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Edited by Hidefininja:
2/12/2015 3:11:44 AM
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Kotaku sums up Destiny player burn-out
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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5 RepliesEdited by CheazyFries: 2/11/2015 4:44:25 AMI have the fortune, I guess, to only be able to play on the weekends for a little bit but still have about 300 hours total in with 2 level 31's and tons of great gear. The game hasn't burned out as fast for me as I find it relaxing just to grab a beer and grind strikes for no other reason than just to do so and chat with some randoms. The last few months though, I find myself having to make little things up to keep me motivated. I'll make a plan to buy a new gun just so I have a goal. Hit crucible, earn marks, buy gun, do stikes to get bounty's to level gun and repeat...but it's starting to wear thin. I've never done a raid yet, even with lfg I've only managed like four people in a lobby waiting until people get bored and back out. Managed one group where I was psyched but they pulled up an Atheon hard check point when we were supposed to go through it all and ended with just that encounter. Have a 300 Vision of Confluence now at least. Same with Crota, got into a group from lfg who were supposed to do the whole raid and started with a Crota checkpoint where we shot him, he stayed kneeling and a dude grabbed a sword and beat him. I did basically nothing. Guess my point is a shared sentiment, I have a few things to do but it's not likely I'll ever get to do them so until then...I'm getting bored. I just picked up Evolve and hope that's cool as I need something fresh. I love Destiny and I'll be back but if it's not for a raid then I don't know when.
