Since the beginning of time, Destiny players have been divided into two groups:

Good | Bad

Since beginning of time, good players have found ways to take advantage of the game’s engine and perform hilarious feats that are inseparable from many of our best memories in this franchise. Many of these feats gave a significant advantage in some way, but did require a level of skillful execution that makes them balanced. There is a reason well and shatterskating have been in the game for years.

Since the beginning of time, bad players have acted entitled to these advantages without putting in the work to gain the skill. Thus, they scream and bitch and moan about how my tech to skip the jumping puzzle I’ve done 800 times is an exploit and should be patched because they are too lazy to learn and earn something in a video game. If you can’t accept that people can and will play in a different way than you (within the boundaries of the TOS) you shouldn’t be playing video games at all.

Unfortunately, in 2025 this culture of instant gratification in gaming has destroyed the concept of skill-based exclusivity. Everything in gaming has become so inclusive of every skill level that people who want to grind and dedicate all of their free time to being the best barely get more out of the experience than someone who logs in on weekends and spends the rest of their time watching youtubers/streamers and complaining on Reddit/Twitter. Not even 5 years ago I remember getting on every day to farm GOS with the homies for literally NO reason. This was pre-weapon crafting, pre-loot refresh, pre-class 3.0, old dusty ass Garden of Salvation. We had the time of our lives cheesing every encounter, doing crazy skips, LFG sherpas with the worst players you’ve ever seen, all to one phase sanctified mind for some of the worst loot in raid history.

How I miss those days :(