It's Saturday and other than running the Vanguard bounties, the Daily Heroic, and a few Public Events, there's nothing to do if you don't play PVP. I hit the Vanguard 100 mark limit 2 days ago so there's no point in pursuing that. Before everyone jumps me out for not going into the Crucible, allow me to explain why I don't play PVP anymore. I started playing PVP with the original Unreal Tournament in 1998. That was 16 years ago and my reflexes had already slowed down to the point where I was barely competitive. Now, at 68-years-old, it's just not real enjoyable having my a$$ handed to me over and over again by a gaggle of testosterone fueled teenagers. I get through the Nightfall and the Weekly Strike at level 28 by playing smart, not by being a gunfighter. In the last two days I've helped a couple of other players get though the Nightfall and the Weekly, but it does get old after a bit. Five other players were gracious enough to allow me to tag along on the Atheon portion of the Raid on normal. It's the first time since release that I've had the opportunity to try the Raid. I know you're not going there, but match-making would be nice even if it's just for limited periods of time.
I suppose the bottom-line is: Give us something to do that is infinitely repeatable. A simple XP reward would be more than adequate. The best suggestion I've seen so far is some type of Horde Mode that allows players with different skill sets and physical abilities the opportunity to participate in a meaningful way. (By the way, the Queen's Wrath was a great outlet to extend the day for PVE players.)
Please understand that I love the game and want it to succeed mightily. I just don't want to sit forever at 29 with no path forward other than the Raid which remains a limited opportunity. Continually spinning one's wheels simply destroys the incentive to stay with the game.
Thanks for listening! Toonces T. Cat
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Edited by WallyZ21: 10/27/2014 2:50:54 AMAt least you have got to level 29. My brother and I are stuck at 23/24 respectively. We grind for hours and get very little back. Neither of us do PVP. I too have lost my edge from age. The rewards in this game just don't add up.. You do a random strike or daily heroic and get 12-25 reputation points after spending 3/4 hour killing a bad ass boss. Compare that to 10-25 rep points for completing the simplest patrol sub-mission and you can get several times that in 3/4 hour. On top of that the only way to get Marks is to do the strikes so players are forced to get low yields on rep points. GRIND, GRIND, GRIND. At my current rate it will take me another sixty days to amass enough rep points to get to rank 2 which will enable me to buy legendary Vanguard armor. At that rate I can completely forget ever getting to rank three to buy legendary weapons. I simply can't image my interest, in this low reward game, lasting that long. And lastly it takes so long to unlock levels that by the time you do unlock them you already have randomly found items better than the ones you can unlock!!!