Destinyexpansions are usually a decent “all day” affair

Destiny 2: Lightfallis out today, and the community is already buzzing with the ever-present question of every game release: “did you take off work for it?”Well, I’m playing it for work, does that count?

One of the last “take off of work” stories I can recall before I got into this gig full-time isSkyrim. I picked it up at a midnight launch Thursday night (early RIP for GameStop), took off that Friday, and played it through Saturday evening; which is when I cleared the main quest (yep!). I spent the rest of the weekend mucking around. There’s nothing like a cozy atmosphere, fun food, and embedding yourself in an open world game. But back toDestiny.

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Destinyis a breezy series if you’re playing it casually

Having coveredDestinysince the original game’s alpha period, I’m no stranger to “taking off” (so to speak!) for these launches. The thing is, even if you’re a casual player, most modernDestinyexpansions have around a full day’s worth of raw content to them. After that it’s generally off to the gear grind,prepping for the raid, potentially doing some dungeon runs or Crucible PVP, and waiting for updates. But you can get the overall “gist” of the base expansion very quickly, and I’m sure a lot of folks are going to be doing just that withLightfalltoday. Not a bad way to spend a Tuesday.

Weirdly, these kinds of live service games have a meta that typically involves gearing up as quickly as you’re able to, and constantly running the toughest content so you can always be above the curve. So seeing players take off an entire week hasn’t been out of the question. Either way, we’re curious if you still take off work for games!

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