Graham KiddJul 8, 20225 min readDestiny 2 Subclasses — Rework DesignI think one of the trickiest things to navigate in the game design space, at least as far as AAA studio games go, is community response...
Graham KiddSep 25, 20214 min readDestiny 2 Seasons – Core Seasonal ActivitiesThis is going to be a relatively short post about core seasonal activities in Destiny 2, their general format from Shadowkeep to Season...
Graham KiddJun 27, 20216 min readDestiny 2 Raid Ideation - Part 4This is my last entry into my Raid Ideation series, where I'll be covering the final two (two!) encounters and their mechanics. I'm going...
Graham KiddJun 8, 20216 min readDestiny 2 Raid Ideation - Part 3My plan for this encounter was originally a Roman coliseum. Players would traverse a short stretch of rough cavern populated by vex...
Graham KiddMay 16, 20214 min readDestiny 2 Seasons - Artifact ProgressionUsing the artifacts from Season of the Chosen and Season of the Splicer, I think it's important to identify a few key aspects of the...
Graham KiddApr 16, 20218 min readDestiny 2 Raid Ideation - Player ExperienceI took a pretty long break from posting things here, as I needed to focus on my schoolwork. Now I'm coming back to finish what I started....
Graham KiddMar 23, 20216 min readDestiny 2 Raid Ideation - Player Rewards and ThemingFrom the beginning, I designed this raid to draw upon traditional MMORPG dungeons and raids: distinct player roles and tense...
Graham KiddMar 18, 20214 min readDestiny 2 Raid Ideation - Revising the SettingThere were a few goals I had when I started designing The Emperor's Tomb. I wanted to make a Cabal raid, but with an ancient feel as...
Graham KiddMar 16, 20216 min readDestiny 2 Raid Ideation - Health RegenerationI was originally going to write another longer post that would set up the 2nd encounter, but I find myself stuck on the first encounter...
Graham KiddMar 15, 20216 min readDestiny 2 Raid Ideation - Part 2Hi, and welcome to a post that hopes to improve upon my last post, or at least expand it and provide clarity. I have also updated that...
Graham KiddMar 12, 20214 min readDestiny 2 Raid Ideation - Part 1Of course at the worst possible time I have an interesting idea I feel compelled to write down. So here I am at 2am, posting about a...