Some members of the Destiny 2 community are already expressing their disappointment with how Bungie has handled the Lightfall DLC, going so far as to set up a comprehensive list of issues they have with the new piece of content. As one of the most hyped-up DLCs the franchise has had yet, Lightfall promised to deliver all-new content and much-needed quality-of-life improvements in equal measure, but not everyone thinks it's a slam dunk.
While Destiny 2 has certainly had its ups and downs over the years, the release of the Witch Queen DLC was widely regarded as a new high for the franchise. This, of course, set the stage for the Lightfall expansion as well, but a large subset of the game's community isn't thrilled with what it's seen so far.
Even though Destiny 2 is setting new records now that Lightfall has launched, Bungie has got a long road ahead according to Redditor LapisStrike11. While they did approve of the new Strand subclass and the overall gameplay loop of the campaign, they felt that the story was rushed and "goofy," all the while failing to explain some of the context surrounding the newfound civilization of Neomuna. Further, there's no explanation as to why Neomuna never helped Earth during the Red War, which is an obvious point of contention. LapisStrike11's feedback to Lightfall is already very popular on the Destiny subreddit, with over 1,200 upvotes in total and an upvote ratio of almost 95%, suggesting that many agree with their criticism of the DLC.
How do we go an entire 9 YEARS to the PENULTIMATE CHAPTER and still have a story that doesn't explain any of its own moving parts? (basically vanilla Destiny 1 campaign 2.0) from DestinyTheGame
Depending on how important one believes Destiny's storytelling is, LapisStrike11's post may be entirely irrelevant or hugely problematic, as the provided list of issues is virtually impossible to fix now that the DLC is out. Whereas most players were worried about mechanical problems, such as the potential for Destiny 2 Strand synergy issues, these could've been resolved in future updates. Changing the tone of a whole expansion pack's worth of narrative development, however, is a wholly different matter.
Naturally, the release of Lightfall is just the start of Destiny 2's new year of content. Players eager for a more serious and gritty story can try their hand at Destiny 2's Season of Defiance, for example, which tasks Guardians with rescuing trapped civilians from the clutches of Calus's Shadow Legion.
It's also worth pointing out that the latest set of Destiny 2 datamines has revealed a full set of Taken-infested weaponry, presumably set to launch with Season of the Deep. Since Taken-based narratives are usually fairly grim, it's possible that Bungie may end up compensating for Lightfall's occasionally wacky tone with future content releases.
Destiny 2: Lightfall is now available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.