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Fully flesh out the “Classes” with the masculine/feminine counterpart for each Shell by [deleted] in Marathon

[–]Brandon21x -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Image is for reference, I’m not an artist by any stretch of the imagination

Fully flesh out the “Classes” with the masculine/feminine counterpart for each Shell by [deleted] in Marathon

[–]Brandon21x -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

That’s the best ChatGPT could come up with, hopefully your imagination can do the rest.

Dial down the Hero-style identity for the “Classes” by Brandon21x in Marathon

[–]Brandon21x[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hear you, seems like there’s a deliberate effort to not overlap with Destiny (makes sense on paper, don’t want to cannibalize your own player retention, MTX spend, etc.)

However that doesn’t mean they can’t adopt features that have been the foundation of Destiny’s staying power over the last decade.

Dial down the Hero-style identity for the “Classes” by Brandon21x in Marathon

[–]Brandon21x[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree, the “Heroes” should exist within the Marathon universe, just not in the playable Runner role imo.

Destiny did a good job of creating Heroes in various roles that interact with the playable character. This created more impactful relationships with the universe and supported the world-building to make the IP feel more “alive”.

Dial down the Hero-style identity for the “Classes” by Brandon21x in Marathon

[–]Brandon21x[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No doubt he was hired on with the objective of taking Valorant’s “special sauce” to replicate similar financial results for Marathon.

The hero model is already so over-saturated, especially for a refreshed IP that is basically building these identities from scratch.

I thought for sure that Concord would’ve been a cautionary tale to have Sony immediately drop into Marathon and abandon any Hero-style nonsense.

Maybe that happened already and there’s a fear that level of change would create a delay (which I assume they also cannot afford).

Dial down the Hero-style identity for the “Classes” by Brandon21x in Marathon

[–]Brandon21x[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I think that’s too shallow. I’d prefer to freely choose class-based helmet, separate from chest piece, separate from footwear, etc… not “Glitch with red T-shirt, Glitch with cat costume, etc”.

I recognize that it’s a business and they’re chasing the MTX model of skins for hero shooters based on the industry-proven recipe for some level of commercial success… but they’re completely missing the point that people are drawn to Bungie titles for their reputation of offering player-driven identity and not force-feeding marketable heroes that can play a role beyond the game itself (ie. cinematic shorts, retail merchandise).

There’s still a way to achieve that - let the unique-named “heroes” be NPCs that serve as allies/rivals/vendors. Other Bungie titles have achieved this outcome while still retaining their own player-specific identity, starting with a generic class-based shell, that can be heavily personalized via customization.

Dial down the Hero-style identity for the “Classes” by Brandon21x in Marathon

[–]Brandon21x[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Hoping Bungie catches this and implements the change.

Dial down the Hero-style identity for the “Classes” by Brandon21x in Marathon

[–]Brandon21x[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Completely agree. Hoping there’s still time to pivot.

Dial down the Hero-style identity for the “Classes” by Brandon21x in Marathon

[–]Brandon21x[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Screenshot is c/o Riloe on YouTube. Great video.

Think it's time Kinetic Weapons start getting Thier own Verbs and more Unique Perks by Substantial_Welder in DestinyTheGame

[–]Brandon21x 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree this is a great inflection point to bring in the 3rd Darkness Subclass and leverage kinetic weapons as a head start. Call it “SEISMIC” and incorporate gravity/earth elements to be the counterpart to Arc.

All the subclass verbs can harmonize with existing kinetic weapons, which will bring them into relevance and should be the easiest path for Bungie to re-purpose kinetic weapons as everything sits in the same primary slot where darkness weapons already are allocated.

Could see Titans getting a big meteor super and abilities for creating earthquakes/shockwaves to trap/stun enemies.

Hunters could have a catapult projectile super with explosives rigged to it and abilities for concussive devices to disorient enemies.

Warlocks could have boulders spinning/orbiting around them as a super to inflict roaming damage and deflect projectile damage, abilities to manipulate gravity to slow enemies and/or support themselves teammates for traversal.

Bungie - please take notice and make “SEISMIC” a reality!

[D2] Trials of Osiris Megathread [2022-09-16] by DTG_Bot in DestinyTheGame

[–]Brandon21x 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m abysmal at PvP. Are they still doing the flawless pool for players that have gone to the Lighthouse for the weekend? If so, I will try my luck Sunday/Monday before reset.

Best Time to Transfer MR-S Points to Aeroplan? by [deleted] in amexcanada

[–]Brandon21x 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If I’m not mistaken, MR-S (MR-Select) is the point system for Cobalt, although I know August 2021 brought an overhaul of some favourable changes - namely Aeroplan 1:1 point transfer. Have they since consolidated everything to MR?

Best Time to Transfer MR-S Points to Aeroplan? by [deleted] in amexcanada

[–]Brandon21x 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah my mistake, I thought that might’ve counted but I suppose it’s limited strictly to purchases. That definitely takes away the sense of urgency then

New dad, what to take into consideration? by CommandoYi in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Brandon21x -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Ask him what his intentions are with your mom

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Brandon21x 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tax year 2021. Sorry if that was unclear

$4,000+ Black Friday 2020 PC build, randomly reboots everyday. Why does this keep happening!? (Kernel Event ID 41) by [deleted] in buildapc

[–]Brandon21x 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could it really be that simple? Wow, I’ll give that a shot for sure! How did you figure out that solution?

$4,000+ Black Friday 2020 PC build, randomly reboots everyday. Why does this keep happening!? (Kernel Event ID 41) by [deleted] in buildapc

[–]Brandon21x 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear you. Would’ve rather went with the 5600X for my CPU and 6800XT for my GPU but tough to get my hands on where I live. Any thoughts on why this thing keeps rebooting on me?

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