Bungie has unveiled the new Festival of the Lost seasonal event for Destiny 2, which offers a great selection of 30 rewards, including a Holofoil variant of a newly introduced Bow and Submachine Gun. Still, the reactions from the community have been mixed. Some Guardians are running around trying to get their hands on the new guns, while others are labelling the event a bug-ridden failure with nothing new to offer. Let us uncover the commotion.
This raises a question concerning Holofoil. Many gamers may find themselves pondering this. ‘What is a holofoil?’ asked one Guardian, KeystoneSaint, immediately. This is an understandable query! For those who are not acquainted with the situation, Holofoils seem to be very rare, upgraded versions of the weapons that are linked with the event. They will probably be very beautiful and have eye-catching colors—think of them as the event’s most valuable items. But the matter of getting them is another issue.
Players’ reports on progress are extremely different. For some, like DOOBiiOUS, it is a matter of getting success: ‘I got my holofoil godrolls on the smg and bow. The shotty still eludes me.’ At the same time, others are hitting walls. Smoke_Therapy was voicing disappointment with a message, ‘I cannot seem to get a holofoil smg to drop,’ and _pathfindertom_ shared a similar experience with the issue: ‘So when do the holofoils start to drop? Cos I’ve been getting none and when I spend candy I get none there too.’ The drop rates seem to be unbelievably low, and many players are feeling that the grind is not worth it.
Then, of course, there are the bugs. Oh my, the bugs. Ethan (Xeno_Xcalibur) was very straightforward: ‘Fix your fing game, your dumb event is still buggy and it’s been two weeks already.’ That is a sentiment that is held by many gamers. When a festival has been running for two weeks and still encounters problems, it is surely going to irritate some Gamers. It is not just small bugs that are happening; players are saying that the event just…is not working properly. That is a major indicator of failure.
Moreover, there is more criticism. Some players have called the event a sign of lazy new content. JeffersMUFC was extremely harsh when criticizing the event: ‘.Reskin after reskin!!! ZERO imagination.’ GildedApe, on the other hand, has been expressing doubts about the claim of 30 rewards: ’30 rewards gotta be a lie or outright bait, there’s like, 1 reward worth a damn, and it’s just a reskinned version of recluse with a worse pve roll than multimach.’ Ouch! It is a bad indicator when the community perceives you as recycling content.
But it gets even juicier. Some users just don’t care anymore. TailsOfUchiha was very clear, ‘Not playing. Event sucks nothing to do in the game.’ Brad (CityTillIDie91) remarked on the player count that is left: ‘Your playerbase moved on to Warframe.’ Moreover, Xachry remarked, ‘Yall are dead in the water and you know it.’ Some segments of the community are having a pretty negative vibe.
Many times during this mess, players have asked Bungie for more. destiny4life proposed, ‘Buff holofoils please. There is literally no reason to not do it.’ Others want talking. CuriouzColette hit back, ‘How’s YOUR progress on the road roadmap looking, Bungie?’ and mark jones simply asked, ‘Where is the road map?’ Gamers are asking for transparency, and they will not take anything less.
The argument has got so tough that the stats on the new SMG are under scrutiny now. One user, daft_cunt_, said it has ‘base 25 range mate,’ while firepats12 claimed it’s ‘like 42.’ This was just the beginning of a long thread of debates, with Avanchels weighing in with ‘More like 4’ and describing the gun as ‘quite shit.’ Even though the new equipment has become the subject of fiery discourse, the community cannot even agree on whether it is good! That’s classic Destiny right there.
Thus, we are still face to face with the initial question: What is the Festival of the Lost really? It has a ghostly side to it, it has the potential to be a nice diversion, however, the event is being hampered by technical problems, questionable reward system, and an ever-growing list of dissatisfied players. The adventurous nature of getting the Holofoils uplifts some players to the highest degree, while on the contrary, a large group feels ignored and underwhelmed. Bungie is well known for its work on PlayStation and Xbox platforms.
