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'm getting into that burnout I think. The Strikes are tedious anymore with the unmutable narration, the same exact encounters over and over again. Cripes you could randomize the locations of enemies, enemy types, weapons loadouts for said enemies, and so on. Loot, good or even decent loot, does not drop nearly enough. I'd be fine with just more legendary drops, there's plenty of legendary stuff I haven't used yet. Fun events like the "enemies engaging each other" don't happen nearly enough. Patrols are boring as shit to higher levels. The raids, while fun, rely on third party sites to organize a team. Why is there no in-game support? I mean I do like the game, it's got potential to be something spectacular...it's just lacking alot.