If the city is shielded (Destiny)

by RC , UK, Saturday, May 03, 2014, 11:51 (3863 days ago) @ scarab

then where is the danger?

I imagine that the campaign will introduce the darkness and then we can see that the shields might fail once that metal band starts attacking. But, prior to the campaign kicking off, where is the sense of threat?

Maybe the city could have grown since the Traveller took root. Maybe refugees from the wilderness have built shanty towns outside the main walls and shields. These areas would have their own ramshackle walls that are less formidable. These communities could be vulnerable and our player characters could be from those communities. So we would have something to protect.

We know there is the looming threat of 'The Darkness' somewhere in the background that caused those gaping holes on the Traveler. But, I was under the impression the main point of Destiny was outward expansion - taking back old territories and killing alien invaders.

There probably will be an arc involving a threat to The City itself but I would be kinda surprised if that occurred in the first game.

EDIT: Otherwise you get the 'Earth is under attack... again!' syndrome that Halo fell into.