Bungie is moving forward with Destiny 2's scheduled maintenance despite ongoing server issues. Servers will be going offline for a short period of time as Bungie releases Destiny 2 hotfix 7.0.0.3, the second half of scheduled maintenance that has already led to substantial server issues and downtime. Exactly what the 7.0.0.3 hotfix for Destiny 2 is intended to address isn't clear, but there are certainly plenty of bugs surrounding the Lightfall expansion's launch that need to be addressed.The first half of Bungie's planned server maintenance occurred on Wednesday. It was planned to be background maintenance, meaning that if everything went correctly Destiny 2 players would never have known server maintenance was being done. Unfortunately, things did go awry. Destiny 2 servers were taken offline for around four hours on Wednesday evening. Players were experiencing error codes, login issues, and login queues. However, Bungie confirmed background maintenance was completed successfully, setting up today's hotfix.The soon-to-arrive Destiny 2 server maintenance will take the multiplayer game's servers down soon, though there's conflicting information regarding how long it will last. At the very least, server downtime will be starting at 8:45 AM PT/11:45 AM ET. Downtime will either last 15 or 135 minutes, though it's possible that Destiny 2 will be inaccessible for longer if things go wrong. Bungie's website says servers will be back online after 15 minutes, while its Twitter account says downtime will last a bit over two hours.
While Destiny 2 itself should only be down for at most 2 hours and 15 minutes, server maintenance will be impacting other services in addition to the game for a longer window. Starting at 8:00 AM PT/11:00 AM ET, services including the Bungie website, the Destiny 2 Companion app, third-party apps, and the Bungie Store will be unavailable. The service downtime will last either 2 hours or 4 hours, depending on whether the Bungie website or Twitter account is correct.
Bungie does note that hotfix 7.0.0.3 will require an update. The size of the update hasn't been confirmed. Bungie warns console players that they may need to restart their console in order to prompt the update and make Destiny 2 playable again. It should be quick to download, at least, since it's just a hotfix and not a full patch.
The contents of hotfix 7.0.0.3 have yet to be published but should be available once Destiny 2's server maintenance is complete. If everything goes as planned, Destiny 2 players will only need to take a brief break and will then be able to jump back into the Lightfall action. Stay tuned for further information later today.
Destiny 2 is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.