In recent years and months, Destiny 2 has often been harshly criticized. And yet, the “dead game” that “no one plays anymore” has been stable in the bestseller charts on Steam for three years, thus securing platinum status.
Destiny 2 has been predicted to end more than once over the past few months. The Content Vault removes paid content, and Bungie is only recycling. The dungeons will become paid in the future, and the season pass and time-gate story content supposedly offer players no incentive to play this game at all.
There are also a lot of negative comments about this on MeinMMO. Players are expressing their dissatisfaction. The Content Vault, for example, was also a reason for Marc to stop playing Destiny 2 and to turn to other, albeit worse, games instead.
- “A reason why I stopped playing… Unfortunately, in my eyes, there is nothing comparable, but there are plenty of other games where I don’t feel so ****ed over.” writes Marc about it on MeinMMO.
- Also, MeinMMO reader Malo no longer plays: “I’ve been out of Destiny for a long time; it’s just become too monotonous for me, and I was, of course, very put off by the content-less €30 DLCs back then […]”
Destiny 2 should actually be dead: Many players shared similar opinions on MeinMMO in the comments over the past year. Even the latest expansions, like the “30 Years of Bungie” package or the next big DLC in February 2022 “The Witch Queen”, would not be worth spending money on according to the comments.
And yet, Destiny 2 remains stable in the Steam bestseller charts as one of the best-selling games. In the current release of “THE BEST OF 2021,” Steam provides a retrospective on the bestsellers and most-played games. Destiny 2 continues to be among the best games, remaining stable for the past three years.
We would also like to particularly highlight Destiny 2, which has reached the platinum category for the third consecutive year since its Steam release in 2019.
via steampowered.com
Rising player numbers on Steam: With each new season, which hardly anyone wants to play anymore, the player numbers sometimes even increase. The seasonal content and the season pass of Destiny 2 seem to be not so unpopular as some might want you to believe. Also, the anniversary, which came as a paid expansion, attracted players back to the action MMO, if not that many.
The Steam statistics speak for Destiny 2:
- 154,358 players peaked during the “30 Years of Bungie” anniversary in December 2021.
- 177,734 played at peak during the launch of the new season of the Lost in August 2021.
- 157,679 simultaneous players were online at the start of the Splicer season in May 2021.
- 132,225 Guardians had the season of the Chosen at its peak in February 2021.
For three years, the numbers have been relatively constant on average and are not declining quickly, making a short-term spike unlikely. The data also suggests that each of the last regular seasons this year has started stronger than the previous one. A snowball effect shows that Destiny 2 is still doing excellently.
Despite content drought still in the Steam Top 20: When Bungie announced the delay of “The Witch Queen,” it of course also affected the overall statistics. While Destiny 2 landed in the Top 10 at number 9 in August, it has now fallen to number 15 in the Top 20. Still, it remains solidly one of the most-played titles on Steam.
Destiny 2 enjoys player trust: In February 2022, Destiny 2 is expected to see a surge of players, leading to an increase in player numbers.
Already at the start of the pre-order phase in August 2021 on Steam, the nearly €100 DLC of “The Witch Queen” catapulted Destiny 2 to the top of the Steam sales charts. (via GameStar). The Legendary Edition of the DLC also took place at number 10. Thus, the action MMO has enjoyed player trust for now 4 years, prompting them not to wait long and pre-order immediately.
What makes Destiny 2 so interesting?
- The contents of Destiny 2 have been free-to-play since 2019, making it very easy to get started.
- In addition to new content, Destiny 2 also brings back its popular classics, such as the ultimate raid “Vault of Glass.” In the future, regular raids and dungeons will expand the repeatable content and season quests for players.
- Destiny 2 offers players a dynamic story that can easily compete with a popular TV show. It is now more of a “shooter-adventure” than just a shooting game.
- And thanks to crossplay, Guardians can save the universe across platforms.
What do you think? Why is Destiny 2 still so successful, even though no one plays it anymore? Does the action MMO enjoy your trust for “The Witch Queen” as well? Let us know in the comments.
