Bungie quote on the Raid 1 month before release. (Destiny)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Monday, October 20, 2014, 11:19 (3925 days ago) @ rliebherr

I disagree with the reason change. It seems apparent to me that Bungie made the decision for the encounter to teleport the three furthest players from Atheon into the Timestream. That seems to be pretty difficult situation to have come up because of a bug, as they have described it.

Just as it happens in every single MMO, the players figured out the mechanic and devised a strategy to overcome the encounter. So, when the players figure out the other strategies for future raids, will those be randomized, too? When does the randomization end? What's the big deal with players figuring out the mechanic?

I certainly believe randomizing the players that are teleported to the Timestream will make the encounter more dynamic, but I don't believe Bungie "didn't intend" for the encounter to be different than what we see now. If they wanted to randomize that aspect, they would have done that by launch.

It's awfully hard for me to buy that this is a bug in the code.

I agree that calling it a bug is a bit of a stretch. Perhaps there was a reason they didn't get to fix it before release? Perhaps it got pushed off the list by other priorities.

All that said, I really don't like the change. Allowing players some choice in their roles gave novice (or maybe weaker) players a better chance (although sometimes I think it's a tough call to say which job is easier, being on the home or away team). Some constancy in the teams allows for some subtle adjustments to be made in quick succession as you cycle through. It feels good when everyone gets in the zone, everyone is doing what they should, and you're making progress.

I don't have a problem changing it for hard mode, however. Hard needs to be hard, and this could have been a cool gotcha for hard mode players if they'd implemented it this way from the start.