Criticisms of the Crucible (Destiny)

by Monochron, Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 19:05 (3454 days ago)

In a bad mood after playing Crucible, so I thought I would finally compile the details of what exactly I think are flaws or just things that I hate in PVP in Destiny. I have been playing the Iron Banner recently because I want to buy those Lengendary armor pieces.

• Blink often fails to work. This also happens with Glide but is less noticable. I have died too many times simply because when I press 'A' the game decides "Nah, I don't feel like doing what you tell me". Is Blink/Glide on some timer that has to recharge? That would be alright if the game attempted to communicate that to us at all. Why is it ambiguous? There is no need to hide this from me so that each jump is a risk
  
• Time-to-kill is WAY to low. I'll admit, this might just be my preference because I know a lot of other respected games are similar. But honestly, entering a room and having NO way to turn around and leave before you are killed is ridiculous. Yes, getting the jump on someone should be beneficial, but it can get ridiculous. And especially after spawning, getting spawn killed in under 2 seconds is far worse.
  
• That shit bag announcer shouts "FIGHT BACK!" at you if you are losing badly. For instance I just had a game where I spawned three times in a row and was killed within 10 seconds by someone's Super. When the other team is filled with one-hit-kill attacks you can just fuck off buddy, THERE IS NO FIGHTING BACK, you die as soon as they see you.
  
• Speaking of the above scenario, if a team has momentum they are rewarded with more one-hit-kill attacks. This serves to dump all over the losing team and actively prevents a come-back. In Halo or other games preventing a comeback what generally reliant on map and weapon control. In Destiny those things help, but then the game hands out overpowered attacks like candy. When I am way up on the winning team it rarely feels satisfying because it becomes simple.
  
• Spawn locations are occasionally horrendous. I don't notice this too often but when I do, it is bad. On my death cam I have seen allies spawn feet from enemies or in a room with 2-3 enemies.

Now smaller minutia things that just me crazy.

• You have to face ammo to open it. I have to turn my back to a room just to get ammo?
  
• Hitting X to respawn, and having a delay before you can press it. Not that bad, but it just reiterates the fact that I am now dead and I have to acknowledge my death by pressing a button.
  
• The delay when you hit X to respawn. Waiting to respawn is always annoying, but when the games gives you control of when you spawn, but then the counter just freezes and you wait with no user feedback . . . ugh.
  
• That stupid animation you do when spawning. MORE waiting after hitting X. And it's a nice show for your opponents giving them an extra second to line up their shots.

It is mostly encounter to encounter things that I don't enjoy here. Playing with or without friends, with or without voice doesn't have any effect on the mechanics above so I don't really notice any difference.