I've been a great follower of bungie and the universes they develop. I followed Halo from the beginning and saw how it turned into the great series it is today. When I heard about destiny, I was excited to see how it would be done since I knew it was going to be something completely different. I first started playing destiny and I was instantly drawn in. The environments were rich, the RPG aspect was intriguing and different. Yet after having destiny there are a few things that have really started to get to me. As soon as I reached level 20, it became all about gear and loot. This is not what I'm harping about, I actually truly enjoy how bungie has given so many various items for us to collect. But as I'm sure most of you know, this new DLC completely throws that in the face of the players by making the gear useless. The only way to keep up is to grind out new gear. Now I understand in an RPG, especially a MMORPG it is expected for some level of grinding. For some reason although I feel like this is the main thing which is drawing me back to Destiny. Once I finish all the missions and strikes, I sit down and think, what next? Of course I try and max out all my gear while collecting those that I don't have. But at some point I wondering, is this what I'm playing for? Is the replayability coming from simply grinding out gear? Yes there are new missions and raids and such but this brings me to my deeper point. Destiny's story and depth of a universe. As I mentioned before, I've followed halo since the beginning. I've seen the universe turn to what it is. My point is that, along with my initial defenses of Destiny's story line, with the first halo, there was so much to the story that was untold. In halo, you knew MC was part of the Spartan IIs but you had no idea about how the war started, who the Spartan Is were, and much less about the forerunners. But with the content brought out such as books and halo 2, it kept you coming back for more. With halo, the multiplayer kept me entertained but what really kept me coming back for more was the gameplay and the story. I've played other games such as Dark Souls where the story is much deeper into very hidden things and I can see that with Destiny's Grimoire cards but something still didn't feel right. When I played halo I felt connected with my character. Even though I didn't know about the universe, I felt like a deep connection with the very suspenseful storyline. Destiny does not have that. Once I beat the black garden, I felt nothing but the satisfaction of completing a mission and beating the game. There was no urgency or suspense. Because of this, I was excited for the DLC. Just as additional content explored the holes in Halo's story, I expected this DLC to do the same. Yet I feel as though this does not. I feel like the DLC's story is an isolated tale that doesn't do much except give background on Crota. That's great and all, but I still have no idea what is going on. Then I looked at the next DLC, House of Wolves. Again, I am wary of what it will bring to the story besides another isolated side plot much like the book Cole Protocol for the Halo series. Yes I enjoy these stories, but without a solid basis of a good story, I barely know what's going on and much less, care. This brings me full circle to my point. The replayability of destiny. Why do I keep playing it? At some point I feel like I'm simply playing it to grind out my level. I don't feel as though I'm working to collect unique armor since the point of the gear is for the gear's sake but simply for my level. I sure don't feel like I keep coming back for the story because I have no idea what's going on. Yes you can make an argument that I come back for the exciting raids, which I do applaud bungie for, but even those leave me wanting more. The Vault of Glass can be completed in less than an hour if everyone is good and knows what they are doing. Also there is only one raid, two including crota's end, in the game making me think about the lifetime of those missions. Even these raids make it difficult for the casual player to find people to play. Those who are friendless or do not have mics do miss out on the enjoyment of these raids. To finish up my thoughts, I'm going to say that I'm hoping for Bungie to do things to revitalize the Destiny universe and make it much deeper than simply adding new content and making all the content before the DLC and those who do not have the DLC feel worthless.