Bungie is looking to bring an ease of access to Destiny 2 that wasn't available in the first game. Unfortunately, saying Destiny 2 will be more accessible is admitting that Destiny 1 was a bit of a mess, as far as accessibility goes.
With all the Strikes, Raids, Crucibles, and various other in-game events, players would wind up dedicating a lot of time to grinding for the gear they wanted. The grinding was essentially an oversight on Bungie's part, they didn't exactly know what they were getting into.
Destiny 2 director Luke Smith explained to Gamesradar how Destiny 1 missed the mark on being accessible to more casual gamers (in the sense that someone has less time to dedicate to a grind-filled game) and how Destiny 2 will make up for it.
"I think candidly… I don’t think we always knew exactly what we were making. We had high level things that we understood. Like, we want this to be a game you can return to every week. We wanted to be a game that was compatible with real life. And candidly, we failed there. Destiny 1 wasn’t compatible with real life.
"It became a game that became an obligation. I’ve described it before – it’s hard to give someone Destiny as a gift. They open the game [and] there’s a wedding ring instead of a disk. You’re giving them this relationship, this thing that’s going to take work. Compatibility with real life? Gone."
Destiny 2 will not make the same mistake that Destiny 1 made. The game will be much more accessible to anyone who doesn't have a whole night to dedicate to the game, let alone every night throughout the week.
"With Destiny 2, [we've] built a game that we want to call you and your friends back to it, but does it in a way that is compatible with your real life."
It appears as though this time around, Destiny will supply you with the information you need. In the first Destiny, gamers had to use an outside source to get information on what was going on in the game (as well as what loot/rolls were available), but with Destiny 2 that will be changing.
"If I only have two hours to spend I know exactly what to do. In Destiny 1, if I said you only had two hours to spend you’d have to go to Reddit. In Destiny 2 you’re not going to go to Reddit, you’re going to press one button on the controller and the game’s going to tell you what to do."
Destiny 2 releases on Xbox One and PS4 on September 8th and on PC on October 24th.
