The stakes surrounding the release ofDestiny 2: The Final Shapeare remarkably high due to the DLC’s status in the game’s overall lifecycle. Namely,The Final Shapeis supposed to be the last chapter in the Light and Dark saga, concludingDestiny’s main narrative threads and setting the franchise up for an entirely different story arc, according to what Bungie has been saying.
Though it seems thatDestiny 2: The Final Shapewill intentionally not reveal everything, franchise fans are still a bit worried about the DLC following the issues that plaguedLightfallalmost immediately upon its release. With just a few seasons of content to go beforeThe Final Shapecomes out, many players aren’t confident that Bungie can deliver, with some claiming that this particular ship may have already sailed.
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Even thoughDestiny 2is supposed to continue after the release ofThe Final Shapesometime in 2024, it’s likely that the game will undergo serious structural changes in how its ongoing content works. While this isn’t necessarily a problem on its own, the issues with theLightfallDLC have caused a growing amount of unrest in the community, with many fans now agreeing that the upcoming expansion pack needs to “over-deliver” for them to consider it a success. A thread posted by Reddit user fsdogdad explained thatThe Final Shapeshould be “at least” comparable to theForsakenandThe Taken Kingexpansion packs, though most users don’t seem to think this is likely to happen.
Bungie managed tofixDestiny 2: Lightfall’s narrative problemsthrough subsequent seasonal quests and story beats, but the community is clearly still unhappy with the state of the game. The recent increases to season pass prices didn’t help smooth things out either, and if the popularity of fsdogdad’s Reddit thread is anything to go by, Bungie has a long road ahead if it wishes to correct how unhappy some players seem to be.
Now thatMarathonis due to launch sometime in the future as Bungie’s own take on the PvPvE extraction shooter niche, it’s clear that there arebig changes ahead forDestiny. IfThe Final Shapedoesn’t stick the landing, the game may well find itself in a similar pickle as it was during the period ahead ofForsaken’s launch back in 2018. Should that happen, it might not be good news forDestinyas a whole.
It’s not all bad news, however.Bungie delivered many improvements toDestiny 2afterLightfallcame out, with plenty more to come. If the studio can successfully provide two more seasons comparable to the Season of the Deep, the community may be more receptive toThe Final Shapeon its launch day. However, nobody can currently know whether that ends up being the case or not.
Destiny 2is currently available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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