[b]TL:DR[/b] I made an error. Didn't go back to confirm before writing. Oops. My apologies for stirring up a pot without a proper foundation. I'm going to leave the original post in cause I feel like editing out my error is...cowardly. Take it how you will. Skip to [b]Edit 4[/b] for what I think is a proper solution to solving the vault space issue. [b]Edit 2[/b]: Before you begin to read. From some of the comments I'm getting the impression that folks think that I don't like the update so let me clarify before you get to the post. I love the vault update. Not only are they doubling the raw space, but they've added in a system that can be expanded upon If we ever need vault space again (Which we will). Need more space? Add a page. [i][u]I'm ecstatic about the update. I mother-blam!-ing love it[/u][/i] The original reason for spawning this post which it seems folks are missing is that in my opinion, this update should have came earlier, and I feel like the problem was solved a long time ago. The way it is being presented, as selling point for the The Taken King (even though you get this update whether you purchase or not), suggests that Bungie needed something to convince people to buy the next DLC. This game has been in development for 5 years. By design they knew people would want to hold onto things. The vault should have never been a problem, and I don't think it was right to blame last gen for not releasing a proper update once players reached a point where they needed more space. They chose to develop for it. Also in my opinion, they didn't even need the vault as a selling point in the first place. With so many awesome things coming with TTK they should have put this in as soon as it was done. But on to the post. Original Post: Watched the stream from start to finish. Beginning to god damn end. A lot of exciting stuff was displayed and showed off and I'm starting to get very excited for the DLC. They're adding more ghosts, completely revamping the leveling system, adding what seems to be a lot more reasons to spend more than Tuesday playing the game. No more caps on marks (yes), No more having to wear the ugly class items from the factions 24/7 (yes), and no more year one legendaries. (Tear) Exotic Blueprints (yes). Shader/Ship collections (yes), and whole mess of other interesting shit. All aboard the Hype Train! But the highlight of this showcase was vault space. Congrats guardians. All the constant posting is paying off. The vault space is being doubled. More than doubled even if you're counting raw spaces. But as soon as I saw the vault, I flashed back to their original excuse as to why they couldn't increase it any more than they did initially. The old consoles couldn't take it. The 360 and ps3 were to blame. This update split a -blam!-ing rift in between new gen and last gen players, completely scapegoating a significant portion of Bungie's playerbase. But look what we have now. Double the god damn vault space. So unless I missed something, last gen is getting this update is well. So I have a question. What changed between then and now that is suddenly letting last gen handle such a steep increase in space. What magical piece of hardware was installed into 360s and ps3s? Or an even better set of questions. [i][u]Why in the hell did Bungie feel the need to outright lie about it and why wasn't this increase implemented earlier?[/u][/i] I just want answers. Still looking forward to the DLC though. Heads up Guardians. [b]Edit 1[/b]: Okay let me be a little more clear. I understand that splitting the pages and tabbing the vault lets the last gen consoles handle the new update. I want to know why they didn't split the pages and tab the vault in the first place. There was no reason to blame last gen consoles for a small update when the answer to increase it like they are now was always there. That's why I'm irritated. [b]Edit 3[/b]: Okay I messed up. Hugely. That's what I get for posting out of frustration. Bungie did say the original vault update was a short term solution, and that they would continue to look into it. Here's the original weekly update. I want to be the first to acknowledge my mistake, but feel free to rip into me cause I'll admit I deserve it. https://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=12707 [quote]Different players have different needs, [b]but our goal was to find a solution that could deliver more Vault space to the greatest number of people in the short term[/b]. Our challenge was to provide an increase in storage that fit within the memory constraints that limit how many items can be displayed on one screen. This had to be accomplished by a team who is simultaneously working on future content. We opted for making sure that players would have enough slots for all Exotics from Launch through House of Wolves - thus the largest increase in slot space is for weapons.[/quote] Even so. I still believe this should have been released earlier, rather than wait till they were in hype mode to let us know of their solution. [b]Edit 4: Constructing a Permanent Solution.[/b] Through all this another user suggested a wonderful idea. It seems Bungie has provided a solution to the vault space problem without even realizing it. Those beautiful ass terminals. When it comes to shaders/ships/and emblems, we no longer need to store them in vaults. Neither do we have to store our unused exotics if we want to keep them. This new system is probably the greatest thing to happen to item storage since the introduction of the mobile vault. So why can't this system be used for legendary gear? Even rare, uncommon, and common gear? Having a defined list of everything there is in the game, having it permanently unlocked when it drops, and being able to withdraw it at will for some glimmer would free up even more vault space for those of us who will continue to lug around our year one gear for as long as we can. Like I've said in a previous post, I'm not deleting my fate bringer. Plus, when it comes to normal PvP there's still a reason to hold onto old weapons you've grown used to since reforging is getting ready to phase out. I also think this would help ease the pain of not ascending year one gear. My personal itty bitty gripe with it is that by not ascending the gear and having no way to re-obtain the gear, Eventually I'll have to get rid of the things I don't use going against my collectors mentality when it comes to these types of games. I like having all the items, even though I may never use them. Ever. If I had a list of things I've obtained over time, and was able to withdraw my shadow price every time I wanted to have a nostalgic pvp moment, I think that could solve the vault problem as well as make everyone a little bit more okay with not being able to ascend things. Thoughts?