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Edited by Waybreaker: 10/22/2015 10:52:18 AM
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Stop. Timegating. Exotics.

[i]For fark sakes.[/i] Who thought this was a good idea? Was it the same guy that sat in on a meeting and thought "lawl, now wait a week" was a great idea for a quest step? Was he drunk? Are you sure? Did you check? You should probably go check. He could be passed out with his hand stuck in the vending machine and require emergency assistance. Seriously though, its irritating and a real slap in the face after the amount of effort people put into finding and completing these exotics quests. Its like getting grounded for a week after coming home with a straight A report card. ( No really though, go check the vending machines just to be safe ). [b]Edit:[/b] [i]For fark sakes 2.0[/i] I'm not sure why people are talking about RNGesus or vanilla Destiny. This isn't a binary problem with only two solutions. Exotic quest lines aren't going to vanish because the requirement to sit on your ass for a week or wait for a certain quest on a certain day were removed. I'm not not sure why people think being drip fed existing content makes the game better or more "fair" or whatever. It would be a different story if we were talking about new content being created and added on a semi regular basis. But I'm referring to existing content we already knew about weeks in advance. Which was not available at release and/or which Bungie allowed us to run around trying to find without telling us it was impossible. Bungie does have the ability to keep things out of the database away from our prying eyes as well as the ability to not hype something a month before release without mentioning the little problem that it wouldn't be available at release. [b]Let me bullet point this:[/b] 1. Showing players things they can't have without telling them they can't have it = BAD. 2. Forcing players to wait and watch for a specific day / time window ( people have lives you know ) to obtain something or miss out = BAD. 3. Forcing players to wait for a week or two at random in the middle of a quest line for no reason whatsoever = BAD. At no point did I suggest we should all go back to chasing the White Whale, er, Gally as the ideal exotic solution. ( and you guys do remember there were exotic quests before TTK, right? ) The ideal exotic solution would be for exotics to be a balanced mixture of engrams, quest lines and challenges ( such as Black Spindle. ) without the pointlessly arbitrary stop gaps of forced waiting periods or limited time windows. Those serve no purpose at all to the players. They may serve a purpose to Bungie or Activision ( Stretching limited available content, trying to finish content that they should have had ready at release, etc ) but that is not in [b]our[/b] interest. That's in [b]their [/b]interest. The game should be in the player's interest. We're the ones who play it, support it and paid for it. ( Really though, did you check the vending machines yet? I'm getting worried. )

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    I think time gated exotic are fun, it´s another secret that we all learn. You get to see the forums get together and converse about what the steps are and what we will have to do. It keeps people from complaining about¨not enough content :///¨ I mean, just take your time, their is no rush :) But if it is locked behind RNG (SS) or a daily (NTTE) then you have to think that some people are not going to get it. Besides, what if this (for this year) is something they decided to mess around with, and in later years it´s going to be something better.

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  • Yea lets just make every single gun in the game obtainable on day 1! That will work!

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  • Edited by JohnWilkesBooth: 10/21/2015 2:04:26 PM
    That "[i]The Room[/i]" quote doe

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  • No because if it was available from the first day of year two, you would have completed it weeks ago and then complained about your lack of content.

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    • +1 for that "The Room" reference

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      I'm fine with it, better than waiting ten months for the gally to drop, did you play in year one?

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      • Edited by DabDealer: 10/21/2015 2:19:33 PM
        I'm not going to lie does feel like a slap in the face waiting for arms day. But not the end of the world. Lol

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      • I like it

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      • I like how people are complaining about not having time or yelling at bungie for having time gated content. IT'S AN EXOTIC WEAPON! Not everyone is supposed to get it the day it is available. You either get it done or you dont. I have ToM, Sleeper, Spindle, and now No Time to Explain. They are exotic items for a reason. They are supposed to be a challenge to get.

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        • need 4 for kings fall, philipp24680

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        • I'm going to use TV shows as an example of "time gating" vs releasing all at once. I like to watch a lot of shows, including The Walking Dead. I also like some of the Netflix original shows, like Bojack Horseman. I get about 6 months or so of weekly entertainment from The Walking Dead a year. They have two half seasons spread with a smaller break between, and a larger break between the full seasons. They also now supplement the main show with Fear the Walking Dead between main seasons. I can now look forward to watching The Walking Dead nearly year round. I watched the entirety of Bojack Horseman season 1 within 48 hours of its release. Same with season 2. I now wait months between seasons. Which show gives me more consistent entertainment? Which one do I remember more about between episodes/seasons? Which one do I finish an episode of, then spend the rest of the week waiting for, versus mindlessly hitting "next"?

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        • I'll be honest, I get two hrs a night to play games. Last nights two hrs was to be dedicated to mgs5. Nope I heard about no time to explain and jumped in on that and then that group wanted to raid and I was like finallyyy!!! Someone wants to raid with me and doesn't mind I'm 296!!!!! Yuss!!! And mgs sat Unplayed for the most part. >_>

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        • Bump

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        • Bump

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        • But think how excited you'll be when you get it

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        • Before TTK: "Bungie, I have nothing left to do. Fix this, or I am leaving." After TTK: "Bungie, why can't I get everything on day one? Fix this, or I am leaving."

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          • I don't mind the time gates at all, really. The only headache I have is that I do everything as a scummy random. Most of these quests and exotics are unobtainable (by me) altogether because they're so fireteam dependent. After dodging it for a year, looks like I'll be seeking friends to carry me through the vault, lol.

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          • Eh. I'm fine with it. It gives me something new to do, and it's a nice little surprise. Exotic quests, no matter the pain in the ass (Chaperone!!!!!!!!!), are more fun than RNG.

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          • Exotics are rng, you whine. Exotics are time based, where everyone has a shot at getting the gun, you whine. Stop sucking and man up. If you don't have time to play, who cares. It's just a videogame.

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            I knew a guy who died in a vending machine mishap. Fücked up.

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          • Best tag ever! #youretearingmeapartlisa

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          • Why is it such a big deal? Are you in that much of a rush to get every item? What happens when you have completed everything? Would you keep playing? Or would you just go play something else? At least this way there is a reason to keep playing. I am all about time released content, especially because it is free.

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            • Meh I'm fine with it. Gives me something extra to look forward to or be excited about.

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            • "I did not hit her, I did NOT!!....oh hi Mark."

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              • They do it for one very important reason. To keep you playing. Less 2nd hand copies in stores. More people to make money off. More people populating the world. Same reason Xur never resold G-horn. It's basic business people.

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                • How else are they going to keep people playing without DLC and with just a few missions sprinkled throughout the year from their microtransaction budget?

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