In the last stream, the developers of Destiny 2 did not cover themselves in glory. The fans have had enough, they now want to see their savior.
“This is the public event with the best rewards we’ve ever had,” promised Community Manager DeeJ multiple times. This referred to the new XXL public event “Vex Crossroads” on Mercury.
What was supposed to be a central highlight of the stream on Tuesday turned out to be a disappointment.
Hashtag #2TokensAndaBlue
While the event looked nice and impressive, when it came time to see what the “most rewarding event of all time” had to offer as a reward, only two of the known event chests appeared.
Inside were “two tokens and one blue item” – and that was enough for part of the community. The hashtag “2TokensAndaBlue” even circulated on Twitter.
It was a moment that represents the problems of Destiny 2: The loot system is not interesting in its current form. It does not feel satisfying to complete activities in the game. And no matter what new activities Bungie introduces now, there remains a sour taste as long as the reward is “one blue item and two tokens.”
No question, Destiny 2 has an endgame. No matter what Bungie does now to the body of the vehicle and paints it – the engine is not running properly.
Fans want to see Chris Barrett and the changes and fixes
Meanwhile, the protest has long since reached Bungie. At the end of October, Game Director Chris Barrett presented a catalog with 11 points, which the live team is currently working on, to make Destiny 2 more rewarding and interesting.
However, nothing from these points was visible in the stream. The streams are intended as pure PR events. They continue without addressing player feedback. These problems are getting bigger with increasing duration. Hope now rests on the third and final stream next Wednesday.
Streamer Gothalion even sent the tweet “Chris Barrett, save us” into the ether during the stream.
In the Reddit forum, players have now started a petition: Barrett should appear in the next stream and report on the progress of the planned changes.
The mood for Destiny 2 is also changing in the gaming press
Overall, the tone towards Bungie has also become rougher in international press this week.
- PC Gamer headlines: “Destiny 2’s new planet Mercury has secrets, but Bungie needs to show the plans for the main game now”
- Gamespot writes: “Destiny 2’s version of Mercury has been underwhelming so far”
- Sites like Polygon or Kotaku have largely scaled back their reporting on Destiny 2.
A change in direction for Destiny 2 is warranted. Not only in the game but also in the PR strategy.
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