I totally agree. I think the problem for a lot of Destiny players was more a matter of expectation management than anything else. Like you said, the game is not a Sci-Fi epic about a single heroic space marine, rather, it is a tale of a concentrated effort made by a group of elite warriors known as Guardians. Coming from any other AAA FPS experience, like the Halo series as a not-so-random example, players might have expected a game with a fully fleshed-out plot based on the "player character," featuring minutes upon minutes of expository dialogue and developed side characters. Destiny doesn't really have much of this. Sure, there is plenty of lore to read up on, which I love, but this does not a complete narrative make (especially in the show don't tell medium of video games). But we should bring this all back down to Destiny's slogan, "Become Legend." What's the real focus here? The player base. Bungie gave us the framework to weave our own stories, and to make our own legends! When I play Destiny with my friends, I don't go, "Oh man, when my Titan found out in that one cutscene that his evil twin was trapped on Venus I nearly crapped myself." Instead, I say, "Oh man, when my friend used his Fist of Havoc to kill the boss and killed himself in the process, it was so epic!" This game is about doing, not being done unto. We as players hold the narrative in our collective experience. The Traveler, the Speaker, the Darkness, etc, are all just part of OUR stories. Take some ownership in your own player experience!