Destiny 2's Season of the Haunted is coming to an end in less than a month, which is when Bungie will launch Season 18 alongside the highly anticipated Arc 3.0 update. Although the stories explored in Season of the Haunted hit all the right notes, there were several issues with this specific Destiny 2 release because of the grind for craftable weapons as well as the PvP meta being in a rough spot. Because Destiny 2's meta in both PvE and PvP shifts heavily between Seasons due to the sandbox updates that Bungie is implementing, some given weapon archetypes, Exotics, and subclasses tend to be more powerful than others.
Many Destiny 2 Crucible players have noted issues with items like Lord of Wolves or the damage reduction coming from Omnioculus, and some of those individuals started harassing Bungie developers for answers and fixes. The situation got worse when Bungie's recent TWAB posts didn't mention much about PvP changes except for a small preview of the patch coming out with the Solstice event tomorrow. However, this is understandable on Bungie's part after the Twilight Garrison incident, which led to a sandbox developer interrupting communication with fans after receiving death threats and abuse.
Yesterday, Destiny 2 Community Manager Dylan "dmg04" Gafner shared a series of tweets to address both the current state of things for Destiny 2 PvP and what it's like for developers to be harassed. Although Gafner didn't state anything specific about the reported PvP issues, he did state that the team is working on a series of balance changes that take time to introduce because they have to be tested, and Destiny 2 is a massive game, which makes it harder to do in a timely manner. On the communication side, Gafner said that Bungie will communicate when the necessary information is fully ready to have those conversations, but feedback on the changes is helpful.
To tackle the harassment side of things, Gafner replied to another thread, this time one made by Destiny 2 content creator FalloutPlays, who defended Bungie developers' right to go silent if the community responds with abuse and threats. Gafner said that developers being able to discuss their work without fearing harassment is a pipe dream, and that this is one of the reasons why Bungie is having a harder time to communicate. Then, the Community Manager asked for fellow players to not condone harassment in any case, be it in the gaming community or elsewhere.
Yet, in an effort to keep communication going with the community about important matters, Bungie reiterated that Destiny 2 will remain multiplatform despite the fact that the Sony acquisition deal was finally completed. TWABs will keep on coming, and developers will likely remain active on social media, but players should be more respectful of the people that make the company and the game.
Destiny 2 is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.