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I don't know who needs to hear this but:
Looter shooters don't need PvP to be fun and engaging.
Destiny is an exception and not the rule. They have prided themselves as being a shooter first. They also have had years to iterate on a genre and really make it their own.
Looter shooters don't need PvP to be fun and engaging.
Destiny is an exception and not the rule. They have prided themselves as being a shooter first. They also have had years to iterate on a genre and really make it their own.
I write this because a lot of people think "Destiny" when they hear the words "Looter Shooter" and I think that really does a disservice to other games in the genre.
Destiny, and moreover Bungie, came off the heels of having an impactful studio based around it's shooter genre games that INCLUDED a live service.
They have done live service before and are able to do it again in anything they make.
They have done live service before and are able to do it again in anything they make.
Other studios don't have those years of knowledge, know-how and skill to come close to bringing two genre's together where the core focus can be 1. A loot chase-ing, boss bashing pve AND 2. an engaging PvP.
EVEN THEN, Destiny struggles with the balance between giving the community the ultimate power fantasy and having a fair and balanced pvp.
Stasis and the new weapons and mods have shown that.
Stasis and the new weapons and mods have shown that.
Having PvP in your game is a risk on all fronts. You want to provide meaningful reasons for people to play while not creating an environment where "overpowered" skills run rampant.
This can only be done by a studio with the talent and knowledge to get it done AND TIME
This can only be done by a studio with the talent and knowledge to get it done AND TIME
I know a lot of people like do the whole PvE vs PvP thing but the truth is, the fact that Destiny can achieve both is a miracle in and of itself. I hope to see both get better in the future.
