Hi 👋, I don't wish to sound rude, but I have spent so many working days over the years looking for a problem my side that it stopped being funny long ago. I don't make a habit of complaining about the game, but it seems clear to me that over the past year, maybe longer, things that were an issue have not been addressed. In addition, older problems have reoccurred, and new ones have arisen. I simply wish to play a game I really enjoy, when it works. Thanks, Dave

Game isnt played on servers, it p2p. It relies on players connections to host the gameplay

Eurogamer, November 2018: An improvement on the original game is there is a combination of dedicated servers and peer-to-peer networking in the sequel. "Every activity in Destiny 2 is hosted by one of our servers," engineering lead Matt Segur explained. "That means you will never again suffer a host migration during your Raid attempt or Trials match. This differs from Destiny 1, where these hosting duties were performed by player consoles and only script and mission logic ran in the data center." https://www.eurogamer.net/destiny-2-guide-walkthrough-4747

Indeed, in PvP you also are connected to a Bungie server, but it only manages the match, time and score tracking, you don't connect to other players through it at all. So, all the unusual behaviours that other players may show is entirely on the connection between you and them (and occasionally people cheating and netlagging in various ways, sadly).

Hi there 👋, Thank you for the clarification 😁👍 However, what got my goat and started this old man rant was the being removed from the world, albeit as the match has just finished. During the game I had repeated 'Contacting Bungie servers' banners along the bottom of the screen. This is, for me at least, usually a prelude to getting kicked by the game. Surely that is a server problem, no? I think what pisses me off the most is that this could be 2016 as these behaviours were apparent back then. I will concede there have been 'improvements' over the years. However, it seems to me that over the last year, maybe 18 months ish, my experience has regressed. I really do love this game, but I think that is baked into the calculation of how much sh!te the players will accept and then Bungo staff accordingly. Thanks for taking the time to listen to me get my hair off. Sorry about that 😔 Cheers from the 'Old, PITA demographic' in the UK, Dave

I'm afraid, most of the time, it's a sign of a problem with the player's own connection, be it a momentary blip or a more serious matter. I am not saying it is impossible for Bungie's servers to crash or disconnect ever, but it is a very rare occasion, and when that's the case the forum gets submerged by reports of that happening.