticism and misrepresenting reality - BeardFade, 2015-01-16, 15:24
        
        Let's try this again? - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-01-16, 16:41
        
        Distinguishing between criticism and misrepresenting reality - Kermit, 2015-01-16, 15:28
        
        Distinguishing between criticism and misrepresenting reality - Avateur, 2015-01-16, 15:32
        
        Distinguishing between criticism and misrepresenting reality - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-01-16, 16:38
    - Guess I have to ditch iron banner - Kermit, 2015-01-16, 12:35
      - Guess I have to ditch iron banner - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-01-16, 12:48
  - How is Destiny's system an economy if there is no trade? - Spec ops Grunt, 2015-01-16, 12:30
    - Economics. I do not think it means what you think it means. - Korny, 2015-01-16, 12:39
      - Economics. I do not think it means what you think it means. - Cody Miller, 2015-01-16, 13:16
        
        Time sinks - nico, 2015-01-16, 13:23
        
        Time sinks - Avateur, 2015-01-16, 13:25
        
        Time sinks - Claude Errera, 2015-01-16, 13:37
        
        Time sinks - Avateur, 2015-01-16, 14:00
        
        Time sinks - Claude Errera, 2015-01-16, 14:58
        
        Time sinks - Avateur, 2015-01-16, 15:24
        
        Time sinks - Claude Errera, 2015-01-16, 15:41
        
        Time sinks - Avateur, 2015-01-16, 15:50
        
        Time sinks - Cody Miller, 2015-01-16, 14:24
        
        Time sinks - Korny, 2015-01-16, 14:40
        
        Wow. Burn. Like Nightfall level burn. - Ragashingo, 2015-01-16, 14:49
        
        Time sinks - Cody Miller, 2015-01-16, 15:57
        
        Time sinks - Korny, 2015-01-16, 16:29
        
        Time sinks - Cody Miller, 2015-01-16, 16:32
        
        Time sinks - Korny, 2015-01-16, 17:10
        
        As someone who fits the "power player" profile... - Korny, 2015-01-16, 14:24
        
        Time sinks - nico, 2015-01-16, 13:39
        
        Economics. I do not think it means what you think it means. - Ragashingo, 2015-01-16, 14:45
    - How is Destiny's system an economy if there is no trade? - BeardFade, 2015-01-16, 16:57
      - How is Destiny's system an economy if there is no trade? - Cody Miller, 2015-01-16, 17:02
        
        How is Destiny's system an economy if there is no trade? - scarab, 2015-01-17, 00:33
      - How is Destiny's system an economy if there is no trade? - Spec ops Grunt, 2015-01-17, 13:14
- On relative lack of Heavy ammo - RaichuKFM, 2015-01-16, 11:01
- REKT - Revenant1988, 2015-01-16, 11:04
- Iron Banner requires Glimmer Farming, too - Kahzgul, 2015-01-16, 11:34
  - Iron Banner requires Glimmer Farming, too - unoudid, 2015-01-16, 11:40
- Go buy some from Eris? - Beorn, 2015-01-16, 11:36
  - this - Schedonnardus, 2015-01-16, 13:03
  - heavy ammo cheese? - Schedonnardus, 2015-01-16, 13:11
- Trading? - nico, 2015-01-16, 13:47
- Guess I have to ditch iron banner - Ragashingo, 2015-01-16, 15:10
- It's just a game after all - R41, 2015-01-16, 16:06
- Guess I have to ditch iron banner - Morpheus, 2015-01-17, 19:29
- Guess I have to ditch iron banner - Malagate, 2015-01-19, 07:41

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