A new event appeared inDestiny 2today, and judging by initial reactions, fans are not excited for Bungie’s latest attempt to keep players engaged for the long run. The latest event comes in the form of a brand new quest that promises to gift players theFelwinter’s Lie shotgun, a powerful weapon from the originalDestinythat has often been held up as one of the best shotguns in the game.
In standard fashion for this type of referential gear, Felwinter’s Lie has returned toDestiny 2through a fairly extensive quest that requires the community to contribute together to reach a huge milestone. As a result of this milestone, and the way that it forces players to participate in theSeraph Tower public eventsthat were recently introduced as part of Season of the Worthy.
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One of the most prominent complaints about theFelwinter’s Lie questis tied to a recurring issue that players have had with the events like Seraph Tower, Blind Well, and Escelation Protocol inDestiny 2. The main issue is that it is difficult to get a whole party together for these types of events, which often require 6 players in order to be completed at their highest challenge levels. This unfortunately leaves most players to rely on random chance to get the right amount of players, seeing as how raid parties large enough to complete the task on their own can’t launch into the instance at the same time, nor is there a reliable source of matchmaking to find the additional players.
Another issue that players are having with this latest quest is that it also comes hot on the heels of theGuardian Games event, which itself was not very well received either. Between conspiracy theories about the event being rigged popping up as Titans began to take the lead, and the generally poor timing of the event in the timeline of events as seasons progress, moving from one communal task to another may have been a poor choice on Bungie’s part. This isn’t to claim that the Seraph Tower event isn’t fun, however the latest chain of quests and events coming out of Season of the Worthy has been less than perfect from the perspective of a number of fans.
It seems thatDestiny 2’s latest quest is marred by a number of classic issues that the series has attempted to overcome in the past, as well as simply being poorly timed to arrive after an under-performing event. With so much for players to have been excited forSeason of the Worthy, along with a number of flopped ideas and events, the last few months has been a difficult time for Bungie. However, with rumors pointing to bigger and better things coming in future season as well as the next year of updates, this should hopefully be more of a lull in player engagement than a trend.
Destiny 2is available now on PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One.
