Wiping away the past (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Thursday, September 10, 2015, 18:18 (3459 days ago) @ Kahzgul

Why is it so hard to imagine a video game as a collaborative medium that changes over time? Certainly the way in which you interact with the game changes as you get better at it. It makes sense that the way in which the game interacts with you could also change.

I am absolutely on board with video games being able to change with updates and stuff, but imagine:

You buy your favorite album from your favorite band, but the CD player is always connected to the internet and will only play what the record label wants you to hear. One day, it has downloaded new data, and only plays a new version of the album.

That sounds absurd right? You paid for something, but what you bought is being changed without you having any say.

In a way, if Destiny were a subscription model I might not have a problem. At least then, you are paying a certain amount to play the game for a month, knowing that the experience is temporary (one month). So long as they patch the game at the top of the month, you can't really feel cheated out of an experience, because you got exactly what you paid for (one month of play).

It just feels like when I spend a chunk of money to 'own' something, the experience shouldn't be changed without my approval.

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Wiping away the past - Cody Miller, 2015-09-09, 16:49
- I don't see it as a negative, necessarily. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-09-09, 17:06
  - I don't see it as a negative, necessarily. - Cody Miller, 2015-09-10, 06:28
  - I do necessarily see it as a negative - General Vagueness, 2015-09-10, 16:06
    - I do necessarily see it as a negative - Cody Miller, 2015-09-10, 16:27
      - I do necessarily see it as a negative - Kermit, 2015-09-10, 17:14
        
        I do necessarily see it as a negative - Cody Miller, 2015-09-10, 18:24
        
        I do necessarily see it as a negative - Kermit, 2015-09-10, 20:16
        
        I do necessarily see it as a negative - CyberKN, 2015-09-10, 20:24
    - I do necessarily see it as a negative - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-09-10, 17:36
- Wiping away the past - unoudid, 2015-09-09, 17:08
- Wiping away the past - TheeChaos, 2015-09-09, 17:14
- Destiny is a living, breathing world blah blah blah etc. - ncsuDuncan, 2015-09-09, 17:15
- Other things the past has lost - Durandal, 2015-09-09, 17:19
- Wiping away the past - cheapLEY, 2015-09-09, 17:26
  - Wiping away the past - General Vagueness, 2015-09-10, 16:24
    - Wiping away the past - Xenos, 2015-09-10, 17:13
      - Wiping away the past - General Vagueness, 2015-09-10, 17:26
        
        Wiping away the past - Xenos, 2015-09-10, 17:33
        
        Wiping away the past - General Vagueness, 2015-09-10, 17:47
        
        Wiping away the past - marmot 1333, 2015-09-10, 17:52
        
        Wiping away the past - Xenos, 2015-09-10, 17:57
- Wiping away the past - Ragashingo, 2015-09-09, 17:44
  - Yup - Beorn, 2015-09-09, 18:41
- I mean... You know there are games that never change... - Doooskey, 2015-09-09, 18:09
- I was expecting improvement. - rhubarb, 2015-09-09, 18:14
- Online means temporary. - Leviathan, 2015-09-09, 18:43
- We lost old weapon balance in Halo 2, too. - Funkmon, 2015-09-09, 20:08
  - We lost old weapon balance in Halo 2, too. - Cody Miller, 2015-09-09, 20:25
    - Never have kids. - Funkmon, 2015-09-09, 20:42
      - Never have kids. - Cody Miller, 2015-09-09, 21:06
        
        Never have kids. - Funkmon, 2015-09-09, 21:24
        
        Never have kids. - Cody Miller, 2015-09-09, 22:08
        
        Never have kids. - narcogen, 2015-09-09, 22:36
        
        Never have kids. - Cody Miller, 2015-09-09, 22:39
        
        Never have kids. - narcogen, 2015-09-10, 03:08
        
        An example of unique Destiny-ness - Leviathan, 2015-09-10, 16:48
        
        You are playing the game wrong. - ProbablyLast, 2015-09-10, 03:25
        
        Never have kids. - General Vagueness, 2015-09-10, 17:06
        
        I think you're taking me more seriously than you should. - Funkmon, 2015-09-10, 18:39
        
        I think you're taking me more seriously than you should. - General Vagueness, 2015-09-10, 21:28
        
        I'll work on it. - Funkmon, 2015-09-10, 21:45
        
        Never have kids. - DreadPirateWes, 2015-09-10, 03:09
        
        Never get married - Blackt1g3r, 2015-09-11, 17:35
    - We lost old weapon balance in Halo 2, too. - Kermit, 2015-09-09, 20:46
- Wiping away the past - Kahzgul, 2015-09-09, 21:13
  - Wiping away the past - Cody Miller, 2015-09-09, 22:11
    - Wiping away the past - Leviathan, 2015-09-09, 23:20
      - Wiping away the past - Cody Miller, 2015-09-10, 00:43
        
        they don't HAVE to be, but they CAN be - kidtsunami, 2015-09-10, 14:22
        
        Wiping away the past - Leviathan, 2015-09-10, 16:32
        
        Wiping away the past - Cody Miller, 2015-09-10, 16:42
        
        Wiping away the past - Leviathan, 2015-09-10, 17:16
        
        Wiping away the past - Cody Miller, 2015-09-10, 17:20
        
        Wiping away the past - Leviathan, 2015-09-10, 17:28
        
        Wiping away the past - Ragashingo, 2015-09-10, 18:44
        
        Wiping away the past - General Vagueness, 2015-09-10, 21:53
        
        Wiping away the past - Leviathan, 2015-09-10, 23:50
        
        Wiping away the past - General Vagueness, 2015-09-11, 01:18
        
        Wiping away the past - Leviathan, 2015-09-11, 01:34
        
        Wiping away the past - Cody Miller, 2015-09-11, 01:39
        
        Wiping away the past - Leviathan, 2015-09-11, 02:18
        
        Wiping away the past - General Vagueness, 2015-09-11, 16:57
        
        Wiping away the past - Kermit, 2015-09-11, 17:12
        
        Wiping away the past - General Vagueness, 2015-09-11, 18:35
        
        Wiping away the past - Kermit, 2015-09-11, 19:33
        
        Wiping away the past - General Vagueness, 2015-09-11, 23:01
        
        Wiping away the past - Cody Miller, 2015-09-11, 18:30
        
        Wiping away the past - Leviathan, 2015-09-11, 19:10
        
        Wiping away the past - Cody Miller, 2015-09-11, 19:33
        
        Wiping away the past - General Vagueness, 2015-09-11, 16:34
        
        Wiping away the past - Kermit, 2015-09-11, 16:57
        
        Wiping away the past - General Vagueness, 2015-09-11, 17:00
        
        Wiping away the past - Kermit, 2015-09-11, 17:17
        
        Wiping away the past - Leviathan, 2015-09-11, 17:40
        
        Wiping away the past - Cody Miller, 2015-09-11, 19:22
        
        Wiping away the past - Kermit, 2015-09-11, 19:46
        
        Wiping away the past - Cody Miller, 2015-09-11, 19:58
        
        Wiping away the past - Leviathan, 2015-09-11, 20:13
        
        Wiping away the past - Cody Miller, 2015-09-11, 20:41
        
        Wiping away the past - General Vagueness, 2015-09-11, 22:36
        
        Wiping away the past - Cody Miller, 2015-09-11, 22:44
        
        Wiping away the past - General Vagueness, 2015-09-12, 03:49
        
        Wiping away the past - Ragashingo, 2015-09-11, 23:48
        
        Wiping away the past - Kahzgul, 2015-09-10, 18:10
        
        Wiping away the past - Cody Miller, 2015-09-10, 18:18
        
        Wiping away the past - Leviathan, 2015-09-10, 23:55
- Wiping away the past - INSANEdrive, 2015-09-10, 02:47
  - Wiping away the past - cheapLEY, 2015-09-10, 03:21
  - Wiping away the past - Kermit, 2015-09-10, 13:53
- An amazing meal! - MartyTheElder, 2015-09-10, 19:46
  - Now we know why GoPros are so popular. - dogcow, 2015-09-10, 19:49
    - And Instagram! - Cody Miller, 2015-09-10, 19:54
  - Let's see the video. - Funkmon, 2015-09-10, 19:55
    - #NotMySock - CyberKN, 2015-09-10, 19:56
      - There's a difference. I haven't yet MADE the video. - Funkmon, 2015-09-10, 19:57
  - Laughed during a meeting I was totally paying attention to - Xenos, 2015-09-10, 20:28

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