I have to say that i'm both refreshed and anxious being a part of the beginning of a new IP. Firstly, im refreshed because nobody knows anything about it yet. Ive grown tired of age-old debates in established franchises where a new game will arrive and its fans will spend all their energy bickering about new additions. With Destiny, We're all discovering the game at the same pace and it is exciting to learn and speculate as new secrets unfold. Destiny is the game where i can see myself waking up in the middle of the night to write 10 paragraphs on a new game type. Mind you It is not a completely original game (as far as mechanics go) so we aren't discovering fire here; nevertheless, already we are seeing twists on the tried and true, leaving its meta pure and untapped.
On the other hand, i feel anxious for the same reason. The community is growing and there are so many people who are going to be doing the same thing i am. Im already overwhelmed by the content in the game itself, and then ill go on the forums and see everyone sorting into a clan or already picking apart the latest trailer. It is wonderful to see a bustling community; one might say the Destiny fanbase embodies the last city itself. And yet, i cant help but feel like im going to be left behind. I already feel a bit lost in this thread, like everybody is more zealous and invested than i am, and i dont want to be the last person to arrive at the party.
It's a weird feeling and i suppose the best way to describe it is to ask this question: How can i Become Legend - not only a mighty and formidable player in the game, but also an outspoken and recognized member of the community - if there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions of others trying to do the same thing? This isnt even a full blown MMO, yet i feel lost in a sea of faces where everybody belongs while i drift. I drift from beacon to beacon; i wander passed fireteams of prestigious clans; i hop on forums to offer my 2 glimmer and then vanish again, only to be revived the next day and revisit the routine.
My question to you, DestinyGAF, or even to any lurking Bungie employees is thus: Where does my story fit into the narrative of Destiny? Am i just a legend in a book of legends, or am i legendary? Am i a champion for a new age; a warrior of the Traveler's will; a Guardian of the last city, or am i just another player, doomed to wander on my own journey of no consequence?
Where does an individual truly begin their Destiny? Or is this my fate as one whose faith once faltered?
