I saw this yesterday. I posted it, it went down stream fast. Thanks for brining this up.
My take, if anyone cares?
The ratings were given to the game that was given to us. If it gets better over time? It should be reviewed again.
I gave the game a 6.5, like others. Why?
The story is almost nonexistent.
Going outside the game to learn more? Lose a point.
No LFG tools in the game, going outside to find parties. Lose a point.
The communication, is our systems. So are the friend lists. Lose a point.
Matchmaking for only some of the content. Lose a point.
The only outstanding, great thing? The gameplay mechanics. The graphics are good.
Granted it is a online game. It should be reviewed again after the DLCs.
So far Bungie has given us team chat in match made parties. That's it.
I still rate this game at 6.5.
I think it's a shame they can't admit their game is flawed.
Thats fair. Judging from the language in their contract with Activision, Bungie is pretty much gag-ordered in what they can say critically about the game. Which is fine, I dont need them to validate my own assessments. But to get on the horn and say that its the review process isnt capable of properly rating a game like Destiny... just makes you look like a petulant tool.