See I also played since year 1 and yeah the core game had problems but I don't personally think the endgame was bad at all. It was definitely tough and challenging to say the least but that made me more determined to get to max level. Once I hit max level that where the game was lacking but now raids are excellent and provide plenty of challenge and replay ability and fun. They made raid much better actually and the game has evolved to be much better than year 1. That's reason enough to love destiny and believe that this game is actually great and has not been ruined at all. It's just everyone's negative perspective. The game is fun, it's not a master piece and it certainly does not need to be so I think people need to stop criticizing it like it should be perfect.