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3/28/2024 5:38:39 PM
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I would love to have the old campaigns back, even the terrible Curse of Osiris one, so that I could play them at will. Even the seasonal story missions as well, I barely remember the early seasons and could use a refresher.
But this also isn't about what I want, consider a brand new player (that poor soul) who hops in to a broken mishmash of a story. Who is Devrim Kay and why is he important to the story? Mithrax? Aren't we at war with the Fallen I just killed in my New Light missions? Who in the world is this Sloane character? A Hive lady telling me to give her tribute? This Awoken queen and an awkward npc Guardian are siblings? That's just this past DLC.
I fell in love with the lore after playing the old campaigns and learning more in the seasonal content. Looking back at what we have now, I would never have given this game a second thought. That is a huge loss when it comes to new player retention.
There really has to be a better way to let players experience the old content, they got so close with the Timeline Reflections but haven't touched it since. Bungie needs to keep adding to that, much more than they currently are.
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So imagine that same new player fighting through years worth of story to get current. Sounds like a huge deterrent. Nostalgia for a veteran is an insurmountable task for new players.
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With the Timeline Reflections, they weren't required to continue the game. Honestly some probably ignored the quest itself and it's sitting in their abandoned quest kiosks. However, I can't imagine anyone starting an MMO after 7 years in and not expecting there to have lots of content to play, though older content would be much easier to speed through with higher levels.
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if it is skippable then the return of old missions would be wasted and pointless. if this were a proper MMO you would have a point. this is a game meant to pick up and play, 7 years of content just to participate in the game would dissuade more people than it would draw.
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Exactly. There is a practical argument for reintegrating campaigns and it’s already been so close to being done. The Final Shape needs the context of the prior stories to attract new players and retain them.
