It's not YOUR MMO, but is mine.

Yes, this will be yet another "editorial" on Destiny, but more than that, it's an explanation of why I like it so damn much.

I've been reading, over the last week, everyone else either dump on Destiny, or sing its praises. I think both are worthy and viable arguments to make. The thing about Destiny, for me anyways, is that I have never played a game like it before. Sure, I've played space shooters, loot games, and co-op games before, but not like this. For me, its just a great game. Though it's repetitive in its mission structure, and locations, it doesn't seem to bother me much. I've been trying to figure out over the past few days WHY it doesn't bother me, and honestly, I can't come up with anything.

Maybe it's the sense of community without actual "interaction". I was leery of a game that allowed a handful or random players to be in "my game" while I was trying to accomplish something. Having never played, or really wanting to play, a traditional MMO, this was something I wasn't used to, and more so something I didn't want to deal with. I haven't played a competitive multiplayer game in years simply because the communities that thrives on them is usually pretty toxic. I have a life, wife, kids, a job... I don't have time or the patience to sit around and let a brood of 13 year old boys swear at me because they just learned what a word means. Destiny is different, though.

I know other games do it better and probably more seamlessly, but the ability to join a "fireteam" of your friends and jump into either a mission or a match in the Crucible is nice. Again, maybe it's because I have been so far removed from that side of gaming for so long, but I really enjoy this aspect. I can hop on, find a friend, talk ONLY to him and hear ONLY his conversation with me... great. Gone are the days of hearing how gay I am, or how well I work parts of the male anatomy. We can have, you know, big boy conversations.