Awesome write-up Jason. I agree with all of your statements. I'm really enjoying Destiny. It's different from games I typically play. I think I'm getting away from competitive multiplayer games simply because the community sucks balls. Skyrim got me into a different genre of games. Never played a RPG before. Warframe has shown me how much fun co-op is and how rewarding it is to work for something. Now Destiny brings both of those games together but with it's on wrinkle on it. In the two weeks since its release I've found myself wanting to play more each day.
Like everyone has said the campaign sucks. To short,no character or true story development. It was intentional by Bungie to do this. They want you to want more. If by free content or dlc. They have stated all along they want Destiny to be a game you want to play for years down the road.