My dad and I were both huge Destiny fans. Actually, we were both huge Bungie fans - I always boast that Halo has been part of my life since I was 2, because my dad played CE at launch. So when Destiny 2 came out, we both had to get it - at launch, of course.

I remember booting up the game in our TV room, and being affected emotionally by the beginning. I was worried about the Traveler, the light, the Tower… but I just couldn’t get past being lightless. And because of that… I didn’t keep playing. My dad, of course, loved it - he hasn’t put it down since. And last year, five years later, I picked it back up too, and I LOVE it.

I’ve never been a patient person, and it was even worse five years ago. I just wish I had been 5% more patient then. I wish I had made it to the Shard of the Traveler. I wish that I could have experienced the evolution of this game firsthand, because now I have to look back in retrospect, through videos and photos and archives, like a historian - never getting to see it all firsthand.

I don’t know what the takeaway from this post is. I could say that Bungie should unvault the vaulted content, or that they should release Red War through, like, Season of Arrivals as its own game and make Beyond Light through Final Shape (and the future) its own game… I could provide any number of solutions, but that isn’t really the point. I’m happy that I get to play this game now, and I’m happy to get to approach the evolution of this game like a historian. I’ll just always regret not sticking around for the ride. Though, I can’t wait to see where it goes next.