I miss it man. I miss grinding for months for a weapon (ghally),I miss yelling when beating Oryx for the first time. I miss grinding through crucible and occasionally checking my phone to see a couple of hours have past. I miss the heartache and adrenaline rushes that was trials of osiris. I miss looking at every weapon and armor piece I got to see what was the roll, I was excited to see what the possibliteies were. I miss the times when people would ask me "why do you still play destiny it's a shit game" I would tell them that destiny was captivating, fun, and overall a awesome time. Of course at the time I was critical of the games faults, but I still loved it. Playing destiny 2 makes me remimence on the times, memories, friends that I made playing d1. I miss being able to remember the exact moment I got a exotic. I can name most of times I got an a 1st exotic to drop for me. In d2 I don't remember because it's not special anymore. I've made close friends that I still talk to ,to this day on d1. I miss being excited to play the raids. I miss the excitement when people got the drops that they were waiting for. I miss bragging about how I got 2 cruxes with ease. I miss cussing at the gorgon maze chest because I never got anything but damn class specific items. I miss proudly bragging about how many hours I put into the game. And to be honest, I will always cherish those memories and true high points of moments that I had through out my 16 years of playing video games I'm only 19. But destiny 2 feels broken. The problems woth d2 isn't an absence of an emote wheel. The core of the game feels cracked. I'm not excited when I get a legendary, I crumble them as fast as I get them. I'm not excited when I get a exotic i didn't have. I'm not excited to log onto the game. It feels more like a drag than the time eater that was d1. I miss competing with friends to see who would get an exotic before the other one. Me and 3 of my friends had a competition to see who would be the first ones to get the Hawkmoon , Fourthhorseman, Vex, and Ghally. I won and when I did I rubbed it all of the time. I miss defending you at the gates from angry reviewers and other people. I would take up arms for you. Now I have to hold the gate open, because mostly right about d2. I don't have the passion anymore to support you. Curse of osiris was a major disappointment at best. It felt like a late night project that was thrown together to say you turned something in. These bandages that your trying to implement won't fix the core issues of the game. Me, as a die hard verteran from the d1 beta just feels betrayed. I can no longer say that I am a the same destiny player i once was. I miss seeing my friends list almost break because of the sheer amount of friends I had playing destiny at once. Now I can't even get my clanmates on to do the nightfall. This has been brewing for long time. I actually got a little emotional looking through my legacy under the d2 character selection. I keep asking myself "what happened". That's how i truly feel. I feel lost, confused, disappointed. A live team isn't going to be enough to bring back the veteran community. Playing through destiny actually inspired me to have a career in the gaming industry. Now playing d2 just makes me feel bad about the industry. It reminds me that this industry it constantly moving, changing. Everything now just feels lazy. I know saying that about a hardworking development team is one of the worst accusations, but I can't help to feel that way. I overall just miss the memories I made and had playing d1. I miss seeing triple obliterate a team in trials, I love rewatching goth's team get worlds first on kings fall, it's truly special watching them trying to figure out and master the mechanics of a raid. Those 3 years, will forever be special to me. I miss trying to master the mechanics of a new meta. I loved playing in the Thorn, Last Word, and Hawkmoon meta. D1 crucible felt amazing (still major problems) but an overall mixed emotional experience. I miss being able to clutch for my team in a crucible trials match. I miss making plays that I will remember forever. I miss flicking on someone with my longbow and making a play to win a round or game. I hate how d2 crucible feels like or was made for people to not dominate in. It's nearly impossible to make a clutch play. I miss feeling special. D2 I don't feel special, I feel like just like everyone else. I'm sorry bungie, but until this ship gets reeled back in, I have to say I'm no longer going to be a strong veteran precense in d2, meaning I won't be playing it nearly as often as I did d1 or maybe at all. I just miss it all, I would love to have it all back. I truly hope someone sees this post in bungie. We miss it.....