In the MMO shooter Destiny there is supposed to be maintenance tonight, June 24th. It is not known whether a patch or an update will be applied. Players are expected to lose connection, and the servers will likely go offline.
That’s really unusual: There were six hours of maintenance on Monday night, without any changes to the player experience.
For tonight, Wednesday, June 24th, from 7:00 PM our time, further “scheduled maintenance” is planned. Around 7 PM, players will be kicked from Destiny.
Players will be disconnected from Destiny for planned maintenance at 10am PDT on Wednesday, June 24th.
— Bungie Help (@BungieHelp) June 23, 2015
Meanwhile, players should refrain from starting activities that last beyond 7:00 PM, as it may lead to disappointment.
At the moment, there is no information on how long the maintenance will last or whether a new patch or update will be applied during this time. Perhaps we will learn more in the coming hours.
Update 6:30 PM: They expect one hour of downtime. Destiny servers are expected to be unreachable from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM our time.
Update 8:00 PM: They have extended the maintenance window by one hour. It will now last until around 9:00 PM.
Update 8:55 PM: Maintenance is over. Destiny should be running again.
Patch notes in English, this is what the hotfix from June 24 – 1.2.0.4 does.
The patch notes are now available. They are quick to tell:
- They change weapons that transition from the demo along with their owners into the “real” game. They had 402 damage before, now only 365.
- Passage coins for the Trials of Osiris can no longer be in the chest at the Lighthouse; there is now a chance to receive them after a match loss.
Is Destiny doing anything about the PR disaster?
Optimists can hope that Bungie does somethingto counteract the PR disaster that has been raging for 48 hours. Something should happen in that direction on Thursday evening.
Moreover, today an article from Eurogamer revealed that they want to bring new Taken versions of the two strikes, Dust Palace and The Undying Mind, for both Xbox One and Playstation 4 as soon as The Taken King is released and the Playstation exclusivity for Year 1 content is lifted.
