I have been playing Destiny since the beginning and, like most of us, have become bored with the game. Why? And could this stagnation been avoided by one toggle feature in the settings menu? I hope to answer both of these questions through this post and ask for your cooperation for supporting my idea.
The game became boring because we mastered it too quickly. This is a game that will be supported over the next 10 years, being able to quickly master it is an issue for both the player and the developer. When you approach a mission/strike/raid you always know what you are facing and how much health they have thanks to those handy dandy health bars that float above each enemy's head. A lot of gamers quickly scan their environment (health bars) and pick their targets without even looking at the actual enemy. This prevents the player from appreciating the detail put in the game because all you care about are those slowly deteriorating red and yellow bars.
Now, imagine if you will, playing Destiny for the first time and running the first strike not knowing how much health Sepiks Prime had left. Wouldn't that be awesome? The fear of the unknown. I believe it would improve the quality of the gaming experience because it would be you, your 2 buds (or fellow guardians), and [i]hopefully[/i] enough ammo to take down this all powerful servitor. The developers wanted us to play the game like Halo but we can't do that because you can't fully immerse yourself in the world because of the health bars. Sure, MMORPGs display health bars but Destiny was never meant to be played like those. We, as guardians, were meant to be crawling through the caves on the moon with a Titan up front ready to slam the next unfortunate acolyte, with a warlock waiting to throw their nova bomb at three crazed knights, accompanied by a hunter picking off witches with their sniper. Instead, everyone barrels through because there are no surprises because you know what you are getting yourself into thanks to the health bars.
Lastly, if you can completely ignore these health bars then kudos but I believe this one feature is single handedly killing the longevity of the game. What can we do about this? First, support my post by bumping and/or giving it a thumbs up. Even if you don't care about the healthbars it would be nice to receive your support in hopes that Bungie hears my wish. It would be a toggle feature, who knows, you might even like playing again.
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