I'm seeing a lot of people say that if the story is in the game then why worry about the end of grimoire. The problem is there is so much more depth within the grimoire that could never be in game.
There are literally hundreds of pages of story in the grimoire; how could Bungie ever tell the story of Thorn and The Last Word fully in game? Or how about the Books of Sorrow?
There is a strong community around the deep story of Destiny, and Bungie has decided to give everyone 10% more in game, but take away 90% from the actual story. Addition in game? Yes. Subtraction overall? Yes. A good thing? Not in the slightest. Bungie, I want to love D2, but this decision has the potential to make me leave the game, and I'm not the only one who feels that way.
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A few more numbers for you: 1,000,000's of Destiny players since the game's introduction - 16 up votes on your thread. Given Bungie's tendencies toward statistical based decisions, I would imagine usage numbers didn't equate to development time investment. I agree with this 100%. Bungie can't be everything to everyone, as they tried to be over the first 2.5 yrs.