Assessment of The Taken King

So, it has been over 24 hours since the taken king has been out. I managed to defeat orx within 4 hours. Now most people who read this will probably think that this article is anti - destiny or the new DLC because I was able to get through the levels so quickly. however I really have nothing but good things to say about this new DLC so far. No grant it I still need to do the strikes, and I also need to do the raid which will not be released until Friday. But this is what I think thus far. 

The Taken King is just what Destiny needed. The game had always had great graphics and reputation because they are the ones who created halo. However the story lacked. There was a lot of information missing that you had to research. You had Grimmor cards but who is going to go through 3500 cards to get information on a game that your playing? Shouldn't it already be in the game? Shouldn't you not have to do extra research on a game that you've already spent a ton of money on not to mention time? Destiny is a very addictive and time consuming game. So, after spending hours on getting the best gear and weapons who is going to take hours and read a bunch of cards? 

From what I have seen Destiny has gone in the right direction to fix the lack of story. without any spoilers Destiny covered more story in the first 5 minutes of the taken king than they did in Destiny Vanilla, The Dark below, and the house of wolves. The story is intense and you can't wait to finish the next level to get more information on the story. So yes the story mode is relatively short but it is intense and not lacking story. Destiny also put in a feature where your ghost can scan items and give you the background on those items regarding on how they fit in the story, if you wish to find out. 

Another awesome feature that they have added is your ghost can help you find spirit bloom, relic iron, and spinmetal. Now if your like me, I was thinking I have enough of all of this stuff I don't need to find anymore of it. Well this is not true because the Taken King forces you to basically start your character over. Your maximum level is 40 but your light level does go above 170 which is the max of our armor and guns right? Wrong... You end up looking for new, better armor and new better guns. 

Overall the Taken King is a fun addition to Destiny, and if you have the money I think you should give it a spin. :-)