I think it was mostly Activision that pushed it to release as it is. I am sure that they have plenty more contend, such as the coming expansions, that could have been in the final release. I am sure that for the most part the extra missions and such we will see in the expansions were already for the most part done, but they were not set completely to launch upon release, thus the expansions so close to launch. Most of the time expansions take 6+ months to be seen, where this game already has 2 planned, one of which is only 3 months from release. Knowing Bungie, they would have held off longer if they were allowed, but they had a deadline and had to go with what they knew was solid and working. I don't mind paying more though, as I feel the game has amazing roots and can soar above almost anything if done right. I will get the first 2 expansions via the pass no doubt, and if I see things progress from them, I will certainly continue buying them until the time comes that there are none left. I think the gameplay is amazing despite the few flaws I see. And those flaws are constantly being addressed and worked on as much as possible from all I have seen thus far. Sure some thing might take longer than we would want, but the speed at which they address the issues and are speaking of making changes, it is a great deal of effort being shown. I will continue to hold faith in the future of the game until shown that there is no future remaining. I refuse to look at the bad so early in to the games life. It's like judging fries from a fast food location before you even get them. They could look stale and undercooked, but you can't know until you taste them. It could very well end up being the best you have ever experienced.

i agree there, you can tell that this is Bungie's new baby, and the way the DLC is planned, the lead writer leaving, the Grimoire writer coming in at the last moment to write the story on the cards (i assume because they weren't allowed to delay to complete a proper story, what with entire characters and locations being scrapped or repurposed) all screams of a publisher swinging their shit around and telling the dev team to deal with it and roll it out as it is. i mean, the art's beautiful, the framework is wonderful, the gameplay and (for me) the online aspect in terms of server connectivity has been almost flawless, it's just the gutted content, the mutilated story, and the littany of small things that can be patched in over time that's holding it back. at the moment if i were to review Destiny i could only give it a 7 out of 10, in harsh terms, but i know it can reach a 9 or 10 if they're allowed to fully realize their vision.

I would have to give it a 9/10 overall as I can continue to play this game without getting bored or anything. Sure there isn't much there for story right now, but games don't always need to have a story to be great, and I am sure the story will come together more as time goes on. I think the story was at one point meant to be different for each character, and the reason I say this is the part where they speak of meeting the awoken, and if you are an awoken it really makes no sense. They talk as though they have never known of them or something.

yeah i heard rumour that there were three initially, before the big rewrite last year, and now we all apparently have the Exo storyline... time will tell i guess. :)