The Xivu Arath Expansion That Never Was: Ex-Bungie Dev Reveals Destiny 2’s Big Miss!
Yaar, Destiny 2 ke fans ke liye pichle kuch saal kaafi rollercoaster ride rahe hain. Bungie ki mushkilaat sab ko pata hain, aur game ki live service development ka khatam hona koi itna shock nahi tha. Lekin sach kahoon toh, iss game series ka future abhi bhi hawa mein hai, aur bohot saari kahaniyan adhoori reh gayi hain. Hamara dil toot gaya hai, especially jab pata chalta hai ke kuch epic cheezein hote hote reh gayeen!
Jaisa ke The Nine ka mystery, Vex network ki pehchan, aur sab se barh kar – Xivu Arath, the Hive God of War! Ye character kitne seasons se build ho raha tha, ek poori qiyamat ban kar saamne aane wali thi, aur ab lagta hai kabhi uss se poori tarah milne ka mauqa nahi milega.
Lekin ab ek ex-Bungie senior narrative designer, Robert Brookes, ne Twitter (ab X) par aik zabardast chai pilai hai! Unhone bataya ke Xivu Arath ko uski apni expansion dene ki koshishain baar baar ki gayi theen. Jab ek fan ne Xivu Arath ke na aane par afsos zahir kiya, toh Brookes (jo 2020 se 2024 tak Bungie mein thay) ne reply kiya, “you’d be surprised how many times this was pitched for D2.” MATLAB, bhai, kitni dafa plan bana hoga!
Hum pehli baar Xivu Arath ke baare mein Destiny 1 ke Taken King expansion mein sunte hain. Hive ki tareekh aur unki Sword Logic samajhte hue, humen pata chalta hai ke ye intergalactic necromancers teen behen bhaiyon ki pooja karte hain jo saalon ki jung aur jaadu se devta ban gaye thay. Oryx, the Taken King, ko toh hum ne maar giraya. Savathûn, the Witch Queen, ko bhi Destiny 2 mein uski apni expansion mili jahan usne humen apni saazishon mein phansaya.
Aur phir aati hai Xivu Arath – ek zor-o-shor se jung pasand devta, jise kai seasons mein Destiny universe ke sab se bade khatron mein se ek banaya gaya. Players ko uski personality itni pasand aayi ke woh ek fan-favorite ban gayi, halanke woh screen par bohot kam dikhi. Aur ab lagta hai ke uski entry bas ek khwab hi reh jayegi.
Brookes ki statement se saaf hai ke Xivu Arath ko ek proper story campaign dene ki puri koshish ki gayi thi. Aur yeh itna hairan kun bhi nahi hai. 2023 ke Season of the Deep mein woh central antagonist thi, jahan usne apni dhamkiyon mein bhi ek insaniyat dikhai. Uske baad Season of the Witch mein bhi woh ek driving force rahi, aur The Final Shape ke baad Episode: Heresy mein Eris Morn ke saath woh climactic capstone mein nazar aayi.
Xivu Arath ki kahani mein yeh lagatar emphasis dekh kar lagta tha ke uski apni expansion toh pakki hai. Lekin Sony ki 2022 mein Bungie ko acquire karne ke baad jo masle shuru hue, layoffs aur studio mein halchal, woh sab Xivu Arath ke plan par bhari pad gaye. Bungie ke purane CEO, Pete Parsons, ki “misguided leadership” ka bill naye malikon ko bhugatna pada, aur Xivu Arath ka waqt kabhi nahi aaya.
Iske bajaye, Destiny 2 ko “Edge of Fate” jaisi expansions se guzarna pada, jise bohot bura response mila aur player count bhi kam ho gaya. Phir “Renegades” aaya, jo Star Wars-themed tha, aur boardrooms mein shayad kisi ko laga hoga ke isse players wapas aayenge, lekin woh bhi redemption arc nahi ban paya.
Shayad kabhi na kabhi hum Xivu Arath se usi tarah takra payenge jaisa players saalon se expect kar rahe thay. Tab tak, woh ek aur casualty hai us lambi aur mushkil tareekh ki jo ab achanak se khatam ho gayi hai. Kya bolte ho, PakGamersHub ke dosto, Xivu Arath ki expansion miss karna kitna afsosnak hai?