I guess the easiest way to explain my perspective is this: the grinding is not what I expected or wanted from this game. I love Halo and Mass Effect, I was expecting something more like them. Solid plot, lots of variety, and an open explorable world (as we were promised in old prerelease interviews). I have all 3 characters at 27, 28, 29 and have very little to do except find better equipment and run through the same few missions ad nauseum. Most of the fun I have in this game comes from playing with friends, which really is not something that Destiny provided on its own. Tack on that I have never been a fan of PvP even when for games that I *am* good at, and you can see how much of this game is shut off from me.
So what I was promised was epic spaceventure with an incredible plot written by one of the most respected storytellers in the industry, and what I was given was a game with half the plot missing and propped up on a PvP system that I find inaccessible. So while I enjoyed this game, and will continue to play it (once connection issues from this last patch clear up), I have a disappointment equivalent to the flimsy ending of Halo 2 or ME3. In another perspective: I expected to have a Mass Effect campaign plot, and was given Counterstrike Multi and Battlefield instead. Neither are bad on their own merits, but I may not have bought this game had I known just how much the multi was emphasized.
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That's a really good and clear way to express your perspective. Lol and I'm sorry the game wasn't all you expected or hoped for, and I hope the extra content helps with that. Maybe if I had been seen some of the prerelease stuff, I would have felt the same way. But just jumping in and buying it because friends were, day of, I enjoy the game, and I'm pretty happy with it.
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As a corrolary, I hope that you find all the joy I was expecting from this game. I understand a fair portion of my dissatisfaction comes from my Duke Nukem Forever level anticipation, and for the most part this game really is a very high quality piece of work (the art and controls alone give me the wibblies). I just wish I had been warned that this had a "subscription fee" which is the biggest reason why I don't play MMOs. Always glad to find another worthwhile conversant. Good hunting!
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Same to you sir.
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Did you really just say that you want Bungie to make friends for you?
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No, pvt Pyle, I am saying that the fun I get out of Destiny is mostly coming from my side of the relationship, and it seems more and more like Bungie is going to lay in bed and pretend it has a headache.