True episodic . . . (Destiny)

by Ragashingo , Official DBO Cryptarch, Thursday, May 10, 2018, 14:05 (2188 days ago) @ Speedracer513

Destiny has done so from time to time. Both Crota and Oryx were teased in missions and other places (like Tower ambient dialogue) before they became focus villains. The Red Legion's attack was also hinted at a bit with the Outbound Signal mission in The Taken King where the Cabal Emperor was signaled.

Rasputin, too, would count as a longer term issues as he is first mentioned in the audio file retrieved in the crashed Jumpship in Destiny 1's very first mission. If anything, Rasputin has had the longest setup what with mentions all across D1. Going into one of his vaults starting in Dark Below. He hadsignificant mentions in Rise of Iron. And now, finally, we've "met" him in Warmind.

Further, Rasputin was not treated as a monster of the week. Instead, and if anything, he has been now properly set up as a future villain (or possibly a future solution) that will become even more important in Destiny's future.

I'd love for these setups to be even better than they are. Give us more cutscenes. Give us more out of game lore or bungie.net comics and lore story posts if you must, Bungie. But, it's not entirely fair to say Destiny hasn't had ongoing story progression.