The Destiny 2 gameplay reveal last week brought tons of new information about the sequel, and I’m diving into almost everything that was revealed to look at implications for the future of the game. Before you read through this, make sure you take a second to read our previews of the first campaign mission, one of the new strikes, and the new Crucible mode, as well as our interview with Eric Osborne, and the things we’re most happy to see changed in Destiny 2.
History  of the Vanguard
The Destiny 2 gameplay reveal opened with an amazing CG trailer titled Zavala. Before we can look at what comes next for our Guardians we have to look back. What struck me here is that Zavala puts the Ghost revival mechanic into perspective. We take for granted each time we die and are revived by our Ghost. This look at the process of bringing the dead back to life shows the pain of dying and being reborn again and again. It humanizes what Guardians go through each time Ghost sends a jolt of light through them. It creates an emotional connection to what is otherwise a typical game mechanic. Zavala shows the Titan leader of the Vanguard when he was a fresh Guardian, woken from a long decaying corpse. He is inexplicably drawn to the Traveler, or more likely that Ghost guided him there in the same way that we were guided in the opening missions of Destiny. At this time, The Last City is a tiny refugee encampment, cobbled together tents, and the remnants of humanity trying to pick up...