like I swear I remember bungle saying it's just a UI change than something mandatory to play to get new gear and progress?
and here's some simple changes that can really fix D2 and improve it:
rework the portal to be a quickplay system to earn new gear and bonus drops
bring back vendors on all destinations and make it where every time you reset ranks you get 1+ tier drops from that specific vendor making all activities like gambit and worlds worth playing again
make all public events always give 1+ tier drops on completion to encourage and make exploration worth playing
and put world's/destinations in the portal to encourage exploration as well, all of these things can be achieved with limited resources and it will only benefit everyone.
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I see a ton of people ask for world exploration. Honestly I prefer open world too, but Destiny has zero need for it. In Destiny, if a quest or triumph doesn't take you to a planet, there is no reason to go there. For there to be an open world, again in Destiny, we would need to answer these questions? What are we exploring? Who are we talking to? Are these planets a proper use of time, space and resources to maintain? Crucible going through the portal was one of the best decisions Destiny ever made. It feels so rewarding now. Otherwise, the portal should just be the new Vanguard ops.