For some reason Bungie needs your time (Destiny)

by Blue_Blazer_NZ, Wellington, New Zealand, Sunday, December 21, 2014, 15:38 (3438 days ago) @ scarab
edited by Blue_Blazer_NZ, Sunday, December 21, 2014, 15:42

I suspect that they have some target to meet each month either in hours played or numbers of players or proportion of total players playing all games, whatever.

All those hours you put into your old gear helped them meet their targets for the last three months that are now past.

Unfortunately that means nothing for the months to come. The hours you spent last month don't count for this month or next month or the months after that.

An alternate (or complimentary) explanation is that if you level everything up really quickly then you might be satisfied and would have the time/energy to try out other games. They could tempt you away from Destiny.

Indeed this is a possible reason to try to keep people hooked. However I imagine that the way they're going about this is flawed in the fact that surely a large number of people are beginning to be put off completely by the incessant grind and some of the more recent design choices. As I mentioned, I'm spending more time on other, older games simply because Destiny is getting exhausting, which is sad.

I would be interested to know what the number of unique players is looking like over time.