jack^🦇

6’4.

[Sly @SlySinatraa]

Black Ops 2 is the only game that can have Skrillex and somehow not make me want to mute the game.

[❯ wiintah˙˙ @NuCaloric]

Sony executives killing a random IP whenever they need to fund a new third-person over-the-shoulder singleplayer game

[Jake Parker @JakeParkerLIVE]

Alright, so now that we can confirm Bungie leadership was indeed involved in every step of deciding to end Destiny, I’ve got some unfiltered thoughts.

-The content vault was the sole destroyer of all positive momentum and sentiment for the game when players now had to spend money on new expansions every year or two with an inherent fear that content would be vaulted anyways. “Pay for access” is the death of player investment and the DCV highlighted itself as the most destructive decision ever made in any game to-date.

-Destiny 3 should’ve been green-lit immediately after the Witch Queen, Lightfall, and Final Shape reveals in 2020 and 2021. It would’ve been the perfect lead-in for concluding Destiny 2. They knew the saga was concluding with Final Shape and the game was becoming too bloated. Had they decided to do so, they could’ve announced Destiny 3’s release at this very moment 5-6yrs later. It also would’ve been the perfect bargaining chip to PlayStation for the acquisition by showing longevity of an established and secure IP with a clear title release forthcoming.

-I can guarantee a very large base of players will decide to avoid this “new journey” in Bungie if it isn’t Destiny 3. This demographic of players over the last 10yrs are Destiny fans who spent the last decade exclusively in Destiny - even bringing their kids to enjoy. For sure, you’ll have many who will try whatever comes next, but if it isn’t Destiny, you’re going to have a very large gap.

-Marathon’s “strong foundation” is grossly over-exaggerated. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a very good game that plays unbelievably well and perfectly emanates the identity of Bungie, but its retention concerns are so evident that to deny its existence is damaging. An extremely large portion of marathon players migrated from Destiny and are the core audience to consider here. To Shut down their original game with no plan in sight while saying “we have this instead” will not produce positive results. If marathon wants to succeed beyond its extraction mode, it needs a world built like Destiny, told like Destiny, and world-shaped from the marathon lore that’s been build since the 1990’s.

-If Destiny 3 is not in development and they have no plans to continue the franchise, sell the rights to another reputable studio who believes in the IP and will keep it alive. Destiny is arguably the best looter shooter that defined a literal genre and to abandon development of one of the biggest established IP’s in history is a terrible business decision.

-All of this stems from terrible decision making from the top-down. The game went from creating one of the greatest gaming worlds and stories ever made over the last decade to dollar signs and spreadsheets first. Game success comes from building a full experience that players cannot help but be immersed in.

Blaming “industry shifts” for a game struggling is code for “we aren’t getting it right on our end because we’re making the wrong decisions at the wrong time.”

The players haven’t changed; the reason for developing a game did.

I’m angry. I’m frustrated. I’m sad. I’m hurt. I’m lost. Destiny was home for over 10yrs.

I’ll see y’all in the tower.

[TØP Updates @TOPUPDATERS]

CENTER MASS OUTRO 🔥💥

[jack^🦇 @PorkaChorka]

@A_dmg04 Can the bright dust cap on common orders just not exist? Still takes forever to earn a decent amount of usable bright dust

[James ⊬ APE @Tyler_yoseph]

The air drumming the way he moves. HOW HAVE I NOT SEEN THIS

[Patrick Maka @PatrickMaka]

Xbox has an “Xbox Eras” space at #XboxFanfest this year for every generation of console.

Too much nostalgia.

[LEGO Character Of the day @LegoCharacters]

this is a crazy thing to reference in the game😭

#LegoBatmanGame

[Livio @LivioOnX]

Destiny 2 used to be a game worth neglecting your child for

[delaney @walksthelayout]

OH MY GOD

[ItzCowb @ItzCowb]

Passion comes in all different forms, but I have never met a more passionate community❤️

[watter🔜GCX @justaddwatter]

this is easily #1

[𝔍𝔲𝔯𝔢𝔰 @juresmccann]

mentally im here

[z4c7 @zackpr05]

“Here you go sir, your fully Pack-a-Punch’d weapon”

“That’s it? I don’t need to upgrade its rarity 5 times and spend an extra 45k points?

“No sir you just pay the 5,000 upfront and the weapon is fully maxed out”

[Aron Fromm @aronfromm]

A little short I made about Norm.

[Shmegmoid Johnson @shmegmoid]

I’ve met 3 people in my life that absolutely did not like this song and every single one of them ended up being a really fucked up freak

One walked in on his plug OD’ing, so he shot and robbed him

One had a violent road rage problem and ended up rear ending someone on purpose, then when he got out of his car to confront the guy he hit, someone going 80 on the interstate slammed into him and killed him instantly

The other one plays League of Legends

You absolutely can NOT trust someone who does not like “Fireflies” by Owl City