{{
`${userDetail.user.displayName}${userDetail.user.cachedBungieGlobalDisplayNameCode ? `#${standardizeBungieGlobalCode(userDetail.user.cachedBungieGlobalDisplayNameCode)}` : ""}`}}
{{getUserClans()}}
Edited by Hidefininja:
2/12/2015 3:11:44 AM
324
Kotaku sums up Destiny player burn-out
http://kotaku.com/five-months-in-hardcore-destiny-players-are-hitting-a-1684813586
This is not a bash. It comes from someone who, like many of us, really likes Destiny but is reaching a point of burn-out. The things that popped out to me are the lack of carrots and poor communication from Bungie.
If you trawl the forums, you'll find many threads dedicated to each point made, but this is a handy summation of the frustration hardcore Destiny players are, and have been, facing of late.
I'm no hater, and like Kirk, the article's author, I know there's an unbelievable game inside Destiny. I'm looking forward to HoW, but until then, it'll just have to be a strike now and again.
Edit 1: You guys all rock. It's been a very clear-headed conversation in here so far, aside from some weak trolls. And thanks for the bumps! I think it's good to read what a lot of us have been thinking.
Edit 2: I'm pretty sure the forum ninjas have buried any Kotaku-related posts so they don't trend. That's their prerogative, and somewhat understandable despite the normal levels of vitriol you can generally find on these forums.
Feel free to bump if you think others should read it but, after over twenty-four hours of pretty constant replies from you crazy, magnificent bastards, it's fair to say that we don't need an article to spur healthy discussion about one of our favorite games.
[spoiler]You guys are -blam!-ing killing my phone.[/spoiler]
-
Edited by Null 225: 2/11/2015 11:50:45 AMI feel the whole "carrot" thing makes perfect sense, but misses the point, somewhat. The dangling carrot may be the promise of potential loot, but look further than the carrot. I looked beyond the carrot following my pitiful Nightfall rewards this week. I own every exotic weapon in the game aside from the Suros (through choice), the Necrochasm because of no Crux drop and the Thunderlord, which is the one weapon I've been hoping for since launch. Every week Nightfalls and Raids deny my hopes for the Thunderlord. Following this weeks Nightfalls and Crota's End normal and hard, still nothing. In my despair I was struck with realisation. What is the point in obtaining a Thunderlord? All I'm going to do with it is play all the same content over and over again, this time with no carrot at all. The point is, we need the carrot. Unfortunately for myself and no doubt countless others, we're quickly running out of carrots to chase.
