In Destiny, players’ vaults are bursting at the seams. An announcement of relief could come this evening.
For months, players have been demanding a “larger vault” from Bungie, a bigger bank. This is their repository where they store their treasures. Even before “The Darkness Rises,” these demands surfaced. Back then, Bungie calmed the fans in light of the impending DLC: They knew about it, a larger vault, a higher Glimmer cap, it was something they were considering, which would probably come.
What do you mean by: “You have too many weapons?” Am I commenting on your shoes!
That was four months ago, and not much has changed. It’s all the more annoying because Destiny’s game design assigns such high value to items, and yet there are so many differences between the various items in small variations. Weapons like Jolder’s Hammer can be forged by players in multiple variations, and each of them is worth keeping in their eyes. Even if the advantage is minor: Grinding for this minimal advantage and having the perfect specialty weapon for every absurd scenario is the motivation in Destiny.
Moreover, there are the exotic weapons and armor, which have a strong “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” factor in Destiny. Even if they are useless and unloved, the mantra here is: Having is better than needing.
Many Guardians aim to check off all items one by one, like a checklist. They also need the current raid gear, which goes up to light level 36 and is sufficient for the maximum level. And then they want the special legendary weapons from the raid – and four more were added just this January.
No, I can’t possibly throw that away. Who knows when it might come in handy!
But that’s not enough, as there’s also the “Nostalgia” factor: Here, players simply want to stash former treasures, like the raid weapons and armor from the old raid “The Vault of Glass,” where items like the Fatebringer are still in demand. And they also want to have switching armor from the Iron Banner, to look more stylish or to get closer to the perfect values in Intelligence, Discipline, and Strength.
And then there’s the case where after a patch, an old weapon like “The Stranger’s Rifle” becomes incredibly strong in the Crucible, where no direct stats count. Those who didn’t dismantle it were happy; the rest regretted discarding the quest weapon.
With House of Wolves, more stuff for Destiny that needs to be collected is coming
And it’s going to get worse: The vault has remained the same size since release. What will happen when more legendaries and exotic weapons come with “House of Wolves”? And it’s as certain as the next disappointment brought by Xur.
Destiny thrives on the collection instinct. The weapons and armor are the loot of the players. They want to drag them into their repository and stare at them forever while murmuring “my treasure” and gently stroking them. The problem is: The repository is bursting at the seams. For every new item, an old one must make way.
Is redemption already coming this evening?
This evening in the Weekly Update, a larger vault will likely be announced, which should go live with patch 1.1.2. With a bit of luck, we might get a glimpse of it tonight.
The images we’ve posted here come from a reddit thread where players with several hundred hours of playtime proudly showcase their loot. Using the Chrome extension, they summarized it so that all their available storage slots can be seen.
