Destiny 2 has plenty of activities for players to do, whether they’re chasing fashion, exploring a destination, or chasing a roll of their favorite weapon.
Despite its vast array of options, though, players can only dive into Destiny 2 if the servers are working. If the servers are facing outages or interruptions, players will see the classic “Server Offline” message when they try to log in—an indication that there’s something wrong with the servers, whether it’s planned or by circumstance.
The Destiny 2 servers can go down for a series of reasons. The servers usually undergo a short maintenance window before the release of a hotfix, kicking players from all activities and taking down the servers briefly. This period usually lasts around 15 minutes. Bigger content drops, such as seasons and expansions, usually come with a longer maintenance window. These can take several hours, and in the case of expansions, can even bring some overnight outages.
There’s also the possibility that Destiny 2 is undergoing emergency maintenance due to an unforeseen issue. Connectivity problems can make the servers unreachable, and Bungie can bring the servers offline as it investigates bugs, glitches, and errors in the game. This is evidently a drastic measure, meaning its underlying causes are bound to be serious enough to warrant the developer cutting off access to the game.
If you can’t connect to Destiny 2, there is bound to be a reason, whether it’s part of a schedule or an isolated incident. Here’s why the Destiny 2 servers are down.
Why are the Destiny 2 servers not available? Season 22 maintenance details
Guardians who are trying to dive into Season of the Witch may need to wait a bit before they can head into the game. The game has a maintenance period slated for Aug. 29, which is necessary to deploy Update 7.2.0.2. The servers went down at around 9:15 am CT, and the downtime should last for a few hours.
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When will the Destiny 2 servers be back up?
Players should be able to log back into Destiny 2 starting at 12 pm CT on Aug. 29 if everything goes according to plan. The outage should last until the weekly reset, though players will need to download and apply the latest version of the game before they can actually play. If that’s the case, you’ll get an Error Code CAT message, so make sure your game is up-to-date on your platform of choice.
There is also the chance Bungie will run into technical issues when deploying the update, however, so be sure to check out BungieHelp’s official social media channel for real-time updates. The account will warn players when the latest version of Destiny 2 is available and also link to the patch notes, letting you know what’s changed in the new patch. In the case of any interruptions, you can also find more details on the page.
