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Edited by sergeantawesome:
8/15/2014 12:40:27 AM
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I have a thought, be careful reading.
There seems to be a lot of whining in here, and then there is a lot of whining about whining. Then there are those who whine about those who whine about those who whine even. So I am going to go one step further. Whine X4. Actually, this is not a angry post or anything, just putting this in for others to think about before they hastily go ahead and cancel their pre-orders. They are going to be missing out on one hell of a game.
There are countless things players are frustrated with about Destiny: no prox. chat, no match making for raids, one zone per planet, erasing beta characters, characters over or underpowered, weapons that are over or under powered, etc. So with all that, I have one thing I think some people need to know:
Bungie is not new to video games.
It almost seems like some people do not think that Bungie has put any thought into the stuff that they choose to complain about. I cannot understand why. Bungie has been around for more than a few months, and have made games before that have seen the light of day. I find it hard to believe that they have not considered character's skills and abilities, weapons, and many other things before putting them or leaving them out of the game and how they are balanced fairly. Why is there no proximity chat? Don't know, but am positive that Bungie has thought of that. Raid match making, character wipe, and other things they have commented on already, which means that they have put thought into that before anyone started finding issues with that.
From what we heard, the beta was a success, and they have learned tons of information, but that was only a small piece of the game that we got to see, experience, and critique. There are more missions, more planets, more skills, more weapons, more everything. That stuff we didn't see will be there September, and I am sure Bungie will discover some things that may need a little fixing. However, back to my original point, this is not their first game, and they have been working on this game for a long time.
So my point? Before you start to speculate, assume, guess, and make wild accusations, cancel pre-orders and badmouth Bungie, do this: [b][i]Trust Bungie.[/i] [/b]
EDIT: Some people were not careful when they were reading.
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There's a few things: 1. We didn't see the final product so it's difficult to judge on what the game actually is. Also the game will change over time as well. 2. There's a fine line between making a unique game with novel parts and what is tried and true. Not having a pervasive chat, text or otherwise IMO hinders the social aspect of the game. Or at the very least changes that dynamic. Assuming Bungie wants a "Journey-like" experience this contradicts end game strikes and raids that will rely heavily on communication. But again, maybe there's a "bridge" in the main game, or some sort of learning curve where the proper levels of communication are introduced. Same with clans. In MMOs you are always talking to members in your guild, getting to know them. Doing this on a forum is OK, but it also seems clunky, especially if there's no additional way to get to know the actual person in game for things like raiding. Sometimes game designers have an idea for what they want the player to experience but it could end up totally different in reality. 3. I don't know what my point was other than Bungie isn't infallible. And that there are issues, like the social ones, that I think Bungie is aware of and is waiting to see how they play out. These aren't necessarily game breaking issues, but rather just the experiments that goes on sometimes in game design.
