We’ve identified for a while now that issues are going to meaningfully change for Future 2 in Yr 11, with the beginning of what’s at the moment often called Frontiers. A current leak, nonetheless, alleges some massively unpopular adjustments for Future 2‘s content material mannequin, and gamers are already skeptical of it.

These leaks about Future 2 happened very just lately, alleging that Bungie is shifting the sport away from the present mannequin (one yearly DLC with 3-4 seasons/episodes) to one thing lighter and simpler to take care of. It might purportedly include two smaller DLCs and two seasons per 12 months, with a lessened deal with narrative development in lieu of actions, loot, and pure gameplay. That is too little info to go on – even whether it is true – however the gamers are already a good bit fearful about what it would imply about Future‘s future.

If the leaked plans for Future 2 are true, gamers gained’t be joyful about it

The largest supply of concern for the neighborhood is the leaker’s declare that there shall be no extra “week-to-week story beats or story launched abruptly.” As a substitute, we’d be getting solely “one intro mission explaining the ‘why’ of the Season. That’s it,” they declare. “Solely factor aside from that’s conventional character banter all through the [seasonal] exercise.” A non-insignificant variety of gamers are extraordinarily sad about this probably being true.

Some gamers, particularly, consider that Bungie is trying to show Future 2 right into a “foyer simulator” similar to Fortnite and/or Apex Legends. This, presumably, refers to the truth that these video games don’t put any significant emphasis on their lore and story growth, opting as a substitute to go all-in on gameplay. It’s not a call with out sensible advantage, to make sure, as holding the Future story going isn’t any imply feat. But, the story was an important motive as to why some gamers stored coming again to the sport within the first place. I, myself, discover the leaks worrying, in the event that they’re true.

It’s, maybe, stunning simply what number of Future 2 gamers have chimed in on this thread saying that they’re nonetheless taking part in the sport virtually completely because of the story. Then once more, Bungie’s had a critical knack for out-there narrative developments for many years now, from Pathways Into Darkness onwards, and there’s potential right here for the studio to alienate its oldest followers if Future 2 does find yourself turning right into a “foyer simulator” ultimately.

Now, to be completely honest, it wouldn’t be the primary time that we’ve seen a wildly fashionable Future 2 leak find yourself being a complete wash ultimately. Furthermore, even when these leaks are all true, Bungie may find yourself injecting sufficient Grimoire-style content material each season that the narrative finally ends up trucking alongside at an inexpensive tempo.

Personally, I really feel the larger downside is that Bungie has misplaced a full third of its employees very just lately, together with some key veteran employees similar to Luke Smith and Mark Noseworthy. The studio claims that this gained’t have an effect on Future 2 within the slightest, however I discover that very exhausting to consider. The very fact of the matter is that Bungie hasn’t informed us just about something about Frontiers but, and so it’s not exhausting to see why the neighborhood is likely to be fearful about it, given what’s been taking place as of late. It’s an unsure time to be a Future fan, that’s for certain.