Fans Want Better End-Game Destiny 2 Drops, Bungie Says Friendship Is The Best Loot
With Destiny 2 having been available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players for several weeks now, [...]
With Destiny 2 having been available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players for several weeks now, it's safe to say that most of the concurrent players have already completed the main storyline in order to unlock the post-game content. With new raids, strikes, and a plethora of other post-game content - there is still much to do, but some players find themselves wanting more.
Community Manager DeeJ recently tackled the issue of post-game content and what its true value is. While some were hoping for even more news, in addition to the Iron Banner event and loot coming soon, they instead got an oddly "Mister Roberts" statement instead:
DeeJ wrote:
"My challenge to every Guardian is to look to the human element in Destiny 2 to fuel your appetite for ultimate re-playability. The ultimate loot is the friendships that can grow out of a game like this. There will be more gear to add to your character (next week, even). The rewards that I'm talking about are the people in the community that thrives in this game. If you let them, they'll make your hobby as a light-dealing hero on a starside campaign for glory even better."
Though adorable, and also true, many of us would also jump right over a fellow fireteam member for that coveted drop. The idea of a solid community is something every online community should strive for. It's noble and brings the best out of online players. Unfortunately, many Destiny fans didn't see his statement in quite the same way and it did create some backlash.
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As Reddit tends to do, it quickly took a simple statement and made it that much more. One community member addressed DeeJ's statement with a lengthy one of his own and it quickly gained a popular following by fellow players:
"While yes, Destiny is awesome for making friends who go beyond a game (I have done jsut that), that immeasurable aspect of a game does not make up for the lack of a real end-game within it. Saying that "it's ok there's nothing to do because you can play with friends" is bullshit. It really is. The hardcore players, and soon the more casual ones, have or will reach the endgame and find it severely lacking, and no amount of friends will make that better.
So what if you make the best friends in the world in Destiny 2? The endgame is just not there and the motivation for laying isnt as well. I have made some of the best friends i've ever had with this game, yet we are all finding it hard to find reasons to play. This game is just shallow and without a purpose, why play?
The endgame of Destiny 1 (Y1, Y2, or Y3) is still vastly superior to the watered down, shallow incarnation we currently have, and now we see that Bungie doesn't really care what we, the vocal hardcore minority think. We aren't their market and this paragraph shows it.
We all bought this game hoping for the best, and in some ways we got great strides, but overall I think the community is coming around to see that Destiny 2 wasn't gold at all, but just a rock painted gold. Sure we can smash things with the rock, but we don't look as good doing it (bad analogy I know).
...I read that statement and it made me angry. Angry not because I disagreed with the idea that friends are great, but angry that Bungie just does not care about what we, the hardcore players who defended Destiny 1 in the bad times, who played it when we could have let it die, who hyped up the sequel and found secrets that became news stories, have been left behind. This isn't our game anymore and honestly, i'm about done with it. When I take Destiny 2 out of my PS4 in the next week or so because i'm tired of not getting anything or progressing or having something to do, I'm not sure if i'll put it back in...no matter what my friends are doing."
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It is important to notate that the first title didn't gain traction until after several expansions and Destiny 2 has only been out a month. It's a bit premature to be calling out additional content worth but player feedback is important; both the good and the bad. Hopefully Bungie continues to dole out the content has they have been and the already fleshed out narrative becomes even more intriguing with the planned expansions to come.
Destiny 2 is currently available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, with a PC release slated for October 24th.
In additional Destiny 2 news, don't forget to check out the new location for Xur to scoop up some more exotic gear. Where he is and what he's got can be found here.
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