Well..... Nobody can deny...... That was certainly a blog. My favorite parts include: [quote]Delivering ritual armor sets at the rates we have in the past has become increasingly challenging, especially considering these sets have historically had very low adoption by players as both base armor and cosmetic ornaments.[/quote] Now, I wonder..... why would something [b]COSMETIC[/b] generally have a low adoption rate? I guess we'll need the next Sherlock Holmes to figure that out. I think perhaps Bungie should launch a full scale investigation as to why the Eververse sets have such higher adoption rates. Throw all their resources behind this enigma. [quote]The most frequent feedback we see is that there is just not enough new PvP content, specifically new maps. To set expectations, our studio structure is built to support more overarching updates to PvP like the ones above, rather than focusing exclusively on maps. When we do focus our resources on building new Crucible maps, it comes with the tradeoff of multiple teams' bandwidth on work that contributes to a variety of experiences that players also hold dear, such as new story or Exotic mission content, core activities that make up the foundation of each Season, or new destinations. Similarly, bringing back reprised maps also involves extensive porting to the latest version of Destiny 2, which requires additional resources to ensure the maps work correctly for multiple game modes and play styles for years to come. [/quote] TL;DR Lul at your PvP maps. [quote]As many of you have noticed, we’ve been quiet on Gambit since last year’s overhaul that launched alongside The Witch Queen. In that revamp, the team made significant changes across five categories in Gambit: core activity fundamentals, Primeval tuning, invasions, ammo economy, and rewards. Unfortunately, these updates didn’t move the needle for player engagement. Although we know our Gambit fans mostly care about new or returning maps, this is an area of the game with lower engagement that would take resources away from more popular parts of the game to shore up.[/quote] -blam!- Gambit in particular. You don't have to play Gambit anymore. [quote]The Vanguard playlists are currently in a solid place with a healthy population, and we have more new additions coming up. First up: Vanguard Medals.[/quote] Something something, team bandwidth, something something tradeoff. Since strikes have such a healthy population already, here's another way to make you needlessly compete against each other when running them. The dev time/resources spent on developing something redundant was a much better investment than increasing the bandwidth for Crucible and Gambit. I would quote the bits about PvP Matchmaking improvements and BattlEye for sarcastic commentary, but I think everyone already knows that's a nothingburger. [b][u]TL;DR[/u][/b] [b]The state of the game is dire. 1/10[/b] Edit: Updated the title to something more fitting.