What keeps you playing? (Destiny)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Wednesday, January 06, 2016, 16:16 (3480 days ago) @ MacAddictXIV

For me it is absolutely the people that keep me coming back as often as I do (I have played Destiny for at least a few minutes almost every single day since it launched), but there is also a quality and diversity to the game that I can't find most other places.

Not to dive too deep into my own personal rabbit hole... ok, I'm sure there's a better way for me to have said that, but moving on... being a parent leaves me with very little spare time throughout the day. There are lots of things I used to enjoy that I simply don't have time for anymore. Spending time with friends, working on creative projects, scratching my competitive itch with the occasional game of basketball... these are all things that are more or less gone from my life now. And of course, I also love playing videogames. I'm lucky to be able to fit gaming into my life. I don't need to leave the house, it doesn't cause a bunch of noise so I can do it while my wife and daughter are sleeping.

That's where Destiny comes in. I believe it was a writer for Kotaku who said "other game developers are tying to make the best bottle of beer, wine, or scotch... Bungie went and made the whole damn bar". This rings true for me, in that Destiny is so rich and diverse that I can cram multiple different experiences together.

First, there's the social side of it. The friends I've made through DBO are very important to me. Every night, I can jump online and hang out with my buddies. With so little time for social interaction in my life these days, playing Destiny with friends helps me fill what would be a pretty massive void.

Of course, I love playing videogames, and Destiny offers several of my favorite gaming experiences. The Raids are the absolute best co-op gaming experiences I've ever had. And while I don't get the physical exertion of playing basketball anymore, my competitive side gets to go nuts with Trials of Osiris every week.

It all adds up to a pretty unbeatable combination for me. Any time I play another game, it feels thin or hollow. Destiny controls better, the action is better, it looks & sounds better, the range of activities is more diverse, and I get to do it all with friends. No wonder I can't put it down :)