I've been so excited to find out more about the vault space update since the recent news about it. I've been checking the news tab repeatedly for the past 24 hours, eager to find out more, and hoping there'd be more info about it (yes, I'm addicted to Destiny). And so today, when I saw the title for the latest weekly update ([i]Vaulting the bar[/i]), I couldn't click the link fast enough. But as I began reading that we're only getting a measly 4 more spaces for armour, and 4 more spaces for general items, my heart sank. I felt like Bart Simpson unwrapping his Christmas present to find the following: http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/c/c1/Leecar.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100717031946 On one hand, I'm appreciative that we're getting [i]something[/i], but ultimately I'm disappointed. I was expecting a lot more, and I was really looking forward to doing a whole lot more in this game and collecting a whole lot more rewards as a result. But that's just not in the cards, because what we've got is really just a temporary band-aid to the problem, not really a fix. [u][b]36 Weapon Slots[/b][/u] The 16 extra slots for weapons is OK; pretty good; sort of underwhelming. It's very much a "I guess that will sort of do for now" type deal. It will help out for a little while, but it surely won't be long before the current problem repeats itself, what with HoW on the horizon, which will undoubtedly have more than 16 weapons worth acquiring across the respective range of new exotic weapons, raid weapons, and vendor weapons. I wager there are users whom it won't even really help all that much; these are people who currently have full post masters and inventories across all 3 toons. [u][b]24 General Item Slots[/b][/u] The 4 more general items slots is especially disappointing. Here's the thing, I store all my coins, commendations, and motes in the vault, and I keep the rest of the general section empty because I need to in order to transfer all my materials and consumables from one toon to the next. If I store anything else in the general section, there's not enough spaces for me to transfer materials and consumables -- this of course happens with the weapons and armour sections too. Therefore, I've basically had to give up on the notion of storing sparrows, starships, emblems and shaders, the latter three of which are already beginning to clog up on my inventory across all 3 toons, and I still have many more to procure. [u][b]24 Armour Slots[/b][/u] The armour section is also a bit sad. Here's another thing, maybe some people don't pay attention to the random perks they roll on raid armour. I on the other hand do, and I complete these raids a lot. I'm often getting raid armour drops -- which is great, I want more drops with different perks/stats -- and so when I get an Unyielding Casque with Inverse Shadow, when I've [i]already [/i]got one with Infusion, I keep it, because there may come a time when this perk will be really useful whilst Infusion will be relatively useless, and visa versa. Same goes for all the other varying perks I could roll on these helmets, not to mention the fact that the Intellect, Discipline and Strength stats are randomized. The same applies to the gauntlets and chest armour; they have varying attributes you could roll. If I roll a Relentless Harness with Hand Cannon and Shotgun ammo, whilst already having one with Pulse Rifle and Fusion ammo, I'm not wanting to dismantle either, because obviously there are going to be missions, strikes, raids, and times in general where one weapon set will be more useful than the other. [u][b]My Conclusion[/b][/u] Bungie and co, you've built an FPS MMO that is as loot motivated as any other, with diverse loot suitable for varying applications. This is a good, nay, a great thing, it keeps the game fresh and exciting; there's always new ways to approach the game. But for any of this to actually matter and be utilized, we need storage space in spades. None of this "4 more spaces" nonsense. We need nigh unlimited space. For an idea of what I would be more than happy with, there's a vault concept on Imgur (the author of which I do not know), which you can check out at the following link: [b][u]http://imgur.com/a/K2Yqk#0[/u][/b] That's how the vault should be, or at least something like that. I want to be able to look at my vault and never have to worry about storage. I want to be able to actually use the vault [i]like a vault[/i]: store most everything in it that I'm not currently using, so I can keep all 3 toon's inventories clear of clutter, and grab what I need, when I need it, from a vault that is organized and easy to manage. I get that there's technical challenges, but I'm not a programmer. As blunt or unfair as this may sound, I don't care about the technical challenges, and frankly I'm not interested in learning about them either. It's not my area. If I wanted to understand the technical aspects of building video-games, I'd be studying it and exploring that career. I am just a paying customer, one who's been playing video-games since the Commodore 64, one who's played many games with limitless storage space, one who knows what he wants: a vault with storage space akin to the Imgur concept I shared. It's not a niche want or request. It's the #1 thing your customers are complaining about. I do appreciate that something has been done. Thank you for that. But the problem hasn't really been solved, and it seems like the reason [i]why[/i] more storage space is in such high demand, has been totally lost on those who designed this update. [u][b]EDIT[/b][/u] I would like to add that I don't mean to bitch about this (despite the obvious fact that I am bitching about it). I see a lot of comments on the forums to the tune of "everyone is going to complain no matter what Bungie does," and I get that. I'm still looking forward to the new update. There seems to be quite a lot of stuff coming that I'm excited about, particularly the new sound features. It's also great they're giving colour blind players new colour modes. I'm keen to see the fixes for the raids too. I was also very happy with 1.1.1. Shotguns have since been a pleasure to use in PVE; I no longer leave the tower without one. And the new vault transfer features in the companion app is a God-send. I wish Bungie would reverse the Auto Rifle nerf, but apart from that, 1.1.1 got my thumbs up. I definitely feel that Bungie does indeed listen to their community to some extent. Which is why I wrote this up in the first place. Here's hoping they see all the issues, have a good look at the Imgur vault concept, and say "OK, lets find a way to make something like that happen; where there's a will there's way." I am 100% certain that even if they do give us some sort of epic vault system like the one I've pointed to, there will still be people who are unsatisfied. However, I wager the numbers of those unsatisfied would pale in comparison to what would be a large majority of players singing praise.