Starting to think a lot of my whining is the fact that I quite frankly don't have the time to play keeping up with the joneses--and that's largely what the game is about right now
Everything that I'd like to accomplish takes a considerable time commitment that I'm not willing to give. It's not as bad year 1 OG Destiny, but it's still to the point where I'm like "nope". There's stuff I don't hate the idea of doing--getting my preferred weapons to masterworks in the ideal stat categories, getting full ornament sets for certain gear, etc--I think that stuff is cool, I just don't have the time to do them.
Everything that I'd like to accomplish takes a considerable time commitment that I'm not willing to give. It's not as bad year 1 OG Destiny, but it's still to the point where I'm like "nope". There's stuff I don't hate the idea of doing--getting my preferred weapons to masterworks in the ideal stat categories, getting full ornament sets for certain gear, etc--I think that stuff is cool, I just don't have the time to do them.
It's all a dumb fucking grind and I played WoW that was grindy af and still somehow less boring than Destiny since farming mobs you know are going to drop shit is still less dumb than farming engrams or hoping gunsmithy gives you a masterwork on your 10th turn in. And if you put the MW on a gun, the perk is random too. Just random random random crap. Basically in Destiny you farm the tower rather than the world. I used to have a ton of fun in Crucible but Bungie also decided in its infinite wisdom to fuck up the playlists and make solo play an absolute chore. I know we complain in here a lot, especially me, but I'm just consistently blown away by the design decisions in this game. Like why are the forge weapons meh? As much as they take to do? Or vault space being so small. Or shaders being consumable now instead of stored. Or how there's only about 3 armor sets the rest are cosmetic differences but they still look eh. It's just one "why the fuck did you do this" after another. I need to make a list because it's crazy. All they had to do was basically make Destiny 1 and put in some new shit.
I'll double post for the list, folks like Dy, Phaze, reilo whomever can remind me of shit since it's extensive nonsense.
GEAR/CHARACTER INVENTORY
1. Resilience, mobility and recovery don't seem particularly well fleshed out. Same with armor mods.
a. Hunters can only get recovery up to 8? ???
b. Only recovery mod is on legs? ??? So arbitrary.
2. Limited vault space for your stuff, if you have more than one character it's even shittier. 200 spaces taken up by mods, weapons, transmat effects, consumables. Dismantle all your gear for the new season and constantly use up shaders? Is that the play?
3. Weapon quests filling up a weapon item spot and cannot be vaulted. The fuck why. I haven't got to the raid but since near day 1 Destroyer of Worlds just hogs a heavy weapon spot in on my character.
4. Shaders are one time use when they used to be in collections. Now you can only hold so many, mine are constantly in the mail. During the dawning the same fucking shader is in two stacks for no apparent reason.
PVE
1. No strike specific drops. Apparently Hood of Malok et al were too cool.
2. No Prison of Elders or Court of Oryx.
3. Challenges just give you more tokens. There's no real reward for going above and beyond. No real strike scoring of significance in that regard.
4. Solo play is absent, only matchmaking, can't pick the strike and you can't just queue up for yourself. NIghtfall not catered either especially with that timer that's made for 3 mans.
PVP
1. Crucible is one set of glitch shit after another. Promo lens. Nova bomb spam in Mayhem. No real effort to nip it in the bud either. Mayhem just been rolling these weeks with the glitch.
2. Heavy is constantly up. Supers on a super slow cool down. Nades too. Why.
3. Like it's PVE counterpart challenges just give you more tokens. No real reward for above and beyond play. Gear tossed at you at the end is pretty random.
4. Heavily team oriented so solo players generally kind of SOL especially since connection is prioritized over a well balanced match.
5. Only 4v4 because reasons.
RNG FARMING IS SO FUN
1. Masterworks: gotta get weapons with the core. How do you get these? Dismantling random drops or engrams from the gunsmith.
2. Armor and weapon mods: How do you get these? Random drops or engrams from the gunsmith and eververse.
3. Forging: Drops at the end of heroics, nightfalls, crucible matches, pubs or found in chests. Sometimes you get lucky and you get 2 instead of none. Be sure to wear the right ghost for that planet. In spite of it being a long and tedious process in which you can only do so many a week, some (most) of the forge weapons are, well, shit.
4. Dawning gifts: collect resources, the blue ones sometimes, the random ass drop that occurs maybe every 10 nodes, oh jolly.
5. We wouldn't even have direct buys from the faction vendors if the players didn't make a stink, so before the patch, even more lol.
I'll add stuff in, this is just off the top of my head in terms of lol worthy crap.
GEAR/CHARACTER INVENTORY
1. Resilience, mobility and recovery don't seem particularly well fleshed out. Same with armor mods.
a. Hunters can only get recovery up to 8? ???
b. Only recovery mod is on legs? ??? So arbitrary.
2. Limited vault space for your stuff, if you have more than one character it's even shittier. 200 spaces taken up by mods, weapons, transmat effects, consumables. Dismantle all your gear for the new season and constantly use up shaders? Is that the play?
3. Weapon quests filling up a weapon item spot and cannot be vaulted. The fuck why. I haven't got to the raid but since near day 1 Destroyer of Worlds just hogs a heavy weapon spot in on my character.
4. Shaders are one time use when they used to be in collections. Now you can only hold so many, mine are constantly in the mail. During the dawning the same fucking shader is in two stacks for no apparent reason.
PVE
1. No strike specific drops. Apparently Hood of Malok et al were too cool.
2. No Prison of Elders or Court of Oryx.
3. Challenges just give you more tokens. There's no real reward for going above and beyond. No real strike scoring of significance in that regard.
4. Solo play is absent, only matchmaking, can't pick the strike and you can't just queue up for yourself. NIghtfall not catered either especially with that timer that's made for 3 mans.
PVP
1. Crucible is one set of glitch shit after another. Promo lens. Nova bomb spam in Mayhem. No real effort to nip it in the bud either. Mayhem just been rolling these weeks with the glitch.
2. Heavy is constantly up. Supers on a super slow cool down. Nades too. Why.
3. Like it's PVE counterpart challenges just give you more tokens. No real reward for above and beyond play. Gear tossed at you at the end is pretty random.
4. Heavily team oriented so solo players generally kind of SOL especially since connection is prioritized over a well balanced match.
5. Only 4v4 because reasons.
RNG FARMING IS SO FUN
1. Masterworks: gotta get weapons with the core. How do you get these? Dismantling random drops or engrams from the gunsmith.
2. Armor and weapon mods: How do you get these? Random drops or engrams from the gunsmith and eververse.
3. Forging: Drops at the end of heroics, nightfalls, crucible matches, pubs or found in chests. Sometimes you get lucky and you get 2 instead of none. Be sure to wear the right ghost for that planet. In spite of it being a long and tedious process in which you can only do so many a week, some (most) of the forge weapons are, well, shit.
4. Dawning gifts: collect resources, the blue ones sometimes, the random ass drop that occurs maybe every 10 nodes, oh jolly.
5. We wouldn't even have direct buys from the faction vendors if the players didn't make a stink, so before the patch, even more lol.
I'll add stuff in, this is just off the top of my head in terms of lol worthy crap.
So just outfitting one character in the Winterhart (dawning) gear is 4800 dust if you're not lucky enough to get anything for free.
That's 14,400 dust to gear up all 3 toons.
If that isn't a ploy to get people to play slot machines by buying dawning engrams with silver I dunno what is.
That's 14,400 dust to gear up all 3 toons.
If that isn't a ploy to get people to play slot machines by buying dawning engrams with silver I dunno what is.
They've yet to show even a hint of taking a completely different approach to loot. Their solution to everything now is just to throw as many things as possible at the end game player to grind for so they can never complain about content. The issues go beyond that though. Meaningful content vs content for contents sake.
i'd be more hyped for matchmaking for nightfalls, a solo weekly PVE event, and a "no parties" pvp playlist
By Dark PhaZe Go To Posti'd be more hyped for matchmaking for nightfalls, a solo weekly PVE event, and a "no parties" pvp playlisti dont think lone wolf is ever coming back. that shit was a no mans land back in d1....
i don't know why on earth lost sectors/adventures aren't a solo pve, modifier heavy dream land though
i'm down to solo'ing nightfalls again tbh. its kinda bs, but i really really hope they just scrap their current system for nightfall strikes. this time shit is straight garbage and i get it - its dumb as fuck but i get it. they wanted to recreate that tension from the black spindle strike quest. but everything from the map designs to the weapon layout to the fireteam synergies is so different that this timer shit just isn't compatible.
i need to see them either make the mod system amazing or the weapon system needs itself needs a complete shift in direction. they can't even make loot at all in this current setup
My biggest interest is having a huge reason to wear a full set of gear specific to the activity. I should be given something really meaty for wearing a full crucible set to the crucible, full iron banner set to iron banner, full raid gear to the raid, etc. And stuff that isn't just more of their shitty meaningless buffs like increased damage to taken wizards which in reality is a 5% buff to TTK. Stuff that's really good--mercy boon for a trials ticket, an additional revive token for the raid, access to "member weapons" in the crucible which are only useable when you are rocking the full armor set, etc. I think there's something really cool about seeing everyone in raid gear for a raid or everyone in crucible gear for the crucible.
The only downside is it would put exotic armor in a strange place, but if the buff is good enough, you can choose between that buff or what your exotic might provide. It can be balanced if done right.
The only downside is it would put exotic armor in a strange place, but if the buff is good enough, you can choose between that buff or what your exotic might provide. It can be balanced if done right.
That's literally Diablo-style balancing you describe. "How many set piece bonuses can I give up to fit these uniques..."
Fuck, why can't they just get more inspiration from the team that re-did Diablo 3?
Fuck, why can't they just get more inspiration from the team that re-did Diablo 3?
diablo 3 still doesn't want to talk about a pvp arena and bungie likes to believe their pvp is the purest
There should definitely be some armor perks for going 3/5 - 5/5 on a set.
Ugh I just think of like so many things and how much time they had and then I'm confused.
They won't do a solo queue but clash should be separate from objectives imo. Whatever matchmaking they're running is broke af tho. So many of my games it's horribly one sided rather than a competition.
Ugh I just think of like so many things and how much time they had and then I'm confused.
They won't do a solo queue but clash should be separate from objectives imo. Whatever matchmaking they're running is broke af tho. So many of my games it's horribly one sided rather than a competition.
lmao
bungie making announcements about announcements
https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46565
PAY ME MY MONEY
bungie making announcements about announcements
https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46565
PAY ME MY MONEY
When I see
new season of rituals and rewardsI translate this to: get ready to dust your dawning gear already.
So the patch was just fixing faction rally and IB so non-dlc folks could get in on that?
That's it.
Umm.
That's it.
Umm.
Destiny 2 pvp for me is mostly thus:
Shit on the other team or get shit on by Diamonds. There is no middle ground in D2.
The most competitive game I had so far was because I was carrying a team, I can't win even if I pull a 3.5 kda or higher out of my ass. D2 matchmaking is really something else.
Shit on the other team or get shit on by Diamonds. There is no middle ground in D2.
The most competitive game I had so far was because I was carrying a team, I can't win even if I pull a 3.5 kda or higher out of my ass. D2 matchmaking is really something else.
https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/7obn7a/the_colony_is_bugged_on_pc/?st=jc34i3na&sh=c0b72968
lol Between this and downgrading frames just to live through mercury cannons and you know every other fucking thing. Bungie sure is doing great in the QA department.
lol Between this and downgrading frames just to live through mercury cannons and you know every other fucking thing. Bungie sure is doing great in the QA department.
Glad someone posted so I don't have post after post. Logged in today saw no IB or faction rally or anything worth doin' really. Logged right back out. Bored to fuck outta that game. Sigh.
By Dark PhaZe Go To Postvalentines day evervurse shit got dataminedhttps://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/241753744?page=0&sort=0&showBanned=0&path=0
pure trash
While Crimson Days is confirmed, we'll have more details on how it's changing based on community feedback collected throughout the Dawning.bungie really trying to hype this update but its not going to go like they think it will
Looking to have some info for you soon - Thursday in particular.
Stay tuned.
im expecting things i never asked for though
By Dark PhaZe Go To Postme and dy gonna rek in doubleswhy do you love the worst game modes lol
Doubles was the sweatiest thing I've ever played
By Dark PhaZe Go To Postthe very worst thing in this world is iron bannerShitting on a premade team of 6 is one of the few joys in life.
You go into doubles with a friend and leave with "appear offline" on your account for a week
By Dark PhaZe Go To Posthows a military man hating any aspect of gaming that requires stakes and teamworkHis real life teammates are good at what they do
By Dark PhaZe Go To Posthows a military man hating any aspect of gaming that requires stakes and teamworkYou think I don't hate it at work too? 😂
The movies lie. I trust none of these dudes to have my back the same way I have theirs.
We are expanding the Masterwork system to include armor.okay, good
Strike Scoring is coming to Nightfall and replacing the current time limit mechanic.okay, good
Work is underway on a full rework of armor and weapon mods. This will focus on reducing redundant mods, more unique theming, and greatly increasing their impact on your power. We are aiming for a February releaseokay, good
We are adjusting game mode rules to increase the pace of gameplay and power ammo acquisition in Quickplay.sure?
You will finally be able to see the other members of your fireteam on the destination map.good QoL improvement
Beginning with Season 3 we will introduce Seasonal Crucible Ranks. There will be two different ranks for players to pursue:
Valor – A progression rank that goes up as you complete matches. Winning helps you move up faster, but there are no loss penalties.
Glory – A progression rank that goes up when you win and down when you lose. Performance is how you move up here.
Private Matches are coming to all players of Destiny 2. Players will be able to invite their friends to play on the map and mode of their choosing.obamanotbad.jpg
We’re bringing 6v6 PvP to Destiny 2 in addition to the current 4v4 game modes.aight
These are all fine, and welcome, but like, this is Quality of Life improvement shit at best. I want them to re-think weapon and armor customization wholesale, rather than just making what they have today slightly improved.
By Dark PhaZe Go To PostSo basically the game should be in a solid place when the fall expansion drops. Got it.That's exactly what I got from this lol. Everything can be summed up in this: "We are targeting an additional 50 slots to player vaults. We don’t believe just adding more space is a complete solution and are actively working on other changes to reduce load on your vault space."
how else would you fix space issues by not adding more space? really?
Bungie for fucks sake. This shit is simple... and why is anything in this even referring to Fall 2018 lmao. I'm just so whatever about this now
not a word about balancing shit when it comes to abilities either
totes listening
This isn't enough. There's zero new or grandiose ideas being brought to the table. They're just enhancing and polishing what they have today. It's silly. Announce a new class and subclasses, tell me you are re-designing all of the armor and weapon customization, tell me that you are adding new gameplay modes, something.
lol they're fucking morons
I know it's not the classiest thing to directly insult and all that yadda yadda but I don't know what else to say about it.
W/L ranking is crap unless they do some shit about team shooting and matchmaking in general. Dy can attest my crucible is broken to fuck.
I know it's not the classiest thing to directly insult and all that yadda yadda but I don't know what else to say about it.
W/L ranking is crap unless they do some shit about team shooting and matchmaking in general. Dy can attest my crucible is broken to fuck.
We are targeting an additional 50 slots to player vaults. We don’t believe just adding more space is a complete solution and are actively working on other changes to reduce load on your vault space.I know Dy said the same thing but I gotta reiterate this is the dumbest fucking thing I've read in a long time. "We can't let you store more stuff especially across 3 different characters because reasons."
FUCK OFF.