Destiny 2 has now surprisingly announced the end of its annual Valentine’s Day event “the Crimson Days”. But what is the reason for the break with the long-standing tradition?
What is the Crimson Days all about? With the Crimson Days, the day of love, Valentine’s Day, is celebrated in the Destiny universe.
This celebration has been a tradition since 2016 – after all, Crimson Days is one of the first events of the Destiny franchise and has its roots in Destiny 1.
During this event, the Tower of the Last City was lavishly decorated in the colors of love and Guardians had the opportunity to celebrate this with their closest friends. There were all sorts of event-specific rewards, such as couple Sparrows and the Crimson Doubles – a limited-time, special PvP mode that was very popular among many players.
But shortly before the start of the new Season 13, in which the event should actually take place, there has now been a change of plans.
This is what Bungie has now announced: For those who have enjoyed celebrating the day of love in Destiny 2 or would still like to, there is bad news.
As the developers have explained in the latest “This Week at Bungie” blog, Destiny 2 is now retiring this traditional event after 5 years. The Crimson Days will not take place in 2021 – nor in the future, Bungie stated in the TWaB.
At the same time, they thanked the Guardians who have participated in this event over the years.
This is the reason for the end of the Crimson Days
The studio believes that while they have enjoyed the Crimson Days, they also feel that this event has lost quality in recent years. Therefore, they ultimately decided to break with this tradition.
This step would also allow Bungie to focus on other seasonal offerings – from quests to activities. And for Season 13 starting on February 9th, they have planned quite a bit.
Will the event return someday? The event itself does not appear to be coming back. However, the popular “Crimson Doubles” playlist will rotate into the Destiny Content Vault from the game and could return in the future, Bungie stated.
What do you think of this announcement? Will you miss the Crimson Days? Or do you think it’s better for Bungie to focus on other content instead?
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