What makes this game so great?

[moe]

No, I'm not baiting. This is a genuine question. What is it about this game that you Destiny 2 regulars like so much?

See, I played this game way back when it first went free 2 play on the Blizzo launcher (because I'll give anything a try, especially if it's free!), and played through the campaign with my bro.

I thought it was...alright. Nothing really outstanding.

The gunplay was pretty good, the skill tree system felt kinda shallow and barebones, the loot never really gave me that exciting "wow! this is some pretty cool stuff!" feeling, the enemies all felt like the same dumb grunts, bosses felt like just bullet sponges, graphics were pretty great, the story was kinda lame, the characters weren't all that interesting and kinda forgettable, the molerat marshmallow man bad guy was kinda goofy and like a Saturday morning cartoon villain, it had that thing a lot of games have where your character just kinda stands there silently nodding at the exposition being barked at them, and a day after I finished the campaign I forgot most of what happened.

Maybe the game got better after you beat the story, but if the main game doesn't motivate me to want to play the endgame stuff, I don't really see the reason in doing so.

So, yeah. Maybe this game isn't really for me, but I've played similar games like Borderlands before, and I really liked that one, and the second one even more. I hear things like people playing this game for over a thousand hours and honestly I don't really see why? It just seems to me like one of those games like Fortnite or PUBG or Rainbow Six: Siege that just become super popular, yet when I see gameplay of them (or, if they're free, have actually played myself) I don't really see what people see in them that makes them want to play them all day every day.

So, I'm just curious. What about this game is so great that you, personally, like so much?

Please don't get mad at me, I'm just wondering what this game is like from someone else's perspective.

[Corvax]

The game itself is pretty good, but the main reason is playing it with friends.

[Kashra Fall]

It's fun, short and simple.

[Donald Geneskidondie]

Raids.

[Suzaku]

I sort of like the power fantasy aspect of it. Charging full speed ahead as I mow down dozens and hundreds of enemies with a wide arsenal of exotic weapons and armor to really feel powerful. At the end of the day, I know that pretty much nothing has been accomplished; the story and lore doesn't grip me, but the action is satisfying enough to warrant frequent play.

If you're not a fan of endless grind loops where the only goal is to get bigger numbers, then the game won't appeal to you.

[moe]

Originally posted by Corvax:

The game itself is pretty good, but the main reason is playing it with friends.

I see. My brother and I initially played the campaign together, but midway into it I guess he got sick of it so I had to finish the rest of the story myself.

I guess you could say that about most games, though. That they're more fun with friends. The more the merrier, right? :)

[moe]

Originally posted by Kashra Fall:

It's fun, short and simple.

Hm. I guess that's a good reason. Thanks for your reply! :)

[moe]

Originally posted by eggs neptune:

Raids.

Raids in this game are kinda like raids in WoW, right? (I haven't actually done raids in either game, I just am somewhat familiar with the concept).

[moe]

Originally posted by Bowl Of Pho:

Well for me it started back in 2013 when I saw a trailer and I’m 20 right now so I was about 13/14 depending on the month well I saw the game and knew I mean KNEW that I had to get this game well some time goes by and I can’t pre order the game but I get a beta code from a friend who wasn’t gonna be able to play it and it was the first kinda rpg loot n shoot that I had played besides borderlands and I absolutely fell I love with destiny and fast forward to launch in 2014 I had a lung infection and the game launched the day after my birthday so I had an entire week out and the feeling of leveling my character up armor guns sub classes being so immersed in the game universe it just was an addiction and all through destiny 1 I played that game every day for 4-8 hours a day sometimes spending more then 10 hours a day on it I was in school of course then I got a job around ride of iron and was in school and didn’t have much time to play by then I had 8k hours into the game as a small estimate and then by destiny 2 I kinda fell off but when I heard bungie has full reign now I built my very first pc last Sunday just for destiny 2 and borderlands 3 so for me it’s just the nostalgia and the amount of my life spent on that first game that I can never get back that kinda just draws me back to it now I work 10 hour shifts at a wearhouse I’m 20 now not 14/15 playing the beta and the beginning release and you just made me take a trip back into my life that I honestly forgot about and miss and also helped me pass like 4 minutes writing this lol thanks!

You're welcome, I guess. :P And thank YOU for telling me why you like it! I appreciate the reply. :)

[nzguzzi]

It is very easy to play, not much of a challenge so its easy just to come in grab a gun and shoot stuff due to the AI just standing there and you can tank any boss just by standing behind a rock in PvE.
Its not really an RPG and the skill trees are pretty lame.
I actually preferred Warframe
So what makes it so great? = Nothing, its not.

[KyraPhobic]

Legit nothing the only fun aspect is raids with friends.

-Crcuible is a laggy as mess with cheaters and hackers. Not to mention even though i have a
solid 120 fps sometimes looking down sights i just freeze in place.

-Gambit is a complete ♥♥♥♥ show.

-Story is Meh but doesnt award you at all anymore for completing it

-Strikes are good and a lot of fun so give them that

The only *Enjoyable* Thing is events like what we had recently

[moe]

Originally posted by Suzaku:

I sort of like the power fantasy aspect of it. Charging full speed ahead as I mow down dozens and hundreds of enemies with a wide arsenal of exotic weapons and armor to really feel powerful. At the end of the day, I know that pretty much nothing has been accomplished; the story and lore doesn't grip me, but the action is satisfying enough to warrant frequent play.

If you're not a fan of endless grind loops where the only goal is to get bigger numbers, then the game won't appeal to you.

Hm. That I can relate to. Like fo example, even though I've already 100%'d it, I still play Doom (2016) every now and then just cuz being a brutal unstoppable killing machine is really satisfying stuff! :D So, that I can understand.

I don't mind grinding, I guess I just need something... I don't know, a little more engaging to keep me doing it? It's kinda hard to explain. In some games I don't mind grinding and in other games I do, so I guess it depends on the game. In general though, I don't dislike it that much. I'm a big fan of JRPGs, which often include a lot of grinding, which I usually don't dislike. I remember playing Earthbound back in the day and walking around in areas where I was overlevelled just to get like 1 XP from the weak enemies. :P Maybe I just don't like the grinding in this game, though... Thanks for your reply, btw!

[moe]

Originally posted by nzguzzi:

It is very easy to play, not much of a challenge so its easy just to come in grab a gun and shoot stuff due to the AI just standing there and you can tank any boss just by standing behind a rock in PvE.
Its not really an RPG and the skill trees are pretty lame.
I actually preferred Warframe
So what makes it so great? = Nothing, its not.

Ah, I see. I guess that type of game could be appealing to some. :)

I haven't played Warframe very much, I actually just did only one or two long sessions of it, but what little time I played it I liked more than this. Even though it had just about as little story as this game, it was really fun to jump around and do dives and slides and wall jumps and stuff. It was like that one game, Double Action Boogaloo, but in SPACE! I just stopped playing it cuz you apparently can't delete your character to make a new one, and I didn't like the warframe I picked, and I wanted to be the starter electric person instead. I thought you could just delete and make a new character if you didn't like the class you picked like almost every other game ever, but apparently that is not possible for some reason. And I did NOT feel like grinding for hours and days and weeks just to get the materials to craft and play as the character I wanted to.

Thanks for your reply! :D

[BlueBomber]

Originally posted by nzguzzi:

It is very easy to play, not much of a challenge
I actually preferred Warframe
So what makes it so great? = Nothing, its not.

lmao warframe is even worse in term of difficulty, even the ai is dumber.

[moe]

Originally posted by KyraPhobic ʕ·ᴥ·ʔ:

Legit nothing the only fun aspect is raids with friends.

-Crcuible is a laggy as mess with cheaters and hackers. Not to mention even though i have a
solid 120 fps sometimes looking down sights i just freeze in place.

-Gambit is a complete ♥♥♥♥ show.

-Story is Meh but doesnt award you at all anymore for completing it

-Strikes are good and a lot of fun so give them that

The only *Enjoyable* Thing is events like what we had recently

Ah, I see. So it's not really a game you'd play alone, then? Kinda reminds me of GTA: Online. If it wasn't for my brother coaxing me into playing the heists and missions with him, I probably never would have even played a minute of it. The same mission (go to this place, steal this thing, kill the guys guarding said thing) repeated 1000 times isn't really something I'd choose to play myself.

Thanks for the reply! :)

[moe]

Originally posted by BlueBomber:

Originally posted by nzguzzi:

It is very easy to play, not much of a challenge
I actually preferred Warframe
So what makes it so great? = Nothing, its not.

lmao warframe is even worse in term of difficulty, even the ai is dumber.

I agree. I remember Warframe's enemies not being very bright. Maybe in like 10 or 20 years more games will have AI that is not so dumb? :>