From the 3rd day of destiny launching, I've been playing almost daily. Around December 2015, I decided to take a break from destiny, simply because I was bored and I had other stuff to do at the time. Fast forward about half a year, in slowly getting back onto destiny. Along my break and coming back after half a year, you know what I picked up? I came back to this forum and realized that the same shit is still raging a storm. The same nerfs and the same buffs, the same add this and the same add that. Nothing has changed on the forums. Now, me diving headfirst into the game, not knowing what the meta is, not glitching out anything, I came in and just played. Simply put on my headset and played. You realized that if you just took away all of this nonsense mindset we ALL have/had, the game becomes so much better. Instead of staying I top of everything and trying to perfect myself, trying to get the best of the best, trying to find the quickest shortcut, trying to obtain the most rewards, I just played. Stop worrying about the glitches and the nerfs and buffs and OPs and everything, just play. If you die, you die. You kill, you kill. That's that. It takes off so much more stress just enjoying yourself rather than putting barriers on your playstyle and your enjoyment due to things like weapons and balancing. So I ask you, please, put down the phone, get off the forums, and just play the game. Play some crucible, do some strikes, talk to friends, meet new friends. Just [u]have fun.[/u] realizing that this is just a game, and realizing that the purpose of the game is to have fun, makes the game fun. [b]i want to make something clear:[/b] Seems like some of you are misunderstanding this post. People are pointing out the topic about lags and in game glitches, and I agree. Ultimately these things are very annoying, and needs fixing. However this post is more driven towards people who have their heads in the numbers, (need this, buff that, change this, take this away, add that) those types of things. My realization today was simply that after you stop counting how many times you got killed to this weapon, or how stupidly powerful that weapon is, then you really do start to enjoy the game as a game. Stop trying to cheese your way through raids, don't try to obtain the most loot, don't try to go on a super grind for the best things, don't try to try hard you way through the game, stop chasing that perfect k/d. It's always healthy to set goals for yourself, but it's very unhealthy to always grind and grind at it none stop without taking a break and enjoy the moment. It's much better to view a game as a game rather than a chore. This concept applies for both real life and in game. [quote]Gamers don't want to have fun, as seen with Crota cheesing, division cheesing, camping in cod. It's not fun, it's the rewards, loot or high score. Gamers don't want to say I had fun, they want to say I'm the best. I have never followed the meta, the meta just slowly rolls around to fit my play style before going away. But that's it, other players crave YouTubers to tell them how to play, they don't want to use what's fun they want to use what's best. It's a simple mentality, and it's ubiquitous to our gaming culture.[/quote] -Billy Don't Rage