I am Quitting Destiny 2
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the creator candidly discusses their waning passion for Destiny, a game that was once the cornerstone of their content. With YouTube as their full-time job, they face a dilemma: continue producing Destiny content amid declining views and personal dissatisfaction or pivot to other games to rekindle their enthusiasm and financial stability. Sponsored by War Thunder, the video also touches on the broader challenges faced by content creators when their primary focus loses its appeal, and the need to adapt to maintain both viewer engagement and personal well-being.
Takeaways
- 😔 The content creator expresses a lack of passion and enjoyment for making Destiny videos, feeling embarrassed by the lack of quality and enthusiasm in his recent content.
- 🔍 He acknowledges a significant decrease in video uploads due to a disinterest in playing Destiny, which has become a chore rather than a pleasure.
- 🏠 The creator is in a difficult position where continuing to make Destiny content leads to declining views and potential inability to pay bills, while trying new content might not guarantee success but could bring enjoyment.
- 🎮 The sponsorship of the video by War Thunder is highlighted as a way to support the channel and get a bonus pack for viewers, showing an attempt to diversify content and revenue streams.
- 🚀 The creator is critical of Destiny's current state, feeling that it lacks a promising future, with unexciting leadership and no anticipation for upcoming content.
- 💔 He announces a decision to quit Destiny, at least for the foreseeable future, due to a combination of personal dissatisfaction and the game's perceived lack of innovation and direction.
- 📉 There's a mention of a decline in views and player counts for Destiny, which the creator finds worrying and indicative of the game's overall health.
- 💭 The script reflects on the community's sentiment, with many players expressing disappointment, boredom, and a lack of hope for Destiny's future improvements.
- 🏡 The creator discusses personal life changes, such as becoming a homeowner and having a family, which increase the pressure to ensure a stable income and influence the decision to pivot away from Destiny content.
- 🎯 He outlines a plan to explore other games and content formats, like video essays and discussions, to rekindle his passion for gaming and content creation while maintaining a connection with his audience.
Q & A
Why did the content creator feel reluctant to make this video?
-The content creator felt reluctant to make this video because they had been dreading it and had to force themselves to record it. They didn't want to make the video due to a lack of passion and enjoyment in their current work.
What is the main reason behind the decrease in video uploads by the content creator?
-The main reason behind the decrease in uploads is the content creator's lack of interest in playing and creating content for Destiny, which has become a source of embarrassment and unhappiness for them.
What is the content creator's financial situation in relation to their YouTube channel?
-The content creator's YouTube channel is their full-time job, and they are concerned about their declining views and the inability to pay bills at the current rate of decline.
What sponsored game is mentioned in the video, and why is it featured?
-The sponsored game mentioned in the video is War Thunder. It is featured because it offers a comprehensive vehicle combat experience with a large player base, and the sponsorship helps support the content creator financially.
What is the content creator's opinion on the current state of Destiny?
-The content creator believes Destiny is in a poor state with no exciting future, lack of leadership they care about, and a general feeling of the game having no direction they are interested in.
Why does the content creator feel that Destiny's episodes are a failure?
-The content creator feels that Destiny's episodes are a failure because, despite having cool story aspects, they do nothing to change the way the game is played and have not delivered on the expectations of the players.
What are the content creator's thoughts on the power creep in Destiny?
-The content creator believes that power creep has ruined the interest in the game, making it over-optimized and no longer fun. They see it as a negative aspect that Bungie continues to use as the only way forward for Destiny.
Why does the content creator feel that Destiny's player base and their own views are declining?
-The content creator feels that Destiny's player base and their own views are declining due to a combination of stale game content, lack of innovation, and a general sentiment of hopelessness and dissatisfaction within the community.
What changes is the content creator planning to make in their channel's content?
-The content creator is planning to pivot away from Destiny-focused content and explore other games and formats such as video essays and discussions surrounding games, while maintaining elements like spicy clips that they and their audience still enjoy.
What is the content creator's stance on the idea of Destiny 3 and Bungie's direction for the franchise?
-The content creator is disappointed with the lack of a Destiny 3 and feels that Bungie has not been investing in the right areas, showing a disregard for the game's future and the desires of its community.
Outlines
🎮 Content Creator's Dilemma with Destiny
The content creator expresses their reluctance to make the video due to a lack of passion for Destiny, a game that has become a chore rather than a joy. They face a dilemma as YouTube, their full-time job, is suffering from declining views, which threatens their ability to pay bills. Sponsored by War Thunder, a game they recommend for its comprehensive vehicle combat and historical accuracy, the creator seeks understanding and grace from their audience as they consider changing their content focus.
🔄 Shifting Focus from Destiny
The creator discusses their decision to move away from Destiny due to a lack of innovation and a monotonous gameplay experience. They feel that the game is coasting on momentum and will eventually peter out. With personal financial pressures mounting, including a mortgage and the desire to start a family, the creator is compelled to pivot to other games and content formats to sustain their channel and personal life.
📉 Declining Interest in Destiny 2
The video script details the creator's observations of declining player engagement and their own waning interest in Destiny 2. They criticize the game's power creep, stale meta, and lack of enjoyable PvP and PVE experiences. The creator also reflects on the community's sentiment, noting the absence of hope for Destiny's future and the negative reactions from viewers, leading them to seek a change in the type of content they produce.
🛑 Pivoting Career and Content Strategy
The content creator announces a significant shift in their channel's direction, moving away from Destiny-focused content. They express a desire to play and create content around other games and interests, such as card games and Nintendo IPs, to rediscover the joy of gaming. They also plan to maintain elements of their channel that resonate with the audience, like spicy clips, while exploring video essays and discussions on gaming topics.
🙏 Acknowledging Support and Looking Forward
In the concluding paragraph, the creator thanks their audience for their support and understanding as they navigate this career pivot. They express a hope to enjoy making videos again and to create content that is both financially sustainable and personally fulfilling. The creator also encourages viewers to give them a chance with their new content direction and to support other creators who are making similar transitions.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Destiny
💡Content Creation
💡Passion
💡Career Suicide
💡Pivot
💡Viewer Engagement
💡Sponsorship
💡Video Essays
💡Monetization
💡Community
Highlights
The creator expresses reluctance to make the video due to a lack of passion for the subject matter.
A significant decrease in video uploads is attributed to a lack of enjoyment in playing the game.
The creator feels embarrassed by their content due to a perceived lack of passion behind it.
A dilemma is presented: continue making declining Destiny videos or try new content for enjoyment.
The creator reserves the right to return to Destiny content if necessary for financial stability.
The video is sponsored by War Thunder, a game with over 2500 tanks, planes, and helicopters.
Destiny's future is uncertain, with the creator feeling there's nothing to look forward to in the game.
The creator is quitting Destiny due to a lack of excitement and an increasingly negative experience.
Destiny's episodes are considered a failure for not changing the game's playstyle.
The game's power creep has made it less enjoyable, and the creator is tired of waiting for improvements.
The creator's personal life changes, including becoming a homeowner, influence the decision to pivot content.
A decline in views and player counts indicates a broader loss of interest in Destiny.
The creator expresses a desire to play games for fun again and not just for content creation.
The channel will pivot towards video essays and discussions about games, potentially including Warhammer.
The creator is open to playing other games and is considering a shift in content focus.
The second channel will be allowed to grow naturally without direct promotion from the main channel.
The creator acknowledges the risk involved in pivoting content but feels it's necessary for personal enjoyment and financial stability.
A call to action for viewers to support the creator's journey, even if the content shifts away from Destiny.
Transcripts
hello everyone you saw the title and the
thumbnail of this video so let's just
get into it not scripted is that okay
okay I have spent the last two weeks
dreading this and I had to force myself
to sit down open up my mic and start
recording because I really did not want
to make this video and I understand that
there's going to be a lot of people who
just simply just saw the title and
thumbnail and just moved on so I quite a
lot to talk about quite a lot to talk
about uh you might have noticed that I
really haven't been uploading all that
much there's a reason for that uh lack
of uploads is that I just I haven't been
playing and I don't want to I just don't
want to I I I just Destiny has just
become something that I don't want it to
be and when I do upload something I'm
just embarrassed by it because there's a
lack of passion there you know there's
not like a fire behind me to like want
to put it out and really invest time and
energy into it I'm kind of in a damned
if you do damned if you don't situation
because YouTube is my full-time job and
I don't think I can pay bills at the
rate at which we're declining I won't be
able to pay bills I either continue to
make Destiny videos and continue to
watch My Views decline all the while
being unhappy or I try other stuff and
also get probably not great views but at
least I can enjoy it I reserve the right
to come back to Destiny and I will talk
more about the details of that but in
order to make sure I support myself and
then I can still keep being a person
who's able to buy food please have some
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is as you all are obviously aware if
you've been paying attention at all to
the the buzz surrounding
Destiny uh not not in a great spot right
now not not in a great spot right now as
it stands right now the way it looks
like to me and I'm sure many of you as
well Destiny feels like it has no real
future no future that I care about a
leadership that I don't care about no
excitement for anything current going on
or something to look forward to and I
know that this is all coming with
Bungie's news happening sometime on
Monday and maybe that changes things I
highly doubt it man I've been strung
along so many times by promises that
have un been unfulfilled but anyway I
need to get this out I understand that
this is potentially career suicide
but I quitting destiny I'm moving away
from Destiny as I know it I will
probably be around here and there and
like I mentioned I reserve the right to
come back to Destiny if it ends up being
something I need to do but I am quitting
as much as I can I am trying to hard
shift and I know we've talked about this
kind of thing in the past I know videos
like this have come out before but if
we're all being honest this is
significantly different
this is much much different the ship is
sinking and we're all on board and
unfortunately we're the closest to the
water um
episodes are in my opinion more or less
a failure the story aspects are cool but
it's doing nothing to change up the way
that the game is played I've debated
with myself whether this is an instance
of me just being the the the game being
around for 10 years and just bored of it
after 10 years or if it's just the
episode structure being a failure I
think it's the latter I think that
Destiny has struggled to truly innovate
and to create and deliver experiences
that go to the expectations that we hope
for as players and I'm tired of waiting
around and pretending like it's going to
get better or hoping it would get better
so I feel like where we're at right now
is that Destiny is going to slowly Peter
out like we are basically traveling
we're coasting with momentum here and
that momentum will eventually slow down
get to a halt or completely stop and
then that will be it maybe Bungie as
time goes on will continue to throw more
fuel into the fire as it were to keep
the thing going give it a bit of a burst
of speed but it's an inevitability at
this point and obviously we weren't
planning on being a destiny only Channel
till the end of time obviously if we
wanted to make this like a lifetime
career you know we'd have to Pivot so
why are we pivoting now why now compared
to all other times besides the stuff
that we mentioned well I have more bills
to pay I now am a proud homeowner and I
have a mortgage to pay this is different
than when I started the channel when I
was still in college so I have to think
about those kinds of things I have a
girl that I hope to eventually get
married to I hope to eventually have
kids and that's all stuff that takes
money and it's frightening that all of
this is happening right now at
potentially the worst possible time as
it corresponds with my life and
unfortunately in the time that Destiny
was good uh we didn't get to be one of
the big boys like the real big boys
right like this is not a shade to these
play to these creators right I'm just
you know just so you can understand my
position like Aster cross dat whoever
right let say they get 150,000 views per
video if they get 40,000 views less
because Destiny's not doing too hot
they're realistically fine right like
percentage wise it's noticeable a little
scary but not the end of the world we
get anywhere on average from 60k to 100K
if it's on a really good day right if
we're losing 40K viewers on what we
normally would do for
60k that that's a huge
percentage of our income right which is
again partially why this video sponsored
I just I'm trying to be transparent here
I'm trying to be honest so that you know
I'm not like I I want you to know
everything that's happening with me okay
so what are my opinions of Destiny
2
bluntly I'm just not excited anymore
playing Destiny has stopped being
something I do for fun and something I
do for a job pretty much exclusively it
is actively a negative experience for me
to power on and play the game I just
actively dislike it more specifically
power creep has completely ruined all
simulant
of interest in the game we're at the
point now where the game is basically so
over optimized that it's just not fun
anymore and unfortunately Bungie has
only seen that like more power creep as
the only way forward for Destiny and
things continue to scale up around it
it's just not a rat race I want to
participate anymore and from my point of
view this Rat Race just doesn't matter
we're running circles and pretending
that we're moving forward it's
monotonous the loot grind is boring The
Meta is stale and there's core issues
that have been around in the game for so
so long that are just I I can't ignore
them anymore they're not they're not
cute anymore they're not you know little
quirks of Destiny oh haa little things
that make Destiny kind of like a a bit
of a bit of a work of art cuz it's like
ah there's just like some small things
that you know it's I can't do it anymore
and I'm a PVP player and in the sinking
ship we're at the bottom we're the first
ones getting wet and the water is really
freaking cold we're sinking abilities
are everywhere the game modes have been
crappy we got some new maps but I don't
think we're getting any Maps anytime
soon The Meta is incredibly stale high
impact pulses 120 hand cannons shotguns
and abilities it's I'm repeating myself
it's not fun it's not
fun and it's especially not fun for me
and that's crazy because I thought that
like the core of Destiny at least for
the PVP for me would always be there
it's not the case and I never really
enjoyed the PVE and it's gotten even
worse from players that I know and
respect I've basically said that they're
bored with it as well and I know it's
not just me either I've obviously
watched views decline I've watched
player counts Decline and I know that
steam charts isn't necessarily the best
indication of the health of the game or
whatnot but I just out of curiosity I'll
go in every like I don't know month
maybe like two 3 weeks or so just to see
where it's at and I've just watched
destiny go further and further and
further down and I'm watching other
games start to like pick apart the soon
rotting corpse of the game and start to
actually make a significant impact and
now are doing better than Destiny
obviously Destiny is quite senior
compared to these other ones so it makes
sense that something new and fresh would
come by but it still doesn't bode well
for the game right and I also have seen
lots of comments on videos people who
are saying things like wow this is a
really cool idea or man I wish this was
the way it is you we've been doing lot
of discussion related stuff a lot of
video essay stuff and like one of the
main comments we see is like wow I
completely agree it's a shame it is
never going to happen and that's such a
terrible feeling such a terrible feeling
to come to a game or to come to a video
and to think like not just like that
this person maybe has some cool ideas
that maybe need to be fleshed out or
whatever right but just to say like I in
other words I have no hope for any of
this ever happening or anything even
close to it and I'm not saying that's
because I'm thinking like oh my ideas
are so good I'm saying that because like
the sentiment regarding progress in
Destiny the sentiment regarding uh
Destiny becoming something better is
just gone it's like there's just no hope
for it and then the other types of
comments I get are disgust people are
saying like I can't believe you're still
playing this game after what bung's done
which is like I kind of get it or
sadness people just sad the state of the
game at where it's currently at I want
to be positive I want to be somebody who
adds constructive criticism something
that sort of lays out a path forward or
tries to bridge the gap between me as a
sort of voice that is a little bit
louder than the bigger majority of the
community overall right just some way of
kind of helping whatever I can do as a
player but it just doesn't seem like
it's going anywhere because it feels
like Bungie doesn't care either it feels
like that Bungie is more willing to
invest in in things like Marathon or a
mobile game or in nothing at all in Pete
Parson's classic car collection all the
layoffs have made it pretty darn clear
that Destiny was it served its purpose
and it's ready to move
on so what is it that I want from Bungie
from Destiny from insert generally
anything here frankly a destiny 3 I
was I think more affected than I
initially thought when I heard that
Destiny 3 was never going to be a thing
because in my mind it was like of course
there's going to be a destiny 3 of
course there's going to be a destiny 3
that's such a logical conclusion right
that's such like a logical thing for
Bungie to do and then the other thought
like the step below that was okay well
if they don't do Destiny 3 right like
there's still going to be like final
shapes
or lightf Falls you know there's still
going to be like big expansions like
Destiny is such like a great IP this is
such a solid IP to quote uh I think it's
Osman gold to quote Osman gold but
Bungie stole defeat from the jaws of
Victory it's like Bungie somehow took a
wrench to the W and made it into an L I
am
impressed shocked
even at the direction that Bungie
continued to go like the just like
active disregard for weapon safety as
they continue to blast off their feet
with double out Buck to shoot themselves
in the foot so thoroughly to just
completely [ __ ] themselves hope that
wasn't too graphic
anyway we're at an alltime low I feel
like we're lacking a future we're
lacking good faith we're lacking a grind
that matters we're lacking power
fantasy that means anything anymore as
cool as Prismatic is it's basically
become a Vortex where all other
potential builds go to die I know that
there's still like fringes or whatnot
but there's just it is just so taking
this the the wind out of the sails of so
many builds cuz it's like just just go
play Prismatic you know it's like the
game is basically narrowed down from
instead of there being five plus one sub
classes it's one plus five sub classes
am I making sense so in short I'm not
having fun and I'm planning on moving
away I could keep making Destiny videos
and we still do plan on doing something
with regards to Destiny and again like I
mentioned I reserve the right to come
back because I need to be able to eat
food and money makes the ability to eat
food but I could survive to what end
right I could sit here and continue to
string this along and continue to put on
a fake smile and just pretend like
everything's okay right but why this is
a pivot point this is a pivot point what
you know of the channel right now the
concepts the
series that idea is going to stay here
but it's going to
shift I think if I may be honest that
this is career suicide I really do think
I think that if I really
were more if I was willing to pursue
just simply the funds just simply to
pursue the monetary gain of the video or
YouTube and such I would not make this
video I wouldn't do it but I think that
this is potentially the last this might
be the beginning of the end I'm going to
give it a shot anyway and I'm going to
pray to God that it ends up working out
anyway
I
it's so much overwhelming emotion this
is one of the times I wish I wish I had
a face cam because you guys have no idea
how freaking terrifying this is so what
is it that I want to do I want to play
other games I've been playing deadlock
and Black Ops 6 I want to play Space
Marines 2 the astrobot game looks
interesting but I also do a lot of other
stuff that are completely separate I do
I love Rog likes I love card games I
like the Nintendo IPS I even like
Minecraft I'm not saying that all that
stuff is going to appear on the channel
I will talk about that in just a second
but you get the idea there's so much
more to enjoy in life than just Destiny
and I want to start doing that again I
want to start playing games for the sake
of having fun again and start enjoying
them
again and I also need to be able to
support myself and I love YouTube I love
content creation and I want to do
everything in my power if I can to keep
this cuz this is a very special gift and
I would think I would be a fool to just
toss it away just for the sake of
enjoying games again I'm going to keep
things like spicy Clips as I know that
y'all like that and I really like them
too I that's one of the few areas I
still enjoy about this um so spicey
clipse I'll probably put one of those
out on Monday uh I might end up shifting
those over to the second channel uh
um don't worry about that right now um
but one of the things I want to take
this channel directionally is I want to
start considering more essay format
stuff things discussing games or things
surrounding games I found that as I've
been doing those for destiny that I
really quite like making them and I
really like discussing ideas and such
and showing paths forward for people and
such so that's probably the main
direction we're going to go going to
maintain that veneer of humor hopefully
um we're probably going to do some stuff
with Warhammer I think that's going to
be cool uh D mentioned this and I think
this is worth mentioning here some
people have been like oh well come over
to Warframe come over to First
descendant come over to Once hum we'll
love to have you I have no interest in
those other games not because I think
they're bad games but because it's like
if I'm going to play a game that is like
Destiny I'm just gonna go play Destiny
to reiterate spicy Clips on this channel
discussions and essays any of the more
Shenanigans related things that's
probably going to be more on the second
Channel I am intentionally not giving
information about the second Channel
because I still feel like the channel is
still growing naturally and I want to
make sure it Finds Its audience what I
don't want to happen is I don't want me
to say hey go check out the second
Channel and then people to go over there
just to subscribe to support the the
channel and then because I'm putting out
content for other games maybe that they
don't they AR interested in the channel
really hasn't developed its identity yet
for people just to not watch the videos
because that would very quickly just
kill the second Channel which is not my
goal obviously
right I know what I'm doing is not safe
but I feel like we're in a position here
where I continue to take the safe route
for like another 3 months
maybe and just try to Rite it out to
eventually have this happen again for it
to be an even bigger issue or I rip off
the Band-Aid right now and start
making scary decisions terrifying
decisions and I want to say to everybody
who's watched this far who's been a
longtime subscriber thank you for being
with me and like I said if this was if
this video is the beginning of the end
of tdt it's been an honor a pleasure and
a blessing I want to enjoy playing games
again I don't I want to enjoy making
videos again I'm not having fun right
now I can't pay my bills and I need your
support I'll play Destiny 2 and it's
interesting if something comes up if I
find myself wanting to do it but that's
not it for me right now stick around for
things like spicy Clips or video essays
I've got some really cool ideas in mind
I think that you're going to like even
if it's not Destiny specific but if it's
not for you that's fine but please just
give me a chance
give me a shot give me give me give me a
little bit of time to try to cook and
just give it a click if it ends up not
being your thing I understand and that
goes the same for other creators as well
a lot of other creators have kind of
pivoted out and if you enjoyed them for
what they were who they were stick
around with them be willing to give them
a shot we're all kind of scrambling
right now all of us content creators
that covered this game that loved this
game to death just like you guys are all
are with just playing the game we're all
kind of trying to figure out what's
happening here so just give us a shot
thank you so much for your time and once
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