The ok, the bad, and the drinkable cheeseburgers. (Gaming)

by cheapLEY , Monday, March 02, 2026, 18:51 (15 hours, 30 minutes ago) @ Vortech

My prediction is that the game will have a modest launch, and retain a smaller dedicated group of players. I think most people probably will have tried the server slam and said it's not for them, or else give up shortly after launch. Among the remaining players, the lowest skilled ones will get trounced, and they'll bounce. Then that will repeat, until only a small group of hardcore players are left. New players won't come in, since the onboarding is really really bad, and you'll be facing other players with more accumulated knowledge and skill.

Yeah I posted a similarly concerned thought. I think the (reported) lack of skill-based matchmaking will drive people out even harder.

I am really curious what this will mean for Bungie long term. I guess anything could happen, but I'd be very surprised if this ends up being a major hit for Bungie. It'll probably do okay, maybe even well enough that they could support it for years and years from whatever it brings in, but I really don't see it being a Destiny level success, and I'm afraid that's what Sony feels like they need from Bungie. And I wonder whether that means they get put on life support to keep whatever money rolling in they can, or if they full pivot to Destiny 3 or something, which, despite the general attitude of the internet right now, I still think could come out swinging and regain a bunch of new and old players and find success.