That there were a few chests and resources to find in the private areas of the worlds.

If you count Golden Chests, there are... :)

-- Steve was surprised at the location of one on a Venus story mission.

Well, apart from those. :P

That there were a few chests and resources to find in the private areas of the worlds.

If you count Golden Chests, there are... :)

-- Steve was surprised at the location of one on a Venus story mission.

That there were a few chests and resources to find in the private areas of the worlds.

That you also got resources as random rewards (I don't really like gathering them in Patrol).

Incidentally, the Forgotten Shore area with its stranded ships looks a bit like the Aral Sea, which also borders Kazakhstan.

https://www.google.com/search?q=aral+sea+ships&es_sm=119&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=9DgiVMX_GeG...

Wow, that's pretty spot on.

...that I could rewatch Reef cutscenes over again, just so I can see how badass my hot femHunter is more times than just the first.

I'm recording it for my future characters. Sigh.

...that there was a small color-coded icon of some sort to indicate which weapons do which damage type when I'm looking at 3 fusion rifles/shotguns/snipers/whatever that otherwise look IDENTICAL. It would help when needing to throw the menu up and make a quick switch.

Yep.

...that you could save an name a "loadout" with specific gear for different situations within the same character.

Yep.

...that Bungie would announce some novels fleshing out the Golden Age (Destiny: The Fall of Light [isnotcanon.net])

Yes, but include more info in the game first.

...that there was an emote to pee on the cryptarch after he turns legendary engrams into Uncommon Solar Slap-Bracelets... for a different class.

I'm trying to kill him with kindness myself.

...that I could walk around in the stunningly beautiful world they've created. Like, in real life.

Only if I had a sparrow in real life.

...that the City Seamstress would update her f893(*#*&ing shaders.

What other FPS gives us fashion consultant? Eva is cool.

...that you could make it rain Glimmer in the Tower, Assassin's Creed-style, as I'm tired of continuously hitting the 25,000 cap.

Invite me.

...that you could purchase rare currency with glimmer. 5,000gl for a Strange Coin? DONE.

YES!

...that you could manually fly your ship.

I think that day will come.

...That Seaweedface offered that Hunter helmet on the SECOND week, instead of the first.

I bet you'll get your chance.

...That Peter Dinklage and Nathan Fillion had their VO roles swapped.

Don't completely agree, but I do wish we had more of Fillion (and the other voice actors). I do get a kick out of Mal and Zoe hanging out all day, though.

...That the Fireteam was more than 3 people, at least in Patrols.

For patrols, indeed.

...That you could "lend" gear to someone in your fireteam to make the team more potent.

For a limited time, yes!

...That I had a real Dustwalker Cloak to wear.

Christmas is coming.

...that I had more time to play.

Can't agree more!

<3
Grim

...that Bungie would announce some novels fleshing out the Golden Age (Destiny: The Fall of Light [isnotcanon.net])

More outside-the-game reading? :(

I think normally I'd be on board if not for the fact that this game has just about zero narrative and everything is located for reading on B.net.

I wish you could read your Grimoire cards during the loading screens.

... That the soundtrack was out somewhere for me to buy

.. That the game didn't feel like it's had huge chunks of narrative content completely hacked off...

... That the narrative and mission design was as good as almost everything else in this game.

Definitely these three.

... That I won't have to pay more money to see these locations.

... That there were custom multiplayer lobbies.

... That sparrow racing was a thing

... That vehicle customization was in the game... I want to customize more than just colours on my Sparrow... I want to trick it out as much as I can outfit my Guardian.

... That I could do the same to my ship. I want to be able to apply shaders to EVERYTHING.

... Space combat/sparrow racing or even sparrow combat missions were in the game. They would break up the monotony of the wave based objectives that comprise 80% of the game.

... That the soundtrack was out somewhere for me to buy

.. That the game didn't feel like it's had huge chunks of narrative content completely hacked off...

... That the narrative and mission design was as good as almost everything else in this game.

...that I could walk around in the stunningly beautiful world they've created. Like, in real life.

If it makes you feel any better, I'm sure you can take a trip to Russia and wander around there. :P

Actually, no.

http://moscow.usembassy.gov/russian-visas.html

Although it's not referred to by name, one of the still-used Soviet-era cosmodromes is Baikonur, which is actually in Kazakhstan and rented out to Russia. It is not an easy place to travel to at all, requiring special permissions, as well as being far away from... pretty well anything and everything.

Not sure where in Russia the cosmodrome is supposed to be if it isn't Baikonur, but I'd guess the circumstances are probably the same for other launch areas. If you're just a tourist who wants to see rockets, the answer is probably no.

Incidentally, the Forgotten Shore area with its stranded ships looks a bit like the Aral Sea, which also borders Kazakhstan.

https://www.google.com/search?q=aral+sea+ships&es_sm=119&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=9DgiVMX_GeG...

How is that abusing the system? Bungie put a stupid grind mechanic in, and people found a way to make the grind easier. Good for them.

Ehhh, whatever :P

You know what I meant: players found an easy and quick way to buy Exotic gear that wasn't intended by Bungie.

Anyways, if you can't buy Strange Coins or other currencies, it'd be great to be able to buy upgrade materials from vendors (Spinmetal, Spirit Bloom, etc.) for Glimmer. Just something to do with all the Glimmer you have after you get to level 20.

The problem with that is that those materials can be exchanged for Vanguard and Crucible reputation and marks.

I don't really see that as a problem. Either they could remove the ability to do that, or make the upgrade materials expensive- like 5k for 10 of one item. It still takes some time to gather enough glimmer to make a noticeable difference with the Crucible/Vanguard marks. Trading in 50 upgrade items doesn't give a ridiculous amount of rep or marks as is.

Anyways, if you can't buy Strange Coins or other currencies, it'd be great to be able to buy upgrade materials from vendors (Spinmetal, Spirit Bloom, etc.) for Glimmer. Just something to do with all the Glimmer you have after you get to level 20.

The problem with that is that those materials can be exchanged for Vanguard and Crucible reputation and marks.