Dear Community, I have a confession to make... [b]I am leaving Destiny 2 for good.[/b] I have been playing the Destiny franchise for many years, up and down. In fact: I was there when Destiny 1's Beta launched, I played Destiny 1 with all my heart, left, then returned again. Two accounts and one console later, I found myself playing on PC. But I am afraid, my time has come to finally leave this franchise behind. I am leaving, and it is better this way. There are many reasons that cause my leaving. This game has swallowed so much money and time. I purchased everything on PS3, PS4 and now on PC as well... it is getting too much. This might be an unpopular opinion, but compared to the OG Destiny 1, Destiny 2 has become a huge colorful circus kept alive by fanservice, transactions and repetitive activites that are all more or less the same. It is kept alive by cliffhangers, so we put in more money to be able to experience the next lore section. Once this game was very special to me, now it isn't anymore. The Raids are nothing special anymore, the gear is not special anymore. The lore... is becoming confusing and it feels like, all that the lore is giving away to this recent day, was never supposed to be the way it is now. I think, that the lore how it is written today, is not even compatible with how Destiny 1 was originally planned. An example, one states Osiris and Saint-14 have a parental relationship, that Saint-14 was like a son to him... Next thing we know, they are in love. I wonder if you let the community decide what you write next. Time spent on details I never even thought about when I first played Destiny. All I ever wanted to know, was, what the Traveler was. I remember when I ground out my teeth for a Sword on Destiny 1 because it was [i]that good[/i] and [i]special[/i]. Doing Raids in Destiny 1 made you feel like a true veteran, it made you feel special. Today I claimed the Lament and it felt underwhelming, just another tool my Guardian throws into her vault never to be seen again. It feels like doing chores and it doesn't excite me anymore as it used to. But hey, after this Season, the cycle begins anew... Though this time, I refuse to spend more money on it. The Destiny franchise became twisted with Destiny 2. I know, Bungie is trying, but honestly, I wish the old days back. They are getting off-track and it feels like an endless cliffhanger. I feel like I throw coins into a slot machine where I put in money without knowing if it's worth the price (Beyond: Light) and just get anything. By the third game of massive grinding, I will probably still not know what the Traveler really is. I appreciate a lot of things about Destiny. The merch is cool, the art/design is amazing, the Grimoire Anthologies are awesome - I even bought the cooking book. The soundtracks are tiny masterworks filled with emotion and the essence of beautiful music. The creative side does grand work... But the game has been packaged badly. So, I bid farewell. Thank you for the memories, Destiny & Bungie.