Destiny 2 Hands-On Impressions From a Lapsed Player

I think Destiny 2 just might win me back.
See, I’m a lapsed Destiny player. I enjoyed a lot about the first game -- the gunplay, the universe, and the loot -- but I bailed out after the campaign storyline concluded because I had no interest in grinding for another dozen-plus hours in order to even be eligible to participate in what is widely regarded as Destiny’s best content: the Raids.
Thus, I didn’t come into today’s toasty Destiny 2 gameplay reveal event pre-hyped (ca