Regarding the news update that just came out:
https://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update---03122015/en/News/News?aid=12657
You mentioned the new features to be released in this 1.1.2 update are at the mercy of triage, well, let me be the first to say this:
The first item on your list, [b]Vault Space[/b] is ABSOLUTELY the number one priority... If this were a hospital, and this game was your patient, then the Vault Space would be the gushing artery flowing all over the floor. This is the number one top concern of every player I've spoken with. This needs to be addressed FIRST.
Please see the many, many posts in the forums about this. Make it your number 1 priority for this upcoming patch. Please. You've spent plenty enough time on the raid glitches, they can wait. You've spent plenty enough time on PVP, it can wait. The fact that people aren't playing the strikes, may very well have to do with no space in the vault. That can wait. The game looks and sounds fine, it can wait. Fix the vault space. It's by far the most ugent issue. I can't go on about this enough.
Thank you!
https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/87629716/0/0
https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/80456128/0/0
https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/104857586/0/0
https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/104645685/0/0
https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/105646720/0/0
https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/82247252/0/0
https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/100321841/0/0
https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/108401865/0/0
https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/108345750/0/0
https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/107870352/0/0
https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/107674912/0/0
https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/107767413/0/0
...Need I go on? :) There are dozens more just like these...
EDIT: And while you're preparing the vault space increase, and the 1.1.2 update. Please give us some USEFUL information about the vault space increase. For six months now we've heard nothing but "We hear you, we know you want more vault space, be patient", but we haven't heard anything new since then. Just the same old song and dance. Can we please have some actual useful information from now on? WHEN will it be increased? HOW will it be increased? WHY wasn't this addressed sooner? Will there be a COST associated with the increase? Will it be in-game materials, or *gulp* micro transactions? (For the love of God, NO!) Give us some DETAILS about what you're working on, while we wait for this fading miracle.
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Problem right now with destiny is that many people are burnt out. That's why they are releasing this new patch. If they don't release new content for pve then people will continue to disappear until the House of Wolves. Once the house of wolves drops it is imperative they continue to release new pve content monthly. People will Complete the content within the first two weeks. People will run strikes for a couple of weeks after that and then get burnt out again. Bungie needs to rethink their model now. This isn't going to continue working as it did in the past. After dark below, people started to drop after a month due to the small content. Pvp continued to get iron banner, which I am not complaining about, but pve was neglected. The majority of hardcore players come on for the pve. Perhaps they need to start thinking about a subscription fee for the promise of one strike and additional content monthly. I would pay $2.50 monthly for a strike and a Queens event or a better event. Perhaps different arenas for horde mode. You don't have to subscribe, but if you do you get the additional content. They need to create more weapons and armor and make them more diverse. This whole shard economy does not work. It fuels frustration. You can only run the raid so many times per week and ultimately your armor will be the exact same, with same perks, as everyone else. Where's the creativity? Add some rune drops. Add A few rune slots in your armor. Exotic armor gets three runes slots, raid gets two and vendor gets none. Have extra weapon damage rune, solar defense, extra armor, extra health, and etc. This whole same perks things gets old fast. You can only do it so much before you get bored of it. The next few months after the house of wolves drops is real important for the longevity of this game. Comet drops in September. If House of wolves drops in June, you have about three months until comet drops. People will have completed the house of wolves, including full raid sets, by early by mid July. They will start leaving as there won't be enough strikes and new gear to keep them coming back. I'm all for optional subscription fee for additional content. People can say what they want but if bungie said we will drop one event for pve and one strike or a horde mode arena every month, people will definitely pay for it.