You’re not wrong. Bungie put them there to guide little D2 noobs and then left them to blend into the background. I always thought a fun DLC for Destiny would be an extraction mission for each planet NPC. You could plan out the routes to a rescue LZ, go in either guns blazing or stealthy. Each one would add their character to the mission, like Devrim could show you secret passageways, Failsafe could unlock barriers and activate defense systems. Asher would be an asshole and would keep trying to run away back to his post. Then when the job is done they each retire to the Farm or the Tower or wherever, leaving NPC frames or soldiers behind to provide patrols like the Dreaming City, and a console could be there to let players access the engrams and gear if Bungie decides that should still be a thing (which is basically what the NPC characters are now anyway). And finally each one would provide a weapon or gear or mod or something that would have a tactical use against whatever enemy was dominant on the planet they were on. But now I [i]know[/i] I’m asking too much.

xur is the only character who's legs arent stiff as hell

I've often looked up at the old tower from D2 tower and thought, [i]why are there no construction crews working on it[/i]... at the very least we should be seeing a fallen skiff around to refelect the Arbalest quest incurrsion... looking down on the last city trying to spot player waypoint markers as they take on SoTP... but no.. just the same old view, the same old NPC dialogue (with tess being the loudest)

nah, who cares about dev. Forget him till he gives us that nlb (not sure if he has nlb, a friend said so)

EDZ: Being that we defeated the Cabal and pretty much destroyed the Fallen, Devrim should move to the Farm and the Farms appearance should be updated so there's no missiles and crates of guns as the war is over. Devrim acts as a field commander, sends out scouts to gather resources like weapons, mods, armour etc. New mission involves finding a lost scout who's entered the Dark Forest (Taken legendary weapon is the reward) Titan: Sloane's command center should be rebuilt with Frames guarding the doors and you should see Frames patrolling the area. Sloane also mentions seeing a "giant worm" in the ocean that's emitting some kind of signal, tasks you with finding out what it is. This is a new raid called "To the depths of the abyss," underwater combat and a finale against something unexpected. Nessus: On Nessus Failsafe should be downloaded and moved to the Tower (can happen btw, Nessus Core side mission proved she can be transported), Nessus should then be consumed by the Vex and Failsafe's HUB should be transformed into a Fallen command post with a new Fallen boss that's using Vex technology. Io: On Io the Cabal should be removed as they were evacuating on our arrival due to the Taken, Asher should move to the border of the Pyramidion where he's studying the corpse of the mind that took his arm. Asher has a new mission available, reward is a Vex Slap Rifle. Mars: On Mars we should see the Clovis facility restored with Ana and a team of scientists working there. Rasputin controlled EXO security guard the facility while Frames patrol the area with EXO commanders. In the facility itself, Ana and her team should sell Golden Age technology (saved database during side mission) to the player, Armour, Weapons, Mods, Ghost shells, Ships, Sparrows and a new exotic quest where you're tasked with helping Ana forge a new gun with the help of Rasputin (Railgun that fires javelins). Mercury: On Mercury nothing has really changed, Osiris is still in the forest but there's a new strike mission for boarding the Almighty. Take control of the Almighty in preperation to protect earth from the coming Darkness. Tangled Shore: Spider should have complete control now, his new home should be a new outpost (Fallen Ketch). New mode should be a Prison of Elders style event where Spider pits you against enemies for rewards on board his ship. Rewards include Awoken ships and armour, Fallen shock blade and Null Cannon. This is what i would do anyway. They did say that they want player events to impact the world, well here's a few of my thoughts on how to do it.

At least he has a roof over his head and a couch, the grumpy old loon on Io has been hanging out by a cave entrance with nothing for years.

Right? And there is nothing blocking the Fallen/Cabal from entering the church either.

The Drifter should be kicked out of the Tower. His ass should be in the Farm.

Give me my No land beyond back

Holliday’s been working on the same Sparrow this whole time too. Mayyyybeee she doesn’t really know what she’s doing.

Wonder if the remaining of that dead titan in front of the temple of Crota will still be there when Shadowkeep launch??

Slone has it worse....she has been wearing that armor for 2 year getting wet with sea water. I'm sure that is some smell...………….....

What a lame character Dervim is. An English, tea-drinking, gay guy....jeezus! Do Americans not get that there are a grand total of three people in England who talk like that; hardly a basis for stereotype. Here in Scotland of course, we all wear kilts, have ginger hair and wander about going ‘och-aye the noo!’ (in a bad Robin Williams Irish/Punjabi accent...)