Over the last year and a half we have tried to create a platform for the bnet community to speak to Bungie on a more personal level as they discuss their feeling for this game we all share this passion for and to hopefully help bridge the communication divide between community and developer. Over the last 40 episodes we’ve had on 69 different members of the community and we have gotten to know the voices and the personalities behind the names we see each day on the forums. We’ve spoken to guardians from all over the world and they’ve shared their ideas on the game with us, with the community and with Cozmo, DeeJ and others at Bungie as well. Bnet has a reputation for being the wild west of Destiny discussion and there is a perception that Bungie doesn’t listen to us here, but it’s not the case. They do listen, they do respond and we as a community have done a great deal to help shape this game over the last 2 ½ years. Today we are happy to have a new bnet guest, stealthmanuk to talk Destiny, and we are also joined today by someone who writes about Destiny on a national level and has been linked extensively in posts since launch and are happy to welcome [url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/#26d3068d6041]Paul Tassi of Forbes[/url] to the podcast. [quote]Downloadable Audio links: [b]SoundCloud[/b] https://soundcloud.com/oceans-of-canopy/dtc-episode-41-destiny-in-through-the-out-door [b]iTunes[/b] https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/destinytruthcast-destiny-podcast/id1101605804?mt=2[/quote] [spoiler][quote]The #destinytruthcast is a Bnet #feedback forum community podcast hosted by members of the community and featuring community members as guests. The podcast was started to give everyday guardians a chance to do something they would probably never experience by being on a podcast and to give them the opportunity to have not just their thoughts, but their voices heard by Bungie as they discuss the game. Beyond that, it's allowed us to get to know the voices and personalities behind the gamertags we see on the forums and get to know each other in a way not possible in anonymous words on a page. We aren't here to endorse or tear down Bungie or Destiny, but to give honest, balanced talk on this game. Thank-you and maybe we'll see you on an episode. [/quote][/spoiler] Welcome to a very special episode 41 of the #destinytruthcast where you the community join us in talking all things Bungie and Destiny. Today RedWingGirl and I are joined by bungie.net forum guest stealthmanuk and also none other than Forbes' Paul Tassi. Today's topics include- -"a complacent sort of tedium" and finding the joy in exploring open worlds -Will D2 be more expansive on robust? -Exotic Quests (Hit or Miss) -Ingame chat functionality -Will (or should) D2 have optional matchmaking? -Leaving all but our face paint behind -Transmogrification -Missing D1 gear? You'll probably get to re-grind/level some in D2 lol -Fresh start vs continuing journey -Eververse items not carrying forward -Bungie and the way they communicate -Destiny, addition through subtraction -Have you thought about the "Age of Triumph" at all this week? -If VoG comes back, is there a point now with gear being left behind? -PvP affecting PvE -1:1 balance vs rock, paper, scissors -What is your absolute favorite weapon since launch? -Is reaching endgame too easy? -Having more challenging content to run at max level -3oC vs endgrams and how loot drops -The Loot Cave! -The death of the Nightfall (bring back the blue flame!) -Iron Banana -Filling in Destiny's silent worlds -Will (or should) D2 have dedicated servers instead of P2P? -Should D2 have ranked playlists? -Favorite moments of the week Once again thank you to stealthmanuk and Paul Tassi for joining us today and we thank you for listening and participating on the forums. We can be found on twitter @dstinytruthcast and online at www.destinytruthcast.com As always, if you'd like to be on a future podcast, message us and let us know your thoughts on the game and what you think would be an important topic to come on and discuss. We look forward to hearing from you and can't wait to hear more voices on the next episode :) Paul can be found at https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/#26d3068d6041 and https://www.earthborntrilogy.com/ [spoiler]Theme song: Convince Us Artist: Swell Album: Whenever You're Ready[/spoiler] [spoiler]Once again I want to thank each of the Guardians who've appeared on the #dtc and helped make this such a cool experience as we've gotten to know each other a little and talk Destiny. 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