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11/24/2017 6:53:23 PM
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My worry with Curse of Osiris - Religious themes?

Hey devs and guys! I was just going to buy the new expansion for destiny 2 today, but ended up reading about it a bit first. I went to eurogamer and it seemed really cool, but unfortunately I don't think I am going to buy it. The reason being that I don't like the religious themes which are being put in the game, ie. an "altar" where you will be rewarded with Vex weapon or some kind of "prophecies"/quests, where you also get gear. I know for others this might be a minor issue, but I just can't stand when religion gets put in game, where it plays no role - like a looter rpg which Destiny 2 is. Some of you might be able to figure my faith out from my battletag, but please, stay on topic of my worry - I might totally have misunderstood what was meant with altar/prophecies, so would love to hear more / discuss further - especially from a dev, but also anyone else.

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  • Well Osiris always has been a bit of a religious figure, considering he has an entire [i]cult[/i]. So the symbology here is appropriate. As for Destiny as a whole, religious belief and faith have always been a core of the game's story. The very premise of Destiny, of "Light vs Darkness" is just a reflection of the conception of "Good vs Evil" in say like the Bible. I mean just think about D1 for a bit here. Your character gets brought into a world he doesn't understand, and is drafted into a war he knows nothing about. You're meant to assume the Traveller is good. You're meant to have [i]faith[/i]. Sticking with D1, even your enemies are religious in a sense. The Vex could not understand the Darkness, or the Black Garden in more specific terms. Even they, which practically existed outside of time, couldn't fathom what the Darkness was, what it's goals were. So they turned to worship it. The Hive's very description in the grimoire describes their war against the Light as more of a "crusade". A holy war. And I mean, I think it's fair to call the Speaker the "holy prophet" of the Destiny universe. So in closing, it's not accurate to say Destiny isn't a place for religious ideas to manifest themselves. The Destiny universe is [i]built[/i] on concepts of religion, after all.

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