Posted: May 5th, 2014.
- I don't see that as a bad thing.
- Comparing Destiny to Borderlands or Diablo 3 is a compliment... and a [i]complement[/i].
- We shouldn't be afraid or overly concerned with Destiny being an ARPG shooter.
Destiny looks fun as hell to me. Seems like it will have a very rewarding (no pun intended) and addicting loot system. Which takes its cues, [i][b]yet learns valuable lessons[/b][/i], from other shoot and loot style games.
Seems like a win/win to me.
We get a new Bungie game with their trademark tight-gunplay [i]and[/i] we get a fun, co-op driven, social gaming experience that steadily earns us new and interesting items. While hopefully carefully avoiding the pitfalls of other games from the same genre.
[b]Dress to Kill. Armor, Weapons, Loot:[/b] http://youtu.be/ScMP3hYffHU
[b]Designing the RPG elements of Destiny (and where games like BL fell short):[/b] http://youtu.be/KCZ3-iTWMkc
[b]Why Destiny will make you love loot:[/b] http://youtu.be/nDWt72JuopM
[b]Diablo 3, BL2 vs Destiny:[/b] http://youtu.be/rR6ZTCIyXNc
[b]Tailored loot drops and private loot streams:[/b] http://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post?id=62040755
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-30-how-destiny-turns-into-diablo-when-you-hit-the-level-cap
[b]TL;DR:[/b] Give it a chance. The idea will grow on you. Destiny is Bungie's introduction into the world of ARPG investment games and I'm excited.Seems like they are taking all the best from that genre and cutting out the rest. Making the whole concept more intuitive and thoughtful.
It's one of those things you will ultimately have to either embrace or walk away from and go preorder a copy of Halo 5/COD. But I think many of you will be surprised by how much you enjoy Bungie's take on the ARPG shooter genre.
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I was pleased to hear in the latest video about the "loot stream," where loot is private and only for you and you aren't fighting others to grab it. To drop an example of a recent game, I consider this a big failing in Elder Scrolls Online with regards to things like chests. I gave up on that after lockpicking several chests, only to have other players - who were standing beside me and spamming the "use" key - grab the loot.