Bungie Scraps Timegated Weapon Releases After Community Backlash to Boost Destiny 2 Player Experience
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Bungie originally planned to slowly roll out reprised "Brave" weapons from the new Into the Light update over several weeks, timegating access. This caused community backlash.
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Bungie has now decided to release all the weapons at once on April 30th, rather than stretching out their availability through May 21st.
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The new horde mode called Onslaught will provide the reprised weapons, including fan favorites like The Mountaintop and The Recluse with new perk combinations.
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Only 6 of the 12 reprised weapons will be available initially at the April 9th launch of the update. The staggered release schedule lessened excitement around the content drop.
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Timegating content has often drawn player frustration toward Destiny 2, seen as a tactic to boost engagement metrics over providing a satisfying player experience. The community response here was very predictable.