My point is, the game in no way, shape, or form, justifies the amount of hype all over the place, it's disproportionate in the extreme and very very gross.
Of course it does. Just because you don't see it, don't claim it's falsified. A majority thought the game looked looked boring or dull prior to the Alpha, after playing it however, the hype went up several fold. The GAF post Alpha stats thread shows this, with 80% of people's opinions being changed for the better. That's not manufacturered hype, that's real hype based on actual hands on play.
Destiny has all the ingredients to be a hype monster. Halo mixed with Borderlands mixed with Mass Effect mixed with Phantasy Star Online. That is a killer combination however you slice it, and an excellent development of the tried and tested first person shooter formula, especially moving on from Halo.