Focused Feedback: Season 3 Faction Rally

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[u/CLN101]

This guardian got to rank 50 yesterday by doing all regular milestones, 3 raids, daily FR milestones and about 3 hours total of LS grinding. This averaged out to roughly 3-4 hours of daily playtime. Lucky that I have an understanding SO but definitely pushed the limits of her patience this past week.

I feel a faction system like D1 (always active) would have been better. Keep the rank 50 requirement for the catalysts and ornaments. The grind will still be there to obtain all items by seasons end as there are 3 factions to complete. Those who want to grind out to 50 for their preferred faction and rewards should be given the agency to do so. The caveat would be that pledging is character specific and locked for the entire season which leads me to my next point.

I agree with Bungie in the sense that pledging to a faction should be a meaningful choice, but their execution was completely horrid. It created a false sense of urgency for guardians who want to collect all FR related catalysts and ornaments. Time limiting players to create that sense of urgency was definitely the wrong way to go.

I felt the renown mechanic is a breath of fresh air for public events and patrols. If FR was to become a season long event and not time limited to 1 week to earn your tokens, renown would be a great way to bring life back to PE's and patrols. Imagine how populated the weekly flashpoint world would be if FR and renown was made a season long addition.

After getting to rank 50 with DO (yes I bowed to the masses) I can unreservedly say that I'm not looking forward to the remaining FR's. Such a draining experience which could have been implemented a whole lot better.

PS - I even grinded out the GL masterwork catalyst because reasons hahahaha

[u/xMCBR1DExPR1DEx → u/CLN101]

This nails it. Just hit rank 50 in DO for the sole purpose of the GL Catalyst. I never want to do a public event or lost sector again. At least for awhile. I don’t see anything wrong with keeping the factions permanent. Like in D1 days. You could pledge your allegiance to one faction a week still account bound. It won’t make your players feeling the pressure of hitting 50 in one week. Spread the love out over the season. You could just do Monthly Winners for the rallies. That would still be 3 winners a season. I did enjoy the renown mechanic as it was definitely better. However Attrition felt way out of place. It did not make the grind more enjoyable. It causes your community to play conservative and boring and leads to most people staying out of the action and shooting from afar. Or forcing players to use a specific exotic to counteract it.

My final comment is I feel that the renown mechanic should only be active in the lost sectors. That could help people not staying out of the public events. Get your 5 stack, then as soon as you enter a lost sector, your handicaps activate.

[u/illguy2016 → u/CLN101]

I am going to claim bs. nothing gives that many tokens o be able to ou to get what you claim. you are lying.

[u/[deleted] → u/illguy2016]

I don't see how he's lying. I hit 50 yesterday just doing some of the milestones and public events/lost sectors.

[u/modrup → u/illguy2016]

wut? Just doing the faction milestones on 3 characters would give you over 500 tokens.

[u/[deleted] → u/illguy2016]

Lying? I reached level 50 Thursday morning just doing Milestones on three chars (no complete Raids just a couple of steps in) and farmed on Titan for about an hour,had my Hunter already full Do from the beginning but got the Warlock and Titan two full sets as well,plus all ornaments unlocked as of Friday,just plain playing the game.