At that point bungie is like that bonnie blue that slept with over 1k men in 1 sitting, sony is like guy number 785 ;DSony must be jumping up and down with joy!!
Full control of Bungie is closer than ever.
Oh yeah for sure, in D1 one still feel what Destiny is. I can Still boot up D1 and feel that magic and mystery even though that saga is over. People often say its pink glasses and nostalgia talking and also drags in quality of life shit, i dont give a shit about quality of life, thats not what makes a game special at all. And i mean, D2 has run for more years then D1, so when does the nostalgia start to work for D2 for the few that still plays it i wonder.I recently reinstalled Destiny 1 just out of curiosity, and I was kind of surprised how grounded it still feels compared to Destiny 2. I dont know if it isnostalgia or just the art direction and pacingbut the worldbuilding in D1 really hits different.
There is a sense of decay and mystery that D2 kind of lost over time. The planets in D1 like old Russia, the moon, venus mara they feel like actual places with history. Crumbling ruins abandoned tech remnants of a fallen civilization. It is not all flashy neon powers and space magic 24/7. Even the tower feel more grounded, like a last bastion and not a hub for superhero space wizards
the leveling system I mean it actually feels like you progress. In D2 you basically start with a full loadout of legendary gear and exotics are thrown at you left and right. In D1 getting your first exotic felt like an actual event. Legendary armor isnt just a default. You have to grind for itor get lucky and when it dropped it meant something.
I'm not saying D2 is bad it got a ton of content and great moment to moment gameplay but I do miss the more deliberate pace of D1. The loot felt earned, and the world felt more lived in, more broken in a good way. D2 leans a lot more into the space fantasy angle, and while that isfun, I kinda miss the simpler more grounded vibe Destiny started with.
It also doesn't help that the start of the D2 story is no longer available in the game. I mentioned this a while ago, but Destiny needs a massive time jump or distance jump out of our solar system/galaxy to reset things.I'll finally hop in once they fix this. It's the biggest flaw of Destiny 2 and most Destiny-likes that came after it. Throwing tons of different systems, currencies, and features at you with very little explanation and intuitiveness to the point where a ton of research is needed to get started.
I get that it's somewhat done on purpose to keep someone in the game, but at the same time it alienates any casual player who doesn't want to commit that hard and it also alienates the returning players who just want to try out new content.
It's a terrible design choice that carried over from 2000s MMOs that used to do the same thing.
D2 definitely leaned more into the cosmic side of things. And you're right about progression and gearing in D2. It was broken since day 1 unfortunately.the leveling system I mean it actually feels like you progress. In D2 you basically start with a full loadout of legendary gear and exotics are thrown at you left and right. In D1 getting your first exotic felt like an actual event. Legendary armor isnt just a default. You have to grind for itor get lucky and when it dropped it meant something.
I'm not saying D2 is bad it got a ton of content and great moment to moment gameplay but I do miss the more deliberate pace of D1. The loot felt earned, and the world felt more lived in, more broken in a good way. D2 leans a lot more into the space fantasy angle, and while that isfun, I kinda miss the simpler more grounded vibe Destiny started with.
Technically, every penultimate release leads up to every last release ever.Bungie's penultimate release leading up to their last ever, RIP.
I'm confused. This seems like very good stats for the Steam portion of Destiny?Not the final word by any account but looks like it may have already peaked on SteamDB, either way it isn't looking good versus last year, may not get to 1/3rd of Destiny 2: The Final Shape launch day numbers which was over 314k.
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Yes.Also, I'm a (lapsed) Warframe player and see that the Legacy Collection (2025) is only 8eu.
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Save 88% on Destiny 2: Legacy Collection (2025) on Steam
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Would it be worth it for me to finally jump in?
I'd rather play Warframe tbhAlso, I'm a (lapsed) Warframe player and see that the Legacy Collection (2025) is only 8eu.
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Save 88% on Destiny 2: Legacy Collection (2025) on Steam
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Would it be worth it for me to finally jump in?
I keep meaning to get back to it, only for me to get overwhelmed by the sheer number of bs they added over the past few years. So many content-islands and currencies/materials that I just nope out.I'd rather play Warframe tbh
Copium.Technically, every penultimate release leads up to every last release ever.
Apathy.Which abstract noun are we fighting now?
Terror? Despair? Fury? Anger?
Apathy.
while you'll be missing a lot of content and lightfall is dogshit, playing through witch queen and final shape for 8€ is definitely worth it.Would it be worth it for me to finally jump in?
What do you mean by missing content btw? As in, stuff that Bungie took away or just content that isn't available from that Legacy collection alone?while you'll be missing a lot of content and lightfall is dogshit, playing through witch queen and final shape for 8€ is definitely worth it.
content that was taken away.What do you mean by missing content btw? As in, stuff that Bungie took away or just content that isn't available from that Legacy collection alone?
Ah gotcha. Yeah that sucks (and is completely baffling tbh) but it is what it is.content that was taken away.
I think it's because most of their players are holding out for Marathon
The director finally admitted that new player experience and onboarding sucks, so at least they're aware of the biggest pain point in their game.
I'm not saying D2 is bad it got a ton of content and great moment to moment gameplay but I do miss the more deliberate pace of D1. The loot felt earned, and the world felt more lived in, more broken in a good way. D2 leans a lot more into the space fantasy angle, and while that isfun, I kinda miss the simpler more grounded vibe Destiny started with.
Yeah, same with Destiny.I keep meaning to get back to it, only for me to get overwhelmed by the sheer number of bs they added over the past few years. So many content-islands and currencies/materials that I just nope out.
Still going to be glued to the screen during Tennocon this weekend obviously.
It's been widing down since WQ years ago, everything else released to this day, they should have used to fill a proper D3 sequel with enough content so people would have something new and exciting to playIt just depends on what they expect honestly. If they know its winding down they can string these people along for another decade in small numbers like FFXI. If it needed to be a huge blockbuster, disappointing I guess but I kinda doubt they didn't know. I think it really rests on Marathon at this point. Even on that, I actually think it will be fine.
Bungie truly bombing out seems like an impossibility to me personally.
Said everyone since September of 2014.One of the most frustrating games i've ever enjoyed playing.
It has all the foundations to be fantastic and it's all squandered.
Gun Play- amazing
Abilities - Great
Cosmetics- Great
Lore- Absolutely fantastic
Management- Beyond stupid
It's squashed under Micro transactions and predicated on FOMO.
I get why people check in on DLC. But I also get why they check out.
For new players. It's absolutely impossible to play.
It could easliy be turn around Like FF14. Infact it would probably be half the work.
All the elements are their. They just need a major re-shuffle
You can't compare it to them, this recent one isn't a main expansion like the other ones.![]()
You can compare it against any other main expansion then in the previous 7 years. It doesn't make it look any better. Yeah, the light and dark saga ended with Final Shape which took the longest of any expansion to make, but they didn't do much to set up the next round afterwards. They burned through their goodwill for years, now its on life support, lets not forget that they are showing free to play promo of all old content up through the final shape for the next week which is giving it a boost as well on the player count right now.
They should, Destiny 2 keeps being one of the top grossing PC games every year even if it's almost 8 years old. In Steam right now it's top 5 in its top sellers ranking.Sony must be jumping up and down with joy!!
Bungie is a fully controlled SIE subsidiary since 2022, when Sony bought the 100% of it and did put Hermen Hulst and Eric Lempel in ther board of directors. Sony fully controls Bungie since then even if like any other Sony gamedev studio they are given a generous amount of creative freedom for their games.Full control of Bungie is closer than ever.
To be specific, it was up to $3.6B, split into:$3.7 Billion USD
Of course you can compare it, smaller expansions or not they are charging $80 for the year for the two expansions. You cant say that doesn't count because they are releasing less. It's also being aided in sales because the old content is having a fire sale right now.You can't compare it to them, this recent one isn't a main expansion like the other ones.
The idea is that after TFS instead of making a single major yearly expansion they'll do two smaller expansions per year. And each smaller expansion wouldn't have all the content at launch, it would split it into two major updates (so four major updates per year).
Btw, it still didn't have its first weekend, and it's top 5 in the Steam's top sellers ranking.
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They should, Destiny 2 keeps being one of the top grossing PC games every year even if it's almost 8 years old. In Steam right now it's top 5 in its top sellers ranking.
Bungie is a fully controlled SIE subsidiary since 2022, when Sony bought the 100% of it and did put Hermen Hulst and Eric Lempel in ther board of directors. Sony fully controls Bungie since then even if like any other Sony gamedev studio they are given a generous amount of creative freedom for their games.
To be specific, it was up to $3.6B, split into:
- $2.4B at the moment of the acquisition to acquire the 100% of Bungie's shares (so after the acquisition Sony is the only owner, workers no longer have company shares)
- Up to $1.2B to be paid later to Bungie workers as conditional long-term retention bonuses to incentivize key (former shareholder) workers to continue there. Meaning, part of these $1.2B isn't paid for people who left, got fired or if (retention bonuses aren't given for sitting in a chair doing nothing) didn't reach certain personal/project targets
- $792M of these $1.2B in bonuses being for the first two years
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It's not worth arguing with that dude, remember the thread from 2 weeks ago:Of course you can compare it, smaller expansions or not they are charging $80 for the year for the two expansions. You cant say that doesn't count because they are releasing less. It's also being aided in sales because the old content is having a fire sale right now.
Yes, you can't compare it because it's stupid. The $80 is for a bundle of two expansions whose content will be split into 4 major updates.Of course you can compare it, smaller expansions or not they are charging $80 for the year for the two expansions. You cant say that doesn't count because they are releasing less. It's also being aided in sales because the old content is having a fire sale right now.
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Yes, most devs would kill to be top 5 top grossing game in Steam, specially with an almost 8 years old game.Also, I am sure Bungie is thrilled that it is only 3 spots behind Umamusume: Pretty Derby, whatever the fuck that is. lol
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Yeah me and a mate ended up buying Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (Chaotic Great edition) as it was only 6eu now. Been having a ton of fun with that so no time for anything else anyway hah.Yeah, same with Destiny.
I just find it easier to come back into Warframe, play a couple hours and feel like I've made progress or accomplished something.
It's a 2.5 bil revenue game, the real representative of Japanese game market. It's big and it's just launched global server.Also, I am sure Bungie is thrilled that it is only 3 spots behind Umamusume: Pretty Derby, whatever the fuck that is. lol
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