There was a mysterious meeting in Seattle over the weekend for Destiny 2. Bungie invited some streamers, apparently to discuss PvP matters. After the meeting, Twitch streamers DrLupo and RealKraftyy are back streaming Destiny 2 on Twitch – after a long break.
What was this meeting about? Bungie invited at least 6 streamers to Seattle on Saturday, December 7. This was revealed through statements from these streamers. They were:
- Benjamin “DrLupo” Lupo – he has 3.6 million followers on Twitch and is a prominent figure there
- Jesse “RealKraftyy” Kraft – he has 700,000 followers on Twitch and was previously a well-known Destiny 2 streamer
- The Mixer streamer BroFish – she has 24,600 followers there and plays Destiny 2
- The Mixer streamer vNogi – he has 3,148 followers on Mixer
- the Swiss streamer Nexxoss Gaming – a friend of ours on MeinMMO who is a Destiny streamer – he has 51,800 followers on Twitch
- and YouTuber Banned Wipe – he has 35,100 subscribers on YouTube
It is not known on what criteria the streamers were selected. The two Twitch streamers are “veterans” of Destiny 1 and are known from the good old “Trials times.”
What was discussed there? That is unknown. It apparently involved PvP.
Beforehand, some players hoped that Destiny 2 would surprisingly announce the return of the “Trials, a much-anticipated PvP event. Because streamers like RealKraftyy are inseparably linked to the Trials.
But there is currently no trace of the Trials for Season 9.
If the Trials are to return, it will likely be no sooner than Season 10.
It is quite possible that the 4 streamers saw things that are only coming to Destiny 2 later. But they probably signed an NDA and are keeping quiet about what they saw.
There are only a few hints.
DrLupo liked what he saw in Destiny 2
What is the immediate reaction? Both DrLupo and TheRealKraftyy have started streaming Destiny 2 on Twitch again after a long break.
Both were live on Sunday: They each played about 5 hours of Destiny 2 with an average of 3,700 viewers (DrLupo) and 1,950 viewers (Kraftyy).
DrLupo seems to have liked what he saw the day before in Seattle. He says, to express this joy, he is now buying “all the stuff” in the cash shop.
According to a user on reddit, DrLupo also reportedly said, “It’s a good time to get better at Destiny 2 again.”
Community manager Cozmo was also in the chat and said he is looking forward to the things coming up.
Destiny 2 seems to want to become bigger on Twitch again
What’s behind this: Destiny had an active streamer community on Twitch during the “Trials” times with some well-known names. Many of them have turned away from Destiny 2 in recent years and have sought their luck in other games.
The battle royale wave came in 2016/2017, at that time Destiny 2 came and brought a “worse PvP” in the eyes of many. This led to streamers turning to other games.
- The currently largest streamer on Twitch, Turner “Tfue” Tenney, was previously a Destiny player – he has been lost to Fortnite
- DrLupo, once big in Destiny, has mostly played Fortnite in the last year
- RealKraftyy has mainly turned to Apex Legends
Bungie promised to refocus on PvP, and it seems they’ve shown the streamers something that piques their interest.
Even if fans wish for the return of the Trials, there are no signs of that. However, the developments now show that Bungie is indeed putting PvP back in focus and apparently wants to make a comeback on Twitch.
On Tuesday, December 10, Season 9 begins. Some improvements for PvP are expected.
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