The Bungie account went live, reminding everyone to pick up their engram rewards before the weekly reset happened-a large community uproar ensued suddenly. Players rush to complete their last grind, and… well, let’s just say celebrations are not in the air.
The official Destiny 2 account simply reminded players that there was little time left to pick up rewards from this Iron Banner. The great blend of frustration, saltiness, and nostalgic sentiments appeared in the replies section. One of the players, Edu, said, “If you’re gonna add new players to started games, at least have the decency to provide the map name. Arriving with a skill disadvantage is enough without an ammo disadvantage too.” Oof. That’s some next-level antagonizing.
That was all until MakoTown decided to derail the entire conversation with yet another rant about Pride Month. And then there was a genuinely bold display name: Scooby-Doo. That person went all sarcastic instead: “I’m sure the 10 people playing are happy.” Shade. Pizza builds muscle came in and revived the good old “this game died years ago” schtick, which honestly, well, we have heard those a million times from literally the whole world.
On the other side, there were just a couple more players who were grinding for some specific loot in Iron Banner as Killer_Clown4191 screamed, “Give me Edge of Fate.” Another one, that is Scott, simply wanted Bungie to allow him to let his character change his body type without having to start all over. “Stuck with exo, love to be human,” he pleaded. That is… oddly specific but strangely actually relatable.
Of course, rather than Bungie, nothing about Destiny 2 would really be complete without anti-cheat gripes. “Seven years of zero anti-cheat and zero fucks given from Bungie,” Jerry Oliver said. And then there’s the question asked by Andy March of pretty huge depth: “What’s the point?” Like, really deep, Andy.
And amid all the chaos, there were a couple of downright cordial moments. Killer_Clown4191 mentioned that he is grieving over the loss of his father and apologizes for the bitter remarks he has made toward Bungie, saying he was “in a dark place” back then. Then Marv2030 showed some real class: “It’s all good bro, we’re all human.” Well, gamers can be nice sometimes.
So, about the Iron Banner itself, reactions are mixed, in other words. It is almost in opposition to what the event is really supposed to represent. Some question if they should even bother as the rewards are junk for their view. Condescending, to say the least, is the comment about how long it has been.
So what is in the horizon for Destiny 2? Nobody knows. But one thing for sure: the community is just as zealous and divided as ever. Whether you are squeezing every last match or happily ignoring Iron Banner altogether, Year 7’s last weekend is here. And from these reactions, Bungie really has work to do if they want any of those players back. Or at least get one of them a human body.
