lots of new infos (Destiny)

by electricpirate , Friday, January 17, 2014, 12:44 (3962 days ago) @ ZackDark

I think it's three fold. 1. It let's you get to pick the weapons identity, and get a feel for it before you commit down a path. Iebif you want to choose between a status effect or higher damage having some time to use it allows you to see how you would use it.

Two, it increases commitment to a single weapon, hopefully avoiding the river of upgrades like in borderlands.

Finally it allows you to customize the skill tree of each gun.

On the other hand, if you can upgrade your weapon in a weekend, what's the point in making you grind it at all?

Well, I can't think of a straight-up reason, but a few roundabouts.

1) Giving you the weapon maxed out from the get-go might make setting up OP builds too easy too fast, so even the constant balancing won't be able to catch up.

2) This way forces you to get used to the weapon before getting it maxed out. I have no idea how helpful this is, but it is a reason.

3) Because PLAYER INVESTMENT! (Seriously, though, it might be in the contract, so they sort of followed the contract while keeping most of us happy).

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