Is anyone still here that plays Destiny? Intends to play. Or is this clan pretty much dead?

Well, according to Braytech, there are 30 clan members who've played in the past week, and a chunk more if you go out to a month.

I didn't count, but more than a dozen of those post here occasionally.

Yeah. Maybe it's just me, but it's kinda strange jumping in with a bunch of clan mates who are basically ghosts. Part of DBO, but doesn't post much, if at all, on DBO is... well, something about that doesn't feel very "clan" to me, but to each their own I suppose.

So... dead? Probably not. Chatting on a forum where the main topic of conversation is how horrible Destiny is, these days? Maybe not either.

Well, since our master of lore has long since receded into the net, and we're all so well enough versed at "Destiny the Game" that there is little need for an escort or questions of kit, What else is there to talk about? The occasional video, and... other games?

It's not this forums fault that this iteration of Bungie keeps shitting the bed. We're sad it's gotten this far, and it's frustrating to know how constantly, CONSISTENTLY good they once were. At risk of extreme over simplification, Bungie was on top during Witch Queen. They just needed to do, "more"-"of"-"that". Crazy! Right?! Oh hey that worked... so let's do it again!... Yeah? And THEN, they don't. Repeat ad nauseam in the last decade. What a shit show.

We're the Lord of the Ring Elves, we remember the two trees, and the magic of the world. And we've watched it fade. I would be grateful to read the contrary though, should anyone here have such well thought words. Though, in my recollection, that rarely seems ever the case. In at least my own words, I do not recollect being called out errant in observation t'words the affirmative.

If you have something to say, than speak, but if not, what are you complaining about? It's not the forum. Scary as the thought may be, we're all seemingly by-and-large reasonable compared to the rest of the net, and, well, whatever Korny is. :P lol

I played a little tonight. Fun times.

Lately, this place is more like the family you see who shows up to weddings and funerals.

Just don't say which one it's felt like lately.

I'm mostly in it for the story and seasonal missions now. The Imbaru Engine was pretty fun this season, as was Eris's plot. But I played very little outside of those this past 2 seasons. Crota's End refresh is pretty engaging too, but relies too much on the entire fireteam, so it can be a real slog if you get unlucky with them.

After the layoffs, though, even my story excitement dropped close to zero. Heck, I cancelled my Final Shape pre-order.

Let's see how this new season goes.

Yes, though it looks like I'll be dipping after Final Shape. Ever since the layoffs I've particularly felt my time with the game is coming to an end.

Looking forward to the new season. Goodness, if TFS is delayed, I sometimes wonder if the game can survive until then.

I'm a bit out of the loop, but is Des2ny going to run beyond the final shape with new stories? I thought that was the conclusion.

The final shape is the first one I pre-ordered the collector's edition for. The tower hit me in the right spot.

I do wish loadouts/builds were a million times simpler because at this point I pop in and barely bother.

I never bothered very much. Then I found Mactics channel on YouTube. The DIM link is in the description, open it, save it, make some tweaks if you don't have everything you need. Watch the video for some tips on gameplay. Never had an INSANEDrive to do this, but this takes away the heavy lifting, and has made the game more fun for me.

CoD fell off a cliff after its golden age of 2007-2012. Those games will all be on gamepass soon enough if you want to play through them for free.

The other day I purchased the new Call of Duty. It's the first CoD I've bought since MW2. It was kind of an impulse purchase.

*For my liking* the multiplayer is hot garbage. Fwiw, I've always thought it was hot garbage. Just jabronies sprinting around cross map one shotting. Super lame. At least in Destiny, with all the negativity around PvP, it at least has some gunfights and strategy.

I'm about 6 missions into the campaign, and...wow. *For my liking* it's just....so unsatisfying. It's like I went to a really fancy restaurant, ordered a prime rib sandwich and they bring my a quarter pounder. I'll still eat it, and it will be delicious, but I know it's shit and provides zero nutritional value. The mission objectives have zero thought put into them. The "open missions" are placed in a very small area, which usually just consists of looking for something while endless waves of enemies come at you, making exploration no fun. Linear mission are not at all intuitive and while it requires you to behave in a certain way...it's not AT ALL the way this person would behave in the actual situation. In Destiny, even in the "get the chores done" missions (as a campaign or not) there is true open world interaction and enemy mechanics to consider.

CoD is the first shooter campaign I've purchased outside of Destiny in a LOOOONG time and I've definitely taken the quality of Destiny for granted.

The only real criticism I have of Destiny is it just feels like it wants to be the only game you play, but I love playing other games. It doesn't mean Destiny isn't great, just that I want variety.

The other day I purchased the new Call of Duty. It's the first CoD I've bought since MW2. It was kind of an impulse purchase.

You bought literally the first CoD game to get universally negative reviews (1.7/10 average user reviews lol), averaging 5.5/10 from publications. Of all games in the franchise, this one was the most rushed and content-lacking ever, reportedly churned out in just over a year of dev time.

*For my liking* the multiplayer is hot garbage. Fwiw, I've always thought it was hot garbage. Just jabronies sprinting around cross map one shotting. Super lame. At least in Destiny, with all the negativity around PvP, it at least has some gunfights and strategy.

While the core MP playlists have been poop for ages, there’s a lot of gold in the game to enjoy in short controlled bursts. Lockdown Quads is extremely fun with friends, the Battle Royale is special with the proximity chat, and the DMZ mode can be a great “turn your brain off and do Patrol missions” or “hunt other players with your friends”, and everything in between. And that’s without getting into LTMs that range from okay (Resurgence) to God-tier (Armored Royale).
But the sad thing for you is that all of these playlists are free. Paying for CoD? You could have just spent $20 on a fun bundle and run around as a cat soldier.

CoD is the first shooter campaign I've purchased outside of Destiny in a LOOOONG time and I've definitely taken the quality of Destiny for granted.

Again, you bought a glorified expansion that repurposes The Battle Royale map for filler missions. Any other CoD campaign puts Destiny to absolute shame, even the crappier ones like Advanced Warfare. Once the games are on Gamepass, I hear Infinite Warfare’s campaign is unique among the rest, so I’ll be checking that one out.

I'm about 6 missions into the campaign, and...wow. *For my liking* it's just....so unsatisfying.

I beat the campaign. What a steaming pile of dog crap. It was a 3 hour campaign, maybe? I wouldn't be surprised if someone who is good could do it in 1 hour. A speedrunner in 20 minutes.

The timeline structure was super confusing. The missions were boring. I actually feeled robbed of $70.

And the ending!! WTF!

I've always consistently maintained the opinion that Destiny has the best FPS gunplay on the market since D1's release, bar none. It's the gameplay loop and systems that pushed me away. I just don't have the time to make it the hobby it wants me to make it. I wish I could participate in high-difficulty endgame content without having to chase the ceiling every season, and even though I think that has improved in this year of Destiny 2, it's too late for me.