Competitive play and Meaning (Destiny)

by narcogen , Andover, Massachusetts, Monday, June 19, 2017, 00:40 (2805 days ago) @ cheapLEY

What does "ranked" play even mean? There's no "ranked" play in Destiny, so why were folks expecting it? Luke has already said that Trials (or something like it) will be returning. What are people complaining about now?

I'm not saying there shouldn't be a ranked playlist, I'm just confused where the expectation came from.

They're not complaining about it NOW, they've been complaining about it since the start. They've been complaining about it since the Halo 2 pistol was nerfed.

Eventually when they realized D1 wouldn't have ranked play, they staked their hopes on D2. They imagined that Bungie didn't do ranked in D1 because of.. reasons, but that surely they would do it in D2 if they only listened to their best (and loudest) fans.

Between Myth and Halo I think Bungie knows exactly what ranked play is. I think the reason why Datto is upset is that Bungie wants to try and somehow satisfy the itch that ranked play scratches for people without the toxic effects it often creates.