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They have to make a true sequel if Destiny 3 is going to succeed. Not another Destiny 1.5
It has to have something that really shakes things up like Sspaceship combat or something.
Beyond that, they need to make it more rewarding to play. Which is something they could still do with Destiny 2. The game actually did a great job of adding more activities to partake in, than the first game. The problem is once you get to the end game (where you're going to spend most of your time) theres no point in doing any of them. You've got a handful of things you can do once a week to get luminous engrams, and then you're done. You're not progressing at all until next week.
Give people a reason to do all this stuff. Give every activity on every planet a unique armor set or weapons with valuable perks. Adventure missions, patrols, lost sectors, fucking all of it. Give your contacts on each planet ornament sets for the special armor and weapons they provide. Do that and add new stuff each season and that's how you get people to stay and keep playing the game.
On paper, that may seem like asking a lot compared to what they've done. But other games that are all about end game grinding take a similar approach. Games like Diablo 3, ESO, and Final Fantasy 14 remain so popular because they're constantly adding more content and making all the activities in their game worth the player's time.
I don't know why Bungie has been unable to produce enough content to keep people playing, but they are going to need to step it the fuck up. The big fall expansion will likely bring some people back, similar to the Taken King, but if the franchise is going to survive, they are going to have to reevaluate everything for Destiny 3. They're going to have to knock it out of the park, and what they're doing now isn't going to cut it.
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