00:00Destiny 2 players overload servers and show of support following final major update.
00:06Destiny 2 received its final major content update on June 9th, but instead of quietly
00:12logging in to check out the new patch, players organized a massive community effort that
00:17briefly overwhelmed the game's servers.
00:19The goal wasn't to protest the update, it was to celebrate the game and demonstrate
00:24that there's still a passionate audience behind Bungie's long-running sci-fi shooter.
00:29In the days leading up to the patch, members of the Destiny 2 community encouraged as many
00:34players as possible to log in at launch.
00:36The hope was to generate a huge spike in concurrent players and send a message to both Bungie and
00:42Sony that interest in the franchise remained strong despite the game's future winding down.
00:47The plan worked.
00:49Shortly after the update went live, login issues began appearing as players flooded the servers.
00:53Around 1.45pm Eastern Time, many users reported being unable to connect, effectively causing
01:01a temporary outage.
01:02Normally server problems in a live service game would trigger frustration and complaints.
01:07This time however, the reaction was very different.
01:10Players celebrated online sharing screenshots of error messages and treating the outage as
01:15proof that the community had successfully rallied around the game one last time.
01:20For many fans, the coordinated login effort was a way to show support for a franchise that
01:25has been a major part of their gaming lives since the original Destiny launched in 2014.
01:30Others viewed it as a final statement that Destiny 2 still has a sizable player base and
01:35shouldn't be forgotten.
01:37Content creator MacTix summed up the mood by posting that he never expected to be happy about
01:41server crash.
01:42But seeing the community bring down the servers together was a memorable moment.
01:47Some players also used the occasion to call for a future Destiny 3, though there has been
01:51no indication that such a project is currently in development.
01:55The official Bungie support account quickly acknowledged the login issues, and many of the
01:59replies echoed the same sentiment.
02:01Appreciation for the game, in hopes that the franchise continues in some form down the road.
02:06The outage didn't last long.
02:08With roughly 10 minutes, servers began stabilizing and players were able to return to the game.
02:13According to SteamDB, more than 130,000 players logged into Destiny 2 on Steam during the event,
02:19helping create one of the game's most memorable community-driven moments in recent years.
02:24While it's unlikely that Bungie or Sony will reverse plans for the game's future based on
02:29a single day of activity, the event served as a reminder that Destiny 2 still commands a
02:34dedicated audience.
02:35As the game transitions into a quieter phase with no major expansion plans, players found
02:41a fitting way to celebrate the journey, by logging in together and accidentally breaking the
02:45servers and the process.
02:50Well, damn, you want to talk about making your voices heard.
02:53They sure did.
02:56Unfortunately, I don't think, if they were to reverse course Bungie and say, okay, we're going
03:07to continue supporting Destiny 2, I don't think, this was something that can't be duplicated.
03:16While there is still a huge community that loves it, which was proven today, I don't think that
03:24you would have gotten the same response if they were going to add more updates in the
03:29future.
03:32I'm surprised with how much people love Destiny and Destiny 2, that Destiny 3 is not already
03:39in the works.
03:39Again, there's just no proof of it.
03:43It could be, but there's no proof that that's even in the plans.
03:51So, yeah, that's awesome.
03:56You know, they said, hey, if Destiny 2 is going offline or it's going to be, you know, stop
04:02being supported, let's make the last update something memorable.
04:06And they did.
04:16Unfortunately, like I said, I don't think it's something that's going to be duplicated.
04:19I don't think it's something that could be done again.
04:23I don't think Bungie's going to reverse course.
04:25Maybe, maybe a player numbers pick up every day.
04:31You know, if, maybe it will, but don't get your hopes up until something is announced that
04:41they change course.
04:42I don't think they will be.
04:45But, like I said, wow.
04:47One day, everyone rallied to try to sign into Destiny 2, and they, only some people could
04:53get in.
04:56Like I said, that's, that's making your voices heard.
05:00So, good job to, good job to those people who did.
05:04And, um, and maybe at least, at the very least, Bungie should rethink about, um, about
05:13uh, not supporting this game anymore.
05:19Um, are you, if you're watching, were you part of the, uh, Destiny 2, um, server shutdown
05:27that, uh, couldn't handle all the people logging in?
05:31Um, do you think this is going to help, uh, make Bungie change their mind about, uh, ending
05:36support for Destiny 2?
05:38Uh, let me know it down in the comments section below.
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