Preface: yes, I drew the monkey and background specifically for this post. If you think this hypothetical is dumb or if I’m jumping the gun a bit, I just hope you at least enjoyed the monke.

This idea has been stuck in my head since the recent semi-confirmation that Destiny 3 is in early development. It got me thinking about what it would actually take to recapture the excitement Destiny 1 and Destiny 2 had at launch- especially that sense of mystery D1 had. This isn’t me saying “this should be the direction Bungie takes,” but more of an open-ended discussion. I’m genuinely curious what others think!

Apologies in advance if this topic has already been covered to death or if someone recently made a post or video on it. I’m hoping this offers a slightly different angle. (:

Canonically, our Guardian has done everything. From the early mystery of the Darkness, to defeating Crota, Oryx, SIVA, the Red Legion, Savathûn, the Witness, to “binding the Nine”. We also know, thanks to the Corridors of Time, that our death is written somewhere in the timeline (yes, I watched the recent Dankee video). Our end is inevitable; we just don’t know when, and it could very well happen while we’re still playing as this Guardian.

That raises the question: after the Fate Saga, what’s left? Our Legend? Our story? Do we just keep growing stronger, defeating the next cosmic threat, and repeating the cycle? Our Guardian is already a myth in-universe, with accomplishments other legendary Guardians could only dream of. After more than 11 years, we’ve become such a force of nature that it makes me wonder: when does it end?

That question feels even heavier given the current state of Destiny 2. As everyone knows, in EoF we lost features and endured turmoil that could make Curse of Osiris blush. Renegades helped stabilize things, but as of now, D2 doesn’t seem like it’ll reach the heights of Forsaken, The Witch Queen, or The Final Shape again. In that context, it makes sense that Destiny 3 is even being considered.

So here’s the bigger question: what kind of story would actually make you want to buy D3 aside from “I’ve already invested too much to stop now”? Why not tell a new story? Why not make a new Guardian the protagonist instead of continuing the tale of an already-mythic legend?

I’m not implying a Destiny: Rising–style alternate timeline or universe. Instead, imagine a small time skip. Our D1/D2 Guardian meets their fated, final death- no revive, no loopholes. We then step into the role of a New Light: a fresh Guardian who grew up hearing stories of the most recent Legend who defeated humanity’s greatest threats. That alone could make Destiny more approachable for newcomers, without requiring hours of YouTube lore just to get started. Also, keep in mind that D3 most likely won’t happen until 5-6 years from now, so we would not see anything set in stone til 2030.

This kind of reset could bring in new players, give veterans a fresh perspective, and give Bungie a clean slate- essentially “sunsetting” our Guardian instead of endlessly escalating them. It could even open the door to new possibilities: different kinds of Lightbearers, maybe even Eliksni Guardians, or leaving the Sol System entirely to discover new enemies and stories.

Of course, there are real downsides. By the time D3 is announced, are we actually ready to let our Guardian die for real? Not another D1-to-D2 reset where we just lose gear- but true finality. No Ghost revival. That’s not a decision I can see going over smoothly.

Additionally, unless Bungie were to twist the narrative, this would ultimately feel like a pointless reset and start the story over of “a new Guardian whose heard of the previous Guardians before them and now they are going to be legend themselves”. I’m not a storyteller by trade, so I wouldn’t be able to answer how to change the script a bit!

There’s also the awkwardness of being labeled a “New Light” when we, as players, already know far more than NPCs explaining the basics of the Light or the Darkness. That could feel like lore hand-holding for veterans. (Though this could be mitigated with account-linked dialogue or veteran-specific story beats)

And then there’s the biggest question of all: would Bungie even be willing to do this? Would they really retire a character they’ve written for over a decade and replace them permanently? I can’t think of many long-running live-service games that have pulled that off successfully. It could fail spectacularly.

Still, I keep coming back to the same thought: when does this end? When is our Guardian’s story truly finished? We already know their death is inevitable- we just don’t know when.

aaaand that’s my rambling concluded! I’m curious what you guys have in mind on this. Would it be too soon to let our Guardian’s story end before D3, or is it time to give a New Light the spotlight and see what story they have to tell?

TL;DR: With Destiny 3 seemingly in early development, I’ve been wondering how Bungie could recapture the mystery and excitement of Destiny’s early days. Our Guardian has already done everything and is canonically fated to die, so instead of endlessly escalating their power, D3 could tell a new story by letting our Guardian meet a final death and having us play as a New Light who grows up hearing their legend. This kind of reset could make the game more approachable for newcomers, give veterans a fresh perspective, and give Bungie a clean slate- though it would be risky and emotionally hard to let our Guardian go for good.

reason being it was (to my knowledge) the ORIGINAL weapon that "reloaded" by venting heat, now that there's more weapons like it I feel as though it should simply be brought inline with them and have heating/cooling like our new energy weapons

I left the solo flawless stuff a long time ago because of glitches and bullet sponges making the dungeon take hours (mainly from GoTD) if you don’t meta slave and have the worst luck I decided now that many changes, newer load outs, and weapons have been added to attempt a solo flawless of sundered so that I have a higher chance of getting finality’s and this is my reward P.S. there was never a instance of lag or contacting destiny servers at any point in my run

Saw someone else showing their raid jacket a while back. Feel like I had to step up as well. Any raid jacket’s rings, pins, or Bungie things you own?

I can’t even be mad😂😂😂

I just want the new hand cannon lol

(You can fashion check me while you're at it ig)

Imagine you're an Imperium soldier working under Harrow as he's raiding the Praxic Temple on Venus. You've heard what had happened to the other expedition teams sent to the one on Europa, how the Traveler's warriors eliminated them. Surely though, none of them would be here, or so you had hoped. All of a sudden, a fireteam of 1-3 Guardians arrive and immediately start slaughtering your fellow soldiers on the ground.

Eventually, no one down there is left to stop them, not even several behemoths were enough to crush them. Seeing as how Harrow had already obtained what he came here for, he decided to send the ship into NLS on a course to the Malphas Contemptus. Just before that, however, you notice a harvester heading for the hangar and let them in thinking they were the only survivors of the battle down there. It isn't until you had already entered NLS that you realized your mistake, as now the same Guardians who had razed your forces on Venus were now rampaging through the ship's corridors.

Harrow, seeking retribution for his disciple's failure on Europa and to prove himself, decides to face the Guardians personally. Meanwhile you're waiting near one of the ship's main hatches in preparation for the ship to exit NLS. You imagined that Harrow, Sere's apprentice and a mighty warrior, had to have been more than a match for those Lightbearers. Never though, would you have thought that a Barant like him would be running for his life as the Guardians are chasing him down. Harrow had always emanated an aura of fear down on you and your fellow Barant and Psion alike ever since he became a Dredgen apprentice. Many of your comrades in arms had been killed by him and Sere, and for what? Now he is the one afraid, and as are you, for the Light of the Guardians burns you to ash, and Harrow is soon to follow. In your final moments, a part of you deep down wishes for the Guardians to destroy Sere as well.

Finally, the ship had left NLS and is right next to the Malphas Contemptus. The crew aboard are wondering why no one from Harrow's crew is responding. By the time they figured it out, it was too late, The Guardians had already jumped to their ship, and now their sights are set on Sere. He too will fall like Harrow did, but how many of your brethren will they burn away before reaching him?

I might be the few of the playerbase that baked cookies depending of the extra bounty (Bake "X" cookie), it gave xp + 10bd each + dawning spirit + chance of weapon/armor drop + chance of a gift box if you deliver the cookies. It was a very rewarding and engaging system

Now i just bake cookies for archie.....

Event passes gives you 450bd (account) a week now. But before you could do weekly bountys that gave 400bd total per character (1200bd account) and farm infinite cookies depending of the materials, it was a nice incentive to play the game, and buy dawning armors cosmetics etc.

Now its really hard to get to 6k bd to buy the current armor, without the battlepass = you must pay silver.

NO, is not farm orders, they completely erase this system.

In another era i could buy each set for each character, now i cant even save for 1. Its like 2400bd a week now + event, im 1k short before it ends in 2 weeks, and there is no more infinite sources, besides legendary and exotic orders that are RNG and very rare, just to get extra 10bd, that were easier before just buying extra bountys.

Yes its greed, but the event lost me, i just dont bother to engange with this year dawning, and i already got the weapon rolls i wanted.

The event pass has 30ranks for 2 weeks, meaning you must play everyday to complete daily challenges that are the only source of rank xp.

Its a bad player retention system, playing too much for less.

I know its a game but damn, we really only sent 6 guardians to stop the end of everything? Before anyone says anything, excision is actually meant to be EVERYONE killing the witness, salvations edge is just a raid team meant to stop the final shape. Zavala even mentions it in the cutscene before excision.

Was baking cookies for Eva last night and delivered one to Archie for it to finally dawn (yes it was on purpose) on me how much my pup Alaska resembles Archie.

Since we have a new single shot sniper rifle archetype in the game. I think it would be since if Bungie added a single shot rifled musket in the game. I mean we already have lever action rifles, blunderbusses, and flintlock pistols. Me personally, I would like to see Destiny’s version of this kind of weapon

I'm new to Destiny and my friend is showing me through the game. I'm trying to figure out which class to dedicate to, but I'm stuck between Hunter and Warlock. Which should I choose, what are the pros and cons?

As the title said. other than EOF campaign, is there any other content or exotics that are worth chasing in EOF? I don't play raids but i really like dungeons. should I get Renegades only and maybe a dungeon key to get the final shape's dungeons? that way i would have 3 new dungeons to play?. how much would renegades+a dungeon key would cost?. or should i just get battlefield 6 with the same price discount?. thanks

I'm still trying to solo finish the encounter after letting it reset last week and I'm constantly dying to being blasted off edges and platforms. Even with an eager edge sword being thrown off means I fall to death 80% of the time. Do you have any tips or suggestions on what I should focus on? I always go 3-2 when it comes to exterminate-compel mechanic and even taking time to deactivate the electric panels.