In Destiny 2 Episode 3 launched on the evening of February 4, 2025. Players were supposed to return to Oryx’s Dreadnaught to claim the last echo of the Traveler, but instead, they found themselves facing problematic servers.
What did I miss in Destiny 2? On February 4, 2025, Episode: Heresy was supposed to start in Destiny 2. The story surrounding the echoes will soon come to an end, and for that, Guardians must return to Oryx’s Dreadnaught, which they left after the events of Destiny: The Taken King. While many fans were waiting for entry, Bungie had to intervene and take the servers offline.
Emergency maintenance for damage control
How did Episode 3’s launch go? Bumpy. On the evening of the release, maintenance was supposed to kick players from the servers. The new update was waiting to be downloaded, as usual, before the episode launch. Everything went according to plan for the time being, but then a multitude of PLUM messages appeared (via x.com).
Two hours after the maintenance, there was then the report that waves had once again found their way into raids. Bungie assured that their priority was mainly to eliminate server instability.
Furthermore, the maintenance was extended by another hour. After this announcement came the report of another emergency maintenance, in which players would be completely kicked from the servers so that Bungie could better analyze the problem. After a delay of 4 hours, Bungie reactivated its servers, and fans could finally log in, albeit with queues.
How significant was the player surge? With Episode: 2, Bungie couldn’t hold its fans for long; player numbers fell on Steam to between 13,500 and 30,000 concurrent players – depending on the time. However, with the release of Episode: Heresy, the developers were able to at least double their player count and reach a peak of 77,252 concurrent players (via steamcharts.com).
That’s at least a small success that Bungie can register. It remains to be seen how fans feel about the final episode and whether they will be persuaded to still be around for the release of Frontiers. You can find more about Destiny 2 here: Destiny 2 turns your Guardian into a Stormtrooper from Star Wars and even the stingiest players suddenly want to spend money
