Absolutely (Destiny)

by kidtsunami , Atlanta, GA, Thursday, June 27, 2019, 07:23 (1986 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

Just a random thought regarding blind raiding vs going in with your eyes open.

I think of going through the raid blind like trying to play a sport where you don't know any of the rules. Step out of bounds? Lose possession. Hit the wrong thing, take a penalty. Take too long? Start over.

Once you manage to avoid getting punished for doing something you didn't know you were supposed to do, at the end somebody much stronger than you punches your face in.

Between the 1 time I've blind raided vs all the other times I've been sherpa'd or was sherpa'ing myself, I think I prefer to know the rules ahead of time and find the enjoyment in working together on the execution.

Does anyone else feel this way?

I don’t enjoy blind raiding. I’m not a fan of puzzle games in general, so turning a raid into a puzzle-solving experience kinda ruins it for me.

On top of that, the way Destiny’s raids are integrated with the light-level system, it blurs the ability to judge your team’s performance. “Are we failing because we’re missing something, or are we just not levelled high enough?”. That’s a question I dislike having to ask.

For me, the fun and satisfaction I get from raiding comes from execution, finding better or more efficient ways to complete the objectives.

Yeah, having to wonder if there is something you have to do outside of the raid (increase your light level) to progress is not... fun.

I actually don't mind the figuring out the puzzle aspect, I love puzzle rooms, it's that once you add in "I don't even know if we're a high enough light level for this" that I immediately become "well this isn't fun to figure out". If I'm trying to figure out the solution to something, adding in the possibility that it may be impossible to solve makes it less fun, and starts to make it work.