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]
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I actually read this yesterday, and he does make some serious points- some of which I didn't know, like the importance of heavy ammo in the CE hard raid, and why the bug is an issue. Anyway, I have not played the game as much as he has, but I'm already there. I have two 31's and one 29, all with armor and weapons I like already, so other than raid gear and the treasured GH, there isn't much for me to do. The ROC strikes are dropping much less than they used to in terms of blue engrams or purple as they did when I was lower level and the game considered it "harder" for me, I guess. Haven't seen a (decent, as in not Dragonsbreath) exotic drop in ages. Keep getting shards and commendations on my faction rep. So what is there for me to do? Anyway, it was a well written summary of much of what I see posted here.