[quote]Bungie has clarified with IGN even further saying that yes, your progress will 100% carry over to the sequel.
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[quote]The idea is that the Guardian you have created is something you can bring along with you on that adventure. If you take a look at the way people have played other games for a long period of time, they've had a relationship with the same character for a very long time.[/quote]
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/12/07/bungie-wants-player-progress-to-carry-over-to-destiny-sequel
Edit: Added link to interview with DeeJ
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there was never a 10 year plan. There was never any overarching story that was gonna reach across games. Anything Bungie's ever said about the "franchise" has been total crap. LIke saying LOST had a plan. They just don't care. They'll continue pushing out garbage, cutting content for DLC, making DLC way overpriced, adding micro transactions. It's all about the money and it will always be about the money. If D2, or D3, or D4, stop making money, or under-perform, they'll throw out any future concept or general ideas for the rest of this and more on. I trust Bungie as much as I trust any vast corporation, or our government. Not a word of what anyone says is truth until you see the final product. It's all lies, fake, and half truths to try to get you to buy the product.