Why you're still playing Destiny

VGFirst writes on theoretical underpinnings of player rationalisation for continued play of Bungie's most recent FPS, Destiny. With reference to their own opinions and theoretical, cognitive theories that pose to explain why people continue playing, despite often complaining about the experience.

[iplay1up2]

Single player sucked, and I have other multiplayer games I would rather play. Way over hyped, just like Watchdogs.I am trading it in next week when I pick Bayonetta up.

[Concertoine]

I am no longer pre ordering games. Im sick of being screwed over by the buggy launches and underwhelming delivery that have characterized this gen thus far. No one say its my fault for "giving into the hype of gamers", this hype was perpetuated by Bungie in every dev video theyve released in the past 2 years.

[thekhurg]

The game is awesome. Bungie delivered and amazing online experience. Great content right out of the gate and frequent events to keep things going.

[die_fiend]

Yeah, how dare Bungie hype their game. They should have been saying it's going to be really poor to ensure low sales!

Good for you not pre-ordering games but if you can't tell a decent game from a mile off, then just buy based on reviews

[rdgneoz3]

"Great content right out of the gate and frequent events to keep things going."

Actually, they doubled the frequency of the events from how it was "right out of the gate." Open world was basically dead at the start, there were no events going on which is why the rate was increased.

Overall, if you were playing the game solo, it's not the greatest game. There are a lot better single player games out there. Where the fun really happens is in multiplayer. If you're able to find a few friends to do strikes or raids with, it can be a blast (knocking people off the jumping puzzle area for a few laughs).

[MeteorPanda]

to be fair, the evil within had an okay marketing campaign and it's an awesome game..

All gamers should research about what they're preordering, basic shit right there.

[Concertoine]

@die_fiend

Outright lying to the gamer in terms of how open the game is is what they shouldnt have done. "See those mountains over there, you can go allllll the way there!"

Reviews are stupid, i would never buy based on reviews. For example Evil Within just came out and im enjoying the crap out of it, even though reviews reflect that it is not for everyone.

@MeteorPanda
I knew what i was pre ordering with Destiny, i just didnt realize the final game was so repititious and ham fisted. Anyone with the most basic experience with any MMO can exploit the game to level up so easily.

[Why o why]

I'm enjoying it, thats what matters to me

[Concertoine]

@khurg and why

Nothing wrong with that, for sure. Different strokes, different folks. I just wasn't satisfied with my purchase.

[Why o why]

@ Concertoin

Definitely, I hate cheesecake. Many people love that disgusting thing.

[MultiConsoleGamer]

I'm not.

[Spenok]

Same. I still have it since my GF bought the DLC pass thingy. So I will check it out again when that comes out. Giving it plenty of time to get updates, fixes, and content. Though I don't expect too much to change. Hopefully they do good with it. But if not at least I have plenty of other games to play.

[persona4chie]

I have not played destiny yet actually

[burza1982]

Because there is nothing else to play. Games are not good enough.

[Last_Boss]

Gone, towards Dragon Age & Guilty Gear.

[Sheikah]

I'm still playing it, since it's a good game at its' core. The community is great, as well.

Dragon Age will most likely pull me out of my trance, though.

[kopite96]

i ended up buying it in the end.

i enjoy playing the game when one of my friends is online and we can have a chat and pass the time.

however im bored to death with doing the same mission over and over and over and over and over.

seeing the same maps and scenery over and over and over and over.

as it stands all im doing now is playing to increase my light level....but for what purpose.

so i can go do the same missions on the same levels on different difficulty yawn.

it has the potential to an amazing game, it just needs more maps and different missions

[thekhurg]

You aren't prepared for a MMO - if you're bored already then trade it in. Games like this revolve around your personal community of friends doing the hardest content available, while also repeating the same daily bounties (daily quests) for rewards to help continue to push your character forward.

[Volkama]

That isn't instrisic to an MMO experience. Just to a bad MMO built on the WoW template.

IMO dailies are a huge red flag against any game. The term shouldn't exist, and the concept behind it needs to be reconsidered.

[MeteorPanda]

please don't compare this to an mmo, you offend the genre...

[Spenok]

This game is at its very basics an MMO. And I mean BASICS. It lacks to much that every other MMO has that it's laughable.

Yes, the game is fun, but it gets boring fast. But it's FAR too much repetition as EVERYONE and their dog has said.

[thekhurg]

@Volkama

Name one successful MMO that doesn't have daily quests.

I'll name a few successful/popular MMO's that all have daily quests.

EVE Online
Final Fantasy: ARR
World of Warcraft
Everquest
Guild Wars 2
DCUO
Rift
SWTOR
Tera Online

[Volkama]

@TheKhurg, I don't like any of those games, and I have played all of them. :(

I adore MMORPGs as a genre, but to me that genre has gone well off track because WoW is so successful. Unfortunately if you don't like WoW but do like MMORPGs, you're pretty much s*** out of luck now because that is the template that all games since have followed.

I have fond memories of a time where content was delivered in line with a subscription, and "end game" was not a grind for gear (or tokens for gear). One day some brave publisher will break the mould again. Unfortunately Destiny is not that game and Activision are highly unlikely to be that publisher.

[kopite96]

Why am i not prepared for a MMO (which apprently this isnt)

do you not think that doing the same map over and over and the mission over and over just so your charcter can look better and have a more powerful gun, for which you then go back and do all the same maps and missions with new equipment to then do it all again just seems well....stupid

rince and repeat, to me that just seems a little crazy and pointless.

as you mentioned the rewards, what rewards to play the same crap and end up with something more worthless than you already got.

if your happy spending hours trawling the same levels over and over just to get a new piece of armour then be my guest.

but for me i like my games with a bit of story and without playing it like its stuck on some kind of loop.

[ziratul]

It's a gear grinding game. Shooting mechanics is great, fun weapons = Borderlands meets Halo! I love it!

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

@"Why you're still playing Destiny"

Stupid question

I'm still playing Destiny because I want to.

[ChronoJoe]

I'm not sure motivation underlying rationale serves as much as an answer. Why do you want to keep playing? the fact that you don't appear to have that reasoning at hand suggests you don't actually know.

[ShowGun901]

no, what he's saying is he likes the game... why is this the only game i've ever seen an article stating its weird people like it? when have you ever seen "why you're still playing forza (uncharted, gears, halo, TLoU, dark souls, etc...)

if people like destiny, good for them! too bad lots of people have nothing better to do than come on the forums and cry about destiny, you'd think they'd be, i dunno, playing games...

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

Dude, it's a video game not a life altering decision...

[DJustinUNCHAIND]

Traded it in weeks ago.

[objdadon]

All that means is you didn't do your research and you didn't want it from the jump. They let you play what is called a beta for a week! Same numerous amount of hours of fun I had in the beta is the same fun I'm having now! That's why every game should have a beta!

[danowat]

I really like it, however, I am now getting a bit burnt out from the lack of matchmaking in heroics, nightfalls and raids, I can barely get one person to play the game with me, let alone a group of 6 for the raid.

If they don't add matchmaking soon, I'll move on to something else.

Anyone wants to add me for destiny play on xbox one GT : Danowat32

[Bluebird8]

just go to the clanpage on bungies site, add 20-40people and you're set.

[danowat]

Link?, rather than me aimlessly searching

[Gh05t]

Here you go...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=destin...

[brich233]

I'm still playing it, and loving it, and also laughing at the people who say that hate the game but continue to play it like 10hrs a day.

[OmegaShen]

Been having fun, push the templar off the edge today. Couldn't stop laughing how easy it was for me to push off the edge.

[urwifeminder]

Still have not tried it yet a couple more years I should get there.

[scottieleverne]

Good idea. Wait until it's a full game.

[urwifeminder]

Yeah I am in no hurry got sick of the amount of spam the game got so I skipped it all together , will get it in a lull on the cheap go in expecting a crap game it can only go up from there.

[SouljAx360]

I have not played Destiny since the week of release.

[OUROSMAG]

Cause me and my friends are still having fun with destiny?...

[rodneytasm]

After playing single player and trying Crucible and completely sucking at it for weeks, I hit my breaking point yesterday night: I was playing Patrol, fighting a boss with 2 players I don't know. Taking FOREVER to bring him down. On the third try, both unknown players turn to me and start "hitting" me. Feeling like crap, I logged out, ejected the disc, and now it's waiting this morning to be traded in.

I understand I was the weak link but I don't need to be part of a community like this, I have way better games to enjoy myself with without feeling rejected, and even better yet, empowered. I started playing Shadow of Mordor and the 30 minutes I put in so far was more enjoyable than the weeks I had with Destiny.

[King_of_Nothing]

Still playing it because I enjoy it, hope that's acceptable answer.

[ChronoJoe]

I think that just poses a more underlying question, which is why do you enjoy it?

[ShowGun901]

acceptable to anybody with a brain!

[CaptainPunch]

Still playing for the exotic and legendary loot, just wish for some new content.

[Tyrant 8 RDFL]

I enjoy this game, and right now im just pushin for more gear, and exotics. Yea the missions are repetitive, but this game is going to be around for a while, so eventually it will be very large with content. It just happens we got it when it released, so it is limited at this point, but it will expand.

Gameplay is smooth, the A.I is smart, and the beginning of co-op play at a large scale. I hope other developers look at this and give us more games with co-op in mind at this scale.

A military game in our current time would be nice to see, and having the experince with friends would be great.

How about a game with law enforcement, and having to deal with different scenarios like bank heist, hostage situation, or hijacking, etc etc.

[kopite96]

i like the law enforcement idea.

we just got to hope bungie dont make it or we will end up arresting the same criminals at the same bank about 80 times.

but hey we will get rewarded with maybe a better officers uniform and weapon, so we can just go take on those pesky criminals at the same bank all over again except this time we can make it harder.

joking a side id like something like a law enforcement game, done right i think it could be quite fun

[Gr1mmyshadows]

I'm still playing because it's fun and addictive and also because my friends still play it daily. Props to Bungie on an amazing game.

[Tex117]

"Marketing prevailed?"

Maybe because the gameplay is rock solid and the grindy thing with your friends is fun is why people are still playing it.

Still, the game could have been so much more!

[mochachino]

I'll laugh if Destiny gets voted GOTY by users despite all the hate and bad reviews. It would turn game reviewing on its head and demonstrate how out of touch these so called leaders of gamer preferences are.

Few games have as large a solid fanbase. If 3.5 million people are logging in an average 3 hrs a day and that continues, not only will it be one of the most played games this year by average users, it should garner a lot of GOTY votes on sites like IGN and Gamespot, the latter of which gave it an abysmal score of 6/10.

If I bought Velocity 2X for $15, which Gamespot described as "is interactive poetry" before giving it a 9/10, I would have regretted it. Can't wait to see what the PSN Plus version of Driveclub gets being free and all....cheaper games are held to lower standards right?