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Edited by CurvedBubbles:
8/20/2014 1:37:10 AM
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Competitive Multiplayer Not Actually Competitive
Bungie claims their multiplayer to be competitive, but let's take a look at why it's the exact opposite:
1. No game chat
-serious Bungie?
2. Rewards are random
-no incentives to play well
3. No ranking system
-where's the ranking system? It's just another cod play and get a high level "ranking" system
4. No private matches
-lel
Feel free to add other reasons. From what I see, Destiny does not have competitive multiplayer, but a casual, boring, will get old in a month type of multiplayer.
For the people who don't get it:
[spoiler][quote]Wow, kinda surprising to see a gaming forum so out of touch in what defines a competitive multiplayer experience in today's context.
Yes, if you follow the strict definition itself you're going to end up saying that the multiplayer is competitive. However this is not within context. While it's true to the definition, the actual competitive gaming crowd is going to largely disagree with you. Operating by that definition you could call Mario Party 8 a competitive game, and believe me when I say it's a rarity for anyone in the competitive scene to agree to something like that. Because the definition listed is as broad as it is, the competitive community has taken on its own version of that word. Agree with the result or not, they do not operate by the one listed.
The things the OP listed all detract from a competitive experience because they all bar incentive to continue, and an incentive to win. One thing he listed bars part of the competition in its entirety. Competitive multiplayers of today's standard supply you with both without holding you back from obtaining those goals. Actually I take that back. They will hold you back in one way and only one way - by the opponent's abilities matched against your own. This is key to the competitive community's view on competition. What results from the match is what drives the player forward to become a better player and receive rewards for eventually being just that. That is in a summarized way, the definition the competitive community abides by.
Basically, it's a slang version of the word "competitive."
-Teh Puma[/quote][/spoiler]
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How about this: Bungie has a specific vision for Destiny that, at present, doesn't seem to include these things you think you want. It may be that the entire experience of the game is better for the lack of these things. It could be that the intention is for this game to focus on co-op rather than competitive. It could be adding these things will damage some overall aspect of the game that Bungie is trying to keep intact. It could be that they will add these things later if the experience isn't working the way they want. These threads all seem to start with the supposition that all of these things definitely make FPS PVP better, which is opinion based on your preferences and limited information of what the entirety of Destiny has to offer. While people may enjoy these features, it's just possible that the way it is set up is the best arrangement for this specific game. Or maybe some of these things will be in the final game, who knows. Seriously, either play and enjoy the game Bungie has created, or don't. Maybe you will like it without all those things you think you want. Maybe you won't. If you don't want to risk the money, go play something else until you read a few reviews. But saying it isn't competitive just because it doesn't have all the features you think it should have is kinda pointless.
