(Yes, I know I'm going to get ragged on for this...) But honestly, I think a big part of it started with the site update. Bungie.old had an entirely different tone of discussion, and was extremely well organized and moderated. At the time of Bungie.next, I believe I likened the new thread layout to a chaotic hybridization of Youtube comments and Twitter, and I have to say that any change in that perception since then has been minimal. I also know I was not the only one who felt a little perturbed by the new setup, and I was not the only one who was entirely put off by it.
The intention at the beginning seemed to be to bring the new fans of Destiny into the folds of a tight knit community. Instead, that community has been spread apart and absorbed into the overwhelming mass of Destiny players, many of whom are here simply because Destiny is the current big thing and will be gone as soon as the next game comes out.
The whole social element that Destiny was supposed to have also kind of failed, in my opinion. There's no public chat, no matchmaking for many of the events, no in-game clan functionality. Everybody's just sort of being alone together. People play with their friends, or they have to search out new friends outside of the game (in the Community forum, where it doesn't belong, for instance). I made a sort of joking suggestion the other day that we should all decide on a certain spot in the tower where you go and hang out to let everyone know that you're looking for someone to play with.
Most of the old private groups have been reduced to chat rooms completely unrelated to the groups' original purposes. I have one group chat message in my inbox right now that just says, "I'm pooping atm,.So no pants." Don't really want to know the context of that one. I do think the group chats are a cool addition, but the implementation (especially with regard to notification) is a bit... unpolished, from a user perspective.
It does seem like if we want to build the community back up again, we'll have to do it largely on our own. I think Bungie has their hands full with their own problems at the moment.
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Bungie. old died when they split into 343 and (new coke)Bungie. Sadly there can never be Bungie cola classic.
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[quote]"I'm pooping atm,.So no pants."[/quote] You can blame Kodemyster for that.
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You're not gonna get ragged on for that, You're exactly right
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[quote](Yes, I know I'm going to get ragged on for this...) But honestly, I think a big part of it started with the site update. Bungie.old had an entirely different tone of discussion, and was extremely well organized and moderated. At the time of Bungie.next, I believe I likened the new thread layout to a chaotic hybridization of Youtube comments and Twitter, and I have to say that any change in that perception since then has been minimal. I also know I was not the only one who felt a little perturbed by the new setup, and I was not the only one who was entirely put off by it. The intention at the beginning seemed to be to bring the new fans of Destiny into the folds of a tight knit community. Instead, that community has been spread apart and absorbed into the overwhelming mass of Destiny players, many of whom are here simply because Destiny is the current big thing and will be gone as soon as the next game comes out. The whole social element that Destiny was supposed to have also kind of failed, in my opinion. There's no public chat, no matchmaking for many of the events, no in-game clan functionality. Everybody's just sort of being alone together. People play with their friends, or they have to search out new friends outside of the game (in the Community forum, where it doesn't belong, for instance). I made a sort of joking suggestion the other day that we should all decide on a certain spot in the tower where you go and hang out to let everyone know that you're looking for someone to play with. Most of the old private groups have been reduced to chat rooms completely unrelated to the groups' original purposes. I have one group chat message in my inbox right now that just says, "I'm pooping atm,.So no pants." Don't really want to know the context of that one. I do think the group chats are a cool addition, but the implementation (especially with regard to notification) is a bit... unpolished, from a user perspective. It does seem like if we want to build the community back up again, we'll have to do it largely on our own. I think Bungie has their hands full with their own problems at the moment.[/quote]Agreed