[quote]Does this offend anyone other than myself? Does Luke Smith/Bungie believe we're this stupid?[/quote]
If you're offended by truth, then yes, you are less than average intelligence.
Her story [i]arc[/i] was completed. Her role was to get you to Venus and Mars in an attempt to destroy the Black Garden. Mission accomplished.
There's still plenty of room with new story [i]arcs[/i] that could explain more of who she is and what her motivations are.
Think about it. She falls into a similar category as Boba Fett and Wolverine - both were beloved by fans who wanted to know more about their mysterious pasts. We had to wait almost 20 years for Boba's backstory (which was a huge letdown) and almost 30 for Wolverine. Both were also originally intended as basically one-off plot devices.
So have some damn patience. It [i]is[/i] possible to lobby for more stories with/about the Stranger without being offended/insulted. Just because it isn't now, doesn't mean it can't be in the future, maybe a year from now, or D3, or whenever there is another story revolving around the Vex.
[quote]However, we can't just drop Destiny 1 and pretend like it never happened. What a slap in the face to those of us (players and content creators) who invested our time and effort into playing and decrypting (pun intended) Destiny 1's story and history.[/quote]
Yeah, they're just throwing away everything in D1. That's why they're continuing storylines [i]from D1.[/i]
The Cabal Distress signal? D1
Osiris? D1
Rasputin? D1.
This is why Luke Smith thinks you're stupid - you're offended/insulted by them "throwing away storylines from D1" when the next 3 chapters are subplots from D1. Smh...
With posts like these it's no wonder Bungie prefers Reddit...
You don't seem to know what a story [i]arc[/i] is. For it to be a true story [i]arc[/i], there has to be some kind of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. The Exo Stranger may indeed have some kind of story arc. We just have no idea what it is. And because we know so little about her and what she's been doing, it's simply not possible for any of us to say that her arc is completed. How could we know that? Was her single goal to make sure that we found out about the Black Garden? Hell, she didn't even help us get there. She just told us that it existed. What if we had failed trying to get there? What if the Gate Lord had smashed our Ghost and then torn us limb from limb, or left us wandering in some kind of Vex netherworld?
The Exo Stranger couldn't even be bothered to give us any exposition (I don't even have time to explain why I don't have time to explain) -- the foundation of any story arc.
Man, with people who are as easily satisfied as you seem to be, it's no wonder the writers feel so comfortable being lazy.