Lost Sols (does it annoy you that I mentioned him? Lost Sols Lost Sols Lost Sols Lost Sols. I'm brown-nosing? No. I'm speaking on behalf of a friend.) isn't here to provide some good lengthy feedback, so I'm going to sub in.
Full disclosure, I've preordered TTK. I did so knowing full well the repercussions of what that meant. It could be overpriced (which it most certainly is), they could be blowing smoke up our hind end (which they have and continue to do), and it could end up being like TDB.
And despite that, I preordered anyway. Now when I say let's talk about honesty, I'm talking directly to DeeJ and his cohorts at Bungie. Honesty is sorely lacking at Bungie. It is a commodity that they lack in great quantity.
What do I mean by that? It's simple. Yes, they've shown us changes that they've made to the tower and the UI. And those changes look great. Much needed improvement.
But every time they show us something, they gloss over so much else and avoid talking about the very things we keep asking them.
Etheric light. Reforging. Whether or not one class can buy armor for another class. And on and on. They tell us what they want to tell us and not what we want to hear.
They show us exotic blueprints and skirt around the issue of year 1 exotics being "left behind".
Obsolescence is real! But they don't want to address it. They say don't dismantle anything, but won't tell us why. We are just supposed to take them at their word. And I just can't do that. Because it's dishonest. I don't trust dishonest people.
Oh I'm gonna play the game. Yes. Absolutely. But until september 15th everything they say will be taken with a grain of salt. Because they are dishonest.
What does bungie need to do? They need to be upfront and honest. They need to answer real questions, not the made up ones that DeeJ puts in his weekly fluffdates (to borrow a term from Sols). And he will swear up and down he pulled those from the forums. More dishonesty.
Believe you me, they know which questions we want answers to, and they are avoiding them.
Do I think writing this post will make them suddenly turn over a new leaf and embrace honesty and transparency? Hell no! But I am putting them on notice again (while giving them 40 dollars for TTK).
As a customer and a member of the Destiny community, I am saying to you DeeJ, I'm tired of the hype. I'm tired of the avoidance. I'm tired of you acting hip and cool. Be straight forward. Be honest. And then you will earn my respect.
I will leave with a few questions that I would like answered. If you read this and you wish to, please leave your questions here as well.
Is reforging a thing of the past?
Is etheric light being removed from the game?
Can a Warlock purchase titan gear for the titan?
Will we start at 0 legendary marks or have 200 of our existing marks converted?
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[quote]if you are truly dissatisfied with Bungie and their tactics, check this link out to see how Caseyoakdale got his refund https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/149137757/0/0[/quote]
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I'm just a little confused by the fact you're still buying. Why? Not being hostile or anything, but you seem like a person that would be against it. Bump
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Bungie? Are you there?
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Edited by gallp13: 8/23/2015 9:29:51 AMNice post Zoltan - yes I would enjoy a little less prose and I little more detail from Deej. I find his speaking style obtuse most of the time although I do note a move toward a less prose ridden style in the recent twitch stream. Most welcome indeed. It's more than fair to acknowledge that Deej can only provide Jason Jones approved information. Any CM, after all, is little more than PB&J in the Dev/Community sandwich. Little wonder Community information needs are rarely satisfied by any Bungie spokesperson. Anyone remember the Luke Smith days of old ?
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Bump bro :)
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Bump!
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Help me out here.
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Your opening line earns a mute. Totally tired of people brown-nosing Lost Sols. It is totally obvious the Bungie screwed the pooch by picking Activision or Bethesda or Rockstar to host their game. Lessened learned. As long as Bungie is with Activision, Bungie will turn out crap.
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Edited by Circadian Wolf: 8/22/2015 12:20:45 AM[quote]Is reforging a thing of the past?[/quote] Yes, in the stream you can see TTK weapons are non-reforgeable [quote]Is etheric light being removed from the game?[/quote] I'd assume not, there's no reason to remove it and if someone gets destiny and How without taken king they'd need a way to level up their weapons. [quote]Can a Warlock purchase titan gear for the titan?[/quote] Not sure on this one, currently you can't and I dont see any reason they'd change that so assume no. [quote]Will we start at 0 legendary marks or have 200 of our existing marks converted?[/quote] We will start at 0 marks. Our current marks will be turned into commendations, 50 marks each. Does that help?