Mactics explains why Destiny's past isn't a copy-paste job
Fifteen uploads paired questions about returning Destiny 2 content with an increasingly enthusiastic Elden Ring adventure.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
The Biggest Misconception About Destiny... 😳
A viewer asks why bringing back old Destiny 2 content takes so long. Mactics' answer is the week's biggest new upload: the old material cannot simply be dropped into the game as it works today.
In "The Biggest Misconception About Destiny... 😳", he points to the engine changes accompanying Beyond Light and argues that content from the game's early years needs rebuilding for the updated foundations. The clip has reached roughly 240,000 views. Its comments turn that technical explanation into a conversation about patience: several viewers say the wait makes more sense, while others distinguish rebuilding working systems from inventing the locations, stories and artwork anew.
Destiny's future filled plenty of the other upload slots. "We Might Get A NEW RAID In Destiny 2?! 😲" posed a possibility rather than an announcement, and "The Future Is SO Bright For Destiny Players! 🤩" now has the channel's strongest daily viewing momentum.
Meanwhile, the Elden Ring titles are becoming a small diary of escalating confidence. "I am incredibly addicted to elden ring." arrived alongside "I Am Becoming A GOD At Elden Ring...", followed by "I Am Obliterating EVERY BOSS In Elden Ring...". That last upload is also among the channel's busiest videos right now.
Across the catalog, Mactics collected about three million views and added subscribers over the week, although daily viewing is currently below its usual pace. Among nearby gaming channels, HisWattson had a particularly busy viewing week, while Wizzite was quiet. Mactics had the second-largest weekly view gain in that group, with both Destiny explanations and Elden Ring adventures contributing fresh viewing.
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What viewers say
am I the only one who doesn't even think 1-1.5 years is long? I was completely ready to accept a 2 or even 3 year wait
@syclonedx2See it on YouTubeI have seen a dev describe a game as a pizza. The engine is the dough, and the different mechanics of the game as the toppings, and you can only add so many toppings before the dough can't support them. Not a perfect analogy but I think it gets the point across.
@taahasiddiqui1071See it on YouTubewaiting a year doesn’t sound so long now that i know this
@Marian_GXSee it on YouTube
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Ok that year long wait makes a lot more sense now
@heavyrain4eSee it on YouTubeThat and game development just takes a long time, it’s a lot of content that needs to be revised and that simply takes time, literally a games worth of content
@jfk0-fish518See it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
The videos drawing views on Mactics right now
THIS IS GENIUS! 🤯🤯192,278 views · 2026-11-02
The Future Is SO Bright For Destiny Players! 🤩116,456 views · 2026-11-05
We Might Get A NEW RAID In Destiny 2?! 😲66,189 views · 2026-11-03
I Am Becoming A GOD At Elden Ring...46,770 views · 2026-11-05
I am incredibly addicted to elden ring.44,326 views · 2026-11-05
I Am Obliterating EVERY BOSS In Elden Ring...20,690 views
- Channel
- Mactics
- Subscribers
- 449,000 ▲ 2,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 3,055,919
- Videos published this week
- 15
- Video published
- November 1, 2026
- Video views so far
- 240,603
- Views on its first day
- 109,339
The numbers
Here is how Mactics' uploads and audience moved over the week.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which Destiny 2 expansion does Mactics connect to the engine changes in his explanation?
Mactics points to the engine changes that accompanied Beyond Light when explaining the work needed to restore older content.


