LevelCap just released a good vid on what he considers the big flaws of Destiny:
100 Hours Into Destiny - Addicting But Riddled With Flaws!
Basically:
- Events so far have been disappointing. Queen's Wrath: reskinned content, no new missions, bounties; Iron Banner: Gear disparity doesn't seem to do much; rewards/gear isn't that great, zero rep gained unless you win a match is a stupid design choice
- Events so far have felt disingenuous advertised and feel more like rebranded experiences
- Random PvP matchmaking is annoying and makes it difficult to play team vs team.
- A lot of PvE gear is best in PvP and requires material farming, which is time-consuming and boring. "Want to enjoy PvP more? Go do this boring task." Why not reward good PvP play with materials so you don't have to "do chores" to upgrade?
- Crucible vendors have gear that's not great in PvP; Vanguard vendors have gear that is good in PvP
- Strength, as a stat, isn't really that great, as melee isn't big in this game, but a lot of PvP gear has Strength bonuses; needs a buff of some sort
- Supers feel inescapable; need a way to know that someone is charged/ready with super
- Light system is unique idea but flawed.
- Creates disparity between groups of friends. Unlike MMOs, there is not an assured situation where you can get a group of friends together and say, "Alright, let's do a bunch of hard missions/strikes/etc. and gear up/level up". One person could very well get enough gear in a strike or few strikes to level themselves up multiple times while another is still stuck, and now you have level disparity between friends. Farming, as an alternative, is not a fun way to progress.
- 1 piece of gear can be the difference between being completely useless or a key part of a group
- Some gear may not be as good, stat wise, as your current gear, but the light rating is higher, so you pretty much HAVE to use it
He does close by saying that he would not have sunk 100 hours into it if he wasn't enjoying himself; enjoys PvP but PvE is a drudging grind to get to the endgame; you want to have fun, not do chores..