
do boss fights really need to take so long? (Destiny)
Does anyone else feel this way? Every strike boss, and most of the story bosses I've fought, just feel like chipping away at a hunk of rock that happens to shoot at me. I don't feel like taking a long time is on my checklist of what makes a boss fight fun. I'd prefer to see some more agile bosses with less health, or more interesting patterns for defeating them besides just shooting a lot. Or even boss fights that aren't boss fights, like 'drive the Pike out of the Fallen ship before it explodes'. I dunno.
I'm getting off on a tangent. The point is, I was watching the let's play of the Summoning Pits, and after they shoot the boss for a while, it's health bar is still over 90%. No wonder I have no desire to play that strike ever again. I suppose part of the problem is that weapon damage varies so much depending on the player, but even so, these bosses have way too much health. If it needs to be harder, they should be smarter or more aggressive. In my experience, even Borderlands bosses don't take this long.
Meh. I'm not seeing it.
I just did Summoning Pits through the level 24 Strike playlist (way above the level of the Let's Play video, with tons of harder Heroic level enemies along the way) in 18:05 and killed the Ogre in just over eight minutes by myself. Both my matchmade partners vanished by the time I engaged the boss. Give me two more competent, well armed Guardians and Phogath would go down in something like three minutes. Certainly three minutes isn't too long!
Complete thread:
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-06, 13:49
- Bring on the Podracer escapes!!!!
- unoudid, 2014-10-06, 14:17
- oh yeah, racing. still want multiplayer racing
- Jabberwok, 2014-10-06, 15:18
- oh yeah, racing. still want multiplayer racing
- no -
RC,
2014-10-06, 14:18
- Oh, I thought that was fixed in an earlier patch..
- Jabberwok, 2014-10-06, 14:29
- Is it in any of the patch notes? - RC, 2014-10-06, 17:11
- Oh, I thought that was fixed in an earlier patch..
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Ragashingo,
2014-10-06, 14:34
- They still aren't interesting though. -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-10-06, 14:36
- They still aren't interesting though. -
Ragashingo,
2014-10-06, 15:16
- They still aren't interesting though. -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-06, 15:29
- They still aren't interesting though. -
Numinar,
2014-10-07, 01:01
- They still aren't interesting though. -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-07, 11:07
- They still aren't interesting though. - Spec ops Grunt, 2014-10-07, 13:36
- He was my lover!
- Numinar, 2014-10-08, 03:44
- They still aren't interesting though. -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-07, 11:07
- They still aren't interesting though. -
Numinar,
2014-10-07, 01:01
- They still aren't interesting though. -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-06, 15:29
- They still aren't interesting though. -
Ragashingo,
2014-10-06, 15:16
- This -
ZackDark,
2014-10-06, 14:48
- This -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-06, 15:16
- This -
Ragashingo,
2014-10-06, 15:23
- This -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-06, 15:47
- Crashlanding on the scarab with the hornet was the best. -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-10-06, 23:36
- Crashlanding on a scarab with a pelican was better. -Carter
- Korny, 2014-10-07, 05:55
- Crashlanding on a scarab with a pelican was better. -Carter
- Crashlanding on the scarab with the hornet was the best. -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-10-06, 23:36
- oh, I forgot about Regret - Jabberwok, 2014-10-06, 15:48
- This - iconicbanana, 2014-10-06, 16:13
- The Prophet of Regeret can go to hell. -
ShadowOfTheVoid,
2014-10-06, 16:36
- The Prophet of Regeret can go to hell. - uberfoop, 2014-10-06, 18:40
- This - car15, 2014-10-06, 17:16
- This -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-06, 15:47
- This -
Ragashingo,
2014-10-06, 15:23
- This -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-06, 15:16
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Cody Miller,
2014-10-07, 08:04
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Numinar,
2014-10-07, 08:16
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-07, 10:42
- do boss fights really need to take so long? - Ragashingo, 2014-10-07, 10:57
- do boss fights really need to take so long? - Claude Errera, 2014-10-07, 16:13
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Cody Miller,
2014-10-07, 12:31
- do boss fights really need to take so long? - Jabberwok, 2014-10-07, 13:08
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-07, 10:42
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Ragashingo,
2014-10-07, 09:10
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Monochron,
2014-10-07, 09:39
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Ragashingo,
2014-10-07, 10:12
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-07, 10:54
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Ragashingo,
2014-10-07, 11:05
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-07, 11:09
- do boss fights really need to take so long? - Ragashingo, 2014-10-07, 11:11
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-07, 11:09
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Ragashingo,
2014-10-07, 11:05
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-07, 10:54
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Ragashingo,
2014-10-07, 10:12
- do boss fights really need to take so long? - Jabberwok, 2014-10-07, 10:44
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-10-07, 13:47
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-07, 14:57
- Heh. :)
- Ragashingo, 2014-10-07, 15:00
- Heh. :)
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Jabberwok,
2014-10-07, 14:57
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Monochron,
2014-10-07, 09:39
- do boss fights really need to take so long? -
Numinar,
2014-10-07, 08:16
- They still aren't interesting though. -
Spec ops Grunt,
2014-10-06, 14:36
- Bring on the Podracer escapes!!!!