Blind all the way (Destiny)

by Chappy, Arlington, VA., Thursday, June 27, 2019, 13:46 (1986 days ago) @ Kermit

Do you mean the level caps and all? I kind of liked that, as a player I mean. I've never watched the world's first competitors because I wanted it to be blind for myself.

In my pursuit of staying blind I wasn't even aware of the temporary level cap until after the fact, but yes, that's part of it.

Most of my frustration is with the raid release schedule. For some reason Bungie wanted the raid to be available on the same day that the new season released, but they knew it couldn't be completed on the same day because the raid level requirements are 715, 725, and 735. So they created an "easy mode" event that only 6-person teams that were able to take time off work or school could participate in. That's just not something the average or even dedicated Destiny player could do.

Bungie also included in-game rewards (a triumph and emblem) for finishing within that 24-hour time frame. If you wanted the in-game reward and you only had a few hours after work/school before going to bed, you probably cheated yourself out of the blind experience in pursuit of the in-game reward. You know I don't like having to choose between in-game rewards and the game experience itself.

Imagine if the raid was released on the second or even third Friday evening after a season started. There'd be no need for an artificial level cap because many more casual players could reasonably prepare. Many, many more fireteams would certainly be able to play on a Friday night.

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Yes, I understand that Bungie is probably favoring the streamers over the whole of their customer population in order to get more attention and sales for their product. Doesn't mean I have to like being treated like a second-class citizen.