Jacob Helms

Just here for now.

[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.

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

@luisgerardo347 @Gs_Swipes Aquatope on white sand. One of my top 5 Anime

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

@A_dmg04 Can you use the Griffin in SRL?

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

@LukeCB14 Equilibrium Opening would be D between Reestablish power and Wasteland
Boss 1 would be between Hefand and Tunnels of Dispair
Boss 2 would be btwn Harrow and Dead Sea.

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

@justaddwatter What settings for the gameplay? Why does it look like you are playing a PS2 destiny, the voxel on eager swing would murder me.

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

@2K @Borderlands @GearboxOfficial Steam

[Chinese Embassy in US @ChineseEmbinUS]

Ronald Reagan vs. #tariffs : 1987 speech finds new relevance in 2025

[Martin Larsson @RekklesLoL]

WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY!

I want to take a moment to honor and celebrate the amazing individuals on the autism spectrum. Today is a reminder to embrace diversity, foster understanding, and show support for those who navigate the world differently. Let us continue working towards a more inclusive world where everyone feels seen and valued.

My Twitch chat is a safe space filled with wonderful people if you or anyone else you know need a place to share your own experiences. It is very helpful to open up so do not be afraid to do so with me and my community.

It has almost been 1 year since I shared my own diagnosis publicly and I plan on doing a segment at some point about how things were before, how things are right now and how things hopefully will be to celebrate my life moving in the right direction.

Please take care of yourself and the people around you.

[LS @LSXYZ9]

Thoughts on Fearless becoming the norm and my confusion regarding anyone pushing back on it:

The viewers are the most important part of every equation. Pro players and team's opinions literally shouldn't matter.

The "very little else" is also because it's only the way things have been. If the game originally started with fearless being the standard and then suddenly you could repeat champions, you could say the 'norm' is good for 'very little else other than getting to be better at X champions'.

We are entertainment sports no matter how we cut it, therefore entertainment should be the priority. Much like eductional content and things, pristine play is not actually the driving force behind viewership and never has been, rather storylines and entertainment.

Fearless isn't even that good, it should be ironman. Fearless barely shows its head in bo3. Patterns are just swapped around g1/g2/g3 and if it's just 2 games then what is even happening?

Ironman is the superior viewership version of fearless, but given how long it took for fearless itself to happen, I doubt we ever get ironman.

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

@A_dmg04 Like if I change any armor or weapon, cut all of the ammo I currently have by 50% or even something more extreme than that.

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

@A_dmg04 Instead of hindering the ability to change weapons / armor, why not just reduce all ammo if anything is changed. Or hell reduce ammo if a player goes into their character screen.

I feel like this makes people make the decision if they want to play with swaps but focus on ammo.

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

@Aeridhel This might be the easiest way to send this.

War Cleric Elf Girl, I like to imagine her as as keeping to herself, pretty timid, but cares about her party, in combat she wears heavy armor, super light weight for alcohol. Also her weapon is a war hammer.

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

@BungieHelp Any idea how to fix this? I kindled everything past small on my hunter and now this on my warlock and I can't get it off of my screen.

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

Since I had a panic attack because of the amount of people and left @WWWYFest, I think it is time to get bunko high and play Bloons TD 6 and listen to emo music.

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

Scalescorn just broke a little during my game. It fixed itself once I put another dragon in, but it was a little frustrating

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

@btmclive Been there before.

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

@sotarks Anohana

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

@erinalimusa If there is no pre walking down the isle video of the groom reenacting the storm the castle scene set to holding out for a hero. I don't want it.

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

@Nostalgianator Glad to see you beat it eventually.

[Jacob Helms @Snordsman]

@erinalimusa Sounds close enough to high school French.