The seasonal model is doing well forDestiny 2thanks to a different format for content drops, which is more bite-sized and prevents droughts for prolonged periods of time, and it also helps with keeping the game fresh every time a new season comes. Annual expansions are often one of the most anticipated releases forDestiny 2, though, because they can be massive chunks of content to play through, discover new secrets, and obtain all the amazing loot coming from them.
Destiny 2’s fourth year was its best yet thanks to its seasonal content, butBeyond Light as an expansion was just alrightaccording to fans, and the main reasons for it are that it launched with Stasis in a bad shape in the Crucible, where it dominated, and the fact that the campaign and Europa felt underwhelming. Still, Stasis is a fundamental tool in every Guardian’s kit now, and there are plenty of other things Beyond Light came with, like the Deep Stone Crypt Raid. As such,Destiny 2Beyond Light leaving Game Pass on December 8, just a day after the release of the 30th Anniversary Pack, can suddenly be troublesome for Xbox players.
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Why Destiny 2 Beyond Light Leaving Game Pass is Bad
The news thatDestiny 2Beyond Light will be leaving the Game Passso soon after it became available is enough to make some players upset about the decision. However, it can be even worse than just that because players who relied on Beyond Light coming for free as part of the Game Pass will either have to buy the expansion or give up on its content moving forward. The problem is that not owning Beyond Light anymore comes at a hefty price, as players can no longer access the Deep Stone Crypt Raid, as well as Empire Hunt missions, the Beyond Light campaign and post-campaign, and more.
Stasis is actually one of the assets that compose the whole Beyond Light package, which means that once the expansion officially leaves Game Pass, it will leave Xbox players without the ability to wield Stasis anymore. This is something other players experienced in the past if their Game Pass subscription expired for any reason, and Stasis simply became no longer usable inDestiny 2despite it being fully unlocked because it’s tied to owning Beyond Light. With the30th Anniversary Pack coming with a major sandbox patchon December 7, Stasis might become even more powerful on some characters and with some builds, whereas others might end up being nerfed for the most part, like Shatterdive.
This means that the meta will be adjusting to the changes, and Xbox players won’t have the time to take everything in becauseBeyond Lightwill be gone the day after. This will leave Europa in a worse state, even, because players who don’t own the expansion will only be able to visit it and play patrol missions, giving up on things like farming Fragments and Aspects, the Glassway Strike, and Simulations as well.
Removing Beyond Light right after anotherDestiny 2release is an odd choice, and it’s even weirder when players take into consideration that The Witch Queen is three months away and it too will not be part of Xbox Game Pass when it drops. Thus, XboxDestiny 2playerswill have to fork out some money to purchase the expansion if they want to keep their progress and keep on playing activities tied to Beyond Light. Ultimately, while the choice might have been more understandable if The Witch Queen came to Game Pass, this is not the case, and the removal of Beyond Light comes at the worst time for Xbox fans.
Destiny 2is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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