[quote][b]TL;DR - Public Events will likely be incredibly diverse, fun and ever-changing. If Bungie gave you the tools and freedom to create your own Public Event, what would you create?[/b][/quote]
When Bungie revealed the first Public Event in the E3 gameplay demo, I was honestly not that impressed. I have played Defiance and a couple other large scale MP games, and I gotta say that it was not a lasting enjoyable time for me. To have random people run up and shoot some monster with me just felt weird. Heck, in Defiance they had leaderboard after each event, so every person that came in seemed to either distract me or steal the show. It was quite aggravating and I eventually avoided the events altogether.
So when Destiny showed off a group of random players taking down a Spider Tank, I wasn't all that excited. I would have rather seen more UI or menus, or maybe a few snid-bits of competitive play. However, then I read a few articles detailing what Bungie wants to do with Public Events and I had an interesting thought:
[i][b]Bungie makes games they want to play[/b][/i]
As far as I'm concerned, fighting a Spider Tank would be fun a few times but would quickly get old. AND BUNGIE KNOWS THIS. My mind started wandering, thinking of all the incredibly fun Public Events they probably have planned. I mean, we're talking about a developer that turned a hammer and a skull into a digital sport! Public Events in Destiny could literally be anything they wanted: dodge ball with Space Magic, vehicle races, smaller version of Firefight where last Guardian surviving wins, there is no limit!
And then another thought came to mind. Bungie has always given the community tools and freedom to design their own maps and gametypes. When they say that Destiny will become something they don't control, what if it means they will give us a chance to build these Public Events from the ground up??? What if I create a map and gametype for my own very of World of (Spider) Tanks and it sporadically shows up in the world for people to participate in? [u]Imagine walking into a public area and suddenly be given the option to try out some community member's new creation![/u] Sure they could suck, but the very idea is simply incredible!
Okay, this has been way too long for a simple point. [i]From here on out, please share some ideas of what you would create in this new universe! Share some of your awesome Halo game ideas if you think they apply! What would you love to randomly run into in a public area?[/i]
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I support this topic with one exception. I don't like the idea of wandering through the lands hunting down Fallen that are on our planet and suddenly being notified that "hey some guy made a custom event, wanna try it out?" If there is some kind of workshop where people can upload their creations or perhaps an area in the city to try them out I think that would be cool. [b]On a side note:[/b] They stated that the destruction cause by the Public Event was playable Geometry. I really want to know how that is going to work. Will it take time for the object to be rebuilt? Will there be some sort of job system to rebuild them for extra In-game currency?