Community Focus – Destinytruthcast

DTC: Thank you for having us. We're just two Destiny players and forum contributors who, through this amazing game you all created, became not only friends, but co-hosts of a community podcast for other Bnet members to share their stories and thoughts on the game. One of the most fun things we’ve done is organize a community Raid day to try to get players through Raids that hadn’t been able to. Thanks to this amazing community (on both systems) we were able to get a lot of players to experience that content for the first time.

DTC: One of the biggest issues post-launch was the lack of direct communication on the forum from Bungie to the Bnet community. Bnet kind of has this Wild West reputation, and everyone thinks the devs go elsewhere for feedback and discussion. The hope for the podcast was to try to change that a bit. While things have improved since launch, there is always room for growth and what we've tried to do is offer a unique platform for those within the Bnet community to give you their feedback while also providing a personal aspect that focuses on the continued building of the player/developer relationship.

DTC: There are a lot of amazing content creators in Destiny, but there's also a perception that unless you're a big-time streamer or YouTuber, you can't really have an impact. What makes us unique are the everyday community members from all over the world that join us each episode to discuss their points of view and share their personal stories about the game they love, Destiny.

We hope to be able to continue bringing our listeners and viewers the voices and personalities behind the names we all see on the forums. Give them a place to share their opinions and stories with the Bnet community and Bungie.

RWG: I like all the Classes, but my favorite is the Titan. I use all three Subclasses evenly depending on the circumstance. However, I especially like throwing hammers at my fellow Guardians and the local alien species. And let’s be honest, without us Titans, the floofers and dancers would all be destroyed without our protection and dominance. Paired with my Swords, I’m unstoppable…. um, mostly.

LS: I've played my Titan the most since launch and still love it. But since RoI, I'd have to say my Warlock has been my favorite. I mean come on RWG, everyone knows floofers do it best. As for weapons, I've always loved Scout Rifles and Chaos Dogma is my current favorite primary. But I have to say the Thesan FR4 is probably the most perfect weapon in the game (now if only I could find some ammo...).

RWG: I’m looking forward to completing the entire Record Book and getting back into VoG and Crota. After watching the final reveal, I’m looking forward to the new Weapon and Armor Ornaments. I’m also trying to prepare myself that I probably won’t ever get to the Lighthouse, but I’m going to try anyway.

LS: I know RWG loves the VoG, and I'm really excited to get to experience that content with her because we didn't know each other back when it was endgame, but for me, going back to King's Fall will be special. It's the first Raid we ran together, and it completely changed how I experience the Destiny universe. It's also where I was forced to master the floof as RWG patiently guided me through the ship jumping. She always went back for me when I inevitably missed the second of the two ships coming across.

RWG: I only post feedback I feel strongly about. I have no problem posting the good with the bad. All feedback is necessary. I also try to treat everyone with respect and remember this is a shared experience; time is short so it’s important to be direct and to the point.

LS: Putting "nerf" in title seems to work wonders—ha. But seriously, like RWG said, we both try to just be honest in our posts about where we think things could improve, as well as what Destiny gets right.