Why The Witch Queen will be make or break moment for Destiny 2 BungieWith Destiny 2 now well and truly in the \u201cBungie era\u201d of its lifespan, and Activision long gone in the rearview mirror, it\u2019s time for the famous devs to prove they\u2019re still worthy of that fame \u2014 The Witch Queen will be a make or break moment for the franchise. It\u2019s well-worn history at this point; Bungie partnered with Activision to launch their first post-Halo franchise, a huge space opera called \u201cDestiny,\u201d and it was a smash-hit. Fans piled into the new world in droves, gobbling up the exciting new series. Three years on, Bungie shuffled out a sequel, Destiny 2, and troubles began. A heavier focus on in-game transactions and reported publisher meddling overshadowed the series. Things came to a head. Bungie split from Activision, but kept Destiny. And, fans had hope again. A hope, years in the making, that has been slowly drained away since early 2019. Shadowkeep was interesting, but shallow, and Beyond Light teased much more than it eventually delivered. It feels like not much has really changed. For many, The Witch Queen is the final stop \u2014 one last \u2018make or break\u2019 moment for the Destiny 2 powerbrokers to win back jaded fans. But can Bungie deliver? What does Bungie need to do? It would take too long to list out every complaint Destiny 2 fans have flagged about their favorite franchise since Beyond Light, but it feels like there\u2019s three solutions to the problems that have been mounting since mid-2019 and Shadowkeep. The first is a recent problem, but a big one: content vaulting. Bungie made the bold call to strip out nearly half the content in Destiny, and replace it with two new areas \u2014 Europa and a reworked Cosmodrome \u2014 the Beyond Light story, and some Empire Hunts. In theory, the \u201creset\u201d was a good idea to freshen up the series. In practice, it\u2019s left Destiny 2 feeling pretty damn empty. We lost seven strikes, four full planets, a host of activities like The Reckoning and Forges, seven Crucible playlists, three full campaigns \u2014 including the game\u2019s original \u201cRed War\u201d story \u2014 five Raids, and fifteen Exotic quests. Read More: Destiny 2 review: not the promised new era – I think Destiny 2 fans know that Bungie had the best intentions when they hoisted so much content out of the game. Right now, though, it just feels bad. Beyond Light brought very little to the table, and it\u2019s left people already keeping one eye on the next expansion because of that. And this is where The Witch Queen comes into play. The Witch Queen could fix Destiny 2\u2019s emptiness When Year 5\u2019s expansion arrives in late 2021, it\u2019s going to need to come chockablock full of new goodies. Players are expecting Crucible maps, Raids, another campaign; basically, all the things Beyond Light was supposed to bring in the promised \u2014 but not delivered \u2014 \u201creset.\u201d Right now, Destiny fans are starving for things to do. Then, to boot, there\u2019s new rumors springing up that we may have to trade EDZ and Nessus out of the game when Old Chicago and the Dreadnaught arrive. That\u2019s just not what players want to see. Bungie promised a \u201cliving\u201d game. Instead, we\u2019re just watching it slowly die by losing content. If Bungie fails to pour \u2014 and I mean pour \u2014 new content into the game with The Witch Queen, then Destiny 2 could be in big trouble. Players are already leaving forever. What\u2019s going to happen if nothing new pops up in Year 5 either? Luckily, there\u2019s still plenty of time until the Year 5 expansion hits shelves. The developers can listen to community criticism \u2014 and boy is there a lot of it \u2014 and do what works best. If they do that, The Witch Queen can be another step forward for Destiny, and one that rights the leaning ship. If not, well, maybe Destiny 2 just peters out to a slow end. Let\u2019s hope not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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