People are leaving Bungie again, and the team has lost two more developers who worked on Destiny 2.
Who left
Firstly, raid designer Joe left the studioBlackburn, who D2 fans remember for “Leviathan,” “Spire of Stars,” and other raids. The studio may have fallen into dark times, but Joe speaks well of his former colleagues and cites a better offer from another studio as the reason for leaving. In the comments, the developer wrote that he was moving to Santa Monica, home to Sony Santa Monica, Riot Games, Treyarch and Naughty Dog.
Bungie. I can’t express it. I can’t wait to see what’s next alongside all of you.
- Joe Blackburn (@joegoroth) April 27, 2019
Secondly, Jill Sharry left Bungie,was a narrative designer who had been working on Destiny since The Taken King expansion. She also left the studio with a positive attitude, but did not say where she would go now.
The last 4+ years working on Destiny have been incredible. And now, after 6(?) releases, today was my last day at Bungie. It’s time to say… pic.twitter.com/oZ4LYAPL1I
- Jill Scharr (@JillScharr) April 27, 2019
Although the developers left without scandals,But it's suspicious that Bungie lost weapons specialist John Weisniewski and environment designer Josh Hamrick last month. It’s possible that the parting with Activision did have an impact on the studio, but for now Destiny 2 is alive, regularly updated and fans shouldn’t worry. After all, Bungie employs 800+ people, so the team of writers and game designers does not end with two people.