Destiny State of Service: Week 4
This is State of Service, an ongoing review of the online service of a recently launched game. You can read our scored review of Destiny here.
Tuesday, October 7 | T-minus 2 days until final verdict
Current State of Service: Moderate
Summary: Destiny servers remain stable, though some users continue to encounter network errors. Bungie issues update to help isolate these errors.
Destiny has made it through its fourth week without too many problems. PlayStation platforms briefly encountered some sign in troubles on October 2, and servers went down earlier today for scheduled maintenance, but performance has otherwise been solid. Today's patch was designed to help Bungie diagnose networking problems that some players are running into. This includes a new error code "Zebra," which Bungie says signifies that "you are hitting an issue that we deem extremely important, high-priority issue," and it is being actively investigated. Several other network error codes – "Centipede," etc. – have also received updates, which you can read about here.
At least some users are claiming that the most recent update resolved their issues, though the Bungie forums are still seeing a fair share of complaints. For our part, the Joystiq staff still has yet to run into any serious problems.
If you encounter any connection problems while playing Destiny, let us know in the comments, or on the Joystiq Twitter or Facebook accounts. Use the hashtag "#sos" and specify your platform, please.
Service News
Ongoing network issues being addressed (Support)
Loot Cave closed (Patch)
Upcoming loot system changes (Patch)
Boar PS3 error code (Workaround)
Destiny updated (Patch)
In-game event schedule announced (Update)
Raid mission added (New Content)
Vault of Glass patch (Patch)
Loot farming exploit (Exploit)
Destiny Servers Down (Downtime)
Queen's Wrath event added (New Content)
