What happened to strikes? (Destiny)

by slycrel , Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 23:09 (1958 days ago) @ Ragashingo

• More fun things to do in D2
  
• Strikes only pay out guaranteed Powerful Gear twice a week
  
• Despite being better, Strikes by themselves do almost nothing to help me get ready for a Raid or Forge or anything.

All of these, but point 3 most of all. Gambit is now my go-to for casual solo play, even if it's not the best -- rewards are pretty good for a couple hours a week committment, it's relatively casual, and moves me towards "progression" overall better than strikes... which have served a similar function for me in the past. And as has been mentioned, strikes are very disconnected now, being no longer part of the storyline. I miss them but rarely do them as my time is "at a premium" for progression reasons. Drops are token and not really rewarding outside of the nightfall.

Which is all great when I'm not focused on progression... But that is pretty much always now. :/