Bungie has taken to NeoGAF, promising less grind and a better economy in Destiny‘s upcoming DLC, “House of Wolves”.
Bungie’s Luke Smith asserted that lessons had been learned from the game’s first DLC, “The Dark Below.”
“Our philosophy about rewards/loot continue to evolve as we see how players play and react,” he said. “We will continue to improve acquisition stories and frequency (My understanding of the perception is that Crota’s End drop rates are much improved vs. Vault of Glass), lessen the grind and get players to the fun parts of their arsenal faster.”
Smith also said Bungie is hoping to rework Destiny‘s shard economy so that players can make use of new gear quicker.
“Shards are a barrier between you and equipping a sweet new piece of gear. We want fewer barriers to equipping upgrades. The shard economies erect these barriers between players and the new piece of gear they just got.
“We’re not intending to adjust the shard economy for this Tier — we don’t want to invalidate player effort (again). But removing the barrier between that new drop you’re excited to get and actually being able to equip it as a member of your arsenal are something we will do going forward.”
“House of Wolves” is expected around March, though no firm release date has been set as of yet.
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