: If it was PID's level up system for weapons, sure. But Destiny's method of
: storytelling/backstory only harkens back to Marathon because it's stuff
: you read and can skim if need be, something that Halo 3 did miles better
: than Destiny, with the fan mod I did a Tour of Duty for here (Halo SPV3)
: having a terminal system identical to Marathon as opposed to Halo 3's
: rather odd implementation.
: I say this because unlike Destiny Marathon & PID had their terminal &
: dialog systems in the game itself, not on a separate site most players
: either wouldn't be able to nor care to visit. I was on Bungie.net a couple
: of years before I came here (though I did read the main story page a lot)
: and I couldn't be bothered to read the Destiny grimoire most of the time
: as it wasn't in the game itself, so I'd often forget to when on my PC
: later. The times I did read it I don't remember any of the details. (This
: was before I got an Xbox One and Taken King so at that time I was playing
: the original Destiny on Xbox 360 with DinkleBot)
I can't tell if you're familiar with D2, but to be clear all the lore is in game. The grimoire is no more. What the grimoire signaled was a seriousness to the lore. D2 has the lore within. We're talking for the past 5 years. Literally pages and pages of it.
Back to my original point... Destiny can be labeled (and slammed) many things - an 'arcade' game is a huge stretch. I know this is not a Destiny forum (obviously) so anyone else is free to get the last word in, I will take my leave of this thread. Peace out.
