It's more than just this, though (Destiny)

by cheapLEY , Thursday, March 22, 2018, 14:11 (2515 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

I'm in the same boat as you Cruel. I feel like all I do around here is post non-Destiny related shit and complain abut Destiny/Bungie. But everywhere else, I'm the Bungie apologist. My friends still wonder why I even think about Destiny. I got messages from an old friend the other night when he saw we were playing Destiny 1 asking what the hell I was doing.

Yeah I still wonder if part of what we see both here and on other Destiny related forums is a reflection of the fact that Destiny is a more inherently social game than Halo, and so a lot of our positive feelings about the game don't get repeatedly written down as often because we're too busy playing the game and having fun together. I think I, and perhaps others, save the written stuff for when there's more of a specific point of contention (which doesn't have to be negative, but usually brings at least a range of opinions). That's one of the reasons I love to see the kinds of threads that Raga has been doing lately, focusing on screenshots/videos and lore. Even if I don't engage in it much myself, I think it's great to have that kind of interaction here on the forums.

Ditto. The things Ragashingo brings to the table are amazing. He brought up the Lost Sectors, and the little things they make him think about while he's in there. I like just exploring the game world and looking at the details, but even I got to the point where all the Lost Sectors ceased to be anything with lore attached to them and became boring tunnels and hallways with aliens to shoot and nothing more. I try to bring his attitude with me when I play, but I don't succeed very often.

Hell, I had a blast playing Wrath of the Machine with you all. I made a small post about it. But what is there to say, really? Destiny is still fun with friends? Duh. And how do you post about that without it devolving into a "Man, Destiny feels better than Destiny 2, huh?" thread.

I find myself loving Destiny when I'm playing Destiny, and then when I step away from Destiny all I can really think about is all the ways I wish it was better.