Just watched the little IGN chat video, Deej...
How am I supposed to become a legend if I don't have a trademark weapon that becomes legendary with me?
"Being married to the same gun for 10 years sounds boring" is YOUR opinion... Some of us like the idea of having a signature weapon, and some of us, myself included, don't like where the art is going on the new weapons and armor or hate enemy-themed gear like The Dark Below kit.
If you make the new weapons and armor solid contenders, people will naturally want to acquire them, rather than being forced to by numbers... And denying a play-style because [i]You[/i] think it is boring is wrong.
The real reason the ascension system is mandatory, however, is because this isn't an MMORPG! In a standard MMO, your combat is derived from your class and augmented by the numbers provided by gear. Sure some swords might swing faster or slower, but autoattack is like 2% of your DPS and combat.
This is a shooter with live, twitch firearms... Every single one of which runs a little differently than the next. When a player finds a "favorite" gun, it isn't just his favorite [i]looking[/i] weapon, it is his favorite [i]running[/i] weapon.
I have run a custom tuned 1911 pistol in competition for almost 12 years now... Are there better modded guns out now?
Yes
Are there a lot of newer guns I have liked and have added to my collections and ran?
Yes
But the bottom line is I cannot run any gun as fast or as hard as that 1911. It has been tuned to my preferences and trained with until it is an extension of my hands, so that's the gun that I drive in matches that count... Just like Fatebringer drivers in Destiny (Or in my case Timepiece and Grim Citizen)
You cant treat Destiny like an MMO because it simply isn't one.
I would actually like an answer about plans for long term ascension, because I am done tomorrow if all my work acquiring, leveling and customizing my characters is gonna be moot in 3 months... I was done before until you announced Etheric Light.
Edit: Great comments, thank you! We are not alone, and we want an answer, Deej!
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If their plan is to make us start from scratch every year in definitely done
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Agreed. It just goes back to how bungee doesn't want everyone using the same gear. Making year one gear obsolete will limit us to new gear in order to stay relevant. That funnels us to just a few good options.
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Edited by Babajide Onwuatuegwu: 7/13/2015 4:25:39 AM
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Edited by ne0m4tr1x: 7/13/2015 1:52:51 AMBump. Things I need to know before I buy TTK. 1. Weapon's and Gear can they be upgraded ?. 2. Vault Space is this being increased ?. 3. Amount of content coming with TTK, is it more than TDB and HOW combined ?. If all the issues above are addressed with the right answer then I will buy the TTK. Answers. 1.Yes 2. Yes 3. Yes.
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It is very dissapointing that we arnt going to be able to upgrade our armor to the next level. First of all since Taken Wallet is trying to give new players a lot, we should be able to wear first year armor and have them say "Where can I get that?" You can't sorry. Also when Crota was basically the only way to get to 32 everyone was just wearing the same armor taking away a lot of variety and making the highest level not something to look forward to.
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Bump!
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What are trying to say...that you're a scumbag that only uses thorn cause it's op? If weapons were balanced it wouldn't matter what you used because everything was actually usable.
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[quote]my work acquiring, leveling and customizing my characters is gonna be moot in 3 months[/quote] yep
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It's not your "weapon" if everyone is using the same gun as you.
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I always thought they were going to do something cool with the first gun you get in the game.
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Right on the money! There are weapons that suit my play style and I'm attached to. I worked hard to aquire them and I'll be damed if I have to leave my hard work behind because you arse hats farked the vaults pandering to older consoles for the dollars. More vault space you cook rubbing fags at Bungie.
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Bumpbumpbimpbumpbumbpbumpbumbpbumo
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I cant get a hawkmoon....that will be my precious if i ever get it.
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I'm throwing this out there, I'm okay with them making new gear better. You had to play harder missions just to get to it. That being said, I think if they had something along the lines of Etheric Light to just basically bring us up to the base level that the new DLC weapons and Gear are at, then let us level them up again to be competitive. Also, I'm just saying that once I can I'm ascending my Vision of Confluence, and under no circumstances will I destroy it. It has seen every little thing in the game with my Warlock. (Yes I went back and replayed everything before I went into Vault with it.). It will see every event in the game to come. Get ready Oryx, because one of these rounds has your name on it.
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I've just got a Vex and I've totally fallen in love with it. It's powerful, yes, but not overpoweringly so. I want to grow with that weapon throughout the franchise, not be forced to replace it with every expansion.
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But (sarcasm) they gave us an emblem that says we are legend already ....geez...;)
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Like Cloud and his signature buster sword. Been married to that weapon for more than ten years.
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We better be able to ascend Exotics. I'm going to be beyond pissed if we Xbox players finally get those missing Exotics and they turn out to be obsolete.
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