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#feedback

Edited by Atraira: 12/4/2014 1:33:27 PM
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CLOSE THE DAMN DOOR

Templar. Nexus. Phogoth. Pretty much every single boss in the game share the same problem - you don't control the space the player is allowed during the encounter and, because of it, people insist on using the painfully slow,* boring, "safe" method of taking pot shots at the bosses from outside the room. Bungie. C'mon. This isn't even 101 stuff, this is Dungeon Design Chapter 1 Step 1. Close the door. Despawn the platform. Don't allow your players to hang around outside the boss battle space. The Destiny community is [i]obsessed[/i] with finding "cheese" tactics because you take [i]forever[/i] to fix then, rather than the overnight hotfixes that an experienced mmo company like Blizzard would do. They know they are free to mindlessly abuse AI mechanics and exploit to their heart's content because you're telling them "whatever we don't really care about exploits" with your inaction. * Many people don't seem to realize just how much slower it is to kill a boss doing this. I did a Phogoth nightfall the other week and told everyone to run inside; they were legitimately amazed at how quickly he died. [b]Edit: Response to a common theme reposted here for you all:[/b] To be fair, it [fighting the same bosses over and over] is a flaw inherent in traditional MMO design. Rather than other games, where you do a boss fight once, you're expected to grind the same fights over and over again. It's a simple Skinner box, and unfortunately, it works - so we get games like Destiny, which have far less content than most MMOs to begin with. However. That in of itself is a separate issue. Exploiting mob pathing is still undeniably playing a game incorrectly. That is not me holding myself to some silly "higher standard," it is simple fact. It is removing the fun what some consider an enjoyable activity for the benefit of those who would rather mindlessly grind out their coins or xp boost with slightly less effort so they... can... what, exactly? Go grind something else mindlessly? Check another fully upgraded exotic off the list so it can become worthless in the next expansion and you can start grinding again? If you're not playing the game to have fun, then [i]what are you doing?[/i] Why are those of us who [i]do[/i] the bad guys? Why are you partaking in activities in a [i]video game[/i] if you [i]do not enjoy them?[/i] that's all, insert tears below line ____________________________________

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