[quote]They just wanted to go do the hard ish and have a cool build, but couldn't do either thanks to how grindy and inaccessible this game has become.[/quote] New players aren’t meant to boot up the game and be able to do the “hard ish” or even start build crafting out of the gate though. On the same note they aren’t meant to immediately have access to any of the exotics or any of the endgame content so your point on accessibility regarding those two subjects doesn’t bare any weight. Those aspects of the game become accessible the more you play and the more you commit to the game. Which is literally the case with the entire game lol. Every single player started at the bottom with absolutely nothing and we all had to put in the time and effort to get to an endgame level. We all had to chase exotics and quite frankly obtaining exotics is easier than it’s ever been. So if your friends tried the game out and came into it with the expectation that they’d go from zero to sixty immediately then they clearly never understood the fundamentals of a game like Destiny in the first place and it may not be for them. Yes, Bungie definitely need to make some tweaks for the sake of new or returning players and I won’t argue that. Whether it’s Legendary Shard costs or mod acquisition there are definitely some aspects within the game that could be fine tuned to accommodate more players. At the end of the day though people need to realize that Destiny has and will always be heavily based around grinding, farming, and yes even RNG. MMO’s, looter shooters, and hybrids of the two have always been this way, it’s nothing new. It’s quite literally just the nature of the beast and it’s not meant for absolutely everyone. Destiny will always be a time sink if players want to do everything that the game has to offer or if they want to obtain some of the best items that the game contains. We all paid the price of admission but when all is said and done not all of our experiences with the game will be the same. Someone who puts much less time and effort into the game will have a drastically different experience from someone who dedicates a lot of time and effort to it and it really is that simple. Edit: Also stop using the term “gatekeeping” when it doesn’t even remotely apply.