Destiny 2 not carrying over gear and weapons is not news, it’s obvious

Destiny_2

Any game worth its lick will evolve – be it from a major expansion pack to another like you see in mega MMORPG’s like World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14 or from one title to the next. Sure Uncharted 1-4 share a core vision but each game evolved – from mechanics, to physics, and enemy AI to name a few. A game like Destiny which features countless planets, vehicles, weapons, and gears is no different. Each of those things is designed as part of a greater arc that fits within the constructed world with specific weapons and gear not only driving a story line forward, but balanced in a way that doesn’t throw off the entire game mechanics.

From Bungie:

 We know that, just like us, you have grown fond of the Guardians you’ve created, so we do plan to preserve your character personalization. We are going to recognize the dedication and passion you’ve shown for this world 

That means that

  • Class
  • Race
  • Gender
  • Face
  • Hair
  • Body markings

will all make it over to Destiny 2 that is currently geared to be released in late 2017. As for everything else you’ve accumulated over the past 2 years like

  • Weapons
  • Armor
  • Cosmetic items
  • Emotes

won’t be making it which frankly makes sense. Destiny 2 for all intents and purposes is being built from the ground up, while needing to take existing gamers in mind and those who might be getting into the game for the very first time. To that end, Bungie can’t simply let you start with end of game weapons and armor that would either be overly powerful or on purpose handicapped which again defeats the purpose of having them.

And as for a bit of development insider baseball, Bungie would have to recreate each of those weapons from scratch, only to then gimp. So does it suck that you can’t take all of your Destiny content to Destiny 2? Not really because they’ll be entirely different games. As for someone who has entirely spent most of his time gaming on PS4 playing Destiny, I cannot wait to see what we get with its sequel. How about you?