You're as inconsistent as ever. (Destiny)

by Avateur , Friday, July 10, 2015, 19:49 (3661 days ago) @ Ragashingo
edited by Avateur, Friday, July 10, 2015, 20:07

You and Cody have such a lack of imagination and such a poor grasp of the longer term connections and storytelling that Destiny is doing. You ignore and reduce and oversimplify actions and plot thread all so you can make your incorrect claims that nothing we did had any meaning. I think what the Exo Stranger said is the real truth of Destiny: "All endings are beginnings." Meaning that it's all connected and important, even if Bungie got off on the wrong foot.

I'm only going to reply to this, and it's tough because it's through text. I think I could express it better over Xbox Live so you could hear my tone and such, because I'm not trying to personally attack or insult you with this next bit. I don't know if you've ever learned to write (like actually taken writing courses, or learned about plot, structure, narrative, scripting, etc.), but to me it seems like you haven't.

Cody and I don't lack imagination. There actually is a process to writing and storytelling, and writers who fully understand these concepts can fully disregard them to make even more interesting and unique stories if done properly. As part of the writing process, there is an actual and true editing process as well when it comes to story and plot. Destiny the game does not appear to use any of it or show an understanding of any of it. And Cody and I are being pretty critical about it from that standpoint.

Now, the Grimoire on the other hand is freaking unbelievable. There's a reason for that. They actually hired people who genuinely know and understand how to write. Some have been doing it for years and years, some have been directly trained, etc. There's a reason why the Grimoire is absolutely fantastic whereas Destiny's "story" itself just isn't there.

So, don't mistake Cody and my own intent. We absolutely are dying for Destiny's story to exist and get better and rock. There's a ton of bad and wrong things about it, and we're calling it out, and we're not pulling punches. Please don't think of it as a lack of imagination or foresight. And please don't take any of this post personally. I have no idea what training or education or anything else you do or don't have on this topic; I'm just stating my own observation, and I mean absolutely no ill will. None. I'm really enjoying the conversations in this thread, and I think we all want Destiny's story to rock out.