Bungie hands Destiny 2 players a free emblem as maintenance mode begins
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Bungie has marked Destiny 2's transition into maintenance mode by giving players a free farewell gift: a code posted on X that can be redeemed on Bungie.net for the Gloriabundus Emblem. Once claimed, the emblem is added to a player's in-game Flair Collection and can be equipped at any time, with a design featuring a fortified Destiny logo set against what appears to be the Last City skyline. The gesture signals that active development on the long-running loot shooter has effectively wound down.
Alongside the emblem, Bungie released one final update, patch 9.7.0.3, consisting mostly of bug fixes, an increase to the reputation earned from Vanguard and Crucible Ops completions, and the re-enabling of wireless/remote tether in the Consecrated Mind boss fight after a prior change made it too difficult. Community lead Dylan 'dmg04' Gafner said players should not expect further patches beyond routine maintenance downtime, though Bungie may "break glass" for the highest-priority issues such as game crashes. The context is grim: Destiny 2's final major update in May was one of the biggest in the game's history and drew thousands of returning players, but hopes it might persuade Sony to fund continued support or a sequel came to nothing, and layoffs subsequently removed most of the Destiny 2 team.
- Bungie is giving away a free Gloriabundus Emblem via a redeemable code.
- Patch 9.7.0.3 is likely Destiny 2's last, barring emergency fixes.
- Destiny 2 enters maintenance mode after layoffs gutted its team.
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Bungie is the studio behind Destiny 2, a long-running online shooter game where players team up to complete missions and battle for loot. The game has been running for years with regular content updates, but Bungie has now moved it into "maintenance mode", meaning active development has effectively stopped and only essential technical support will continue.
The shift follows a difficult period for the game. Its final major content update arrived in May and brought in a wave of returning players, and there had been hopes this might convince Sony, which owns Bungie, to keep funding future updates or a sequel. That did not happen, and Bungie subsequently laid off most of the staff who worked on Destiny 2.
This matters to the game's large community because it marks the effective end of new content for a title many have played for over a decade. Dylan "dmg04" Gafner, Bungie's community lead for Destiny 2, has become the main point of contact for players seeking clarity on what support, if any, remains going forward.
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Originally published by Eurogamer as “Bungie gives Destiny 2 players a final farewell gift as the game enters maintenance mode”.