Despite all the criticism surrounding the launch of theLightfallDLC earlier this year,Destiny 2appears to be doing remarkably well on PC after all. Even though many players felt that the previousWitch QueenDLC had substantially more to offer than its successor, this does not seem to have affected the game’s real-world performance on PC.
It didn’t take long after the release of the new DLC for community members to proclaim thatDestiny 2: Lightfalldropped the ballcompared toWitch Queen. This sentiment was shared by many reviewers and critics, and things weren’t looking great for Bungie’s flagship offering. Now that the dust has settled, however, not everything seems quite as cut and dry as it first appeared.
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According to Steam Charts,Destiny 2is doing so well on PC that it’s beating itsWitch Queenrecords by a fair margin. Specifically, Reddit users have discovered that the average number ofDestiny 2players in March marks some of the best figures the game has ever had on the platform, with the 30-day peaks handily beating its PC player counts after theWitch QueenDLC came out.
This isn’t necessarily as big of an anomaly as it may appear at first, it’s worth pointing out. Even thoughDestiny 2: Lightfallstill has big issues, the majority of them center around the DLC’s main narrative and storytelling, neither of which play a big role inDestiny 2’s core gameplay loop. Players believe that, in the end,Lightfallhas ended up being more replayable thanWitch Queenwas, with more engaging gameplay mechanics to bolster its longevity.
Reddit user MNneck explained that, even though they lovedWitch Queen’s main campaign, they found the post-campaign content available inLightfalland its subsequent seasonal developments have ended up drawing more of their attention in the end. MNneck attributes this toLightfall’s many quality-of-life improvements and the introduction of the Strand subclass, making it more likely that they’ll engage in theirdailyDestiny 2activitiesmore than they might have otherwise.
Destiny 2’s post-Lightfallperformance has been quite stellar on PC, despite all the critique the DLC received upon release. While its current numbers haven’t yet beaten thepopularityDestiny 2enjoyed during itsShadowkeepera, when it first went free-to-play and before its initial round of content sunsetting, it does seem that the game won’t suffer from player retention problems due to the quality ofLightfall’s main narrative.
Destiny 2is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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