I Blame Activision and Not bungie

What kind of content do you think is necessary to engage gamers such as yourself while at the same time appealing to the more "average Joe" types? What would be an acceptable timeline for them to include the content?

That is a question you'll have to give me some time to think on. If your willing to wait a bit, I can get back to you with something resembling an answer. But I should emphasize... I am young, ignorant, and far from a game developer. The only experience I have is the many years I've spent gaming; and even that pales in comparison to the senior gamers I often talk to on here. I complain about content because that is what I know is lacking for me. But telling you why and how to fix it will take some deeper thought. And I may not be able to know for sure. But I'll put some thought on it.

Well it doesn't have to be deep or heavily involved. Just your preference. For example, maybe personal content for you character such as having specific class/race/faction missions. Perhaps missions that required stealth and for you to avoid combat. These missions would also fill in a lot if the story.

Well I certainly appreciate that you aren't asking for something deep. But, perhaps unfortunately, one of my character traits is that I value peoples thoughts very highly; above most everything else. So I can't give an undeveloped thought. That said, I have given it some thought and analyzing my current state in the game... I may have a satisfactory answer. I should start by analyzing why I play games. And [b]in my case, I look for progression and intricate mechanics. I get bored when my progression is halted and a mastery of the mechanics is achieved.[/b] Currently, I'm a 28 hunter. Being that I value progression and mechanics, let's look at what options I have along those two paths. Progression: -I've completely unlocked both hunter classes. Leaving me with level progression and gear progression. -Level progression doesn't go much further, additionally the only way for me to level up is to find ascendant shards or acquire raid gear. -Due to my own limitations, I can't do the raid. Making gear progression a non-option for me. -To acquire shards I need to get them as a reward for the daily heroic or dismantle legendary armour. This limits my activities to strikes and daily missions. As well as getting lucky when patrolling or maybe PvP matches. -The strikes and missions available to me are the ones I have already done dozens of times each. I feel that the negative effects of repetition are apparent so I won't detail that any further. [u]So my progression has been halted.[/u] Mechanics: -The vast majority of the mechanics are mastered upon reaching a high level with one character. The only mechanics I've yet to master are the class specifics: mobility powers, supers, and melee abilities. -Thus the number of mechanics yet to be mastered is few. And the depth of each has been significantly reduced by my mastery of the basic concept of how mobility, supers, and melee abilities work in Destiny. [u]So there are few novel mechanics left to learn.[/u] My solution: -Widen the options for progression. Don't base my level progression on my ability to find shards or repeatedly run a raid. Offer me other options. Perhaps the ability to level based on reputation ranks, missions completed, enemies killed, items found, etc... Any variety to high level progression would help. -Mechanically, I feel the game has enough mechanical depth. Mechanics can't be so easily altered as progression. Being the core of the game, once a game has released it's very difficult to alter mechanics in significant ways. They do have to option of introducing new mechanics however. With the release of expansions and the special events, they have to ability to introduce new mechanics constantly. -Add in new types of bounties and public events. Increase the variety of patrol missions. These both seem relatively cheap and easy to add, while mixing up the game experience in interesting ways at a fairly constant pace. I think that some added variety to the content and mechanics already present in the game is something that can appeal to all of us in the community. With timeframes varying from things that could be implemented in weeks, to things implemented over years. This would add some spice to the game, and at a controlled rate to keep us "no-lifes" from gobbling it up and getting bored. XD

I think those ideas would work. What do you think of adding a procedural randomizer to strikes, so they don't feel the exact same?

Having no understanding of Destiny code... I think it would be incredibly helpful. The problem with live generation is the quality of the content. In order to generate a different experience, you have to generalize elements of the game. Which may ultimately hurt it more than help. Additionally, Bungie is a huge fan of crafted experiences. So generation of any sort conflicts with their style. However, I think some randomization in the enemies that spawn, the weapons they use, and perhaps some small generation with a few different abilities for each boss would be hugely helpful. As of now, I can practically guarantee when, where, what, and with what I will be attacked in every part of every strike.