Despite initial positive impressions, Destiny 2’s post-launch path has been a bit rocky for a variety of reasons, from unpopular core design choices to poorly-explained throttles on progression. Bungie are making changes to address the feedback, but it’s difficult to push back against a wave of negative sentiment from the community.

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In today’s financial earnings report, Activision addressed what they call “some real sentiment issues,” which led to a Drop in player engagement after the first two months. As analyst Daniel Ahmad notes, their acknowledgement of the drop likely means it was significant.