I don't get it either (Destiny)

by Avateur , Friday, January 22, 2016, 22:26 (3322 days ago) @ Claude Errera

I absolutely adore competitive gameplay, and I love playing Trials. Trials is a beast of its own filled with intensity, challenge, stress, laughter, and everything that made previous Halo games great when playing in tournaments or in ranked playlists.

Having said that, I can't get enough of Crucible. Outside of Trials (and occasionally Iron Banner), I don't think I've grabbed any Crucible bounties since before the Taken King. I don't care about the exp or ranking my stuff up. I go into Crucible with the weapons and armor I like (whether aesthetically or for stomping people), and I have at it. I don't need there to be a lot at stake beyond just wanting to win the game. If I lose, I enjoy staying in the lobby and hoping the other team sticks around for a rematch.

I sort of empathize with poster #2, since I get the desire to want ranked/skill-based gameplay in its own area as opposed to social playlists (there's a big difference in Team Slayer vs. Social Slayer in Halo 3, as an example), but I can't say I've really felt much of a difference playing Crucible pre-revelation of skill-based searches vs. post. It still doesn't even come close to comparing to Trials or Iron Banner, especially since light level is equalized.