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Destiny 2

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Edited by Eriena: 5/27/2020 1:51:39 PM
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A word to new players.

To new players - I have been playing the game for about 1 week, so I am a new player myself. However I have chosen to uninstall the game. So, I felt it was important to mention this, as I would have greatly appreciated this message 1 week ago. First issue - The only way to 'contact' Bungie is through this forum style communique. That is correct, privacy has apparently gone out of style. I'll remind you. Path of Exile, Warframe, Eve Online, WoW, and many other popular games have private means to send messages to customer service. It is wildly unprofessional. Second issue - Gun 'skins' in the game are not universal. Therefore you can only apply certain skins to certain guns. Armor skins are somewhat universal but their customizability is limited to 'shaders'. Which are limited and set. You can not edit specific parts of the shaders, they are set in stone. They are also consumable, meaning they cost in game materials to apply them to items. Although the cost is rather trivial, but why does this cost even exist? I payed for them, why do I have to keep paying for them. They feel like a loan, rather than a purchase. Armor skins only fit their specific class. So a 'Hunter' set can only apply to hunters. This was not a significant issue for myself, but I thought I would mention it because I assumed they could apply to every class. Third issue - The game itself does not hold your hand. You will need to google many many things. There were many occasions where I could not find an answer on any site about what exactly I had to do. I was eventually forced to ask random players in game completely off-mission questions. Perhaps this is my problem, I can admit that, but I thought I would mention this as well. Just as a heads up. Prepare to be googling and youtubing. Fourth issue - Shadow Keep, I could go on for a while about how bad shadow keep is, but I don't need too. You can look yourself at the steam reviews. Fifth issue - Character customization is very limited. There are very few options to chose from. Also, anything you do to your character is permanent. You can not change anything about them, not even their hair. Not exactly a big deal unless you are a perfectionist like myself. Then it is a big deal. There is also no way to see the other weapons in your character screen. If say you want to see a specific shader for both your character and your secondary in the character screen, well you can't. It is also really strange that you cant delete shaders more easily. The game has been for a while now and nothing of significance has been added. That was particularly disappointing for me. I intentionally arrive at games late, so I expect a smooth experience and a massive degree of content. Sixth issue - Connection problems to many of the areas in the game are very serious and rather ubiquitous as far as I can tell. The crucible for example is terrible and causes me to completely avoid it. Seventh issue - You have basically no voice in the game. Your actual character never speaks at all. Its just bizarre. #8 - The random nature of engrams. You have no idea what these pink/gold blobs are going to be. It feels empty, and so often you get duplicates. I suppose this might just be me, but it really sucks to find a pink one only for it to be a duplicate. Which feels so strange for someone to have only been in the game for a week. Are there really this few weapons/armors, etc? #9 - This one is certainly personal, but it is a huge issue for me. The story. I have done a lot of the missions in game and the story is so boring and basic. I could have produced a better script. In fact, anyone could. #10 - I never played the first Destiny but I feel like their should be more classes than just 3. These classes are very cookie cutter. A witch, a solider, and a ranger basically. Story old as time. Although I didn't play the first game, if you did I do know that nothing from the first one transfers to this one. This feels a little off for me. Especially if you spent money on cosmetics. Path of Exile is about to release their sequel and everything from the first game transfers to the new one. #11 - The PVP in this game is unbearable for myself. I don't know how to phrase it proper its so frustrating. Although that might be a myopic statement because its not clear to me that any game gets PVP perfect. #12 - My final issue is the 'mentors' on the forum here. What power do they actually have? Who knows. While they seem helpful, if you have a serious issue, can they actually address it? I get the vibe that they are a buffer. In the same way that the Warframe devs 'screen' their player feedback. Am I missing something here? Who pays for all this stuff, the players do. More important the players give you the most valuable resource they own. Time. And for this resource we get buffers and screeners, and mentors. Its freaking pathetic. In closing. This was specific to new players. I trust that veterans might not understand, but these are just some things I wish I had known before I spent $100 of gun 'skins' that can't fit to anything I actually own. LOL. So perhaps I am an idiot for not reading the bold print. I just assumed they were universal. (JK) However, ultimately for me it came down to 3 major issues. The 'forum' style communication, with no real way to contact them. That alone feels insidious. The lack of customization, can't change your character after you make them, no universal weapon skins, limited number for ships/speeder you can hold. And the story, it sucks. Yet, to be honest seeing the first issue would have caused me to not install the game from the start. Oh well. Thanks, hope this helps.

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  • That about covers it. Unfortunately Bungie does not care. Their owners, L.L.C. hide behinds, only look at the cash flow. As long as the money is coming in at acceptable rates they will do NOTHING to address the issues you brought up. I started with Marathon in 1995 and I quit Destiny about ten days ago. No regrets. I'm proud that I never spent one penny at Eververse. Saints Row The Third has major customization; gender, hair, tattoos, jewelry, clothing, build type, race, etc. Giant open world and doesn't take itself seriously.

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