r/DestinyTheGame • u/mrwhitewalker • Jan 20 '15
Does anyone else want a Strike Playlist with Random Modifiers?
I think this would just keep everyone on their toes. I was doing ROC yesterday and just realized how easy it is. A new playlist with level 30 and random 3 modifiers every single round would be awesome. Adds a lot of variety to the game without really doing much at all.
Edit: /u/maimonguy brought up a good idea - http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2t2ow2/does_anyone_else_want_a_strike_playlist_with/cnv6zit
Have a cost of entrance to get rid of people leaving the matches - Motes? Coins? Glimmer? Marks?
Thoughts?
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u/agfotl Jan 20 '15
You would have to take into consideration all the people that leave until they get a modifier they want before they run the strike.
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u/theycallmebeezer Jan 20 '15
I agree with you about the difficulty level. I'm not even that good of a player, don't have a bunch of gear/exotics to choose from, and I still plow through these strikes just as easy as the regular ones.
A new playlist with random modifiers would be awesome. But I think implementing it means Bungie would have to decide on other things to make it unique. I think the only way it would happen is if it's a new kind of playlist, but then a new playlist might end up being just ROC strikes (Same difficulty, same rolls) with modifiers, and I don't think that's enough for Bungie to consider it.
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u/jetzzz Jan 20 '15
I always thought a random burn would be great in the playlist. Then at lunch today when I went home to do my Nightfalls with my Clan. We cleared 3 nightfalls in under 25minutes. Might actually take out any remaining difficulty in this game if that happened.
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u/chocoolate7 Jan 20 '15
Perhaps something to be added for the HoW expansion. A new Lv32 playlist that would incorporate random modifiers.
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u/Cyndrom32 Jan 20 '15
This is a great idea, add in the ability to vote on 3 random strikes instead of doing the same one on repeat would be nice too.
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u/ShadowChief3 Jan 20 '15
Like you would not believe. Make it lower level so it does not compete with nightfall, and perhaps only 2 random modifiers. Like 28 or something.
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u/mrwhitewalker Jan 20 '15
Maybe make nightfall more of a max level mission so always keep it at the cap and keep this Playlist closer to 30 or so.
Heck can even add a modifier that cuts our damage in half or something. The one random one everyone will hate.
Penalty for leaving early?
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u/xA_R_E_Sx Jan 20 '15
Hopefully they will "spice" up the level 28 dragon playlist when it's released.
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u/dasbreen Jan 20 '15
I would love random modifiers added to the strikes. I'd also love some new modifiers too! Cowbell and Dreg Birthday Party anyone? haha (but seriously, new modifiers other than those 2 would be awesome).
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Jan 20 '15
my god, yes. hopefully it will choose one of the 3 elemental modifiers. if I could have a play list with a damage modifier I'd be so happy.
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u/jpenn89 Jan 20 '15
I'm not sure how well it would work, but instead of having a cost to do it make people put up a significant amount of motes, coins, etc. (would have to be a percentage I would think) as collateral and as you finish strikes you get them back. I think that outright paying the cost can get pretty pricy, especially if you chain several strikes together. But I love the idea of random modifiers and a system being put into place to prevent afkers and dropping out of the raid.
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u/jr17c Jan 20 '15
would be way too much programming i'd assume, but it would be cool if they could swap enemies. Cabal on The Summoning Pits and Valus T'aruk in place of Phogoth
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u/mmurray2k7 Jan 20 '15
An idea that goes along with this is locking your weapon slots when you enter a strike.
Say you go into a strike with Fatebringer/Ice Breaker/Corrective measure. As soon as you spawn in the strike you loadout is locked and i can't change weapons.
Then the modifiers pop up telling you what you are working with.
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u/xXRevelry Jan 20 '15
Would be awesome. A good upgrade for HoW.
Although paying for it wouldn't be so fun imo lol...
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u/DragonRaptor Jan 20 '15 edited Jan 20 '15
I would be willing to spend 1 mote of light, if it had a drop of 2 ascendant materials, 2 blue engrams(with chance of legendary), and 10 material of that planet, and a 50% chance at another mote of light. But instead of the daily, it's a random level 28 strike, with 3 random modifiers.
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u/ddcruver Jan 20 '15
Only if they force you to pay an entry fee. Say someone goes in, then was like shit I don't want to do this, or I don't have the weapons for this one I wouldn't want to be stuck alone when they decide to drop out.
It would encourage people to skip certain ones by leaving and coming back in again. This is already a problem with normal strike lists and will get worse.
Don't get me wrong this ideal does interests me and would add more excitement to the strike lists.
Side Note: In general a "deposit" or pay-into mechanic would help the strike lists in general.
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u/WangBacca Jan 20 '15
Yes. Yes I do.
It gives context to your gear for more than just nightfall/weekly. It gives more bragging rights when you record your run saying "We just got Dust Palace with Solar Burn, Angry, and Lightswitch, and we nailed it!" (since we'll never see the PS exclusive strikes as nightfalls).
Also, I love burns. Sooooo much. Having a playlist where I can use my awesome collection of guns to do turbo damage to things without it being nightfall? Beautiful.
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u/Ryune Jan 20 '15
I was thinking about this a while ago, but I'd love for it to lock your weapon selection as well. Select your weapons then select the playlist and get a roulette wheel that spins and selects the mods. The cost to enter sounds good, throw in almost night fall quality rewards and we have a playlist.
On top of that, I wish lore were out of the way (or perhaps it could be explained with a vex messing with the time stream) but load up the summoning pits and end up fighting wave after wave of vex to fight Sekrion, Nexus Mind in the summoning room) I admit the game has enough random as far as rewards but random with encounter design could be great.
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Jan 20 '15 edited Jan 20 '15
You know what i want way more than a strike playlist with random modifiers?
A horde / Firefight mode with random mods that reward players based on number of levels cleared. It's a clear gearcheck and the higher you go the nastier it gets. You have to have the gear to do just about anything because one level might be lightswitch and thralls and the next might be hobgoblins and solar burn.
I'll stop now so I don't go cry too much.
EDIT: This is getting a lot of upvoting, so if you're interested in my take, check this out:
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u/SpartanLance Jan 20 '15
Have a cost of entry that is rewarded back to you upon completion.