It’s no secret how profitable and fashionable the Future franchise has turn into through the years. Latest DLCs like The Witch Queen and Lightfall shattered information and introduced the participant base to all-time excessive numbers. Nonetheless, it’s additionally not a secret that most of the time, Bungie has had some missed alternatives to enhance the sport a little bit, and these are 10 of the most important examples.
Including New Mementos
On the time of penning this put up, for the primary time in practically two years because the characteristic was launched, Future 2 revealed a brand new Memento for crafted weapons for the Pageant of the Misplaced occasion. Nonetheless, the brand new “Misplaced Memento” is time-gated, which means it’s solely accessible whereas Pageant of the Misplaced is dwell and can depart the sport when the occasion ends in a number of weeks.
Whereas it’s cool that we lastly have a brand new Memento within the recreation, it doesn’t excuse that there haven’t been some other new ones added during the last two years. Particularly, they very simply may have been added to the a number of Raids launched, by way of one thing like a Taken Memento for the King’s Fall Raid that turns your gun right into a Taken weapon.
Actually, it’s mind-boggling to think about that we don’t have any Raid Mementos, the place they might be tied to finishing Grasp Raids to make all of them the extra attractive to play.
Mementos are a fantastic endgame materials that makes crafted weapons all of the extra precious with superb shaders just like the Trials of Osiris Memento that turns your gun all gold. The probabilities for Mementos might be infinite, and Bungie actually wants to start out cashing in on them.
Including Ornaments To Grasp Raids
It’s no secret that Grasp Raids have been a controversial matter since they have been launched early final 12 months with the Witch Queen DLC. Whereas enhancements have been made right here and there, Bungie undoubtedly missed out on including an ample loot alternative: Ornaments. Specifically, distinctive Armor Ornaments to both the pre-existing Raid Armor units, or making new Grasp mode variations all collectively.
Earlier than the Forsaken DLC, the Leviathan Raid featured a “Status” mode full with Status Armor, which was the identical Armor set from the traditional model however with a singular purple glow on it. Whereas it wasn’t tremendous progressive, it was nonetheless a brand new Armor set for Guardians to chase within the larger problem Raid.
Quick ahead years later, and Bungie has but to do something particular with Raid Armor units since then, with missed alternatives together with the current reprisal of the Crota’s Finish Raid. Bungie introduced again the distinctive “Age of Triumph” Armor set from Future 1, which was a pleasant addition, however did not deliver again the traditional Crota’s Finish Armor set. They might have made the Age of Triumph Armor a reward for finishing the Grasp model of the Raid, or lock it behind challenges within the Grasp mode.
Both means, these choices may have made the Raid — and different Grasp Raids — all of the extra attractive to partake in after buying the Seal for them.
Unvaulting Particular Strikes
We mentioned this in size in our “It’s Time to Crack Open the Content material Vault for Extra Future 2 Strikes” put up, however Bungie has had a number of alternatives up to now few Seasons to unvault older Strikes.
Specifically, with the current reprisal of the Titan vacation spot, we may have seen the return of the Savathun’s Music Strike. As an alternative, we noticed earlier “Battleground” actions become a Dusk as an alternative. Whether or not this was resulting from an absence of sources wanted to take action or as a artistic choice on Bungie’s half is unclear, however the finish end result is identical.
Strikes are in determined want of a refresh, and the unvaulting of older 12 months one and two Strikes might be the large break we’ve been searching for.
Make Seasonal Occasions Extra Worthwhile
The Seasonal occasions in Future 2 — which embody Pageant of the Misplaced, The Dawning, Guardian Video games, and The Solstice — have at all times had up and down moments of their respective histories. Nonetheless, one main downside all of them share is that within the grand scheme of issues, all of them aren’t price partaking in.
Yearly, Bungie does a fantastic job by way of cosmetics, making the entire new Ghosts, Sparrows, Ships, Emotes, and Armor Units actually cool and attractive to accumulate. Nonetheless, nearly all of them are locked behind the Eververse pay wall, the place you both must spend your actual life cash on Silver to purchase them or use your hard-earned Vibrant Mud within the hopes of buying a few of them, because the Vibrant Mud costs for them are extraordinarily excessive.
Whereas Bungie has launched a brand new Memento for this 12 months’s Pageant of the Misplaced occasion, it doesn’t REALLY matter because it’s time-gated and gained’t return till subsequent October. As an alternative, Bungie ought to start inserting their implausible cosmetics in every occasion’s respective actions. For instance: Older Pageant of the Misplaced loot ought to be accessible from Haunted Sectors, whereas the brand new cosmetics are saved behind the Eververse Retailer.
Moreover, annually they’ve the group do a vote between two Armor Units, and whichever set will get probably the most votes would be the featured Armor set for the Pageant. As an alternative, Bungie ought to make each Armor units, have one in every of them positioned within the Haunted Sector that’s free for everybody to acquire, whereas the opposite set might be positioned behind the Eververse Retailer.
Lack Of Clan Assist
Clans in Future 2 are a enjoyable means of bringing the participant base along with each other to kind groups of Guardians with related abilities and passions. There’s clans for Raiding, PvP, Nightfalls, Gambit (for the really insane), and extra.
Nonetheless, there’s nearly no help for it, as the one strategy to be a part of a clan correctly is to go to the Bungie clan search web page and request to hitch. In any other case, gamers should undergo third-party apps or websites to seek out clan leaders to obtain an invite.
Clans have such a excessive potential to make for some thrilling occasions like weekly races to see which Clan can clear probably the most Raids, for instance. One other instance is having a event system the place Clans can duke it out within the Crucible for an unique reward.
It’s these concepts and passions that makes Clans enjoyable within the first place, and Bungie actually misses the mark with them.
Including Grasp Issue To Older Raids
Over the previous couple of Seasons, Bungie has been going again into older Raids just like the Deep Stone Crypt and Final Want to make their respective weapons craft-able. Whereas that is undoubtedly an enormous win for them, it stands that Bungie may have gone the additional mile to offer these Raids a Grasp model, as at present, Deep Stone Crypt, Final Want, and Backyard of Salvation are the one Raids within the recreation with out them.
It’s baffling why Bungie launched a extra advanced model of a Raid again when the Leviathan Raid launched with Future 2 after which dropped it a 12 months later with the Forsaken DLC, solely to deliver it again once more final 12 months with the Witch Queen DLC.
Thus, it’s time to deliver some problem and attractive loot again to those older Raids. In any other case, they’ll be left within the mud as soon as extra when Guardians have the entire craftable weapons from them.
Including Fishing To The Farm
Season of the Deep launched a brand new mechanic into the sport within the type of Fishing. It was a enjoyable, laid-back exercise that allowed Guardians to chill and easily fish for loot. The rarer the fish, the higher loot they received.
Nonetheless, there was a catch. Fishing was accessible in three particular places on the EDZ, Nessus, and Savathun’s Throne World, and it was solely dwell throughout specific instances, because the Fishing spots have been in Patrol Zones. This meant that each on occasion, the Fishing Pond would disappear resulting from a Public Occasion spawning.
This shortly turned very tedious, as when the pond disappeared, Guardians must go and full the Public Occasion after which await a brand new pond to spawn.
In mild of this, some gamers in the neighborhood got here up with a implausible different resolution; add a Fishing Pond to the Farm. The Farm was beforehand a smaller Vacation spot within the recreation the place Guardians first began their journey in the course of the Crimson Struggle marketing campaign, which has since been vaulted. The Farm was introduced again as a Vacation spot for Season of Defiance, however it’s solely used as a small hub the place you may’t actually do something anymore.
Including Fishing to the Farm can be the proper alternative to not solely make the Farm viable, but additionally make Fishing extra worthwhile and attractive since there can be no Public Occasions to despawn the pond. The truth that Bungie hasn’t performed so but is truthfully stunning, and we hope they understand the sure-fire win they’re simply sitting on.
Including A Third Darkness Subclass
Very just lately, Bungie revealed The Remaining Form DLC trailer and gameplay, and as we feared, it appears they aren’t including a 3rd Darkness Subclass.
Beforehand, we have been launched to the Darkness powers with the Past Mild DLC within the type of Stasis, and now have entry to the second iteration of Darkness, Strand, with the launch of the Lightfall growth.
Nonetheless, that leaves us with three Mild subclasses and solely two Darkness subclasses, creating an imbalance that, for me personally, is extremely bothersome. Whereas it appeared unlikely to obtain a brand new subclass in back-to-back DLCs, it additionally appeared odd to complete out the Mild and Darkness saga whereas an imbalance of three Lights and two Darks is current.
In fact, The Remaining Form has but to launch, so possibly Bungie is taking a distinct method and holding it hidden this time. However contemplating they went the route of including new Supers to the already current Mild subclasses, it appears very doubtless this stands as a wasted alternative to offer us a 3rd Darkness subclass to complete out the saga.
Eradicating Gambit
It’s exhausting to strictly name this one a “missed alternative,” because it may be referred to as an “it’s time to maneuver on,” ingredient of Future 2.
Within the current State of the Sport article, Bungie has acknowledged they don’t have any plans to replace or enhance Gambit anytime quickly. Whereas Gambit will nonetheless obtain some new weapons and shaders each Season, the sport mode is basically performed, because it has but to be up to date in practically 4 years and Bungie doesn’t plan to take action anytime quickly.
Given this reality, it’s protected to say it’s lastly time to half methods with Gambit. It was a cool idea when it was first launched with the Forsaken DLC, however the mode by no means received the help it wanted to take it to the subsequent stage really. Now, it’s roughly taking on house that might be used for older content material that’s at present vaulted.
Including A New Enemy Kind
Wrapping up the record is, after all, the large missed alternative for each the Lightfall DLC and The Remaining Form so as to add a brand new enemy race with Darkness enemies.
We now have been combating the Vex, Cabal, Hive, Scorn, Taken, and the Fallen for years because the franchise’s launch. Whereas we’ve gotten a brand new Darkness enemy within the type of Tormentors with the Lightfall DLC, that was only one new enemy, not a completely new race.
The Remaining Form DLC is poised to share the identical destiny, introducing new variants of Tormentors referred to as Subjugators that use Strand and Stasis talents. It’s cool, there’s little doubt about that, however think about dealing with a whole military of name new enemies we’ve but to come across. Darkness enemies have a lot potential, and sadly it appears Bungie gained’t be capitalizing on it when The Remaining Form launches early subsequent 12 months.