The shooter Destiny 2 actually has good reviews on Steam: Looking at all 565,000 user reviews since the Steam release in October 2019, the online shooter stands at “very positive”. However, in the last 30 days, something went wrong: The reviews have gotten significantly worse. Even a player with 6,100 hours in the shooter expresses their frustration.
How is Destiny 2 currently performing on Steam?
- Destiny 2 has been on a positive path again after a low point in July 2023. In the last 30 days, there have been peaks of 145,390 players online – the highest number since May 2023.
- Compared to the previous month, Destiny 2 gained 25% in average player numbers.
- However, the recent reviews over the last 30 days are now just balanced; they are usually “very positive”.
In August, the new season of the witch started, reigniting interest in Destiny:
DDOS attacks ruin the fun for players and Destiny 2’s reviews on Steam
What is the reason for this? Especially from September 22 to 24, Destiny 2 received an excessive number of negative reviews on Steam.
A German user wrote on September 24: “I think after 2,698 hours in this game, I can express an opinion: The game is trash. It wasn’t always like this. But it gets worse with each expansion.”
A player with 1,600 hours wrote on September 25: “Ignore the game until Bungie has the DDOS problems under control.”
A player with 6,100 hours cursed (via steam): “I had 6 wins and 0 losses. Was DDOS’d. Had then 5-0, again DDOS. Then again 5-0 and DDOS, meanwhile I was solo the whole time. Thank you, hacker group. Bungie’s servers are terrible. I won’t spend another $100 on the Destiny 2 expansion. It’s not worth it. I’m uninstalling. The game is full of trash.”
This is behind the negative reviews: There are some disappointed players who criticize Destiny in general for the development and the “addictive gameplay”.
The drop in reviews on Steam is caused by the DDOS attacks that the servers suffered in the last days.
Many seem to have written out their frustration. Those who disconnect from a well-running PvP match probably forget that they have already spent 254 days with the game, and that’s only with the relatively new PC version.
