Destiny 2 in Crisis – 5 reasons why the game is bad right now

Destiny 2 player numbers are currently at their lowest level in 3 years. The game seems to be in crisis. Bungie’s loot shooter has burned out many Guardians like never before. Content creator KackisHD thinks he knows why and what Bungie needs to do now to keep the fun going.

Who is KackisHD? The Canadian YouTuber KackisHD has long been an integral part of the Destiny community. He started making videos for first person shooters like Modern Warfare 2 in 2012. But then he found his dream game – Destiny.

So KackisHD has made it its mission to report on the game updates in real time and provide tips and tricks for other players. His YouTube channel shows how successful he is with it. He now has 1.12 million subscribers.

As a Destiny 1 veteran and current Destiny 2 player, however, it’s not just his capacity as a content creator that connects him to Bungie’s loot shooter. Like many other Guardians, he has a personal concern for the fate of Destiny. And not just because it’s his job. That was why he in one of his last videos responds with constructive criticism to the current situation of declining player numbers and the general burnout of the players.

He not only gives 5 reasons why Destiny 2 is bad right now. He also tells what Bungie needs to do to make players feel comfortable in the loot shooter again.

KackisHD emphasizes – It’s not because of the competition: As reported by gaming sites, the number of players on Steam has dropped to 60,854 average players in the first week of November. At the low point there were just 29,000 players online.

The release of Modern Warfare 2, probably the biggest Call of Duty release of all time, or OverWatch 2 and God of War is often cited as the reason for the falling number of players. But KackisHD doesn’t think that’s really the only factor.

He says Call of Duty – Modern Warfare 2 is such a hit because it’s the follow-up to the first massive hit of 2019, which came out on October 25th. However, if you then take the trouble and look at the player population of Destiny 2 around this time, it is noticeable that at that time, for example on October 28, 2019, 195,000 players played Destiny 2.

So Bungie’s loot shooter can compete with Call of Duty because there isn’t a 100% overlap.

While they’re both first-person shooters, there are definitely other reasons behind Destiny 2’s low player count for KackisHD.

1. Skill updates at the expense of new content

One of the reasons for the current player frustration for KackisHD is the lack of custom content in Destiny 2.

The past seasons in Destiny 2 were actually little equipped with the famous Bungie magic of secrets and new missions. KackisHD therefore believes that Bungie’s revision of the outdated ability classes to the fresher version 3.0 simply took a lot of time and, above all, effort.

Usually, players are offered more when they buy a season in Destiny 2.

• In addition to the seasonal content, the Guardians can often also explore exotic weapon quests, such as the mission “Ominous” or the Exo Quest for Falcon Moon.
• Both were not only expensive missions, but also new areas that Bungie created and that were included in the season pass.

KackisHD therefore believes that the new and extremely important for the game Skill Updates 3.0 have simply taken the place of other fresh content content.

So the fact that your Warden can throw assault grenades and perform solar flips arguably meant there was less seasonal content to explore in the game as well. Much less than was the case with inclusive content up until then.

2. Activities that have to be repeated too often

The current season model in Destiny 2 is the next problem that makes players tired.

KackisHD doesn’t like the idea of ​​Bungie bringing only a small snippet of story to the game each week in a season. He believes this keeps players engaged as they come back online every week. However, it also ensures that the individual weeks become damn boring.

• Players are challenged to play the same activities each week. In Season 18, these are the 6-player activity “Ketch Crash” and the story-relevant “Expedition”.
• Once done, a small tidbit of story information is revealed.
• You also know in advance what to expect:
  • Game Activity A
  • Listen to a new voiceline or two.
  • Game Activity B
  • Listen to one or two new voicelines and place XYZ.

There are also some NPC texts and lore entries, but only a few players look at them. Most of the time they are clicked over, so that even the few good gags with frayed slippers hardly or not at all reach these players.

3. The hunt for top weapons is done faster

After the problems with the content, KackisHD addresses the crafted weapons. He is unwilling to say that weapon crafting has been detrimental to Destiny 2. It’s always been frustrating that even the most dedicated players in Destiny 2 couldn’t get the guns or Rolls they wanted. Weapon crafting has changed that.

However, what bothers him is the way players can get these weapons. So far, all seasonal weapons from previous seasons have been craftable. That is, once a player has collected all the blueprints to be able to craft a weapon, they are done.

• Wardens used to be much more involved with weapons, trying to get the perfect godroll. And even if it was only four perfect perks, you were still happy with it.
• Since weapon crafting has existed, people have flown to the forge in the Mars enclave and simply assembled their desired weapon. This is hardly more exciting than darning stockings.

Even the ritual weapons from the playlists are currently not worth the effort for him to get the max rank in the Vanguard, Crucible or Gambit. A decision by Bungie that KackisHD cannot understand.

4. The lack of attention to PvP

KackisHD is basically someone who is primarily involved in Destiny 2’s PvE. But he’s not lost on the plight of his PvP brethren and the lack of innovation in the Crucible.

In Destiny 2, players had to go 900 days without a map in PvP and the modes are extremely lean. There is also no real ranking system in terms of rewards, as KackisHD says.

So he finds it shocking how little attention Bungie is currently paying to PvP.

• After all, the regular players in the Crucible are among the most committed.
• They keep Destiny 2’s player population high during the long dead of PvE.
• Trials were also once a prestige activity, captivating thousands of players every weekend.

He therefore suggests a new ranking system only available as a reward through PVP. This would again give players a reason to return to the most engaged part of the community.

5. Avoidable bugs

Last but not least, KackisHD addresses the quality assurance in Destiny 2, in which he thinks Bungie needs to invest more again.

• Recent patches broke more than they fixed.
• The Halloween event brought old bugs back online that had actually already been fixed.
• And in the latest dungeon, Duality, the bells rang for far too long, preventing players from completing the new activity normally from the start.

Especially with the free events, KackisHD knows many players who have just come back to try out the new Festival of the Lost. But when the event quest didn’t go ahead, it immediately killed her motivation to play the game.

Of course it takes a while to implement changes, to do tests and to bring them into play. But it shouldn’t take too long either. The nerf for Lorentz drive and Arbalest, for example, took half a year. Too long, as many players found.

KackisHD emphasizes that quick fixes and corrections for Destiny 2 are so important. Even if it’s complicated, as Bungie always points out.

Because at the end of the day, the average player doesn’t care that it’s a complicated game. Once Guardians find that their quest or activity isn’t working, interest in the game is gone. Things that could actually be fixed quickly with a little more care at Bungie.

Is this the beginning of the end for Destiny 2?

Rather not. The content problems could resolve themselves to some extent in the upcoming Season 19, which starts on December 6th. So far only the end of the light and darkness saga in Destiny 2 is really sealed.

• Season 19, for example, no longer brings another skill class into play that has been revised by Bungie. KackisHD therefore assumes that because of this Bungie may have put development time into a new exotic quest again.
• In addition, players can expect a brand new dungeon starting at 18:00 on December. Even if this has to be purchased separately if you don’t already own all the additional content, this is still incredibly popular content.

In addition, however, he also suggests that Bungie should invest more in its seasonal content in Destiny 2. After all, some changes in the game are a direct result of community feedback, as KackisHD points out.

Many players wish Destiny 2 was good: Of course, you can always take a break from Destiny 2, which many players do. But sharing this common argument with a frustrated Destiny player is something that often creates even more frustration.

Basically, many players, like KackisHD, want Destiny 2 to work because they care about the game. That’s why the frustrated guardians are never completely indifferent to what’s happening with Destiny 2. You’ve experienced so much in the game, appreciated the excellent gunplay, and made friends that you can’t watch its potential fizzle out. It remains to be hoped that Bungie will now listen to its community again, despite all the criticism and problems.

After all, Destiny 2 continues to be the perfect combination of a game where you can create builds and find interesting interactions with gear. It also has the creativity and replayability of a looter shooter, with some of the smoothest shooter mechanics ever, as KackisHD once interviewed tubefilter.com formulated.

What do you think of his arguments? Can you understand his objections or do you perhaps have other points that should be on his list? We look forward to your comments and discussions on the topic.