This (Destiny)

by cheapLEY , Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 15:01 (1470 days ago) @ ZackDark

I can see why the community is up in arms

I don’t. The Destiny community fucking sucks sometimes. I get some disappointment, I share some of it, but everyone on reddit is acting like emotionally stunted preteens.

I really like the seasonal hunts. No, they’re not some amazing new groundbreaking activities. But they’re fun, and at least they’re quick, which automatically makes them better than any previous seasonal activity this year which are boring and they took fucking forever to complete.

I also really like way the Lure works. I love how straightforward it is, especially in the upgrade paths. Just one linear path instead of 47 tiered nodes to unlock. There’s no real pressure to grind the hunts, because you can only ever do three in a row, then you have to go into one of the core activities to recharge it. I think it’s a good loop, and it’s the way I like to play Destiny anyway, so it works well. The biggest disappointment there is the removal of strikes and maps from the core activities with basically nothing to replace the removed content. I like the renewed sort of focus into trying to push players into those playlists, but those playlists feel really neglected right now, and that sucks.

I really love the way the new expansion and season are structured, but sunsetting really sort of fucked that up. I hate the way they handled it, and it makes no sense as justification for any of the reasons they actually said they were doing it. I also really hate that there’s basically one giant loot pool now. I loved getting focused drops from Zavala versus Shaxx versus Drifter. Now it’s basically one massive loot pool that can come from anything in the game from Tower vendors to Public Event chests, with the only focused drops being stuff on Europa and the new seasonal hunts.

This expansion is a mixed bag because of those issues, but structurally and conceptually I absolutely love it. I’ve been having a really great time.