Funny Destiny Jokes Awesome Destiny Pictures
It's near impossible to escape memes. Trust me. Better people than us have tried, but just when we think we're out the memes reel us back in. Let's be honest, though, you want to get reeled back in.
Destiny 2 is enjoying something of a golden moment. The game released a little under a month ago and the next expansion, Curse of Osiris, was just announced at Sony's Paris Games Week presentation. The game has the backing of Bungie, Activision and Blizzard, so it's a guarantee it isn't going anywhere any time soon. The community is thriving, too. And with any good community comes jokes crystallized into pure, internet-ready content. See: memes.
As with any good meme, the best of them reveal a truth so obvious that it becomes surprising. With so many eyes on Destiny 2, it's clear the fanbase has been picking apart the game's many characters, plots twists and mechanics, reworking them into internet comedy gold. Chief among those observations is Calus' love of all things gold, the heartbreak of starting a heroic public quest alone and… hey, do you know what's up with this endgame because everyone's freaking out?
You could try to farm your own memes, but why waste the time when we've done it for you? We left no stone unturned in our quest for the finest Destiny 2 memes. Seriously, our fingers are all dirty and covered in meme juice. We're gonna go wash that off (if it does come off), but you just enjoy!
20 Clash For Gold
Who loves gold? A lot of people, it turns out. But no one really loves gold as much as Calus, the final boss of Destiny 2's first raid, "Leviathan." Calus is actually a major figure in the Destiny universe – the former emperor of the Cabal Empire, Calus was usurped by Dominus Ghaul, the game's chief antagonist. You wouldn't know any of this if you're just playing the game casually, though. All you would know is that Calus loves his gold.
The hint you get about Calus' love of all things glittery is his ship, the Leviathan, which is gilded to the gills. It's a massive, imposing thing that dominates the screen when you first load into the raid. So, a lot of gold. The mission is also the only way to get those sweet white and gold shaders.
19 Lonely, I Am So Lonely
There's nothing worse than seeing a Fallen Walker plummet from the sky, triggering a public event when… you're the only one there. Everyone knows the best loot comes from the heroic versions of public events, so why don't people in your zone come flocking when they see the notification pop up? The absolute worst, though? That's when you do the hard work to trigger the heroic event, hoping to draw in stragglers, but everyone just ignores you.
Those bad boys aren't easy, but there are a few instances where you can cheese them. The additional monsters that spawn, though, are a different story. If you're really serious about grinding out public events, it's probably best to play with friends. That way you'll never be in a situation where a random helps you spawn the heroic variant and then just high-tails it out of there.
18 Just Let Them Fly The Ships, Man!
If there's one thing Destiny 2 fans have been calling for since before the game launched (and throughout the lifespan of the original Destiny), it's for their ships to actually mean something. Destiny 2 added the ability for players to choose ship shaders, but the spacefaring crafts are still glorified loading screens.
This, of course, is in stark contrast to Sparrows, the main way players are able to jet around the game's expansive environments. Sparrows come in all kinds of rarities, which not only change the appearance of the Sparrow, but also the speed. When will Bungie make ships as meaningful as Sparrows? Well, the Traveler got cracked open at the end of the base game's story, so anything is possible. Even useful ships! Maybe!
17 Play Your Class!
The Crucible in Destiny 2 is always a hard place to be. You enter into the mode with no clue about your teammates' skill level or how serious they intend to take any given game mode. The result can be great: You can get carried to a swift victory by a highly competent team. But let's get realistic.
Chances are you're going to be saddled with some folks who have no idea what they're doing, and no amount of coaching is going to fix that. Those rare, fabulous games are the memories you've got to hold on to. After all, everyone starts somewhere and there are a lot of people playing Destiny 2. Someday they'll learn how to split up and take multiple points, but who knows when that day will be.
16 How Did That One Get Out Of R&D?
The Cabal Empire is one of the scariest factions in Destiny 2, but the offshoot faction, the Red Legion, was the only one bold enough to attack the Traveler and its Guardians directly. They were successful, too. They imprisoned the Traveler and tore down the Tower. Then, they systematically hunted down Guardians for months.
It's pretty surprising, then, that the only group capable of taking on Earth's last refuge also has a unit with a hilariously massive Achilles' heel. The Phalanx, as they're called, were on the frontline of the Red War. Their only job was to provide cover for their soldiers, but a massive, glowing symbol in the middle of the shield causes the barrier to overheat and collapse when shot. They had one job…
15 The Reward Is The Journey, Though
It's safe to say players were… disappointed in Destiny 2's endgame. If you're not into raiding or the Crucible, content kind of dries up once your Power level gets into the high 200s. You can replay the story missions, jump into any Adventures you didn't clear, do the weekly Nightfalls or play the public quests, but is that really all that satisfying once you've cleared those activities for the tenth time? So, what is there?
The joy of friendship, of course. That seems to be what's pulling a lot of people through until the next DLC, Curse of Osiris, drops in December. It's a decent enough argument. The game is all about co-op play, after all. The first Destiny suffered from a similar problem, but true fans pulled through. December can't come soon enough.
14 Joy? No, Not A Big Fan, Honestly.
Some people like Pepsi. Some people like Coke. Some people won't stop telling you how much both sodas suck. Everyone's got an opinion, but you like what you like. Typically, opinions on the internet can look like they've got a lot more support than they really do, thanks to sites like Reddit and Twitter, which collect votes and allow absolutely anyone to comment on posts.
It can start to feel like a community feels a single way about a thing, and that diverging opinions won't even be humored. Like a big ol' dog pile. That's rarely the reality, though. While it might look like everyone's being a critical, nitpicky weirdo, chances are you're in good company if you're still enjoying Destiny 2. All you've got to do is find a crew that feels similarly, and bask in your collective enjoyment of the thing.
13 Business Decisions For Business Purposes
Nobody likes a console exclusive, especially when the exclusives come in the form of content for games that have been released across multiple platforms. The result is that some players inevitably feel excluded because they're not getting that extra content. In the case of Destiny 2, that's a pretty legitimate feeling.
Bungie has been upfront about their partnership with Sony since day one. The PlayStation 4 version of Destiny 2 ends up getting a lot of content that the Xbox One version doesn't. This sucks, especially because in some cases it's never clearly explained when the exclusivity window will be up and what content will come to other platforms. In this case, Xbox One owners have good reason to be frustrated. The Lake of Shadows strike is actually pretty good, and more PVP maps are a necessity at this point.
12 In Like A Lamb, Out Like A Lion
Everyone hates the Fighting Lion. Usually, when an opinion like this starts making the rounds there are a few detractors who come forward to claim the weapon is actually unreasonably unbalanced because insert YouTube video here. Sure, there are some who like the Fighting Lion, but the consensus seems to be that you're be better off using really just any other energy weapon.
The whole gameplay loop behind the Fighting Lion is a complicated mess of situation-specific weapon swapping that revolves around breaking shields and then tearing into your enemy, then swapping back because the weapon has reloaded. Or… you could just break an enemy's shield with any other gun because that's the point of energy weapons. Maybe the Fighting Lion will enjoy its day in the sun, but does anyone really want that?
11 With Your Powers Combined
Man, people are really bummed about the endgame in Destiny 2. Sometimes it does feel like a superhero team assembling when the final member didn't get the memo about the impending world-ending catastrophe. This particular joke does actually hit on a few positive points about Destiny 2, though.
The game does have a story that's way better than the first one, and the loot comes fast and furious. Crucible balance has been a little more of a contentious issue, but the reality is that people in any given fandom will start to bicker once the content dries up. What has become a general lament in the Destiny 2 community – the lack of endgame content – will be briefly put to bed when Curse of Osiris comes out in December, but who knows after that.
10 So You're Feeding A Gun To Your Gun And—
There's always that special feeling you get when you're the one in your friend group who introduces your non-video-game-playing friends to a brand-new game. For a lot of people, that ended up being the case with Destiny 2. Hype for the game reached peak levels right before release, and a lot of folks who wouldn't otherwise pick up a first-person shooter were drawn to the promise of a co-op experience.
Then comes the responsibility of explaining all of the nuanced mechanics to your friends, and that's decidedly less fun. For what it's worth, the infusing mechanic in Destiny 2 can seem daunting at first, especially because the game doesn't really do a whole lot to explain it. Just forget about it if you're trying to explain the process over Skype or Discord. At that point just open a YouTube video.
9 It'll Stop Any Minute Now. Any Minute…
Area denial is an important aspect of any competitive shooter, but sometimes you just want your area to not be denied anymore. Like, please stop denying my area. You all have Pulse Grenades and it's driving me crazy.
The Pulse Grenade is a wildly powerful weapon in Destiny 2's Crucible, after all. Not only does it allow you to keep enemy players away from contested points, but it also obscures vision, causes a massive amount of damage and lasts fooooooooorever. Most of the time you're better off just running the other way. Forget helping your teammate caught in the blast. They're probably a goner. And if you do go to aid them, well, there's probably another Titan about to round the corner with another stack of salt-generating grenades.
There's a lot of armor choices in Destiny 2, but I think this one comprised entirely of MIDA Multi-Tools is probably a little fishy. The enthusiasm isn't a big surprise, though–the MIDA Multi-Tool is one of the most powerful weapons in the game right now. Some have even gone so far as to call the Exotic a meta-defining gun. Whoa. That probably means it needs a rework.
Of course, a nerf to the MIDA Multi-Tool would be a bummer, but at this point it's all Pulse Grenades and MIDAs in Crucible. What's a developer to do? Hopefully nothing, as the gun is great fun to use. With a little luck the MIDA obsession will die down naturally and Bungie (see: dad) won't have to step in. Good luck with that.
7 Ghaul Did Nothing Wrong
Everyone's got their own opinions about the story in Destiny 2, but no element is as divisive as Dominus Ghaul, the game's primary antagonist. Many were moved by Ghaul's quest to be accepted by the Traveler, but some found him to be just a big, fat version of Bane from The Dark Knight Rises.
If nothing else, the final encounter likely rubbed some fans the wrong way. For a conquering warlord, Ghaul is fairly introspective for most of the game. All nuance is lost in the final encounter, though, when the Cabal revolutionary fights you atop his star-eating ship the Almighty and then turns into a weird, Light-infused angel before seemingly being wiped from existence by the Traverler. Yeah, that's probably why that cat is starring at the wall.
6 That's Quite The Disappearing Act
Destiny 2 was littered with bugs when the game shipped in early September, and that went double for "Leviathan," the game's first raid. Players were reporting all kinds of issues, like disappearing enemies, infinite spawn-death loops and outright broken mechanics that were integral to advancement. Then there's the issue of the raid's final boss, Calus, just disappearing.
When you first encounter Calus he's lounging in his gilded throne room. Attack him and he'll respond in kind, spawning waves of enemies and teleporting certain party members into a separate instance where Calus appears as a giant, floating head made out of energy. Surviving party members are then spat back into the main raid arena and Calus takes to the podium again. Or not. One bug made it so that he never appeared again, rendering the raid unbeatable.
5 Stranger Things Have Happened
Stranger Things is all the rage right now. The show's second season just aired, and the premiere netted over 15 million views in the first three days. That success was built off the popularity of the first season, which saw the folks of Hawkins, Indiana pitted against the Demogorgon, a monster from an alternate dimension. At one point, the Stranger Things boys need salt, a lot of salt, to fend off the extradimensional threat. Where could someone get that much salt?
Destiny 2 players aren't known for being that salty, especially compared to more traditional competitive first-person shooters and MOBAs, but the community is certainly vocal about what they want from Bungie and exactly how long they're willing it wait for it (hint: it's not that long). As the old adage goes: The salt must flow.
4 Sorry, This Pun Is Taken
Oh, Eris, where did you go? This particular comic is actually more relevant to original Destiny players, as Eris Morn disappeared from the Tower long before the Red Legion made their presence known. Regardless, it's a pretty good joke that gets in and out without much fuss.
The joke, of course, is that the Taken are alternate versions of the enemies players fight throughout Destiny and Destiny 2, and are notable for their inverted color scheme. The fairly innocuous statement that "this seat is taken" takes on a new meaning when the seat looks like a Taken.
It is entertaining enough to consider what the Taken chair's newfound abilities might be. Maybe it flips over when people try to sit in it, or gives off a faint but unpleasant odor at all times. That'll show those sitdowners in the Tower.
3 Boy Got Me Like
It seems like everyone in the Destiny fan community worships at the altar of Cayde-6, but true Destiny 2 fans know that Zavala is actually the game's best boy. He is, after all, the only one who stuck around to fight back the Red Legion. Ikora runs off to Io while Cayde-6 goes and screws up everything for Failsafe on Nessus, but good ol' Zavala is the one who mounts a resistance and tasks the player with tracking down the rest of the Vanguard.
Zavala is also voiced by Lance Reddick, a man whose career goes way beyond video games. Reddick played an embattled police commander in HBO's The Wire, then went on to star in Fox's Fringe television series. He was also Sylens in Horizon: Zero Dawn. So, maybe take a note from Zavala in your next Tinder message.
2 The History Of A Loot Shooter
Yeah, the Destiny 2 community just won't let up about the lack of endgame content. But, in their defense, it sucks to get hyped up about a thing and then see it not live up to expectations. Destiny 2 fans will likely get the hit of content they're waiting for in December when Curse of Osiris drops, but that's a little less than a month away – a long time in one of the best years for games in a while.
Until then, there's a plenty of time to run the raid, play through all the Nightfalls and gear up for when the level cap jumps and Mercury opens once more. That should be a welcomed change for anyone who was disappointed about Destiny 2's story, as the DLC will focus on Osiris, a Guardian controversial enough to get booted from the Tower.
1 This Is My Rifle, This Is My Gun
Tell someone you think their loadout is wrong in Destiny 2 and you'll get an earful in return. The Crucible has already started to form a meta after just the first month, and there's no denying that the MIDA Multi-Tool is at the top. Basically, the stability, damage and rate of fire are insane. Anyone with an ounce of accuracy can lay threats to waste in Crucible and most player-versus-environment scenarios. It's a genuine multi-tool.
But nothing lasts forever, and the game is still young. Only time will tell if the MIDA Multi-Tool can be unseated, but some think it already has. More precisely, some think that the MID Multi-Tool never had a seat to begin with. It's a good gun, but playing by what the meta dictates is a recipe for frustration. Play what you want, just don't be a jerk about it.
Source: https://www.thegamer.com/hilarious-destiny-2-memes-only-true-fans-will-understand/
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