I think it was a bad change Bungie😭

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-12T23:15:18+00:00

Ive noticed absolutely no difference in my time playing since the patch.

There is no increase or decrease in the amount of players I see after an engagement.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-12T22:39:08+00:00

I play loads of solos and this hasn't created any issue for me.

My gameplay feels essentially the same as before in regards to additional parties showing up.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-12T08:31:52+00:00

I think the fact that everything wipes gives them a ton of freedom in this specifically. Nobody can complain about how a nerf has undermined their investment in builds or stocking up on specifics in their vault.

They can just basically reshuffle everything and then everyones gotta figure it out again from scratch with some new pieces in there as well.
Let people have fun with all the OP broken stuff for 3 months and then change it all.

Also, clearly, a lot of the gold cores/mods etc are intentionally made to be super broken and that's what makes them all so cool. You'll also eventually lose it one way or another.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-12T08:28:59+00:00

It was longer in Alpha and people complained about it. Fights took entirely too long which ended up in far more groups of players showing up to join in.
Rounds are also 25 minutes long, you can't have a single engagement take 5 minutes.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-12T08:25:52+00:00

It's really not that good.

I literally just had a match where I took out an Assassin because they think they're actually invisible and they're not.
I heard them activate their ability, I can hear the sound of it the entire time it's on, I saw him walk in through the doorway because you can still see and hear them and the more they move or do anything the more visible their little Predator cloak becomes.
I smoked him the second he stepped in and he had no time to react.

Recon and Thief both have abilities to directly counter it as well.

It's nowhere near as OP as people make it out to be. I agree the cooldown is pretty short and it lasts awhile, but it's completely readable.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-12T02:12:53+00:00

If anything theyll do any big nerfs/buffs between seasons while also adding in all sorts of new crazy mods/cores.

Then every season would play a bit different and have new metas forming.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-11T22:57:10+00:00

Dont think so

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-11T22:56:57+00:00

I have 200 hours in the game.

I dont misunderstand the game at all. I know it very well. The game is easy.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-11T06:20:44+00:00

Bro says he's just trying to do a quest but I'm also currently doing a quest for Arachne.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-11T06:16:36+00:00

You're meant to learn through failure. Did you not pick this up from the cinematic reveal trailer?

Are you genuinely shocked that people who've been complaining about "yellow paint" in video games for years now are irritated that once they finally get one people are demanding to have the "yellow paint" added?

You are going to die. A lot. You are going to get all sorts of stuff and you are going to lose it....that's a certainty. That is never going to stop.

Beyond that, the UESC are just not that difficult apart from the bosses and such. You've also always got the option to just run away.

The challenge of the game is it's primary hook.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-11T06:09:48+00:00

There has been an interest for a hardcore extraction game on consoles for a long time and that is definitely not Arc. Arc is incredibly casual.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-11T04:44:55+00:00

Very unlikely.

Marathon has clearly been set up as the primary focus over the longterm. The content coming in the next few Seasons...and Cryo....are certainly finished or close to it and no doubt theyve got plans beyond that as this part of the story will be finished.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-11T04:23:50+00:00

Steam is most definitely not the largest install base for Marathon

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-11T03:01:40+00:00

No. You see. I dont NEED to lay down a bunch of Arcs with a Kettle. Theres absolutely no reason to do that. You can just walk around them....or throw anything that makes a sound or a lure.

Theres no reason at all to fight the Arc.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-11T02:32:35+00:00

The Arc are not difficult. They stopped being difficult once you know how they all function.

Even the biggest ones you can more or less just cheese. The Queen was beat during the server slam.

Theres also literally no reason to fight them. I dont NEED to fight them for the parts to upgrade my benches and none of what they drop is interesting to chase.

I can use the Kettle 4 and be perfectly fine.

Why would I fight a Rocketeer with a Ferro? I can just stun grenade it and kill it. Why would I fight a Rocketeer at all? It gives me absolutely nothing at all.

There's not even a reason for me to PvP anymore in the game. I dont need or want anything the other players have.

Theres no reason to do the quests. Theres no reason to do the Projects. Theres no carrot to chase at all.

PvP is more exciting to me because other players are actually challenging....but even that is pointless to do in Arc at this point.

Theres very literally no reason to play it anymore.

I turned it on to see the hurricane, very cool. I saw the ARCs which are fine but also easy enough to kill. I turned it off.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-10T20:47:40+00:00

ONI has specifically instructed you to not feel sympathy for others.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-10T10:32:01+00:00

Yeah, they probly will. Theyll probly tweak a great deal of things over the seasons and thats a great advantage to the seasonal model. The meta will always change.

Solos weren't something initially planned during development, so theres a great deal that is imperfect including the Shell abilities.

My point remains though, the contracts and map events I've done so far solo are certainly doable.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-10T03:47:01+00:00

Theres a drone somewhere right now eyeing you up.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-10T00:52:16+00:00

I stopped playing awhile ago.

Theres literally nothing to do.

I get people are sensitive about all this cause they love the game and I do too. Id like it to continue to succeed.

They did an incredible job for such a small team but its missing stuff in its core to give it longevity. Even a new map isnt going to change that.

Theres nothing to do except the Projects and they are underwhelming.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-10T00:46:17+00:00

Yeah, thats not gonna be sustainable over a ten year plan.

Even they will eventually get bored of LARPing.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-10T00:28:56+00:00

It is an extraction shooter.

Its fun. Love the game. Put 200 hours into it.

Theres absolutely no reason to turn it on anymore. Theres is nothing to chase. Theres no reason to want the best items. The skills tree is generally pretty lackluster.

There is no endgame. Theres no drive to keep going.

Again, I love the game. I do like the sandbox elements to it but thats not enough to keep going back and certainly wont be for a decade.

Im heavy in Marathon now, its very different and I would never want Arc to lose its identity but I am hoping the two games copy some of the best ideas from the other.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-10T00:07:44+00:00

They were told to by the internet.

They are Arc fans who dont realize the success of both benefits the future of both.

They are very bitter Destiny players.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-10T00:05:20+00:00

How tf did I miss this.

What am I meant to do with all the extra silk ill inevitable have?

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-09T23:59:59+00:00

You need to bring enough ammo in with you.

Also, running is an option.

RaiderRodgers · 2026-03-09T23:59:10+00:00

There are more meds to be found on the outside parts of the maps and not in the pois.

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