One of Destiny's top streamers, Gladd, has announced that he will be taking regular breaks from broadcasting the game on Twitch. The move comes amid growing frustrating within the Destiny 2 community regarding the lack of meaningful and rewarding content.
Although plenty of big streamers have taken breaks from Destiny 2 broadcasts, there were still a few stalwarts that logged onto the game on a consistent basis. Gladd, who is a member of Clan Redeem and in some ways one of the faces of Destiny 2 on Twitch, was arguably the game's biggest proponent on the streaming platform. He also was, at one time, the most subscribed channel on Twitch and still continues to rank very high regardless of the directory.
But like many Destiny 2 players out there, Gladd saw that the upcoming plan for Season of the Worthy is not enough to dedicate so much time to the game. It appears that the announcement about Grandmaster Nightfall Strikes and that the completion is supposed to be its own reward was not enough to satisfy Gladd and so he announced on Twitter that he would be stepping away from the game.
His plan is to stream a variety of games including DOOM Eternal and the recently-released Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and thus far the viewership appears to be just as strong. Some will certainly be frustrated by the move, and they will either stick it out because they enjoy Gladd as a content creator or move on to a different Destiny streamer. However, it doesn't look like this is just a temporary change, as Gladd says that he doesn't plan to spend a lot of time on Destiny 2 (outside of checking in at Tuesday reset) for the next two seasons.
While Gladd doesn't outright say it in his Tweets, the suggestion is that Destiny 2 players and prominent community members are trying to inspire change by stepping away from the game. Bungie has been heavily criticized this past season for a lack of content and rewarding activities, but many still return to the game all the same. Now, some players are stepping away in the hopes that it will lead to Bungie reevaluating how best to entertain its Destiny 2 audience.
Of course, Gladd is only one person and his stepping away from Destiny 2 on Twitch will likely only shift the audience to new streamers. Plenty of content creators regularly pull thousands of viewers during the week, and a new group draws attention during Trials of Osiris weekends.
But there's still something significant about this move by Gladd, if only because his frustrations are similar to a lot in the community. And like many of those players, Gladd assures his viewers that he will be back on Destiny 2 here and there, and will likely focus wholly on the game once a big content drop hits. It's unclear if that will be in September or later, as Bungie works from home amidst the current crisis.
Destiny 2 is available now for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One.