Bungie Fixes Destiny 2 XP gain After Public Outcry

Another change is coming to the experience yield in Destiny 2 after a heavy outcry from the community. The progression system for players beyond level 20 had gone through diminished experience returns, causing players to worry that Bungie was setting up an environment more encouraging of buying the game's loot box item.

Bungie posted yesterday that they will be deactivating the system that would diminish your EXP gain from repeatable events. Many players would grind these events for EXP daily to maintain a consistent flow of experience points.

Why does this matter after they've reached maximum level? In Destiny 2, when you are level 20 and you fill up your EXP bar, you receive a Bright Engram, which is the game's version of a random loot box. These engrams contain various cosmetic items and can be alternatively acquired with a real-world money purchase.

Bungie responded to the community regarding the new change:

As a result, players will see XP earn rates change for all activities across the board, but with all values being displayed consistently in the user interface. Over the course of the next week, we will be watching and reviewing XP game data to ensure that these changes meet our expectations, as well as yours. Any additional updates to this system will be communicated to you via our official channels.

In-game economies can be an extremely complex thing to try and refine into a fair and balanced system. It is understandable how Bungie wants to make it something the most enjoyable without turning the game into a repeating loop of events. More details can be found at the post from Bungie.