So i had planned to buy this on PC but im hearing so much about it having no endgame?
Maybe someone can comment on this subject please.
Meanwhile while waiting on D2 i discovered the joys of warframe, D2 is gonna have to have a decent endgame to get my interest.
IMO D2 is a solid base for another 2/3
[edit] year lifecycle heavily reliant on DLC. It's a better base game than D1 was on release, but fails to surpass D1 as a whole. The negative feedback is coming from D1 veterans, like myself who have over 1000 hours in the first game. It feels like Bungies vision for the new game was tame - no new races, no major overhauls, just a significant upgrade of largely existing systems; hence the Destiny 1.5 comments.
Now for those new to the franchise, that issue is pretty much void, it's a brand new game for those players. If I was playing it for the first time, I would most likely be having a great time and blown away with the visuals / gun play etc.
I would say there is roughly 100 hours play time in the D2 base game and by the time you've done that the next DLC will be dropping (not saying that’s a good thing). It’s clear they have spent time on the campaign and getting the base mechanics, locations etc set up for future updates.
Now the endgame currently is pretty much the same as vanilla D1 – but it’s worse in D2 as without RNG on weapons and armour, there is much less incentive to replay content for gear drops. If you're looking for a game to grind 8 hours a day, D2 isn't it.
I’ve recently started playing Warframe too, so I can tell you right now the endgame is not comparable. Firstly Warframe has been out for what, 3/4 years? It’s naturally going to have way more content to play. Secondly, they also have much more established systems: good/meaningful mods for frames and weapons, trading, blueprints/crafting and a ton of build variety.
D2 does not have any of that, but then again it hasn’t had any sort of player / QoL focused update yet. However, in the short term D2 has that AAA factor. Everything is on a bigger/grander scale, there is a proper campaign story that flows together, there are cinematics and cut scenes. The strikes and the raid especially are a treat to play through for the first few times. There are also multiple “open world” areas to play and explore, whereas Warframe only got 1 in the last update: PoE.
Put it this way, I’ll level to 305 in D2 on PC and then I’ll go back to Warframe as I’ve barely touched the surface there. This is mainly because a lot of my friends have waited to pick it up on D2 on PC, and some are playing the franchise for the first time.
