Yesterday, a stream for Destiny 2 took place regarding Season 9. The great hope of PvP players was that the “Trials” would return. However, the mode was not mentioned at all by Bungie. The day after, there is a hangover mood in the forum.
According to a well-known psychiatrist, there are 5 stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
These stages are experienced by mourners when processing the farewell of a loved one.
After the stream last night, you can see these phases in action among Destiny 2 players, for example on reddit.
This is the reason for mourning: With Season 9, Osiris and Mercury are returning and are back in the focus of Destiny. In truth, the elements are in place to bring back the “Trials of Osiris” as they once were in Destiny 1. PvP players have been wishing for this for a long time.
However, the “Trials” were not mentioned at all in the stream yesterday.
The Trials are a weekly recurring PvP event where the strongest players compete against each other. The goal is to win multiple times in a row, against increasingly difficult opponents, in order to earn a special reward. The Trials did return to Destiny 2 as “Trials of the Nine”, but they have been deactivated for over a year.
Perhaps a 2nd stream is coming
Who doesn’t believe it yet? Some players still haven’t given up hope that the Trials will return soon. There is hope that Bungie has invited 4 top PvP players for a 2nd stream: including DrLupo, Real Krafty, and Brofish.
In this 2nd stream, the Trials would surely be introduced. Bungie must have saved the big reveal for the end, to first disappoint and then delight the Guardians.
Old maps are also coming back
Who is negotiating? A player on reddit says Bungie has presented the plan in a ViDoc to bring PvP in Destiny 2 back into focus (via reddit):
- Season 8 is the starting point
- Season 9 will see the plan gain momentum
- And Season 10 is the point where things will get intense.
Bungie has not lied so far and is on a good path. Next week, old maps should also return and several new maps should appear. Additionally, Bungie aims to remove and overhaul 4 old maps with weaknesses.
This is already progress compared to previous seasons: PvP players in Destiny 2 had to live with the “bad maps”.
Bungie needs more time now. It would also not be a solution to simply bring the Trials back to Destiny 2 if the other PvP problems, like balance, are still present.
Who is “frustrated?” On reddit, a player complains about the stream and Bungie’s false focus. Almost all DLCs have revolved only around PvE. Meanwhile, the PvP community has long been calling for the Trials.
For PvP players, the Trials are what define Destiny 2. It’s the event to look forward to. And Bungie hasn’t even talked about it yet. That is frustrating (via reddit).
Destiny 2 is primarily a PvE game
Who accepts this? Another player states that Destiny 2 is primarily a PvE game. That must be accepted. Borderlands 3 and Anthem have completely omitted PvP.
It wouldn’t even be worth weakening the PvE part of Destiny 2 just to reach “compromises” with the PvP. If you want to play a PvP shooter, you could play Apex Legends or Overwatch.
There are many alternatives for PvP shooters, but unfortunately, not for a PvE shooter like Destiny 2.
However, this player who does not find the Trials so bad is likely a PvE player in Destiny 2.
It may take a while until a PvP player accepts this with the Trials and reaches the final stage of grief.
