DCP+SideQuest Ep. 388 Are Episodes an Improvement?

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This week the crew is back for episode 388!
0:00 - Lego, TrueVanguard, Fran and Briar but no Watts
3:00 - Elden Ring DLC Plans for Fran and Briar
5:00 - The Vault is FULL
14:00 - Briar Goes Outdoors and Gets HOT
16:45 - Lego’s Final Shape Impressions
22:00 - New Guns, New Loot Vibes
31:50 - Leg’s Spicy Take on Incandescent
39:00 - Red Death, The Catalyst and Tessalation’s Catalyst
45:35 - Dual Destiny Exotic Mission: Why No Solo?
55:40 - The Pathfinder System
1:03:00 - Raiding Update: Salvation’s Edge
1:07:30 - Episode Impressions So Far…
1:18:40 - PVP and the Crucible: Don’t Res Me, Bro
1:20:50 - Questions from Social
1:59:15 - DCPP….??
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  • @Reyloc
    @ReylocАй бұрын

    Good podcast today guys! Ignore all the negative comments! They come back every week anyway👍🏻

  • @johnnynicholls1043
    @johnnynicholls104328 күн бұрын

    I never realized I'm basically grinding for materials to use to infuse the same gun every time we get a power level increase. How many times have I infused all my guns and how many materials and time spent grinding for them.? I really enjoyed the past couple seasons not needed too much for infusion. Cheers.

  • @FettySchleep
    @FettySchleep29 күн бұрын

    Great podcast y’all!

  • @ETU187
    @ETU187Ай бұрын

    Respectfully Last Wish is the best raid in Destiny

  • @crabbypatty10fefrefe
    @crabbypatty10fefrefeАй бұрын

    So, we are only 2 weeks in however, I have to be honest. I very much feel we were lied to about Episodes. There is literally NOTHING different about them. Upsetting.

  • @qwertyisaboss

    @qwertyisaboss

    Ай бұрын

    I think we’ll have to wait until the acts to see how much content comes with them

  • @Alckee6904

    @Alckee6904

    Ай бұрын

    @@qwertyisaboss Timegating content isn't 'new'. Nothing is new.

  • @Arctis326

    @Arctis326

    Ай бұрын

    Ill for the fine print that you can provide that proves these “lies” 😂

  • @antiimperialista5764

    @antiimperialista5764

    Ай бұрын

    The changes are more egregious, watch latest video from Chablo91 regarding this topic and XP gains.

  • @TheMax107

    @TheMax107

    Ай бұрын

    Soo true

  • @carl6969100
    @carl696910029 күн бұрын

    It’s literally what I say to my partner about destiny. So much to do, so little time. 1:16:48

  • @kregadeth5562
    @kregadeth556225 күн бұрын

    It’s too early to say if episodes are an improvement. As far as weekly game play goes, this feels exactly like a normal season. That we can definitely say confidently. As far as story improvements, it’s too early to say whether or not the amount or quality of story has increased.

  • @djrange
    @djrange29 күн бұрын

    Briar hasn’t said much for a while lol

  • @crabbypatty10fefrefe
    @crabbypatty10fefrefeАй бұрын

    I don’t use Fireteam finder because I play on PC and for some reason Team Chat doesn’t work on PC. Not sure why

  • @Bitcrushed

    @Bitcrushed

    Ай бұрын

    Text or voice? You might be defaulting to the wrong chat

  • @germainewillz5614
    @germainewillz5614Ай бұрын

    They need 2find a better path with pathfinder.

  • @darthspoompls
    @darthspoomplsАй бұрын

    I feel like I’m the only one who didn’t feel like this expansion had closure. I don’t feel like it’s the end of a 10 year story and more like the end to a 4 year story. The Vex have been my enemy longer than the Witness. I just feel disappointed and incomplete.

  • @GideonWetherell

    @GideonWetherell

    29 күн бұрын

    You basically are the only one, its overwhelmingly positive on all fronts even the usually "negative towards destiny" types. I don't see what more they could have done.

  • @Chris-ld5vk
    @Chris-ld5vkАй бұрын

    I think TV and Fran's responses were a bit disingenuous to the situation at hand. Disclaimer: I've done the mission well over 20+ times and have taught the mission to new people a number of times as well. This whole situation just feels strange given that Bungie has been very deliberate about not including massive cases of vertical power creep in raids/dungeonesque activities. The only major exception to this being Stormchaser when it was broken at launch and was easily out damaging sleeper even with a body shot or two in each burst. Almost everything else (exotic weapons included) have been anywhere from ok to super strong but nowhere near a straight-up X is better than Y situation. Even with an iconic weapon like Gjallarhorn, they made sure to make it a support weapon that you only need 1 of rather than just making it the best Rocket Launcher like its D1 Y1 counterpart. They also (post-Forsaken) have been very good at not including these weapons in marketing and trailers to avoid spoilers and presumably this exact situation where more casual and/or solo players get hyped up over an item and then find out it won't be easily obtainable for them. Even as someone who always goes for raid/dungeon titles, guilds conqueror consistently, and has done the mission a lot already, it just feels incredibly off and I just can’t understand what string of logic they were following with this case as opposed to the vast majority of their actions of the most recent years.

  • @antiimperialista5764

    @antiimperialista5764

    Ай бұрын

    You are totally right, let me copy a paste a comment I left on another channel. Most content creater are being d-bags about this subject. ---------------------------------------------------------------- All valid points but the issue still remains with certain group of our player base, they are physically unable to complete this mission. What bothers me is the following: Bungie likes to gloat about their inclusive culture but then purposely design a mission and put a meta defining item behind it leaving out people that physically can't complete it (I'll leave you an example below), so are we inclusive or not? I passionately hate double standards. You can watch easynow's videos regarding this topic, very similar to what I'm saying. This was planned and deliberate on Bungie's part, to "force" players into this situation in an unprecedented manner. Their main goal should be to RETAIN players and this is a business decision working against that goal, a lot of players (including me) will leave for another game if this is their MO moving forward. Also the seasonal content is very mid and time-gated, another thing that will not work for them the way they expect it to. I leave you this comment from a mute girl explaining why she's a solo player. This taken from another video touching on the subject of solo players. @Senuna-Asiyn Solo player-ish Reasons why: 1) Community toxicity. Speedrunners and Clear Farmers I just won't run endgame stuff with anymore. I've yet to run a raid with a speedrunner/clear farmer that didn't completely fuck up my day. 2) Loot. This isn't a point about the loot being bad. It's phenomenal. When I can actually get some. My RNG is beyond fucked at this point. I'll spare you the details, but tl;dr: 1 gun per raid and 1 every 3-5 dungeons is deeply frustrating. Also, why does 80% of everything roll with a Reload Speed Masterwork? 3.) I'm mute. I can't speak. Most teams won't have me, and most of those that will spend the entire time being abusive, disrespectful, arseholes to me. Hundreds of raid clears, day 1s, titles, it's all meaningless. "Get a mic, bro." Thanks. A microphone is clearly going to fix my dysfunctional larynx. 4) There have been so many prior bad experiences, from clans run like destructive high control groups, to nightmare LFGs, to harassment, abuse, racism, sexism, death threats, r*pe threats, people sending me unsolicited dick pics, creepers, obnoxious sex pests, griefers, trolls, throwers, jackasses, disrespectful douchebags, flat earthers, general time vampires, etc. that it's just not worth it anymore. I'm playing this game to have fun, not to get treated like shit. 5) All my friends quit. Finding new ones just isn't worth the abuse. I'll tell you how it's done in other games: After x-number of clears by the community this item will become available to farm from x, y or z activity in the game (i.e GM's or master lost sectors). Whoever enjoys the duality activity they can farm it but also you don't alienate players with real life struggles and/or new and returning players.

  • @RichieF_Jr

    @RichieF_Jr

    Ай бұрын

    The whole situation is messed up to begin with. Every solo player has a reason they play solo. People are being disrespectful and disingenuous because bungie has fostered a team oriented community since the beginning. Solo players are the bad guys in a team oriented game. There is nothing wrong with or wanting to playing solo. What is wrong is alienating people for any reason. No solo player wants to solo a raid. Very few people solo grandmasters. There a things solo players know they won’t get and accept it. But, you don’t go on a marketing campaign about a brand new way to play the game that everyone will enjoy and then lock it behind a wall from a portion of the community. Everone said it’s a 2 person raid. But why? They could have easily made it accessible by other means. You don’t even need a mic to do a GM nightfall, but you need a mic to get a class item? GM nightfalls don’t give anything that’s worth it and yet they are more accessible than the heavily marketed class item. There is no reason for this. Theres no reason for people to be toxic towards solo players. However, there is reason to accept that people like to play the game the way they like to play it and be respectful. That’s called being a decent human being.

  • @antiimperialista5764

    @antiimperialista5764

    Ай бұрын

    @@RichieF_Jr The girl said it to: I play this game to have fun, not be treat it like this (by the community and by Bungie). The cult-like behavior in this community is pure cringe.

  • @RichieF_Jr

    @RichieF_Jr

    Ай бұрын

    @@antiimperialista5764 Exactly. Her reasons for solo playing is by far different than mine and i still respect the hell out of her for still trying to play the game anyways despite what she has gone through. It shouldn’t be about us versus them cause we all love the same game. Whatever Bungie’s reason for this was, it’s a huge miss because they know full well that there is a portion of their community with certain disabilities. They have gone on record saying that they will continuously try to help them but then cut them off from the heavily marketed class item that is exclusive to the new subclass they are so proud of and said we should be excited for. If they don’t address this in the future, then it’s just another slap in the face by which we should all be used to by now. The issue is that they have been taking W’s lately so it’s saddening.

  • @FranMirabella

    @FranMirabella

    Ай бұрын

    How are we being disingenuous? We basically said we totally understand why it would frustrate solo players, but Dual Destiny (assuming this is what we're discussing) is a cool setup for two players. The idea that everything -- every last absolute thing -- has to work for solo players has never been part of Destiny's DNA. But again -- totally get why solo players would want everything to be solo-able. But you can't have both unless they design two ways around it in the mission. I'd love that, but that wasn't the discussion here. And to your point you got it done a ton of times. I wish you could do it solo via unique mechanics, but having to find a partner for it for the co-op focus missions is "ok" for TV and I. I'm sure many feel that way, but that doesn't exclude who you feel.

  • @stirfrysensei
    @stirfrysenseiАй бұрын

    It’s so weird to me that people are so scared of losing their favor with Bungie that we’re dancing around how much this “episode” sucks. “You can feel the polish”? It feels EXACTLY like every other season has so far. It’s literally just a season with a different name. This concept of waiting until later weeks to fully judge the season is fair I guess, but it doesn’t change the fact that the first two weeks are run of the mill seasonal stuff. I know that if l was telling my customers that my new product was going to be different I’d 100% ensure that the first impression reflected that.

  • @voltus20

    @voltus20

    28 күн бұрын

    That's the thing. They never said it was going to be different. People made up that idea in their heads and are now trying to make bungie accountable for something they never said. Matter of fact, i'm yet to see anyone show actual proof of bungie saying what they're claiming, and the ones that claimed to have "proof" pointed to the TWAB where they revealed episodes, which directly discredits their claim. They said they were going improve upon the seasonal system, not remove it or completely change it. The only thing they talked about changing was the narrative, as they believed that the story was starting to get predictable. All they promised was bringing more content per episode than they did per season, and so far, the first act of the episode alone already has about the same amount of content as a full season, and there's still 6-8 more weapons to come, 2 more activities and an exotic mission.

  • @j-mmmcbride7394
    @j-mmmcbride7394Ай бұрын

    Can you even comment on episodes being worth it on week 2?

  • @stirfrysensei

    @stirfrysensei

    Ай бұрын

    Hey this steak I’m eating sucks on the first few bites; but maybe on the 8th bite it’ll stop tasting like rotten meat.

  • @kenzenrengage2315

    @kenzenrengage2315

    Ай бұрын

    Not sure yet. I don’t know if next week’s bite will be a steak or pork chop. I think it’s still early, I personally like that the acts are shorter and it seems to be building up, so there is certainly an opportunity for things to improve and this current state for the first two weeks will be forgotten. It’s short, so let’s see how Act 2 and 3 open up.

  • @stirfrysensei

    @stirfrysensei

    Ай бұрын

    @@kenzenrengage2315 I fundamentally disagree With this mentality of “well, it’s not great now but maybe it’ll get better later”. That is quite literally how we got to a Lightfall year where player numbers were so bad and the game wasn’t making money that a bunch of people got laid off. I’d rather not see that happen again, and I know Bungie can do better than the same old seasonal model masquerading as something else. Even if in week 8 it gets better of a sudden, that doesn’t excuse the first couple weeks that feel more like low effort content for the sake of content.

  • @kenzenrengage2315

    @kenzenrengage2315

    Ай бұрын

    @@stirfrysensei great, agree to disagree. I think it’s too early to tell what is actually going on with acts. I don’t think anyone is able to say with certain considering we’re rolling through and act 1 is closing fast. If Act 2 narrative and activity changes, then this is big improvement over the old seasonal format, and considering we’re a couple of weeks in and I have almost completed all failsafe unlocks, I’d say we are going to get a different activity and story beat for act 2. Appreciate the response.

  • @Arctis326

    @Arctis326

    Ай бұрын

    @@stirfrysenseiit can be that act 1 is the prologue then act 2 is the main “act” then act 3 will be the epilogue. If you’re bored you can step away

  • @manuelvalerin8914
    @manuelvalerin8914Ай бұрын

    So....

  • @hardtobearit
    @hardtobearitАй бұрын

    omg watchable lets goooo boys cast

  • @crabbypatty10fefrefe
    @crabbypatty10fefrefeАй бұрын

    Pathfinder is awful. It’s not innovative. It actually feels like a step backwards. They should change it back until they think of something better.

  • @ebo545

    @ebo545

    Ай бұрын

    It’s horrible only way to complete my first one is 100 ability or super kills in pvp or 100 motes in gambit, but it’s counting blockers not motes

  • @voltus20

    @voltus20

    28 күн бұрын

    Pale heart pathfinder is fine, it's the core activity rotator that has a problem, and it's mostly just a matter of tuning numbers of the objectives. If they reduce the pvp and gambit requirements by 50-70%, it will feel a lot better. They should also make better pathing so there's always 1 path for just one of the activities, for people that just want to pve, pvp or do gambit (for the 9 gambit players left lol).

  • @DukeOfCarolina
    @DukeOfCarolinaАй бұрын

    Im burnt out and havent even got to raid yet or to the new dungeon release. Why didnt they add a patrol zone for all players like theyve done for every expansion since d1?! Pale heart is 3 man activity only..why would they do this?

  • @GideonWetherell

    @GideonWetherell

    29 күн бұрын

    Why would they make it a catered instance instead of a pointless zone where you oneshot everything and just use it as a highway to lost sectors?

  • @justjudah3014
    @justjudah3014Ай бұрын

    In case anyone was in doubt there is only one true lore master and his name is not Mylin.

  • @jamierobinson1923
    @jamierobinson1923Ай бұрын

    Clicked on this to hear a about Episodes and got 40+ minutes of "boring as shit" perks discussion... Guys your going to hurt your view numbers don't this 😤

  • @user-jz9vz8mm7q
    @user-jz9vz8mm7qАй бұрын

    fran’s whole thing is just to bring negativity. no matter how minor it can be, he can spin it up to be the biggest problem there is. that’s such a sad way to live. and seriously how can you by now not know what perks to keep or not. if you are relying on automated systems to help you sort your shit, this just probably means you don’t give a shit what the drops are. might as well just nuke your whole vault.😅 just glad that Lego and TV is bringing in some positivity, thanks guys.

  • @FranMirabella

    @FranMirabella

    Ай бұрын

    I understand some people are fans of the game and only want to listen to others that simply praise it and have a good time, but I've been a critic/reviewer/reporter etc. my whole career. So that won't change. That said, critiquing something and challenging points for spirited discussion is a good thing. Don't take critical commentary as just fan negativity. Having said that... I'm the guy that is constantly coming back for every expansion and season, constantly talking about how Destiny is a great game at its core, how I always have a pretty good time. I mean, even look at this episode: people are quick to judge the Episodic content and I'm the one trying to level the discussion that we have several months to go, that the intro mission for Echoes was a solid upgrade, that the activity is pretty fun, etc., etc.

  • @Disco_Potato

    @Disco_Potato

    29 күн бұрын

    What are you talking about? Fran has been annoyingly positive, full schill mode, since the expansion dropped. If he's being critical about anything, it's likely cause it needs to be called out.

  • @crabbypatty10fefrefe
    @crabbypatty10fefrefeАй бұрын

    Prismatic is trash until you get the Exotic Class item so, I understand why people are upset. You need it to get the most out of that subclass.

  • @qwertyisaboss

    @qwertyisaboss

    Ай бұрын

    It’s the best subclass rn??? Almost every exotic can work with it without the exotic class items. Idk how it could ever be seen as trash

  • @brigasm

    @brigasm

    Ай бұрын

    Not true at all. I have a few builds without the class item. Felwinters helm and mataipdoxia make good prismatic builds for warlock.

  • @laughingatnothing4642

    @laughingatnothing4642

    Ай бұрын

    Hoil is great on it too....

  • @Alckee6904

    @Alckee6904

    Ай бұрын

    This is such a bad take lmao

  • @PenarDokkaebi

    @PenarDokkaebi

    Ай бұрын

    Just say you’re bad at the game. 😂

  • @cryxbaby2250
    @cryxbaby2250Ай бұрын

    Litteraly just changed the name. Also true vanguard is a pos

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