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Destiny 2: Lightfall Preload February 28th Maintenance Detail
The new Destiny 2 DLC “Lightfall” celebrates its release this month. So Bungie will be taking its servers offline for the brand new content for a while. How long exactly will we summarize for you in this article with all the important information and times for the start.
When will the new DLC “Lightfall” start? The release of the next major expansion of Destiny 2 “Lightfall” is scheduled for Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in Germany. Traditionally, however, there will be a longer downtime before the start, which you should plan for.
So that you can plan optimally, Bungie has already announced the times for the downtime. Because everything you still want to achieve in the current Seasons 16, 17, 18 and the current Season 19 should be completed by then. Seasonal content will be leaving the game and no longer available in Lightfall.
Here is the current Lightfall release schedule:
- Destiny 2 will go offline for 24 hours on February 27, 2023 starting at 6:00 p.m. You will then no longer be able to log in and some services on Bungie.net will no longer be available.
- As soon as the servers are offline, players of all platforms should be able to download “Lightfall”, so that all Guardians can be ready at the same time for the official launch.
- The plan is for the Destiny 2 servers to go online again promptly on February 28th at 6:00 p.m. So if there are no major problems, you can play the “Lightfall” DLC from then on.
You can see what awaits you there in this video:
Destiny 2: Trailer for Lightfall shows new race – Guardians get cool lasso, swing like Spider-Man
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Are login problems to be expected? Yes, that’s never entirely out of the question. Here, however, it should be noted that the last launch of the DLC “The Witch Queen” was already extremely smooth. After the planned downtime, the servers were back online on time and there were only small queues. Many teams were thus able to get started with the new content straight away.
For 2023, the players with “Lightfall” are therefore hoping for a process that is just as easy on the nerves. Nevertheless, Bungie has pointed out to be on the safe side that despite all the routine support, queues can never be completely ruled out.
Players should plan for queues: Bungie said through its website that once the game is back online and Lightfall has launched, there will be queues to log in. Especially in the first few hours and later for a while during the main seasons.
Lightfall improves loading times and memory usage
Resource-saving and fast DLC: There was also good news from support. Many players were worried that Destiny 2 could not “grow” forever, especially since Bungie had announced that it would no longer pack old DLCs in the content vault.
They’ve been working behind the scenes on the Destiny engine, as revealed by Joe Blackburn in August 2022, preparing their technology and game to last for many, many years. This already seems to be paying off in Lightfall.
- Although the download file size for Lightfall is large, this new install will improve Destiny 2 load times.
- Destiny 2’s storage footprint will also be reduced after the Lightfall release.
What platforms will Lightfall be released on? Destiny 2 releases the new DLC on PS4, PS5, the Xbox One, Xbox Series X and on the PC. Google Stadia is no longer supported as it has been discontinued.
If you plan to level up to the Day One Raid right after the launch of the new DLC, you can find more information about the exact times of the competitive mode in our Lightfall HUB:
Destiny 2: Everything about the Lightfall DLC of 2023 – release, new ability and editions
With this information you should be able to plan your start in the upcoming DLC well. There is still plenty of time for players to complete their Triumphs and Titles. In addition, there are currently some “facilitations” that should help you with this.
What are your plans for the new Destiny DLC “Lightfall”? Does that fit the time for the German players? Will you try to start the new DLC directly on Tuesday? Or do you play it safe and only log into Lightfall when the release and raid hustle and bustle are completely over?
If the latter is the case, we have a clear list for you here of which shooters you can also play free-to-play in 2023: The 10 best free-to-play shooters of 2023
