![]() Stopping your own death will likely have some dramatic implications for the overall story of your character, and you additionally learn a lot more about Saint-14 if you unlock the lore entries. ![]() Not only does this change your fate, but you also get a coveted exotic. Apparently your guardian ventured through this Corridors of Time puzzle, into the future, all in an effort to reacquire their favorite weapon from their own coffin. SPOILER WARNINGAt the end of the puzzle, players experienced one of the coolest lore beats to ever enter the game. ![]() Still, I would have loved it if there was an easier toolset for something of this magnitude as it required a massive amount of JPGs to be sourced. The streamers provided a centralized location to solve the puzzle, and they also offered ways for the rest of us to contribute to the solution of the puzzle. I disagree: While there’s no arguing that Gladd, Sweatsicle, Chevy, SayNoToRage (and many others) got some good views while solving the puzzle, that didn’t bar others from helping. The final criticism I keep seeing online is that Corridors of Time felt like it was “only” for streamers. We love being surprised and The Corridors of Time lost that intrigue. Destiny 2 has lost that mystery because of the roadmap. Eventually, through word-of-mouth, we discovered that this was a rare drop obtained only by those who braved the Vault of Glass raid and walked away with this coveted treasure. It was an unknown quantity that briefly broke the multiplayer sandbox as it was unbelievably overpowered. ![]() If you’re a longtime Destiny player, you might remember the first time you saw Vex Mythoclast in the wild. Again, the real problem here was that the roadmap “spoiled” the weapon surprise of the puzzle. Bastion was a good weapon, but it won’t end up redefining the sandbox and because it was an already known quantity many were left feeling underwhelmed. There’s no doubt fans were excited for a big surprise, such as a returning exotic from prior games - which would have fit much better with that fantastic lore beat introduced in Corridors of Time. Revealing Bastion as a prize as opposed to a “thing we already paid for and knew was coming” would have been much more exciting. If the reward of the Bastion fusion rifle that was found behind door number 523 were a unique item that was veiled in the same mystery the puzzle was, word would have spread quickly about the new weapon and analysis would have ensued as to what the weapons final value would have been to the sandbox. The lackluster reward was addressed by community manager dmg, who said that Bungie had obscured the reward on the roadmap to retain the idea that there was still “value” on the horizon. Instead, they just sat and watched the streamers participating to wait and see when the solution was found. Without a more clear way to show how you could help with in-game indicators, players were lost or stuck because the submission process was too complex, or they didn’t understand what the player base needed to solve the puzzle. Fans cobbled together a system that helped encourage contributions through a Google form and algorithm generator, but the limited event still wasn’t coherent enough for everyone to feel like they could easily contribute. One of the loudest pieces of criticism over the event was how unclear instructions for participating were. Yes, it wasn’t great feeling sidelined, not being able to help in a hands-on way beyond sending in a few screenshots. Ultimately, Corridors of Time was a success in player collaboration and brainstorming - it just didn’t deliver on a comprehensible collaboration that fans have become accustomed to in Destiny 2. But, even so, it’s inarguably impressive that the community rallied together to collect thousands of pictures, piece them together, and then provide the solution allowing schlubs like myself to just click the link on Gladd’s twitter to get it done. And it’s not unreasonable to feel like the reward was ultimately lacking. Sure, the submission process was convoluted (players had to run through the puzzle and then send a photo of the floor to streamers, not Bungie, which was… strange).
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