YAY (Destiny)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 22:48 (1 hours, 36 minutes ago) @ Avateur
edited by Kermit, Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 22:51

I'm with Kermit, though. I can't fathom just never letting it go.

I never think about 343 until they get brought up.

BOLL used to somehow know whenever anyone typed his name on HBO, and I've often thought you had something similar, because if anyone types "343" it's like the sound of kibbles in the bowl and you come running to type what you always type.

I'm too busy having fun playing things like Destiny, Marathon, Cyberpunk, or countless Nintendo titles. I gave 343 plenty of chances, even after MCC. Hell, I even came here and shouted their praises for fixing MCC and told people they should buy and play it. I give credit where credit is due, even with a company like 343. And they aren't due much credit for almost everything they've released, imo.

Fair enough.

And speaking of letting go, the way I ended my first post was about how ABSOLUTELY UP we all are with Destiny, Marathon, and Halo. It's easy to let a 343 go when a 343 is no more! The future is BRIGHT (though Marathon's is still in peril, but all signs point to us having at least another year of it for them to turn things around). The Destiny community, and everyone I know who still plays it, are on cloud nine right now. Bringing back the vaulted content + future new content?? This game was done like three months ago, and now check it out! The people who enjoy Marathon and can't wait for season 3 are very excited. And Halo finally has a fresh chance at a new direction and vision (and we can all hope better management). Times are good. Rejoice, because I sure am across the board with Bungie and Halo.

Yes, it really is astonishing. I was shocked then they shut Destiny down and continued to find it unfathomable that a game that accomplished all that Destiny did would be left fallow. I was beginning to categorize it with so many other shitty things that I didn't think would happen in our recent history. Around the time when the vault hit I posted that I hoped at some point everything would be available and you could play the whole damn thing, D1 and D2, start to finish. A pipe dream, I thought, but now maybe not.

I'm interested to see what they make of it, though.

Battle royale Halo. Also, why not go in a different direction from Master Chief and tell new stories? Maybe even smaller scale like ODST that could be highly praised and also include some amazing multiplayer. Who knows. The sky's the limit! And maybe it'll come crashing down. Maybe Halo really is done for, 343 or no 343. But at least we have a chance to find out. That excites me.

What I liked about cheapLEY's post is that he touches on this truth: Halo can never have the appeal or the impact of Bungie Halo because gamers now are not like gamers in the aughts. Life online lives on rancor and harsh criticism. Fans don't exist--if you are one you're either a shill or a rube. Today it felt like you weren't completely foolish to let the cynicism go.