Preach it, Urk (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Thursday, June 06, 2019, 13:23 (2008 days ago) @ cheapLEY
edited by Cody Miller, Thursday, June 06, 2019, 13:27

But the new Eververse betrays that sentiment, at least a little. There's sentiment, and then there's the reality of supporting a game like Destiny.

Can you explain the new eververse to me? What's different?

Bright Engrams for the new seasonal stuff are gone. They are now engrams that only have Year 1 Eververse stuff. The new stuff is only available for silver, and it's expensive.

Some of that stuff rotates out weekly to be available for Bright Dust (which also got more expensive).

They market it as more player-friendly, because now you can just buy what you want directly.

If the items can only be purchased, and are not available though playing the game, then there need not be any frictions in the game design to make earning things a pain (so that paying to not play the game is preferable).

Their mistake was rotating those items for bright dust. They are now not getting any benefit.

The best system from a player standpoint is one where bright dust does not exist, and items are cosmetic only.