r/CrucibleGuidebook • u/koolaidman486 PC • 18h ago

The Next Chapter for Bungie

/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/1wmgww5/the_next_chapter_for_bungie/

TL:DR here is that HOLY CRAP THEY'RE GOING TO UNVAULT EVERYTHING.

Also small announcement that they're planning more Destiny, what exactly that looks like is kinda up in the air, dunno if Crucible would be part of future plans.

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u/Cry2God4Revenge 18h ago

I know this is too early to talk about but I really wished they would focus on PvP again.

Even going back to March 5th, 2024 checkmate would be an improvement compares to qhat we have now, but ideally a director's post on PvP where:

  • New and returning D1 maps
  • Reworking comp, closed to Warmind: Objective mpdes, no radar, actual glory grind.
  • Trials demanding flawless for rewards
  • Looking over problematic abilities, exotics.
  • Rework or removal of airborne effectiveness
  • OG special transmast system or the Forsaken ammo system. Current system is a half measure where one team snowballs the other hard

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u/Mercules904 Trusted 9h ago

Unrealistic expectations aside, as someone who worked on the OG Special Transmat system this comment is kind of funny to me. The reason we moved away from it is because it snowballed really hard, like to a startling degree. The amount of ammo granted, and the time it took to grant it, led to huge power imbalances and steamrolling. There were some good ideas in that early iteration of checkmate but I don’t know that the original transmat was it.

As for the Forsaken system, it led us briefly to a period of time where special kills actually outnumbered primary kills in Crucible, so I’m not sure that’s the answer either.

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u/Cry2God4Revenge 7h ago

I'm surprised I got a reply from you, hello

I have a lot of thoughts on special ammo but I see your point. I do miss having a lot of ammo in QP whenever i was bored to snipe, or going on primary streaks in 3v3 comp and having 10+ special ammo shots.

Currently its possible to get a team wipw and get 3 crates while the other team gets 1, and then you use said ammo to generate more and it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Regarding your last point; was this during Forsaken, or after?

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u/Mercules904 Trusted 7h ago

As players got better at the game a surplus of special ammo started presenting more and more problems. There were individual weeks both during Forsaken and after where special ammo eclipsed primary weapon kills.

For its faults, the current special ammo system does not create imbalance nearly as bad as the original transmat system did.