Update: Destiny 2 servers are back online, but players may find themselves waiting in a queue to the get into the game. Maintenance will be concluding at 2pm PT.
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Every Tuesday,Destiny 2fans know to expect the Weekly Reset. This is when Bungie updates the popular looter-shooter/MMORPG with some fresh content and challenges, which helps keep things interesting throughout each season in the game. Fans know to expect someDestiny 2downtime during the Weekly Reset, but this week’s downtime has been going on longer than usual, with players completely unable to access the game’s servers.
People trying to log in will be greeted with a message stating that theDestiny 2servers are not available. With the game usually playable by now any other week, this has led to some confusion in the community. However, Bungie has taken to Twitter to acknowledge the issue and reassure fans that they will get to playDestiny 2again sooner rather than later. According to Bungie, an unexpected issue has caused theDestiny 2serversto be down longer than expected, with Bungie extending the downtime by an hour.
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Bungie expects theDestiny 2servers to be restored by 1pm PT, so within the next half an hour or so from the time of this writing.Destiny 2maintenance will continue until 2pm PT, so some fans may just want to hold off until that point to be sure that everything is in working order before they try to continue theirSeason of the Chosen adventures.
When theDestiny 2servers are back online, fans of the game should be able to jump in to a new Battlegrounds activity. That will be accompanied by a new set of Seasonal Challenges, withDestiny 2players having 10 more tasks to complete. Based on thefirst two weeks ofDestiny 2Seasonal Challenges, fans of the game should have a pretty good idea of what to expect from the Week 3 challenges once they’re available in the game.
It’s quite likely thatDestiny 2will continue to encourage players to participate in the new Battlegrounds missions through its Seasonal Challenges. Players will also likely smash Tribute Chests with theHammer of Provingfor some bonus rewards. Beyond that,Destiny 2fans can expect some challenges that encourage them to participate in Crucible andGambit matches, as well as complete Strikes.
While theDestiny 2server downtime is taking a bit longer than usual this week, fans should be able to jump back into the game sooner rather than later. Hopefully the new challenges and content can keepDestiny 2enthusiasts satisfied until next week’s Weekly Reset and the new content it brings to the table.
We will update this article onceDestiny 2servers are back online.
Destiny 2is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
