In the upcoming Destiny 2: Forsaken cover story in Game Informer magazine, it was revealed that among the myriad of QoL changes would be the introduction of a smaller reset window for certain activities. Crucible, Strikes, Nightfalls, Gambit, and the Flashpoint location will reset every four days now, instead of weekly as they currently are. There are also rumblings about the return of a few Destiny 1 activities returning, namely the Heroic Story Mission. More chances at loot is always a good thing, right? Maybe not. Let’s weigh the pros and cons of the shorter reset periods.
Pro: More Stuff to Do!
Isn’t the point of games to play them? Obviously, more resets mean more opportunities to get more items through Milestones, or just from world drops while getting stuff done. Plus, with the introduction of the new Collections tab, Guardians will have even more incentive to explore the galaxy. Plus, hardcore players won’t have to wait around until Tuesday to finally play their favorite game!
Pro: Easier for Casual Players to Catch Up
It isn’t just the hardcore players who can benefit from this change. Players who don’t play as much or who didn’t start playing since Day One will definitely benefit from having more opportunities at good gear. This way, those who may have fallen off or picked the game up on sale can get their gear a bit faster and start doing some of the good stuff with the rest of the squad.
Pro: More Variety in Events
With events changing constantly, players won’t be bored of doing the same old same. Nothing was worse than being stuck with an awful set of Modifiers in the original Destiny for an entire week, especially if you were performing the grind on multiple characters. Now, we’re only stuck with Blackout or an Exodus Crash Nightfall for four days before things are (hopefully) moved onto something kinder.
???: Doesn’t Affect Raids
We weren’t sure how to rate this, because there’s positives and negatives to be found here. On one hand, finding time to raid is difficult enough without having to worry about clearing the whole encounter in four days. Keeping raids on a weekly reset will lessen the burden of players who can’t clear the whole thing in a night. However, for those who can, it will hold them back from getting as much gear as they could have had the raid been available twice a week.
Con: Makes Grinding Brutal
Though with the positive, comes the negatives, and this is a big one. It was hard enough for some Guardians to do all their weeklies on multiple characters with a seven day reset window. Now, they’ll be asked to cram all that into four days, which will undoubtedly leave one of their alts on the bench without some proper time management.
Con: High Burnout Factor
Sure, playing more is a good thing, but what about playing too much? Hardcore players who are forced to play more often could succumb to getting burnt out from all the Strikes, Crucible, Nightfalls, etc. they’ll have to do twice a week. If these players have multiple characters like we mentioned earlier, then we hope they really like Destiny 2: Forsaken.
We’ll just have to wait and see how the quicker turnaround will affect Destiny 2: Forsaken players. If you’re also a fan of Bungie’s old franchise, check out how to watch the Halo and Gears of War Champion Series!
