Det tager tid at finde bedre udstyr i Destiny. Man skal bruge mange timer hvis man vil nå højeste niveau og få fingrene i de bedste skydere. Og når et spil er designet til ast gøre spillerens rejse lang, vil der altid være folk, der prøver at finde en måde at gøre den rejse kortere.
Der findes en grotte i Skywatch-området på Jorden i Destiny, der øser Hive-fjender ud på samlebånd, hvis man står på den rette afstand og formår at dræbe dem inden de kommer ud. Og den har gjort det muligt at farme loot relativt hurtigt. Bungie synes dog den metode fungerede en anelse for godt, og i seneste patch har de gjort grotten mindre gavmild med antallet af fjender.
På deres website skriver Bungie:
"The Hive of the holy 'Treasure Cave' have realized the futility of their endless assault on Skywatch and have retired to lick their wounds and plan their next attack."
I deres "Dev Notes" uddyber de beslutningen om at "lukke" for grotten:
"The social experience of a cave farming run is amazing: the herding to get a team of Guardians all behind the line and firing in the right direction, the rush to grab the loot, the scramble when the panic wave starts, the beckoning glow from inside the cave. The speed at which the community organized around this activity was inspiring and humbling to us.
But shooting at a black hole for hours on end isn't our dream for how Destiny is played. Our hope is that social engagement in public spaces is only one part of the Destiny experience. Expect changes soon which decrease the efficiency of cave farming and correspondingly increase engram drops from completing activities."