[quote]This thread is 100% speculation based almost exclusively on the word "Comet"[/quote]
Ok so allow me to explain my train of thought with (some-what) concise bullet points instead of a wall of text!
-The Activision/Bungie contract mentions 4 DLC/Expansion packs each named Comet. These are set to follow each of the 4 Destiny titles. The fact that each Destiny game will be followed by a visit from a comet got me thinking...
-The events of Destiny's universe may not only be affected by this comet but it may very well begin and end with the comet.
-Comets have been seen as a sort of mystical / godly omen throughout our history so I feel like it really fits the feel of the game.
-It appears to me that the Traveler is in some sort of Hibernation/recovery state ever since it "sacrificed itself to save us" and now it "still hangs where it made its last stand..... keeping silent watch". Perhaps the comet has been assisting in the process of mending the traveler on each pass through our system, preparing it?
-I'm going to say that this is probably referring to a Comet that actually exists. I'm going to take a guess here and say it may be Halley's Comet which has an orbit that takes between 75 and 76 years. (aw darn.. SO CLOSE to 77!)
--When I first watched the [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS1BM9XRgvw]Law of the Jungle Trailer[/url] I had a sense that the father was the Hunter depicted in the trailer and now he was passing on knowledge to his child after the events of the 1st game, preparing the future generation of guardians.
edit: According to the video's description ^this^ is in fact false. The child is the Hunter. Moving on...
-(a bit of a tangent but I found it interesting he was reading out of a book since in the Pathways out of Darkness vidoc we see that the missions are broken down into chapters/books.)
-Destiny is a story of humanity, not just one protagonist. Stretching out the story over 75 year increments would allow for an evolution of technology over the series so that Bungie will be able to innovate the class structures, weapons, vehicles, etc. I think it really opens up possibilities for the future titles and prevent them from feeling stale and repetitive (looking at you COD).
-Considering how Destiny takes place in a persistent world I think we should expect Destiny 2 to essentially take place in the same "place" as Destiny but after 75 years (if Im right about halley's comet) of civilization's advancement it will look and feel quite different. Now that I think about it, If Destiny didn't take place over a lengthy amount of time I wouldn't feel like it really portrayed humanity coming back from the brink and taking the solar system back in a believable way. That would take hundreds of years.
So I just rambled off a few thoughts I've had regarding this "Comet" and some implications it may or may not have. If you bothered to read it all I thank you. I've been meaning to sit down and do this for a few weeks now but I just now got around to it. Probably spent too much time on it but oh well!
Thoughts? Criticisms?
(I'm sure there are others who have had similar thoughts in the community and unfortunately I cannot keep up on this stuff as well as I wish I could. If you know of any other speculation regarding Comet please post a link.)
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Maybe this "Godly Omen" will be that it's free🌠
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Sooo Half Life 3 confirmed
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Maybe comet refers to other traveler, or more background the existing one. They had to come from somewhere right?
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"I just saw Haley's comet, shooting She waved, said, "Why are you always running in place" Even the man in the moon disappeared Somewhere in the stratosphere"
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I think you're looking to far into the term 'comet'.
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Good thoughts but, a comet is just a comet. HOWEVER, if a comet were to crash on one of the planets of the system and drop some, hmm, alien element or artifact, which could quite dramatically change the story or "persistent world," would make more sense. To me, anyways.
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i think your idea is spectacular post more of your ideas, bungie might take notice, dont know though.
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Well I think you maybe on to something at the very least well done
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comet is just a codename for the dlc because it comes back around every year (get it?). the dlc is probably just going to be an expansion on the playable spaces within destiny and tons of new gear to be found.
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Well, the only part I can tell you for sure that's inaccurate about those points is that in the Law of the Jungle trailer, the Hunter (in CGI) was recalling something from his childhood (in live-action): his father reading that story to him. Says it in one of those handy description things under the video that nobody ever bothers reading.
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Hmm, interesting speculation. 75 years does make it so the destiny games don't have to worry about overlapping. But then again that makes me doubt about bringing your character over.
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Ah, very well thought out. I bet you're on to something.
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The comet DLC will only unlock if you reach a level 49 on Destiny.
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Maybe for the first DLC, it won't be a comet, but instead, planet Nibiru entering our system and bringing the fifth race with it. DUN DUN DUUUUUN. I like your ideas though, pretty neat.
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Hey guys, first post on these forums! I like your ideas. I do have to agree with another poster that maybe the expansions are simply "code named" that for now, but going along with your Halley's Comet theory - what if the entire series spread out over 75/76 years? I mean, I think that would be more than enough time for our character(s) to "become legend" with also allowing a significant amount of time to elapse would really allow the world we've been playing in to grow.
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I have a feeling "Comet" is just the code-name for the Expansion Packs. So while it is a cool idea, I can't get behind it.
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inb4comet
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Some very awesome and interesting ideas. I would have never thought about the comet stuff you said. Only problem about making such a huge gap in time how would we continue with the same character?
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More Travellers come to watch over planets .
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I like how you called out cod but halo has also become stale a bit too it made me giggle. I love your ideas though!! And I also thought that the father from law of the jungle was telling the boy his story through parody, thought I was the only one though
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Nice ideas you've got there. I would like to see this game take place on a larger timeline since, like you said, it would open up a lot of possibilities.