MMORPG is broken beyond repair (Destiny)

by Jabberwok, Wednesday, October 29, 2014, 17:44 (3914 days ago) @ Cody Miller

The problems extend well past Destiny, and really originate from the genre itself: MMORPG. Thankfully Destiny has strong FPS elements to allow for a bunch of fun, but you are right in that it can't be fixed unless Bungie abandons a broken terrible genre. To their credit, this is the only MMO I have ever enjoyed.

Destiny would have been better served as a proper FPS, or as an RPG (perhaps RPG with FPS elements like Deus Ex).

Once I realized this, I knew how to classify Destiny, so I stopped playing it entirely and went back to Diablo 3, because it's a better-executed version of the same grind.

I could maybe have respected Destiny's strengths more as a 'shared world shooter' without the progression system, and a more innovative (or at least less backwards) approach to replay value. The universe could make for a great RPG, as well, but Bungie hasn't had experience in that vein since Pathways.

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Destiny is broken beyond repair. - car15, 2014-10-28, 13:12
- Destiny is broken beyond repair. - iconicbanana, 2014-10-28, 13:16
  - Almost got one last night! - iconicbanana, 2014-10-29, 08:50
    - Almost got one last night! - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-29, 10:06
      - Almost got one last night! - iconicbanana, 2014-10-29, 10:09
  - Destiny is broken beyond repair. - Jabberwok, 2014-10-29, 17:37
- Okay sorry bye-bye now! *waves* - Anton P. Nym (aka Steve), 2014-10-28, 13:20
- Destiny is broken beyond repair. - ChrisTheeCrappy, 2014-10-28, 13:43
- well at least you can say you tried - breitzen, 2014-10-28, 14:12
- Destiny is broken beyond repair. - Ragashingo, 2014-10-28, 14:14
  - Destiny is broken beyond repair. - car15, 2014-10-28, 15:41
    - Destiny is broken beyond repair. - Harmanimus, 2014-10-28, 15:54
      - +1 - marmot 1333, 2014-10-28, 16:19
    - This overdramatic subject heading is broken beyond repair. - The Woaf, 2014-10-29, 02:19
- Destiny is broken beyond repair. - Korny, 2014-10-28, 14:42
  - Destiny is broken beyond repair. - car15, 2014-10-28, 15:16
    - Destiny is broken beyond repair. - RC, 2014-10-28, 15:43
      - Destiny is broken beyond repair. - car15, 2014-10-28, 16:07
      - Destiny is broken beyond repair. - Korny, 2014-10-28, 16:32
        
        Destiny is broken beyond repair. - car15, 2014-10-28, 16:48
    - LOL the good old days? yeah ok - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-28, 16:38
      - LOL the good old days? yeah ok - car15, 2014-10-28, 16:41
        
        LOL the good old days? yeah ok - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-28, 16:41
        
        LOL the good old days? yeah ok - car15, 2014-10-28, 16:44
        
        LOL the good old days? yeah ok - Harmanimus, 2014-10-28, 19:47
- Destiny is broken beyond repair. - Xenos, 2014-10-28, 15:04
  - Destiny is broken beyond repair. - car15, 2014-10-28, 15:19
    - Destiny is broken beyond repair. - Xenos, 2014-10-28, 15:21
      - Destiny is broken beyond repair. - car15, 2014-10-28, 15:38
        
        Destiny is broken beyond repair. - Xenos, 2014-10-28, 15:50
        
        Destiny is broken beyond repair. - Claude Errera, 2014-10-28, 19:25
        
        I know this is sudden...and everything... - INSANEdrive, 2014-10-28, 20:50
        
        It's like the Blues Brothers - scarab, 2014-10-29, 02:34
        
        Destiny is broken beyond repair. - car15, 2014-10-29, 12:36
        
        Destiny is broken beyond repair. - Xenos, 2014-10-29, 12:54
        
        Destiny is broken beyond repair. - Kermit, 2014-10-29, 13:43
        
        Destiny is broken beyond repair. - car15, 2014-11-04, 23:21
- Destiny is broken beyond repair. - Numinar, 2014-10-28, 15:08
  - Destiny is broken beyond repair. - car15, 2014-10-28, 15:30
- Destiny is broken beyond repair. - car15, 2014-10-28, 15:10
- ERROR CODE MONKEY - c0ld vengeance, 2014-10-28, 15:19
  - This times a million - rliebherr, 2014-10-28, 15:49
  - ERROR CODE MUNKY - Korny, 2014-10-28, 18:49
- Here's a list of things that needed to be fixed, but didn't. - Riceamike, 2014-10-28, 15:55
  - Here's a list of things that needed to be fixed, but didn't. - car15, 2014-10-28, 16:12
- In case you've forgotten. - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-28, 16:25
  - In case you've forgotten. - car15, 2014-10-28, 17:01
    - They Make Games THEY Want To Play. Walk on - Pyromancy, 2014-10-28, 17:36
    - In case you've forgotten. - Kermit, 2014-10-28, 18:10
      - In case you've forgotten. - car15, 2014-10-28, 18:20
        
        In case you've forgotten. - Kermit, 2014-10-28, 22:34
  - Why you reply to the troll? *NM* - Avateur, 2014-10-28, 17:40
    - Why you reply to the troll? *NM* - car15, 2014-10-28, 17:53
    - Why you reply to the troll? *NM* - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-29, 05:14
      - Why you reply to the troll? *NM* - Avateur, 2014-10-29, 06:49
        
        Why you reply to the troll? *NM* - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-29, 10:03
- MMORPG is broken beyond repair - Cody Miller, 2014-10-28, 18:23
  - MMORPG is broken beyond repair - iconicbanana, 2014-10-29, 13:06
  - MMORPG is broken beyond repair - Jabberwok, 2014-10-29, 17:44
- Destiny is broken beyond repair. - JDQuackers, 2014-10-28, 21:12
  - But the kids love him. - The Woaf, 2014-10-29, 02:56
- Broken?? Try World of Tanks - Durandal, 2014-10-29, 08:29

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