In Destiny , the skill level in the Trials of Osiris is currently mercilessly high. Many players can no longer reach Mercury.
We read it in forums like reddit and also under our own articles: The Trials of Osiris are currently hell for “normal teams.” Due to the lack of new content in Destiny for a long time, the player base has shrunk so much that there are hardly any beginners or non-PvP players in the Trials.
Even the normal and good teams eventually give up because they lose against overpowering opponents. Opponents like professional or semi-professional streamers who pull their fans to Mercury, known as “Carries.” There are even players who “carry” others to a flawless run for money.
Carries are players in Destiny with monstrous amounts of experience and PvP skill.
Over time, only strong teams remain, separating the wheat from the chaff during a content period. For “normal players,” the journey to Mercury becomes unattainable.
We keep getting better, but the results keep getting worse
On reddit, a player explains his story in a widely discussed thread . He and two friends have been training for Osiris for weeks and months. And they are getting better, but the results are getting worse. Previously, they could register 6, 7, or 8 victories. Today, they encounter teams with players above 1800 Elo, who march flawlessly on Mercury every weekend and bulldoze over “normal” teams like theirs.
With such a significant skill difference, playing is no fun.
The thread discusses the situation and works on proposals to solve the problem: A tier system that divides Osiris into two leagues, “players with flawless runs” and “players without flawless runs.” Others wish for a new mode – between “normal PvP” and “Osiris.”
Osiris shows: Destiny urgently needs new content
Schuhmann says: The problematic thing is that Osiris and PvP are basically the only “activities” players can engage in when nothing else is happening in Destiny. However, due to the structure of Osiris, that becomes stale over time, as weaker players are filtered out. This filtering is okay if teams manage to make it to Mercury on a “good day” and can be rewarded for their efforts. If the chances of that totally diminish, then Osiris collapses as well.
This is a structural problem of Destiny in this mode that always occurs when nothing new has happened for a long time. It has been like this before. Now this content pause is exceptionally long. Essentially, since “King’s Fall,” there has been a pause interspersed only occasionally with minor events. Bungie’s delay of Destiny 2 by a year has put them in a tricky situation.
The game systems of Destiny like Osiris, Banshee-44, the Nightfall, or Xur do not function indefinitely but need to be regularly fed, renewed, and maintained, otherwise they break down. If Banshee-44 becomes irrelevant, no one notices. He simply dies quietly from loneliness.
If Osiris collapses, it looks like this and it makes noise.
The solution is not to change the structure of Osiris. It works well as long as the player base is large enough. Osiris derives its appeal from the exclusivity of the Mercury trip. The solution is: Bungie needs to increase the player base again through new content. Alternatively, they should offer alternatives to Osiris – things that can keep players engaged even during content pauses.
Bungie has now tried this through strike scoring, Sparrow racing, or private matches. However, further efforts are needed. Ultimately, only fresh, extensive content can help Destiny.
An interesting phenomenon is that streamers or players who operate the “carry to Mercury” as a side job are starting to sweat. It will also become increasingly challenging for them to offer their service because they will only compete against other “carry” teams if this continues.
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