Bungie has finally commented on the Trials, the Trials of the Nine, in Destiny 2. The community is not thrilled with the statements.
This is the current status of the Trials: The Trials of the Nine were supposed to satisfy the PvP appetite of the most skilled Guardians who enjoy hunting other Guardians. They were intended to be a PvP mode where the best of the best could compete.
However, in Year 1 of Destiny 2, the Trials disappointed. They did not stand out from the sea of other PvP modes, causing players to flee from the Trials.
Trials on forced pause: That is why Bungie reacted and put the Trials into hibernation with the Forsaken launch. Since then, they have been out of the game – and there has been no discussion about them. Until now.
“Trials of Osiris” will not return
In the current “This Week at Bungie,” the developer team addresses the community to discuss the Trials. However, there is little information – and it is bitter.
The return of the Trials will take time: The most important info first – the Trials remain indefinitely suspended and will certainly not return in the next few seasons.
Bungie mentions “Seasons” in the plural, which means that we should not expect the Trials back before Fall 2019. It is possible that there won’t be anything with the Trials within this year either.
No more Trials of Osiris: Bungie also clarifies that the 2015 version of the Trials of Osiris – those were the Trials in Destiny 1 – will not be revived.
Both Destiny and the online PvP scene have evolved since 2015, which is why Bungie does not expect the 2015 Trials to meet today’s goals.
What Bungie says about the Trials: The mode will remain in hibernation until a solid prototype for a PvP endgame activity has been developed.
In 2015, the weekly PvP event had a great impact on the game and the community. Players could prove their best skills, their best strategies, and their best gear – and earn the coveted trip to the Lighthouse.
With the Trials of the Nine in Destiny 2, several changes were made that did not meet expectations. There was dissatisfaction with the role of the Trials within the Destiny 2 ecosystem. The new Trials did not manage to bring the community together every weekend.
Community is disappointed
This is how the community reacts: These scanty updates about the Trials currently dominate the Destiny Reddit, even though Bungie has finally revealed the start date for Season 6.
A user dryly summarizes Bungie’s statements: “The Trials are dead… at least for this year. RIP”.
A widely noted post comes from Redditor jaymdubbs. He writes that he can no longer defend Bungie. Bungie is doing this to themselves and he points out that Bungie has cut content from Vanilla Destiny 2 and simply cannot replace it in a timely manner.
Moreover, he emphasizes that Bungie continues to demonstrate poor communication, even though they repeatedly promised improvement. There is still no information about the Faction Rallies, and although Season 6 starts in two and a half weeks, there is hardly any concrete information about it. The Redditor lists numerous other longstanding issues that Bungie has yet to resolve.
Currently, more than 2300 users have upvoted the post, even though it was only published a few hours ago.
Bungie’s response to the criticism: Another user wrote that Bungie will ignore the post, no matter how many upvotes it receives. In response, community manager dmg04 stated that they are not ignoring the post, even though they have not responded to it yet. They are actively gathering all the feedback on the Trials and other points of criticism, and they thank the community for the constructive feedback.
An extensive article about the issues with the Trials can be found here:
