A new chapter for Destiny 2 and the studio begins this September.
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77 RepliesI offer you this long, wordy input of a girl who really wants you to succeed but is deeply, deeply cautious. I'm sincerely, really rooting for you guys here. But I want to offer my word of caution, you only get one more chance. You say you're free to make your own decisions for the game and company now, and I want you to show that really is what's been holding you back. I have stayed with you, off and on, through every expansion to both games, most often being greeted by re-used assets, the same old enemies (the scorn barely count as new), and other such monotony. I have wanted so badly to see you guys shine again, and you have consistently teased me with the possibility. When I saw Spider's soldiers move about the map and fight alongside me, I was giddy to see allied characters! But I also realized that's how low the bar had actually gotten. I was absolutely [i]ecstatic[/i] at the prospect of (Lots of spoilers for Forsaken follow... granted I dunno how to spoil a story where I have no idea what's going on anyway) [spoiler]an intense gunfight with Uldren throwing off the theme of your boss fights, and giving me a genuinely climactic and new experience. Instead, I got another reskinned ball that points at me and launches projectiles. You are the worst kind of teases. Then after all the preaching of justice vs. vengeance, I don't even get to make my own decision and it's instead left vague as to what happened. I will say when I got to talk to Petra at the observatory, I was giddy to be learning information from an NPC that almost explained something.[/spoiler] I shouldn't be thrilled by that. Instead of storytelling being part of the game, I instead find rocks on the ground and scream "OH LOOK A LORE!" like a sick joke, but I digress. What I'm trying to get at is this: Most developers or hell, most [i]people[/i] would not be afforded the amount of chances you have been given. Please don't take this lightly, is all I want to ask of you. Make something new. Revamped armor and stats is cool. Flashy cutscene finishing moves are... well they exist. But you're showing me a trailer for the moon with MORE re-used bosses and assets, and I'm about ready to give up. While there have been some few new and admittedly very cool things (bows are my new favorite weapons and the new subclasses are a treat), I just sometimes feel like I'm watching a studio try to stretch the life of what they've made in the past as long as possible, not a studio trying to create something. I really, truly, genuinely know and believe you can do better. There is nobody holding any leashes now, it's just you guys. Don't squander it, show us what you've got, because we all want you to win. Sincerely and with honest love, Ryuka TL;DR: You've hurt me in the past but I've always been there with you. You've got a real chance to show us you're still the Bungie that made the star games we love. Don't blow it, bravely build something new, the time for caution and rehashing is over. Please win.