Destiny 2’s Fireteam Finder is great, actually

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It’s been a very tumultuous time for Bungie, the studio behind Destiny 2. Layoffs and reports have complicated the game’s future. A potential balm? The Fireteam Finder, from the looks of it.

I’m being slightly cheeky here, of course, but the simple fact remains that Bungie has burned through surprisingly massive amounts of community goodwill ever since Destiny 2: Lightfall came out. After moving from one precarious situation into another, it was a bit of a surprise to see the studio embrace certain features and changes that, realistically, should’ve been in Destiny 2 from the get-go.

Right off the bat, Bungie is clearly onto something with the Fireteam Finder. Though it is currently in its beta form with the full release slated for January 2024, the feature already enjoys widespread acclaim from the community.

To be perfectly honest, Bungie could’ve easily phoned things in for the Fireteam Finder, same as it did with the now-forgotten Guided Games feature from years back. The feature’s failure would’ve hardly even registered compared to the problems Bungie has been going through as of late. The fact that people are as thrilled with a mere beta as they are implies that the expectations were, indeed, low.

It’s great news, then, that Destiny 2‘s Fireteam Finder is just about everything a solo player needs to compete in endgame-tier activities. Whether it’s Raids, Dungeons, or something as innocuous as a simple Vanguard Playlist romp, the Fireteam Finder allows players of all makes and experience levels to meet up and enjoy the game.

Up until now, all of Destiny 2‘s LFG (i.e. looking-for-games) systems have been out-of-game ordeals. Players had to use official or third-party apps, forums, and Discord servers to find other