Note: this is a direct copy from reddit. I am merely spreading the word
[quote]I know, these things never work. I know, this probably sounds entitled. Perhaps it is, but I ask that you at least read all of this before you make those judgments and dismiss this post.
If you haven't read the top post by now, Luke Smith has taken it upon himself to slap every last player in the face and show us that we're nothing more than cattle to Bungie. If that sounds reactive or like hyperbole, please read the article and you'll realize that it's a pretty accurate assessment. This doesn't just insult you and I as regular players, but it spits on all of the hard work of everyone who made awesome community tools to fill in the gaps of Bungie's otherwise 6.5/10 game. Things like LFG sites that were made to compensate for the lack of matchmaking; like DestinyPublicEvents or Destiny Item Manager; like Destiny Ghost Hunter or sites that give you a better look at the Grimoire so that you have even the slightest clue as to what story actually exists in this game. The list can go on. We as a community put a lot of time and effort into making this game more than we were given. And don't get me wrong, there are some fantastic people at Bungie working their hardest to constantly improve the game, to listen to us and implement as much feedback as they can, to give use the tools needed to build everything I just mentioned. I get that. I'm hugely grateful for them, too.
However, we can't let an attitude like Luke Smith's dictate the future of this game without being contested. We shouldn't, anyways. We didn't just play this game; we invested in their community. We invested our time and talents to enrich the experience for each other in ways the game itself couldn't. Yet now we're being treated like we're nothing more than a pile of wallets? I get that they're a business, but you don't build a strong base for a game that's supposed to last 10 years by ostracizing and insulting your existing player-base.
For that reason, I implore anyone reading this to consider taking a day off. Just one day of either watching Netflix or playing a different game (new Batman, yes?) or anything else, really. That Tuesday, when they expect all of us to rush back into the weekly events and start knocking out our chores (likely even offering us some trinket to celebrate their favorite day of the year), let's actually show them what happens if we take our business elsewhere. Let's try to drive their server numbers to record lows. Let's organize ourselves as the community that wants this game to be as great as we know it can be and tell them in a way that even Activision can understand that we don't agree with their direction and we're not afraid to go elsewhere (especially after that E3 we were given this year). They need to stay competitive to retain us, so please, I only ask that you consider grabbing your friends and playing something else on Bungie Day this year. Show them that we matter just as much as any new players they mean to attract.
It's your choice as to how the future of this game shapes up, so do you want to try to make a statement or do you want to pay $40 for exclusive dance moves?[/quote]
Edit: I really do loathe people who don't even read the post and just go down to the comments to insult/rage against me. If you read the post and still don't see any point in not logging on, fine. But read the damn post!
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Edited by dakota 712: 6/24/2015 12:42:31 AMEuro gamer spoke on the subject and said smith was actually very polite and it's was a joke most the time and the community doesn't need to treat it as such it was his writing that messed it up Here are the links [url=https://mobile.twitter.com/tomphillipsEG/status/613376448645214209]https://mobile.twitter.com/tomphillipsEG/status/613376448645214209[/url] [url=https://mobile.twitter.com/tomphillipsEG/status/613376025775460352]https://mobile.twitter.com/tomphillipsEG/status/613376025775460352[/url]
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Plot twist: Bungie gives out both the 347 and FoaF on that day. In all seriousness, I'll still log in, but good luck with that.
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Why on reset day...
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why two weeks?
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Meh, you guys are overreacting something awful.
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I've muted a lot of salty people over the last few days. You are not. You put forth your point respectably, no crying. I won't participate but I wanted you to know I respect how you've chosen to voice your displeasure.
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Bump, this needs to go down! we need to show bungie that the community is just as important in the development of the game as they are. If not even more important for when it comes to stuff like linking the story together and making sites that fill in the gaps that the base game left out.
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i actually bought the digital copy (by accident) and the collectors addition.... way too much complaining...
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I'm in. I was all for paying the $80 for the collectors edition but after that interview... No way. I hope this catches on.
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Bump I'm in!
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Let's go to Skyrim!
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Well I'm in LA for that week so... I'm in by default!
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Bump! Strongly good idea!
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I'm in should have happened 6 months ago.
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I stopped reading at slap in the face. Why the frack is everything a slap in the face? You people need more idioms and metaphors. Get a thesaurus to help add variety to your tear soaked posts.
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I'm going to play that day, and probably most others. Bungie doesn't owe me anything. I don't really give a damn about a couple extra dances. I play this game to shoot aliens in the face, not dance.
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I'm down
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Day 1 here and I'll be playing. I have preordered as well.
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I'll still be playing on 7/7. This Luke Smith thing has been blown WAAAAAY our of proportion and all the kids that are crying and moaning are forgetting that this is a video game and not something that will alter your actual real life in any way.
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Show me some numbers and maybe I'll think about missing out on a Tuesday.
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Bump.
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I'm probably not going to play any time soon, I am already bored with House of Wolves, I haven't played in a while.
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Then they'll just release some special item for logging in on that day and everyone will flip their shit because they missed it.