Games That Deserve Their Own Esports League
Destiny 2
The Esports world is full of first-person shooters, such as Overwatch, Rainbow Six: Siege, and Halo. However, one prominent FPS option, Destiny 2, isn’t on the list, despite a constant stream of updates that just begs for an esports league.
Even though it’s unlikely that Destiny 2’s developers ever saw the game as an esport, Bungie keeps their latest title alive with tons of new weapons, loot, and PvP modes that could potentially inject new life into esports competitions.
Destiny 2’s most powerful loot includes some pretty nasty bonus effects not seen in many other games, such as boots that reflect projectiles while sliding and beam weapons that can paint the floor in exploding lines.
Players could mix and match these pieces of equipment for devastating combos that could make or break their chances of winning, and since Bungie produces a fairly constant stream of new loot, the meta could change every season in new and exciting ways.
More importantly, a Destiny 2 esports league could be a welcome change from the normal FPS fare. Granted, much of the Destiny 2 esports scene would focus on its vanilla PvP modes, but Gambit would change all that.
This unique blend of PvP and PvE isn’t a common sight, especially in esports games. Gambit could promote novel team strategies and makeups that simply aren’t viable in strictly PvP matches, which could help stave off any possible esports stagnation.
