Why Can’t I Get Into Destiny 2?

As of writing, the Guardian Games are happening in Destiny 2, and my brother said I should give it a go again. So I grabbed my Warlock and decided to jump in and do a few strikes, take a look around, things like that. I managed to grab the new Guardian Games weapons, and one of them does Strand damage, which is interesting. I had some fun playing the couple of strikes we did, but after that, I was content and put the game down again. When will I next play Destiny 2? Will I play Destiny 2 on my own? Probably not.

I don’t get it though. I had fun playing the game. If I open up the game tomorrow, then I’ll probably enjoy that too. Assuming I play with my brother, or someone else who plays Destiny 2. When it comes to playing Destiny 2 solo though, I’m all like, well, meh about it all. I seem to have no real interest in playing on my own.

There’s plenty of things to do though. I’ve got to level up my character, who is woefully under-leveled, and I’ve got a season pass to complete. Well, I won’t be able to complete this one since the season is ending soon. There’s a multitude of activities, including the aforementioned Guardian Games. Heck, I actually know people, including my brother, who could carry me through a raid. Well, I can’t do the latest one since I don’t own Lightfall, but I could do Vault of Glass again.

Basically, I’ve got options. Even if I don’t have any of the DLCs. Although the cost of Destiny 2 is something that bothers me. Especially because gameplay-affecting stuff is locked behind DLCs. I can’t unlock Strand, the new Darkness subclass, unless I buy Lightfall and do the quest that unlocks it. I don’t have the season passes either, but frankly, considering how little I play, there’s no reason to buy the season passes. I’ve already made that mistake before.

“But Medic, it’s like Warframe!”

I always hated that phrase, because they’re really not like each other at all. When I play Warframe, I can steamroll everything most of the time. Destiny 2 requires a lot more in order to steamroll the same way I can in Warframe, and since most enemies are now always five levels above you, reaching that steamroll stage when you’re as casual as I am is much harder.

But after all these complaints, I still like playing Destiny 2 with friends. It’s a great shooter, the weapons are awesome and there is plenty to do, assuming you buy the season pass

Maybe it’s just because of the friends. After all, having a friend to rely on makes everything much more relaxing. And there’s the whole social aspect about playing a game with friends. Really, it’s not that I can’t get into Destiny 2 for the long run, it’s more that I just like playing it with friends, and dislike playing on my own. That seems to be the case with every game lately, not just Destiny 2.

At the end of the day, it turns out that I’m just lonely.