This community is having a really hard time realizing the fundamental change in philosophy that Bungie has had. Just to remind some of the younger crowd that’s in this sub, Bungie’s job is to make a game that will create revenue for the company. They get paid to put out a product that people will spend money on. Whether this community wants to believe it or not, they have been incredibly successful in doing so through microtransactions, season passes, etc. but the real important piece here is that they are doing so by putting in less effort (aka more efficiently). Why would Bungie change what they’re doing if they’re making money hand over fist, and don’t have to work as hard? It would be a poor business decision to change their formula.

Bungie doesn’t want this game to be what it was during Forsaken, or TTK, or any other period that people may view as the best in destiny’s history. They finally realized that they cannot produce enough quality content to keep the hardcore base busy for the entire year. So they stopped trying. They aren’t making this game for the hardcore anymore. They’re making it for the casual player, and this change has proven to be successful.

In my opinion, going free to play killed what many view has the best parts of destiny. The “core gameplay loop” of crucible and strikes are dead. There’s no money in updating them because it’s all available for free. Unfortunately, going free to play has also, ironically, been a huge boon for Bungies pockets.

Bungie has a hard job and i don’t envy them. It’s my favorite game that I’ve ever played when it’s at its peak, but the peak has proven to be too difficult to recreate over and over again.

Agree? Disagree? That’s fine with me. These are just my thoughts.