According to information from a US website, Destiny 2 has been “rebooted.” There have been further restructuring.
Several weeks ago, Luke Smith, the Game Director of “The Taken King,” stated in his profiles on Twitter and the business page LinkedIn that he is the Game Director for a “yet to be announced project” at Bungie.
Is Luke Smith not doing the autumn expansion but already Destiny 2?
We assumed that this referred to the autumn expansion: Smith is preparing his profiles shortly before the presentation of the expansion, we thought.
However, there is now new information that puts this matter in a different light. Kotaku claims to have learned from sources close to Bungie, following the “Rise of Iron” leaks, that there has been a “reboot” of Destiny 2. In a reboot, one starts over, makes a fresh start.
Destiny 2 has already been postponed from 2016 to 2017. This was preceded by information from Kotaku in January 2016, which later turned out to be true: The “Higher Ups” were dissatisfied and had postponed Destiny 2 from autumn 2016 to 2017. The live team should now provide content.
What is happening at Bungie?
The latest information that Kotaku claims to have “heard” says: There has allegedly been a “restructuring” at Bungie, and now Luke Smith is leading Destiny 2.
Mein MMO believes: A few weeks ago, in early April, Lead Story Designer CJ Cowan left Bungie after 13 years. This could fit in time and may be part of these “restructurings.”
But what goes on behind Bungie’s doors remains mostly a mystery. Even the replacement of the Bungie CEO took place without any prior or subsequent information about the background being released.
At the moment, the long-term planning of content for Destiny seems to still be in flux. According to Kotaku reports from January 2016, it is not possible to provide long-term plans yet because they change frequently. Many fans attribute such spontaneous “restructurings” to the rather meager year 2 regarding game content.
Is “Rise of Iron” just a stopgap?
Since “King of the Taken” in September, there have only been a few events and content patches from the so-called “live team,” while substantial game content has been scarce since September 2015. Such information does not bode well for the autumn expansion “Rise of Iron.” It has only been clear since January 2016 that some game content will be needed in autumn 2016.
But at least the question, about how extensive the autumn expansion 2016 will be, should soon be answered.
