I'm sure at some point it was meant to be something more. But at some point it devolved into a cash-grabbing scam based on false advertising. The thing that really disappoints me is that both Bungie, and the ***holes at Activision that Bungie was dumb enough to sign up with, KNEW what they were selling. They knew how it would be received. Look at the way reviews were handled. There is no legitimate reason why they failed to make it possible for official reviewers to give day 1 reviews. Shadow of Mordor received official reviews days ago, because the devs know they have a good product. I've traded in my copy of Destiny, but they already got my money. And I'm disappointed in myself for falling for it. I'm disappointed in myself for turning a blind eye to the glaring issues in the BETA. But that's a whole other topic. Lets focus on the systematic campaign of deception that Bungie and Activision used to ensure that they met their sales goal for this over hyped disaster. Step 1: do not allow official reviewers to play the game until after launch, And tell them that they have to play it for 10 hours before they see enough to give an official review, therefore ensuring that it takes at least 2 days for official reviews to come out. Step 2: Release a public statement dismissing ALL day 1 user reviews as grossly inaccurate because "you have to play for around 10 hours to truly get a sense of the game." Step 3: A few days later, release a NEW statement saying that "it becomes a whole different game when you've played for 20 hours." By the way, they werent lying. It is different. But it certainly isn't better. I can't possibly be the only one baffled by the campaign of blatant stalling, to ensure that people didnt find out what they were buying until Activision already had our money. What happened to business ethics? Why havnt I seen anyone write an article about this? I can't possibly have been the only person who noticed.