The Game Director for Destiny 2 is the latest to be in the spotlight on Wired’s Tech Support video series. Taking a series of questions from Twitter, Luke Smith invokes his character charm to answer the things that Destiny fans most want to know in both a fun and informative way. He takes this opportunity to tell players about the thought processes behind many of the key decisions and changes coming in Destiny 2, as well as hint that new villain Ghaul probably loves listening to the Moana soundtrack as a guilty pleasure. You’re welcome. Think of this as 20 minutes of Destiny 2 trivia from the head of the project himself.
Asked about the Loot Cave from Destiny, Smith said they are always analyzing player decisions in order to make the Destiny experience more fun and rewarding. “The Loot Cave was a pretty fun time in Destiny 1, and what it showed us was that the game that we shipped in 2014 was a game that people wanted to play and that it also wasn’t rewarding enough.” For the uninitiated, the Loot Cave was an exploit that players discovered where enemies would constantly spawn from a cave. Guardians gathered some distance and shot into the mouth of the cave, littering it with ammo drops and engrams. The colorful design led some to refer to it as the Christmas Cave.
Responding to a left field question about the Queen of the Awoken’s hair, Smith diverted to talking about character design and choosing to design characters with cosplay in...