That's because you play as it was designed. (Destiny)
Your experience is arguably "better" than most because you are playing the game as Bungie intended, and at the pace it was designed for.
Destiny is not the kind of game that rewards you for playing it 8 hours a day once you get past level 20.
At that point, you stop progressing based on time you've put in.
The trend I notice is the people who have the most complaints about Destiny are ironically the ones who can't seem to stop playing it.
Cody has sunk a crap ton of hours into this game- his complaints from that perspective are totally valid, if not repetitive, and also why you don't see it like he does.
I've played a considerable amount as well, and my conclusion is that the "correct" way to play Destiny, or rather the way that it is encouraged is to play for only a couple hours a day, if that. Those couple hours would ideally be the player doing the daily heroic mission for upgrade materials, the simplest bounties for them (crucible, vanguard, or both) and maybe a public event or two and then that is a day.
Then, you have one day where you play longer, probably a weekend for most, where you complete the Nightfall and\or Heroic strike.
I think it's VERY apparent that while Bungie may have expected there to be a hard core group that rocketed to the top (in terms of levels and materials), they didn't expect there to be SO MANY PEOPLE.... so many.
I think that is where the divide is here. Cody and Spec op are playing AT LEAST 4 hours a day (I know you are fools, I see you on my friends list :P) while you play considerably less.
There is room to tweak all this, but maybe not much for Destiny 1. The game for the Levi's of the world is essentially perfect- you have plenty to do because you pace yourself. But for the sprinters, there isn't much to do except run the race again, which gets boring.
That's all.
Complete thread:
- Pretty scathing opinion piece on Polygon -
Speedracer513,
2014-12-15, 10:23
- Radiant Materials -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 10:34
- Radiant Materials -
EffortlessFury,
2014-12-15, 10:36
- Radiant Materials -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 10:40
- Radiant Materials -
Speedracer513,
2014-12-15, 10:57
- Radiant Materials - stabbim, 2014-12-15, 12:37
- Radiant Materials -
Speedracer513,
2014-12-15, 10:57
- Radiant Materials -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 10:40
- Radiant Materials -
Blackt1g3r,
2014-12-15, 10:46
- Radiant Materials -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 10:48
- Radiant Materials -
petetheduck,
2014-12-15, 11:28
- I feel no attachment to my gear - kidtsunami, 2014-12-15, 11:33
- Radiant Materials -
CruelLEGACEY,
2014-12-15, 12:07
- Radiant Materials -
petetheduck,
2014-12-15, 12:45
- Radiant Materials - Cody Miller, 2014-12-15, 12:49
- Radiant Materials -
petetheduck,
2014-12-15, 12:45
- Radiant Materials -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 12:05
- Radiant Materials -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 12:12
- Radiant Materials -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 12:15
- Radiant Materials -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 12:19
- Radiant Materials -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 12:24
- Radiant Materials -
stabbim,
2014-12-15, 12:42
- Radiant Materials -
Ragashingo,
2014-12-15, 12:48
- Radiant Materials -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 12:58
- Radiant Materials - Cody Miller, 2014-12-15, 13:03
- Radiant Materials -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 12:59
- Radiant Materials -
ZackDark,
2014-12-15, 13:02
- Radiant Materials -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 13:04
- +1, tbh - ZackDark, 2014-12-15, 13:07
- Radiant Materials -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 13:04
- Radiant Materials -
ZackDark,
2014-12-15, 13:02
- Radiant Materials -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 12:58
- Radiant Materials -
Ragashingo,
2014-12-15, 12:48
- Radiant Materials -
stabbim,
2014-12-15, 12:42
- Radiant Materials -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 12:24
- Radiant Materials -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 12:19
- Radiant Materials -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 12:15
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Revenant1988,
2014-12-15, 12:49
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 12:53
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-12-15, 13:15
- Either way, that's a lot - Revenant1988, 2014-12-15, 13:20
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 13:59
- Does psn track play time? That could corroborate with b.net - Spec ops Grunt, 2014-12-15, 14:18
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
RC,
2014-12-15, 14:39
- Only 1 more than Levi -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 14:43
- Only 1 more than Levi - Leviathan, 2014-12-15, 14:57
- Only 1 more than Levi -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 14:43
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 13:28
- You never will understand because you don't listen -
scarab,
2014-12-15, 13:34
- You never will understand because you don't listen -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 13:52
- You never will understand because you don't listen -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 13:55
- Echo Chamber, guys - iconicbanana, 2014-12-15, 13:57
- You never will understand because you don't listen - Leviathan, 2014-12-15, 14:11
- You've been asking that question for the last 3 months -
scarab,
2014-12-15, 14:08
- You've been asking that question for the last 3 months -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 14:31
- You've been asking that question for the last 3 months - Spec ops Grunt, 2014-12-15, 14:38
- asking the same question repeatedly and apparently -
scarab,
2014-12-15, 15:03
- asking the same question repeatedly and apparently -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 15:48
- Don't listen to him. - ckamp, 2014-12-19, 08:38
- asking the same question repeatedly and apparently -
Claude Errera,
2014-12-19, 08:04
- asking the same question repeatedly and apparently -
scarab,
2014-12-19, 10:21
- asking the same question repeatedly and apparently -
Claude Errera,
2014-12-19, 10:51
- asking the same question repeatedly and apparently - Cody Miller, 2014-12-19, 10:56
- Exploring -
Leviathan,
2014-12-19, 14:31
- That's a big post :-) - scarab, 2014-12-21, 02:22
- Exploring - scarab, 2014-12-21, 04:29
- asking the same question repeatedly and apparently -
Claude Errera,
2014-12-19, 10:51
- asking the same question repeatedly and apparently -
scarab,
2014-12-19, 10:21
- asking the same question repeatedly and apparently -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 15:48
- You've been asking that question for the last 3 months -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 14:31
- You never will understand because you don't listen -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 13:55
- You never will understand because you don't listen -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 13:52
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 13:43
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 14:08
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 14:15
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 14:44
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 14:52
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 15:52
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 15:59
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Speedracer513,
2014-12-15, 16:03
- That's because you play as it was designed. - Leviathan, 2014-12-15, 16:10
- That's because you play as it was designed. - Leviathan, 2014-12-15, 16:08
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Speedracer513,
2014-12-15, 16:03
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 15:59
- That's because you play as it was designed. - Claude Errera, 2014-12-19, 08:09
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 15:52
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 14:52
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 14:44
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 14:15
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 14:08
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Revenant1988,
2014-12-15, 13:46
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 13:48
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Revenant1988,
2014-12-15, 13:55
- I *actually* LOLd at this - Speedracer513, 2014-12-15, 13:57
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Revenant1988,
2014-12-15, 13:55
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 13:48
- You never will understand because you don't listen -
scarab,
2014-12-15, 13:34
- That's because you play as it was designed. - CruelLEGACEY, 2014-12-15, 13:56
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-12-15, 13:15
- games with investment systems are NOT designed to be -
scarab,
2014-12-15, 14:19
- games with investment systems are NOT designed to be -
Claude Errera,
2014-12-19, 08:23
- games with investment systems are NOT designed to be -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-19, 10:46
- games with investment systems are NOT designed to be -
Claude Errera,
2014-12-19, 11:00
- games with investment systems are NOT designed to be -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-19, 11:10
- games with investment systems are NOT designed to be - Claude Errera, 2014-12-19, 11:12
- games with investment systems are NOT designed to be -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-19, 11:10
- games with investment systems are NOT designed to be -
Claude Errera,
2014-12-19, 11:00
- Doing things that you don't want to do in a game is a grind -
scarab,
2014-12-19, 11:00
- Doing things that you don't want to do in a game is a grind -
Claude Errera,
2014-12-19, 11:07
- Doing things that you don't want to do in a game is a grind -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-19, 11:12
- Doing things that you don't want to do in a game is a grind -
Claude Errera,
2014-12-19, 11:26
- Doing things that you don't want to do in a game is a grind - dogcow, 2014-12-19, 12:30
- Doing things that you don't want to do in a game is a grind -
Claude Errera,
2014-12-19, 11:26
- Doing things that you don't want to do in a game is a grind -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-19, 11:12
- Doing things that you don't want to do in a game is a grind -
Claude Errera,
2014-12-19, 11:07
- games with investment systems are NOT designed to be -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-19, 10:46
- games with investment systems are NOT designed to be -
Claude Errera,
2014-12-19, 08:23
- That's because you play as it was designed. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 12:53
- Radiant Materials -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 12:12
- Radiant Materials -
petetheduck,
2014-12-15, 11:28
- Radiant Materials -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 10:48
- Destiny has made me enjoy Dota more. -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-12-15, 11:17
- Is this really a fair analogy? -
iconicbanana,
2014-12-15, 11:20
- Is this really a fair analogy? - Spec ops Grunt, 2014-12-15, 11:23
- Is this really a fair analogy? -
kidtsunami,
2014-12-15, 11:28
- Hmm...you're on to something here. -
iconicbanana,
2014-12-15, 11:32
- Hmm...you're on to something here. -
kidtsunami,
2014-12-15, 11:46
- Hmm...you're on to something here. -
iconicbanana,
2014-12-15, 11:51
- I'm bumming myself out -
kidtsunami,
2014-12-15, 12:04
- You bums - ZackDark, 2014-12-15, 13:06
- I'm bumming myself out -
kidtsunami,
2014-12-15, 12:04
- Hmm...you're on to something here. -
iconicbanana,
2014-12-15, 11:51
- Hmm...you're on to something here. -
kidtsunami,
2014-12-15, 11:46
- Hmm...you're on to something here. -
iconicbanana,
2014-12-15, 11:32
- Is this really a fair analogy? -
iconicbanana,
2014-12-15, 11:20
- Radiant Materials -
EffortlessFury,
2014-12-15, 10:36
- Eh, whatever. -
iconicbanana,
2014-12-15, 10:52
- Eh, whatever. -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-12-15, 11:21
- Eh, whatever. - iconicbanana, 2014-12-15, 11:27
- Eh, whatever. - Revenant1988, 2014-12-15, 11:36
- Eh, whatever. -
unoudid,
2014-12-15, 13:17
- You guys are happy-hardcore -
iconicbanana,
2014-12-15, 13:54
- I like that term! - unoudid, 2014-12-15, 14:59
- You guys are happy-hardcore -
iconicbanana,
2014-12-15, 13:54
- Eh, whatever. -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-12-15, 11:21
- I honestly agree with this whole article. -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-12-15, 11:12
- I mean, I agree...I just don't really care, either :/ - iconicbanana, 2014-12-15, 11:14
- So we are all in agreement? -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-12-15, 11:29
- Nah. -
RaichuKFM,
2014-12-15, 11:44
- DBO: Taking a shard into the hellmouth -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-12-15, 11:52
- DBO: Taking a shard into the hellmouth - RaichuKFM, 2014-12-15, 12:09
- DBO: Taking a shard into the hellmouth -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-12-15, 11:52
- So we are all in agreement? -
kidtsunami,
2014-12-15, 11:50
- So we are all in agreement? -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-12-15, 11:56
- So we are all in agreement? -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 12:09
- So we are all in agreement? -
RaichuKFM,
2014-12-15, 12:10
- So we are all in agreement? - kidtsunami, 2014-12-15, 12:14
- So we are all in agreement? [img] - Spec ops Grunt, 2014-12-15, 12:15
- So we are all in agreement? -
RaichuKFM,
2014-12-15, 12:10
- So we are all in agreement? -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 12:09
- So we are all in agreement? -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-12-15, 11:56
- So we are all in agreement? -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 12:15
- We need to build a statue. -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 12:21
- :p - Ragashingo, 2014-12-15, 12:26
- We need to build a statue. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 14:37
- We need to build a statue. -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 14:53
- We need to build a statue. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 14:54
- We need to build a statue. - Leviathan, 2014-12-15, 15:02
- We need to build a statue. -
Claude Errera,
2014-12-19, 08:35
- We need to build a statue. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-19, 10:42
- We need to build a statue. - Claude Errera, 2014-12-19, 11:10
- We need to build a statue. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-19, 10:42
- We need to build a statue. -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 14:54
- The engineering talent isn't gone - scarab, 2014-12-15, 15:08
- We need to build a statue. -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 14:53
- We need to build a statue. -
Leviathan,
2014-12-15, 12:21
- Investment team didn't decide to make a game with no content -
scarab,
2014-12-15, 12:19
- Investment team didn't decide to make a game with no content -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 12:29
- I think they are being paid to be top of the charts - scarab, 2014-12-15, 13:24
- Investment team didn't decide to make a game with no content -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 12:29
- Nah. -
RaichuKFM,
2014-12-15, 11:44
- A weekend with Xur -
unoudid,
2014-12-15, 14:08
- A weekend with Xur -
Durandal,
2014-12-15, 14:58
- A weekend with Xur -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 15:00
- A weekend with Xur - iconicbanana, 2014-12-15, 15:02
- Broke for Iron Banner Now -
unoudid,
2014-12-15, 15:01
- Glimmer Grind is more boring than Mats Grind Was -
Kahzgul,
2014-12-15, 18:02
- Glimmer Grind is more boring than Mats Grind Was -
HavokBlue,
2014-12-15, 18:08
- Glimmer Grind is more boring than Mats Grind Was -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-16, 04:14
- Glimmer Grind is more boring than Mats Grind Was - HavokBlue, 2014-12-16, 04:56
- Kill counts will stop too sometimes. -
Revenant1988,
2014-12-16, 05:51
- Yep -
ZackDark,
2014-12-16, 08:22
- Citadel on Venus -
iconicbanana,
2014-12-16, 08:36
- Citadel on Venus -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-16, 09:04
- Citadel on Venus -
iconicbanana,
2014-12-16, 09:10
- You don't need 4 or 5 -
ZackDark,
2014-12-16, 09:11
- You don't need 4 or 5 -
iconicbanana,
2014-12-16, 09:16
- Fair enough :) - ZackDark, 2014-12-16, 09:22
- You don't need 4 or 5 -
iconicbanana,
2014-12-16, 09:16
- You don't need 4 or 5 -
ZackDark,
2014-12-16, 09:11
- Citadel on Venus - Schedonnardus, 2014-12-16, 14:08
- Citadel on Venus -
iconicbanana,
2014-12-16, 09:10
- Citadel on Venus -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-16, 09:04
- Citadel on Venus -
iconicbanana,
2014-12-16, 08:36
- Yep -
ZackDark,
2014-12-16, 08:22
- Glimmer Grind is more boring than Mats Grind Was -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-16, 04:14
- Glimmer Grind is more boring than Mats Grind Was -
HavokBlue,
2014-12-15, 18:08
- Glimmer Grind is more boring than Mats Grind Was -
Kahzgul,
2014-12-15, 18:02
- A weekend with Xur -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 15:00
- A weekend with Xur -
Durandal,
2014-12-15, 14:58
- So I take it Bungie patched out BXR and Sword Flying... *NM* -
HawaiianPig,
2014-12-15, 20:10
- So I take it Bungie patched out BXR and Sword Flying... *NM* -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-16, 03:44
- So I take it Bungie patched out BXR and Sword Flying... *NM* -
HawaiianPig,
2014-12-16, 21:32
- Have you given up on gaming entirely? -
scarab,
2014-12-17, 00:14
- Have you given up on gaming entirely? -
HawaiianPig,
2014-12-18, 21:36
- If you are short on time then avoid Destiny - scarab, 2014-12-18, 23:42
- Have you given up on gaming entirely? -
HawaiianPig,
2014-12-18, 21:36
- Have you given up on gaming entirely? -
scarab,
2014-12-17, 00:14
- So I take it Bungie patched out BXR and Sword Flying... *NM* -
HawaiianPig,
2014-12-16, 21:32
- So I take it Bungie patched out BXR and Sword Flying... *NM* -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-16, 03:44
- Radiant Materials -
Cody Miller,
2014-12-15, 10:34