The Season of Arrival is currently in its last weeks. However, although Season 11 was our shooter expert Sven Galitzki’s best season of Destiny 2 for a long time, he can hardly wait for it to finally end. And it’s the fault of Corona.
What is happening in Destiny 2 right now? Season 11, the Season of Arrival, is slowly approaching its end in Destiny 2. Currently, the Season 11, the Season of Arrival is still ongoing. The Halloween event Festival of the Lost is still running (until November 3rd), and after that, it’s only a week until Beyond Light. The new autumn expansion is expected to launch on November 10.
I can hardly wait for that. But as much as I look forward to the new expansion, I can also hardly wait for Season 11 to finally end. Because although I see it as the best season of Destiny 2 so far, it is also the worst for me at the same time.
This is why Season 11 is the best season for me: I thought the transition to the Season of Arrival at the end of Season 10 was cool. The cutscene with the arrival of Darkness made me eager for more story-wise, and I found the closing event well done, although a bit too long.
And when Season 11 finally arrived, it quickly became my favorite season in the history of Destiny 2 so far. For me, almost everything was just right here:
- The story surrounding the Darkness was cool and was well told through the interference mission and the evacuation quest.
- The setting with the now visibly prominent pyramid ships was really dark and well done.
- The new dungeon “Prophecy” quickly became my personal favorite.
- Finally, swords were really relevant – I’ve been waiting for this since Destiny 1.
- The new weapons like the swords “Claw of Temptation” and “Falling Guillotine” are really good, and grinding for the perfect roll was finally fun again.
- With the Umbral Engrams, Bungie finally found a good middle ground between random loot and the targeted hunt for specific items.
- The new exotics are all top-notch and finally exciting and innovative again.
- The new armor looked appealing again.
- The new seasonal contact event is really fun and a massive improvement compared to Season 10.
In short: It was the first time that I saw the 10 € well invested (and I still feel that way). Season 11 was essentially what I had wished for in seasons from the beginning. At least up to a certain point.
Sounds good, but…
What is the problem with Season 11? The problem only developed for me over time – and through the extension of Season 11. Originally, it was supposed to run only until September 22, but it was extended until November 10, as the new autumn expansion Beyond Light and thus the start of Season 12 had been postponed to October 10.
This effectively made Season 11 two months longer, without providing any additional substantial content. The only new content during the now extended Season of Arrival was the Halloween event, Festival of the Lost. And that is also significantly noticeable.
In general, like many others, I had less and less to do as a season ended, even though I wasn’t playing as intensively as I once did. But in no season have I just been looking forward to its end. Not even during the biggest content droughts between previous major DLCs did I ever feel this way: Please, let it finally be over. In Season 11, I felt that way multiple times: it just needed to end.
It is both the best and the worst season for me at the same time.
Currently, all seasonal content, even though many of it is really good, just feels worn out. Story, quests – everything seems artificially prolonged. Much repeats itself – and beyond the usual and tolerable amount for me. For the Festival of the Lost, which I usually enjoyed playing, I couldn’t even motivate myself:
As good as Season 11 was up to a certain point, the extension and lack of new content for this period have weighed heavily on it and now overshadowed all the beautiful experiences. When I first heard about the extension, I dismissed it euphorically and was sure that this would be the best season of Destiny 2. But I was wrong. Now, I just want this season to end.
The reason for the extension
What does Corona have to do with it? The reason for all this is the global Corona pandemic and not Bungie.
I will remember the virus alongside many other negative experiences as the culprit that ruined one of my best Destiny experiences and phases.
Because the effects of Corona also affected Bungie. On the contrary. The studio is based in Seattle, which for a long time was one of the largest COVID-19 hotspots in the USA. Bungie sent its employees to work from home early.
This also affected the development and completion of Destiny 2: Beyond Light. In the end, this led to the postponement of the autumn expansion and the subsequent extension of Season 11, which, in my opinion, broke the neck of what is otherwise such a great and probably best season of Destiny 2. And that is a damn shame. Because otherwise, Bungie finally got a lot of things right with Season 11, and I hope that the following seasons will be modeled after it. Of course, without the extension.
What is the best season of Destiny 2 for you so far? How do you see it all? How do you look back on Season 11? What is the best season of Destiny 2 for you? Let us know and other MeinMMO readers in the comments.
By the way, It looks like Destiny 2 will end Season 11 with a big event
