Its the opposite for me... (Destiny)

by Mariachi , Kentucky, Monday, October 13, 2014, 11:47 (3931 days ago) @ Avateur

I want to play it more now than I did when it first came out. I am genuinely enjoying the game.

I admit, I got frustrated when I discovered that I was blocked from some activities because I wasn't a high enough level. But I quickly decided that I wanted to just play because it was fun and not to get the level. Once I changed my focus away from trying to rank up, I found myself having a blast, and consequently, found myself ranking up faster as well.

And it may not be this way for everyone, but for me, Destiny really reminds me of playing Halo CE. With CE, there were no armor upgrades, or loot drops, but it was fun. I remember playing for hours just to try to beat a level for the sake of beating it, or sometimes to beat it better than the time before. I remember trying to play the Library level on legendary while only using one gun, just to change it up and see if I could do it. I find myself doing the same kind of things in Destiny, and not because the game wants me to, or because Ill get an engram for it, but because its really just fun to me. Picking up a bounty that forces me to use a different weapon instead of my trusty hand cannon, is fun. It makes me try to play different, and I like that. I don't pick it up for the sake of the bounty, I pick it up because its fun. Getting armor or loot out of the deal is just a bonus.

Plus, I really love how big the maps are. Yes, I know there are only 4, but it is 4 huge maps. I was playing a couple of days ago and just hopped on my sparrow with the sole intent of exploration. I was moving around Russia, and came across a whole section of the map I had never seen. It was thrilling for me and I spent over an hour just exploring that one portion of the map. And I love that the different sections of the map offer very varied play space. I tend to obsess over maps IRL, so I desperately hope some one release a full map of each world. I'd love to work on something like that myself, but extra time is an issue, and I find myself wanting to actually play the game with any free time I get.

As for the missions, there are some I have only played once, and some I have played multiple times, and I have never gotten bored yet. I really like replaying them and trying to get better. Work on better strategies for them, or different ways to approach them. Again, not because the game is making me, but because I find it fun. I genuinely want to play Destiny.