Lost Sectors (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 10:53 (2704 days ago) @ Ragashingo

If there are a thousand secrets and the player finds zero of them then there is no benefit.

The real solution is to have a compromise and a progression:

- Some secrets specifically pointed out as part of the story, like the Lost Sector below the church. These get the player clued in that there are even secrets to look for.
- Have some easy ones marked and on the map. These ones have been found but were too dangerous to explore at that time.
- Then have a few really secret ones that are extra tough (to find and beat) that give out double extra good rewards.

If it's part of the (main) story, it's not a secret. If it's marked, it's not a secret. The key is to have some secrets that are easy to find with hints, some that require a bit more, and some that require a lot of thought and investigation.

It also helps if the secrets have 'rules'. For example, in Donkey Kong Country, if you see a banana over a pit, you know 99 times out of 100 there's a secret in the pit. Not obvious, but when you learn it it opens up a new world.