The Witch Queen was arguably the greatest hyped expansion for destiny since Forsaken. Did it deliver? First impressions were very good but cracks begin to form after the campaign is over. I was asking myself “what’s left to do?” And what was left wasn’t impressive.
The Campaign: was quite fun, good higher difficulty content. We played the campaign in a 3 person fireteam and difficulty scaling seemed good. The cutscenes had obviously been given more thought, and i loved it. There are like 3 big twists in the campaign, and the last one is the only that really worked for me; being that the sisters of fundament were tricked by the Witness, the traveler was there in the sky to save them but they were tricked into choosing the deep. After the campaign is over there are some low quality checklist quests that aren’t worth doing. And theres nothing else really to do other than power grind and do the raid.
The Raid: Vow of the Disciple is a mixed bag. Day One was atrocious, the first few hours were riddled with error codes and Bungie eventually decided to extend the contest mode to 48 hours instead of the usual 24. The contest extension was definitely too long and it allowed many people to get the emblem who wouldn’t have otherwise. Both good and bad encounters can be found. Opening is waaay too long, Acquisition is great, Caretaker is decent, Exhibition is not good, Rhulk has good DPS but a bad first phase, and in between all of that are jumping puzzles that can take too long. Vow is just too slow to be a fun farm. The weapons work great in the meta, similar to DSC. I wish it were shorter and i’m not a big fan of the map design.
Innovation: Weapon crafting seems great at first but the perk pools are extremely disappointing at the moment. I’m worried about the issues it will cause in effect to the chase of random rolls.
Taking a step back: the rest of this expansion lacks a week-to-week reason to play, destiny’s main activities are very bland. Right now there is no reason to play ritual activities, wellspring, or master vow. The larger portion of the game is very empty. Perhaps this year of seasons will improve those areas.
Favorite Mission: The Arrival
Least favorite mission: The Mirror
The Campaign: was quite fun, good higher difficulty content. We played the campaign in a 3 person fireteam and difficulty scaling seemed good. The cutscenes had obviously been given more thought, and i loved it. There are like 3 big twists in the campaign, and the last one is the only that really worked for me; being that the sisters of fundament were tricked by the Witness, the traveler was there in the sky to save them but they were tricked into choosing the deep. After the campaign is over there are some low quality checklist quests that aren’t worth doing. And theres nothing else really to do other than power grind and do the raid.
The Raid: Vow of the Disciple is a mixed bag. Day One was atrocious, the first few hours were riddled with error codes and Bungie eventually decided to extend the contest mode to 48 hours instead of the usual 24. The contest extension was definitely too long and it allowed many people to get the emblem who wouldn’t have otherwise. Both good and bad encounters can be found. Opening is waaay too long, Acquisition is great, Caretaker is decent, Exhibition is not good, Rhulk has good DPS but a bad first phase, and in between all of that are jumping puzzles that can take too long. Vow is just too slow to be a fun farm. The weapons work great in the meta, similar to DSC. I wish it were shorter and i’m not a big fan of the map design.
Innovation: Weapon crafting seems great at first but the perk pools are extremely disappointing at the moment. I’m worried about the issues it will cause in effect to the chase of random rolls.
Taking a step back: the rest of this expansion lacks a week-to-week reason to play, destiny’s main activities are very bland. Right now there is no reason to play ritual activities, wellspring, or master vow. The larger portion of the game is very empty. Perhaps this year of seasons will improve those areas.
Favorite Mission: The Arrival
Least favorite mission: The Mirror