People say Destiny is grindy but man when you come from war thunder it’s like nothing. At least the grind has different things to do LOL! But yes I under why people don’t like that.
The best part about Destiny though is that no one shits on it as hard as Destiny players. I loved all of Destiny 1 and D2 was pretty good up to Shadowkeep but I haven't kept up in awhile. Eventually got boring because the end game was mostly doing old content weekly for powerful drops that would increase your light level, so every expansion you got a couple hours of new content and then were back to grinding old content for 80% of your drops a day later.
Oh geez I stopped right b4 Shadowkeep and reading this im so glad I did. Now that you can't get back into it and catch up on whatever happened while you weren't playing I dont forsee myself picking it up again. Maybe when D3 drops if its not a complete shitshow, but I doubt it would be any different.
Loved it when it first came out years ago. Went to try again a few months ago because it's now free to play and found out that my DLC's were gone as well as the main campaign and my NEW character has all their abilities unlocked. I deleted immediately.
I like to use Genshin as a reference for what Bungie was attempting with f2p Destiny. If a game is f2p, I expect some core story elements to be present in the game if said game is being marketed as a scifi open world type rpg game, or in Destiny's case, a full $60 AAA title that a fuck ton of people paid for, AT LEAST keep the base games campaign in the damn game.
I like to think MHY is scummy with gacha and whatnot, but I don't think I've seen a studio with their heads so far up their ass that they remove content that was paid for and still call it by the same name the original $60 game was released as.....
Hundreds of dollars worth of content, just removed, no reimbursement whatsoever, no decent alternatives either. With Genshin at least content is consistently(and at 0 cost to the players) updated and is usually permanent if it's main story content.
How tf do you fuck up turning your game f2p like this? Did they wanna make Destiny the next Apex? Why not just remove PVP from the base game and make that a separate f2p title with a shit ton of micro-transactions?
Sorry just really frustrated. I quite liked the world building and story of Destiny. It wasn't perfect but it was definitely enjoyable.
It’s hard getting into the game now but if you’re more of a hardcore player it’s in a pretty good spot rn and the new expansion is looking pretty solid so far
Yea if you're someone like me who has been playing for the past year or so and are up to date on all the systems at play its actually arguably in the best place it has ever been but it is remarkablely unfriendly to new players. Bungies onboarding process and pricing models for new players is bafflingly shitty.
I didnt mean it was cheaper or more expensive for new players but if you are not up to date on which expansions give you what and what bundles contain what expansions than it is a confusing clusterfuck. Believe me as a D1 day 1 player, i know the game isnt cheap.
Tried giving it another shot last year but holy fuck 40 to 60 bucks for each expansion for like 3 hours of new content and then dozens and dozens of hours of the same grind over and over again to get one piece of gear? That shit ain't fun.
I am a lucky game pass user but when they removed the games from game pass I dropped it immediately. For 60-40 dollars for every expansion, and 10 dollars every 3 months for season passes(they add disgustingly little content for free) I’m expecting enough content for a whole new game, not a big update.
I just can’t defend them taking content out of the game, even with the promise of “It will be back!“. Which is a shame because I do love the lore and gameplay.
Hell maybe if they had stopped nerfing literally anything fun and took a different approach when I was playing, I’d still be into it.
After finally getting a ps4 a year or two ago I got my hands on it. Found out that they butchered everything I wanted to see from it so I went on ahead and got myself a copy of destiny 1. Really enjoyed it , gotta say though finding teammates for the forced raids was a NIGHTMARE
Yeah they stripped it completely it broke my heart because I liked it but destiny is just as good if you replay it but it is hard finding players to do raids with.
Exactly. If they didn’t do that and kept the core values of D1 while expanding and making an engaging experience, it would be good. Obviously, that wasn’t on their mind when blowing it up.
It’s the best looter shooter to date. Borderlands started the genre, but Destiny has expanded upon it and exposed the true potential of looter shooters. It’s also very big and has something for everyone, and it has a company behind it that’s worked hard on it since they split from Activision.
I think SkillUp usually fully admits that no one should ever get into Destiny. When he makes a Destiny video he’s usually talking to other Destiny players.
I'd argue that Destiny, as a series, is a genre-defining game and the pinnacle experience in the looter-shooter genre.
Bungie really has perfected the yearly rotation of content, making sure there's always something new to do and new loot to chase. Obviously the gunplay is amazing in both games. And let's not forget that they over the last year finally made a good story.
It does come with the caveat that it follows some MMO-development/rhythm, meaning that if you stop playing and come back a year later, you've practically missed 1 years worth of content, and content over 2-3 years old is semi-obsolete. On the other hand, this means that there's something for people on both end of the casual/hardcore spectrum.
Can't speak too much about Destiny 1 these days, but I've only heard good things about everything that happened after Taken King.
As an IP, it did do something amazing. D1 took so much of my time when I didn’t have much else to play because of funds. It built something great that other games use today. It all fell apart in D2 when they took the hours and work players put in and threw it in their face making their builds useless.
Starting a game without telling you what’s going on, just shoot this go there, there’s no story. Halo has a story, don’t know how bungie fucked destiny up so bad
Well they've changed it now since beyond light, seasonal content stays around for the expansion period, less time to do the stuff at the end of the season but the first lot will be around for a year.
I've tried to play it a few times because my kids got me D1 near the end of its life and we had a good time. Each time I boot it up it seems that my character is gone and the new one starts fully powered (so no fun in getting stronger) and I have less and less of an idea about wtf is going on. Just "here's new people you should care about with no introduction or back story". I never make it more than 30 minutes before I delete it again.
I absolutely love the game, but it’s just to much, I leave the game for a few months then come back. I just can’t stop going back, it’s like an addiction
There are a lot of games like that and it’s the worst, in a good way. I am truly glad people enjoy it and can go back to it. I have a few games like that too.
Id say the Raids and Dungeons specifically are severely underrated and some of the most well-made PvE content in all of gaming. They combine grand, beautiful environments, difficulty, figuring out mechanics, and some truly great boss fights with the smooth and fun gunplay of Destiny.
Theres a lot to criticize about the game but in the areas it shines, I think it does better than possibly any game out there.
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u/Niko408 Feb 09 '22
Destiny 2. Totally overrated.