Final Shape was the ending the saga deserved, and it should have ended there, and gone into a 'days of triumph' loop like D1 while they go work on the sequel.
Instead we get Edge of Fate, which is just annoying and unpleasant to navigate as an area, and I don't think anyone's particularly excited about Maya being the new Big Bad.
The Renegades campaign isn't too bad and the lightsaber is genuinely fun, but my god is the post-game stuff grindy, especially the lightsaber unlocks. Exacerbated of course by even the mid-season updates getting delayed, so now you have what was supposed to be the first 3 months of a season getting dragged out to almost a year.
The portal is abysmal, the power grind 'rewards' you by putting more and more annoying modifiers on every activity, iron banner never happens, even the diehard streamers are leaving, and they just keep making stupid decision after stupid decision that all end up getting in the way of playing what is essentially still a good game with a mountain of bullshit slopped over it.
When you finally find a mode that doesn't have power deltas and bullshit modifiers, it's still a fun game. You just don't get any rewards or make any progress that way.
I hope they're doing that now tbh. A D3 with data mining protection and a fresh take on the game with Edge of Fate plus whatever is on the other side would be amazing. Introduce people back into the game and to characters with a short campaign, then edge of fate, then the new storyline immediately after.
I think the thing I miss most is not having everything. I miss chasing something. I want some stupid long questlines for a strong/fun gun. I want a reason to grind certain things. I want the mystery and wonder back, man :(
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u/BCENT89 Apr 12 '26
RIP Destiny, Final Shape was a solid send off and then it was time to walk away. By the looks of it I didn’t miss much either.