Bungie has released a new collection of free cosmetic items for Destiny 2 players to mark the upcoming launch of its new game Marathon. The Destiny 2 Twitter account announced that players can obtain three items from the Eververse store including an Exotic weapon ornament and an emote and a shader. The developer promotes this crossover event because Marathon will launch on March 5, 2026, yet Destiny 2 players reacted with strong anger because they want to know about their game updates.
Bungie established a cross-promotional relationship with another organization. Free items are being distributed to Destiny 2 players by the developers because they want to market their upcoming extraction shooter Marathon. The Modern MIDA Multi-Tool Ornament which looks stylish and the ‘Waiting for Exfil’ emote and the Silkworm Weave Shader. All up for grabs in the Eververse store right now. The studio provides a minor gift to players which serves as a token of appreciation to their long-time supporters. The connection enables users to experience both historical and modern aspects of the experience. The public response to the event completely failed to meet their expectations.
The replies to the tweet are just a tidal wave of salt. People did value the complimentary items yet the situation extends beyond that. The actual meaning of the situation exists behind this occurrence. The most popular comment on the post included the following statement “Idc what about destiny where update and road map!” The same statement gets repeated throughout the entire text. Players are screaming into the void: “WE DO NOT CARE. WHERE IS THE FUCKING ROADMAP” from user clay_ervin9817 is just brutally direct. Prodigy expressed his main annoyance with the game as “Neat I guess? Where is the Destiny 2 roadmap?”
Bungie behaved as if they entered a dining area where people wanted to know about food and they responded by providing luxurious tableware for a restaurant which will not begin operations until two years later. The selected moment seems incorrect.. Destiny 2 exists in an unusual condition. Players wait between the final shape expansion which brought an end to main storylines and the upcoming content update that will launch with the ‘Shadow and Order’ expansion. The company provided Marathon products to users instead of delivering game updates. User LuckyOnTheInsid stated “Can y’all keep the Marathon stuff on the Marathon account. I follow Destiny for Destiny and this is the fifth time you’ve advertised Marathon.”
People express their sense of betrayal at this moment. The comment from rich_drummerboy shows how deep the damage to the studio’s image: “This game that sustained your studio is being shilled as an escort to pay for the new corner gal and its really sad to see.” Ouch. The majority of players believe that Destiny 2 is being used to promote a new game which will take over its role as Bungie’s main product line. User Lutharr101 sarcastically described the offer through his words: “To celebrate our other game we are letting you buy things in the game that funded it while giving you less for your money. Seems to be a winning formula.”
The developers should read the actual game problems which players have reported. John explained the current problems by stating “Tex mechanica buff doesn’t work, we just had astral dropping 2 weeks ago, issues still on the known issues list from a over a month ago and no comment from you. The most critical matter in Destiny currently needs your attention yet you decide to publish Marathon content. The official channel shows no updates about bugs yet it promotes cross-promotion activities which create negative impact. The positive feedback gets fully buried by the negative reactions. Baskin Gamer said “This is awesome. I need to get these free items. Thanks Bungie,” but that’s like a single happy face in a sea of angry emojis.
This tweet represents more than a single Twitter statement. The two sides experience a breakdown in their communication system. Gamers feel left in the dark about the game they’ve invested thousands of hours into. The fear exists that developers will treat Destiny 2 as a project which they will maintain until they release their new game. Some users respond with acceptance, while Mr_Biggz211 tells another user “There is no more destiny just accept it.” The statement presents a pessimistic view yet people can understand how they reached that conclusion.
The current situation has left us with a challenging situation to handle. The free Marathon-themed items serve as attractive collector items for some users while they function as painful reminders for other users. Bungie wants to create excitement for its upcoming project by establishing a connection with Destiny players who will remain loyal to the game. The backlash shows that you need to prove that your users will stay with you. The Destiny player base wants to know their game has a future, not just that it’s a platform to advertise the next one. The audience demands a detailed development schedule on platforms like PlayStation and Xbox.
