I want to know what Bungie was thinking (Destiny)

by Korny , Dalton, Ga. US. Earth, Sol System, Friday, September 26, 2014, 05:35 (3948 days ago) @ DerekT07

Eh, I can see just a little validity in the argument that *BO is not welcoming simply through the fact that it does seem to be such a tight knit community. For me, as a lurker of HBO since the Halo 3 days and mostly lurking DBO until release day, I find that the problems getting into this community are mostly on me. My problem is that I'm a rather quiet/shy individual, so I tend to keep my mouth shut even when I might have something to contribute. However, if I want to make friends here, I have to speak up and engage in discussion with others.

It's a shame that you're shy. I remember a guy on HBO who had trouble talking to people, but he was, I felt, a valuable member of the community. No idea what became of him, but I wish him the best. Hopefully you don't feel intimidated, even if some people around here make it a point to give others a hard time.

I've learned a lot in my time at HBO and DBO. Not everybody gets along all the time,

Cody and I have pretty much always been at odds when it comes to our opinions, and I have often directly challenged his views... yet he's one of the people that I always enjoy playing Destiny with.

I give Avateur a lot of crap, and sometimes make flat-out degrading posts, but we always had a blast playing with each other in Halo, and I think he's a pretty awesome guy when he's not crying about stuff...

And Schooly and I are polar opposites, IRL as well as in games... But he's actually a pretty kind of okay guy, and though he's a small guy, he has a big heart, and I respect him for that.

I think the rapport that people have in this community may be somewhat confusing and off-putting to others, and may make it seem hostile at times, but having been a part of the BO community for a decade, I'd say that I haven't found many other communities as civil as this one, though a few bad apples do occasionally drop in, but those either roll off or get tossed fairly quickly.