Ding ding ding! (Destiny)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Thursday, April 09, 2015, 19:22 (3307 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

To me, Destiny is like Halo, except you get the occasional reward for playing.

I don't think it's accurate to refer to loot in Destiny as rewards... not exactly. Getting Gjallarhorn after a nightfall might feel like a nice reward in the moment, but the weapon itself is a tool. It is something you can use, with unique abilities. Achievements/trophies are rewards, loot is actual gameplay content. Not to dismiss the point you're making, but I do feel there is an important distinction here.

To the extent that a few weapons are game changers I concede the point, but the game was fun before I got those weapons. I had this thought the other night when I killed Draksis is about ten seconds with Ghallerhorn. That was cool, but a little disappointing. Was it more fun than when I could barely kill him and had to run around that room to keep him from killing me? Not really.