Disagree. (Destiny)

by Funkmon , Wednesday, October 31, 2018, 03:18 (2292 days ago) @ CommanderCartman

Let gamers in on the Bungie Culture, tell them fabled stories of fun times in development, let gamers and developers geek out TOGETHER!, tell them about events that happen, empowering fans and humanizing game developers is SO important!!!

You know, I don't know if it is.

It's important for us. We die hards are always a small segment of the population, and there's no doubt that things like pentathlon reporting and Mig's Bungie Sightings allowed us to be hardcore geeks and follow the developers, but with Facebook and Twitter and Xbox Live, it isn't needed anymore.

Unfortunately, due to the largely individualized nature of that stuff, that means that the superfans don't get to congregate as much, and when they do, there is no big hub.

I would argue that it's not needed, though. Many games and gaming companies have absolute butt tier communities and are very successful. Just as many have had major problems due to dummy developers and spokesmen shooting their mouths off. So, yes, I continue to buy Bungie games based on community, but how many can they count on for that? Maybe a few thousand. Those are good numbers, but how many would they lose from internet outrage merchants over on Reddit or the moron gaming writers talking about how far up their own ass they are by reporting on such a thing as the Pentathlon? Probably more than a few thousand, as the hearsay will get around and people will be hesitant to try their games.

They're running damage control all the time now, and, while that hurts us, the die hards, it probably serves their company well in the long run.

As deeJ said, times are changing. The game doesn't need a Frogblast (or indeed a Rockslider) trying to figure out new ways to break it. It doesn't need a core group of superfans always playing and extolling its virtues.

The game is designed to be infinitely playable. It has rewards. It is online only. It's necessarily limited. Few of the things that kept us coming back to Halo are in Destiny, and Destiny very much has new and unfathomably more effective methods of player retention than a core group of big fans.

In other words, they don't need us: they have the grind.