'Destiny' fans turn innocent t-shirt reviews into an epic 'Destiny 2' drag
Any Destiny fan will tell you that feelings on the game itself always run hot and cold. The community, however, is eternally wonderful. And this bizarre t-shirt situation perfectly illustrates that.
There's a new fan-created t-shirt that bears the text: "Two tokens and a blue." It's a reference to Destiny 2's underwhelming rewards for certain events: Two tokens, which amount to one-tenth of a future piece of loot; and a "blue," a reference to gear that most players outgrow once they reach the endgame.
Two tokens and a blue is the best reward players can typically hope for when they participate in the game's public events. It's exactly the sort of in-joke that fits perfectly on a nerdy t-shirt.
The magic, however, isn't in the shirt itself; it's in the community's response to that shirt.
An Amazon listing for the shirt has attracted the attention of fans, and -- as the popular DestinyTheGame subreddit noticed -- a handful have taken to reviewing the shirt in a way that also subtly (and not-so-subtly) comments on the game. The result is a series of epic (and epically nerdy) Destiny 2 burns.
To be fair, Robert L. Haber's write-up might be an actual review.
People are really mad at Bungie and Destiny 2 right now, but this is a good reminder that Destiny's fans are always willing to gather round the fire and laugh together at all the perfect burns.
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
