Dear Bungie,
You know, looking at old quotes, at design documentaries, at everything that existed about this game PRIOR to launch, I can not shake the feeling that I keep playing Destiny because I wish I was playing what YOU advertised and sold each and every one of us on.
I bought into the Destiny "dream". A open persistent world, where everything you see is playable..........With gear, and classes and specializations. A game where "every Guardian would be unique". I bought into the "epic" and into "becoming legend". And I am not going to lie, as much as I might complain about what's wrong here, I do not hate this game. I still play this game in the hopes that you deliver on what was promised while trying to sell this game to the public. False advertisement in every way shape and form. I STILL play this game, mostly because it reminds me of the things I liked about you, and about your games.
It made a great first impression. There are puddles of Tang and things are colorful, skyboxes are gorgeous, art and modelling are top notch. I can say there are few things that come close. Your world is not brown. Its not Black, or dark green. For all the gloom of the darkness, your world is gloriously colorful. Full of life and promise.
-blam!-, just today, doing a mission, I wandered into an area of Venus that is not used for anything. And probably will never be. In it, there is a pillar and some very interesting architecture that, having seen the rest of the game, exists nowhere else. Just like that cave in the coast in Russia. Or all the nooks and crannies in Mars and the moon. And I keep hoping to find something, for something to happen. To find some plot, some fun, some vehicles, some interesting weapons. My whole journey through your game my breath was held for the moment I'd hit the content YOU SOLD US ON.
And we soldiered on. We soldiered on until we found ourselves looking at each puzzled after the Black Garden mission.
Surely something was wrong. No way the game is done. What about Rasputin? And about the hive, and the moon, and the shards? What about Venus? and about the Reef?
We thought that, like in many other games, something would change in the post game and we'd find some answers, plot, a story, anything. Your game doesn't start until 20 and we were 18 or so.
So we made 20. We saw your real game: Endless recycled grind. Then endless hours spinning in circles to get the materials to upgrade them. And endlessly repeating the same missions which play in much the same ways to get the shards and coins for them.
Is this the real game? The game that starts at 20? Is this some sort of sick joke?
Where is the mission variety? Everything playable in this game is recycled content. Lol come on, am a taking crazy pills over here? Are you all not playing the exact same missions, bounties, minuscule pool of strikes as I am. It's like Groundhog Day all over again when i log on. This is clearly not the game you advertised??
You said the game started at 20. So where is it?
I could tell you of how we used to joke that the ability to talk with our team in our crucible was in DLC. I could tell you of how we stood in front of a cave reloading once in a while. I could tell you of hours spent running in circles looking for shiny green blinking lights. I could tell you of getting shards after a nightfall, and getting chatterwhite after chatterwhite. But I think you know. And I think these days, you lousy sit back and laugh, laugh, laugh.... Funny thing is, it's the truth..
Destiny is nothing but a random reinforcement schedule Skinner box where we peck for hours hoping for a reward which might, or might not ever come.
And its not that you don't have it in you anymore. Jesus, the raid is great. Roles are great. Strategy is great. You did not lie when you said it would be taxing and fun, but sorry, it's not difficult. And I can't understand why the rest of the game is not like that. Why every mission consists of waiting on dinklebot to open doors. Why there is little weapon variety, and vehicles are pretty much only a memory. Why there is no story, or plot, or why you didn't even see fit to name your characters. 3 attributes? THREE?? Thats it? A insanely minuscule pool of perks that are just jumbled on armor and weapons?? Thats customization? What happened to every Guardian will be unique? Ummmmmm have you looked around the tower at any given time, i see my doppelgänger repeatedly every time i log on. Its laughable.
I have a problem with you stating you'll fix the reasons we stood in front of a cave in the first place while really changing nothing much. And with you replacing strategy and tactics in the Raid with a RNG because, hell, we need more of those right? I have a problem with there being no rewards, or any sense of advancement whatsoever, or anything to see, or do, or explore. I have a problem with you treating us like idiots, calling things "bugs" when its clear they were not, calling things "new content" and "exciting events" when you are just giving us the same stuff in exactly the same way. It's the exact same content with a new shiny name attached?!?!? Recycled content, rinse and repeat.
You don't need to artificially gate what little content you have. Any person with half a brain knows its all there to be played.
Throw some interesting triggers in all those caves and locations where nothing happens. Give us events with rewards of meaning and variety.
You want this to last ten years......
So do we, so cut the crap and release the game and content YOU SOLD US ON. Does that sound fair? I'm not even going to bring up the DLC, that is a joke in itself. Speechless when it comes to that.
A long time fan,
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I want to fight in a war. Read a great article a week or two ago. Why not have a legion of cabal attack. 10 tanks, hundred of soldiers. A truly massive public event with 15-20 guardians to even have a chance. Give us some turrets. Let us defend a base.
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First and foremost. I enjoy playing the game. However, this game is [b]not[/b] what they advertised. People who say that "things change in development, and you should watch those previews as if it's not gonna be in the game" are morons. I've been gaming for long enough to know that "previews" are unfinished, and end up getting [b]polished[/b] before release. The only other game I purchased that had this many lies before release was Halo 2. Did I enjoy Halo 2? Of course! Was it what I was expecting? Nope. Bottom line is that the game is enjoyable, but the content is [b]seriously[/b] lacking. Coupled with the fact that many of the DLC areas were already on the disk, to be sold to us later, is ridiculous. Imagine playing cod, and having people find the entire first "map pack DLC" on the disk? It's completely normal to be pissed off about that. Imagine if Skyrim consisted of just Whiterun, even after they talked about how the game world was 4 times the size of Oblivion. I am disappointed that they left so much unsaid prior to launch, and kept the "idea" of what destiny is going to be unchanged, even after all the misinformation.
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Great post! I love the game, but its not what it was hyped up to be.
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Your long ass post reminds me of that book Anthem, by Ayn Rand.
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Its a -blam!-ing game dude! Think about your heart. I did 1400 hours thats more then whatever game ever!!! I CANT COMPLAIN even when the story is shitty!!
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Shut the -blam!- up. Seriously. It's a video game. Sorry that retards like you who waited in pants-wetting anticipation for a game you believed would change your life, or perhaps give it meaning, are disappointed. That's your fault. Grow up, get some perspective and appreciate this game for what it is. Or go play Minecraft with the other 10 year olds.
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As soon as Bungie and Activision drop the old gen consoles this game will have the opportunity to take massive leaps forward, if they don't soon expect mediocrity to ensue, the key word is "parity."
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Why is this llllllllllooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggg
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People will disagree now-a-days because they've settled for what it is. This game is not massive, it's barely competitive. It's just the best shooter to come out in a long time. Simple as that. A simple ass FPS. Halo's spiritual successor, with super customized loadouts.