I am concerned, very much so about the state of Destiny 2... It is looking to be a bigger mess than Destiny 1 for its launch, yes they've built on the story and lore of the Destiny universe, but it seems as if they are needlessly messing with the part of Destiny 1 that kept many people around - The Gunplay. Let's be honest for a minute, most people who stuck around all through Destiny 1 (especially year 1) didn't stay for the story, they stayed because the game felt oh so good to play. With the ability to tear through enemies with ease and be complete badasses, shredding a group of thralls with an auto rifle before sniping the wizard on the other side of the room, before shooting a rocket into the boss' face is a great feeling, not only for the power that the player wields, but for the great variety and fluidity of the gunplay involved. This change does not, I repeat NOT improve that sense of empowerment, nor the fluidity of gameplay from what I've seen, with snipers and fusion rifles now reserved only for the toughest of enemies, and having to choose between them and the large-scale destruction-rush of the actual heavy weapons i.e. rockets / grenade launchers whilst primarily relying on one of two primary weapons, with the same mechanics and feel. The reduction in variety of gunplay is certainly a gaping wound in the series I've come to love so dearly, and the AUDACITY of Bungie to refer to this new system as "Freedom Slots" is only rubbing in salt. Many players may defend these changes as healthy improvements to PvP, which they are, to be sure. However it seems that the PvE experience will be suffering as a result once again, an unfortunate trend when it comes to Destiny. Many may rush to say that PvP is what kept the game alive during its long droughts of PvE content, which is partially true, although many either completely left Destiny during those droughts or continued on in PvE content as well. The reality is, however, that Destiny is not, never has been, and never will be a primarily PvP experience. PvP kept the game alive during droughts, not because it is the focus of the game (if it was the primary focus of the game there would not be such noticeable droughts). No, it kept Destiny alive because it was a sideshow, a break from the meat of Destiny's content. Balancing the entire game based on a feature that is, to most players, an aside to the primary components of the game is fundamentally wrong. The delusion that Destiny's Crucible is a competitive environment capable of supporting the series is Ludicrous. Destiny could not survive as a series without its campaign and endgame PvE content, the seemingly endless dedication of Bungie towards placing Destiny within the ranks of competitive "MLG" gaming is an affront to the players waiting with bated breath for the next PvE event or DLC drop, the players who simply leave the game after a while, as there are a lot of options out there for competitive PvP multiplayer, and Destiny is certainly not in the limelight in that regard. Hopefully Destiny 2 will have a much greater edge in that arena, however this does not mean that the core of the series should be cast to the wayside. The player power fantasy is important to, not just Destiny fans, but to gamers as a whole, with even games like Dark Souls empowering the player, whether it is the sense of accomplishment from defeating a difficult boss, or looking like a badass swinging your favorite Ultra-Greatsword around one-handed. The player power fantasy comes not only from damage numbers, or how quickly you can kill an enemy, or groups of enemies, it comes from choice, the ability to play the game in the way you desire and still feel powerful and be rewarded for your time and effort, not restricting your ability to choose the methods by which you will be able to customize your playstyle (with both subclass perks and weapon slots being restricted) I would like, for an Bungie employee perusing the comments who has suffered through my block of text, to propose a compromise. Sure, have your energy and power slots, but what I would like to see (this being, at least in my opinion a legitimate improvement from Destiny 1) old - school secondaries in the energy slot, however these ought to be restricted to PvE only, that way everyone can benefit. When I say this I don't mean for there to be exotics like No Land Beyond or Universal Remote, rather that there be weapons of every rarity that would be either converted into Heavy Weapons upon entering a PvP match, or simply only usable as energy weapons in PvE activities. Sure, the idea of "Taking your favorite weapons with you into every activity" will be hurt, but I would rather see my weapons usable more reliably and more often than once every 10 minutes in PvE, and to not have to hate myself for wasting ammo shooting a dreg from across the Cosmodrome instead of walking over to him. As it seems now, I am wavering on the edge of even wanting to purchase Destiny 2, and while I probably will, I am unsure if I will find it as a worthy successor to the (sometimes) hot mess of a game that is Destiny 1. I sincerely hope Bungie listens to the feedback that they are receiving from their community and makes some changes. EDIT: For those of you discussing my concern about the gunplay, I have responded thusly: "I didn't mean to say that the core gunplay mechanics are being changed directly. My point was that the freedom and customization limitations we are seeing will change the pace of combat. As someone who likes to snipe worthless targets in PvE activities just because it was a cool shot I like to use my sniper as much as possible, and I feel that this new system is restrictive to people who like to run around with their secondary weapons, something that, even psychologically isn't possible with the new system with as much enjoyment as before. With these weapons now being all under the classification of "heavy" weapons it is difficult to justify wasting three sniper shots to clear out that squad of vandals from across the hellmouth, or to use that shotgun instead of a melee attack when dealing with things like explosive precision throwing knives. My ultimate complaint isn't about the core gunplay, and it's fantastic that it's remaining the same, it is a concern about a reduction in the variety of combat and customization options"