Been playing for ages and while I've gotten lots of enjoyment out of it, especially during the Forsaken era, the game is just not in a place right now where I can reccommend it to anyone, even for free. It is practically impossible to get into the story now that the first 2 years of campaigns and all legacy seasonal content has been removed, the gear sandbox is convoluted as hell and confusing to navigate due to massive collections of gear being made irrelevant and relevant again, and the penultimate year of narrative (Ligthfall) has been baffling to say the least with its unsatisfying and fractured presentation of crucial plot points. Yes, the gameplay loop is extremely fun but every aspect of the game's structure surrounding it is a complete mess and shows no sign of improving after six years. The issues have been manageable for a long-time fan like me and I will likely stay to see how the primary story is wrapped up in The Final Shape, but I doubt I'll stick around for whatever comes next. It deeply saddens me to say that I won't be introducing any friends to Destiny's world in the meantime for the aforementioned reasons, not to add that diving into the full, premium game is an extremely expensive affair even just to access expansions and seasons which have had much of their content gutted since release. There was a long period of time where I gave Bungie the benefit of the doubt, believing that if their circumstances were different under Activision or during lockdown they would be able to fully realize the potential of this game that I genuinely love. Now, after the game has been painfully mismanaged during both independent and new corporate ownership alongside the gargantuan recent layoffs as of November 2023, I can see that the blame with the game lies with the company itself and their own decisions.