: But yes, when you love a franchise, and that franchise wants to make as much
: money as possible, it can often lead to heartbreak. I started to get
: scared when I found Halo underwear at a Target after Halo 3 came out.
: "This isn't going to end well, is it?" I wondered to myself as I
: stared at 200 different pieces of crap with STAR WARS pasted on it
: scattered throughout the store...

This I don't get. Does the fact that Lucas, before he sold Star Wars to disney, went nuts with toys and shit for the original trilogy diminish the original films at all? Does all the Harry Potter shit make the books less good? My friend has a Snape GPS voice. You missed your turn. 10 Points from Gryffindor.

I think you would benefit to take a step back, and realize that it's just a piece of entertainment. You don't have to be heartbroken or mourn when it 'dies'. Live life and create instead of concerning yourself too greatly with the fiction of others.

I mean, I sympathize. Bungie was a part of my 'identity' all the way to 1994. But it really wasn't, and I realize that now. I'm not who I am because of the developers whose game I enjoyed. 'Losing' Bungie with Destiny doesn't mean I'm not whole. It just means I won't play new Bungie games anymore.

It's great that you're passionate about something that it can lead to 'heartbreak', but why not take that passion and focus on something real? Entertainment and art are meant to enhance your life after all, not make you sad…

We're all on the train man, but it stops, and we can get off whenever we want.