Destiny 2 Players Overwhelm Servers in Show of Support Against Game’s Decline

Destiny 2’s major final update before it enters a dormant phase has launched across all platforms. However, if you’re eager to dive into the sci-fi MMO shooter, you might face some challenges. The servers crashed just minutes after the update went live. Surprisingly, players aren’t upset; they’re celebrating. This was all part of a coordinated effort to showcase the game’s enduring popularity.

On June 9, the long-anticipated last patch for Destiny 2 was released on consoles and PC. In the days leading up to this moment, fans rallied online, encouraging as many players as possible to log in on Tuesday to intentionally crash the servers and achieve a massive concurrent player count on SteamDB.

For many, this was a way to demonstrate to the leadership at Sony and Bungie that Destiny 2 and its franchise deserve attention. It was a statement that there remains a substantial audience for the online live-service shooter, which debuted in 2017 as a sequel to 2014’s Destiny. Then, around 1:45 p.m. EST, the fans succeeded in overwhelming the servers.

Typically, server crashes lead to complaints, but this time, players shared screenshots of error messages and celebrated online. For many, this was a powerful message to Sony and Bungie that Destiny 2 should not be sidelined. For others, it served as a farewell to the game, which will continue to operate for now but won’t receive any major updates or expansions.

“I never thought I’d say this, but as a community, we just made the Destiny 2 servers crash, and I am so happy about it,” said content creator Mactics. Others chimed in with error messages, calling for Destiny 3, a sequel that seems unlikely to materialize anytime soon.

Within the first 30 minutes of the update, the Destiny 2 servers were overwhelmed.

WE WANT DESTINY 3

The servers have been SLAMMED. We ain’t messing around.

On Twitter, the official Bungie support account acknowledged the login issues, and the replies were filled with cheers and requests for Destiny 3 or more updates for Destiny 2. By around 1:55 p.m. EST, the servers began to come back online. According to SteamDB, over 130,000 players logged into Destiny 2 on Steam to experience the new update and crash the servers.

While it seems unlikely that Sony and Bungie will change their minds about ending Destiny 2, fans at least got to send off the online shooter with a bang, bringing the servers down one last time.