Bungie Ends Destiny 2 Live Service Support With The Huge 17000 Word Monument Of Triumph Patch As Players Crowd Servers In Protest
Active development on Bungie's blockbuster sci fi shooter has officially come to an end. After the studio announced they'd be shutting down ongoing development of the game, the developers pushed out the massive final content update last night. Titled Monument of Triumph, the patch marks the absolute conclusion of active live service support for the veteran multiplayer game, and players worldwide reacted instantly and emotionally.
The sheer scale of the final patch is vast with a changelog published by Bungie coming in at well over 17,000 words. Far from being a silent exit, the developers brought about large scale changes to make the game incredibly replayable. Entirely new armor archetypes with unique set bonuses have been added to the game along with 15 brand new catalysts for exotics, increased Vault storage, a total overhaul to the difficulty scaling systems as well as reward structures, and the return of a highly requested feature in the form of the Sparrow Racing League.
Following the announcement players quickly organized to flood the login servers immediately following the deployment of the patch. A quick glance at a public database reveals the Steam version of the game quickly shot up to 167,867 concurrent players, crashing the servers due to mass queues. This wasn't a casual expression of how the community feels about the game, it was a calculated demonstration to parent company Sony that the intellectual property is too popular to kill. It comes after a mass petition drive for continued support of the game that was supported by several popular Destiny 2 voice actors.
Even with all the backlash, it's likely this trajectory is still set to continue. Bungie is currently refocusing its most experienced internal developers and all of its development resources to their new extraction shooter, Marathon. While Destiny servers will be remaining up for the foreseeable future, The Monument of Triumph patch truly marks the end of an era.
