Fire Strike Raid.... Fight (Destiny)

by Kahzgul, Wednesday, May 06, 2015, 23:35 (3733 days ago) @ red robber

After watching one of Datto's playthroughs, I think this activity is a good combo of many different aspects of destiny. It has a boss like a strike at the end, but this boss has a special mechanic more like a raid boss. It also has objectives simliar to public events/mini missions in Patrol like the VIP. Capture points from crucible.

I'm also glad that there are three weekly PoE events with different levels, so as to pace the play and create long term replayability. Yet still offering a lower level one for those who crave more.

It also has the skull modifiers to change the way you approach each battle.

Firefight in ODST was a blast, so I think I'll enjoy this. The only downside I've seen so far is that the arenas do look a little small, as compared to many of ODST's maps. But then again, this isn't Halo. I haven't see the other areas i.e. Vex and Fallen because I want to have a little surprise when playing those first time.

When you combine this new activity with all the stuff we already have to offer, we really do have alot of options of how to play your way each week.

1 PoE lvl 28
3 PoE advanced levels
1 nightfall
1 weekly
2 normal raids
2 Hard mode raids
ToO

Multiply by 3 characters... sheesh.

Plus your normal Daily mission, bounties for crucible, vanguard, eris, and the reef.
Plus special event IB with added bounties
Plus the new story missions/weapons/armor

Man, I was disappointing in no raid, but when I think of all the different things I can now do in Destiny, I'm glad they've added what they have.

Tl;dr PoE is a cool mashup of Destiny's best content, and I'm looking forward to it. Also there's lots of shit to do in Destiny.

I'm excited for PoE and, to a lesser degree, ToO, but I'd like to see some variation to the existing end game content. Raids with burns, for example, would be a really interesting change of pace. I think I'm most excited to see the new Queen's Wrath quest line. I yearn for a plot in the game to take advantage of the incredible lore. There's just so much untapped potential.