Actually, the gripes are back . . . :P (Destiny)

by Grizzlei , Pacific Cloud Zone, Earth, Wednesday, December 06, 2017, 07:06 (2623 days ago) @ cheapLEY

It was definitely fun. I liked the ride. The missions were fun, and I liked the story it presented well enough.

For all the talk about the Infinite Forest . . . it sure sucks. I mean, it's actually pretty cool. But you can't enter it freely. You have to be doing one of the missions that takes you into it, or one of the 3 Adventures that take you back in there. That's it. Once you've done those, you're done, and you can't go back in unless you pick up one of those Adventures from Brother Vance. It's a real disappointment, actually, because without it, Mercury as a Patrol Zone is tiny. Like, I think the Tower is bigger.

I'd be fine with all that, but I feel like if you call something the goddamn Infinite Forest and talk about all the combinations of encounters it has in there, it should be much more substantial than it is. Maybe I missed something, maybe it's my fault, but I literally thought it was supposed to be the defining feature of Mercury as a Patrol Space, the new Court of Oryx or Archon's Forge. It's nowhere near as substantial as either of those.

The novelty of the Infinite Forest wore off the first time I crossed its random path. I totally adore it as a concept of gameplay and lore, I just don’t want to do it. Infinite Forest has a few noteworthy sections but even those are underwhelming.

You charge across the Infinite Forest and see this wonderfully crafted, yet totally random section ahead. There’s a band of Goblins, a pair of Hobgoblins, and a few Harpies fighting an invading section of Legionaries and your typical Psions. Seems like a waste of time and space. Majors are rare to encounter and I’ve yet to face an Ultra. Sprinkling them into the larger sections, especially those with great verticality, would be a welcome respite from Destiny 2’s first true grind.