Will everything get better in 2018 in Destiny 2? Here are our 5 biggest wishes for the new year!
2017 was a turbulent year for Destiny. With the Age of Triumph, many players saw their Guardian journey in Destiny 1 come to a quiet end. In the fall, it resumed: Destiny 2 was released, sending Guardians on new adventures and sparking massive discussions in the following weeks and months.
Beforehand, players were tantalized with visually stunning trailers and grand promises about Destiny 2, leading to immense expectations for the sequel.
But after the launch, disillusionment set in quickly: Once the story campaign is mastered, Destiny 2 shows glaring flaws in the endgame. Content is lacking, incentives to play the MMO shooter are missing, and motivating endgame mechanics are absent. Destiny 2 was torn apart on social media, and the press pounced on it with devastating headlines.
The reddit forum was filled with “salt” for weeks and months. New flaws and criticisms about the Destiny sequel kept surfacing, igniting the anger of the Guardians and sparking massive discussions.
By the end of the year, Bungie promised improvements. They wanted to be more transparent, respond to Guardian feedback, and enhance the endgame. In 2018, significant changes are to be expected. Soon, Bungie intends to reveal their plans for 2018. Community Manager DeeJ tweeted on January 1 that there is much to discuss in 2018.
But what actually needs to change for everything to get better in 2018? Many Guardians would answer this question: “Fix the endgame!” But what does this mean concretely? Here are our 5 biggest wishes for how Destiny 2 should change in 2018.
Strike-specific loot for Destiny 2
“Strike-specific loot” is a wish that has often been mentioned on social media and still is. In Destiny 1, it was indispensable: Each strike had an individual loot pool, containing items that could only be obtained through that strike. If you wanted a perfectly rolled Imago Loop, you would repeatedly play the “Immortal Spirit” strike (or the Echo Chamber).
So each strike felt special—an activity that dropped unique loot and not just a set number of Vanguard tokens. Many Guardians want that feeling back.
The strikes in Destiny 2 are excellently designed. They are large, expansive, and offer various end boss mechanics. The only thing missing is incentives to play the strikes. Compared to other activities, the reward per time is relatively low—especially since the reward mostly comes in the form of tokens. Although the “Heroic Strikes” milestone has increased the value of the strikes, it is still far from sufficient.
- Strikes need specific loot
- Heroic Strikes need fun and challenging modifiers
- The Nightfall Strikes could also be enhanced with their own loot
In general, the loot from other activities could also be more unique and exciting. Raid and strike items should have their own perks that make them special and allow for a new gaming experience. Guardians don’t want to play with the same weapons with merely different skins.
On the next pages, we will present the other wishes for 2018. Page 2 continues with an overlooked area of Destiny 2.
