Bungie's response: [quote] The goal behind Destiny is that the player feels like they are part of a team. With that in mind we feel like beards would make the player feel unique and possibly ostracized from his group. For this reason we decided to remove beards as well as most other unique identifying features of your character. That's also why there are only one or two choices for top level gear at most; to make people feel like they belong. That and the artists didn't feel like creating more content. Bill and Dave only work part time. [/quote]