Is becoming legend even a good goal? (Destiny)

by Ragashingo , Official DBO Cryptarch, Friday, July 24, 2015, 19:39 (3647 days ago) @ Cody Miller

We do read about old Legendary Guardians, so maybe the things we do in game are supposed to be equivalent to their accomplishments; i.e. our Guardians will have legends surrounding them in the future of Destiny.

We basically took back the moon, opened up Mars, defeated whatever it was in the Black Garden, etc.

Who is telling the Legend of your guardian though? Lame NPCs? And did your actual experience match up with what they are saying? That is the point.

No one is telling our legend. It doesn't exist yet. We are actively creating our own legends that others will one day marvel at. At least that's the way I interpret it.

I'll be the one to whisper the legend of Zero. A mighty guardian who reigned in the crucible. Rumors say he'd stomp the lights out of Lord Shaxx.

That is 'real life' and outside the scope of the game. I am talking about within the game and narrative, as is the marketing.

I think you're incorrect about the marketing because becoming a legend has never been mentioned within Destiny. Or within the Grimoire. To the best of my knowledge, the only link to anything similar to Guardians wishing to "become legend" would be the Prison of Elders card that talks about Guardians going where treasure and glory are. I can't recall any other instance where the story focus on our Guardian or even on the named Guardians who came before us (like Dredgen Yor or Kabr) is about us or them wishing to become a legend. It's all focused on protecting The City or eliminating threats or falling into darkness.

At the very very least you should acknowledge that Become Legend has a substantial out of game context. It's already looking like you're trying to ignore that though... That's not good. :(