First I want to start by saying this isn't going to be a rant. (At least not totally. lol) And I want to say Thanks Bungie, for giving me an excellent game to play for the better part of 2 years. It has been a wild ride full of fun, laughter, and sometimes frustration. But definitley an interesting ride the whole way.
However... I; as a legacy player that's been around since Beta, will of course be a bit sad to see the Destiny community move forward without me. (I don't plan on buying current gen anytime soon.) One of the main things that made me sad (and made my whole PS3 clan sad) was the fact that we weren't going to be able to play Iron Banner and Trials of Osiris anymore.
We have always been a Crucible first kind of clan and to us we always felt that the Iron Banner and Trials of Osiris were... Just Part of the Game. The only reason most of us have gotten over or near 320 is because of the Iron Banner drops and infusion. I've never even beaten King's Fall! Or taken on the Challenge of the Elders! (I know some people will consider that heresy. lol) I just like pvp in shooting games and those pve events just feel like too much of a hassle to bother with all the time. Only occasionally. I think having the Crucible as a reliable way of gaining Light should be just as important as "end game activities." And now my only reliable and preferred way of raising my Light is going away? But all the happy pve players get to keep their King's Fall and Challenge of Elders? Why is that? And how is it that Iron Banner and Trials of Osiris are considered "live events" when they happen all the time? lol.
That being said I really just wish for one thing. A parting gift. A thank you gift of some kind. I know this is wishful thinking but my first, kind of bigger idea is this...
Two permanent Crucible playlists. One that is like the Iron Banner that drops Year Two and maybe even Year One Iron Banner rewards with increasing Light.
And one that is like Trials of Osiris with Year Two and maybe even Year One Trial of Osiris rewards at the end of matches.
These post-match rewards for both playlist would also include armor shaders, emblems, and ships. And both of these playlists could be level advantages enabled or even not enabled, either way.
But the big difference between these modes and the real events would be: No Lord Saladin in the Tower, No rank up packages, No bounties from Brother Vance in the Reef, and no Trials Passages (which means no trips to the Lighthouse.)
That's my first idea for a goodbye and thank you to legacy players. A bare bones version of both Iron Banner and Trials of Osiris. If this is not acceptable then other options would be to just put all these rewards as frequent post-match rewards in ALL the regular Crucible playlists. Or make these rewards as a 2nd and 3rd guaranteed reward from Crucible rank up packages. The packages would have their one normal guaranteed rewards, then an Iron Banner guaranteed reward, then a Trials of Osiris guaranteed reward, and of course the normal possible rewards.
Just a few options for keeping the Crucible viable for Legacy Players going forward.
My other idea is fairly simple. Give us Year One infusion. On all armor and weapons that we still have from Year One. And all of this would be for LEGACY CONSOLES ONLY. To give us something to enjoy until we might can move forward to current gen.
But yeah those are my ideas. All I'm asking for is a thank you for our time and money spent. Not too much too ask right? I don't think so. Thank you to all who read this and God Bless. :)
(EDIT: A little clarification for some people that are apparently confused. I'm NOT asking to keep Iron Banner or Trials of Osiris. I'm just asking for a way to be able to still get the CURRENT rewards those two events currently reward. And I'm NOT asking for new rewards. Just wanted everyone to know that.)
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A kick in the ass
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Bring the Old Raids up to light level 335!!!!! Legacy consoles ONLY :)
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I mean it would be nice for legacy players to get a gift of some kind, but your definitely not getting those cause they will take up server resources. Also, you've had a longggggggg time to upgrade, and it's not like people didn't see this coming.
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The problem is they cant add any of this because its still possible to transfer a toon from past gen to next gen with everything you have.
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I'd buy a PS3 for that
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Nah, the ability to move the gear once you move to current gen wouldn't really be fair. The reason to cut out legacy is because it makes the load screens longer.
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They are giving us something: our lives back. I'm on PS3, have way too much time in this game, and still enjoy it, but I won't be upgrading to a PS4 at this point, just so I can play a new dlc. I'm waiting for either Destiny 2 or Borderlands 3, and then I'll gladly upgrade. Until then my time spent gaming will go towards other activities.
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they will be doing the fall sales on next gen around the same time rise of iron drops. most likely the systems will be 199. That is a rather small amount for a new system. Most spent a good chunk of that on this game.
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well they could crash your servers permanently, upgrade is the only choice.
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Tl Dr Find a job peasant hahaa
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Tl;dr You don't deserve a gift. You're a poor peasant, deal with it.
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You aren't owed shit.
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Your goodbye gift is leaving the playing field
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Great idea. This would honestly make me happy, because despite having an Xbox One, i only play Destiny for IB, and that is not worth paying 60-100 dollars for. I honestly hope Bungie doesn't just give us the middle finger that we're used to.
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How about a beaver?
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So does this mean everybody that had bought the game for 360 and X1 should get the gift or just the people that have yet to upgrade...Im still salty I had to rebuy the game for x1,kinda sux,Im actually suprised they couldnt finish out destiny1 on legacy consoles...at least let RoI run its course,give players at least a few months after RoI to stop supporting...a bit of a D-Bag move by activision to have Bungie have to bail on players that have stood by thier game for this long. What reason did they even give for why they cant continue to support legacy? The good news in it all,if you do upgrade,you will be blown away by how awesome everything looks in the game and how fast menu access is. I do feel bad for those that cant upgrade yet for financial reasons....bad move activision
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That is the game itself... some other games would just cancell it.
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That ain't a bad idea, really. It'd give me a reason to come back to legacy consoles once in a while to visit some old friends.
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That would be cool if they did something, but honestly... I don't think Bungie gives a damn about legacy players who aren't moving forward. Maybe you will get lucky though. Might have some luck with a petition. Iron Banner is tough, because they would have to support the game to rotate inventory and such. But I don't see why they are turning off Trials. Woth the way they do packages now, isn't all the gear RNG?
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Or do what bungie does and give anyone who had or is playing on legacy an emblem, shader, and possibly ghost or something else
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Bungie are giving you the middle finger as a goodbye, don't be greedy asking for more.
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I'd like them to keep up IB and trials for those legacy guardians, just let RNG decide maps/drops. Hell bring all the raids up to the same level at that point too.
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Edited by CosmicGreat1: 7/29/2016 6:29:01 PMThat'd be nice, I do think that legacy players should get something since those are big chunks missing from the game, don't listen to the retards using bad analogies, nothing's entitled about wanting a consolation prize and I think legacy players deserve something since bungie is leaving them for dead.
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Edited by : ^ ): 7/29/2016 6:54:41 PMIt should be a big smile and a wave. Hello progress!
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Entitlement? Why should they give you something cause your too cheap to upgrade to current gen?
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What you are asking for would take time and cost money. Which is a big reason why they did not want to develop RoI for legacy consoles. Buy current gen. Or be happy with what you have.