I was in the alpha for Destiny. Got top level within 24 hours in the beta. Was in a clan that ran every raid on release day (and once finished in the top 10). Played religiously from day 1 until we took every vet or noob in the clan through to Aksis until they had everything they wanted.
Then they started making progress unimportant, since 2 was coming out soon.
So I went ahead and got 2.
Lasted one night. A full, day-off-tomorrow night, but only the one.
A sequel is supposed to be the next thing. Not a skin on the old thing. Not a new class. Not a new character race/species. Not the *exact same game* with a couple minor mods on enemy AI and appearance. That's what you put in DLC. A new game should be NEW.
Don't get me wrong. Destiny is one of the best FPS/light-rpg games ever. The combat system, despite any balance flaws, is the smoothest and most natural thing I've ever played - i.e. try to think of something superior to drifting around a corner that's hiding an entire 6-man team, but, by the time you see me, you realize that drift was timed to end after the 1/2 second delay on a nova bomb.
That's just one cool move, and anyone who played Destiny has seen 100 more.
Yet, when we all got to Destiny 2, all we received was the equivalent of a (admittedly big) DLC. Nothing was truly new. They just charged us as if it was.
So, if you have daddy's unlimited platinum card and are the type that doesn't mind replaying a game that spends the entire replay pretending like it's a whole new experience, get this. Or if you just love a good FPS, especially for PVP, and don't care about story.
If you're like me (and I admit that all this is a bit pretentious), this one isn't worth the time.
Then they started making progress unimportant, since 2 was coming out soon.
So I went ahead and got 2.
Lasted one night. A full, day-off-tomorrow night, but only the one.
A sequel is supposed to be the next thing. Not a skin on the old thing. Not a new class. Not a new character race/species. Not the *exact same game* with a couple minor mods on enemy AI and appearance. That's what you put in DLC. A new game should be NEW.
Don't get me wrong. Destiny is one of the best FPS/light-rpg games ever. The combat system, despite any balance flaws, is the smoothest and most natural thing I've ever played - i.e. try to think of something superior to drifting around a corner that's hiding an entire 6-man team, but, by the time you see me, you realize that drift was timed to end after the 1/2 second delay on a nova bomb.
That's just one cool move, and anyone who played Destiny has seen 100 more.
Yet, when we all got to Destiny 2, all we received was the equivalent of a (admittedly big) DLC. Nothing was truly new. They just charged us as if it was.
So, if you have daddy's unlimited platinum card and are the type that doesn't mind replaying a game that spends the entire replay pretending like it's a whole new experience, get this. Or if you just love a good FPS, especially for PVP, and don't care about story.
If you're like me (and I admit that all this is a bit pretentious), this one isn't worth the time.