Old vs New: Weapons (and Armor) (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Monday, March 14, 2016, 18:04 (3270 days ago) @ Ragashingo

I would imagine that the year one guns are not so game breaking anymore.

Game breaking weapons and abilities don't actually have to be bad per se. It's obviously fun to use and play with powerful items and abilities. What makes it work is when the challenges become game breaking, requiring you to use your game breaking stuff! Area 51 in Deus Ex is impossibly hard… unless you have your crazy set of augmentations that you have acquired and improved throughout the game.

The biggest thing I hear is that weapons are not 'fun' anymore. Destiny is of course in a tough spot because 1. PvP, and 2. it's not a game based on a set progression, so you can never guarantee a guardian having such a weapon or armor piece, and if you DID require it, grinding for it just so you could tackle whatever challenge would be silly.

I think removing the infusion system, and making cosmetics cosmetic again would go a long way.