Thank you for all the information that you take the time to share, I really like that you do your Youtube videos without all the silly hipe, I like that calmness. Do you have a D2 clan ? I believe you would get a lot of support with that, me being one of the, once again keep up the great work!!!
I agree with your Outriders article on drop rates. It's a fine balance in looters to shower people with exotics like in D2 vanilla (where it was literally too easy, not that I was complaining) and then take Outriders where it sounds like the rates are on the stingy side.
I think any developer is mindful that once some people have "everything" they stop playing. But on the other hand some people (myself included) will come back to a game once in a while because it's fun and that is its own reward.
I said recently that SQENIX had been premature in saying "Outriders was a success" because I know that looters go through these cycles of finessing drop rates, buffs/nerfs, and general community engagement.
While I don't think Outriders is in need of DLC, I do think it can learn from Destiny 2's successes and Anthem's mistakes, which can be summarized as follows - if you want people to keep coming back they need something new to do once in a while. Not just more loot (although that helps) but some variety in activities as well.
Anthem only has a few legendary contracts and 4 strongholds, and after about 10 weeks, you've seen what the regulator store has to offer. So, the shelf-life of Anthem was always going to be a little more limited without any DLC or new stuff to chase.
Outriders may very well go the same way. It is (to its credit) a complete game, but one that is running the risk of driving away it's fans with nerfs to 3 of 4 classes (that still makes no sense BTW, a buff to Devastators was the answer, not the other way around) and stingy loot.
I don't think it's in danger. There are YT channels dedicated to this game. Some people are putting in 150-200 hours in only the first 2 months post-launch. I think that says it has a loyal fan base that may need to keep happy. I think we need to see where it is in two more months to know if it will be the "success" that SQENIX claims.
For anyone who has been away from Destiny 2 for a while - Season of the Splicer (aka now) is a good time to come back. The seasonal missions are like being in Tron and a lot of fun. The story is good (which was also true for the last two seasons). The Pinnacle Weapon, the fusion rifle, is nasty! There is a free raid, Vault of Glass (VoG), for anyone who does not want to pay for content.
At the risk of sounds too much like a promoter - I burnt out last season, and took some time away. Coming back this season has been a blast.
Just this week I ran Prometheus Lens (exotic trace rifle) with the catalyst in some battlegrounds and it was just melting enemies. Yellow bars, orange bars, red bars, just about everything that wasn't a boss was folding like Super Man on laundry day. Highly recommended! I'm taking it for a spin in Override this week to see if the results are the same. Maybe it also shreds in VoG?
thanks for responding, totally understand.
Thank you for all the information that you take the time to share, I really like that you do your Youtube videos without all the silly hipe, I like that calmness. Do you have a D2 clan ? I believe you would get a lot of support with that, me being one of the, once again keep up the great work!!!
ha I do but it's like four IRL friends at the moment
Fashion is the true end game.
I agree with your Outriders article on drop rates. It's a fine balance in looters to shower people with exotics like in D2 vanilla (where it was literally too easy, not that I was complaining) and then take Outriders where it sounds like the rates are on the stingy side.
I think any developer is mindful that once some people have "everything" they stop playing. But on the other hand some people (myself included) will come back to a game once in a while because it's fun and that is its own reward.
I said recently that SQENIX had been premature in saying "Outriders was a success" because I know that looters go through these cycles of finessing drop rates, buffs/nerfs, and general community engagement.
While I don't think Outriders is in need of DLC, I do think it can learn from Destiny 2's successes and Anthem's mistakes, which can be summarized as follows - if you want people to keep coming back they need something new to do once in a while. Not just more loot (although that helps) but some variety in activities as well.
Anthem only has a few legendary contracts and 4 strongholds, and after about 10 weeks, you've seen what the regulator store has to offer. So, the shelf-life of Anthem was always going to be a little more limited without any DLC or new stuff to chase.
Outriders may very well go the same way. It is (to its credit) a complete game, but one that is running the risk of driving away it's fans with nerfs to 3 of 4 classes (that still makes no sense BTW, a buff to Devastators was the answer, not the other way around) and stingy loot.
I don't think it's in danger. There are YT channels dedicated to this game. Some people are putting in 150-200 hours in only the first 2 months post-launch. I think that says it has a loyal fan base that may need to keep happy. I think we need to see where it is in two more months to know if it will be the "success" that SQENIX claims.
yeah I don't think it's dead because the actual fixes it needs are really not that in-depth tbh
For anyone who has been away from Destiny 2 for a while - Season of the Splicer (aka now) is a good time to come back. The seasonal missions are like being in Tron and a lot of fun. The story is good (which was also true for the last two seasons). The Pinnacle Weapon, the fusion rifle, is nasty! There is a free raid, Vault of Glass (VoG), for anyone who does not want to pay for content.
At the risk of sounds too much like a promoter - I burnt out last season, and took some time away. Coming back this season has been a blast.
Just this week I ran Prometheus Lens (exotic trace rifle) with the catalyst in some battlegrounds and it was just melting enemies. Yellow bars, orange bars, red bars, just about everything that wasn't a boss was folding like Super Man on laundry day. Highly recommended! I'm taking it for a spin in Override this week to see if the results are the same. Maybe it also shreds in VoG?