https://twitter.com/DeeJ_BNG/status/935613382433968128

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https://twitter.com/DeeJ_BNG/status/935613382433968128

I'm going to guess it was that Asian guy… what was his name again?

Does this mean all my honest criticism has been good for the community? :-p

By the way, if Bungie is looking for good PR, I'm willing to do it in exchange for a few interviews for my book :-p

Good luck tomorrow.

Best of luck to you and the team this week.
Looking forward to the Blog on Wednesday and Curse of Osiris next week.

We're all here because of that "strong leader of the community" and most of us here are in your corner as well.

I can only imagine that it hasn't been the most serene time for you guys, especially not with a holiday smack dab in the middle of both preparing for a release and trying to respond to the community. I don't want to be divisive at a time like this, so maybe just pass along the following to everyone over there at Bungie.net:

"Be proud of your accomplishments. Be open-minded about your mistakes. And, whether we wanted it or not, we've stepped into a war with the Cabal on Mars. So let's get to taking out their command, one by one. Valus Ta'aurc. From what I can gather he commands the Siege Dancers from an Imperial Land Tank outside of Rubicon. He's well protected, but with the right team, we can punch through those defenses, take this beast out, and break their grip on Freehold."

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This is the best thing I've read today, and of course it was in Zavala's voice.

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Is this a new meme? Someone posted a link to reddit (I think) the other day where someone led into that paragraph. I'm on the outside looking in. But the idea of someone typing a paragraph that fades into that speech is outstanding.

Yeah, it bounced around Reddit a little while back and among a few different Bungie guys on Twitter from what I remember. I couldn't think of a good way to end the inspirational speech and then that came to mind. :)

Is this a new meme? Someone posted a link to reddit (I think) the other day where someone led into that paragraph. I'm on the outside looking in. But the idea of someone typing a paragraph that fades into that speech is outstanding.

Bungie employees have been doing it on Twitter after they doubled the tweet length, and it always gets me.

This greatly amuses me.

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Is this a new meme? Someone posted a link to reddit (I think) the other day where someone led into that paragraph. I'm on the outside looking in. But the idea of someone typing a paragraph that fades into that speech is outstanding.

Yeah, it's been around Reddit and Twitter for a little while now. I agree that it is funny how you immediately read it in Zavala's voice, but the problem is that Taniks has no House. He kneels before no banner, owes allegiance to no Kell. He is a murderer, and very good at what he does. I have been tracking him since Wolves broke their chains, yes? Now Taniks works for Wolf Pack, but not for long.

That's a good one too. Still, I'm more of a Zavala fan. I'm quite glad he has a big role in D2 (is it just me or does he appear more often than the other two Vanguard leaders?). I mean, he keeps an eye on the Fallen will continue to claw at the walls of our City unless we strike them down. Beneath the ruins of the Cosmodrome, in the shadow of an old colony ship, we've located the House of Devils' lair and the High Servitor feeding them their strength. We must destroy this machine god and send their souls screaming back to hell.

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https://twitter.com/DeeJ_BNG/status/935613382433968128

... it was Cody, right?

;p <3

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https://twitter.com/DeeJ_BNG/status/935613382433968128

I'm going to guess it was that Asian guy… what was his name again?

Does this mean all my honest criticism has been good for the community? :-p

By the way, if Bungie is looking for good PR, I'm willing to do it in exchange for a few interviews for my book :-p

Good luck tomorrow.

Emphasis mine.

;p

ps

Sorry, I’m in a particularly sarcastic mood today :)

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Sorry, I’m in a particularly sarcastic mood today :)

I am actually not sure if I should be impressed or horrified that an angry group of reditors got one of the biggest game companies in the world to cancel a reveal stream.

... that a sect of the community is embroidered deep into plots and conspiracy. As for that guess, how bout... "It is the blind eye that knows most keenly what it does not see". A fitting Parable of the Allspring, I think. I've been mostly playing Witcher 3 (STILL!) and working on my own stuff, so even though I know of the implied reason this post is here, I don't know how deep the madness goes in this case. So I'll just take this opportunity to say thank you.

Oh... and... Good Luck.

. . . I've been mostly playing Witcher 3 (STILL!). . .

I'll take that bait! Are you enjoying it?

Man, I love that game. I've been really thinking about jumping back in again pretty soon, but Assassin's Creed Origins distracted me (and is sort of similarly designed and almost as fun to just explore), and, sort of embarrassingly, I bought Skyrim (of all things!) on my Switch and am really enjoying lounging around on the couch with it. Companies could literally just churn out great ports of last gen games, and I'd probably buy and replay a whole bunch of them. Playing things on it is really great.

I have a NG+ save of The Witcher 3 that's just finished the main story and a few quests in to Hearts of Stone. I've only played each of the expansions through once, compared to my four times through the main game, so I really am anticipating going back through those again. It'll probably be after the new year at this point, though.

. . . I've been mostly playing Witcher 3 (STILL!). . .

I'll take that bait! Are you enjoying it?

Man, I love that game. I've been really thinking about jumping back in again pretty soon, but Assassin's Creed Origins distracted me (and is sort of similarly designed and almost as fun to just explore), and, sort of embarrassingly, I bought Skyrim (of all things!) on my Switch and am really enjoying lounging around on the couch with it. Companies could literally just churn out great ports of last gen games, and I'd probably buy and replay a whole bunch of them. Playing things on it is really great.

I have a NG+ save of The Witcher 3 that's just finished the main story and a few quests in to Hearts of Stone. I've only played each of the expansions through once, compared to my four times through the main game, so I really am anticipating going back through those again. It'll probably be after the new year at this point, though.

So, after a year hiatus, I decided to jump back into The Witcher 3 (as I have no urge to play Destiny 2 at all). Usually with big games like this, there is a point where you jump back in and go; Where am I? The really big Bethesda Games tend to have this. Fortunately CD PROJEKT RED took the time and put that loading screen that tells where in the story I am at, so I was able to jump back in rather effortlessly, which was nice.

Anyway...Yes.

• Swordplay has no right to be as enjoyable as it is.
  
• This is a game where I really can explore every area to my hearts content, but it's so large that I'm always finding something new, 72 hours of elapsed play time later.
  
• It's freaking pretty. More games should add weather. It's just really adds to the ambiance of a space.
  
• Sexy time on a unicorn.
  
• The Side quests are as Enjoyable as the Main quests.

If Destiny 2 could have these aspects, or like-aspects. That would be cool.

Also recommend the 2016 Prey Reboot. It's good stuff.

Anyway...Yes.

• Swordplay has no right to be as enjoyable as it is.
  
• This is a game where I really can explore every area to my hearts content, but it's so large that I'm always finding something new, 72 hours of elapsed play time later.
  
• It's freaking pretty. More games should add weather. It's just really adds to the ambiance of a space.
  
• Sexy time on a unicorn.
  
• The Side quests are as Enjoyable as the Main quests.

Lots of people really seem to dislike the combat in The Witcher 3. Like you, I found it to be quite enjoyable. It's not necessarily super engaging all the time, but it was rather fun, and engaging enough on Blood and Broken Bones difficulty.

The world of The Witcher 3 really is special. It's gorgeous and detailed and real in a way that very few games are. I highly recommend turning most of the HUD off, especially the mini map. It helped make exploring that world a real joy for me. On my later playthroughs, I actually got into the habit of walking everywhere (oftentimes literally walking, not running). The world is just that engrossing for me.

Also recommend the 2016 Prey Reboot. It's good stuff.

I really enjoyed that demo they put out for it, but was just too busy with other games to buy it. I'd like to get around to it at some point, for sure.

Anyway...Yes.

• Swordplay has no right to be as enjoyable as it is.
  
• This is a game where I really can explore every area to my hearts content, but it's so large that I'm always finding something new, 72 hours of elapsed play time later.
  
• It's freaking pretty. More games should add weather. It's just really adds to the ambiance of a space.
  
• Sexy time on a unicorn.
  
• The Side quests are as Enjoyable as the Main quests.

If Destiny 2 could have these aspects, or like-aspects. That would be cool.

You softball it in so easily I don’t even have to try.

XD

They don’t even confirm life until more than halfway through the game. lol

Glad to see Bungie’s still thinking about us. And with a solid quote too.

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Both. Look at what the Tennessee Volunteers football fans did against the program's head coach search this past weekend. The social media outrage paired with campus protests brought an unprecedented outcome of an athletic director rescinding a job offer!

Let's not also forget about what happened with Battlefront recently too!

For better or worse, we're seeing 'social media outrage' play a big role in enacting change.

- MacGyver10

Both. Look at what the Tennessee Volunteers football fans did against the program's head coach search this past weekend. The social media outrage paired with campus protests brought an unprecedented outcome of an athletic director rescinding a job offer!

Let's not also forget about what happened with Battlefront recently too!

For better or worse, we're seeing 'social media outrage' play a big role in enacting change.

- MacGyver10

It's the new torches and pitch forks but on the interwebs. Mob mentality doesn't have to be in person for it to work. In fact, I would argue that it's even easier on the internet.

Both. Look at what the Tennessee Volunteers football fans did against the program's head coach search this past weekend. The social media outrage paired with campus protests brought an unprecedented outcome of an athletic director rescinding a job offer!

Let's not also forget about what happened with Battlefront recently too!

EA's stock lost 3 billion dollars. That is insane. If that were the response to loot boxes everywhere, then the games industry would be far better off.