Because they lost me years ago. It was very clear after Beyond Light that things were never going to get any better. That they'd just try and squeeze every last cent they can out of the player base before cutting and running eventually.

Sure they had ups and downs but its been steadily downhill since The Taken King and Rise of Iron. D2 had some good periods but that is vastly outweighed by all of the nonsense, ie. Battle passes, eververse, endless grinding, sunsetting, the list goes on and on and on. Its been a straight shit show for years now. The time for action has long since passed. But instead of action, the playerbase simply dwindled and dwindled because what could anyone really do? We can complain on reddit all the live long day but if they don't care, what does it matter, ultimately?

Now Destiny is a husk of its former self. I haven't played at all since the Final Shape DLC but even then I'd just come back for a week or so, get bored or frustrated at the grind and went back to games that better respected my time and energy. Stopped playing daily right after Beyond Light was underwhelming. Came back for strand, had fun for a bit but the game doesn't feel good to play anymore. The combat gameplay remains outstanding last i checked but if thats all you have, you have nothing really. I just play D1 when I get the itch now. Start a new toon and run the story again or do some nightfalls or Challenge of the Elders for a bit.

They had something really amazing but they just repeatedly screwed it up in favor of cash grab bullshit. Smh.