I still remember the first time I loaded into the Tower, my Guardian standing there surrounded by veterans with glowing armor and exotic weapons I could only dream of obtaining. That was three years and over 1,200 hours of gameplay ago. Today, as I prepare for what might be our final stand against the Witness in The Final Shape, I can't help but reflect on how my approach to Destiny 2 has evolved from random button-mashing to implementing what I now call "All Jili Games" - my personal collection of winning strategies that have transformed me from a struggling New Light into someone who can confidently guide fireteams through master raids and grandmaster nightfalls.
The term "All Jili Games" didn't come to me in some dramatic moment of gaming enlightenment. It emerged gradually during countless failed attempts at the Vault of Glass, numerous wipes in the Deep Stone Crypt, and that particularly humbling experience when I died forty-seven times to the same boss in the Lightfall campaign. I realized that winning in Destiny 2 wasn't about having the perfect gear or the fastest reaction times - it was about developing a comprehensive approach that combined mechanical skill, strategic thinking, and deep game knowledge. This philosophy became my "All Jili Games" methodology, and it's what I'll be taking with me into what Bungie promises will be Destiny 2's most climactic expansion yet.
What makes The Final Shape particularly exciting for someone like me, who's developed these systematic approaches to gaming, is how it appears to be learning from Destiny's past narrative mistakes. According to early reports from content creators who've had hands-on experience, this expansion "avoids past pitfalls by pulling together the best elements of all Destiny 2 stories, setting clear stakes and motivations for the antagonist." This clarity is crucial for developing effective strategies. When you understand not just what you're fighting but why you're fighting and what specifically is at stake, your approach to encounters becomes more intentional. I've found that the best "All Jili Games" strategies always incorporate narrative context - understanding the emotional weight of a confrontation can be as important as knowing the mechanics.
I'll never forget the first time I attempted the Last Wish raid blind with my clan. We went in completely unprepared, thinking our decent gear would carry us through. Six hours and countless wipes later, we hadn't even reached the third encounter. That experience taught me the importance of preparation and systematic learning - core principles of my "All Jili Games" approach. Now, before any major new content drop, I spend at least ten hours studying mechanics, watching breakdown videos, and theory-crafting loadouts with my clanmates. For The Final Shape, this preparation feels different, more urgent, because the narrative stakes have never been higher. The expansion is "clearly laying out what is at stake and, at least emotionally, how it'll work," which gives my strategic planning an emotional anchor that previous expansions lacked.
One aspect of my "All Jili Games" methodology that I'm particularly proud of is what I call "progressive loadout optimization." Rather than sticking with a single meta loadout for an entire season, I've developed a system where I create three distinct loadouts for each character class, designed to complement each other and cover various combat scenarios. This system has helped my fireteam complete day-one raids three seasons in a row, and I'm currently refining it for The Final Shape's new subclasses and enemies. The expansion's focused narrative approach - "setting players on a journey straight from point A to point B and a final confrontation with the Witness" - actually makes this strategic preparation easier, as we can anticipate the types of encounters we'll face with greater accuracy than in previous, more scattered narrative expansions.
What truly excites me about applying my "All Jili Games" strategies to The Final Shape is the emotional payoff. Early previews suggest this is "easily the best story Destiny has ever told in an expansion," and for a lore nerd like me who's invested hundreds of hours not just in gameplay but in understanding the universe, that narrative quality directly impacts my strategic engagement. When I care about the characters and the outcome, I'm more willing to push through challenging content, to wipe fifty times on a boss if necessary, to perfect strategies that might give us that edge in what sounds like a "likely suicidal, potentially world-ending confrontation." My "All Jili Games" approach has always been about more than just winning - it's about fully experiencing and appreciating the depth of what Destiny 2 has to offer.
As I count down the days until The Final Shape launches, I'm finalizing my strategies, coordinating with my clan, and preparing for what might be our most memorable Destiny experience yet. My "All Jili Games" methodology has served me well through countless raids, dungeons, and seasonal activities, but this final confrontation with the Witness feels different. It feels like the culmination of everything we've learned, every strategy we've developed, every victory and defeat we've experienced together. And with Bungie promising a tightly focused narrative that does justice to these characters we've spent years with, I'm confident that my comprehensive approach to gaming will help me not just survive this final shape, but truly experience it in all its emotional and strategic depth.
