This is something the community has been asking for, something [i]I[/i] have been asking for, since day one. And if you don’t want to buy it, that’s fine. It’s not needed to play Destiny, so there isn’t any real reason to whine about it, you can still find the Grimoire online on several websites.
I mean, is it really that unreasonable to have a physical copy of all of the Destiny lore for you to read whenever you wanted? Yeah sure, it would be nice to read with the app every once in a while, but I would much rather read it out of a book. Not to mention the app/website will go down for maintenance periodically, and eventually down for good, (Hopefully not anytime soon.)
Take the Creature Bios from Ark Survival Evolved for example. You can find all of these in game, with their art, all the information about them, etc.
And you can view each one that you find whenever you want.
But I’m not going to go start up my Xbox and TV, get my annoyingly uncomfortable chair set up, start up the game, wait for it to load, and go to the lore tab just to do a bit of reading.
No, for that purpose, the book that came with the limited edition is something I’d use instead.
All those stories and amazing art pieces are in one neat, organized space. No fiddling with games or apps or whatever. And as long as you take care of it, it will most likely last forever. I mean, come on, I’m sure I don’t need to list every single advantage a book has over it’s electronic counterpart.
Point is, you all are completely misunderstanding the release of a Grimoire book. Should Bungie have kept the lore on the website? Yes, they should have. Is this a cash grab? No, it really isn’t. This is something that [i]we[/i] asked for.
[b]Edit:[/b] People seem to be forgetting that Bungie is adding [b][u][i]AN IN GAME LORE TAB FOR ALL TO USE[/i][/u][/b] this September.
[b]Edit 2:[/b] Since you numbskulls seem to think that I’m assuming they took the lore out of Destiny 1 the game, I’m referring to the Grimoire that was [b]on the site.[/b]
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I still get a kick out of looking through the Prima strategy guide for Destint 1. The pages where it explains light level, mechanics, economies, etc. It's actually kinda funny to see the vanilla stuff that became obsolete so quick. It's not about it being useful, but about it being entertaining. I preordered the grimoire book, and it'll go next to a bunch of other collectible books that I have, and from time to time I'll thumb through them and enjoy the retrospective, nostalgia, and to me that's worth the money.