Destiny for me has been one of the games that has changed the way I go about my days for 2 years now. I've met some great people here on the forums and in the game, but my love for this game and gaming in general is dying. Very quickly I remember playing halo 3 for the first time, it was love at first sight, i knew this was the franchise that I was gong to dive into, get better at, dedicate my play to, when 2009 came around i got Halo 1 custom edition on my pc and I played that for 3 years, I knew halo 3 was amazing, so I gave the original a try, to this day halo 1 is my favorite game of all time For me halo was a way to get away from the reality of life, the money problems at home, the bullies at school who beat me up and called me names for being different and the terrors of social isolation and nobody to talk to when my father was gone and my mother was to busy working. I was never accepted by my peers from a long time, but halo was the game that let me have fun with other people. I found happiness in this game where I could not find it anywhere else. My love for halo was infinite but bungie has since let go of their child, ever since 343 made the lobotomized halo 4 and 5, i have been longing for a true halo game, my favorite franchise has become so much different that the game is fell in love it with, and i don't even recognize it anymore When I learned of bungies new game destiny, i was happy that bungie would still give their fans a game they can love, and while halo fell from grace, i trusted bungie to make yet another game i would fall in love with Destiny has been one of my favorite games to play like but the game has had glaring issues that have never been adressed or fixed, and certain problems have arrived from things that should have never been touched The crucible was immediately reminiscent of the halos I loved, while being completely new and fresh, but nerfs and changes have since changed the game for the worse, and I'm truly losing hope that the crucible will ever be enjoyable again Pve has been great, it was exiting getting new armor and weapons to play with, but changes to perks, not separate balance, and a loot system that still has not been fixed are truly frustrating. I remember being exited every time I got a legendary, it's truly disappointing to go into the raid, with the intention of getting infusion food, rather than getting meaningful gear) Remember how great the loot system was in house of wolves? How everything was relavent? Scrapped Remember how great pvp was in vanilla destiny? Where every weapon saw usage? Thrown put the window Story? Still isint there I criticize the game because I want to see it do better, I love this game like the rest of you, but our founding fathers never accepted things the way they were, I want to love this game the same way I did during the golden age vanilla crucible And the meaningful raids and gear of house of wolves, but this game has only gone backward and I have yet to see improvement If i see one more wave of mostly nerfs that ruin many people's favorite weapons, and affect the pve players strategies, i will throw down my weapons, and honestly probably quit shooting games, because destiny is one of the last games without watered down mechanics, it's unfortunate everything else is My favorite franchise halo has been long gone in my gaming life, destiny has filled that void for 2 years but some of the poor decisions have truly hurt my love for this game, and gaming in general I've put so many hours into this game, and when bungie has only showed me that they only listen to those who see no wrong with the game, or ignore community feedback and do something completely opposing the community, then what's the point? I'm on the edge of leaving, how about you? Edit: not my Gamertag has echoed my thoughts extremely well, including nascar, nobody is talk to likes nascar [spoiler][quote]Why do I keep playing [b]Destiny[/b]? It's not that as great as I'd hoped, but it's the closest to the KIND of game that I want that's out there. Sci Fi setting? Check I enjoy the "style" of the setting? Check RPG-elements including custom gear and such? Check Fun gunplay? Check Somewhat open instead of on rails? Check Raids? Check Can randomly encounter other players? Check PvP is "adequate"? Check [b]Halo [/b]is too on-rails for the PvE. [b]Borderlands X[/b] isn't MMO enough (even less than Destiny). [b]The Division[/b] isn't Sci Fi. [b]No Man's Sky [/b]isn't that great. In some ways, it's like dating. You're never going to find someone that checks of 100% of the checkboxes from your dream mate. You're never going to find an Anna Silk lookalike that's into you and XBox gaming and likes NASCAR and .... But if you find someone you have fun with and click well enough with, then does it really matter?[/quote] [/spoiler]