Destiny needs an epic weather system. We had some sick thunder storms in Southeastern Utah today, and it got me thinking. Wouldn't it be amazing to stalk a patrol of Fallen warriors through the jungles of Venus during a heavy rainstorm? Visibility would be poor, you would be able to see the rain running down your visor. Water would be dripping from the trees and buildings. It would all be very atmospheric, no?
Here's another one. You get caught in a blinding sandstorm on the surface of Mars. You can barely see where you are going, when you stumble upon a Cabal unit taking cover in the shell of an old building. You look at them, they look at you. You then proceed to duke it out while you can barely see one another!
Okay, one last scenario. You are exploring the wilds of Earth at night. A menacing thunderstorm proceeds to roll overhead. It becomes quite dark, to the point where you have to use your Ghost's light and periodic flashes of lightning to keep your bearings. Then, as the wind howls through your cloak, Hive start to pour from every crevice. The once familiar landscape is transformed into a dark shadow of fear and darkness. As you struggle to survive, and are about to overwhelmed, you see another light peek over the crest of the hill. Another Guardian! Together you fend off the relentless enemy and retreat back to the safety of the Tower.
I'm just saying, weather would make familiar landscapes feel new, different, and exciting. Everything would become a hundred times more atmospheric and awesome, leaving players craving another chance to have another epic opportunity. If any one else has a cool weather situation you would like to share, feel free to do so! Let's see how many different ideas we can build up!
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I would love to see this trust me. It'd be the most amazing thing ever. But even without epic weather changes Destiny can get pretty intense out in the PvE world. Like on the last day of the beta I was out and about fighting hive and fallen when suddenly I get this message saying "The Enemy have begun fighting" so thinking nothing of it I kept on going about my business. Its only when 3 other Guardians showed up that I realized we were gonna have our work cut out for us when HORDES of Fallen and Hive pour out of every nook and cranny. As I and my fellow Guardians were crammed into the middle with no cover we fought to the bitter end. We eventually killed them all of. The entirety of the battle took well over 15 minutes before the last Vandal was crushed beneath out feet. While I never knew who they were at that moment I felt a connection to those other Guardians that I knew Bungie was striving for with this game. And I can only wait in anticipation with what the full release has in store for us