In the MMO shooter Destiny, Bungie has big plans to satisfy the Guardians in the future.
With “The Rise of Iron,” Bungie kicks off the third year of Destiny. Following the launch in September 2014, two smaller DLCs were released, and in September 2015, the large “The Taken King” expansion came out. Now the next big thing is about to come, which will probably not be as extensive as the Guardians hoped.
“Somewhere” between “House of Wolves” and “The Taken King” is where “Rise of Iron” is supposed to be. The upcoming expansion brings the first raid in a year, a new story, new locations, and plenty of toys for the Guardians. But is that enough to keep the players entertained until the next DLC?
Bungie delivers as much content as possible
In an interview with Eurogamer, Creative Director Chris Barrett answered this question with: “I hope so.” In the end, we will see how the community will respond to “The Rise of Iron.”
Barrett made the statement:
We will give the players as much as we can.
That doesn’t sound too much like a golden future for Destiny, but rather like: We quickly threw something together to deliver at least something to our players. It’s not too much, but everything that could be done in that time.
This also fits with the rumors and reports that have been swirling around Destiny for months: Bungie apparently couldn’t maintain the planned pace and had to postpone and plan some content differently in 2016. Furthermore, it is said that they were not satisfied with Destiny 2 and therefore rebooted it. Everything delivered before Destiny 2 is said to just be a stopgap.
If all this is true, the “stopgap” is still supposed to provide plenty of fun and engagement. According to Barrett, there was recently a large-scale test in the studio, and the feedback on “Rise of Iron” has been very positive:
Everyone liked the new content.
Additionally, he mentions that the teams were passionate about it and made some suggestions. However, the Creative Director did not reveal which suggestions were made.
What does the future hold for Destiny?
According to Barrett, Bungie is continuously trying to get better at what they do. They are creating tools to produce content more quickly. Additionally, they want to focus on the best experiences for the players.
Bungie is undergoing a learning process over time. And Barrett believes that they will get better and be able to release content more quickly.
For the near future, for the Fall expansion, the goal was: To give the players “as much content as we can”. Just a few days ago, Community Manager DeeJ talked about the future of Destiny, emphasizing that future Destiny content must be “real” and meet Bungie’s standards.
It remains to be seen how long “The Rise of Iron” will need to keep players in good spirits – and can. A release date for the next big thing – presumably “Destiny 2” – is still up in the air.
How do you view the future of Destiny?
