http://kotaku.com/five-months-in-hardcore-destiny-players-are-hitting-a-1684813586
This is not a bash. It comes from someone who, like many of us, really likes Destiny but is reaching a point of burn-out. The things that popped out to me are the lack of carrots and poor communication from Bungie.
If you trawl the forums, you'll find many threads dedicated to each point made, but this is a handy summation of the frustration hardcore Destiny players are, and have been, facing of late.
I'm no hater, and like Kirk, the article's author, I know there's an unbelievable game inside Destiny. I'm looking forward to HoW, but until then, it'll just have to be a strike now and again.
Edit 1: You guys all rock. It's been a very clear-headed conversation in here so far, aside from some weak trolls. And thanks for the bumps! I think it's good to read what a lot of us have been thinking.
Edit 2: I'm pretty sure the forum ninjas have buried any Kotaku-related posts so they don't trend. That's their prerogative, and somewhat understandable despite the normal levels of vitriol you can generally find on these forums.
Feel free to bump if you think others should read it but, after over twenty-four hours of pretty constant replies from you crazy, magnificent bastards, it's fair to say that we don't need an article to spur healthy discussion about one of our favorite games.
[spoiler]You guys are -blam!-ing killing my phone.[/spoiler]
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This is exactly how I feel. I don't even want to go home after work to do the nightfalls. I used to rush to get home to do it so perhaps a self imposed break is needed. Log in to see if xur stops being an ass but that's it.
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My son and I have 1150 hrs logged on this game so far and he has stopped playing until HoW, as he says that he has his Titan up to level 32., so there's nothing left for him to play for. The points covered in the article are very valid ones and hopefully Bungie will pay attention if they want to take this franchise on a 10 year run.
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I'm not suprised some players are getting burnout. Someone on my friends list has been on Destiny for 15 hours none stop today, that's addiction right there lol. I didn't even log in to do weeklies, simply enjoying other games more.
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Surprised to see so many positive reactions. Would have thought there would have many apologists.
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Edited by chrislisatommat: 2/10/2015 11:48:35 PMTrials of Osiris would spice things up a bit but no news on incoming for that
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Take a break, it helps. All you game "journalists" need to take a break from reddit as well, since every article written about destiny is a reworded reddit post anyways. That shit would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
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Edited by HunterTooStrong: 2/10/2015 11:01:26 PMThis guy is good at writing.
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"Hardcore" players binged on the game. So many hours played in such a short time. No wonder they are burnt out. Get over the addiction and try some moderation. The increased free time may even lead to you finally losing your virginity.
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Excellent article. 1200 game hours later and I'm loosing interest extremely rapidly. I had the impression this game would be different, something that would stand out and be a very good mmo with elements that really appealed to me. All I can say now is that I'm disappointed. I really got my hopes up for Destiny and Bungie delivered bugs, disconnects and doing the same things over and over until my mind is so numb I can't even think straight and just take a break until house of wolves or queens.
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I read that today off of Facebook and couldn't agree more.
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Good article, I love kotaku
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Edited by navybeardbb: 2/10/2015 11:29:50 PMAgree, and I hope everyone that agrees comments and Bungie implements change ASAP to save a large portion of their players before HoW.
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Just read through it and it is a near perfect summation of the state of things to date. I stopped playing a week before Crota Hard mode came out. I couldn't care less about the meaningless grind. What really kills it for me though is just the immensity of the boredom of repetition burn out. The lack of meaningful communication from our overlords does not help matters either. "Here - look at another PSN/youtube/offsiter propaganda puppet that is new to B.net in Community Focus!!!!" *drags fingernails across a chalk board* I may return for HoW, but at this time I am not too certain. There has to be a vast improvement in WHY to care, why to play than we have been given.
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Agree wholeheartedly with the Kotaku article. Spot on.
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First I couldn't believe I don't really like destiny anymore apart from the regular Tuesdays but it's becoming clearer everyday.
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Good article. I can definitely see how he got where he is with Destiny. Personally I am still having fun, but I am not playing as much as I once did. And that is ok.
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Pretty true. I am eagerly anticipating BF Hardline. That game will make me take a LONG break from Destiny.
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spot on!
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Great article
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Bump - hope the powers that be see this
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Read it and completely agree. He hit on almost everything I'm concerned with. Good job
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Such a great article. So many truths.
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That was an excellent read, and hits a lot of things I both feel and agree with.
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I agree. It's left me to pretty much playing the crucible now. Haven't even gotten the Crux and don't plan on running hard Crota again. Like he said in the article, I have to evaluate in my head is it worth it.