Perhaps partly inspired by the way gamers came together against EA and Star Wars Battlefront 2’s predatory microtransactions, Destiny 2 fans have rallied to bring a lot of recognition to a growing issue in Bungie’s game. Players flooded Bungie’s forums with posts about removing Eververse, the in game storefront for microtransactions and loot boxes. As of this writing, there are well over 20 pages full of threads about removing Eververse from Destiny 2.
The latest upset that’s got players riled up (but certainly not the first) is The Dawning, an event which brings exclusive cosmetic items for a three week period of time. Unlike other games like Overwatch that hold seasonal events events and allow you to endlessly grind out for the cosmetic items you want, Destiny 2’s The Dawning has a cap on the number of rewards you can earn during the event. There is no way to continue to grind out the seasonal cosmetics once you’ve reached the cap, forcing players that weren’t lucky enough to get what they wanted to have to pay. There are well over 20 pages of threads just like these on Bungie’s forums.
The Dawning also points to a major issue with Destiny 2, where some of the most desired items are trapped behind the loot box system, instead of embedded into the game’s rewards. Instead of incentivizing people to play high-level endgame content and earn desirable items as proof of their accomplishments, the nice items are only proof o...