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8/16/2020 3:38:44 AM
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Will we ever feel this epicness again?!
https://twitter.com/destinynostalgi/status/1294707182496354306?s=21
I know Beyond Light looks solid, but it just doesn’t give the same feeling as this did! Just doesn’t give me that “this is for all the marbles” kind of feeling. I’m excited don’t get me wrong, but what I’ve read on Glassdoor about former Bungie employees and things I’ve heard from my friends who work for other developers is that Bungie’s core values don’t line up properly. They aren’t looking to make the best game and never have. They are looking to make the most profitable game even if it involves cutting corners.
It’s depressing to know that that’s their ideals as a game company, but I guess we have to take it as it is.
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I think what made Taken King so grand was that it was the spearhead of the events that had all been accumulating to that point. The player base wasn't jaded and hadn't been through several failures of monetization and changes to the sandbox. People weren't tired of the grind. It felt more like a casual game that required less time, even though I would say that I invested more time in D1 than D2 by miles. So, probably not. The mystique of the game no longer exists, as it has now been around for 6+ years, and the wheel continues to be reinvented. I think great things have happened and will happen in the lifespan of D2, but it would take some real marketing and delivery of content to hype the base quite like it did for that reveal.
