Even before the upcoming return of the Trials, there was a lot of commotion and criticism surrounding the seasonal artifact in Destiny 2. Many feared it could ruin the balance of the PvP format after a short time, causing an uproar within the community. Bungie has now responded to the feedback.
Why the uproar? After the return of the Trials was recently officially announced, numerous new details about the revised mode came to light.
Among other things, it was revealed that power level advantages would be active in the Trials. Players with higher power levels would deal more damage and take more damage from weaker Guardians.
Additionally, Bungie announced that the bonus power levels from the seasonal artifact would also be active in the Trials. This led to an uproar. Many saw the balance in the Trials in danger shortly after the start. Some condemned the format even before the launch on March 13.
What exactly is problematic about the artifact can be read here: Destiny 2: Players fear the artifact could ruin the Trials – this is what Bungie says
This is how Bungie responds to the criticism: Although Bungie stated not long ago that they were aware of the concerns, but the artifact would be active in the Trials, the criticism now led to a rethink.
Luke Smith, the head of Destiny himself, spoke out on Twitter and explained: The artifact will be deactivated for PvP activities where power level advantages are active, namely in the Trials and Iron Banner, until Bungie can implement a power cap feature.
This cap is supposed to enable linking the regular hunt for power with the artifact-related hunt and to prevent an infinite power increase in PvP.
By the way, as the community manager Cozmo clarified again, the deactivation only refers to the additional power. The seasonal artifact mods will remain active.
This is what the players are saying now: Numerous Guardians are pleased and celebrating this decision on Reddit and social media. Many had called for a deactivation of the artifact or at least a level cap for the Trials. Exactly what they have now received.
Initially, many had their anticipation for the Trials dampened by the confirmation of the active artifact power, but players are now looking forward to the upcoming challenges again. Even with the fact that the artifact mods remain active, many Guardians can live with it, even if it is not an optimal solution.
The quick response from Bungie is particularly praised by the community. That this issue is being resolved even before the launch of the Trials was important to many, even if very few probably expected it.
Some jokingly say they did not expect a response within the next six months and are now almost shocked. Others say this is a very rare example of Bungie actually being able to listen to the players. One should enjoy the moment, as there probably won’t be many of them.
What do you think of this decision? Does it change your view on the Trials?
