I’ve been playing Destiny for years. I’ve stuck through ups and downs, content droughts, balance issues, broken metas, and more. But with this latest Portal system and the way Bungie is handling progression, rewards, and player feedback… I’m honestly done giving them the benefit of the doubt. The game doesn’t feel like Destiny anymore, it feels like a live-service treadmill where fun, agency, and meaningful rewards have taken a backseat to grind and artificially extended engagement. The Portal system is restrictive, unrewarding, and unfun. The Power grind is worse than ever. Player feedback is either ignored or walked back only after massive backlash. So now, looking at Marathon, a game Bungie expects us to get excited about, all I can think is why should I trust you again? Why should I invest time, energy, or money into a new game from a studio that clearly isn’t listening to its most loyal community? If Marathon is going to be managed anything like Destiny 2 has been lately, built on systems that overcomplicate and underdeliver, then I’ll pass. Completely. I say this not out of hate, but frustration. I want to like what Bungie creates. But right now, it feels like players are an afterthought, not to mention the recent state of the eververse controversy, and I refuse to support another title if this is the standard going forward. Do better, Bungie. Or don’t be surprised when long time fans start walking away. Not just from Destiny, but from everything else too. Your reputation has a huge impact. I know I just made a forum post about the portal, but I felt this also needed to be said.