Looking back at the last three TWABs - I personally feel very disconnected from the game.
I rarely play PvP (I am one of those scrubs wanting SBMM back and ideally a ladder/rank system) and really don't care about the meta or sandbox. I have certain guns that I like and that feel good and certain weapon types I am not good with and don't like using (those would be snipers, shotguns, and hand cannons - go figure).
Generally speaking I play(ed) Destiny for the story beats and the single player gun play experience. I don't care for trials, raids or GM nightfalls. Am I the target audience? Probably not and that's OK.
But after reading the last couple of TWABs it has become clear to me that I care less and less for the meta, sandbox, reissued weapons, or any other constant messing with the mechanics of a game that's been out for years - it has all become constant background noise to me.
What I would care about is a large infusion of NEW content and activities. New strikes, new game modes, new maps for crucible and gambit.
Bungie has not said much (or really anything) about the content for next season. But even with new story beats leading up to Witch Queen I just don't care enough anymore to spent another season playing the exact same strikes, playing on the same old PvP maps, basically doing exactly what I've been doing for far too long.
Long story short - Sandbox changes don't do it for me if there is no NEW content along with them.
I've also started diving into my backlog of other games and really enjoyed a few titles on the Game Pass that weren't even on my radar. It has been great to discover new worlds and I really haven't missed the grind of Destiny.
Just did the one seasonal challenge that requires two strikes with each elemental type. Not hard to do but a great reminder how boring old content is at this stage.
I can't and won't be doing that for the next couple of months.
Sorry for the rant and lengthy post - it was just something I needed to get off my chest to articulate my current feelings towards a game that has been a constant for me for many years.
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Modificato da A_Hairy_Gnome: 8/20/2021 7:49:56 PMI feel you brother. I feel your pain. If you feel like you are not the target audience, it's because you are correct, you are not. The target audience as of this point is called MONEY. The game has been struggling since D2 launched. They did everything to keep it afloat. They threw in Forsaken, probably the best era of D2, and yet the game is still struggling, Activision still left, and now we are left with this mess. Greed rules here now and the target audience are those who throw money at the screen. This is the direction now. I'm glad you've started to ease out of the game. Keep doing that. Keep turning your back and run away as far as possible. If you ever get back, just think you did it before, you turned your back once and ran away, you could do it again. Keep doing that and you'll find out there are other games that deserves your happiness and enjoyment. Wait and see if this improves. Most likely it won't. It hasn't been and probably won't. I hope you find solace and enjoyment out there. I'm glad you've already started that journey. Get out there and start a new adventure. And don't look back.
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Yup, Yup, and Yup. They are not talking about new content, because there is not enough to talk about.
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They're not taking about it because they don't want to spoil the season.
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[quote]They're not taking about it because they don't want to spoil the season.[/quote] This season has to last 6 months, it could be gruelling lol