I want a reliable way to modify weapons and armor (Destiny)

by Blackt1g3r , Login is from an untrusted domain in MN, Thursday, March 31, 2016, 18:23 (3252 days ago) @ Kermit

This would be huge. You put points into a piece of gear and you max out at some specified limit. This would also allow the freedom to choose what you want to look like without relying to heavily on RNG to give you the stats and weapon perks you want. Just allow us to build armor also. you get the stats and perks you want at some specified cost.

I'm not sold on that level of customization yet (I don't want Destiny to be too complicated. E.g., I hated the complexity re-rolling added to the game), but I see this as largely moot in that going forward, I'll infuse my highest light level armor into the piece that just dropped with the better mix of attributes. The effort and expense to level and unlock perks seems relatively minimal to me. In year one I'd hang on to stuff because all those green circles would remind me of all the sweat invested.

Kermit

The thing is, if they designed the way you customize your guns correctly, the extra complexity wouldn't be that bad. The problem with re-rolling is you've lost the old version of the gun so you can't really compare them. For example, if Destiny allowed you to purchase different scopes for your gun (and/or randomly find some in the wild), then you could equip the new scope, try it out for a while, and then go back to the old scope if you liked it better. Similarly for other abilities on guns like the extra sliding distance. Sure, it's a bit more complex, but you have the ability to try out different things instead of re-rolling and hoping it's as good as you think it will be.