No Checkpoints on the new endgame activity is inexcusable (Destiny)

by DreadPirateWes, Tuesday, June 09, 2015, 14:34 (3696 days ago) @ Cody Miller

It's just different than the other content, so it is taking some getting used to. I want to know that my teammates can do it before I spend an hour on it. That's my new rule for PoE 35.

But the thing is, if it's your first time doing it, you aren't going to know what you are doing. You're probably not going to get it right away because the fight is complicated. Normally, you'd get there, experiment, find a strategy, and eventually do it. This is how it was with the raids.

But with no checkpoints, you have to start over. This means that unless you know exactly what to do, AKA are spoiled, then you are most likely going to waste time. And why would I play something if I'm just going to be told how to do it? Figuring it out yourself is basically the entire reason for playing the game.

That's not right. Old arcade games made you start over because they were never any longer than 35 minutes. PoE 35 is probably double that, if not more.

Step one: checkpoints after every round. Bungie can restrict these to only the same fireteam if they have some aversion to people mixing and matching like the raids.

Step Two: Rewards after every round, starting small, and ending big

Step Three: Skolas should always drop something

I agree with you. I was just stating my new realization with the way it stands now -- I don't want to teach the fight to a new person unless I'm sure that they will learn it fast and succeed. Otherwise it will take a couple hours and we might not make it. You can't learn it without failing a lot.. The adds swarm you if you move the wrong way. You will die to splash damage if you stay in a safe spot too long. Etc. I had a great time learning that stuff the first time and would encourage others to try it out and go in expecting no rewards at all.

Here's a completely hypocritical thought... do we really need more guns? Isn't playing games a reward in and of itself?