The online shooter Destiny 2 arrived on Steam in 2019. A player spent 12,000 hours with the game on Steam before deciding to write a review. It is negative. He calls the game just a shadow of its former self.
How long has Destiny 2 been on Steam? Destiny 2 was released in September 2017, but only arrived on Steam on October 1, 2019. There were two reasons for this:
The PC version of Destiny did not come until October 2017, developed by a different studio than Bungie. Destiny 1 was only available for PlayStation and Xbox. Players had to wait quite a while for the PC version of Destiny 2.
From 2017 to October 2019, Destiny could only be played through Battle.net and was not on Steam yet, as Bungie was still partnered with Activision Blizzard at that time.
Destiny 2 has now been on Steam for about 48,269 hours – and users on Steam have spent an incredible amount of time with the shooter. Many people writing a Steam review have well over 1,000 hours.
Steam user settles accounts with Destiny 2 after 12,000 hours
This is what the user says: The player “Korvo” spent exactly 12,000 hours with Destiny 2 when he wrote his negative review on March 18 (via store.steampowered.com). He has achieved all 23 achievements in Destiny 2 on Steam, which is not particularly hard.
Korvo writes: The game has great graphics, a good story, and the combat and movement are great – at least up to a certain point. But Destiny 2 is just a shadow of its former self.
The player criticizes:
- The game is too heavily influenced by microtransactions, which are already predatory.
- The content has become so thin that it is only worth a fraction of what Bungie charges for it.
- For an AAA game, Destiny 2 is so buggy that it’s a shame. If a bug appears that is fun, Bungie fixes it immediately. A bug that hinders players would receive far less attention.
- Destiny 2 also has the worst PvP he has ever seen in a game.
This is his final point of criticism:
And then there’s the ridiculous price for DLCs. They are charging AAA launch prices for each expansion and still insist on using P2P (peer-to-peer) connections – which, for those who don’t know, is the same type of connection used for downloading “.torrent” files. Don’t get me wrong, I think P2P connections are brilliant and extremely useful, but they are absolutely terrible for an FPS game where you need perfect reaction time. With the insane amounts of money this game takes from players, the least Bungie could do is provide dedicated servers. Especially for such a well-known and beloved franchise.
Ultimately, the player says after 12,000 hours he can finally say goodbye to the game. He feels sorry for the writers, for him, the lore and the story of Destiny have always been the best part. But the writers, the true soul of Destiny, have wasted their time with the game.
Are there also positive voices? A player with 2,800 hours says: He keeps coming back to Destiny 2. It’s more than a game; it’s an addiction wrapped in space magic.
A player with 1,900 hours says: He doesn’t even know how he could spend so much time with Destiny. The gameplay loop captivates and becomes addictive. Those who enjoy gameplay can hardly stop playing Destiny.
A player with 1,575 hours says: Destiny is at its core an unparalleled experience. Despite all the problems such as layoffs at Bungie and predatory microtransactions, the game still feels fantastic.
We at MeinMMO have been following Destiny since its release in 2014 and have gone through many ups and downs with the game:All DLCs of Destiny 2 ranked: From touching continuation to waste of time
