I think you nailed it. I didn't feel any struggle. No desperation nor sense of purpose. Saw no signs of battle or war. Where where the fallen at our gates? Where are the hive raining down on Earth? Where is the backbone of the planet destroying Cabal? Or the evil of the Vex? I don't feel like a legend, and I certainly don't feel important. Which is a shame because it is a fun game at its core, and it could have been so much more.