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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 taifhamid1: 9/18/2014 3:07:46 AM
    my only problem with Destiny is the lack of content, the story is WAYYYYYY too short, and makes no sense at all, even after the story and shit load of strikes and side missions i have no clue who or what the traveler is other than what the speaker told me, how do i know he isn't lying? how do i know this ghost is not making me do stuff to help the traveler destroy other worlds? the story is a total failure, it expects you to just get with the flow and get over it, plus what happened to the rest of earth why are we just fighting in Russia? Why are the planets and explorables so small and similar? Why do the missions feel like they take place with in 5 miles radius? the ending feels like a minor victory that barely changes anything, the rewards of the ending are pathatic(all quests rewards) a weapon that is way worse than a weapon that i found on a Venus strike, i love the game spent over 15Hours on it already but it just not working out for me...how did earth fall? what happened to the countries? governments? armies? how was the traveler crippled? who are the Awoken? who are the Exo? who are the fallen, hive, vex...etc? why do they want to destory the traveler? you can't just tell me it's an old nemisis or ask me to read lore online that i can't even find. with all of that this begs the question, how did they send $500M on this game? the content on it belongs to a F2P game except the graphics and cool equipment, skill system, the game is unique and really good but it leaves too many empty blanks, well empty pages is more like it, if their focus was on DLCs instead of the game it self than they deserve the bad reviews they are getting. also in a logical point of view how come the Guardians who risk their lives to defend earth and other planets barely get any weapons or equipments and have to pay for them or just find them? xD

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