Why Destiny 1 Is Worth Playing In 2021

Why Destiny 1 Is Worth Playing In 2021

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Six years after Destiny 1’s release date, the original is better than Destiny 2 in some ways (and worse in others). Here’s why it’s worth playing.

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Why Destiny 1 Is Worth Playing In 2021

Destiny 2 is in yet another content lull. Bungie’s looter-shooter-RPG can’t seem to sustain itself for longer than a few months at a time without a vocal part of the player base losing interest, and Destiny 2’s “sunsetting” has only made the usual post-DLC low point feel even more dire. Despite it being almost four years since Destiny 1’s last major update, the original game offers quite a lot for D2 players bored of the sequel in 2021, with features both better and worse than its successor’s.

Destiny 2’s Beyond Light expansion and corresponding Season of the Hunt story content have delivered some of the best narrative moments in the franchise. But even the engaging story, the beautiful and immersive Europa destination, and a fairly balanced weapon meta in both PvE and the Crucible couldn’t make up for a major problem in many players’ eyes: With Beyond Light’s launch, Bungie implemented “sunsetting,” removing a huge portion of the game’s content and putting an expiration date on much of what’s left. Now, Destiny 2 has less content to play and less loot to chase, and the fact that players know there’s a timer on their loot makes some of the grind feel pointless. Coupled that with reissued gear, which encourages players to grind for new versions the same items they may have already obtained in the past, and many players are feeling burnt out.

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Destiny 2’s next season will soon begin, giving Bungie another chance to revitalize the game. The seasonal model, though, has led to some fans feeling they’re being drip-fed things to do. Destiny 1 doesn’t have these problems, as everything that’s in the game is there to stay. This does mean there’s no new content on the way to build up a character for, but its lack of being “relevant” is both bad and good. Sure, it’s a “dead game,” but it can now be treated like any other RPG.

What Destiny 1 Does Better (& Worse) Than Destiny 2 In 2021

Players who feel Destiny 2 lacks things to do will find plenty to keep themselves busy playing Destiny 1 in 2021. The game’s final update, Destiny: Age of Triumph, made all four of its raids relevant, bringing their gear up to max Light level and introducing fancy new armor ornaments to chase. This means there’s a substantial amount of endgame content for newly created Destiny 1 characters. Random world and vendor drops, vendor-specific Silver Dust engrams, the Skeleton Key Strike-specific loot system, and other gear sources also make a huge amount of the items from its two and a half-year lifespan obtainable and infusible to the 400-Light cap. In 2021, Destiny 1’s fashion and buildcrafting endgames are as strong as they’ve ever been.

Unfortunately, character customization in Destiny 1 was never that strong to begin with. Even its most unique exotic weapons and armor aren’t nearly as interesting as the majority of Destiny 2’s, and without Destiny 2’s now-robust mod system and 30 subclass trees, there’s just not that much players can do to make their character feel unique. Destiny 1’s story progression, when playing as a brand new character, is also very disjointed. D2 is hyper-focused on Beyond Light and its seasonal content, so players are always dealing with the biggest threat at hand. In D1, Guardians feel more like mercenaries, hopping from planet to planet and expansion to expansion to take on whatever mission is most accessible.

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The biggest problem facing Destiny 1 in 2021 is its player base. Most of the best things in the game are difficult or impossible to do solo, and, playing on PlayStation 5, even the matchmade activities often turn up no other players. Anyone looking to dive back into D1 should try to convince some friends (or join a Destiny 1 Discord server), as playing without them can be a frustrating and lonely experience.

Will Destiny 1 sustain players for months on end, like Destiny 2 potentially can? No. Even treated like normal RPG with a story and an endpoint, it’s messy. But it’s far from pointless to play in 2021. Destiny 1 still has an interesting world, fun quests, lots of loot to chase, cool abilities to master, and the franchise’s signature, nearly unbeatable gunplay.

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