Let me preface this by saying I did not play much Destiny 1 past the base game when it was released.
That said, I just watched the opening cinematic and played though that part of the game and to me it felt like I walked into the most intense part of a bad super hero movie without any context regarding the characters or story.
I understand that having an exciting first half hour of a game can be a great way to hook players and provide a good deal of fast paced fun. But the into to Destiny 2 just did not feel right. I don't have the faintest idea who these characters on screen are, their motives, or functions. The be analogy to all of this I can think of would be turning the dial to 11 without ever experiencing anything before 11 so I can't know if I should be blown away or not.
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[quote]Let me preface this by saying I did not play much Destiny 1 past the base game when it was released....I don't have the faintest idea who these characters on screen are, their motives, or functions.[/quote] Not surprising. Vanilla was three years ago and there wasn't a whole lot of story back then. The various Vanguard characters were filled out much better with the Taken King expansion. So yeah, if you've missed everything since Vanilla, the beta mission won't make much sense to you.