Why isn't destiny a Third Person Shooter?

by Zeouterlimits, Ireland, Sunday, July 28, 2013, 15:18 (4351 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Guessing you're not being entirely serious, but clearly that is something they've thought long about, considering the meetup areas seem to be third-person.

It was a third person shooter at one point, wasn't it?

I'm guessing they just kept experimenting and felt the combat and exploratory experience in having it be first person was worth not seeing your dude(t) most of the time.
Which, assuming that's true (it's a big assumption), is a great reason in my book, pointing to an emphasis on ensuring the core gameplay is as good as they can do it rather than sacrificing it slightly for a supplementary mechanic (visual player customisation).