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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I'd keep my fatebringer for the ten year plan
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Edited by Butthurt the 9th: 7/9/2015 11:17:37 AMOf course there will be gear ascension You think bungies cheap ass is going to create brand new gear sets rofl
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All they need to do is have fatebringer II my out see this with dregs Pride II which is an omen of things to come Simply have better weapons and you won't want to ascend the old ones Did I ascend fb yes Did I ascend murmur no The low is the only gun in how that is worth it the rest are just meh
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Op is fgt
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Permanent hiatus if this actually happens
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They certainly keep making points to make us play the way "they" want.
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I agree with you, I have loved using scout rifles since the alpha, beta and day one, my first raid weapon was the vision of confluence, my bread and butter, pvp, raids, Poe, or just patrolling, the VOC is my go to, and I was so pumped when I found that I could upgrade it, I used my etheric light on that before any of my armor. After hearing what they said about the year 1 weapons, honestly that out of all things is what put me on the fence about buying TTK, the VOC is my mark, my legend........Don't make it obsolete like you did to my black suros
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Word. Everything you said.
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Edited by beachedas25: 7/9/2015 7:34:12 AMHeres an old video which i think is relevant to what we are facing again. First time I didnt see it coming and it resulted in me leaving the game for 4 months. Etheric light bought me back well that and i had already pre bought it. [url=https://youtu.be/DJfYbwr00oA ][/url] This time I have not pre ordered and wont be...
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Highest bump possible
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I feel it's like a guitarist and his guitar look at billy joe Armstrong from green day still using the same guitar from day one before the millions. Same with zakk Wylde and his black and white swirl. How about Thor AND his hammer, King Arthur and his sword. They come together as one. Baseball players and the glove they use. Or a cop and his gun. They stay with them, learn them and become better as a whole than apart. We may get new gear and weapons and we may want to switch but the old faithful will still be ready if we want or need it. Let us play the game our way. Build stories around our play and our weapons. I know fatebringer and a few others have been big in my destiny story telling. I wouldn't have the story if that weapon wasn't part of me.
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I'm not buying TTK until they verify that I can ascend my current gear to the same capacity as TTK gear. If HoW is my last DLC, so be it.
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Black hammer is my favorite sniper in the game Ill never get rid of it
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I hope they carry it forward, after starting it. The fact that they haven't made EL available to solo and casual players through Xur is probably a big red flag that they don't intend to continue.
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Edited by eternal_napalm: 7/8/2015 2:58:49 PMWhat I find funny is that none of the new weapons and gear are desirable. Seriously. They suck.
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Edited by Avel: 7/8/2015 1:09:55 PMTTK needs lots of exotics to make up for it This post was made 5 days ago, what are you on in regards to that last edit? Esthetic light has been out since HoW dropped
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I agree entirely.
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I agree whole heartedly...while you run a 1911 I run an HK which feels like as you put it an extension of my hand. I have had a kimber and other handguns but it doesn't feel right. I'm a fatebringer driver and I don't want to put it down unless you introduce something vastly better. Stop forcing us to play the game the way you envisioned...especially from a community manager who doesn't play anymore.
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I had to get rid of my back handed compliment bexause it no longer cuts the mustard, harsh times indeed
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Bump. If my final boss goes obsolete someone dies.
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