Destiny 2 Fans Plan Mass Protest to 'Crash the Servers' and Beat Marathon's All-Time Player Record
Destiny 2 fans are organizing a mass protest to demonstrate their continued interest in the game after Bungie's announcement to end support. The protest is scheduled for June 9, coinciding with the final content drop for Destiny 2. Fans hope to surpass the player count of Bungie's new game, Marathon, to send a message about the franchise's value.
- ▪Bungie announced it will end support for Destiny 2 to focus on its new game, Marathon.
- ▪Fans are planning to return on June 9 to try and crash the servers during the final content drop.
- ▪A petition for a Destiny 3 has gathered over 265,000 signatures from fans.
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Destiny 2MarathonDestiny 2 Fans Plan Mass Protest to 'Crash the Servers' and Beat Marathon's All-Time Player RecordNot a sprint.By Tom PhillipsUpdated: May 27, 2026 3:56pm UTC2 commentsDestiny 2 fans distraught over Bungie's decision to end support for the franchise are planning to try and "crash the servers" to demonstrate that there's still huge interest in the game.In a lengthy thread on reddit, Destiny fan w1nds0r has issued a call to arms for all Destiny players to return on June 9, when the game's final ever content drop arrives. Bungie stunned fans last week with the announcement it was ending content updates for Destiny 2 to focus instead on its more recently-released extraction shooter Marathon, which has reportedly failed to meet sales expectations.
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