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8/19/2025 8:23:54 PM
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Stop using streamers as your only source of feedback on game changes and direction
The sheer number of times you’ve given all expenses paid secret behind the scenes tours and private demos to streamers is ridiculous.
If follower numbers mattered, Joshua Block has over 5 million followers so maybe he should be flown into bungie HQ instead of your streamers who flaunt their 1 million followers as if that’s actually something. If a belligerent alcoholic autist can have more followers than all the top destiny streamers combined, then maybe it’s time to reconsider what internet clout really means.
Maybe influencers really aren’t that important ??
Maybe people really don’t want harder and harder content, even less power fantasy, or worst of all shorter time gated content like events that only last 1 or 2 weeks long at max.
Iron banner worked being only 1-2 weeks since it came multiple times a season. At least once a month. Solstice only comes once a F-ing year and you think only 2 weeks is enough to celebrate it?
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4 RepliesThe perpetual ramping up of difficulty shows that, if they don't overvalue streamers, Bungie at least undervalues casual players. And what is World's First if not a gift to streamers? What used to be optional content is now mandatory for leveling up - and there is NOTHING to do other than level up. More and more items are locked behind difficult activities that many players find impossible to do. D-ck waving has always been part of the game - now it IS the game. "Look at the rank I have that you don't." "Look at the power level I have that you don't." "Look at the weapons I have that you don't." Destiny was once an inclusive game that everyone with average skill and a bit of determination could play. LFG groups - okay, LFG groups were always a bit toxic. Ever get kicked for not having a Gjallarhorn? But now, that "you're not good enough" attitude has permeated the entire game. We've gone from playing raids to watching them. And Bungie has gone from "Friendship is the REAL endgame" to "Git gud". And it's just not fun. Even if it's not impossible, it's tedious. And more and more players are over it. Maybe streamers aren't the problem. But you can't say that many of Bungie's more recent changes aren't tailor-made for them. And the rest of us feel deserted.
