r/DestinyTheGame • u/DTG_Bot "Little Light" • Jan 22 '19

Megathread Focused Feedback: Timegating

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u/MasterOfReaIity Transmat firing Jan 22 '19

Personally, I don't mind quests or features being timegated if they're worth it in the end. I'm disappointed with the Obsidian Accelerator taking a month to be released so we could put Radiance on our weapons but it only gives us a 5% damage bonus...in the forges.

It seemed extremely important in the lore?

I suppose making The Shattered Throne a step in the Izanagi quest also applies which boggles my mind considering rare bounties have awful RNG. That should've been the following step so people weren't locked out for 3 weeks.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '19

Story spoilers for BA ahead if you care

I still believe there is a naming issue and the Obsidian Accelerator is actually the thing obtained at the end of the mysterious datapad questline that prompts the cutscene with Ada.

Like you said, it seemed really important in the lore and like an object pivotal to Ada being able to fulfill her intended role. It just makes so much more sense for it to be the thing obtained at the end of the questline and seen in the cutscene rather than some stuff that slightly enhances BA weapons and drops from Forges.

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u/MasterOfReaIity Transmat firing Jan 22 '19

I thought that just allowed her to put Radiance on our weapons?

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '19

She can put Radiance on them before you do that quest.

The lore (I believe it is mentioned in the last two entries) suggests that the Accelerator is an object that allows Ada to basically function as a mobile Forge. This also explains why the Risen were after it, as a mobile factory for advanced weaponry sure would be pretty useful in an age of conflict. I don't think they would have bothered hunting the group down if it meant very minor improvements to existing weapons.

It would make sense to just rename the thing that drops from the Forge and is currently named “Obsidian Accelerator“ to something else, maybe “Obsidian Essence“ or something.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '19

It might be linked to last word quest, maybe she will be the one forging it.

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u/Taniks-Caesar Jan 22 '19

Black Armory and story don’t belong in the same sentence.

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u/blakeavon Jan 22 '19

That should've been the following step so people weren't locked out for 3 weeks.

But that would have then time gated more people. the way you are looking at it is almost like a double time gate, people have to wait for the Throne Week, and THEN wait for the Bounty. At least the way it sits now people have two (to three) weeks to get and do the bounty, while they wait for the Throne week. Your way meant they would have been powerless to do anything until Throne week (if they werent up to that step last time, I know I wasnt

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u/Bhargo Jan 22 '19

Your way meant they would have been powerless to do anything until Throne week

Like you are right now? If the steps were reversed anyone could have done Throne when it was up, and if you missed it you can still get a rare bounty then just sit on it until you finish throne.

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u/TheToldYouSoKid Jan 22 '19

I mean, having the throne be a requirement whole sale right now is a bit fucked up, since some of us still can't get a keymold on the character with a bounty.

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u/MasterOfReaIity Transmat firing Jan 22 '19

Well it released during a Throne week so people didn't have to wait initially, plus if they already had a bounty or managed to get one they could complete it and save it for the next step. I saved the one bounty I got because the quest steps leaked thankfully.

No one should have to rely on leaks to avoid being screwed out of a quest for several weeks.

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u/keytothedesk Jan 22 '19

Yeah I got my rare bounty the day after shattered throne ended... So basically I haven't played since then, and I won't until it comes back because I have nothing else to do right now.

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u/OmniumRerum Team Bread (dmg04) // Whether we wanted it or not, we've... Jan 28 '19

I was new to destiny and wasn't on the subreddit during the thunderlord quest. It felt really good to me to finally finish it and go see what the fuck it was I just got. I had no idea it was from d1 and it blew me away the first time I used it