Destiny 2's latest expansion, Lightfall, has rubbed some players the wrong way, with developer Bungie copping to some of the criticism and responding to feedback in a blog post.
The mea culpa reflects on the events of the past month within the larger Destiny-verse and touches on some franchise milestones. Destiny 2 saw its "highest number of concurrent players in years" for Lightfall, which the studio confirms "surpassed our sales expectations for a new expansion", with "record-breaking" viewership of the World First race to complete the Root of Nightmares raid.
But fans have been reporting issues with the title's rather convoluted progression and seasonal ranking system, overly bullet-spongey enemies in Legendary Campaign, and myriad other issues and grievances. Bungie acknowledges the problems, stating: "With a solid amount of data now under our belts, it’s clear we missed the mark on some of our goals and needed to make updates based on constructive feedback."
The studio promises fixes before the advent of Season 21 (rumoured to begin around 23rd May) of the ongoing live-service juggernaut. The post itself is well worth a read for players invested in the evolution of the game.
How do you feel about the state of Destiny 2 following the release of Lightfall? Give us your honest opinion in the comments section below.
[source bungie.net]
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Lightfall (or the accompanying season) really addressed some of my biggest issues with the game. The campaign itself might not be very good, but overall, I'm happy with the changes, primarily the mod system, especially for champions, and the increased difficulty for strikes.
I played Destiny 2 again recently after a considerable break - and I turned it off within a couple of hours. SO MANY different new currencies, so many changes to the mechanics. And am I imagining this or has a huge chunk of the old content been deleted? I ask because a lot of the newer lore doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense. Kind of like watching Return of the Jedi without seeing Empire first.
Its just not newbie friendly anymore and that is a killer when it comes to your game's future. Time has come for a Destiny 3 guys.
Somehow people on this site will blame sony for it...wait and see.
I've tried to get back into Destiny 2 as a few others have said here it's very hard for new or returning players to get into it as the story makes no sense because a pot of it is missing.
I miss simplicity of Destiny 1.
I was done with Bungie after they stole dlc from me that I paid for rather than put out Destiny 3.
After becoming an advocate for The Southern Poverty Law Center and Black Lives Matter I’m done buying/playing anything Bungie puts out.
I've been playing Destiny since the D1 alpha, and i can honestly say I've never seen it like this before! It's got to the point where there are so many bugs in the game that everytime bungie tries to fix them, they end up adding 10 new bugs. The new light journey is not great at all! I recently helped my nephew through all the campaigns and grind, and i will say that it doesn't do the job its supposed to do.
Lightfall's story was just a mash of things that raised more questions than answers. The changes they made to the quality of life side, while some being good, the majority weren't great. The mod system is very lackluster, and a lot of the newer mods have incresed energy to use when bungie said they would cost less.
For me, bungie need to take the game offline and use new servers, as i think that would solve a lot of the issues, and potentially make bungies life easier in the long run.
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