Be careful who you Share-Play with on PS4..... (Gaming)

by petetheduck, Friday, February 20, 2015, 08:51 (3568 days ago) @ Cody Miller

This whole situation again emphasizes how we're investing in nothing. Regardless of how a character is deleted, all progress in the game is lost. 100%.

And that's different for any single player game how? Oh, I deleted my save in Deus Ex, IT'S ALL FOR NOTHING. Oh, I lost my Mass Effect memory card! THERE'S NO POINT!

It's only for nothing if the collection aspect of the game is what you are playing for, because as you say that can be taken away. But nobody can take away the Vault of Glass opening night with blue weapons, Flawless raider, the crucible matches, rolling with the PS4 DBO team, etc.

Characters are but a means to an end for those experiences.

It's different from Halo, where the only thing that wasn't saved on Bungie.net was files you didn't upload and campaign level unlocks.

The problem I have with Destiny is the huge RNG focus. I might never get my FWC Scout Rifle with Firefly and Explosive Rounds again if I lost it. Now, if I lost everything but I could spend 2 weeks gathering glimmer and materials and buy it, no big deal. I'm even grudgingly okay with initial RNG distribution if that unlocks something where it can then be reacquired later.