It's time to face the fact that nobody, [i]NOBODY[/i], a hit like Halo with every new IP or sequel they touch. Other big AAA studios have made failure after failure and in this case, Destiny and the current Bungie have yet to become a failure by comparison to when they made Halo games. [spoiler]3 years running on a new IP with a sequel about to launch and an average of 500k+ players per week is NOT a failure or "shadow of itself" no matter what you want to believe... you don't have to be a fan to read the writing on the wall either. Destiny IS a success and is continuing to be successful until PROVEN otherwise.[/spoiler] Destiny doesn't have to be the greatest or even the top 10 current best games to continue to be a success. They just need to be a long-term success that leads to making more games and other IPs that they're passionate about. Not all of them will be an equal success or be greater than Halo [u]and that's okay[/u].