Bungie knows exactly what they are doing, they made a narrative choice to keep the player just as confused and in the dark as the recently brought back to life Guardian the player role plays as. You are the character, that's why they didn't give you a specific back story, the story of your guardian is your own. The changes that happened a year ago supposedly? The reason for these changes is all wild speculation, I think its because they decided they wanted to make sure that you knew only as much as your Guardian, thus creating the confusion that we are all entangled in... We aren't meant to understand... Not yet... We are a member of an undead army fighting for a deity that is shrouded in confusion and lost history, represented only by a faceless man who claims to be the voice of said deity... What part of that makes you think we are meant to understand any of it right now? We are currently up to this point just following orders trying to work out what the hell is going on and it can't feel normal to keep dying only to have your ghost bring you back to life... We are a group of undead warriors doing our masters bidding... The speaker refuses to tell us the tales we long to hear to gain clarity... The stranger is elusive and clearly does not ally herself with the traveler... This story is deeper than any of us know... And that is the intention, we are not yet meant to know. That is what I have gathered in my time in the Destiny universe. EDIT: first thing the ghosts says 'your going to see ALOT of things you won't understand' The Speaker clearly dodges our questions. The reef queen whispers and won't tell us anything in detail. The stranger says 'I don't even have time to explain why I don't have time to explain'... What part of any of that makes you think you are meant to understand the story thus far? You are the guardian, the guardian is you, if your guardian is kept in the dark so are you... If your mad about not knowing more, get mad at those characters, they are keeping you out of the loop intentionally. Edit 2: I love this community lol even the haters have so much passion about how much they hate the game... its truly inspiring to see so much passion. Edit 3: go watch inside gamings YouTube podcast about Destiny... When did games become ALL about the story? Its not a movie! Its a game!! The narrative is a vessel, a back drop to the GAMEplay that keeps you coming back... Once the story ends what keeps you coming back? Not the story.