The Lone Wolf
After surpassing the noob stage, many gamers become lone wolves. For some, this is yet another temporary and educational stage in the journey to becoming an elite gamer. They’ll only be playing alone for a short period of time before they get into their grooves and find themselves fire teams. But for others, the lone wolf style of gaming suits them perfectly. In Destiny, the lone wolf is somewhat of a rare and limited breed, however they do still exist.
While not every single person agrees on this one, let’s just go ahead and say that Destiny is an MMO, in that it incorporates important multiplayer experiences. If we accept this to be true, then we also accept that part of the core philosophy behind Destiny is that the most fun or optimal way to play the game is to fill up your fire team and tackle missions that are challenging yet possible with the right teamwork and coordination.
The Destiny developers have supported this mindset as well. This is why the lone wolf is a breed on the brink of extinction in the world of Destiny. They exist, but their experience is drastically different. They know that they are playing a game that is essentially designed against their style of play and continue to masochistically hurl themselves at the challenge rather than switching to a game with a better single-player mode or story.
Maybe these players bought Destiny back when Bungie was selling it as a game with a story mode. Who knows? But regardless, they’re definitely tough and for that, they deserve at least a few kudos.
