2023-11-03 05:16:24
Bungie, the developer of the evergreen online multiplayer shooter “Destiny 2”, has laid off a large number of employees. It is rumored that the expansion pack “Final Form” originally scheduled to be released in February 2024 will be postponed due to the impact. The official statement today (3rd) admitted that due to Layoffs have lost the trust of the player community, and “Final Form” will strive to “exceed player expectations.” According to Bungie’s statement “The direction we are heading”, after many old employees were laid off, the team is supporting each other through the difficult period. They also know that they have lost a lot of players’ trust. “”Destiny” needs fun and surprises, and we are in this regard. There are still shortcomings, and this situation will change.” The official trailer will release “Final Form” and the game’s short-term plans starting from the next season at the end of November. “The “Destiny 2” team has 650 dedicated members. We will devote all our energy to presenting “Final Form” and the subsequent chapters…leading us all out of the darkness and towards the light.” The TWID will return next week with new updates from the Crucible Strike Team. Today, we have an update to the community from the Destiny 2 Development Team: — Destiny 2 Team (@Destiny2Team) November 2, 2023 However, the response to this official statement was not very good. Netizens described the statement as “highly modified but empty information”, like 100 Several fired employees called them “colleagues who are not in the studio” and “friends” and responded to the tweets below to express their dissatisfaction with senior management. Moreover, the official did not mention whether the release of the expansion pack would be affected at all, and netizens were worried that the experience would be unsatisfactory. “Final Form” concludes the main storyline of the legend of light and darkness. Players are all expecting it to bring a sensational and epic ending. Considering the declining number of players, Bungie may not postpone the release. The “Destiny 2” community has been at a low ebb recently. Players complained that the expansion pack “Age of Light” is not as good as “Black Needle” in weight and experience. Mechanical adjustments and monetization content in recent seasons have also caused game burnout. In August this year, the official The suspension of updating PvP maps on the grounds of occupying resources caused more dissatisfaction. The game director apologized in the video and promised to compensate for armor sets. According to IGN, the poor performance of “Destiny 2” in 2022, coupled with the pre-order results of “Final Form” being lower than official expectations, became the main reason for Bungie’s layoffs. This wave of layoffs affected “Destiny 2″ and the reboot of the old IP ” Marathon”, involving communities, art, engineers, audio, creative studios and other departments. The Steam pre-order page for “Destiny 2: Final Form” still shows that it will be launched on February 28, 2024.
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