Recently, we asked you on MeinMMO if Destiny 2 has become easier and more casual-friendly lately. Your response is quite clear, even if some find the current status quo just right. Here’s how you voted.

Why the survey? For some time now, players have been complaining that Destiny 2 has been getting easier since Forsaken and is developing in a more casual-friendly direction – despite Bungie stating that they are aligning the game more with the wishes of the core fans since Forsaken.

Recently, well-known pro player and Destiny streamer Gladd complained about this issue – that Destiny is getting easier, offers fewer challenges, and that everything is just given away (like, for example, the new exotic pistol Devil’s Ruin). According to him, PvP is easier than ever.

Consequently, we wanted to know in a survey from you, our readers, whether you see this development the same way. Now we have evaluated the results of the voting.

For most of you, Destiny has become easier

A total of 1,759 of our readers participated in this survey. Here’s how you voted:

Almost half of you see a casual-friendly trend: Some survey participants say Gladd’s statement doesn’t carry real weight since he speaks for a small minority that doesn’t keep the game alive in the long run.

Nonetheless, a total of 43%, meaning 746 participants, stated that Destiny 2 has not only noticeably become easier in their eyes but that the game is also clearly moving towards being more casual. Gladd’s remarks are not entirely unfounded.

For example, our reader Stoffel writes: “For me, Destiny became very casual with the introduction of New Light. We had to, as a small example, completely earn all the Supers of the individual classes, which was quite a bit of work. Back then, there was also no quest for Jötunn and Izanagi…”

Dat Tool says: “… Regardless of what a streamer or full-time Destiny player says, I consider most PvE activities to be too easy. …”

Missed Chance believes: “Gladd is right. New content is trickling into the game in homeopathic doses. The sundial is less Menagerie 2.0, more like 0.5. The only incentive that one might find is to farm weapons with good traits (‘god tier perks’).”

Press o,o to evade says: “Well, the problem is a bit older. I know a few players who have left Destiny because PvE is too easy.
They are now playing Division 2 … Additionally, some PvP pros from my friends list have stopped playing because Unbroken isn’t worth anything anymore.”

And Gerrit sees it this way: “I have a buddy who started playing Destiny 2 in November. He actually gets 1-2 new exotics every day. By now, he has about 80% of my most important exotics/top weapons, and I’ve been playing for 2 years. The glory loss in Survival is a joke. The 2,100 points for the recluse and Luna’s howl pose no challenge to anyone anymore.”

More than two-thirds believe Destiny 2 has become easier: Alongside the 43% of readers who believe Destiny 2 has notably become easier and more casual-friendly, 27% of participants (462) said that some aspects of Destiny 2 have gotten easier – even if they don’t yet see a real trend towards casualness.

This means that in total, a whole 70% believe that Destiny 2 has become easier lately.

Nearly a quarter says – it’s good as it is: Not everyone sees the situation as dramatically. 24% (439 participants) felt that Destiny 2 currently offers a good balance for core and casual players and could remain this way.

No_Obey comments: “The game currently has a good balance for both sides of the player base. For the 95% of working casuals who financially sustain the game and for the 5% ‘pros’ who should also get up from their chairs occasionally. I don’t think anyone should complain about it, as for the money, for example, with WoW, you only get online access. Bungie is on the right path.”

Gouly-fouly also finds the current status quo okay: “Since I currently mainly play alone and don’t get to play much, I find it quite fitting the way it is right now. Thus, I focus on Luna and then also on Redrix.”

Mausermaus can also live well with the current situation: “Personally, I also think it’s good the way it is in terms of difficulty…”

Hardly anyone thinks that Destiny 2 has not become easier: Just a little over 100 of the total 1,759 participants believe that Destiny 2 has not lost difficulty recently.

Thus, 3% (55) stated that Destiny 2 has not become easier and that there is no casual trend observable. Another 3% (57) even felt that much in Destiny 2 is still too hard.

But these numbers further highlight the prevailing consensus. In the eyes of most participants, Destiny 2 has indeed become easier.

Destiny 2 is easier, yes – but that’s not necessarily the problem

Some see the problem elsewhere: Even though the survey results speak quite clearly, many readers do not necessarily see a problem in Destiny becoming easier. What concerns them is not the declining challenge or lack of difficulty but something much more fundamental.

It’s simply about the activities offered. In the view of many readers, there are hardly any activities left that they enjoy doing, that would really be fun, or that would be worth it. Some readers simply lack long-term motivation and replayability. And this motivation does not necessarily come from difficulty but also heavily depends on the quality of the loot or the content itself.

If there isn’t really something to chase after because you need it so badly, then the difficulty is just secondary.

Our reader Willy Snipes summarizes the problem well: “This is rather a problem of the activities. When I think about what I would ‘like’ to do for fun, or what motivates regarding potential loot in D2… I can’t think of anything right now. The last weeks, when I still played, it was just grinding bounties to level the season pass. The strikes in D1 still have more replayability for me than D2 overall.”

Even v AmNesiA v shares this opinion: “The question shouldn’t be whether Destiny is too casual, but whether it has motivating activities in its current state. Activities and accompanying rewards that encourage most players to want to keep playing them repeatedly. I completely miss that. I look at what’s going on and then have no urge to start the game.”

Der_Frek also strikes the same chord: “Currently, there’s a lack of real challenges, or loot that I could chase after and want to…”

What do you think? Would you overlook an easier difficulty if Destiny 2 noticeably improved in other areas? Would you care if loot is just handed to you or that many things become easier if you consistently had enough enjoyable activities with worthwhile rewards?

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Can I run faster with higher mobility? How much can my Guardian withstand at full resilience? We answer these and other questions about stats in Destiny 2 in this article.

These are the stats in Destiny 2: Destiny 2 is not a pure shooter. In addition to loot, there are also other RPG-like aspects in the game.

One of these RPG elements are the stats (character values) or “stats” of your Guardian. There are 6 different attributes:

• Mobility
• Resilience
• Recovery
• Discipline
• Intellect
• Strength

Each of these values can be increased from 0 to 100. Every 10 points you reach a new tier. We clarify what the individual values do and where you should invest in this guide.

How do your stats increase or decrease? In Destiny, you do not increase your stats like in many other games through experience points and leveling up, but through your equipment.

Each piece of armor gives you a bonus on each of the 6 stats. How exactly these values turn out is random for each item depending on the roll. A gauntlet can give you a significant boost in Mobility. The same gauntlet can also come with more balanced values or focus on Strength and Recovery.

This also has a direct impact on your stats:

• If a piece of equipment is a complete masterpiece, it gives a bonus of +2 on each of the 6 values. Thus, the total value increases by 12 points.
• Mods give you bonus points on certain stats. Regular armor mods give you +10 on a stat. Some seasonal mods provide even larger bonuses but can also negatively affect some individual stats.

The Stats Under Review

This is what Mobility does: Mobility affects two aspects: jump height and strafing speed. The higher the mobility value, the higher your maximum jump height will be. You can jump quite a bit higher.

Strafing refers to your sideways movements. The speed at which you can change your position to the left or right is determined by the strafing speed. Here too, the additional boost is noticeable. It cannot be said generally that a higher value is always better. Just like with crosshair sensitivity, you need to feel comfortable when strafing.

Mobility does not mean you can sprint faster. However, effects from lightweight weapons or movement exotics actually increase your sprint speed.

This is what Resilience does: Resilience indicates how much your Guardian can withstand. Each level in this stat gives you a little more health or shield capacity.

This is how much health you have with the various resilience values:

• 0 corresponds to 186 health
• 10 corresponds to 187 health
• 20 corresponds to 188 health
• 30 corresponds to 189 health
• 40 corresponds to 190 health
• 50 corresponds to 191 health
• 60 corresponds to 192 health
• 70 corresponds to 194 health
• 80 corresponds to 196 health
• 90 corresponds to 198 health
• 100 corresponds to 201 health

Please note that these values are rounded. Furthermore, it currently seems that the health values between levels 4 and 9 are slightly lower (0.5%) than displayed.

How much resilience you ideally need depends on the meta in PvP. In PvE, a higher resilience value does not play as dominant a role.

This difference does resilience at level 6: For many weapons, a higher resilience does not necessarily change the TTK, but the ratio of headshots to body shots. Currently, 6 resilience is establishing itself as the ideal value. For these reasons, you should aim for this value:

• 110 hand cannons: now require 2 headshots and 1 body shot instead of 1 headshot and 2 body shots. Examples of such weapons include Sturm.
• Dorn: You survive the poison effect and damage from 2 critical hits and one body shot. Additionally, Dorn can no longer cause you to bleed out with just 2 shots after its buff.
• MIDA Multi-Tool: You easily survive 3 critical hits and one body shot.
• Fusion rifles: Weapons like Erentil require one more projectile to take you down. Instead of the usual 4 shots, you now need to be hit by 5. (This applies without the perk “Liquid Coils”)
• Sniper rifles: Even if your opponent is standing in a rift that boosts them, one shot from an aggressive sniper is enough to not kill you. (From resilience 5 and below, this becomes possible)

Further investigations into resilience values and what you survive at what level have been made by Drewsky in this video:

This is what Recovery does: Recovery influences two effects. Firstly, you start the healing process faster after taking damage. This affects shield and health regeneration.

Secondly, if you invest properly in recovery, the healing itself takes less time. While at 0 recovery you might still be in a critical state, with level 10 you have almost regained your entire shield after the same time.

Higher levels in recovery bring significant advantages. If you want to invest in this value, you should aim for at least level 7. With the maximum level, you will be ready for action in no time, as if nothing ever happened.

How stats affect your class ability

For some time now, the values for mobility, resilience, and recovery have another benefit. Each class has a specific stat that reduces the cooldown of the class ability.

The Hunter’s class ability: How often you can use your dodge depends on the mobility stat. At 0 Mobility, you have a cooldown of 28 seconds. With maximum mobility, you only have to wait 9 seconds to dodge. Each level reduces the wait time by about 2 seconds.

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The Titan’s class ability: Your resilience determines the cooldown of the barricade. With 0 resilience, the recharge takes 52 seconds. If you fully utilize the resilience, you can place a new wall after just 14 seconds. The biggest boost comes from the first stages, your bonuses decrease later.

The Warlock’s class ability: The rift has the longest cooldown. However, with higher recovery, you can reduce the wait time. With 0 recovery, it takes almost 2 minutes (1:57) to recharge. At the highest level, you only have to wait 41 seconds. Like with the Titan, there are diminishing returns here.

What about the remaining stats?

This is the influence of Discipline, Intellect, and Strength: Your three remaining values influence how quickly you regain your abilities. The cooldowns are identical for all three Guardian classes. We consider the recharge rates without any bonuses – basically, as if we are standing still in a corner.

This is what Discipline does: The more Discipline you have, the more often you can use your grenade ability. Without a point in Discipline, you have to wait 1:43 minutes for a new grenade. At level 10, you get the grenade back after 32 seconds.

This is what Intellect does: The speed at which you have your super ready again is related to the intellect value. If you simply wait and do not invest in intellect, you need 7:12 minutes to charge your ultimate ability. With maximum intellect, this takes only 3:48 minutes.

This is what Strength does: If you like to use your melee attack, you rely on strength. The cooldown times are identical to the grenade ability. At level 0, you wait 1:43 minutes and at level 10 only 32 seconds.

Was our guide helpful and do you now understand the stat salad better? Do you want more RPG elements and greater impacts of these values? Let us know in the comments.

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