Is Bungie trapped between a rock and a hard place? (Destiny)

by Schooly D, TSD Gaming Condo, TX, Wednesday, January 03, 2018, 12:37 (2357 days ago) @ INSANEdrive

Given how often we seem to get post-facto news about game development being "rebooted" it's probably time to stop automatically assuming it's a huge deal that necessarily rips games asunder. Some games handle it well, some games don't. At this point "there was a reboot of the game during its development" is practically synonymous with "the game was developed."

I remember when news of the Activision contract came out most people here were extremely confident that there would be no negative effects. "Bungie's experience with Microsoft means this isn't their first rodeo, they know what they're doing now, they'll retain 100% creative freedom and license and Activision will just write them a $500 billion check and leave them alone." Now, of course, Activision's influence is blamed for everything from microtransactions to Marty's firing to unfavorable RNG rolls and Bungie is doomed to this Sisyphean fate of grinding out disappointing Destiny installments.

Takeaways:
1. Stop getting bamboozled
2. Don't get bamboozled anymore
3. Emotionally investing yourself in a game company is risky, but if you need to do it, pick one that isn't basically a subsidiary of Activision. I recommend Sega AM2