Destiny 2 promises free stuff after the players revolution

the Destiny 2 The community has been escalating ever since Disappointing update status for the game Earlier this month, it failed to address what some fans consider core issues with the modern version of Bungie’s sci-fi MMO. Now game director Joe Blackburn has taken the unusual step of addressing the community directly in a new video promising a free Eververse shield set in Season 22 and a free PvP map pack for the Crucible in 2024.

“A few weeks ago we put out a message about the state of the game that didn’t live up to our standards for what you all expect from these types of communications,” Blackburn said. he said in a video on Aug. 15 Registered in the labor office at his home. “It didn’t deliver the high-level vision that we normally would, and a lot of us were really working on developing it the final form And we weren’t able to give her the kind of care and love that we usually put into these kinds of communications.”

Then he moved through the next 15 minutes to make the forecast for August 22nd Destiny 2 View reveals more about next year the final form expansion (will focus on high-level ideas aimed at casual fans) and addresses some of the biggest points of controversy from a State of the Game blog post earlier in August. Those mostly had to do with the current PvP mode, which lies somewhere between benign neglect and outright abandonment, and the ritual armor sets players are used to seeing refreshed every year.

On the Crucible side, Blackburn promised a new streamlined PvP development team that can decide on changes and new content and communicate those changes to the community sooner. while Saucepan It’s always been a PvE-focused game. Crucible matches used to be a more important pillar In the daily lives of players. One big concern, and one that always seemed unfounded, was Bungie’s development of its recently announced first-person shooter. marathon It means Destiny PvP development resources have completely shifted from Saucepan. black burning Try to explain that this is not the case.

To this point, he said, the current system of periodically injecting a new PvP map into the game each time wasn’t helpful. Instead, the plan is to release a bunch of maps together as part of one free map pack in 2024 that experiments with lots of new ideas and kicks off solid mode with plenty of energy and excitement at the same time. The “free” part will also help dispel some of the recent frustration with how to do this Destiny 2 It’s been nickel-and-diming players for every bit of content, old and new.

SaucepanRitual shield blues

Microtransactions were also the source of a lot of backlash on the armor front. Basically a game about looking cool while doing alien genocide, Many players were angry With no new Crucible- and Vanguard- and Gambit-themed outfits are earned in-game rather than purchased from the Eververse store. February lightfall Expansion completely bypassed them. Blackburn said this was part of a conscious choice to focus more on armor sets designed for first-rate activities like raids, dungeons, and Trials of Osiris, as well as seasonal looks like Season of the Deep’s underwater set. To try to compensate players for not properly communicating this shift, he said that one of the paid Eververse sets for Season 22 will be free instead.

So far, the snap transmission is working. The video was positively received by players, not only because of the additional information and freebies, but because it added a more personal and intimate framing to the news. Of course, due to the nature of the lane Saucepan and recent legal discussions and actions Bungie has taken against players who have She crossed the line or made violent threats Against the studios and their developers, it’s easy to understand why Blackburn’s casual on-camera video wasn’t always the norm.

“We want to talk to you more, but talking to all of you is our #1 priority to keep our community members and community leaders safe on Bungie’s part,” he said. “I don’t want anyone who signs up to work at Bungie and talk to you all about the game to worry about their personal safety.”