I'm still having fun... (Destiny)

by Mid7night , Rocket BSCHSHCSHSHCCHGGH!!!!!!, Wednesday, December 03, 2014, 21:04 (3645 days ago) @ petetheduck

....does that mean I can't be disappointed in some aspects of this "upgrading" process, and express as much here, honestly?

I've tried to abstain from over exaggerating analogies, but I am a human with emotions, and they occasionally find their way out.

When it comes right down to it, most of us who continue playing into the expansions will undoubtedly be picking up the new-shiny's that come along with said DLC, so this "upgrading" will probably be a small drop in an ever-expanding bucket. What is frustrating in the here and now is the feeling that our current "investments" (the stuff we've earned and poured time into upgrading) in the self same "INVESTMENT SYSTEM" are feeling more and more devalued by the very design of a game with many planned expansions. This probably wouldn't be an issue at all, IF we were all long-time WOW (or other MMO/RPG); but most of us aren't. Most of us are long-time Bungie, aka Halo & Marathon fans (I know there were many others; I'm just picking the more recent and obvious ones). And the game design of those classic Bungie titles was completely devoid of ANY formal "investment system". The player investment system was simply, "hey, this is fun, I'm gonna keep playing!" At least, that was MY take on it.

That's what's really throwing me (and others, I think) for a loop; these new "features" of Destiny just don't "feel" like something from the Bungie we thought we knew. We're missing the simplicity of the "hey, this is fun, I'm gonna play more", because there are SO MANY different options that reward you (temporarily, it seems) for investing in them. It's a bit of a mixed-message to say they want us creating lasting characters in a persistent world, when they take away (temporarily, granted) the very things we have used to DEFINE our characters.

I think I speak for more than myself when I say; I need to stop expecting Destiny to behave like Halo, and I need to stop expecting today's Destiny-making-Bungie to operate like yesteryear's Halo-making-Bungie. They're different beasts, and they need different upbringing.

Also, always remember Bungie's motto; We make games WE want to play.

And now I'm gonna shut up, hit "Submit" and go play some more Destiny!