This evening, the first live stream for Destiny 2 and the expansion “Curse of Osiris” starts. What can we expect?
Update: Here you can find the live ticker, where you won’t miss any info from the stream.
Destiny 2 is in a strange dilemma. There are two major topics open before the first stream this evening, which have little to do with each other:
- One is “the normal hype-service as per protocol” – a new DLC is coming in early December: Curse of Osiris. Here, Bungie still needs to present what kind of content there will be. The three stream dates in November have apparently been planned for a long time and are part of the PR concept.
- The second is “the negative reactions from the community towards Destiny 2, calling for fundamental mechanic changes” – here, a declaration of intent and goals have already been issued, but it has yet to be stated when this will happen and how they plan to achieve these goals – this is the part with explosive potential. Critical players expect a sign from Bungie for a substantial directional change for Destiny 2.
When will Bungie talk about what Guardians really care about?
The last time Bungie had the opportunity to address such difficulties, they chose not to and turned the live stream at Twitchcon into a pure PR stream, showcasing a lot of stuff, including new cash-shop items set to come to Destiny 2 with the “Seasons” in December.
That didn’t go down too well.
In the three streams that have now been announced, there is not a single stream title that indicates a focus on “mechanic changes.” The three streams all have only relatively vague titles
- like “New Stories to tell” (today)
- “New Ways to play” (November 21)
- or “New Gear to earn” (November 29)
- lacking is the stream “New Ideas to fix the Endgame” (without a date).
Is Bungie playing it safe this evening?
In the past, these live streams from Bungie about the future have been quite clearly structured and traversed safe terrain. The last time they ventured into danger, it ended quite horribly for everyone involved.
The first teaser for the stream this evening suggests that they might do it again and play it safe.
There will primarily be information on new content and the story development surrounding the Warlock Osiris this evening.
While a DLC with “Mercury” now brings a new zone for the first time, which would surely be interesting, Guardians currently have other questions.
With new content, the community currently really only wants to know: Is a new raid coming or what is happening there?
The mechanic questions – How will Bungie fix the endgame?
A discussion about the planned mechanic changes that Chris Barrett has hinted at would be more interesting. After all, he is the Game Director of the DLC “Curse of Osiris.”
If Bungie wants to change the sentiment around Destiny 2 in the community, it would be wise to start that discussion with today’s stream.
The most important question here is: How does Bungie plan to fix the endgame of Destiny 2? How do they plan to give Guardians an incentive to go into strikes and raids more frequently and regularly?
Hopefully, we will learn more about this this evening. It is difficult to believe that, however.
We will accompany the live stream on Mein MMO with a live ticker. The stream starts at 8 PM our time.
