In Destiny 2, Season 13 has kicked off and Bungie is doing many things right. But some issues have been bothering you for a long time. MeinMMO takes a look at the community.
Since February 9, Destiny 2 has been in the Season of the Chosen, which is now the 13th Season. After a cool start, it shows that Bungie has been able to step things up a notch and has presented some highlights that hardly anyone expected.
MeinMMO looks at why many of you have so much praise for Destiny 2 as you haven’t in a long time. But we also look at where it still hurts and has been for a while.
Destiny 2 goes horror and you love it
This horror delights: That Season 13 offers a secret Exo-quest was known to many. However, the powerful weapon “Tale of a Dead Man” quickly took a backseat and the hunt for the Exotic became the highlight of the still young season.
During the mission Providence, a mysterious message lures players to an abandoned spaceship in the depths of space. But the Guardians are not alone on the ghost ship.
We don’t want to spoil anything here. But for MeinMMO author Sven Galitzki, this is the best mission Destiny has ever offered: Don’t miss the new quest in Destiny 2 – Not just because of the Exotic.
The Guardians on MeinMMO have rarely been so enthusiastic
This is what you think: But even our readers at MeinMMO are really taken by the mission. In the comments under our articles, there is a shower of praise for Bungie.
Comparisons with the well-known creepy spaceships U.S.G Ishimura or the Nostromo can be read at Starfighter:
I am absolutely thrilled with the mission. For me, so far the best in terms of atmosphere. I just say Dead Space / Alien. You did a great job, Bungie.
It is also stated that the lack of a timer is a big plus. This allows you to take your time and enjoy the delicious creepy atmosphere at your own pace.
The other readers almost unanimously join in the praise:
- Bienenvogel: “I can only agree with the positive feedback on the mission. One, if not the best mission I have enjoyed playing Destiny for almost 7 years. Destiny does Sci-Fi ‘horror’ pretty well.”
- Chris: “Damn good mission. Tops the omens by a long shot. Plus, there are completely new mechanics involved. While the mechanics may not be the most groundbreaking innovation, it’s nice to have some variety in Destiny. Please more of this!”
Even Guardians who are currently busy with other games cannot resist the sheer amount of praise and announce their return: “Okay, convinced, I’ll check it out. But I really need to platinum the Demon’s Souls remake before I finally dive into the new season.” (KingK)
However, a few commentators consider the quest to be generic. But in regard to the Providence mission, this really is just a small minority. The only thing partially criticized is the lack of matchmaking, but that is sometimes countered by the focus on atmosphere.
Bunch of aliens to shoot in the face
Many sections in Destiny 2 seem stretched out. While you can admire the wonderful surroundings and with a keen eye even find cute animals, Guardians are primarily fighters and not photographers.
The now legendary quote from Luke Smith: “Destiny is about shooting aliens in the face while discussing the Oscars with your friends” has rarely been implemented as well as in Season 13. Because currently, shooting enemies is more enjoyable than it has been in a long time.
The reason is that players are faced with more enemies than they have been in a long time.
There are plenty of aliens:
- On the seasonal battlefields, the Cabal are so thick on the ground that for the first time, you really believe that an invasion is taking place. Especially in the mission “Cleansing”, entire hordes crowd into a small space.
- The strike “The Devil’s Lair”, which was brought back from Destiny 1, is quite short but crammed with enemies. About 350 baddies are thrown at the Guardians. In other, significantly longer, strikes, there are just over 100.
Forbes titles the topic as “Destiny 2 has flipped a missing fun switch in the Season of the Chosen”. And the well-known Destiny expert Datto (via YouTube) attributes the fun to “enemy density” and not to nostalgic feelings. Datto summarizes: “Season 13 started solid, very solid”.
In the mass battles, Destiny returns to its old virtues. The great gunplay is the most fun even after 7 years when you’re not competing with other players for kills but everyone is shooting in all directions. Alternatively, experiencing the effect storm for open mouths and taking down a dozen Cabal with one shot feels right.
The loot is explosive in Season 13…
At the launch of the Beyond Light DLC, there was a veritable loot drought in the shooter. That has quantitatively improved a bit by now. Season 13 then brought in fresh guns, of which mainly the quality is right. Some of them seem to rejuvenate playlists on their own
- The hand cannon Last Dollar is currently rare but extremely powerful and sought after.
- The Cabal weapons impress with their strong rolls. Especially the rocket launcher and the SMG are true treasures.
- After initial skepticism, it turns out that the Exotic Bow is a real gem.
- The new quest weapon, the grenade launcher “Plunderer’s Salvo”, may not be the pinnacle 2.0, but it has shot directly into the hearts of the Guardians.
- In the Trials, a top weapon is secretly hidden.
- But even the other loot from the Trials makes the Guardians voluntarily throw themselves into death.
- The Exotic scout “Tale of a Dead Man” is a stylish Western weapon that seems to have sprung straight from Red Dead, enticing with random rolls.
- The new exotic armors do not need to hide behind the weapons: Especially the Titan turns into Superman.
We can conclude that the new loot from Season 13 is qualitatively impressive.
… but the loot also feels reheated
This is the criticism: Although the Guardians received numerous toys in Season 13, a large portion of them is not “new”. Many weapons are known by veterans in a similar form from Destiny 1. Some items came back in polished versions from the early days of Destiny 2, and others are even reheated retirees who just recently went into retirement.
This is also how MeinMMO reader KingGamer86 feels:
I have no desire to play all the “remastered” weapons; I’ve done that plenty. Just because there’s a new perk on it, I don’t need it – to be honest.
With this, he strikes a chord with many of you. Generally, Bungie should reduce the rate of reskins. We often read this under numerous articles.
But even completely newly designed loot does not always excite the Destiny community: Countless laughs were caused by the seasonal armor ornaments. They are simply described as “ugly” and “ridiculous” – these being the milder descriptions.
In contrast, players’ mouths water at the gear from the cash shop or the Trials:
The same criticism as a year ago
Next, we summarize numerous complaints from our readers under 2 main topics: Issues with the season model and frustration over issues that have been lying in wait since Beyond Light.
This is how you feel about the season model: As in surveys on MeinMMO, the seasonal model of Destiny does not fare well with Season 13 either. You find the content too stretched:
- “UnderSkilled_and_OverGeared” is actually satisfied with the start of the season, but: “What bothers me, however, is the time gate for the story. I don’t like being told when I can proceed… I think the story should be playable in full at the beginning, and I should decide how quickly I want to get through it.”
- More critical is “RyznOne”: “These season passes and content stretches ruin the whole game […] When the next season pass comes, I better take a year’s break.”
However, it must be mentioned that many of you wanted to be surprised about whether more is coming in Season 13. The already mentioned Providence mission is one of those positive surprises that rewarded the wait. Nevertheless, many readers are still at odds with the seasons – we read this repeatedly.
These complaints are not new in Destiny 2 either
What you have not been liking for a while: In general, Destiny 2 suffers in your opinion from the decisions made in Beyond Light. Many cool things have come to the game. So does the new Stasis element, which gives you a lot of fun and power in PvE – but has turned PvP into a nightmare.
The weapon retirement and the content vault are still ideas that are difficult for you to come to terms with.
- This became particularly evident as many locations are now slumbering in the content vault and the story makes almost no sense for new Guardians.
- In the comments, seasoned Guardians like our reader Ron admitted: “With all love, I started right at the release of D1 and still don’t understand the story because there is hardly any lore in the game itself […]”. Others of you agree.
- Also, the recent decision not to expand the Cosmodrome as once promised causes much headshaking: Destiny 2 is backtracking on the expansion of iconic locations – focus on new content
- You then ask where the new content is that should come instead of the now not further expanded content?
- A constant point of criticism for many players over the years is also the neglected PvP. Unfortunately, Season 13 has brought little improvement in this area.
Conclusion: Season 13 has clear weaknesses for you. Guardians like to complain, but most do so because they love Destiny. This is justified in many cases, and when the criticism is made in an appropriate tone, it is also entirely necessary.
However, many pieces of Bungie’s plans for 2022 slowly begin to make sense. It seems that Season 13 does many things right that previous seasons did wrong. Destiny just can’t rest on the accomplishments of something like the Providence mission, but rather has to step up its game now.
How do you see it, did we capture your opinion well and do you have any additions? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
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