Everything about this game and games like this(Borderlands) just look like they're taking the standard FPS formula and attaching numbers and a carrot on a stick to arbitrarily make fights take long, put in more filler content and just provide a dull experience.
If you look at a raid or even a dungeon in WoW, they have the holy trinity to make the experiences different from each other. You do have minor mechanics to do which tries to make it unique. Everything I've seen so far of this game is 'clickclickclickclick' stand behind cover and reload because the AI isn't aggressive enough to go after you. And what is the other guy in your party doing? Likely the exact same thing.
It just looks like a treadmill. I hope they show something good at E3 because everything I've seen about Destiny just makes me think I'm TOLD to think it's great not that they've shown that it's great.
I don't think Bungie ever set out to reshape fight encounters though. I mean, I wish they did, especially since I don't like modern shooter mechanics other than Halo's; nevertheless, Destiny's main attraction is supposed to be its social adventure aspect. You'd explore a large, ever-evolving world and encounter other players along the way. You can group up with them and show off your gear and go find new ones, or you may choose to go off on your own journey and "create your own story".
It's a rather basic premise that could be incredibly enjoyable if it was accomplished. The problem is just that - it sounds good on paper, but they continue to show everything except Destiny's selling point.
The more I read and see of this game, the less interested that I get.
This post says it best. They've promised a monumental game but have failed to show anything that delivers on that promise for over a year now. It's amusing how leaks like these do a better job of showing us what it is than the devs themselves do.
I don't think anybody really wants the game to
be bad, but if it ends up bombing commercially, Bungie and Activision wont have anyone to blame but themselves.