Following years of releasing Destiny 2 material to players piecemeal, Bungie has made it clear that it is open to feedback and will at the very least test roll out content in a more comprehensive, Netflix-style manner.As an experiment, the studio is making all of the weaponry and narrative material for each Act accessible as soon as they premiere for Episode 2, Revenant.
A long-standing complaint in the Destiny 2 community is time gating. Act 1 of Episode: Echoes seemed to be the same melody to a new dance, with three weeks of consecutive material followed by three weeks without, even though Episodes were supposed to represent a departure from the conventions established over 23 Seasons. Episode: Echoes Act 2 was previewed live on July 9 and Bungie announced a change of direction.
How is the distribution of episodic material in Destiny 2 evolving?
Pic courtesy of Bungie"We've been listening to the fans and listening to feedback, and we agree, it's time for a change," said Bungie's narrative director, Alison Lurhs. Thus, in [Episode] 2, we will be testing something new. We want to release all three of the Acts' beats simultaneously.Because of this departure from the usual, every Act of Episode 2 will have all of its narrative objectives and new material accessible as soon as it debuts, much like Bungie's expansion content releases. While the move to Episodes may have been just what some gamers were hoping for, it's vital to remember that this doesn't imply that each Act will have additional material; rather, everything will only be accessible at launch. Furthermore, it doesn't suggest a move away from the intermission between Acts.Although Bungie's Episode experiment seems more like an attempt at appeasement than a genuine solution, only time will tell how gamers respond to it. The true issue is that Seasons already felt short in their final weeks, and it seems Bungie is attempting to extend the amount of content across a longer time frame.The most dedicated players will breeze through the plot material and acquire the new weaponry under the new system in a matter of days, then lament that there isn't much to do until the following Act.Naturally, resolving the long-term engagement issue with Destiny 2 is not simple.Bungie is, at least, continuing to respond to the Destiny 2 community with its most recent action.Gamers who want to take their time will likely not notice any change, but those who want to devour all the new stuff right away may.
