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Glad you really enjoyed Witch Queen @J4MES OX4D, its right up there in terms of campaigns of any game really. Each mission felt chunky, difficult and the story was one that keeps you invested to the very end.
 
Lightfall, funnily enough is still the only one I haven't gone all the way through to complete would you believe. I love the aesthic of the planet and missions, but it set off in a strange way - maybe its also because Strand is a completely different class ability that for me broker my brain abit 😅 I need to restart it actually to get to grips with it as lots of people use some abilities across many builds. Good news is you Final Shape and then this new one is apparently really good storywise.
 
What do you think to the 'Journey' page? I find that drives me forward with better objectives than the world now as I can see how it can get confusing if you don't know where to go.

They're great at pulling nostalgia chords with their theme. I almost want to reinstall bf2 😆
 
 

I'm really enjoying this campaign - just finished the Savathun's right hand mission which was bloody challenging on solo legendary and took me well over an hour. Beyond Light I seemed to fly through in about 6 hours even with 34 quest steps but this one you really seem to get bang for your buck as every mission seems detailed, challenging and lasts longer than 15 minutes. 

NEW CONTENT EVERYBODY! 
 
Funny this should pop up, I've been wondering about going back, as whether you like to admit it or not, Density provided some of the most epic nights in gaming we've ever had.
 
I've genuinely been wanting to shoulder charge some noobs again for a while now, could the be the resurgence we secretly all want?

Witch queen had really decent power scaling. One of the reasons it was a ton of fun. They needed to do more expansions like it,

Just done this mission on The Witch Queen campaign - step 4 I think. 

Did it on legendary, solo and with a power level below the required one, however it doesn't actually state the requirement. Absolutely hard as hell and probably took me well over an hour just like the previous mission. Pulsating stuff though and a fantastic challenge throughout. Machine guns are an absolute godsend against armoured elites and bosses. I can't actually believe how many enemies get thrown at you but you just have to thin the pack and chip away at anything and everything.
 
Really makes a change because some campaigns the missions last 6-10 minutes and are so easy but this is a huge ramp up in action, length and difficulty. 

I did most all of the campaigns on every character from D1 to D2, Final Shape just broke my will to do it.
 

Power level has just had a full reset, so probs a good time to start again lol. If you look at Armour too its had an update (Armour 3.0 now iirc?). So stats are essentially dumbed down a bit so no more intellect or other confusing words - its now:
Health Melee Grenade Super Class Weapons  
Witch Queen is hard to beat in terms of campaign. On Legendary it is a massive challenge and feels packed. The change to Normal and Legendary campaigns was such a brilliant move. Final Shape is up there with it, for obvious reasons.
 
 
You're crazy doing it 3 times. Don't think I ever did a full story through 3 times even in D1. Maybe did D2 as it was a breeze when it came out on launch with everyone on.

I didn't mind the Final Shape, but there was zero chance I was doing it 3 times. The story wasn't bad, but man was it tedious at times.
 
I enjoyed Beyond Light but I think the Witch Queen was my favorite. 

I had a bit of a shock returning and my power level at zero. I'm just playing for the story now and not too worried about seeking out all the exotic gear and doing add these padded side quests. Beyond Light had a 34-step mission and then some extras at the end which was good enough and I saw all I needed to see. Just started The Witch Queen on legendary which seems a real step up in narrative and mission-depth terms. 
 
Not really sure how power level works these days or when things got reset. Seems a lot of back-end changes have been made with things removed and others added. I had to sift through and remove a lot of obsolete stuff in my inventory too. 
 
If I am still playing after finishing these campaigns then I'll happily buy into the new content at full price as what I have now is a steal!

Yeah I mean I've paid for it because I wanted to play the story content. I don't ever play it for the grind anymore - I think quite a few did the same 2 years ago. It felt better to play without the grind for sure...the only thing that stopped me loving it was that people went away because its a game best loved when you're playing with others. Theres so many guns now that I don't worry about getting everything...but maybe thats the problem too. With too many objectives, it can feel pointless as you sense something else will come out in 6 months and smash the current AR I'm focused on.
 
Ah, heck. I dunno. It felt really good to boot it back up. I really enjoy the Journey page actually so I may just do the new story and focus on that as I very much doubt I'll be able to do a Deep Stone Crypt Raid anytime soon.

Funny you have come back to Destiny James, because I've just bought the next update after a long 12-18 months off it.
 
They've tried to find different ways to answer the new player experience, but as any existing game continually updates, there's probably no one single answer. They've created the 'Portal' page to help new people. I prefer the map but if you don't know how Destiny works, it does the best job of pushing you to do things in the game that you don't need to know how the world map works.
 
Beyond Light weirdly was one of the lesser story beats in terms of the campaign, albeit there were some cracking missions in it. The whole Beyond Light part introduced more so the best aesthetically pleasing raid of the lot and also a few fantastic story and gameplay inside the standalone exotic missions.
 
You've then got to go through the new way they've delivered story campaigns and that takes it up a notch. Its interesting to see the way Destiny has gone. For all the annoyance of where the game has gone, I play campaigns elsewhere and they don't hit as hard as these. I think the gameplay loop is the one they need to focus on - so much going on, its easy to get lost.
 
I have the new campaign which apparently is the best story but the new mechanic could somewhat make it not as exciting. Its not so bad so far after playing one mission. The PvE content now in the game is well worth it for £7.

Wow, is it really 3 years since I played Minecraft?! 😱

I agree that its a game best played with others, but that being said, I spent the vast majority of my time solo in both games.
 
Regardless, Bungie making Kepler a solo space is such a weird choice.

Now on PS5 too. Which has seen the studio censor parts of the game to satisfy Sony etc
 
 

I've started Beyond Light today which I never got around to buying all those years ago. It's not part of the Legacy Collection but the whole campaign is free within the game which is great. Once that's done, then I can focus on the newer expansions I got yesterday. Slowly finding my feet and getting back into the swing of things. 
 
Just done the Praksis mission which was good fun! 

Bungie are having a sale right now and in which you can get 3 expansions plus other content for around £7. I thought I'd revisit the game after an almost 5 year absence and it's a bit overwhelming , but I think I am slowly finding my feet.  There are lots of new things and quite a few old elements that I have forgotten about. I seem to be going through the New Light campaign for returning and new players which is a bit of a recap of sorts. Once that is out of the way I can have a look at the expansions I didn't stick around for.  This game is definitely a convoluted mess for returning players, let alone newcomers, and I think Bungie have made a lot of things rather shambolic and bloated. Much of it is a result of sustained development even with the vaulted content, but others are through efforts to drive income particularly when they went solo away from Activision and it looks quite messy.  
 
The content included in the Legacy Collection (2025) are:- 
The Final Shape Standard Edition
Lightfall Standard Edition
The Witch Queen Standard Edition
Beyond Light Pack
Shadowkeep Pack
Forsaken Pack
30th Anniversary Pack
Pit of Heresy Dungeon
Shattered Throne Dungeon
Grasp of Avarice Dungeon
 
I'm definitely going to look forward to working my way through this content and it may even lead me to purchase some of the newer expansions. I hope this bundle will get more people back to the game but it may be a little late in the day for many and I must say Destiny 2 is one of the least welcoming games for new players and even past veterans because of its approach and execution despite simple and enjoyable gameplay mechanics.  

My last event came about 700th out of over 6300 also got 86th for my age category plus a PB of 44.57.
Only 2 events left both in September.

Whilst we're missing you online mate, at least you're keeping yourself healthy and fit! Pretty good going too, finishing in top 20% is class.

You both need to be in FG club so when the rest of us play, it will collate all of our wins, goals, etc together.
 
I think theres loads more they could do to improve it, like Tournament wins, etc but not sure they'll do that anytime soon after such a big update.

The turnover of staff whilst this idea had lots of momentum hasn't helped and its lost its way. Game didn't have much identity, or wow factor. They can save Bungie by doing a U-turn and really redefining the Destiny roadmap. It still is a huge moneymaker and doesn't take much to bring people into the game. Marathon won't be for many casuals and that kills it immediately.

So I picked this game up about a year ago, and it's somewhat usurped Minecraft as my go to game when bored at work.
 
The basic premise is you are a convicted criminal thats exiled to a planet and you need to terraform it in order to survive.
 
You have to gather ore's in order to build drills, shelters, generators, food growers, etc...
 
Starting off you need to increase pressure, heat, and oxygen. This will in turn melt the ice that is everywhere and start the water cycle, from there you gather materials to start getting moss and grass to grow and spread. From there Tree's, eventually you hit insects and then animals.
 
The thing that I love about the game is that it runs in the background, and based on how many of each type of machine you have, you get a real time countdown to when the next planetary phase unlocks. The more machines the faster it is, the less machines, the slower. So I can fire it up, sit in my shelter, and work, but the game just runs along happily, and as long as I have food, water, and oxygen in my pack my convict jsut hangs out.
 
It was made by a small indie dev team, and it shows with some weird clipping when you get close to map edges, but other than that, its one of the best games I have played in the last year.
 
Latest update Trailer
 
 
Release Trailer
 
 
 
Its 23.99$ right now on steam, and honestly if any of you need a fun PC game, and like to build things, this will be your jam.

Still got 2 races to go yet possibly more if I book them.
My last race came 702nd out of 5300 so not to shabby.
Yeah been running in this heat which inmake sure I'm fully hydrated and have water with me.
Reached my 100km goal on the 22nd of this month so definitely been putting the miles in.
Definitely need to drag my self online soon and stop this running malarkey 😆 

Exactly what the game needed, a new engine. Siege is already a great game and esport so this only improves it. Going the CS:GO route was what should have happened years ago.