Ending in 12 hours (Destiny)

by Dame117 , Missouri, Tuesday, July 24, 2018, 16:09 (2391 days ago) @ Claude Errera

.....I was left to discover the path on my own, which is normally 100% of the fun... but I was doing it in a party that had already been trying, and I felt like every failed jump was another chain I was hanging around someone's neck.)

I don't think I'll do it again with people who know what they're doing, but haven't finished it yet - either we're all learning (and failing) together, or nobody cares that I can't jump. That middle ground is the most intensely unenjoyable place I've ever been in Destiny.

"I felt like every failed jump was another chain I was hanging around someone's neck"

I know what you mean. I can relate to that feeling so much in game :(
I deal with it frequently.

ie: Whispers quest
Got in by myself, made it almost to the part where you first run in to enemies (taken thrall if you fall below the main floor) - got through the jumping puzzles fairly easily. Of course I fell a few times (some were on purpose due to explorations I knew would kill me) but generally I got through without much trouble on jumping parts. ..now fast forward to running it with two other people who had been in and made it to the final area(s) but now needed to get there with more time to kill things. So of course I totally fail even the simplest jumps ...over and over. It's the pressure because it's timed and now other people are relying on me (whether they say it or not) to get there and assist with the horde of enemies waiting at the end areas. Each time you fall / fail makes you feel worse, and more pressure to not fail the next attempt but now the worrying has already gotten in your head and ends up messing up your focus and you ending up messing up again and again because of it.

It was the same with a prestige Argos attempt recently. Although we were all learning / failing together ..but after SEVERAL wipes showing I had by far the lowest number of kills (low even for being a 'runner' not a 'defender') EVERY TIME. At that point you just know.. you know the team could make it further, faster, if you weren't on the team. It is not a fun feeling at all. Especially knowing that for some of the team, it took a lot for them to be available to play / Raid. ie time away from family, work or other commitments.

I know I am not a terrible Destiny player. I know that I can actually be very helpful at times, including Raids, under the right circumstances. I feel much less pressure doing an activity once all the others on the team have completed it previously and gotten whatever unique rewards from it.

I don't think I will be signing up for any blind attempts from here on out.
which is fine. I enjoy the game very much without having to have every reward or activity completed the first week it comes out.

I want to add though, that most of the DBOers I have had the pleasure of gaming with have been extremely helpful and patient. Thank you for that :)