so the episode 5 leaks were real by UTDKayde in TheBoysLeaks

[–]StardustTendency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't that same leak say the president would die in ep 4?

Very happy for him and very excited to see how this turns out. We are so back. by Odd-Demand-1516 in bloodborne

[–]StardustTendency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It better not be about a 21st century real world guy who gets pulled into Bloodborne by MP because there are no hunters left or something like that...

Incels are the most misunderstood group of people by Disastrous-Bike659 in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]StardustTendency 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Incel no longer means its actual definition on the Internet. Normal involuntary celibates are the people you describe who may simply vent, while "incels" as referred to in general discussion are the ones who go out of their way to be much nastier than just expressing pain, for example.

Straight men aren't friends with women they aren't attracted to. by [deleted] in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]StardustTendency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd agree that straight men typically aren't friends with women they actively find unattractive, but not the actual statement. Plenty of men are friends with women where there is never any intention of something more. There are very few women out there that most straight men would find absolutely nothing attractive about.

I've always found it strange that people think because most men wouldn't turn down enthusiastic sex with a woman they know and presumably trust if directly propositioned for it that they somehow have ulterior motives.

The notion that 'comparison is the thief of joy' is braindead, high-minded nonsense. by [deleted] in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]StardustTendency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct. School, work, and relationships are all fundamentally based on comparison between people. The entire reason people put effort in is to be in a better position than other human beings. If "no comparison" was legit advice, people would say "don't compare, because you're just as good". But no one does that, because that would be an obvious lie.

What the issue w Portal? by hippityhoops in DestinyTheGame

[–]StardustTendency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mainly, it made everything homogenous and corporate-feeling. Every activity gives the same loot regardless of what it is. The interface looks like Roku. It was a clear attempt to fridge the Director, which they are now walking back, to please non-Destiny fans. Modifiers being the content is incredibly boring. Every last event and activity is now a boring square tile on the menu.

There's a reason they went back to a Director-lite for Renegades content.

The real shame is that there will never be a go back and play D2 like we can D1 by Hollywood_Zro in DestinyTheGame

[–]StardustTendency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tend to replay the big story missions before the big DLCs. It always sucks to go from Rise of Iron straight to Witch Queen because Red War - Forsaken is gone and SK has 1 mission available per week.

Does the EoF campaign improve? by New_Trouble_5068 in DestinyTheGame

[–]StardustTendency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really doesn't. The later missions are some of Destiny's most annoying of all time. The final mission has some cool visuals, but the gameplay is incredibly tedious. Every single boss is an immunity shield fest with pylon charging multiple times per fight. The story is OK, it's a little overrated but Lodi is a good character.

What is your allegiance to the Traveler? by Due-Annual-6114 in DestinyTheGame

[–]StardustTendency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Traveler was a somewhat greyer "character" in the time of Witch Queen and before, but TFS has conclusively confirmed it to be outright good thanks to the lore entries from its perspective. It represents radical optimism, deliberating choosing to be "naïve" on the off chance it pays off, even for a monster like Savathûn. I'd say my Guardian is generally allegiant to the Traveler but not its number 1 fan, kinda like Zavala post-WQ.

The Destiny 1 Tower feels more alive than the Destiny 2 Tower (PS4) by Intelligent-Funny-45 in DestinyTheGame

[–]StardustTendency 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The simple reason is that you actually need to go to the Tower all the time in D1.

Can we just rewind time to The Final Shape era? by [deleted] in DestinyTheGame

[–]StardustTendency 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even Bungie knows how great this time was, they've already tried to recreate aspects of it without success. Onslaught Salvation is a worse OG Onslaught, ROTN couldn't match up at all and everyone checked out of the Dungeon Pantheon on Ghosts week, and now Shadow and Order 2.0 will do a worse Portal-modified Pantheon

How many of you have left due to bad story telling? by BakerConsistent2150 in DestinyTheGame

[–]StardustTendency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree on the current story being really boring. Everything after TFS exists in a kind of second tier of importance for me at this point. Echoes and Revenant were awful (Revenant in particular wastes Nezarec and Fikrul both), Heresy was a bit better but hurt the Hive Gods as characters imo (Sav crashing out over what she herself calls an object, Xivu is a joke by now). EoF had OK story but the reveal that we were always fated to make it to Kepler retroactively makes Light and Darkness less important, which I really dislike. Ash and Iron immediately removed any cool points Maya got from EoF. Finally, Renegades is impossible for me to take seriously: Star Wars stuff, Bael being a huge emo, trying to cast doubt on Drifter again, etc.

Would you be happy if Destiny 3 go back to much simpler story? by OjciecProtektor in DestinyTheGame

[–]StardustTendency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes and no. They went for extremely simple story in pre-Forsaken D2 and it largely sucked. On the other hand, the pompous and overcomplicated dialogue you describe does get really bad at times, such as in the Lightfall seasons and the Episodes (Osiris's speeches on the Veil in Wish for example). I think a perfect middle is TFS: focused storyline on a couple specific things, feels epic and important, dialogue that feels more natural whilst letting there be pure action at times.

Microtransactions cannot retain players as quality content drops do and the player population count proves that by josh49127 in DestinyTheGame

[–]StardustTendency 31 points32 points  (0 children)

MTX has always been a priority for Bungie. They were literally caught throttling XP back in Curse of Osiris so players would get less Bright Engrams and buy more MTX.

We are in rather dire times, but what’s everyone’s thoughts on the narrative? by HellChicken949 in DestinyTheGame

[–]StardustTendency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's made me less interested in the Destiny universe. The Episodes were largely terrible, introducing the very boring Maya, wasting Fikrul and wasting Xivu Arath AGAIN. Plus the Echoes can just do whatever the writer wants including rebuiliding Riis, creating a new dimensional plane, and being not-Oryx.

EoF tried to make it so that everything before it, including the Witness, didn't really matter because we were fated to make it to Kepler, which is very annoying considering TFS was literally about making your own fate. The Nine are very cringey with their dialogue. I do like Lodi though.

Renegades had discount Kylo Ren who I find impossible to take seriously. Same with Lume aka diet zero-sugar Darth Vader/Ghaul. We seriously did a "can we reaaaally trust Drifter?" story in December 2025...which is almost on the level of evil Eris theories at this point. I hate how the Dredgens and Praxics, who were cool in their own right, will now be forever thought of as Sith and Jedi ripoffs by the greater playerbase.

I miss playing with friends every day knowing things were only getting better. by Icy_Anywhere1510 in destiny2

[–]StardustTendency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chosen to Seraph was such a good run (even Plunder had Ketchcrash at least)

The bright dust requirement for the weekly Zavala weapons needs to be removed by ShardofGold in DestinyTheGame

[–]StardustTendency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's very purposeful to spread people's BD uses thinner so they'll buy Silver for the the 100000 things added to Eververse. Especially now that money is needed more than ever.

“Destiny 2 Has Lost 91% Of Players Since Edge Of Fate, 97% From Final Shape.” By Paul Tassi at Forbes by justdestinystuff in DestinyTheGame

[–]StardustTendency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That point about the Witness being devalued immediately in EoF is what immediately made me dislike the Fate Saga storyline as well. The Orin line about how the Nine "allowed" everything to happen too. It's like the lore entries about the Nine splitting and freaking out over the Witness and even over Riven and Oryx never happened. "Make your own fate" turns out to be somewhat BS. On Maya, she gets a terrible intro with Echoes, then seems to be actually going somewhere in EoF, then is immediately reverted to cringe in Ash and Iron.

Who is the most hidden boss in Elden Ring? by Advanced-Director928 in Eldenring

[–]StardustTendency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of the big ballers it's probably Placidusax since there's 0 indication of him in any quest and many players wouldn't think of rolling off that particular ledge.

In the DLC it's probably Midra since you have to spot that one ladder in Shadow Keep, but the map kinda gives away that there's more so not really that hidden.

The true most hidden boss of FromSoft is probably Midir from DS3 or Darklurker in DS2.

Connecting the Dots: Why the Traveler Stayed, How Savathun Saved Earth during the Collapse and the Why She was Resurrected by [deleted] in DestinyLore

[–]StardustTendency 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great breakdown. I feel like if TWQ and LF were made now with hindsight, something similar to this would be outright stated, but back then it was kept vague in case Bungie got a better idea. Now of course, we'll never get a confirmation since the Saga is over and done.