I'm playing Destiny 2 on a DLS line with 4.2M download currently. I'm having absolutely no issues playing the game. I'm using a WNDR3400v2 router as well as a plain ol ZyXEL PK5001Z CentryLink DLS modem. I don't have any special software installed, I have the modem DMZd to the router so everything is forwarded, and the router doesn't even have port forwarding on (it's using UPnP). My speed is crap compared to what most people here claim they have, however, my connection is fine. So, yes, it is something on your end. It's not related to your download speed; it's not related to your upload speed. Fast internet doesn't mean good connection. It's related to either your network connection, your network hardware, or your ISP's internet connection. There is absolutely nothing Bungie can do to assist you in those areas. Bungie can only do so much to insure connections to their own servers and systems, and if your console cannot reach their systems, there's nothing Bungie can really do except reinforce their infrastructure, which will do absolutely nothing for your connection if your connection to that system is still crap. Expecting Bungie to fix your internet isn't going to end well. Yes, there have been some issues with connections because of the game's code, but as you can see, most people can connect, currently, as those issues have been resolved. By the fact that most people can connect, it shows that it's entirely hardware or setup related on the client side, not Bungie's side. If it was a direct Bungie or Destiny issue, -everyone- would be having the issue. Just because the majority of complaints in the #help forum might be about connection issues doesn't mean the majority of the playerbase is having those issues. People not having issues don't come to the #help thread just to post "Hey, my connection is great, thanks Bungie!." The only reason I'm here saying it is because I come to the forums to help people with their problems, and if I wouldn't, then you apparently wouldn't know that yes, there ARE people able to play the game JUST FINE because their connection isn't having issues.

It more than likely is you. I never have connection problems or errors. Granted I pay over 150 a month for just my internet but it gets me over 250 mbps download speed. Maybe upgrade your internet and NEVER use WIFI. Always run a wired connections.

Stop being in denial. Destiny games use tech and cloud processing that requires premium/quality connections. Speed really doesn't matter. I run 25DL 2UL and have never had an issue that wasn't explainable on my own network. Since D2 launch I've been kicked twice... once when XBL was having issues and once when my packet loss jumped to 45% when my wife connected to the network and started downloading HD wedding videos. As for dedicated servers, it wouldn't change much. It removes basically 10% of connection points, but if you are connecting to data at a different rate than others, or are losing packets, then you will still have similar results, especially since you can't have any packet loss or response times that exceed a very shallow window. You still are required to have connection to everyone on the map to make the game work properly. That's still a lot of data connections that have to be hyper-responsive. The next game to possibly exceed connection/data requirements will be Crackdown3 , which they say needs an even better connection (quality) than D does. We'll have to see. Money-wise, you need to know what you are talking about before thinking anything would be easy to pull off. Bungie (actually Activision) pretty much charges the same per purchase as any other AAA title. However, Destiny 1 was the most expensive game to produce ever on record, and D2 is sitting about the same category - we won't know until all the games are done development and final numbers are tabulated next spring. Bungie receives their capital from the publisher (Activision) to make the game. Activision sells the game and takes in the money in hopes to make back what they spent / are spending on it. Pricing is based on every player purchasing a copy, but we all know that is not true, since about 1/3 are game sharing and basically using a game for free that they never paid for. There isn't as much cash floating around in Bungie's coffers as you think, and what they do make (plus publishers) has to help fund other projects etc. If there's no profit made then they won;t make the game any longer, so let's not try to think these companies will work for nothing. Start checking your connection. "Your Connection" is everything between you and the game service, not just in your house or your ISP.

I'm not defending Bungies lack of commitment for good servers but dedicated isn't the answer. Do you honestly know how expensive have all servers as dedicated servers is?