I'd like to take a moment to share my great experience with Destiny, why I'm so fond of the game and looking forward to the future in the face of all the negativity on the forums surrounding the game. I'll try to be brief and right to the point. To give some quick context, I had little exposure to the scope of the game prior to it's launch. Wasn't following it for years prior. I have over a decade of MMO experience (FFXI, RIFT, FFXIV, WOW, GW2, etc.). I have over two decades of FPS/Action Adventure games. I'm currently a level 26 hunter. Going into the game, my expectation was that it had a story/campaign component that you could either solo or do with friends, coupled with an endgame component that required friends/party/guild type involvement to complete. At it's basic form, would be a FPS shooter with some MMO-lite elements to it. What I've discovered in Destiny is an absolutely fluid feeling FPS with a campaign/story that agnostic of story, rivals or excels any triple-A FPS game in terms of content & quality of mechanics. The story might be fragmented if you will, but that's not the defining experience for me. Multiplayer modes and depth that again rivals or excels any triple-A FPS game in terms of scope (game modes/types). On top of that, I've discovered and endgame - the MMO-lite component - that no other FPS shooter has currently. One that creatively blends basic FPS multiplayer components and co-op into a progression system that ultimately feeds into an RAID setting with mechanics that are akin to MMORPG's. I find this absolutely enjoyable to play, with the right balance of grind vs. effort that gives you a sense of joy when you obtain that next item to continue your progression. This baseline vision Bungie has given us is one hell of a foundation to keep me glued for many years to come. Coupled with that, their acknowledgement of existing opportunities (Voice Chat, Randomized Elements, Story Integration, etc.) and near-term plans to expand the scope/content of the game, has me ecstatic for what's to come down the road. I struggle to see how dominant the negativity on these forums and how short-sighted it is when you look at the offerings out there currently. Considering this a failure, to me, is a complete insult to those who've worked tirelessly to meet customer & shareholder expectations with a title this massive & genre-defining. I'll end with this - if you think this is a failure, you most certainly never played FFXIV version 1.0 (it was shut down and relaunched as FFXIV A Realm Reborn v 2.0). Here's an article that can help put this in perspective: http://www.gamesradar.com/why-final-fantasy-14-failed-and-how-it-was-reborn/ In the meantime, I'll continue having a blast, hoping my fiance doesn't leave me and my kids don't forget my name while many of you sink hours into a game you keep playing while scorning it to death. Keep up the great work Bungie!!! Sincerely, A Happy Hunter!