The State of Powercreep Before The Edge of Fate

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Published on June 30, 2025 12:00:00 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUV8jk6dwKs

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Powercreep is an interesting concept — how does a game developer keep players coming back to grind more loot in a meaningful way? While I won't be evaluating the upshots of Destiny powercreep itself, this video is my way of analyzing the entire endgame PvE sandbox within the context of Bungie's past actions when it comes to buffing or "powercreeping" weapons, perks, subclasses, and more. Hope you find it interesting!

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:56 Goal
02:55 Outline
04:31 Archetypes — methods
06:31 Archetypes — primary
11:02 Archetypes — special
17:11 Archetypes — power
22:17 Weapons — methods
25:38 Weapons — primary
29:05 Weapons — special
32:44 Weapons — power
36:32 Perks — methods
38:54 Perks — mag
43:14 Perks — damage
46:09 Perks — splash
49:05 Perks — other
50:42 Origin traits — methods
52:58 Origin traits — examples
56:15 Exotic weapons — methods
58:06 Exotic weapons — examples
01:01:40 Exotic armor — methods
01:02:26 Exotic armor — examples
01:06:29 Subclasses — methods
01:07:09 Subclasses — examples
01:10:47 Outro