It's impossible for me to separate myself from 10 years of Destiny knowledge, so for years I've relied on stories and accounts from fresh players, including some friends, to understand the MMO's new player experience. At this point, it is widely described as like having a bucket of loose Christmas ornaments dumped over your head, which is to say, not good.
With Destiny 2's Edge of Fate expansion out tomorrow, July 15, assistant game director Robbie Stevens says Bungie's aware of the first-time user experience problem, and enacting and planning changes to help improve it – though we're quickly approaching the 11th birthday of this thing and some changes are still apparently far off.
