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7/18/2015 11:31:13 PM
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POLL: Nerfing versus Buffing: A tale of Hammers and Ice

Yes, I agree with this! Bungie, reconsider!

512

No, I think nerfing is the answer.

117

I posted a version of this inside another thread; given the super positive response to the poll attached to my commentary on Matchmaking, I thought I'd address the topic [b][i][u]Why nerfing is always a bad choice in game development [/u][/i][/b] When faced with a situation where a few guns eclipse the general population in terms of use, The solution is never to take power [i]away[/i] from gamers, but instead [i]ADD[/i] power when there is a gap. The gaming writer at Forbes must have read the reddit AMA/sub with the Blizzard team, because he pretty much quoted the same sources. This is actually a good read: http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2015/07/17/nerfing-gjallarhorn-and-thorn-is-the-exact-wrong-move-for-destiny/ Short version: always balance up, never down. Never make the player feel like they are being cheated. Players should [b][i]always[/i][/b] feel powerful (like we did when the PVE buff was released for Shotguns...wow! What a fun week of using nothing but a gun that used to be useless!) The threats of nerfs to Gjallarhorn are bad, but what's worse are the nerfs coming to two guns I've never seen one complaint about: Ice Breaker and Black Hammer. It's claimed that they break the grind, and make elements of the game "shorter." Let's be honest with yourself, Bungie: The older content is easy for one reason, and one reason only: player light levels are now at or above that of VoG and CE's hardest difficulty levels. It's not the guns, it's us, the players. Maybe if Bungie slid in a few new difficulty levels they could appease those not feeling "challenged." But taking away power from the players is just a cheap, easy way out. Instead [i]add[/i] new guns or buff existing ones like [i]Dragon's Breath[/i] and [i]Truth[/i] to make the gap smaller. Buff the ARs and Fusion Rifles to make hand cannons and shotguns only one of [i]several[/i] viable choices in crucible. Take the lens flare off of NLB to make it less of a joke, and more of a tool that is wielded by highly skilled players. Add perks that negate poison and health stealing to armor and/ or class items. EXPAND the options, don't take them away. That is how you make a great game that will live for a decade. IMHO. ~n~ Please vote/bump/like if you want to be heard! And thanks for all the support with the matchmaking thread; together we can work [i]with[/i] Bungie to make the game great!

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  • Edited by Ninja Master 35: 7/19/2015 2:51:28 AM
    The main reason for this update 2.0 is to make all of your favorite year one weapons, not so great anymore, so that you might be more receptive of the year two weapons that will drop with TTK. This is made further evident by the fact that they are pretty much nerfing weapons across the board, even ones that didn’t need it. Of course they are giving other somewhat valid reasons for the update as well, but these are being used as smoke screens to hide the true intent of the patch. There is a lot that Bungie does not want you to know about TTK DLC, this is why we get no solid details from Bungie about it. Here are a few rumored things they don’t want you to know. TTK DLC will basically be a reset, with all new weapons to grind out all over again, they refer to these weapons as year two weapons. Also, neither legendary or exotic year one weapons will be ascendable. Bungie update 2.0 will nerf your year one arsenal to the point of being less desirable, it will then be easier for them to separate you from those favorite weapons when TTK drops in September. All of this is an attempt to make TTK, year two weapons a little more appealing than they would have been, had they not nerfed your year one gear. Why would they do this? The answer to this question is simple. Destiny lacks content, they withheld major portions of it to later release as high priced DLC. Being that content is lacking, Bungie decided that they want to reset progress and make players grind out everything all over again. They do this by introducing new year two gear, to make up for the lack of content. Many are ok with that and say it is expected from games like this. Others are not ok with it. Either way, Bungie should just fully disclose what their plans are and reveal in detail, exactly what new content players will be getting for their $40.

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