In Destiny 2, most developers are on winter vacation, but community manager Dylan “dmg04” Gafner has taken some time to respond to 3 pressing issues from players.
This is the situation: The gaming industry, like the rest of the Western world, enters a two-week winter sleep between December 20 and January 6 to celebrate Christmas and New Year with family and friends. Most offices are closed. There are few official news updates.
Some Destiny 2 players are playing and baking a lot during this time, leading to problems that need to be addressed. The community manager of Destiny 2, Dylan “dmg04” Gafner, has taken the time to address some issues and provide statements.
Problems: Cheaters, Iron Banner, XP Grind
This is the issue with Iron Banner: The “Iron Rain” quest step in Iron Banner annoys some Guardians, as they are supposed to achieve 10 rocket kills. Some consider this a problem because it changes the way Iron Banner is played overall.
All Guardians then crowd around the heavy ammo in the middle and do not play the actual objectives.
This is what dmg04 says: Bungie has seen the feedback and is also playing Iron Banner themselves. The quest will be active for the entire Season 9. Bungie is planning multiple events to complete it.
Dmg04 says he cannot promise that the quest will be changed mid-season, but he can assure that the developers are looking into the feedback.
This is the problem with cheaters: Recently, there have been increasing complaints that Destiny 2 is infested with cheaters. This leads to issues in PvP: People die under strange circumstances and find it unfair.
This is what dmg04 says: Bungie does not comment on how investigations against cheaters are going, nor does it state who has been banned or excluded from certain modes. Sometimes, it takes time.
Dmg04 understands that it leads to frustration, but he assures players that there is a dedicated team at Destiny 2 that deals with the issue of “cheaters”.
What about XP? Some complain that it takes too long to level up the Season Pass for Season 9 to receive all items. Additionally, criticism arises that there are only a few “effective ways” to gather EXP for the pass in Destiny 2: Guardians wish for more variety in activities.
This is what dmg04 says: He states that they are also seeing this feedback. Players still have 2 months to level up the Season Pass and complete the seasonal content. He will pass on the feedback regarding bounties, activities, and more.
Positively, Dmg04 notes the feedback regarding PvP and sandbox balance. They are aware that many players appreciate the changes that came with the Season of Dawn.
Dmg04 will also pass this feedback on to the team. They are constantly monitoring the topics of PvP and balance in Destiny 2.
