I have never played Destiny 2 and wanted to try it out one month ago. I asked on Reddit what to do as a free-to-play player to get a good insight of what the game has to offer.

The gatekeeping was unreal. They said unless I'm willing to dedicate hundreds of hours I should not even try and rather uninstall the game immediately. For sure they made it feel that new players are not welcome.

Playerbase toxicity was a harsh reality. The game story, even in the broadest sense, was hard to grasp. The new player experience in-game was miserable. I have no idea what their money making plan is. Live service games need new players to stay healthy.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

It's not gatekeeping, they were trying to save you. I still play from time to time and it's... Not awful. But for a new player? I can't even imagine. I've introduced 2 people to it and it's several hours of explaining shit that bungo can't be bothered to do. Then to kit yourself out to do anything other than basic strikes, it takes a shitload of grinding.

[–] Grangle1@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

Sounds like the community of every competitive (or coop campaign) multiplayer game I've ever been in. I prefer just to not play online multiplayer, I don't have the time (or disposable income) to "git gud" enough to be able to even stand a chance against all the obsessed people who pour hundreds of hours into it in the first month and drive everyone else out.

[–] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The story is hard to grasp because you're starting off halfway through it. The entire first half of the campaign is lost media.