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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Whoever we were watching play during that video is without a doubt the worst player I've ever seen in my entire life.
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A signature weapon huh? I like that idea!
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Yes I agree with you 100 percent. Don't let this post die
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And your 'signature' gun is same gun that everyone else uses haha you're a sheep mate, get back in the pen you weak ass jellyfan!
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Exotics not going forward is the only thing I'm really salty about so far.
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They are even screwing over the exotics you can upgrade. The year 2 Suros Regime has about one third less stability than the year 1 Suros.
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Bump #saveourexotics
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I totally agree. I don't understand why we can't keep upgrading all of our exotics. Yes there is some that I don't give a damn about but most of them I use. It's going to suck if I have to leave some of my favorite exotics behind just because we have "new" stuff.
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No answer from him right?
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It's not mandatory. Why does it need to be mandatory? Most every other game I've played makes older stuff less useful or obsolete as you progress. Things that were once the best eventually become practically useless or not the best option anymore. Why do people get so attached to digital items?
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The idea that you need to sacrifice a gun you may like to level up a gun u like better is bizarre especially for a loot based game.
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.....ime finaly getting a new game, no more destiny
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I swear I hate listening to DeeJ he comes off as a scum but who am I to judge. The things that man says like "destiny would be boring if you where married to the same gun for 10 years" that's your opinion and bungie's opinion some players like being with those guns for a long time
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Is not an MMO but it still has MMO trades. Same with RPG trades. Is something "new". By the way is their game they can treat it as they please. I love Raid themed gear. I wear pieces from every end game and an exotic. Same with the weapons. The new art imo is great the weapons look sleek and intimidating.
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I just hate how deej and the devs believe that just because they think it's awesome to be a weapon whoree meaning change weapons every single time doesn't mean we're the same way. If anything there's that many weapons for you to try to see which one fits your playstyle not just constantly swap weapons.... I would understand if you could gain xp from leveling up your weapons but the fact that they're just there feels unnecessary to me
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Bump!!
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Agreed! Bump!!
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Tis fantastic! In reg Crucible you can use your gun. In big boy Iron Banner you can evolve and do something creative.
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Now you see how they used etheric light to sell you a garbage DLC and then took it away. Why? Most likely to sell it back to you at a later date. My advice, enjoy destiny for what you got out if it, play the DLC if you bought it but don't buy anything else from bungie until someone with more ethics takes over, if that ever happens.
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Bruh, DeeJ is just the community manager, besides, you can use new guns. Chill