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9/17/2014 9:02:38 PM
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An Open Letter to Bungie: Many of us Understand.

Dear Bungie, With Destiny's launch, there has been a tumultuous storm of opinions and thoughts flying around across the internet. Everybody seems to have an opinion, more often than not a complaint, or an idea of what needs to happen. Arguably poor review scores from many publications feed an ever increasing loop of groupthink and lead to unfair conclusions and accusations about what, from a real perspective, has the potential to turn into a masterpiece. With the forums ablaze with topics lambasting the game you've made, I wouldn't be surprised if, on your part, there is at the least confusion, at most dismay at the exact nature of the friction. I've read the complaints. However, I feel very strongly that everything in Destiny has been meticulously thought out, planned, and implemented. In simpler terms, [b]there is nothing about this game that doesn't feel intentional[/b]. It feels to me that every aspect of Destiny as it exists now aligns with your vision, and that you have made the game exactly as you wanted to make it. Those of us who have long time experience with similar games, and really want to see the industry evolve, recognize that Destiny could very well be the beginning of a masterpiece, a revolution in how games are experienced and how stories are told. We play it religiously, and we trust you to develop its universe into something really special. It already has established itself as one of the most memorable gaming experiences I've had, and I'm sure that rings true for those like me. But the adherence to your vision is the cornerstone of positivity for this experience. Destiny is going to be a long road, and vocal members of the community that don't truly grasp Destiny's scope and potential will continue to complain. Likely, it will be relentless. I've already seen people go from complaining that they had too easy of a time getting to the level cap, to complaining that the raids are too hard over 3 DAYS. In fact, Destiny seems to have had 3 years worth of complaining cycles crammed into the 1 week it has been available. We have our journey over Destiny's lifetime, and you, Bungie, have yours. I urge you, remember this: [b]You must unflinchingly adhere to your vision.[/b] If anything can be said about the game industry, particularly in MMO type games, it's that "The Customer is Usually Wrong". You can't please everyone, and large scale change will rarely please most. But if every game released is going to strive only to please the most customers, we end up with bland and repetitive titles that rarely venture outside of the status quo. To you I say that you will need to heed this forum's tagline more than any of the users: [b]Be Brave[/b]. Don't buckle to the complaints, and don't stray from making what you see because of the outcry of those who don't agree on its beauty. Sincerely, A Fan.
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  • Edited by Lancat: 9/19/2014 2:35:31 PM
    Let me rephrase. The game is beautiful, the gameplay is fantastic. The story is catchy and fun. Grimoirs are great I wanna catch em' all. Only negative comment; The loot tables suck, most people agree. It just rewards people based on RNG and I've never had a single good experiance from randomization. I want a clear, obvious weekily routine that garentees me a legendary every week. If people get lucky cool for them, I want to be rewarded for time spent. I literally cannot say enough about how unrewarding and unhappy it makes me to spent hours on a 24+ raid only to get nothing, to cash in 7 legendary engrams and get green gear and class items. To find out that I farmed for Strange tokens all week to not even get 13 of them, yet for a short window this morning they were available from Xur for glimmer. I'm pretty pissed at the loot system, it should be re-worked a bit. Random drops off mobs are cool, no purple gear by the end of the week while people just get lucky every day from cryptarch or coins, not awesome. Besides that, I'm still on, I still wanna clear content and have fun playing the game. It's been a good experiance overall, it'd just be an epic one of I actually got some damn gear :|

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