This is something the community has been asking for, something [i]I[/i] have been asking for, since day one. And if you don’t want to buy it, that’s fine. It’s not needed to play Destiny, so there isn’t any real reason to whine about it, you can still find the Grimoire online on several websites.
I mean, is it really that unreasonable to have a physical copy of all of the Destiny lore for you to read whenever you wanted? Yeah sure, it would be nice to read with the app every once in a while, but I would much rather read it out of a book. Not to mention the app/website will go down for maintenance periodically, and eventually down for good, (Hopefully not anytime soon.)
Take the Creature Bios from Ark Survival Evolved for example. You can find all of these in game, with their art, all the information about them, etc.
And you can view each one that you find whenever you want.
But I’m not going to go start up my Xbox and TV, get my annoyingly uncomfortable chair set up, start up the game, wait for it to load, and go to the lore tab just to do a bit of reading.
No, for that purpose, the book that came with the limited edition is something I’d use instead.
All those stories and amazing art pieces are in one neat, organized space. No fiddling with games or apps or whatever. And as long as you take care of it, it will most likely last forever. I mean, come on, I’m sure I don’t need to list every single advantage a book has over it’s electronic counterpart.
Point is, you all are completely misunderstanding the release of a Grimoire book. Should Bungie have kept the lore on the website? Yes, they should have. Is this a cash grab? No, it really isn’t. This is something that [i]we[/i] asked for.
[b]Edit:[/b] People seem to be forgetting that Bungie is adding [b][u][i]AN IN GAME LORE TAB FOR ALL TO USE[/i][/u][/b] this September.
[b]Edit 2:[/b] Since you numbskulls seem to think that I’m assuming they took the lore out of Destiny 1 the game, I’m referring to the Grimoire that was [b]on the site.[/b]
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Bungie could show up at their houses, burn them to the ground, tell them they were sorry, they messed up, and offer to sell them these little rinky dink one room wooden shacks and what's left of the community would sing their praise, throw money at their feet, and give each other happy little reach arounds inside them while they played Forsaken and ate hot pockets. Because in this day and age, criticizing a business for insanely terrible and insulting business practices is considered toxic. I still can't believe that this game has managed to make it to Y5 after this downright abysmal Y4 based on what it COULD be rather than what IT IS AND WHAT IT'S BECOME. "If it ain't broke, break it, and make the community pay money to have it back." - Destiny Design Philosophy