the first thing the New Guy will want to do, is?. get rid of all the crap he doesn't like of the old guy, then he's told thats not possible and slowly, he starts to learn all the crap the Old Guy was dealing with but no one spoke about, then you all will wonder WTF?? where are the changes where is the new great content????. and the New Guy will be to busy just trying to keep this boat afloat until D2 delayed arrival

Seems to me he's just the guy left holding the shitty end of the stick

Only time will tell if things turn around for Destiny. However, this very second, Destiny is continuing its downward path.

I think it is a great decision. Bungie has a self-described reputation of being "irreverent" (disrespectful) it doesn't fly anymore. There are too many other options out there that go out of their way making game updates to reward the customers. Guys like L Smith and S Merrill wouldn't make it into the parking lot of a company like CD Projekt Red. The PVE Sandbox Team misread the players somewhere along the line when they destroyed what was great about this game. The fun. They may have a PVP background and assumed PVE players sought the same sweaty challenge as PVP players, they were wrong. Myself as well as 90% of my friends list left because of the nerfs in PVE. The great weapons we used to raid for, make videos of getting were iconic. I'm not claiming they weren't overpowered because they were, that was the purpose. We didn't stop playing when we finally got them, we played MORE to use them. Smith and Merrill cater to streamers and have made PVE Destiny a game for streamers. Casuals have left in droves, they used to be able to reach end game content, top level, and even raided. They didn't have to be great, the rest of the fireteam could cover weaklinks until they got the hang of it because their were OP weapons that bridged the gap. No longer, rather than challenge elite players to use a weapon without elemental damage they remove it from all primaries for all players. Instead of elite players using something other than Vex or Gjally they cry that those weapons be nerfed or removed because they are breaking the game in PVE. In other words, scrubs and filthy casuals can now complete raids too and they are no longer special snowflakes. S Merrill and L Smith are in my opinion the chief offenders in this regard. They scoff at and look down upon the majority of their own fanbase and I resented it along with many of my friends. As long as they are still around refusing to accept that their vision for PVE and their irreverent attitude towards their customers remain, I will stay gone. I wish him luck and hope the best comes out of it. Destiny is a great game at its core, if they understand that challenging and entertaining are not equal. If they understand that PVE and PVP gamers have different wants from their experience, this game will explode and once again become legendary.

We shall see. I'm hoping this means a brighter future for Bungie. But damn...now you can add another high profile name who left in recent years.

Smoke and mirrors to preserve what little reputation and the image they have left. Nothing will change, but they'll say it is. A new CEO doesn't change contractual obligation.

"...one priority, and Bungie’s, is and always has been to deliver great games that we can all share together..." bla bla bla ... they can make even golden dinosaurs in Destiny - not going to spend 1 dime on Destiny. I wasted 1,5 year and im willing to swap fo other game/games and stream them rather than sticking with bungie and constantly throwin money at the screen while beeing shit all over me by them. Thank you for this journey - good luck. You'll need it.

They need a complete internal review and operational analysis as well as a communications education. What they really need is business majors who understanding business management, not necessarily game development to assist them. Techies and engineers rarely make good strategy setters. Hopefully the new guy shakes things up and hopefully Activision doesn't hold as much or more sway with him than the last.

I feel that new leadership and direction is what Bungie needs. I would like to see where the company goes now.

Well, I worked in Target Canada when it opened and a year later the CEO "stepped down"/got fired and a year after that they stripped 133 stores from Canada... Let's hope Bungie stays upright lol

[quote]Woowoo. Harold Ryan scrapped Statens story and was the reason Marty got canned.[/quote] - High Charity This^

Year 2 Gally hype

Bungie is circling the drain and this is just one of many desperate attempts to fix the problem to come. And not- I don't mean financially, just in the general direction of disaster from producing such a mediocre game. Welcome to Bungie 2.0 where no one gives a -blam!- about previously held standards of greatness anymore.

I hope this means we'll actually get a balanced and fair game

One of the few remaining folks from Bungie's early days as a developer.. :-(

When your screw ups hit Forbes, time for changes.