There is really not much known about the upcoming Season 11 or the big Autumn expansion of Destiny 2. Bungie has only sprinkled a few info snippets in the form of short teasers. But that was enough to get MeinMMO author Sven Galitzki excited about the game again. Are you feeling the same?
Actually, I am playing so little Destiny right now, more than ever: So far, I have experienced every high and low of the Destiny franchise. I have immersed myself through every new expansion and have remained loyal even in times when there was essentially nothing exciting to do.
But with Season 10, I have distanced myself from the game for the first time since the Destiny beta and have also enjoyed other games like The Division 2 more. The content from the Season of Worthy appealed to me so little that I logged into Destiny 2 only sporadically throughout the season. You can find out the reasons for this here: Why The Division 2 is currently the better Destiny 2 for me
This way, I only earned a few missing armor pieces that I was still missing as Armor 2.0 version to make them into ornaments in the future, ground out 2 – 3 missing catalysts or weapons, completed the Lie Quest, and followed with interest the developments around the Darkness and the Power.
Unfortunately, it didn’t lead to much more. The Trials, my big hope for this season, could unfortunately not motivate me anymore. The Bunkers remained almost completely untouched except for the “story” parts. I didn’t even check Guardian Olympics. And content that usually keeps me engaged for a long time – the air has simply run out by now.
For the first time, I looked seriously skeptical at the future of the franchise and decided for the first time not to let myself be influenced by potential hype and wanted to assess the future of Destiny 2 soberly.
I was convinced that this time it would go exactly that way. But then Bungie dropped a few small info snippets about Season 11 and the Autumn expansion and I realized very quickly, despite all my resolutions: Man, I was wrong …
He is a Destiny fan from the very beginning and has spent enormous amounts of time on both parts of the franchise. If there is a game that will always have a special place in his heart, it is Destiny. But countless hours in various “Call of Duty” offshoots, as well as the Division and Battlefield series, are also part of his portfolio.
What has Bungie revealed so far about the future of Destiny 2? Unfortunately, not really much. In principle, hardly anything (regarding story and setting). Because Bungie wants to present the new season and the further future of Destiny 2, i.e. the Autumn expansion and possibly also Year 4, only on June 9. Apparently, both are directly connected.
So far, we only know the following:
- Thanks to a new cutscene, we know that the great arch-enemy, the Darkness with its massive fleet, has now arrived right at our doorstep. There will likely be an inevitable confrontation – probably in the next Season 11.
- In a leak, we saw Eris apparently on Europa, a frigid new location (this leak has since been confirmed).
- And we saw in a teaser for the upcoming revelation the Drifter embarking for Europa on a ship.
- Additionally, it has been officially stated that Season 11 will be unlike any other season before and will bring together much that has been loose so far.
In principle, we’ve never had so little info about upcoming content as we do now – not at this point, not even a week before release. Yet, against all expectations, this has been enough to generate the same hype in me as before Forsaken or Shadowkeep.
Why the hype then? After seeing the cutscene with the ship of the Darkness for the first time and the teasers with Eris and the Drifter, I was just as excited as before a big trailer for Forsaken. And this, even though I am not fully on board with everything Bungie is planning for the future – such as the retirement of weapons and gear.
But I immediately envisioned what exciting stories and locations await us there in the icy wasteland of Europa. How the encounter with our arch-enemy will unfold. Whether we might see old acquaintances like the mysterious Exo again. And what Season 11 has to do with all of this. Does it serve as a direct transition to the Autumn addon? Or does it tell its own story? Will we perhaps see parts of Destiny 3 in the Autumn?
In principle, they were almost meaningless snippets. But they triggered more in me in seconds than most full announcements or trailers of other games ever did. Even though I had prepared myself not to allow this.
Why? I don’t know. I seriously asked myself recently: Damn, Destiny! How do you always manage to hype me with so little info? And I can never answer that question.
Even though the game is currently at its absolute low point for me personally – it seems like it still hasn’t lost all its certain something, its notorious Space Magic that can captivate Guardians for weeks, months, and some even for years like no other game.
Because no other game has ever managed to get me into a state of anticipation and hype with so little info like Destiny has just done again.
Not for the first time have I realized that Destiny will likely remain more than just a game for me in the future – whatever it may look like – more than just a hobby. And even though I still have no interest in Season 10 on the final stretch – I can hardly wait to see what happens after June 9 and especially in the Autumn.
How about you? How are you feeling right now? Are you excited about what is coming soon? Perhaps even as hyped as I am – despite the thin info? Are you still looking at the whole thing soberly or skeptically? Or has the light of Destiny faded in your eyes and the future of the game leaves you cold? Let us know in the comments.
Regarding Season 10, I am at least still interested in how it will end: Destiny 2: Today starts the 1st live event with a bang – time and all information
