Destiny 2 Edge of Fate is the worst-performing expansion in the MMO’s history as player counts continue to fall
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Bungie’s latest Destiny 2 expansion, Edge of Fate, has been designed to inject a fresh wave of excitement into the ageing MMO. After admitting that the game has struggled to bring in new players, it seems that Bungie’s newest content drop isn’t even bringing back old players.
With Destiny 2 player numbers already struggling, Edge of Fate has exacerbated the dwindling player counts. Coming after The Final Shape wrapped up the series’ Light and Darkness Saga, Edge of Fate has launched with the lowest player launch of any expansion.
Destiny 2 Edge of Fate isn’t popping off
Based entirely on Steam Charts numbers, which only accounts for PC players, Edge of Fate launched to less than 100,000 players on Valve’s marketplace. On launch day, the expansion brought player counts up to a high of 99,131, around double the average player count of around 20,000 to 30,000 players.
For comparison, last year’s The Final Shape—which was the most-hyped Destiny 2 expansion ever—crossed over 300,000 players. Even some of the game’s most-hated expansions, such as Lightfall, have launched to massive player counts.
It’s worth noting that Destiny 2 is still bringing in a lot of money from the expansion with Edge of Fate hitting Steam Top Sellers. However, it’s clear that the current draw of Bungie’s MMO isn’t anywhere near as big as it used to be, especially as the game fails to introduce new players into the game.
Edge of Fate is the start of a brand-new saga for Destiny 2, and the first of two expansions in the Year of Prophecy. Featuring a non-linear campaign, the new content does offer some interesting new ideas for Bungie’s MMO, but the new release doesn’t address any of the core issues that are stopping players from jumping on the free-to-play game.
One major issue is, of course, the mass removal of content over the years, and the terrible onboarding process that exists as a result of that. The first third of Destiny 2, if not more, has been gutted from D2, and it’s hard to bring new players into a game when the majority of its story no longer exists.
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