If I only watched movies or read books that got 5 star reviews I would not only be bored but miss out on some pretty good entertainment. People in general are biased as to what they like and dislike. You said so yourself that you're an MMO player at heart which shows your bias towards games you like or prefer. Same goes for the people that write reviews. Most of which is like reading the back cover of a novel at the summary and state you read the whole book. I would hate for you to see too many spoilers but watch some twitch streams instead to get peak at what the new game is really like. We got what amounts to 5 pages of activities to complete, it's like year 3 moments of triumph but we got it in the beginning of the year instead of the end. I will have to admit that this game is no MMO and won't have thousands of missions. I did bring back a lot of year 1 favorite gear and weapons that you can either have drop or buy with legendary engrams. The gameplay from a PvE point of view seems to have gotten more difficult with level 42 enemies in patrol areas. Snipers are everywhere that deal major damage. Players are dying everywhere I look. I haven't died in a strike in over a year yet I die on average 2-3 times per strike and I'm at 345 light, the strike level is 320 light and they are the easy ones without burns. Ultimately it's your choice but the solo game got turned up a notch in this expansion. I have actually had to ask for help to complete some quests, something I haven't had to do since year 1 when I was a noob to FPS games.

I love this update combined with the last weapon patch.

I think you guys need to start understanding how Bungie wants to do this. The '' End game '' is tied to the expansion, ok, it's not just five missions, it's five missions and then quests, then raid, etc etc. It's all tied together. They want to get you to the end game as soon as possible. We know by now, or should know, that this is not a Bioware game, it's not Mass Effect, where the story unfolds during twenty hours of playtime or wtv. I'm really tired of hearing this crap because we know after two years how they like to do their expansions. I have no sympathy, no one that has ever played Destiny before, had any right to expect this thing to be Skyrim. I'm not saying it's right or wrong, I'm saying there is history here. Destiny has always been about quality, not quantity.

Just 6 x scan and defend missions running in reverse, took 1 year to design that while other companies are pumping new games every year

Errrm if your looking for story and campaign mode.. Afraid this ain't the game for you bud.. :/

I quit shortly after TTK (which ruined the game for me) and considered coming back for ROI. I decided to wait since previous dlcs have been pretty sparse in terms of content, and sadly this "expansion" looks to be in the same boat. A two hour campaign, one new strike, one new patrol zone comprised largely of recycled content, and a new raid for $30? No thanks.

Thoughts? It sits where they said it would, in between HoW and TTK. Don't know people were expecting a huge expansion.

Agreed. I was a Destiny fanboy after playing the beta. I was hooked, I admit it, I bought the game and two dlcs straight away. Then TTK came along and really made me question how this company does business but I'm still a fuc$&ng fan boy and was talked into getting RoI by my mate. Previously, I was one of those guys who had plenty of time to take off at work so prior to the release of the game, TDB and HoW I took time off to play. I get paid time off...I've done less on days off. However, I didn't plan on buying RoI so I wasn't planning on asking for time off but against my better judgement I decided to buy it to run with my mate through it and it literally took no time to do those lame story missions last night. Yes, they all had a fresh coat of paint splattered on some old crap, yes they were "new" but they weren't very difficult. The last fight was pretty lackluster to say the least. "Here's a flaming great axe, run around and charge it from these flame pits and smash these enemies...guess what, you just did in 5 minutes what all the Iron Lords, the self proclaimed "greatest warriors", couldn't do. Congrats, here's your sword. Now run along and wait to buy up the next 5 mission $30 "dlc" 🐏"

It's more like another update. Not dlc

If you haven't played it shut up about it!!!!!

Bb-bu-bu-bu-but didn't you hear that PvP is all that matter breh? You're such a noob bro. Only scrubs play PvE bro. Bro. Didn't you know that bro? Bro? Bro! Bro? Bro bro bro hue hue hue. Didn't you know that the flood of people getting on this morning that shut down the servers was for people who wanted to try the 1 single new PvP mode and the new couple of maps? None of the masses of people flooding the servers were for PvE are you stupid? Bro bro bro bro bro hue hue hue. Dude, PvP, that's it bro, don't you see my OBEY hat and I'm jamming some Linkin Park with some vape. C'mon bro. PvP bro. Do game companies even make PvE anymore, lolz? Bro.

[quote]I appreciate that the author said that he would release a more [b][i][u]unilateral[/u][/i][/b] review later[/quote] Probably not the word you were looking for. [quote]a Campaign that can be played through in 2-3 hours [b]if you take your time!?[/b] ... Thoughts?[/quote] I wish the base story campaign was longer, but the campaign (in the regard he is taking about) in TTK isn't really much longer. Meet the a Taken. Go to the Dreadnaught. Get access to Oryx. Kill Oryx. If that was all TTK was, it wouldn't have been worth it. RoI's story is shorter, yes. But like TTK the are a number of quests that open after (as mentioned by the reviewer). I haven't finished them all, but they seem of similar playability to the addition quests in TTK. I have only popped into two Archon's Forge instances, and they seem about on par with CoO. Less mechanics for randoms to screw up, which may be nice. One thing I am really pleased with is the new patrol area. Not only is it really beautiful, but patrol beacons actually give challenging missions. We have a level 42 patrol! I like story and lore, and so I do wish there was more. But as a PvE guy also, I see a lot more to do then just a couple hours to do the story missions.

[quote] Campaign that can be played through in 2-3 hours if you take your time!? [/quote] Let's be clear about the "campaign". Destiny doesn't have a traditional campaign. Sure, it kinda' hurts the story in the sense that it absolutely hurts the story. I mean, when Salad bar says I have to go to the Cosmodrome and stop the Fallen immediately, and then I dink around in the tower for 45 minutes decrypting engrams, I lose all sense of suspense. The story missions also do not end with the main story. Just like The Taken King, there are a plethora of story missions the continue the adventure for hours. Yes, I finished the main story in about 2 hours, and no, I was not taking my time. I ran my Gjallerwing through as much content as I could. And yes, about 4 quests and 2 strikes opened up after the main story. I would include the raid as part of the story except the raids have no matchmaking and no audio or cut scenes. I also won't include Crucible, even though Crucible was my top activity in Year 2. Once again, however, you have to enjoy all of Destiny to make your money worth it.

The cinematic features and story provided are awesome for what they are. The "journey" to Felwinter's Peak was great. The sound effects and scenery are amazing. I have yet to finish my quests, but have finished the story line from what I can tell. My review may be a little pre-mature, but this is what I have... [Spoiler Warning] [spoiler] The glaring problem is that is was short (the story line). I personally didn't have time to get invested in the characters or the impending doom of a SIVA outbreak. There was no hint and a future threat that could be a raid boss; not like Crota's End, House of Wolves or Taken King, where you got an idea what was coming. The biggest let down was the lack of back story devoted to the Iron Lords. Other than to say they existed before the guardians, you get the idea they are similar to knights. You get to see holder Jolder, but none of the other characters were focused on cinematically (except the Hunter firing the fusion rifle. I was really hoping to get introduced to the team, see their personalities, maybe a punchline about Felwinter's sniper rifle. Maybe even a reference to the Iron Banner and why it was started... Nadda. Again, this is just the base story line, not any of the side quests, so there may be more info ahead. Speaking of the story; the bosses were incredibly underpowered. The aforementioned tank was Destroyed with 4 or 5 shock cannon rounds. The bosses in the SIVA chamber were prone to getting stun locked and just stood there taking a beating while you are free to ignore all the enemies. I think a huge missed opportunity was the mention of reinforcements. Nathan Fillion's replacement Exo-Hunter at Felwinter's Peak, who directs the counter strike, radioed that they were bringing in reinforcements, then amended that statement to "more reinforcements" just as soon as the bases defenses were dropped... (by the way, that mission was a complete remake of the first Dreadnaught mission - dismantle the object preventing reinforcements, then destroy a tank that prevents you from leaving). Anyhow, the situation presented itself as you fighting the SIVA outbreak, potentially getting pushed back before the Calvary arrived for an all out war. Then the Mission Complete screen flashed and... Rewards. Saladin gave me a cute pet name of "young wolf" and eventually I got a neat sword. The sword had no back story or quest like the original exotic swords, which was sad. Anyhow, I really, really enjoy the added weapons, class items, sparrows, ghosts and other odds and ends more than than the story, which, brief as it was, was good, just not enough. The new Patrol area is beautiful. The enemies aren't that much different from regular Fallen and a lot less annoying than the Taken, though they infused some Taken Mechanics like retaliation swarm and axion darts. I personally hate those goddamn things, but at least you can shoot them. Anyhow, that's my initial review so far. Was it worth $30? I am leaning toward yes. I will have to play through some more quests and the added / refurbished strikes. The raid is also something I look forward to.[/spoiler]

Do you still play MMOs? You have to remember this is shooter and while this shouldn't be an excuse, they are not content heavy compared to an MMO. We'll have to wait and see how the Raid turns out to be because if it less than 4 bosses, I doubt it will keep players entertained for more than 2 months. $30 for considerable less content than TTK is a lot to ask for just 1 Raid with less bosses than the last one.