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The Josh Gordan situation is going to really affect how teams think of him. It's all up to the background and psych evaluations. If he's on our radar, and he passes the numerous non-football tests, and he's at the right place...Why not? We are going to have to trust Gettleman. He's done well for us, and hopefully he continues to do so. If Gettleman feels like DGB is the best pick for us at whatever spot, we take him, then we have to trust that he's passed the test. I don't think Gettleman is going to take a bad gamble. The combo of him and KB is super enticing, but it has to work together.

If you like Shooters with RPG elements, and you don't mind scraping weapons and armor about every three months, then Destiny is a great game. Destiny is a GRINDER game though. You'll be doing things over and over, but I still enjoy the crap out of it. I love the moment to moment. The PVP is fun to me, even though I am TERRIBLE. Shooting the heads of enemies is so much fun. Heck, last night I actually had a few minutes to play so I hopped on and did the daily story, a higher level version of a mission you do much earlier. It seems in the 8 days or so that I hadn't played, I forgot how to aim. I died several times because I was aiming and shooting at the ground and rocks! But it was still fun. Hilarious when a Thrall would sneak up on me! I was so sloppy but I managed it! Oh, and I would skip the Bungie.net forums. They are mostly a cespool (where I post too much!) of negativity...I need to stay way but I can't!

Would it be great to have 2013 Greg Hardy back? Absolutely! Hardy didn't play but one game, and has basically been on his own. In 2015, will Hardy be the best he has been? Or will all that time away from the game hurt him? The article is click bait to me. Hardy has no intention of giving any money back to the Panthers. He put our team in the conversation about domestic violence, and JR doesn't want that kind of attention brought to his team. Hardy can say one thing, but he will easily do what's best for him. Football is a business, and he'd be foolish to settle on a home-team discount. He wasn't formally suspended or punished by the league, that was the team. That was their call while they waited for his day in court. He has nothing to gain by giving money back other than some fan goodwill. If Hardy goes out (for whichever team) and gets 10+ sacks and makes some plays, then that's all the goodwill most fans require. Hardy is going to probably have to do one more rental year for someone, but he's going to have to really produce at a high level in order to get the contract he would have gotten this off season. I don't think the Panthers need him as much as some fans. Does he make our team better? If he's in shape. Is it worth it for one more year only to have him snapped up by someone with tons of cap room next season? Yeah, not sure if that money wouldn't be better spent elsewhere. I don't see Gettleman doing that again unless Hardy takes a one million dollar deal or something. I don't see Greg doing that.

Ivan, get the one where your friends go and that had the games you want. I want halo and for a so my choice is pretty easy. While ps4 can do a bit more work, both systems are great machines that will bring you hours of enjoyment. Just make sure you have friends. Most games are becoming very social compared to last gen.

Sweet! Nice haul there! I haven't done VoG yet. My main problem has been time, which is something I continue to fight. If this weeks weeklies weren't Omnigul, I'd be down for them. Frankly, I kind of hate that strike. It's fun the first time, but when it pops up 3/5 strike runs....yeah...not a fan. I need a break there. It's not that hard, but it's a long strike.

Ivan, I have it for 360, though I mostly play on my xbox one. My gt is dionysusfiend. I still enjoy the game. I'm struggling with the thorn bounty myself. I've never been good at pvp, except titanfall... So that's kicking my butt! Oh and to demonstrate how casual I am, I JUST hit 30...yeah...

That's very impressive! I'd love to see a guy like that returning kicks for us! I'd love to see us have someone who can generate big return yards on kicks. Those kind of plays can change a game.

Indeed! I haven't done the raid yet nor even a nightfall, but I still enjoy the game. Pvp is fun, even if I suck (alas no exotics yet!). I even enjoy the semi random events. I like doing strikes. The game is still fun Bungie is updating the game continually. It's not the grand scope but it's still a fun game.

So fun story, I ran my first strike today! Was a rando group for the winters lair on Venus and from the strike list. One dude dropped after the initial lair, so the 2nd guy and I tried to do the rest. He had to rez me a bunch alas! I was running as a defender but my fly leveled. We got to the boss, which was us trading aggro and taking adds as we could. We got the boss down to 30% but we just got over run. But it was a lot of fun! Hopefully I can finish one soon!

I'm not personally worried...I've been to busy with work and finishing the campaign to even get started on strikes....LOL =) I'm a new 20! Looking at the content, they need to add 2-3 new strikes every few months honestly. The "story" missions are all kind of the same, but the strikes are where the more interesting things happen. I feel like if Destiny had 3 more different style strikes, then it would be a lot better. Say instead of simply attacking boss mobs, how about we have to go somewhere and defend a point from waves of enemies, and each time the enemies damage the defense point to a certain degree, we get debuffed, or new challenges pop up. We'll get one new "expansion" in December, which will give another raid and another strike or two. That aught to help a little bit. I think most players would like to see the story addressed better. It would be nice if the story for the expansion was at least logical and coherent. I don't expect the main story to ever be over hauled unfortunately...

Sweet =) Maybe one day when I can retire I'll look into the classic games of the early 21st century =) I'll check it out at some point =)

You're not alone in that sentiment. I'm still 18 because i have no time to play, but I still enjoy it even through the story is pathetic and the missions are repetitive. I love going through areas and finding new ways to attack groups of enemies. I'm learning the various weapons like the scout rifle (which I never used). One of these days I'll hit up the Crucible...and one day Strikes! LOL For folks that power game for hours on end, then it's going to get extremely boring and repetitive unless your friends are really funny. This game should be played with friends. I look forward to doing heroic missions with fireteams for no reason other than to push as hard as we can. Also, for me, the melee attacks really make the game for me =) I love punching enemies in the face =) And mowing down the hive with an auto rifle or pulse rifle is very rewarding. As is a good missile shot... Yeah, it's not a game for everyone, but for "sheep" like me, it's a blast =) Oh, and I look forward to Borderlands as well =) I enjoyed 2, didn't play the first. I love the humor, and that it doesn't take itself seriously (cough cough Bungie!).

So I've been thinking about the story, the general fun of actually playing the game, and the social aspect as I've weighed my DLC/Expansion purchase... While the story is a complete mess in about every possible way, it is possible to fix it. A few cut scenes and dialogue changes should be enough to do that. As players we need something more than "I don't have time to tell you I don't have time..." I think just a little something that tells us why we're going to the other places. I mean, the objectives aren't terrible, you just have to give a better carrot than "OH, this is new on the director!" I still haven't played with friends yet (because I have so few xbl friends, and I'm never on when they are anymore), I can totally see how much fun this game is with other people. Soon, I hope to run some strikes and stuff with at least some randos to get a feel for them. This is the meat that Bungie needs to build the game from. That includes the strike and crucible chat systems, and I heard that there might be cross tower chat! We need more avenues to get to know people. While we do need to show Bungie and Activision our dissatisfaction with the story and repetitive game play with our wallets, I think I'm going to give them a chance to see what they do having learned from and listened to the large amount of feedback and data they collect. I hope they can fix some of the bigger issues! I really love punching aliens in the face!

So this popped up on the bungie forums yesterday: http://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/70895980/0/0 Depending on how true this is, it kind of makes me sick. I really love the controls, the art, and the possibilities of the shared world idea. If there was a MUCH BETTER STORY lined up, and it got gutted in the process...I just hate it. Now with all anonymous AMAs, there's a certain grain of salt that one has to accept. But it reads really true. Personally, I'm now really on the fence if I want to buy the expansions. On one hand, there is still the potential the clean up the narrative, and I do enjoy punching aliens in the face repeatedly. I'd love to see Bungie and Destiny have their 10 year run. On the flip side, buying the expansions sends money to Activision and tells them that it's OK to ship this broken of a story with this many issues (Loot, PVP, repetition, etc..). It kind of pulled the bandage of my silly enjoyment off to remind me of the very real faults of the game. What about y'all?

http://www.bungie.net/7_102-Patch-Preview/en/News/News?aid=12202 And Bungie is also going to whip the cryptarch into shape as well as add more high end engrams to the strike missions. So while there won't be easy loot caving, the rewards are to more certain. Purple Engrams and Legendary Engrams are going to be giving exotic and legendary loot, no more blues! Though I'm just getting started with my blue gear (level 15...). I for one and glad for the changes. I've also noticed the past few missions I've done, I've had a veritable landslide of items, including my first two blues. I go and buy a sweet Shengin uncommon rifle, and then I get two more uncommon rifles just doing the Gate Lord quest! Plus some sweet arms! And he's my n00b guardian with my terrible stats! http://www.bungie.net/en/Legend/1/4611686018429685651/2305843009216030947#gear

Has anyone been searching for secret areas in the game? While I haven't had the time, I found some videos on youtube of the areas that are fairly complete, even with enemies! But they are blocked off. I super interested to see what the expansions have to offer with this stuff. I am actually really excited about those because I want to see more of the game. I'm not bored (only level 15), but I have an explorers heart, and I want/need to see every nook and cranny they created. From what I've seen of King's Landing (not the name, but what I'm thinking of), the Jovian Complex, and the Seraphim Vault...Oh baby!

Fun stories? Again, keep in mind, I'm playing on very limited time! On the Moon Wizard mission, I punched the wizard to death after hitting him with a flash bang. That was sweet! To top that off, I jumped up into the hole in the ceiling and found a rocket launcher... >=) I'm eagerly awaiting blowing crap up soon!

So a few quick thoughts. If you like MMOs and shooters like halo, you're in for some fun. Yes, there is a lot of repetition. No this game was way oversold on how much it was. Its still freaking huge with several factions of Enemies and places to fight them. Yes it starts off easy, but gets harder the harder you push. Like go try a level 10 st i keep at 8...challenging yet? Do a hard mode! If you like super tight controls and super cod twitch, this isn't your game. The story is vague a first, but specifics as you play. Be nice and make friends. Dance! Don't be a prude! I'm loving it. Only level 3 due to time constraints, but I've been following the game for the last 8 month's or so...neigh obsessively...

All beta characters were deleted because things changed. If you like Borderlands, Halo, and social games, then you might enjoy it. It's not for everyone, but I'm going to love it. I adored the Beta xbox 360 - DionysusFiend

It's funny reading the bungie.net forums, and watching the streams. Folks are out of their minds to be "first" max level and stuff. It's kind of sad. To me, this is more than just a shooting guys in the face game. There's that and exploring the world and the grimore cards and stuff. I'm going to take my dear sweet time =) But I can't wait to get out of work here in less than 4 hours...In a hurry to play slowly =)

Yep. I'm so stoked. Checking out the twitch streams all day. I doubt the game dies that quickly. Its not for everyone, but it's fun. Looks to get way more insane the harder you push yourself. Kurb. I'll be on an xb1 in like January. ..

I'm so pumped for Tuesday! I can't wait to get in there and catch up to my beta character! Lol Actually, now hat I know a little bit, I can't wait to play better! Not die 5 typesetting the warp drive...I'm such a n00b!

So it's almost Destiny day...if you haven't seen it, here's the slightly humorous live action trailer... http://www.bungie.net/7_Destiny-Live-Action-Trailer/en/News/News?aid=12089 It's super campy and cheesy, which is what I expect for a video game! Anyone else here got their pre-orders situated? I'm picking up my xbox 360 version on Tuesday after work. I'm so freaking excited! Also, there are more of the Bungie crew and tester profiles coming out...seeing the names of places and the gear has my inner loot ***** standing at full attention. I think that's what's getting me exited the most. Secretly, I'm a huge loot *****. I love shiny stuff! See y'all on Tuesday!

That was probably the problem. Shooting him in the body is going to take forever... Sent from my VS980 4G using CarolinaHuddle mobile app

Yep. I can't wait to get a crack at him! I've seen in many videos where he takes forever to down. Got to keep blasting those legs, and rezing your team members. I'd thing your heavy weapons would be really important there. Sent from my VS980 4G using CarolinaHuddle mobile app