JavaScript is required to use Bungie.net

Destiny 2

Discuss all things Destiny 2.
Edited by RAUDRULF: 10/20/2022 6:38:26 AM
37

Quality Assurance and Quality Control - Bungie Says no

It may be a small thing, to not have an event / quest function the way it should, but it is a clear indication of the inability or willingness to playtest the game / seasonal content drops. One would expect a company worth 3.2 Billion Dollars would be able to plan and schedule activity testing accordingly, and not use their playersbase (who paid for the content) and contributed towards the commercial value of the company as basically free labor to "playtest" their encounters in the seasonal drops. Bungie did not decide to launch this event 24 hours ago, it has been in the works for how long? Even though it is just a rinse and repeat of every other event with a nice comb over here and there, so why was it not playtested? How much effort does it take to spend some time running a lost sector? I understand that game development is complex in nature, and most of us having input on the state of the game gets shut down or overlooked because it feels like the common narrative is "You are not developers therefore your input/comments/concerns are null in void" This minor thing, brings to question the future of the game and the if Bungie really values their players that contributed to their 3.2 Billion dollar worth. EDIT : Part 2, To add insult to Injury. Taking into consideration that how long Duality has been out, and how long it took them to add a "Fix" for the core Mechanic in the dungeon that makes completing the dungeon damn near impossible at times, leading to player frustration in the progress just feels like their interest and priorities are not focussed on this IP anymore. Any game, should not be laborious or should not add to player frustration, as the point of gaming to some is to relax. There are numerous problems that persist to happen, I play on PC and Console and these issues are inherent across all platforms. 1. Encounters in Strikes that do not spawn in enemies, forcing players to die in order to restart the encounter. 2. Loading players into activities that are about to be completed, forcing players to redo another playlist activity to complete the Artificial fun factor that is bounties. 3. Enemies including champs, regaining health back, from prompting a "finish" to almost 50% of their health. 4. Crucible as a whole is in a terrible state. Enough said about that. 5. Player Time is not respected - lost sector rewards, (exotic drops) and a great example us how normal strikes will take 10 to 15 mins - rewards 4 to 5 pages, and lake of shadows takes 5 minutes, rewards 3 pages That being said, Destiny 2 feels like ifs slowly becoming the "Lessons Learnt" part of Bungie for their next "Big IP/Game". In my opinion, there is a major disconnect between the developer and the gamers. I feel, from my point of view that the game is not focussed on the betterment of the player or their experiences. I understand the commercial and contractural obligations the Developer, Bungie might have to their new business group owners, and that more senior resources as a whole might be shifted to the next business venture, this does not mean that the game, it's playerbase, and the general attitude towards the game should be neglected. Fact is, that for the time being, your playerbase for Destiny 2, is still of somewhat importance. Reputation goes a long way. Something I think the developers fail to focus on. How does their actions or the lack there of, make their players feel?

Posting in language:

 

Play nice. Take a minute to review our Code of Conduct before submitting your post. Cancel Edit Create Fireteam Post

View Entire Topic
  • Bungo's philosophy of testing. - Does Downtime take the game down - Check (only it often comes back up weasled!) - Can you load into the game - Check, It may not take you to the Tower on the same day and if you make it to any destination you and everyone else may be invisible but check anyways - Can you spend money in Eververse - Check Boom Done ship it!!!

    Posting in language:

     

    Play nice. Take a minute to review our Code of Conduct before submitting your post. Cancel Edit Create Fireteam Post

You are not allowed to view this content.
;
preload icon
preload icon
preload icon