(Note: anything in quotes is from previous text I've either read or written. Also, this is my opinion. Whether you agree or not, try to comment your thoughts.) Ever since Shadowkeep, I've been seeing a massive influx of people on here making certain types of posts, talking about how they are "leaving" or "taking a break" from Destiny 2. These posts are usually followed by replies saying that they "don't care" and "won't be missed." I know these are pretty poor things to say, because I regrettably used to be like that. A week or so ago, I found one of these posts, meant to be more of a review of their last five years of the games. There was one sentence though, that resonated with me: "Then one day I was baking Fractal Rolls and I asked myself 'What the f*ck am I doing?'" This made me have some questions. Is this why people make these types of posts? Did they have the same thought? Will I ever ask this? The OP described some of the games he experienced while taking a break from Destiny, games that I also have gotten for the same reason. I commented with what was basically a long ramble, which probably puts this post's points across better than I could now: [quote]I still enjoy a good old fashioned single player game. Late last year I picked up Outer Wilds, Red Dead Redemption 2 and started a Nightmare mode 100% run of Dying Light. And there's a simple reason why. I want to be immersed. And no, not the tedious survival game kind of immersion where you move for 5 seconds and recover for 5 hours. I'm talking about setting or narrative, whether it's a character, a moment in the gameplay or a whole game's world/universe. If I'm immersed, I could ignore a lot of frustrations in a game just by how drawn in I am. [/quote] I'm pretty sure that a good amount of you can agree on that sentence, for most players of video games have at least 1 game where that's the case, be it immersion or nostalgia. [quote]But with Destiny, it's getting harder and harder to suspend my frustrations. You have to blaze through bounties, quests and content at light speed constantly, leading to you just yelling and having dumb conversations with your friends or LFGs, and it shatters immersion hard.[/quote] This is the result of FOMO tactics on multiple scales in constant flux. Due to always being on a time limit of some in-game form, you almost never get to have the time to take anything in, pay closer attention, and overall, be immersed. This probably has had the same affect on the playerbase, leading everyone to be much more critical. [quote]There's still plenty to experience or enjoy in this game, and that's why I'm still here. But this is the kind of thing that I just don't get to experience anymore, and doubt I ever will if Bungie goes down this path. An experience unlike anything else. A tall tale. A story worth remembering. The crazy. The bizzare. The little silences amongst all the mayhem. The immersion. I'm too focused on getting this bounty done in time to have that.[/quote] I had an example of what kind of things I'd experience back then that can't really happen anymore by design, but this post is already too long. I'll probably edit it in inside a spoiler, replacing this paragraph. But until then, try to share your thoughts. I'll read them, and try to reply when I have the time. [spoiler]Cheers.[/spoiler] EDIT 1: Been reading a good chunk of the replies, and just putting some words: 1. Great job keeping it civil in here. 2. I don't actually have FOMO, which is what I guess a few took away from this. I just go for high efficiency, I.E. mostly being in fireteams and doing a lot of easy bounties. Worded a sentence better.