Soon, Bungie will deactivate the companion services for Destiny. What will happen to Ishtar Commander or DIM?
The preparations for Destiny 2 are in full swing. Bungie has now announced what will happen to the official companion services for Destiny 1: They will be shut down.
Currently, on Bungie.net or through the official companion app, you can view statistics for your Guardian and manage your gear.
Starting August 2017, this will no longer be possible. You will also no longer be able to create a Refer-A-Friend link.
A specific end date is still missing. However, since you need to be active on Bungie.net starting July 25 to transfer your clan to Destiny 2, the services on the site will likely be deactivated around mid to late August. You should have about a month to transfer your clan.
What will happen to alternative companion apps? – The future of Ishtar Commander
For many Guardians, the deactivation of the official companion app is not a great loss. They already use third-party apps to quickly move their items from one character to another. The Destiny Item Manager (DIM) and the particularly popular Ishtar Commander have been thoroughly introduced in the provided links.
Bungie states: Third-party apps will continue to have access to the Destiny API and can thus be used for gear management in the future. This means that even after the launch of Destiny 2, you can still use these apps to manage your items in Destiny 1.
But: What will happen to these third-party apps in the future?
There has already been a statement regarding Ishtar Commander. It is planned that there will also be an “Ishtar Commander” app for Destiny 2. However, this will probably only be available a few weeks after the launch of Destiny 2. There are two reasons for this: The developer needs time to adapt the app to the sequel. Additionally, he will be playing a lot of Destiny 2 himself, leaving little time for development.
The Ishtar Commander will continue to work with Destiny 1 as long as Bungie provides the API. You can select whether you want the data for Destiny 1 or Destiny 2 upon login.
So far, there is no information on when the official companion app for Destiny 2 will launch.
Do you use companion apps for Destiny?
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