Lost Sols, what a contrivance of interest you've become. At first you seem the eager contributor, enthusiastically offering your relatively educated opinions forth, denouncing or supporting various concepts from Bungie. But then, almost suddenly, your renown burgeons sporadically and your influence is pressed along every boundary of these forums; your every word garnering a great deal of public attention. I find that... peculiar. And now, almost as if I encourage your questioned stardom, I find myself begrudgingly curious of your popular opinions. Come, Lost Sols, let us talk once more of important things, Guardian to Guardian. [b]MATCHMAKING[/b] I gather it to be your opinion that matchmaking endorses inclusivity. That Guardians less than fortunate would be given a deserved chance at Destiny's endgame activity. From your perspective, I imagine you find this an ideal solution for the discriminatory mindsets of The Guardian Malcontents, those who demand ludicrous criteria for inclusion. I politely disagree. In a perfect world, you would be right. If every Guardian felt such tolerance as perhaps you or I do, none would suffer ostracism or exclusion. But that, my dear Lost Sols, is not this world. Even in the rank and file of the most tolerant Fireteam, volatile hostility would still breed excessively. Hatred is just as human as love, and many would suffer insults, abuse, derogation, mistreatment, or otherwise uncalled for cruelty at the hands of ill-tempered Guardians. You know this. It noble of you to think so optimistically, truly it is. But it is also naïve to believe such readily available inclusion wouldn't engender blatant bullying. Why, just look upon these forums. You of all people should know, you who spend such a great deal of time here, that people are generally intolerable. One offered opinion, one slight misstep, one unintended comment, and they converge around you like starved wolves. Matchmaking serves no one save for elitist Malcontents, the ones who may have missed their moment of allotted time and have become desperate. Would others benefit? Of that I've no doubt. But the scales are weighted heavily in favor of the Guardian Malcontents, the Trolls who bully for attention, the Players who are self-serving that may choose to abandon others once satisfied. It is unfortunate, but unfortunately true nonetheless. [b]TOLERANCE[/b] Now [i]this[/i] we agree on. It may interest you to know that I consider myself a small part of the Deaf Community. I'm well versed in ASL and have known many remarkable Deaf people. I myself am not deaf, nor am I CODA. But I am studying ASL interpretation and am saddened to know that some deaf players are actively outcasted due to their inability to hear or because of their speech. Such barbaric discrimination though hardly surprising when one accounts some of the populace of the Destiny community. You, Lost Sols, cannot be counted among them. You are a true gentlemen. Lately these forums seem to have become a haven for prejudice and bigotry; unworthy of one such as you. You seem a smart man, so surely you must know your plights for acceptance and tolerance are told mostly to ignorants who foolishly think their narrow minds are infallible. Even with your reputation, hatred and discrimination will always plague this place of discussion. Save yourself the time and forgo proselytizing. Do not waste your time attempting to educate these hate-mongers, as they will not listen to you or anyone. If I may, why not spend your time elsewhere, a place where you could do some good. It would be in your best interest. [b]BUNGIE[/b] Now, as I'm aware I'm in the ever-shrinking minority, I've always supported Bungie and still very much do. I only recognize they are in a most unenviable position, one in which a great many either ignore or complete look over. During our last conversational palaver, I may have been a bit too general and perhaps even vague. Allow me to explain very clearly: Bungie, the Developers of Destiny, do not hold exclusive autonomy in their Game's development. Activision, the Publishers of Destiny, fund or otherwise pay the internal development team (Bungie) to work on their licensed Intellectual Property (Destiny). As such, Activision is an "external developer" and actively monitors, critiques, and likely even assists in ongoing development. Some of the most controversial decisions Destiny suffers from may have been enforced by Activision or at the very least encouraged (I.e., the growing price of DLC). Furthermore, Destiny as an existing Intellectual Property still maintains support for Last Generation consoles (Xbox 360 and Playstation 3). This is likely a mandate from Activision, which while profitable, severely stunts Destiny's in-game content growth. For an example, one could pose the Dragon Age: Inquisition/Witcher 3 dichotomy. Dragon Age: Inquisition, like Destiny, supported previous generation consoles. While a great game, it suffered immensely in terms of content availability, especially if one compares it to Witcher 3. Unlike DAI, Witcher did not have support for Last Generation consoles. Because of that, it offered a much more in-depth world with much more detail. In terms of sheer world size, longevity, scope, and content, Witcher 3 easily beats Dragon Age: Inquisition in all retrospects. Were Destiny exclusive to new generation consoles, many of their biggest problems would just as easily be solved. Vault Space, Customization, Bigger Maps, Better Servers, in general Vastly Greater Content. Perhaps even matchmaking. All of these heavily demanded issues would be remedied. I promise you. But regrettably, they can't just suddenly choose not to support Last Generation consoles. As an MMO, That would require shutting down 360/PS3 servers entirely, which would lead to lawsuits and general dissatisfaction. I also say this as fact, not of judgement. Last Generation Consoles hold back games. Like it or not. This is why Bungie is in a most unenviable position, Lost Sols. I wholeheartedly believe they do the most with what little they have. I believe they want to give us more, but they are impossibly constrained by a great many things. Until support for Last Generation consoles are dropped, Destiny as we all know it can't be expected to change. Perhaps when Destiny 2 is released things will notably get better. But that requires much patience and understanding, something you and I both know hardly exists in these forums. Our little matter of agreement it seems. Agree, or agree to disagree?