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Edited by Nix05: 9/22/2014 3:23:33 PM
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Current Issues with Destiny (Questions and Suggestions)

This game is great, don't get me wrong, but it is lacking in a lot of areas that I'm sure most of the community will agree on. 1) [b]Patrols[/b]. The patrol missions are wonderful and fresh but they lack much of any purpose, especially once you're a higher level. The public events and missions are rather enjoyable, yes, but the real issue is with the empty environment. It feels as though patrol is meant for exploration but there is simply nothing to explore. What could you be in search of? The golden crates? But after that then what? One thing that was a let down for me was the level 20 areas on the maps (I've only found the one on Earth but I'm assuming every planet has one). When I played the beta, me and my friends had stumbled upon this forsaken area and couldn't wait to explore whatever goodies they were keeping safe in the full game. It turns out however that they are guarding no special treasure at all. It was strange though, as the area where the level 20s were guarding had many spots that looked as though they were clearly meant to lead to a treasure. I suppose my question here is, can we expect to see more added to the worlds to make patrol more like the adventure it's supposed to be? I have a few suggestions; have unique patrol missions to be found in these areas that would end in better rewards (maybe even actual loot on top of the xp reward), have maybe one "platinum chest" on every planet that can be expected to be found hidden in these level 20 area, or maybe just have more frequently spawning enemies who would be more likely to drop higher level loot. One other thing on the subject Bungie, you had told us that if we could see it we could explore there, that was a flat out lie. 2) [b]The Reef[/b]. This question I feel is one that DeeJ and the others may actually be able to answer as it doesn't trash their game as much. Can we expect an actual playable area in the Reef (hopefully not as a part of paid DLC). It was a bit of a slap to the face to have a whole area on the map taken for just a cut-scene, removing all hopes for a fifth planet to explore without having to pay for DLCs. I have faith that the reef will prove to be something, however, as there is a clear spot in its interface where a mission can be located. I am expecting it to be a future raid but if not I hope it will be a patrol, as a whole new area to explore would blow away the community (supposing it comes for free with an update). If neither of these are the case, then I would suggest making a second hub area like the tower, but I'll get into that in a second. I know that you guys at Bungie are astonished at the wide complaining of not enough content, but with coherence to my first point, I think you can see why adding something to the reef would be quite adored by the community and beneficial to you. 3) [b]More MMO[/b]. I am well aware that Destiny was built on the grounds of "shooter first, MMO second", I think this course of action made the mechanics of the game better but from here on out MMO should be a bigger focal point. The thing is, the MMO portions of the game are the most fun, me and my friends have the same, if not more, fun in the tower than we do anywhere else in the game. My suggestion to this is to add a second hub (in relation to my last question, why not put one in the reef?). If a second hub is added, I suggest adding a larger amount of silly things like the fan and the soccer ball in the tower, as little things like this add to the enjoyable MMO aspect of the game. Another place that I'd love to see accessible and would work well as another hub type area would be the city below the tower. To have a giant area to explore in the playful third person mode with plenty of other guardians would entail plenty of fun to be had by everyone in the community. So can we expect to see more MMO aspects to be added or improved in the game, possibly even a second hub? 4) [b]PvP (not matchmaking)[/b]. The biggest thing that this game needs (and would be very easy to add in) is a PvP option whilst free roaming the planets with your fireteam. This could be easily done by simply making it an option to turn on when you start up patrol (like when you change the difficulty of a mission), so there could be non-PvP and PvP servers. Another suggestion would be to have a new planet that is strictly PvP (I would go with Pluto for this as it being the smallest planet and would prove less interesting for missions and patrols). So will there be free roam PvP capabilities in the future?

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  • [quote]This game is great, don't get me wrong, but it is lacking in a lot of areas that I'm sure most of the community will agree on. 1) [b]Patrols[/b]. The patrol missions are wonderful and fresh but they lack much of any purpose, especially once you're a higher level. The public events and missions are rather enjoyable, yes, but the real issue is with the empty environment. It feels as though patrol is meant for exploration but there is simply nothing to explore. What could you be in search of? The golden crates? But after that then what? One thing that was a let down for me was the level 20 areas on the maps (I've only found the one on Earth but I'm assuming every planet has one). When I played the beta, me and my friends had stumbled upon this forsaken area and couldn't wait to explore whatever goodies they were keeping safe in the full game. It turns out however that they are guarding no special treasure at all. It was strange though, as the area where the level 20s were guarding had many spots that looked as though they were clearly meant to lead to a treasure. I suppose my question here is, can we expect to see more added to the worlds to make patrol more like the adventure it's supposed to be? I have a few suggestions; have unique patrol missions to be found in these areas that would end in better rewards (maybe even actual loot on top of the xp reward), have maybe one "platinum chest" on every planet that can be expected to be found hidden in these level 20 area, or maybe just have more frequently spawning enemies who would be more likely to drop higher level loot. One other thing on the subject Bungie, you had told us that if we could see it we could explore there, that was a flat out lie. 2) [b]The Reef[/b]. This question I feel is one that DeeJ and the others may actually be able to answer as it doesn't trash their game as much. Can we expect an actual playable area in the Reef (hopefully not as a part of paid DLC). It was a bit of a slap to the face to have a whole area on the map taken for just a cut-scene, removing all hopes for a fifth planet to explore without having to pay for DLCs. I have faith that the reef will prove to be something, however, as there is a clear spot in its interface where a mission can be located. I am expecting it to be a future raid but if not I hope it will be a patrol, as a whole new area to explore would blow away the community (supposing it comes for free with an update). If neither of these are the case, then I would suggest making a second hub area like the tower, but I'll get into that in a second. I know that you guys at Bungie are astonished at the wide complaining of not enough content, but with coherence to my first point, I think you can see why adding something to the reef would be quite adored by the community and beneficial to you. 3) [b]More MMO[/b]. I am well aware that Destiny was built on the grounds of "shooter first, MMO second", I think this course of action made the mechanics of the game better but from here on out MMO should be a bigger focal point. The thing is, the MMO portions of the game are the most fun, me and my friends have the same, if not more, fun in the tower than we do anywhere else in the game. My suggestion to this is to add a second hub (in relation to my last question, why not put one in the reef?). If a second hub is added, I suggest adding a larger amount of silly things like the fan and the soccer ball in the tower, as little things like this add to the enjoyable MMO aspect of the game. Another place that I'd love to see accessible and would work well as another hub type area would be the city below the tower. To have a giant area to explore in the playful third person mode with plenty of other guardians would entail plenty of fun to be had by everyone in the community. So can we expect to see more MMO aspects to be added or improved in the game, possibly even a second hub? 4) [b]PvP (not matchmaking)[/b]. The biggest thing that this game needs (and would be very easy to add in) is a PvP option whilst free roaming the planets with your fireteam. This could be easily done by simply making it an option to turn on when you start up patrol (like when you change the difficulty of a mission), so there could be non-PvP and PvP servers. Another suggestion would be to have a new planet that is strictly PvP (I would go with Pluto for this as it being the smallest planet and would prove less interesting for missions and patrols). So will there be free roam PvP capabilities in the future?[/quote]to me it sounds like you really have not played the game much... On patrols you can farm and go around gathering a lot of needed materials to upgrade your weapons

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