Factions were one of the most exciting things about the original Destiny, bringing the community together in a way that almost no other activity could. By pledging allegiance to a particular faction in Destiny Future War Cult, New Monarchy, or Dead Orbit players could participate in activities to increase their rank with that faction and then reap unique rewards as a result. Each faction gave players access to powerful rewards along the track to max out their rank, eventually resulting in a unique Exotic class item they could wear to show off their faction pride. However, this is largely where this story ends, as Destiny 2 attempted to implement a faction system but failed to execute it properly.