People stick around because they're invested in the community as a whole - not just one particular aspect of it, as I see it.
To me, you shouldn't necessarily have to like/play Destiny to be here. There were several fans of Halo back in the day that hated, say Halo: Reach, but stuck around because they came for 3 and ODST. They invested time and built relationships here and genuinely wanted to stick around even though they may not have enjoyed the recent installment.
The site, particularly the Community subforum - has been for Bungie fans. If you (not you specifically, but you get what I mean) joined because of a certain game, that's fine, that's your introduction to the Bungie community. You can learn a lot and even be introduced to new games - I learned about Marathon back when I joined for Halo 3 and bought Durandal on the 360 because of it.
To several users, both new and old, this place has become their Internet home. They come here because of a myriad of reasons: they like Bungie, or the community, or the layout, etc. As I said earlier in this thread, you don't/shouldn't have to like every game Bungie puts out to be a fan, just as you shouldn't have to like every song from your favorite musician.
Even though Bungie doesn't make Halo anymore, whether they like it or not, it plays a huge part in their legacy. Probably the biggest since they were on the brink of bankruptcy before Microsoft swung in and saved their asses. To many folk, Bungie is basically trying to bury the past instead of respecting it or embracing it. Yes, Destiny is the here and now, and is certainly the future, there's no denying that. However, many people feel insulted because they feel as if Bungie is in denial about their past, which those people were a part of.
On top of that, people feel like that the forum have essentially become bundled with the game. Something that was free to them yesterday was suddenly snatched away and packaged with a game they dislike.
Personally, I'm on the fence about the whole situation. I strongly believe though there could have been a better way. This seems like the easy route to cleaning up the forums, when there have been several threads and suggestions over the past few years on how to clean up the forums. Many people who helped make these suggestions within the community are a bit ticked off because Bungie didn't reciprocate like they once did and then came up with the current policy.
I hope this helps. And thank you for being concerned and considerate to those who are having an issue and not being the typical "Get Over It" kind of guy.
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