Destiny 2 is brutally f*ked and I almost quit...

[@Divide21]

I'm almost 100% certain that the majority of you guys have played less than you have in the past. If I'm wrong, eat my cookies :) General thoughts though, how are people feeling about Destiny 2 currently and moving into Frontiers?

[@cbr6001962]

You and me both brother

[@JOOKST3R]

I have not touched the game since the day 1 of the witness raid. I hated how they ended the story and ultimately disagreed with pretty much everything they did after beyond light. They had a chance to seize the day and make destiny the greatest game ever made after red war produced one of the best campaigns I have ever played. But they messed it up every step of the way, vaulting content but keeping it in game files, firing employees because of their own mistakes, forsakens entire campaign being a couple of bounties… having rasputin die, bringing back cayde 6 rather then write a proper culmination to the story, creating prismatic which is just a mixture of stuff they have already done rather than creating a unique subclass. It’s just all not good enough. Idc what they do. I’m never coming back

[@BraffyDaff]

Unfortunately, I uninstalled the game after investing 4078 hours into it, even though I purchased the season pass. You know it’s bad when I don’t even care about losing or missing content. That said, I’m really looking forward to Monster Hunter Wilds coming out next month

[@x3luh_]

@@Divide21 I'm playing less bc I'm eating for vespers to be farmable :sob:

[@JeremyGray-u2w]

I got 10k hours and I quit after lightfall

[@truth6316]

stopped playing 6 months ago feels like i dropped a crack addiction.

[@tomwhite7022]

@@AbsolutelyZer02k?! There’s almost nothing to spend that much money on it

[@brice340i]

@@tomwhite7022if you’ve been playing for awhile dlcs plus silver adds up 😭

[@PerfectedVenus_Monsoon]

@@tomwhite7022 Some people just have a good enough life to drop that kind of money on something. Do I endorse it? No, I think there's better use for that money. But at the end of the day, it's their money, not ours. And if it makes them happy or enjoy the game more, then I say let it be.

[@midkyba_ontwitch8052]

@@AbsolutelyZer0 4k hours and i told my friend when i stopped "im free"

[@TherealToppo]

Lmao this comment is funny af. Sorry

[@CreationsVibration]

All the games slated to be the Destiny killer when the real Destiny killer was Bungie itself

[@rangerdanger572]

@@CreationsVibration It's always another gameY will kill this gameX but the real killer is gameX most of the time

[@xxjett13xx]

Haven't heard that one before

[@theSixPathsOfTrains]

So bungie was it's own killer? Pete: always has Ben 🔫

[@pxsxgc]

Well said

[@GabeBlack]

A lot of people said they would stay for the end of the Light vs Dark journey but after that they were gone.

[@DJTyme209]

😮​@@bulletandaballot

[@VolkanArslan-f5t]

Bungie working with Cheaters stop this don't play this game

[@Chillaaaaxxx]

that was me and 90% of my friends. and I can tell you, we draggedddd ourselves through to even make it that long.

[@hjm9586]

After 3k hours in the game, a week after I finished Final Shape I uninstalled. Havent regretted uninstalling but regret I let fomo and sunken cost fallacy control me.

[@midkyba_ontwitch8052]

real. too much money in this damn game to drop it. until i did :)

[@VolkanArslan-f5t]

Bungie working with Cheaters stop this don't play this game

[@jesusalonso2179]

Facts. I would always log in every week to see the eververse as well as the events. This game is disgusting, i don't know why there wasn't someone suing Bungie for its predatory practices.

[@retiredboi3175]

They released a hakke sniper with an osiris symbol on and called it new whilst still not providing newer maps, newer game modes and a more balanced experience in general. Until they do that, hope they burn as a company, theyre more keen to giving free adepts that used to require skill to get

[@KingGrippy]

They are trying to fix PVP by balancing matchmaking and shortening the skill gap

[@ZOMGitsKENNY]

​@KingGrippyyou think they are capable of fixing pvp? I don't think Bungie is capable of fixing anything. Because if they were, they wouldn't be dropping lame, boring, ass content.

[@VolkanArslan-f5t]

​@KingGrippyBungie working with Cheaters stop this don't play this game

[@KingGrippy]

@@ZOMGitsKENNY y'all just complain about anything

[@KingGrippy]

@@VolkanArslan-f5t there are hardly any cheaters, have seen like one in my 7 years of playing d2

[@DukeSalami]

I started playing warframe and let me tell you, it’s like getting into a good relationship and thinking back to your abusive ex and realizing how bad things were

[@herbalT13]

@@DukeSalami yea, and what makes you so sure you'll be just as interested in warframe 7 years from now? D2 has been going for over 7 years now. It's old and there's too many weapons in the game to even make any new stuff exciting any longer. Bungie should've planned to end D2 by now and had a D3 being made to start fresh but they sure screwed that up.

[@spakentruth]

​@@herbalT13Warframe has been going on for almost 12 years

[@alimezel5784]

@@spakentruth dont forget warframe is actually free, literally no paywalls or paid content.

[@Angeldemonhybrid172]

​@@herbalT13I don't feel like I HAVE to login every update and that content will always be there to do whenever I want no FOMO needed

[@dooperpop3977]

D2 players hate to listen

[@dredgenspace]

What you said towards the end is how we should play in general to be honest. It's a game, meant for entertainment. When it stops being fun and turns into stress, you need to stop playing. Not necessarily permanently. Just take a break and play when you feel like it. I've been doing that all episode and I've still managed to get as much done as I could want in game. But more than that it's important to take care of yourself and make sure you aren't just playing the game to play it. That's usually not fun and leads to burn out and exhaustion so quick. Always remember, it's a game. There comes a day where you'll hit game over. All good things come to an end. Whether that be now or another 3 sagas from now.

[@Divide21]

Exactly. Destiny 2 imo became a to-do checklist a long time ago - complete season pass, seasonal challenges, gild seals etc except nothing changed. Now I do not force myself to do the seasonal challenges, I am actually not even half way done and I don't plan to complete the ones I do not enjoy doing and having already missed some stuff it gets easier to not do them more and more. :)

[@dredgenspace]

@Divide21 That's honestly the biggest issue with the game currently. A lot of decisions from higher up have been made to prioritize metrics and player retention versus quality and good will meanwhile the devs sneak in what they can get away with and try so hard to advocate for the player base only to get shut down. This is reflected in the game so heavily. The game at it's core is fun to play and has many fun activities but there is little innovation and so many things that are clearly designed to milk people's playtime. Qol changes that helped make the game less a chore and more approachable have gotten reversed/removed but come back or get relaxed by more Qol later on (fighting between devs and execs), and devs literally beg for stuff like player housing but can't make it happen because of executive meddling. It's frustrating to know they fight so hard and listen to everything we say only for them to be told that they can't because the execs hyper focus on statistics and return of investment. The Old Bungie is still there but it's being sabotaged by terrible higher ups. A studio of devs who "make games we want to play" versus execs who "make games that inspire friendship" a generic and bland statement reflective of the way the execs handle the game. For Destiny to heal we must hope that the executives open their ears and listen to the people who make the game we all want to play.

[@KoQuesada]

We are almost in the same situation, they are killing the game, terrible decisions and also the re-selling or recycling of D1 and also now D2 content is brutal... D2 is a smack on our faces and we are all (even the hardcore lovers of the game) getting really tired of Bungie`s CEO disgusting administration of the game.

[@rast.always]

its slowly starting to creep in that i will never, ever get the same feeling i got when i was able to get onto destiny and discover new things, nothing felt boring

[@alpanago2603]

I honest felt this in my soul. It’s been so bad I’ve gotten addicted to Warframe and Rivals. I don’t have any plans to play Frontiers. And if you look at my play tracker, I’ve been a full blown addict until echos. It’s just bad man

[@DeltaGL]

Welcome to warframe Tenno, hope you enjoy the excessive content

[@mauricehopes9105]

I quit destiny years ago when they did sun setting. It felt like getting over an addiction. I'm happy i did it and I have no desire to ever come back. Destiny isn't fun its addictive, and bungie treats it's players terribly. I"m glad you got out. Hopefully you can move on to other games that actually bring you joy and fun.

[@ChickenIandlEggs]

What killed it for my clan who were super consistent raiders was having to spend an hour plus watching KZbin videos to only vaguely understand the new raid. We're trying to play a game not study an assignment. We went from playing a few hours a day and earning Godslayer during Pantheon to being broken up from no one but the leader being online.

[@EchoDoctrine]

Exactly this, this was a huge reason my friends all quit too

[@ZHibiki]

I did quit. Actually felt so good

[@VolkanArslan-f5t]

Bungie working with Cheaters stop this don't play this game

[@byrongrimsley500]

If you quit the game then why are you watching a Destiny 2 video are you going to tell us that you like the content creator so much that you're willing to hear about a game that you don't play anymore. Right

[@ZHibiki]

@@byrongrimsley500 the drama around the game is more fun than the game itself lmao

[@jpjusthere]

@@byrongrimsley500braindead comment he can do whatever he wants, i quit a year ago n i still look to see how the game is doing (i want it to die)

[@anarchy6138]

​@@jpjusthere Why tho?

[@iiFluxify]

Picked up Warframe about a month ago. So refreshing. Haven’t played Act 3 and probably won’t. The spark is gone, my travellers light…..has died. However, BABY TENNO IS ALIVE🎉🤩

[@ChilledAnarchist]

I'm so glad I quit, tired of putting up with the same problems

[@dkelli6020]

Bungie needed a Destiny 3 roadmap after the Echoes episode. Not sure if there’s a future for this.

[@shockwave54623]

after being so bored with nothing to do I finally did a raid after years and damn I regret it

[@astorant7084]

Moving to FFXIV last year after 9 years playing D2 when Season of the Deep came out was probably the best decision I ever made tbh. As much as it embarrasses me to admit when I quit D2 I did not feel right at all for about a month, but once I got over it I have never looked back aside from briefly playing TFS on a friend’s account.

[@Monke-cl6tm]

I think the best way to describe destiny imo is by comparing it to an abusive relationship. I quite 6 weeks after final shape and it was one of the best decisions.

[@VolkanArslan-f5t]

Bungie working with Cheaters stop this don't play this game

[@Monke-cl6tm]

@@VolkanArslan-f5t ?

[@Noname-ol8ef]

​@@VolkanArslan-f5t Copy pasta bots working with the CCP, stop this.

[@Noname-ol8ef]

I'll be real. Comparing it to an abusive relationship is quite the overreaction.

[@CrypticDuality]

Warframes community welcomes all destiny players with open arms

[@TopCatFCD]

I played D1 and D2 for thousands of hours. It changed when they started doing the ranking nonsense. Its split players , whether they admit it or not. To be classed as a 6 after years of play is just sad. Yeah it doesn't mean much but should never have been forced on players. Then there's the increasing bugs and glitches that started showing up after the 30th Anniversary. That content drop was fun and was the start of Destiny going on maintenance mode with slack QA and underpaid coders. Throw in the sellout to Sony, job lay offs, the sunsetting of bought dlcs, the lack of respect given to players and devs by the "higher ups" and the basic lack of content ( reusing maps, renaming modes, models and weapons/gear is NOT content) and lack of exciting future we all thought might happen after TFS ie moving beyond solar system, D3 etc , is it any wonder players have started cleaning glasses and brushing the floor as time is called?

[@Travis_22]

That's true actually. The ranking def divides

[@Che9009]

This is what happens when you shill for a game with MASSIVE potential, and you dont take every bit of criticism into consideration. This goes all the way back to Bdobbins in destiny 1, there is such a thing as toxic positivity. It was only a matter of time till bungie imploded.

[@htvlogs80]

Been a D1 player since day 1 into D2 & I left Destiny right after Curse of Osiris. Came back to Destiny right after the release of Lightfall. That nice break gave me something’s to do, hunting down weapons and exotic quest during those long down time.

[@UrbanLegendGaming]

Dude I been left this game bro. I’m so glad I don’t play this game anymore.

[@VolkanArslan-f5t]

Bungie working with Cheaters stop this don't play this game

[@Travis_22]

Sure. See you next reset

[@UrbanLegendGaming]

@ u won’t. Nah this game cooked bro. After the witness died. I retired haven’t played since that one episode after it when the vex thing had the future war cult face at the end of the episode I was like naww this ain’t it. Last log in. College football 25 took over my life and path of exile 2 .. but u right I wanted to quit like years prior but I had to find out who the witness was and when the strongest enemy for us died it was over. I was a day one guardian. Rip to my warlock. 🧙‍♂️

[@willard73]

People cannot comprehend that anything gets dull after years. Like 10 years. You’ve changed, the game hasn’t.

[@makingacomment]

This. That’s the biggest thing people don’t realize for sure. Ive been playing for the last 10 years and haven’t grown tired yet. Nothing compares to this games atmosphere and gameplay flow.

[@byrongrimsley500]

Exactly

[@Kait07_]

except not all people have been playing since day 1 and you seriously think that all 80%+ of the playerbase that quit are all veterans? get a grip

[@car9182]

Wow I pray you guys heal before it's too late

[@Travis_22]

​​@@makingacommentAgreed. Gameplay aside, I like just wandering around the different worlds taking in the sights and sounds

[@pftvfc66]

As a non-stop Destiny player since 2014, I'm exactly in the same boat as you. I played a total of six hours of Episode Revenant and gave up. Stopped playing D2 since 2024 November 1st. It has been 83 days and I feel no desire in coming back to it.

[@CasualThreat]

I think it’s time for us to move on as a player base. The game was incredible in destiny 1 and they really did their best with 2. But it’s time to move on and see what bungie has in store for the future

[@ICr4zyI]

People like you be saying alla this shit just to come back after the next big update lol. Every. Time.

[@CasualThreat]

@@ICr4zyI haven’t played in 2 years bud

[@danilopolar6476]

@@ICr4zyI i agree with him and i haven't playing since half of last year

[@Divide21]

I think the cycle has just gone on for too long. Imo games like Destiny and even COD/Halo should have a 3-4 year cycle max. Year 1 release is crappy launch with issues that get fixed, probably broken meta and OP builds etc. Year 2 is nerfing and bringing in new fun stuff but attempting to balance the game and Year 3 you either have a finished product that's almost perfect for replayability in terms of full content of the story start to end and stuff, or you go wild and just make everything insane since you'd be starting the next 3-4 year cycle of a new game. (just my opinion)

[@ZhaloSupercell1]

d1 was way worse than d2. nostalgia blinded

[@HoopleHeadUSA]

I quit as of the last Dawning. I was the last of my clan to quit too. They’ve all uninstalled even, I don’t have the heart to do that yet. But will need the room when Ghost of Yotei comes

[@RikiRaccoon]

I stopped when I had a bug with AMD where it wasn't clearing cache and after one o two area swaps it would just turn into forever loading screens that gave me unhelpful error messages "last area had too many pick ups cannot load" and it would have been me coming from the end of a PVP match trying to go back to the tower. By the time I got it fixed, half of the content i had bought was already gone, and i needed to buy more content to do anything. I refused to support a game that actively removes 60 dollar content regularly...

[@russellmcgibbon6187]

The recycling of content was disappointment after disappointment.

[@FromTheNameless]

I agree, the fatted cow is dry; we can no longer receives its milk. It’s time for a new farm.

[@jimmcmeen761]

Here we go again and I feel ya brotha’. It’s definitely worrysome.

[@Logan-ed4pu]

I started in 2019 after a 10 year stint on WoW. It was a really great game, but about 2 years later, it just seemed to be a steady trend of less and less satisfaction. I quit in December 2023, and it felt like a massive weight had been released from my shoulders in a way that I did not feel when I quit WoW or Everquest before WoW.

[@ayejay2688]

i mean well yeah who really thought that playing the same game over and over with minimal improvements and new editions, would get boring? it's also the reason we need a destiny 3 and for bungie to just take the loss on marathon development after release, but y'all aint ready for that conversation yet maybe when we reach 10k players in the months before behemoths launch

[@SuzuNoUtaTX]

All I’ve done this episode is run the dungeon 3 times.

[@notnetflix2022]

All I've done is stare at the orbit for a min then exit

[@smezbuilds9897]

Quit last year, came back and loved final shape. Quickly realised why I quit before once the laziness that is episodes dropped. Done with the bugs, cash grabbing and same old same old content cycle. Don't think I'll ever return and its sad seeing it was my most played game with thousands of hours sunk in.

[@ItsTheRealRaven]

I Did Quit, last time I was Online was Around Halloween? Haven’t bothered finishing the Season Pass, or these “Acts or episodes” The gameplay of the Game is Fun, I’ll admit that Especially PVP it’s really fun to play but it got so Boring…. Playing the Same Content the same maps the same guns just different Skins…. For 5+ years…. I’m Completely Burned out with it and from it, I Removed it from my Console and no Regrets, I’ve been Playing SWTOR, TFD, SOD2, NFSMW05 anything else and it feels so Fucking good and refreshing…. I don’t see myself just randomly Returning to D2 it just doesn’t have that hype anymore as I said, playing the same maps for years over and over again…. You just die inside…. And feel so empty…. It’s at the point you just take the game put it in a box and shove that box under your bed to be never seen or touched again…. It had its time and it finally came to an end

[@phoenixfire7903]

It's crazy because I've had more fun this episode than many previous seasons. The story is ok from acts 1 and 2 that I've played so far, waiting for friends to get on to play act 3, but the loot chase, grinding iron banner, grinding trials, doing gm nightfalls, making all different kinds of builds utilizing the artifact to its fullest, is what really keeps me going. Maybe it's just because I started really playing in Witch Queen rather than D1 launch like many have, but I just log in every now and then and always have something to do. Lost sectors trying to get a good Veleda-F roll, iron banner for a good Crimil's, trials for a good pve Tomorrow's Answer, seasonal activities for scavenger's fate. I am as frustrated as anyone with the multitude of bugs and very occasional cheaters, but underneath it all I think there's a really fun game that will hopefully be made better next episode and into Frontiers. Stop treating the game like a job and it'll stop feeling like one. If you don't have interest right now, come back when you do. I play Marvel Rivals, Monster Hunter, and survival games when I'm not in a Destiny mood, no gun or title or whatever is worth stressing over. If it legit just isn't fun for you anymore, I get that. I stopped playing Overwatch entirely when Rivals came out. But at the moment there is no game (to me) that offers quite the same feeling as Destiny does, I'm still riding the high of my 6/6 god roll The Riposte and can't wait for Deadlock to be focusable next episode. Hope everyone finds games they enjoy if you are quitting Destiny, and if you're not, there will still be crazy people like me enjoying the "slop" that they put out every season.

[@nacho7007]

I quit about 6 months ago too. Bungie had the golden egg with destiny 2 and just totally dropped the ball.

[@ShantoShmento]

I once really loved this game.... then I used to ONLY hop on reset days for like a couple of months, now I don't even get on the game at all. It is long dead.

[@thisguydiablo]

do it, ive been happier since i quit.

[@Divide21]

Your not wrong though, taking some time away to play other games has been nice. Destiny will always have a place in my heart but it just sucks that it is where it is today

[@VolkanArslan-f5t]

Bungie working with Cheaters stop this don't play this game

[@sebastians2559]

time to jump into warframe!

[@LLemon_Pepper]

I think you nailed it. The Final Shape was a great stopping point for me. I never loved the seasonal treadmill grind, and since we knew before Final Shape that seasons would no longer build to an annual expansion, I was done post TFS. Nothing bad happened, I still loved my time with the game. With Destiny 1, it's been 10 years on this franchise. I'll always keep an eye on it (and stay subscribed to Divide haha) because I want to see it do well. But the current content and roadmap just isn't for me. And thats ok. If something changes there, Imight be back. But if not, it's been fun.

[@chrisb2543]

We didn’t even realize how lucky we were getting curse of Osiris A new map new strikes a new law sector one new public event that was stupid. I knew loot Chase so much better than any season. And then we got warm mind three months later, all of this content as bare bones, as we may have thought it was in year one of Destiny 2 is so much better than any of these seasons

[@VolkanArslan-f5t]

Bungie working with Cheaters stop this don't play this game

[@ellibre5831]

I finally quit. At 1k hrs Im done. It was something to relax and come home to on my days off. But thats it Ive had enough of the lack of support and love in the game. Thanks for the spaghetti Bungo

[@VolkanArslan-f5t]

Bungie working with Cheaters stop this don't play this game

[@harutos8708]

I already quit D2 since last year. Not sure how people are really enjoying the game so much when all you do is the same every new season or so... I didn't mind grinding for better gears especially exotics but it just sucks a lot when Bungie decided to nerf some of the most fun exotics there are. Also, the game gatekeeps players in many ways especially Raids. As a solo player, it's simply impossible for me to participate in Raids. Soloing them sucks too.

[@notnetflix2022]

0:20 Want to say thank you because I was drifting in Destiny 2 then forget I had call of duty 6, Stalker 2 and Persona 3 in my library Thanks a bunch!

[@PerfectedVenus_Monsoon]

I've played Destiny since a little after Taken King came out in late 2015. I hold some of my most memorable memories that involve this game, such as completing my first raid or getting flawless in Trials. Then I hear that Destiny 2 was going to release, and I was the most hyped for a game release, ever, since Titanfall 2. I was there during the burnout at the end of Red War, the crash of Curse of Osiris, the "We're so Back" of Warmind, the "We're really f'ing back of Forsaken and it's seasons. And now I'm here in Echo's 2, wondering how this gigantic franchise of a game fell from grace. You could argue that it's because of good ol' Pete, or the layoffs, or the recycling of content, or the sunsetting and vaulting, but I think it boils down to just being burnt out from this style of game. I've played this game series for almost a decade now, and I've found myself going from "I can't wait to hop on and do the new dungeon with my friends," to "Oh cool a dungeon, I'll do it next week," to "There's a new dungeon?" I think this game is nearing the end of it's cycle, there's only so much you can do with this type of looter shooter before you run out of ideas. We literally got a new super that's just the other supers and abilities combined. This isn't me calling it lazy, I'm just pointing out how little there could be to add. That's my two cents on the matter, and a majority of this is opinion based, so take it with a grain of salt.

[@seanharmon1341]

I have a deep love for destiny, and to back that up Im in the top 100 speed run records for every piece of content in this game with over 4 thousand hours in this game. I quit after getting top 100 in final shape and every day I think about coming back since there is nothing that itches that itch like destiny 2. Sure, there is warframe but its just not the same, no records to beat, no reason to play with friends and meet people. I miss my community and everything about it, but in due time I will be glad I stopped playing.

[@rept7]

I quit years ago, around when Beyond Light was coming out or recently released. I just remember that the game wanted me to do patrols and strikes for battlepass and relic progression, but failed to make that fun as other players could just use busted weapons to melt things. Unfortunately, while people who love that would have Warfare to fall back to, I haven't found a good replacement MMO or MMO-lite for people that want the group PvE content you can just play, but also fun gameplay that isn't a comical cakewalk.

[@benjaminguezen833]

Warframe>Destiny

[@tafkafi]

I started stepping back into Warframe a couple of months ago as well as games I’ve been putting off. I barely play Destiny anymore & getting close to uninstalling it.

[@KitchSquish]

We get some of the best news we’ve gotten in years and I see a slew of “Destiny 2 is doomed” “Dead Game” “I quit”. It’s so melodramatic. The community has been begging for change. We finally have it and the reaction to that is moaning and complaining. Destiny 2 may not be the game we wanted but you cannot deny that it’s changing for the better. If you don’t like it, quietly leave. The threat to quit has lost its shock value.

[@_BELMONT_]

stopped playing months ago and i've played since d1 beta. i feel so much better, there are so many other games out there that respect your time invested!

[@dances_with_myself9305]

What sucks is I love this game so much. It’s the only game that has ever given me the power fantasy I wanted in a game, but it’s been feeling more and more like a chore. The love is there. The passion has long since faded.

[@BasedRedpilledMasterJ]

The only reason I’m still trying to put some occasional play time in is because I don’t want to have completely wasted my money for the expansions that I got peer pressured into buying, I’ve played since the D1 alpha and I’m finally ready to throw in the towel.

[@danilopolar6476]

i'm glad and sad i quit destiny, i'm sad that this game i loved so much has gone this route, i can't pay for the anual pass, cant buy the dlc yet, the dungeons being paid without the anual pass i really hate that system :/ i still love the world and the gameplay, but it's difficult...

[@constructor2763]

Destiny 2 as a concept is great. Destiny 2 as a piece of software and UI design, is an abomination of technical ineptitude. Destiny 2 has also been fundamentally dishonest with their player base when it comes to weapon drops being "random" (because they are not random), and also weapons and gameplay is different in pvp each game, there is no consistency, things change. Destiny 2 abuses the player base, and they do so routinely, patronising the players with talk of "the community"; we are not a family, we are paying customers and should be treated as such. The product is not fit for release.

[@thedomesticoperator]

Good gunplay can't be our excuse forever. You aren't supposed to regularly eat Doritos for sustenance, you eat them for the taste and to feel good momentarily. You also can't stop at just one chip because the food scientists knew the exact amount of seasoning for the shortest amount of time possible, depriving your mouth of novelty, depriving your brain of dopamine, forcing you to eat another highly processed corn chip. Gunplay is the salty goodness. It's instant, and fleeting. The random roll system is that one random Dorito covered in extra flavoring. The corn of the chip is the story of Destiny 2, ie. You don't eat Doritos for the corn? Sure a lot of people like the corn, but the seasoning brings you back for more. If you just like corn there are other great corn chips out there, but they are just normal sea salt... The corn of a Dorito is just a delivery mechanism for the seasoning, to give the seasoning a reason to exist.. Just as the story in D2 is just a delivery mechanism to give the gunplay a reason to exist. You CAN just eat seasoning, but then you have something like Counter-Strike, where the only mechanism to carry the seasoning is the packaging. When normal Doritos become boring and the sales stagnate, they come out with new shapes and flavors. The corn might be puffed now (ie. new enemies, new planets, new mechanics) and it's the same great flavor (gunplay) but now ALL the chips are super flavored (ie. Strand changing how you explore the environment, new perks increasing accuracy or lowering TTK, new features improving mobility.) Stop eating Doritos. It's quite bad for you, the company obviously doesn't care about your health, and the limited time flavors are evil because you get a taste of something incredible and then it's gone forever. Worst of all, Sweet and Spicy Chilli only got popular because they paid people like Stephen Colbert to promote it in a funny way. It's an average flavor at best. Salsa Verde is Witch Queen, Spicy and a fresh take on the classic formula. Cool ranch is obviously Forsaken, an improvement on the classic Nacho Cheese that got us here in the first place but with a nice new blue vibe that didn't get cheese all over your pant legs..

[@notnetflix2022]

I have 6000 hours in the game since I've been playing since 2014, I haven't played destiny 2 properly in months and not bothering at all let that sink in. A few days ago, I checked the steam charts for player count, currently it's getting beat out by the Sim 4, THE SIMS!

[@DatdudeRomez]

Tbh I've quit for a while now, i came back for the end haven't touched it since

[@williamhodge5635]

Bungie have chosen what they want from D2was Marathon as we did pay for Marathon throught D2 so Bungie chose to put money into Marathon instead of D2

[@attackmanatee02]

I'm completely stopped playing like a month after final shape. I love the buildcrafting but thats ALL I was playing it for now that the story is finished. I also already haven't liked bungie for a while now, so I didn't need many reasons to stop giving them money. I HAVE been playing D1 tho, and loving it.

[@GunsWRLD]

Havent played since I finished final shape

[@sampan04]

It must’ve been some divine intervention that as I reached my higher studies that Destiny 2 just happened to begin going downhill, when you move on you’ll feel bad but its probably for the better

[@xMelloMarshx]

It’s almost as of the final shape was the final piece of actual content they could release

[@watts320]

Stopped about 6-8 months ago now, same old rubbish over and over again in this game. Had no fun at all, doing the same grind every week, same missions, came back a week ago for a look to see what the game is like now.. and it all just looks the same. Couldn't find anyone in an activity, like no one wanted to do it, and I did a vanguard op, only for it to repeat the same mission after the first one. Came off and not gone back on since.

[@window9213]

Honestly im pretty hyped for the last set of episodes. Promising pvp and trials changes with a big twab expected today

[@steelrz44]

I absolutely loved playing this game. Still do. Bungie Banned me last week for NO REASON. Now I can never play again. I appealed immediately, been 10 days no response. I am devastated. Played every week since it came out in 2014. Was Rank 11 and had been a passionate dedicated player and it was my escape and my community. I feel so lost. I cant even play if I want to, and I feel so hurt by Bungie and their actions. It feels like they don't even care about their players. I am so hurt. I want to play again so bad. It feels different on the other side....

[@dannykrakt736]

I started playing warframe a little over a month ago and legit touched destiny for less than an hour like twice, after playing destiny, Every. Single. Day. For. 2. Full. Years. I still love destiny and regret nothing cuz i learned so much about myself and what i like, but if i haven’t quit, im taking a huge break until something truly fate changing happens to the game. Ill check out heresy but im not hard grinding D2. Raid groups are too hard to get together too.

[@GeminiNight]

I haven't logged in since the start of the season. Haven't done any challenges for bright dust. Haven't reached beyond rank 4 in the season pass. This is the first time I've done this and I am not even sure why. I just can't bring myself to play.

[@Blind3866]

I think your coming to terms with what alot of players have already. Destiny 2 is not what it was before, and its never goign to be again at this rate. WE as a player base tried to tell them, every content creator tried to tell them. THey didn't care/listen. Ball is in their court now, but that doesn't mean we can't move on and have fun elsewhere.

[@ludokai2691]

It's a sad situation and I'm feeling more for the KZbinrs rather than Bungie. Seeing it affect their channels so badly is just shit.

[@ca600k]

It saddens me that this game is dying. The amount of time and money I've sunken in wasted. Quit since last June and never bother to go back. Quitting Destiny nearly made me also unsub from all its content creators too due to me not caring about it anymore. Glad I never did. Sad to see content creators themselves feel the pain. Watched Divide for such a long time.

[@antictheidiot1594]

Dude it's really sad, I've been playing since I was 10 right when destiny 1 came out. Half of my life on this game, and I legit can't get myself to log in at all, I have no motivation to play for the first time in 10 years. I don't regret any of my time spent on this game, but it's sad. I'm gonna give act 3 a shot, but I highly doubt I'm gonna try frontiers unless the do so crazy stuff which I doubt

[@KozakXII]

I’ve been a player since D1 beta. I quite shortly after shadowkeep because I saw how bungie was about to milk the player base of money. I came back during witch queen and that whole year got me so excited to be a destiny player again. After Lightfall I have only been so apathetic towards the game especially during revenant. I’m not even remotely excited for heresy but I’ll still play it.

[@nathankemp6482]

"You've got to respect the player's time" Wise words that unfortunately Bungie will probably not heed. You can't keep expecting players to keep investing time without regular quality updates. The most recent exotic mission was soooooo trash. Compare it to some of the best ones like Whisper, Zero Hour or Presage. Thousands of hours played enjoying this game in the past and now I can barely be bothered to log in at the beginning of a season to pick up the new free exotic. Giving up this addiction has actually had a positive impact on my life, once you realise this it's hard to see the value of dipping back in.

[@Umbrum_Silvermoon]

Don't ALMOST quit. Just Quit Bungie doesn't care about us HELL they don't even care about destiny they are just keeping it around as a half kept life raft for when Marathon fails...

[@AlexisMarino-v2i]

@@Umbrum_Silvermoon marathon already failed I hate to break it to you lol

[@tedpalmer1537]

I left after Final Shape, I was actually hopeful that the episodes would be the change from the stale seasonal model we were promised. But within a few minutes it was clear episodes were going to be the same dull seasonal activity, time gated grind. So after 10 years, I thought let's leave on a high note having loved Final Shape. Past 6 months I have put around 300 hours into Warframe and really love it. There are somethings it doesn't do as well as Destiny but it does a lot of things that Destiny could only dream of. I am sad that Bungie weren't able to see how special Destiny was and have milked the under nourished cow to death but they get what they deserve. Trying to maximise profits whilst pushing out the minimum viable product is disrespectful to the player base and people have had enough. Time to take the cow to the abattoir.

[@Filgaja]

The main reason I left Destiny2 was this shit Season system they pushed into the game... It's "throw away" content... it's cheap content they know they'll throw away after a few months... and that's bad game design. I want to hop on whenever I want and not miss anything. That's the reason why I'll start over with Destiny 1 soon with some friends. Still waiting for some to get a console and also the game, and then we can start through again. I loved Destiny 1 and how linear it was. THAT was a well-managed game and also good game design. I highly recommend everyone who played Destiny 2 and loved it at first glance, you should try it out as long as Bungie keeps the servers running. If they shut them down... it's gone for a long while. I've already gone through some game closures for games I loved to play, for example "Monster Hunter Online". You can't play it anymore but it was, aside from the graphics, an absolutely amazing Monster Hunter game. Yeah, so the next good game will come :) Live service games all started to become the same shithole

[@shockwave54623]

trust me when we say play warframe

[@hermanerasmus8577]

@shockwave54623 I tried warframe, even had my ex destiny clanmate giving pointers and explaining things. I found the new player experience to be on par with D2 new player experience. I got 93 hours on warframe, and I really just can't get into it. It's not that the game is bad, I just didn't connect with it.

[@VolkanArslan-f5t]

Bungie working with Cheaters stop this don't play this game

[@ramenmynoodle5059]

Overall I have a generally positive outlook towards the game. I used to play religiously like it was my job and that definitely led to burnout, especially post Final Shape, but I eventually realized that it was okay to take a break and play other games and that's exactly what I did alongside catching up on anime and TV shows. That all being said, I don't think I'll ever be able to completely drop destiny. No other game feels like it and I'm personally addicted to build crafting. Coming up with fun builds that are also viable in hard content brings a level of satisfaction that is hard for me to come by. I can easily go sit in patrol for an hour just testing out things and mindlessly slaying out on the red bars just because of feel alone. That being said, I always look forward to and get excited over sandbox changes that come with each season (Im already testing literally a dozen builds for the Heresy sandbox changes and new aspects) and I'm even more excited for Armor 3.0 in Frontiers and whatever sandbox changes come with it. On the other hand, I've begun to care a lot less for the story over these past few episodes, mainly playing for the sandbox as highlighted above, but I'm still looking forward to the next saga of Destiny coming with Frontiers and seeing how that seasonal model plays with the 2 medium sized expansions each year. Tl;Dr - I'm probably not going anywhere anytime soon although I recognize the many problems with the series right now, only taking breaks here and there to enjoy other things

[@masterwong122]

At long last... no king rules forever my son - Terenas Menethil

[@EchoDoctrine]

Quitting was the best decision I made, after forced Dual Destiny mission drama & creator responses, along with removal of crafting & creators elitist attitudes, I see the future of this game & its elite community, & I want NO part of it.

[@G.O.D197]

I feel you brother. Haven’t played at all this season and only hopping on to get chatter white then im dipping again

[@thegamingone7349]

I think something big and new is all it will take to bring people back. A forsaken or taken king style dlc, something that massively changes how the game is played to give something new.

[@hal0justcal865]

I don't even play anymore but it's good to see divide still out here crying. Nice to see youve hit 2025 the same way you ended 2024! Wipe away them tears man

[@MageLexYT]

I’m about 2 years into d2 playtime, around 2k hours, I could easily play for 13 hours straight to be fucking honest with u. I enjoy pve especially dungeons, and pvp control, I’ve had some real good times on the game with the boys. *sigh* in the beginning of January I tried Warframe for the third time (I never got into it and just uninstalled) and wow is it refreshing, confusing sure, but the amount of aspects of the game that’s TOTALLY FREE compared to d2 bro.. imagine what a thing like that would do to the game.. started playing d2 less and less this season, I’ll still do day1 dungeon in February with bro but it’s concerning when I haven’t played d2 for over 2 days, going from a daily login.. I don’t want this game to die, I really don’t. The game is an insane potential and bungie just can’t get it together! D3 hasn’t been a thing and never will be, and I truly hope marathon flops like concord because they’ve chosen to direct more attention to that than their actual money maker, or the game people actually play, doubt anyone will care for marathon

[@palehorseriderx]

I'm powering through because I paid for the deluxe edition, which I'm heavily regretting right now. After this year, I'm moving away from destiny permanently. There is no point in playing a game from a company whose priorities lie elsewhere. I'm playing enough every patch to quickly get my pass to lvl200, and getting the exotics. After that I log out and wait till the next patch.

[@jornavyr2459]

I was a long time player. Like, long, long time. I haven't even considered opening up destiny and depressing myself for years not, and I really couldn't be happier for that fact. The amount of straws that ended up on my back was too much for me to handle. Destiny still one of the only games to take my money and then also straight up remove what I paid for. Ohhhh and btw, Warframe has nearly 3 times the players right now. Says it all really.

[@TheDerekjherr]

Your right. I find myself logging in (cause I do wanna play) going to the tower, then shortly logging off. I have almost 4k hours logged onto this game and it does suck to feel this way but it’s just not the same. Path of Exile 2 and CoD have kept me patiently waiting for Bungie to do something.

[@charlesogden8492]

I played collectively 2200 hours in Destiny 1&2. I started falling off when they started locking story content behind seasons. I picked up Forsaken and beat the base content but then they started doing seasons and if you didn't pay for the battlepass or "season" you were just done getting lore and gameplay mechanics even though you still forked over $40 for the DLC. It rubbed me so wrong, I stopped playing until new light came out. Two years pass I finally accept that I'll be forced into paying for more than the DLC, but I hold strong and just nab the base DLC. Get the new subclas and the DLC leaves on a cliff hanger for the seasonal content... now I realize everything's being pushed for these seasonal battlepasses... but Destiny still felt good so I said screw it, I'll run my old content like Forsaken and never picked up Shadowkeep sonic did so thinking the old seasonal stuff had to be "free to play"... introducing sunsetting... I came back my Forsaken DLC has basically been ripped out (still on sale even know mind you) and left none of the seasonal content behind in the case for Shadowkeep... this was it. I was done mostly. I would rarely get on outside of DLC drops and by the time I made it to the Final Shape as soon as the players beat The Witness, I was done done. I've stopped playing and haven't come back. The ONLY way I come back is the full restoration of Destiny 2 content, and a promise to Remaster Destiny 1 and eventually couple the two together all 200+GB of data I won't be coming back, they burnt me to many times to go back to that abusive relationship that didn't respect my money or time put into it.

[@alter6243]

What Bungie and many players don’t want to admit is that there is no sun to rise over the horizon. There is not a single thing Destiny 2 can do at this point. It could drop the greatest raid tomorrow and nobody’s opinion on the game would change. The game is fundamentally flawed. The vast majority of content made for the game is unplayable. Meaningful loot is at an all time low, I would even argue it’s lower than year 1 D2 loot. The main appeals for Destiny have been the loot, setting, and gunplay. Gunplay is the only thing out of the three still in a good state. The only way Bungie could play into these appeals again is with a Destiny 3. Where we have a handful of new destinations and loot we don’t have to worry about managing, deleting, or asking ourselves if it’s even worth our time. Almost every raid is obsolete because you can get just as good if not better crafted weapons from seasonal content. Fire Fly, what was considered a raid perk at one time, is a complete joke in the face of Incandescent that does the same thing but can synergies with the 3.0 subclasses and doesn’t require a headshot. With a Destiny 3 you aren’t looking at 4 of the brand new dungeon weapons going “yeah I don’t need it”

[@deanwalker38]

I agree 👍🏻, I was adamant I was going to see d2 till the end. Now I'm not so sure?

[@AnalogOcean]

I'm sorry and everyone could do whatever they want. But you know what it is to complain about a game that you've played hundreds and hundreds of hours in because there's no content? You answered your own question. It's a personal problem. There's other things to do in life. I don't mean to come off wrong or anything but I enjoy destiny every time I come on you know why? Cuz I do it in mediation. You almost quit destiny, but did you? No.

[@madmanawesome]

Although they are fumbling. I am a working man now and I’m sure a lot of us have bills to pay now. I’ve played since alpha back in middle school and now I’m out of college. I have bigger aspirations and hobbies than video games now. But don’t get me confused, I have faith that everything will get back together for the game with frontiers. It’s like a seasonal anime for me

[@supersizesenpai]

Last 2 Destiny Acts I have played the least amount of Destiny I've ever played since the Alpha. I'm not done with Destiny and in fact will probably never be fully be done with Destiny as long as the servers are still humming. However, its not gonna be a priority anymore. Lately I have been loving Palworld, Marvel Rivals and Warframe. I will say, Warframe is pretty overwhelming but its definitely fun and the community is so kind and helpful.

[@crayoneater6034]

As someone with around 8000 hours in D2, I'm glad I've left it behind. I still play PvP on the odd occasion, but that's it

[@michaelk5173]

Nice commentary…. I enjoyed your common sense approach… live your life… good advice…. Play to enjoy the game and friends you’ve made over the years…. I still keep in touch with people i met in the early days of D1!…. two👍