Interesting reading after sleeping on it (Destiny)

by Claude Errera , Thursday, October 08, 2015, 18:23 (3430 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

But PvP is a different story, if you like to play it competitively. Part of being successful in the crucible is having the right tool for the job. A player who earns more marks and can buy more guns will have a wider selection of tools. They can decide going in to each game which guns will work best, and change on the fly if they need to. If I don't have a similar selection of tools, I'm at a disadvantage.

Stuff like this only really matters to some competitive players, but it does matter :)

Okay, I already know how you'd answer this question, but I also know that if I set up a poll right now, you'd be in a TINY minority:

How often do you change loadouts in PvP?

The answer, for the overwhelming majority of Destiny players (after they've reached a certain point), is "almost never". Folks find their go-to guns, and they use them. Oh, maybe they'll swap out a Sniper for a Shotgun if they're dropping onto a close-quarters map... but most people stick with what works for them.

Yes, it might take longer to get to "what works for them" if they don't play as often - but if it takes longer, it's because THEY'RE NOT TREATING IT LIKE A RACE.

And regardless of whether they get there on Week 2 (for you super-competitive people) or Week 30 (folks like Levi, maybe), once they get there, they've got their guns, and they can compete at whatever level they were going to compete at.

Very, very few people do as much gun-changing in PvP as you do.