“Because of my past in sports I can pretty much turn my competitive side on and off at will. Unless I'm in a setting that is extremely competitive (like Trials) where it will simply get triggered. In most settings my cooperative side is dominant.” At least you admit you’re competitive. Most people can turn it on and off at will that’s not the issue, this issue is are people gracious in defeat and have dignity in victory? The problem with video games is like anything with the internet people are faceless and younger people have no discipline or self control hence tea bagging, verbal abuse or crying on the forums that nothing is fair. I much prefer my coop side but I also see the need for competition and people’s desire for cool, rare or exclusive stuff, it’s in every aspect of life. Bungie have taken this game too far one way, destiny was a huge success, destiny 2 is a shadow of its former self. Certain cosmetic items like shaders are rubbish, I would say 60% either make very little difference to the standard colour or they just look the same as another shader, then there’s auras, they look daft in my opinion, some of the armour is good but most people want some functionality with it like perks after all we are space wizards with magic powers, gaming is all about immersion and most people don’t want to be the same as the person standing next to them they want to feel unique and badass because this is fantasy, which is where destiny 2 falls flat on its face. I understand that you feel strongly about this but so do i. The only thing I can think as to why they’ve done this is that it’s some kind of social experiment, designed exclusively for the casual player, the player who wants everything without having to put much effort into it. Time will tell, it’s not just about bungie there are big financial investors watching what’s happening with their money and if bungie can’t regain or retain its player base they will be facing some pretty bad consequences. The employees at bungie are intelligent and highly motivated people who have put their lives on hold and who’s families are depending on their paycheque, this is why I don’t understand why they took such a big risk with a product that had already proven to be successful. From a business point of view it makes no sense to me. Part of me thinks something really stinks about all this.