Posted 06 June 2019 - 07:24 PM

I didn't manage to catch all of the ViDoc but there are massive changes coming in that new expansion in September. I might actually come back when it releases. It seems like Bungie isn't as dumb as they've appeared over the last couple years, but actually were held back by Activision. From small stuff in that stream like admitting they consider the game a version of an MMO, to big stuff like bringing in a much heavier RPG focus, while also allowing us to finally choose what perks are on what armor for real customization. Big stuff like making it so you don't need to own the previous expansions to play the new one, and making it so pretty much all activities are open to everyone very quickly so both casual and hardcore friends can play together much easier and sooner. These are changes I didn't expect until the next game, but with this big shift it seems like this new F2P version of the game will be Destiny for the rest of the gen, with a D3 making a lot more sense when the new consoles are already out.

There was one big thing in the ViDoc that wasn't in the basic announcements. They're bring the opening mission of D1 into the new game, waking up outside the Cosmodrome up until you grab your ship and fly to the Tower. This is the first time actually bringing in direct old content into the new platform so that's a great sign for a unified game. The moon stuff they were showing was definitely the area around the Hellmouth from the first game as well, though with new stuff added.

At the very least this post-Activision Bungie has me interested again. I hope they can really turn the ship around, it would be great to see one of my former favorite developers actually get out the hole they ended up in, unlike where Bioware and Bethesda currently are.