What actually happened to Destiny's development? (Destiny)

by Korny , Dalton, Ga. US. Earth, Sol System, Friday, September 26, 2014, 02:39 (3950 days ago) @ HavokBlue
edited by Korny, Friday, September 26, 2014, 02:42

I'm going to take a guess and say it's the result of absurd levels of mismanagement by upper-level staff, like it usually is in the industry.

I think Cody may have been somewhat on the right track when he implied that the investment system may be partly to blame.

I think a focus was made to prioritize the investment/loot system, and then working a story around the progression system hindered time to actually develop the in-game story as was originally intended. Tons of notes and story had to have been deferred to the Grimoire cards as they got cut in favor of pushing the grind elements forward. Why work on cutscenes and character interactions and drama when you need to focus on a stable online ecosystem? It seems odd that after five years in development, we get much more polished and functional systems than we get in-game story content, and the Grimoire cards aren't implemented into the game itself, but rather worked into a website, so they can be updated/added to later...

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What actually happened to Destiny's development? - Riceamike, 2014-09-26, 00:00
- great question - Oholiab, 2014-09-26, 00:24
  - great question - Cody Miller, 2014-09-26, 10:03
    - great question - Jabberwok, 2014-09-26, 11:00
- What actually happened to Destiny's development? - Ragashingo, 2014-09-26, 00:32
  - What actually happened to Destiny's development? - Korny, 2014-09-26, 01:14
    - What actually happened to Destiny's development? - car15, 2014-09-26, 01:20
- What actually happened to Destiny's development? - car15, 2014-09-26, 00:38
- What actually happened to Destiny's development? - HavokBlue, 2014-09-26, 02:16
  - What actually happened to Destiny's development? - Korny, 2014-09-26, 02:39
    - it would be fairly easy to have the cards in game - scarab, 2014-09-26, 03:10
      - it would be fairly easy to have the cards in game - Korny, 2014-09-26, 03:14
        
        it would be fairly easy to have the cards in game - car15, 2014-09-26, 03:21
        
        it would be fairly easy to have the cards in game - Korny, 2014-09-26, 03:29
        
        it would be fairly easy to have the cards in game - car15, 2014-09-26, 03:38
        
        it would be fairly easy to have the cards in game - Korny, 2014-09-26, 03:46
        
        it would be fairly easy to have the cards in game - car15, 2014-09-26, 03:50
        
        it would be fairly easy to have the cards in game - Korny, 2014-09-26, 03:58
        
        it would be fairly easy to have the cards in game - car15, 2014-09-26, 04:09
        
        it would be fairly easy to have the cards in game - Korny, 2014-09-26, 04:15
        
        it would be fairly easy to have the cards in game - car15, 2014-09-26, 04:18
        
        you are currently spiralling out of control - kidtsunami, 2014-09-26, 04:20
        
        they both are - Decom, 2014-09-26, 14:49
        
        On the topic of 'Tiny' Joe Staten - Riceamike, 2014-09-26, 04:53
        
        On the topic of 'Tiny' Joe Staten - Quirel, 2014-09-26, 10:02
        
        On the topic of 'Tiny' Joe Staten - rliebherr, 2014-09-26, 11:27
        
        On the topic of 'Tiny' Joe Staten - RaichuKFM, 2014-09-26, 23:32
        
        here's some constructive feedback - kidtsunami, 2014-09-26, 04:29
        
        I ain't even mad. - car15, 2014-09-26, 04:37
        
        Please stop - Schedonnardus, 2014-09-26, 06:47
        
        Do we have a banhammer? - Mr Daax, 2014-09-26, 06:53
        
        That's not really appropriate for you to ask. - Revenant1988, 2014-09-26, 07:03
        
        What's It Take To Swing a Hammer Around Here? - rliebherr, 2014-09-26, 07:27
        
        What's It Take To Swing a Hammer Around Here? - Revenant1988, 2014-09-26, 07:51
        
        What's It Take To Swing a Hammer Around Here? - Korny, 2014-09-26, 08:06
        
        +1 - rliebherr, 2014-09-26, 08:08
        
        What's It Take To Swing a Hammer Around Here? - Revenant1988, 2014-09-26, 08:14
        
        What's It Take To Swing a Hammer Around Here? - Korny, 2014-09-26, 08:18
        
        [cleaning coffee off my screen] - Kermit, 2014-09-26, 08:21
        
        What's It Take To Swing a Hammer Around Here? - Revenant1988, 2014-09-26, 08:21
        
        You're not his real dad... - Korny, 2014-09-26, 07:59
        
        You're not his real dad... - Revenant1988, 2014-09-26, 08:04
        
        You're not his real dad... - Kermit, 2014-09-26, 08:11
        
        That's enough for now. - Xenos, 2014-09-26, 08:25
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - scarab, 2014-09-26, 04:43
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - Korny, 2014-09-26, 05:13
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - Cody Miller, 2014-09-26, 08:09
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - Monochron, 2014-09-26, 08:17
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - Korny, 2014-09-26, 08:20
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - Monochron, 2014-09-26, 08:27
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - Kermit, 2014-09-26, 08:28
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - Korny, 2014-09-26, 08:35
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - Kermit, 2014-09-26, 08:45
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - Korny, 2014-09-26, 09:27
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - Cody Miller, 2014-09-26, 08:36
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - bluerunner, 2014-09-26, 08:42
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-09-26, 09:14
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - bluerunner, 2014-09-26, 09:18
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-09-26, 09:28
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - Cody Miller, 2014-09-26, 09:46
        
        Class, race and sex? - ZackDark, 2014-09-26, 09:49
        
        Class, race and sex? - Cody Miller, 2014-09-26, 09:50
        
        Class, race and sex? - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-09-26, 11:15
        
        Class, race and sex? - Cody Miller, 2014-09-26, 11:18
        
        Class, race and sex? - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-09-26, 11:24
        
        Class, race and sex? - Xenos, 2014-09-26, 11:22
        
        my word that's pretty - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-09-26, 11:25
        
        O.O - ZackDark, 2014-09-26, 11:34
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - bluerunner, 2014-09-26, 09:49
        
        I think what you're trying to say is... - JDQuackers, 2014-09-26, 09:47
        
        I don't have time for your disingenuous assertions! - Jillybean, 2014-09-26, 05:56
        
        Nice. :) - Ragashingo, 2014-09-26, 07:09
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - Quirel, 2014-09-26, 09:30
        
        I would have loved more mass effect in my destiny - Jabberwok, 2014-09-26, 10:55
  - to elaborate... - HavokBlue, 2014-09-26, 03:36
  - What actually happened to Destiny's development? - Cody Miller, 2014-09-26, 09:57
- Game stories are weird - Cody Miller, 2014-09-26, 07:56
  - Game stories are weird - bluerunner, 2014-09-26, 08:11
    - Game stories are weird - Jillybean, 2014-09-26, 08:29
- What always happens to grandiose projects - Earendil, 2014-09-26, 09:26
  - What always happens to grandiose projects - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-09-26, 09:30
    - Which is not to say it's a good excuse - Earendil, 2014-09-26, 09:48
      - Which is not to say it's a good excuse - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-09-26, 11:11
  - What always happens to grandiose projects - Schedonnardus, 2014-09-26, 09:33
    - That's a really good point. - rliebherr, 2014-09-26, 09:37
      - That's a really good point. - Kermit, 2014-09-26, 09:52
        
        That's a really good point. - Phoenix_9286, 2014-09-26, 10:04
  - What always happens to grandiose projects - uberfoop, 2014-09-26, 10:06
    - What always happens to grandiose projects - Kermit, 2014-09-26, 10:13
    - What always happens to grandiose projects - Quirel, 2014-09-26, 10:19

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