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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Destiny dev: DLC mistakes won't be repeated]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/destiny-dev-dlc-mistakes-wont-be-repeated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/destiny-dev-dlc-mistakes-wont-be-repeated/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/destiny-dev-dlc-mistakes-wont-be-repeated/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/26/destiny-dev-dlc-mistakes-wont-be-repeated/" target="_self"><img alt="" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/bb912ca234ae2a76f6175bf1cf542170/201264184/crota_world_first.jpg" /></a></div>
<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/destiny"><em>Destiny</em></a> designer Luke Smith recently addressed concerns over Bungie's future updates for the game. Namely, Smith said "the mistakes [Bungie] made with the DLC1 reward economy will not be repeated," in a <a href="http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=148984121&amp;postcount=3062">NeoGAF</a> thread, admitting the developer's previous attempts at expanding the first-person shooter with add-on content resulted in a few problems for players. Smith claims the developer will avoid mistakes such as "vendor gear invalidating the effort of [Vault of Glass] Raiders" and exotic gear upgrades resulting in a talent reset.<br />
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"Our philosophy about rewards/loot continue to evolve as we see how players play and react," Smith wrote. He noted that item drop rates appear to be "much improved" in the Crota's End DLC compared to Vault of Glass, and that Bungie plans to "improve acquisition stories and frequency" as well as "lessen the grind and get players to the fun parts of their arsenal faster." It issued a hot fix for <em>Destiny</em> in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/17/destiny-hot-fix-tweaks-crotas-end-raid-drops/">December</a> to boost the drop rates for the Crota's End raid mission.

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