Yes, Destiny 2 Is Already In Development

[Hairless Mammoth]

So is this one gonna feature Bryan Cranston as a drone?

Maybe Warwick Davis, to keep the dwarf actor playing a floating robot pattern going.

Wasn't Destiny supposed to be an MMO that would last 10 years? I mean we all know that was a bunch of bull, but isn't that what it was supposed to be?

Destiny has always been planned to be a 4 game, 4 expansion series. (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/15/destiny-the-next-ten-years)

The sequels are supposed to fit into the shared universe MMO aspect.

Oh jeez, That's not the milking free to play MMO's are known for. That isn't even squeezing orange juice and tossing the lumpy once-fruit in the trash. That is taking all the oranges and cows excited for Bungie's first post Halo game, shoving them in a giant blender, and leaving in on overnight. Activision wants a guarantee they'll get that half a billion dollars back, as soon as possible too. And, considering the lukewarm reception Destiny is getting, they might have put their investment in even more risk by making players buy another $60 game every 2.5 years.

Other MMOs have vastly updated or completely changed themselves with expansion packs and free patches. They could have made major DLC every few months, and maybe release one more game as a last resort. If they do go the multi-game route, Bungie better knock this one out of the park.

 

[garjian]

And yet there are so many great games, much more deserving of a sequel than this trollop, that have no chance at one.
I'll always be waiting for another Dragon's Dogma... <3

(I just learned that trollop basically means 'slut', which is weird because I've only ever heard it used to describe inanimate objects...)

 

[Dandark]

That's nice

Meanwhile i'll just keep playing Warframe, the game Destiny wishes it was and ended up being an inferior version of. Hope Destiny fans have a lot of spare cash ready.

 

[DrGonzo]

Activision gonna Activision.

Whoever is really surprised by this has not been paying attention. Like someone else said, CoD's popularity is waning, this is going to be their new cash cow and they will milk this until it produces only dust. The only difference I see is that Destiny stumbled right out of the gate, so unless the sequel is friggin amazing, I dont see the IP having the same amount of staying power as CoD.

It kills me though that the only reason anybody gave two shits about Destiny in the first place is because its from Bungie. If it was made by almost anybody else, there wouldnt have even been half the hype.

 

[CrimsonBlack]

Hmm... I bought Destiny day one on the strength of the beta, and in hope that it would be a lot bigger and more complex than the beta let on.

I played it for a couple of weeks after launch, and while I was impressed by the craftsmanship and production values put into the game (the gun-play is very good...), it didn't hook me or even inspire me at all to keep playing. I haven't picked up since or even wanted to play, so unless I hear very, very, VERY good things about Destiny 2, I'm going to pass - I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking this too.

That said, I've not bought (or otherwise "acquired") a Call of Duty game since Modern Warfare, simply out of principle, so perhaps I'm not part of the demographic Activision is aiming at here.

 

[Atmos Duality]

Maybe next time they'll remember to provide an actual story, with actual characters and..*snickers* oh who the fuck am I kidding? Nobody gives a shit about that so much as playing the 11th reiteration of Halo's blandness; only this time, with the soul-crushing tedium of MMO grind to make things even MORE bland and mind-bogglingly dull.

Maybe someone else can divine an allegory of the entire experience (remember: games are ART!) just to give it a point or purpose beyond mindless consumerism, because Destiny sure didn't.

 

[Brian Tams]

I still laugh how Bungie, a company that had to sell its soul to microsoft just to survive, immediately spun around after being freed and resold their souls to activision.

 

[Mark B]

Its a good thing they cut all that content out of the game so they can sell to us later. Now they can focus on making the sequel.... wait a minute.

 

[Lightknight]

Its a good thing they cut all that content out of the game so they can sell to us later. Now they can focus on making the sequel.... wait a minute.

If this is a separate game I'll immediately cut losses and curse their names. If it's an expansion where my character still exists then I'll have a more complex journey to consider. But the way things look, they created the framework for an amazing experience without including the experience and I have no faith it'll be there in the future.

It's a shame because the lore is rich and the game is stunning.

 

[Vigormortis]

So, uh...

What about all that rigamarole about "We're spending half a billion dollars on Destiny because we're building an infrastructure to support the game for at least the next decade. We're showing gamers that we care enough about them and this new MMO to plan out our content for years to come."

Was that just complete and utter bullshit Acti-Blizzard? Were you making false promises you had no intention on keeping? That can't be true, right? You'd NEVER lie so blatantly to us, would you?

Of course not...

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

What? They still haven't fucking finished the first one.

 

[Baresark]

You can complete the main campaign in 15 hours. And then you spend the next 200 hours grinding out your light levels.

 

[Kungfusam]

Wasn't Destiny supposed to be an MMO that would last 10 years? I mean we all know that was a bunch of bull, but isn't that what it was supposed to be?

I believe the ment Destiny the IP had a ten year plan, not Destiny the game, which will be supported until the sequels release...next year

 

[NinjaDeathSlap]

But, why? The thing about MMO's (shut up it is), is that, with continued promotion and the occasional expansion, you can make money off one game for years without needing to put both the time and resources into a full sequel.

This doesn't even seem like a very good business decision, let alone what anyone was actually asking for.

 

[Something Amyss]

Destiny has always been planned to be a 4 game, 4 expansion series. (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/15/destiny-the-next-ten-years)

Even that article has them commenting that we should not necessarily expect 4 games and 4 expansions.

To say this has "always" been the plan is incorrect.

You can complete the main campaign in 15 hours. And then you spend the next 200 hours grinding out your light levels.

I thought shooting into dark caves was the main campaign.

 

[Shamanic Rhythm]

Hahaha. But of course, it's Activision. Flogging mediocre sequels instead of fixing what's wrong with the current title is their modus operandum.

 

[kael013]

Don't care. The current game has a ton of flaws that apparently aren't a flaws, they're features so fuck me, I guess. I was drawn in by the promise of a good story, but instead I got a lot of people talking around me and backstory that I had to get onto the internet to read. And if that DLC coming next month is an example [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.864087-Activision-Releases-Date-and-Details-for-Destinys-The-Dark-Below#21565268] of the "expansion packs" we'll be getting, then I don't see the point.

 

[sXeth]

This news is over a year old. They've never been shy about mentioning Destiny being 3-4 games over 10 years.

 

[Ishigami]

Well good luck Bungie/Activision.
You have exactly 2 DLCs to draw me in by the story. If you aint manage it by then I won't purchase anything Destiny related ever again.

 

[Lissie InCode]

I really hated Destiny not for the game, but for the disappointment. That being said, it did inoculate me against thinking things Dinklebot are in will be good no matter what..