Fun Thread - Crota designer looks back on the raid (Destiny)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Monday, November 05, 2018, 09:37 (2286 days ago) @ Kermit

Having certain players take a "lead" role in raid encounters was fantastic. It allowed players who were more experienced or more skilled in certain aspects to lead and direct a team of less experienced players to success. It was a path for new raiders to participate and get a feel for the encounters without being overwhelmed by a tsunami of mechanics. Then, as those players become more familiar with an encounter, they can graduate to more of a "lead" role.

Fantastic for that player, perhaps. They got to show their skills, they had the opportunity get even better at a challenging task, and they were in demand. That lead player wasn't leading anyone really, because most of the time no one else followed their lead. In most runs I ever did there was always someone who was recognized as the best at sword running, and they did it because most people WANTED them to do it because it was less stressful on everyone (and less fun), but we wants our lootses. I ran the sword once and severely tested the patience of five people (I'm grateful, but I wasn't about to ask for more opportunities in order to get better).

The crota encounter isn't the best example of what I was trying to describe. I totally agree that the sword-wielder was a particularly stressful role that did split the player base. However, I would still say that it was preferable to the raid team's current philosophy. If the Crota fight were made today, they'd likely require every player to take turns running the sword, or they'd force a certain player at random to take the sword. I'd much rather have the player who wants to run the sword be the one taking that responsibility.