Bungie,
Can you tell us in one of your future TWABs why D2 playerbase is declining and what’s your plan to prevent that.
FYI: The above link (chart) shows steam population only from one major expansion to another. The chart shows the following 2 problems… a major decline in returning players at the start of each expansion, and another declining trend the very next month right after the release of each expansion.
Here is another chart showing today’s D2 Population for Steam, PSN, and Xbox
https://imgur.com/gallery/IXGgcnI
Although it shows steam population around 50% the more realistic number is around 35% for each of these platforms (including steam). Regardless of the exact percentage… steam population on average represents one-third of the overall playerbase… and that can be used as a viable indicator that there is a major problem for steam D2 playerbase.
Lastly, I suspect that console playerbase is facing a similar trend in decline from one major expansion to another. Although I do not have any numbers to back up such statement.
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9 RepliesNot even a reason to get hyped for anything in the game for. A new expansion will come out and be nice for 2 weeks-month and then you’re back playing the same stale core activity loop. People are over it. Not to mention that Bungie is actively killing their game by nerfing things like the movement. I seriously have a hard time coming up with a single good decision that Bungie has made this year.