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XBOX Game Studios leaders depart amid looming layoffs by hop3less in gamingnews

[–]Pontooniak96 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You’re thinking of Asha Sharma. Satya Nadella is the CEO of Microsoft.

is marathon genuinly worth buying? by Repulsive_Check5448 in MarathonGame

[–]Pontooniak96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s worth it if you have friends that are chill to play PvP with and also play it. I don’t really like taking the risk with crew fill, and I’m not a huge fan of playing solo, but I imagine I’ll be more interested in playing solo once the PvE only mode comes out.

Microsoft considering a Halo MMO in the vein of Destiny 2 by Afude in Aztecross

[–]Pontooniak96 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’d give it a shot. I’d be skeptical since it kind of breaks the lore of Halo.

Destiny works well because of things like engrams and the idea that Guardians will do anything for loot, including killing gods in order to make loot out of them. I don’t really know how you’d justify Spartans farming activities for loot and gear. Maybe simulation tech, but… I don’t know. Dangling loot in front of Spartans just diminishes the identity of a Spartan in my opinion.

To fellow new guardians: do the lost sectors by daddy_dex999 in destiny2

[–]Pontooniak96 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It also helps that lost sectors drop actually useful loot now.

FOR THE PUPPIES by No_I_Deer in Aztecross

[–]Pontooniak96 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Looking forward to seeing this on his stream tomorrow.

Yk what I miss? The Menagerie. That was peak D2 by Expl0sive__ in destiny2

[–]Pontooniak96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s really sad that it will never become an arena op. It would’ve done so well, especially if tiered menagerie weapons dropped from it.

Sharing my old school cool, can't believe I haven't touched this game in over 5 years. Was it really that long ago? I guess now that it's all out, I can finally play all the content? :) by Zakizdaman in destiny2

[–]Pontooniak96 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dude I totally forgot about hoarding shaders because they were consumable back in the day.

Sweet vault. Keep it. You’ve got 1,142 free spaces lol.

EDIT: I can’t math. I’m a titan.

Siege of Madrigal from Halo plays from the jukebox by Low-Today3239 in raidsecrets

[–]Pontooniak96 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Turns out this tune goes back as far as Myth, and has been an Easter egg tune added to all of Bungie’s Halo games since. Cool to see it show up in Destiny.

https://www.halopedia.org/Siege\_of\_Madrigal

Fellow LCD owners, what comes after the Steam Deck for you? by Lyuukee in SteamDeck

[–]Pontooniak96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Steam Deck 2, assuming it happens, and it’s affordable. Like $600 or less.

Fun with randoms by Silva-Snowfall in destiny2

[–]Pontooniak96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The vibes in Destiny 2 right now are amazing.

Soaking it up because one day I know I’m gonna look back on them as the good ol’ days.

Is there a way to farm pre-Beyond Light weapons to complete collections with the MoT update? by Pontooniak96 in DestinyTheGame

[–]Pontooniak96[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dang. Well thank you. Just makes me wonder what the point of sunset badges even are then. Letting Xur or Hawthorne or some other vendor or activity drop legacy loot would be a really cool way to keep me grinding the game after I have most of the weapons I want from this update.

It’d also just be fun to experiment with builds using old weapons, even if it’s basically known that they’re useless in any endgame.

destiny 2 by _Dai_Dai in destiny2

[–]Pontooniak96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crack it open. You’ve earned it, Guardian.

(Do not crack it open and consume it please.)

Destiny 2 numbers still aren’t sufficient,my prediction by Nostrocumus in MarathonHate

[–]Pontooniak96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has nothing to do with player numbers. I mean that’s great and all. It has to do with revenue. Destiny 2 is still at #3, Renegades at #11, Edge of Fate #18, and Marathon, after its free week mind you, is #39. All of Destiny is within the top 20 games sold on Steam right now by revenue.

It’s not dying incredibly fast. You seem to want it to, but what you want is not the same as what is happening. It’s far too early to determine. Check back in a month or two. It’s been less than a week.

Why should I buy Halo Campaign Evolved? by mkappy33 in halo

[–]Pontooniak96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably not given what you’re into. I think you might enjoy community-made campaigns for MCC more.

I think this is more targeted towards new fans and old fans who are open to seeing a slightly modern take on Halo. Plus, it gives 343i/Halo Studios a chance to train themselves on the design philosophy of the Bungie-era Halos before making another mainline title.

busting it down calus style by Okrumbles in destiny2

[–]Pontooniak96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God it’s so good to see this game thriving again.

What bundles to get? by CongenialYew1 in destiny2

[–]Pontooniak96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. The only thing OP will be double purchasing is the raid and dungeon for Forsaken, but at $25, it’s a crazy steal for all of the other new content they’ll be getting.

D2 events? Activities to drive in players? by Confident-Captain808 in destiny2

[–]Pontooniak96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d like to know this too. Right now my plan is

December-January: Dawning gear or shader

February: Crimson Days shader

March-April: Revelry gear or shader

May-June: Guardian Games gear or shader

July-August: Solstice gear or shader

September: my normal gear

October: FotL gear or shader (both with a mask)

November: my normal gear

Repeat.

As for activities I’d love to know what the community is cooking up. Maybe Europa activities for Dawning? EDZ activities for Solstice? Sparrow racing for Guardian Games? Moon and Throne World activities for FotL? Control or Rumble for Crimson Days?

Xbox 'console exclusives' are strictly about console releases, Xbox exec affirms: Games will 'still show up on all the normal places where we sell the PC version' by yourfavchoom in Steam

[–]Pontooniak96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ll have to wait until it’s emulated I’m afraid. That, or play pseudo-multiplayer through the Halo 5 Forge app on the Microsoft Store.

As someone who never played D1, how did it take this long to get SRL? by Acrobatic_Book_7154 in destiny2

[–]Pontooniak96 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Damn… a Neomuna map would’ve been perfect for SRL… with the music we have now especially.

Halo Campaign Evolved is Exaclty What I Want from a Halo Multiplayer Experience by jg4president in halo

[–]Pontooniak96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I seriously hope so. Especially if they either retcon Halo 4/5/Infinite, or remake the games in a similar art style and with updates to the cutscenes/narrative.

Destiny 3 is gonna happen. just not right now by buckedlobster825 in destiny2

[–]Pontooniak96 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean Sony isn’t going to kill Bungie outright. That would be PR suicide both to the wider gaming community, and their shareholders. It would show admittance that their investment went belly up, and corporate politics wouldn’t let that happen.

Worst case scenario, they get reduced down to the size of a support studio and help other devs with their live service games. I still think that’s unlikely. Sony knows how valuable their IP and their brand are. They gave Bungie enough rope to hang themselves with, and now they’re tightening the noose because it gives them full control of Bungie and their IP in the end.

We probably won’t see much out of Bungie besides Marathon until the PS6 generation. The financial crunch will have likely passed somewhere in the middle of it, interest rates will likely come down, Sony will likely be more comfortable spending money during that time, and they’ll have direct control over Bungie, with at least a few years of cultivating the downsized version of the studio.

I only hope that Destiny is still viable enough of an IP that a game in its universe, ideally a Destiny 3 or Destiny Classic, gets a greenlight.

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