My opinion is that if you're still playing, you're pot-committed. Everyone complains and says "I'm done if they <X>." Then they just come back to the forums and complain about the game for the next 6 months.

I dabble in the game, but I haven't really been able to sit through an entire match without calling BS since 2.1. Haven't been able to reliably put together a team since I swapped from 360 to Xbox One, and even then it was a hassle. They drove at least half my friends away with The Taken King. Think what you want. I get that you hear it a lot. But that's why we've been getting to such dire circumstances recently. The forums are usually bad, and then there's a brief relief period. I haven't seen a relief period in quite some time. Actually, what I'm starting to notice, is a complete lack of interest develop. But that's probably all part of Bungo's plan. Get them to burn out well before the next DLC, yes of course. But what's the point of playing if your friends don't play? Case and point: Bungo is driving people away and putting strains of social infrastructures of former Guardians. Reliving the LFG nightmare day after day isn't entertainment, and Bungo doesn't deserve the opportunities they've had if their game plan is to stretch out their mediocrity out of pure slothfulness, and avoid taking responsibility to develop in-game tools for playing the game. They're going to expect more than they've earned. And as long as you're all prepared to give that to them, go right on ahead. Unless people on my friends list suddenly start logging onto Destiny again and the 2.2.0 patch fixes the meta, there's just no chance. This is turning into a damned circus act.

Go to the100.io and join a clan of sorts. This game is alive and well.

See, the problem here is that you're laboring over the delusion I want to constantly have to remake friends. That's just not the kind of person I tend to be.