I definitely agree that the story as it is now is definitely supposed to be a prologue to a larger story/journey. I don't know if Bungie still has the same exact intentions for the story after the storywriter left, but I still think it will eventually get a better. I'm not exactly talking about how the game's story was, it was more about how lighthearted and friendlier it used to be when being a part of the community before launch. The patience and time to stay with the game is there, it's just that it's some of the players that actually ruin the experience. I really used to look forward to going on these forums, but it has been generally very negative, almost depressing at some points. I nearly quit Destiny for good because many of the "day-one" people I started with, and the clan we started, has slowly died off. At times you just want to play the game, but it's constant hate towards other classes, complaints about nerfs, discrimination in forums about "Xur-ners", or fireteams wanting to cheese through every boss in the game. The list could probably go on for a while. Many players are not this way, but it gets very hard to enjoy the game when usually paired up with people that are and it really makes people question why they liked the game. I guess it was that bad atmosphere that was a big factor and chased off a lot of beta players that really believed in Destiny. I'm still holding on haha, but even though we're definitely around, it's understandable why many left- or are waiting for HoW.