First I want to start by saying this isn't going to be a rant. (At least not totally. lol) And I want to say Thanks Bungie, for giving me an excellent game to play for the better part of 2 years. It has been a wild ride full of fun, laughter, and sometimes frustration. But definitley an interesting ride the whole way.
However... I; as a legacy player that's been around since Beta, will of course be a bit sad to see the Destiny community move forward without me. (I don't plan on buying current gen anytime soon.) One of the main things that made me sad (and made my whole PS3 clan sad) was the fact that we weren't going to be able to play Iron Banner and Trials of Osiris anymore.
We have always been a Crucible first kind of clan and to us we always felt that the Iron Banner and Trials of Osiris were... Just Part of the Game. The only reason most of us have gotten over or near 320 is because of the Iron Banner drops and infusion. I've never even beaten King's Fall! Or taken on the Challenge of the Elders! (I know some people will consider that heresy. lol) I just like pvp in shooting games and those pve events just feel like too much of a hassle to bother with all the time. Only occasionally. I think having the Crucible as a reliable way of gaining Light should be just as important as "end game activities." And now my only reliable and preferred way of raising my Light is going away? But all the happy pve players get to keep their King's Fall and Challenge of Elders? Why is that? And how is it that Iron Banner and Trials of Osiris are considered "live events" when they happen all the time? lol.
That being said I really just wish for one thing. A parting gift. A thank you gift of some kind. I know this is wishful thinking but my first, kind of bigger idea is this...
Two permanent Crucible playlists. One that is like the Iron Banner that drops Year Two and maybe even Year One Iron Banner rewards with increasing Light.
And one that is like Trials of Osiris with Year Two and maybe even Year One Trial of Osiris rewards at the end of matches.
These post-match rewards for both playlist would also include armor shaders, emblems, and ships. And both of these playlists could be level advantages enabled or even not enabled, either way.
But the big difference between these modes and the real events would be: No Lord Saladin in the Tower, No rank up packages, No bounties from Brother Vance in the Reef, and no Trials Passages (which means no trips to the Lighthouse.)
That's my first idea for a goodbye and thank you to legacy players. A bare bones version of both Iron Banner and Trials of Osiris. If this is not acceptable then other options would be to just put all these rewards as frequent post-match rewards in ALL the regular Crucible playlists. Or make these rewards as a 2nd and 3rd guaranteed reward from Crucible rank up packages. The packages would have their one normal guaranteed rewards, then an Iron Banner guaranteed reward, then a Trials of Osiris guaranteed reward, and of course the normal possible rewards.
Just a few options for keeping the Crucible viable for Legacy Players going forward.
My other idea is fairly simple. Give us Year One infusion. On all armor and weapons that we still have from Year One. And all of this would be for LEGACY CONSOLES ONLY. To give us something to enjoy until we might can move forward to current gen.
But yeah those are my ideas. All I'm asking for is a thank you for our time and money spent. Not too much too ask right? I don't think so. Thank you to all who read this and God Bless. :)
(EDIT: A little clarification for some people that are apparently confused. I'm NOT asking to keep Iron Banner or Trials of Osiris. I'm just asking for a way to be able to still get the CURRENT rewards those two events currently reward. And I'm NOT asking for new rewards. Just wanted everyone to know that.)
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I agree!
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So u want a shit sandwich?
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How about an emote called "middle finger"? :P
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Legacy Patch - All in game activities will be pushed to the "current" light level on Ps4/Xbone Maybe..
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Like a Gjallerhorn that does NO dmg.
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Your on legacy consols so we're going to give you stuff better than the current players get. Makes no sence. The best they'll give you is an emblem.
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You have the right idea, but your second request would be too much. (Btw: at best buy you can get a refurb xbone or ps4 for 200)
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Yeah legacy shouldn't get anything exclusively legacy. You are the ones that haven't upgraded to this gen. This isn't even next gen anymore, this is current. You've had nearly 3 years to upgrade, 982 days to be exact. If you had saved 21 cents from the launch date you would have it. Legacy players are not the martyrs, they don't deserve any bonuses. If you want an iron banner playlist, play control. If you want trials, play elimination. Try to get the rewards while you can.
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You got to keep your BEAVER's.
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If theyre dropping support and game modes, plus not getting any more money out of legacy players, it is guarenteed you wont be receiving anything. I think they should give yall an incentive to upgrade though, maybe a shader or emblem if you upgrade to next gen, but thats it.
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Buy a refurb console from GameStop
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The new generation of I deserve something....
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Look at how Rockstar left Old gen Grand theft Auto V And then Compare that to Bungie and Destiny Which Company did better? Rockstar Or Bungie
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So what do current gen get? We've paid just as much, if not more so based on your logic we should be gifted something too. Don't say "waa waa you get to carry on playing destiny, IB, ToO, Raids etc waa waa"
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Tl;dr Why would you want a gift when you leave tho ?
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They already gave us a gift. Without Trials and Iron Banner, there won't be any "sweats" on Legacy consoles. Plus, with no further updates, there won't be any "nerf" patches. I can finally enjoy the game "as-is" for the foreseeable future witbout having to relearn how my gear works all over again every month or two. I feel pretty good about not buying Destiny on my Xbox 1. I'll have Destiny on 360 and Warframe on the 1. Pretty good seperation.
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The replies...
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I seriously don't understand all the hate for old gen I just upgraded don't think I'll make friends with anyone on it tho
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Ok, have a free middle finger. ..i..
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Edited by sneakylibra: 7/30/2016 6:54:39 PMThey wouldn't do that for us..... since we aren't giving them anymore money...... maybe they will do what you are asking but for a price. Maybe 40 dollars.
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They did give you a gift. They are letting you play the game still.
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Give them a weasel error everytime they try to pick a character
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Edited by danca90: 7/30/2016 8:22:49 PMI think calling them legacy instead of last gen is a gift. It should make your little hearts feel better until you get a paper route
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I feel like the whole reason they're splitting the progress was because they were giving us back the old raids but only for last gen. I get that current-gen players might be mad about it, but fvck them. They get to buy the new expansion, and they've been acting like roided-out chimps since it was announced. Any sympathy I had for those early-adopting asshats was gone the second time someone made an; "I'm upset star wars episode seven wasn't on vhs" snark.
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Too many words. Too little -blam!-s to give.
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Let's make you a gift Step 1: Get a box ....