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I know you want us to experience more “you had to be there moments” with your inspiration being a WoW event that took place. But I think having to be there loses its luster when content gets constantly taken away.
New Player: “Man that armor looks dope. Where’d you get it?”
Vet: “Oh the Sundial... but you can’t play it anymore, try opening some engrams”
New Player: “Oh..... well that weapon looks cool. How do I get this?”
Vet: “Ah this is from the Vex Invasion.... but they took it away. Just hope for a random drop”
New Player“...oh”.
Doesn’t sound very exciting does it? But you know what IS exciting? Beloved content that you want to talk about. Bungie I would be playing for game if it wasn’t for The Whisper of The Worm mission.
I found out about Destiny because the community was so excited about something that it was trending on twitter. That’s I came across this game. I knew nothing about anything but I could see how freaking excited everyone was. And a excited community is a welcoming community. I got carried thru the Whisper mission with no mic by 2 guys dressed in identical armor and shaders who already had the Whisper. All I did was point to the gun and crouch at them to show my excitement. Got a invite 15 seconds later. I still have the pictures saved on my PS4.
I wasn’t there for when the mission initially dropped. But the excitement surrounding it was so great that it MADE me want to be here. And now I am.
I don’t mind a season pass. But unlike the last one, you can’t take a new person thru it. You can’t explain what’s going on as you help them. And as a person who was once new, there is nothing more exciting than someone helping you out who is also excited about explaining things.
I just think that “you had to be there” moments are at their best when it’s built up by the excitement of the players and not a time limit on the content. The community freaked out with the Whisper, they lost it at the Black Spindle mission, they immortalized Trevor, they were in awe at the Dreaming City being cursed.
I don’t know if this will be seen or not, but please don’t try and force these moments by taking things away. I understand storage limitations and things of that nature. If that’s the issue, I understand. But don’t lump these two things together in a attempt to make it seem like you want us to cherish these things.
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