The following is all my opinion and doesn't reflect upon the opinions of other Mentors, Ninjas, or Bungie employees. I know what you mean. The amount of changes we've been seeing has been a bit staggering at times. Currencies changes, progression changes, ascending, etc. However, in many ways, that's our fault (I mean that as a compliment, oddly enough). We, the fans and community, have asked for changes to things that weren't working. We gave our feedback and they listened. The things that weren't needed in the game were tweaked or removed and I think Destiny is in a much better place than what it was when it launched. The Taken King seems to be a major step in the right direction. Rather than incorporating everything that can't properly be balanced without massive changes, they made what I think was the good (but tough) decision to wipe the board clean (for the most part) and let us move on from the issues that were present in Year One. Have you noticed that there so far hasn't really been anything new for currencies other than things that are replacing older versions? I think that's a good thing, but I also think that this is in preparation for all the following months that are to come. As for relevancy of weapons and armour, I hate to say it, but this isn't anything new. Many games that are like Destiny make it so new gear is better than old gear, mainly to give the player things to do. Think about it. Some players aren't getting TTK, but they still have Destiny. If you haven't gotten an expansion, you'll know that Bungie still allows players to get new gear. This allows for them to keep up with the players who did get the expansions. However, I like that they allowed us to upgrade Legendaries for this expansion since it made it so there wasn't just a handful of armour and weapons to select from. TTK doesn't need to do this since they're adding in a massive armoury and arsenal to the game. Right now it may seem like it sucks to not get to bring over some of your favourite weapons, but I'm 100% sure you'll find something equal or better for you in the coming expansion/update. I was talking to a few people about Gjallarhorn not making the full transition in TTK. We decided that this was definitely a good thing. Look at the game right now. How many bosses are bullet sponges? Sure, many have interesting features to them that spice up the gameplay, but their core aspect is being able to take massive amounts of damage. Why? I think it's because Gjallarhorn is everyone's answer to them. We can literally obliterate bosses in a few magazines with that weapon. Having more tactical battles is useless when you have something that can just track them down and do huge blows. How many of us just camp/cheese bosses with Gjallarhorn, Black Hammer, and/or Ice Breaker? Most of us, probably. We're literally taking out the challenge and fun in the game since we want things to be faster to get the randomised rewards. [b]Edit 3:[/b] I'd like to clarify that I don't mean to blame Gjallarhorn as the sole reason for the boss design, just that its "removal from the equation" frees up something that severely changes the way we play the game. It allows developers to not have to worry so much about a weapon that can defeat bosses in seconds. I'd also like to make it clear that I am, in no way, blaming players. Taking the most effective method to destroy something to get your reward makes sense. However, in the coming paragraph, I explain how that method (cheesing) isn't really necessary anymore due to the subtraction of how random loot drops have been. Sorry about any confusion. What Bungie seems to be doing is answering both issues at once. Leave behind all the flawed mechanics and items to allow for new and better ones to take their place. Less randomness to the loot, no singular go-to weapon for a given situation, and more tactically to the game's set up. Trust me, I get it. It sucks waiting and looking at all the flaws at once gives you a certain perspective on things, especially when you know what's to come. But if you look at everything individually or everything chronologically, the game has been making tons of steps in the right direction. Bungie has been very clear from the beginning that the game you start up will not be the same game in the end. The balance, progression, and so many other things are all subject to change. That is how a living shared-world game works. It's like a MMO in those respects, but it's also like a traditional FPS when it comes to balance and such. Bungie is striving hard to make Destiny great, as I'm sure you can all tell, but that also takes time. Without some drastic changes, this game would be very different and I think a lot of people wouldn't be as happy with it, if at all. It's still thriving due to Bungie's commitment to giving the best overall experience they can. I suggest we all wait for The Taken King to come out and play it a good deal before judging it. Ask yourselves a few questions: Do I need the gear I currently have to have fun? Am I playing this game for fun or for gear? Am I currently having fun? Your enjoyment is the most important thing. If you think TTK is going to be a blast and that you're going to have a great time, well, I'll see you star side. If you don't, that's absolutely fine as well. Take your time to decide. Wait for reviews. Talk to others who've played it. Read through forums. You don't have to decide now. Edit: Thank you for the great conversation, everyone. I'm really enjoying discussing hearing your opinions. I'm going to make a thread listing all the confirmed weapons and armour that are and aren't fully transferring over. I'll provide a link when it's ready. Edit 2: Here's the link: https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/148253921/0/0