Destiny 2: "I Hope People Complain About How Much Story We Have"

They make it sound like the first game was light on story by design, but we know they had intended to make more of it and then cut that aspect back when they started running out of time.

The thing about Destiny was the lack of it, not about how good or how bad it was. The story and the lack of places to go turned me off of Destiny when it was an otherwise solid game. I wonder how much I'd like it now though with all that DLC out, and with the changes that came. I honestly just played through the 'story' at launch and quit. The thing I was hoping for with Destiny was the ability to go to many, if not all the planets in the solar system, and explore interesting locations, filled with interesting things to do and see.

It would have also been nice if, along the way, there was a well-developed story that was akin to their Halo; none of that was in the game. Also, it not being a couch co-op lessened the replay value even more. The game being so focused on the raids and the multiplayer side of it, where you need a bunch of people to do a specific thing isn't what I wanted to experience. The sound design, the visuals, the loot and tried and true shooter gameplay was all good but wasn't enough to hold me.

People didn't complain because they didn't like Destiny's story. They complained because there WAS NO STORY to begin with. You can't love or hate something that isn't even there. I think it's basically summed up by the Stranger - "I don't even have time to explain why I don't have time to explain". Like wut? WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN. It was basically like, here. Do what we tell you, don't question how or why or what, just do it. Oh wait, you don't like that? Oh dear.

Complaining about "too much story" is pretty much the same as complaining that "the story sucks".

There are some people who do nothing but talk, and I can spend hours listening to them. But do you know who I complain about talking too much? The people who just keep on spewing words out of their mouths and don't ever say anything worth listening to.

"Too much story" is not a badge of pride. That means that your story sucks.

I can't wait to pick up that white Playstation 4 Pro and trade in the game with in the 1st 30 seconds of owning the console.

Looking forward to this game. I can't help feeling that Bungie/Activision are ripping us Xbox gamers off though. I mean receiving dlc for D1 after D2 launches is like a slap in the face. Really thinking about skipping it.

Not taking full advantage of the XBOX is another reason I feel like skipping. I've heard rumours that it's not even going to be 4K on XBOX let alone 4K 60. If it's not at least 4K 30 on XBOX then they can ram it where the sun doesn't shine.?✌️

Sigh just for Destiny 2, i had to hold my wallet during the steam sale. I will play on xbox :(.

Xbl - $45
D2 - $53
DLC1 - $20 (or season pass for $35)
DLC2 - $20
DLC3 - $20
EXP1- $40
Total - $198 (-xbl = $153)

And who knows what else what we will be forced to pay for to play bungie's half ass of a full game.

"We're gonna have a story. We're gonna have a story, okay? It's going to be a big story. It's going to be a beautiful story, believe me. You're going to have so much story, you're going to complain about having too much story. You'll say, 'Mr. Ward, please stop, you're giving us too much story.' And I'm going to keep on giving you more story. Okay? And no one does stories like I do."

Ha! If only they'd put enough story in Destiny one to actually interest me enough to make me

a) play for more than about 3 hours, and

b) give a rats arse about Destiny two.

Story means nothing if it's the same repetitive gameplay and combat throughout which I'm betting this will be. "Hey guys check out how great and expansive our story is" as you fight the exact same group of enemies over and over in sort of open but linear world areas . Destiny 1 was so boring it actually made me angry kind of like how ubisoft montreal games effect me. Anthem shits all over destiny

"Destiny 1 in a way was foundational," "It was meant to set up the world and ask a lot of questions, but not necessarily deliver too many answers. But leave enough out there for us to build upon."

Don't lie. We know you were forced to gut the story and rewrite it at the last second. Don't make me quote Judge Judy about the rain and the peeing on the leg.

Quality over quantity, guys.

So much story you won't believe it! You will get so much story you will get bored, you will not be able to stand all the story we are getting. -Making Destiny great again!

The mistake shouldn't have happened in the first place because of Halo and that story. I feel like it's more daddy Activisions fault but you never know.

Did we strike a nerve, Bungie?

Not our fault that you guys promised more than you could deliver. More fluff is all I see.

The foundation in Destiny 1 was pretty bare bones (granted I didn't read grimore cards). It gave only the most superficial setting information and didn't answer a whole heap of questions.

I guess Halo lore was established over a number of games and books. Hopefully they do shed more light on the universe in Destiny 2.

"Destiny 1 in a way was foundational," Ward told IGN. "It was meant to set up the world and ask a lot of questions, but not necessarily deliver too many answers. But leave enough out there for us to build upon."

Translation: We thought we had a 10 year moneymaker on our hands and could hand out the story in tiny little kernels like a hamster gets for running through a maze to you lemmings out there. We were already thinking about selling the next game rather than making sure the first one was satisfying.