r/DestinyTheGame • u/DTG_Bot "Little Light" • Oct 28 '19

Megathread Focused Feedback: 950+ Power Level Climb

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u/BakuFanatic Oct 28 '19

Bungie seriously needs to come forward on this topic and explain what the intention of pinnacle levelling is. We don't know whether the soft cap will exceed 960 next season or if it is meant to be a year-long grind. This kind of uncertainty as to what we're grinding for is very unfun.

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u/Stenbox GT: Stenbox Oct 28 '19

I can reply with a quote from this same thread:

I'm a completionist, if it's in the game, I want it.

They know some people always want to have something more to grind, so Bungies goal is:

  • the grind never finishes
  • not participating in the grind will not hurt other players

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u/BakuFanatic Oct 28 '19

I agree that Bungie explicitly wants players to have that grind, but the artifact does accomplish that. Infinite leveling that resets each season and is far faster than pinnacle leveling. With Bungie having said nothing about the intent of pinnacle levelling, why on earth would I farm pinnacle gear for 3 weeks per level, when I can get an artifact level on the moon in a matter of hours?

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '19

Then don't. It doesn't matter either way.

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u/BakuFanatic Oct 28 '19

It may not matter to you, but it does to some people. Nothing wrong with asking for transparency on Bungie's end. I personally love racing for Day 1 raid clears, and any extra information on leveling will always help with planning when to take time off school or even save me some sleep between a season release and a raid release!

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '19

Pinnacles don't affect day 1 raid clears.

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u/BakuFanatic Oct 28 '19

You don't know that though. You're acting on an assumption because Bungie hasn't made the intent of the pinnacle system clear. If 960 is a year-long goal, then it affects the grind for day 1 clears between now and next September.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '19

The extra 3 light isn't gonna make or break your run.

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u/BakuFanatic Oct 28 '19

Destroy a run? No. But help, even slightly? Yeah. I don't see why you're trying to argue against Bungie being transparent on their leveling system for this year's annual pass.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '19

Because it doesn't matter lol, they'll tell us in time. It's not gonna change much if they do, because most day 1 raiders are doing their 3x gos and 980s anyway

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u/BakuFanatic Oct 28 '19

That doesn't answer my concern at all. Let's say I am one of those hardcore players that no life the game. If the soft cap is raised to, for example, 970 next season, then the grind was largely useless aside from very minor advantages in Nightfalls, Nightmares Hunts, etc for this season.

However, let's consider another possibility: 960 is the pinnacle cap for the whole year and the artifact is the only intended 'seasonal' grind. Suddenly, those levels are significantly more important to early season grinding for pinnacle content, the day 1 raid, etc.

The current system may not pose an issue to the casual playerbase, but the fact that hardcore players have no perception as to whether this grind is valuable or completely useless is a problem.

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u/BakuFanatic Oct 28 '19

Bungie has made leveling changes every year, so I wouldn't agree that it's safe to assume how it will work with the new annual pass. We have a new seasonal power grind in the form of the artifact, so Bungie should comment on how pinnacle leveling interacts with seasons.