The current Destiny 2 DLC “Lightfall” and the quiet Season 21 continue to be criticized. As a result, some streamers have already openly announced that they will be withdrawing from the loot shooter in 2023. Some even predict an “apocalyptic demise” for the game and leave the supposedly sinking ship. However, the detailed analysis of a committed player now shows a more differentiated and, above all, less dramatic picture.
the essentials in brief
This criticism hits Destiny 2 currently: Interest in Destiny 2 is currently declining. On Steam, interest in the loot shooter has declined in recent weeks and there has also been great criticism of Bungie’s current content.
All in all, Destiny 2 is currently in a difficult phase. But that’s not bad, but “a natural cycle” of the loot shooter, say the players Merzats and StrangelyOnPoint. They prove with hard data that it is not as dramatic as some are currently claiming.
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Steam analysis shows a more differentiated picture of the situation
The two guardians analyzed this: The goal of the two guardians Merzats and StrangelyOnPoint was to make the actual effects of the alleged player drop in Destiny 2 understandable for others and to recognize the reasons behind this development.
A waterfall chart on Reddit then shows that the game is currently at a low point. However, compared to similar times in the past, this is not dramatic.
The decline in the number of players in “Lightfall” is by no means abrupt or unexpected, but only follows the very natural Destiny cycle and is not the end of it.
Destiny 2 Steam Players by Seasons
Other games are also currently interesting: Another important aspect raised in the thread is the impact of new game titles like Diablo IV and Remnant 2 that have been released recently.
Many players have temporarily turned to other games, but still keep coming back to Destiny 2 to complete quests or play with friends. This regular switching between different games is typical behavior in the gaming community and does not necessarily reflect Destiny 2’s demise.
This is how the community judges the evaluation
The evaluation is not meaningful enough for the player FyreWulff: “Destiny 2 is available on 5 platforms. The Steam numbers, which are said to account for only 17% of the total number of players, are not sufficient for an analysis.”
If so, then you have to take the Charlemagne statistics, which ultimately have the number of players on all platforms.
Only Steam data is verifiable: In fact, the Charlemagne bot delivers a current player population via Discord via the query “/analytics population”.
However, this is not 100% conclusive either. Unlike Steam, these numbers are not confirmed by the respective provider platforms. And here the query for Epic is completely missing, where Destiny 2 is now also available. Nevertheless, we have made you a current query on the numbers.
TacoTrain89 says, “It’s the vocal Reddit minority that’s going nuts again here. As always, things get totally out of proportion and then there’s [Journalisten] like Paul Tassi, the [mit seinem Artikel] doesn’t help at all.”, alluding to his recently published player count analysis.
objohn8769, on the other hand, has no problem with the many long-time streamers stopping Destiny 2:
I agree to all YouTubers leaving. I feel like most of them have a negative impact on the gameplay for the regular players.
commented on objohn8769 via Reddit
He is probably one of the players who are now not annoyed by Destiny 2, but by the eternal doom fantasies about the game.
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Rumpghost analyzed:
A lack of regular players does not necessarily indicate a loss of engaged players, but rather a lack of new engaged players. […] And there’s an apparent pattern post-Seasons that’s remained constant overall. The new all-time high doesn’t make the current low a proportionately lower floor, it just means that the all-time high is now higher. […] The decision to spend my time elsewhere has little to do with the quality of the game and a lot to do with the fact that I and my fellow players have a lot to do.
However, Centurion832 takes it all very lightly: “The sad thing is how the trend is taking off with “Lightfall bad/Destiny dead”. It’s a video game. If you enjoy it, play it. If not, do something else.”
In the opinion of the two guardians, the importance of the number of players should not be overstated. Destiny 2 is a long-term project that is constantly evolving. Player numbers may vary.
This analysis shows that the game’s “apocalyptic decline” is probably an exaggeration and that Destiny 2 still has a solid base of dedicated Guardians looking forward to exciting content and a shared gaming experience.
The future is still uncertain: Nevertheless, it remains to be seen how Destiny 2 will develop. The loot shooter definitely faces new challenges in 2023 in order to bind its old and new players to the universe in the long term. Mainly because “The Final Form” is far from being the end of Destiny, but the franchise has been around for almost 10 years.
Bungie developers may not be talking to their players as much as they used to. However, they remain committed to responding to community feedback. The new expansion, other content, and events could be a potential game changer to rekindle interest and excitement from old players as well. Ultimately, then, it will depend on how Bungie meets this challenge to successfully navigate into the future.
How do you assess the importance of the in-depth analysis of the two guardians, who look at the supposed player waste in Destiny 2 in a more differentiated way? And what is your impression of the situation? Please share your thoughts and opinions with us directly in the comments.
By the way, it won’t be long before Bungie will reveal what this first step into the new Destiny universe will look like:
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