ghostwich
2[H]4U
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The Infinite Forest is one of the most disappointing things in the whole game. It's basically the one area that literally everyone sprints through in strikes. There's simply no point to it and it's not fun. It could have been fun if the randomization was a daily thing that applied to everyone (so it could be part of the main map) or something like that. Either that or at least better incorporate it into missions and strikes so that it's actually fun to play.
My hope for the new area is something akin to Nessus or especially the EDZ. The EDZ might be the only truly fleshed out map in the game, so it's definitely the gold standard. Nessus is a good level too, though.
Content-wise, I'd like to see a lot more gear that doesn't revolve around grinding random items like the forge weapons. I'd rather see gear tied to quests a la the Mida, Sturm/Drang, and a whole bunch of Destiny 1 weapons. Hopefully the new weapons and armor will have some fun effects and traits that make them worthwhile. Right now it feels like the best weapons are all pretty obviously good. Very few are oddballs or do anything particularly unique. They might have things like a kill clip, stacked damage, heavy damage, auto-aim, etc. but almost none do anything unique or different.
The Infinite Forest was infinite in the disappointment it brings - truly a missed opportunity to simulate anything, but apparently create unmemorable experiences. I actually really hate the Mercury events (missions? I don't even know what they are) and I doubt I will ever finish the Forge. It's just such tedious work for what, one? Two? Paradox Amplifiers or something?
Speaking of which, everyone does hate Mercury - it's a weird tiny area that somehow feels emptier than most other planets, not that there's any uniformity: EDZ and Nessus are huge compared to Titan and Io. It's as if they blew the budget on EDZ and Nessus, and had to do something/anything to fill out more content.
The leaks point to Mars being the new area in the second DLC. Which is funny because the theory was that Io was supposed to be Mars and got reskinned.