In the MMO shooter Destiny, impressive numbers are available. Almost 2 million players have attempted the only raid so far, “The Vault of Glass,” with about one in four managing to complete it on normal mode. 3.2 million players log in daily to Destiny.
Every 4th player can defeat Atheon on normal, but not even 2 out of 100 in Atheon Hard-Mode
Numbers are always nice. Kotaku has received statistics from raid designer Luke Smith regarding raid participation. He still feels connected to the site from earlier.
Since Destiny is immensely successful, the numbers are also impressive.
So, 1,970,087 players have stepped foot in “The Vault of Glass.” 472,082 players have defeated the boss Atheon and cleared the raid. That’s quite a hefty number, considering Destiny’s launch was only about a month ago. That’s nearly 24% of those who started raiding.
The raid also has a harder version, in the “hard” mode. That’s where the wheat is separated from the chaff: only 202,729 players have attempted a dance in the Vault when Heavy Metal is playing (10% of all raiders). Only the cream of the crop has defeated the final boss Atheon on Hard. Just 36,181 players, which is 1.8% of all those who have tried the raids.
Those are numbers that many other MMOs can only dream of. And one would have thought that shooter players would struggle with the MMO raids of Destiny.
3.2 million guardians play Destiny every day for quite a while
The Weekly Update from Bungie.net also focuses on numbers this time. The average Destiny player has played Destiny 21 times so far. The average is 1.8 sessions per day. And the game is still as dangerous for time management as it was on day one: players still log in for 3 hours daily. This applies even for weekdays.
And one number that might make many competitors envious: 3.2 million players play Destiny every single day on average.
Trying something new is always a challenge. The “Raw Numbers,” the mere digits, as the community manager stated in the post, are proof that the journey has been worthwhile so far. They have enjoyed watching players evolve into legends.
To conclude, we have two videos for you. Here you can see Atheon in action, who is so important for the raiders:
And here is an unusual commercial for Taco Bell, which has just launched a partnership with Destiny in the USA, where there is a PlayStation 4 bundle to win, which might surprise some:
