Fortnite's Creative Mode has recreated Destiny 2's Gambit game mode with impressive attention to detail, encompassing everything from its core gameplay progression to its smallest intricacies. However, Bungie's implementation of the PvPvE combat trope in Destiny 2 has faced widespread criticism due to a lack of investment from the developer, preventing it from flourishing as it should.
Destiny 2's Gambit is intended to be a crucial aspect of the game's overall experience, alongside its PvE content and Crucible-based PvP matches. Despite this, Gambit has seen minimal new content updates in recent years, with little information from Bungie regarding their plans for the mode. This has led fans to speculate about the future of Gambit.
This has resulted in a situation where a devoted fan of Destiny 2 successfully replicated Gambit in Fortnite's powerful Creative Mode editor. Constructed by a player known as straylight and accessible through the island code 1568-4346-9669, the specially crafted Risk It Rampage mode encompasses all the crucial elements of Gambit itself. It is a 4v4 PvPvE game mode wherein players eliminate enemies and deposit their collected resources to summon formidable opponents on the enemy team's version of the map. The initial team to amass a sufficient amount of resources calls forth the ultimate boss, and the team that manages to defeat the boss first emerges victorious in the match.
While Risk It Rampage doesn't explicitly reference Destiny, there are noticeable similarities between it and Gambit. Surprisingly, Bungie has not shown much interest in discussing Gambit or its future despite the desire of Destiny 2 fans for more information. Although small seasonal updates like shaders and Ritual Weapon ornaments have been added, Bungie has not made any meaningful references to the mode for quite some time, with no new maps being introduced in years.
The Destiny 2 player base has taken the opportunity to criticize Bungie in the discussion. While the game's development team hasn't confirmed it directly, fans believe that Gambit is slowly fading away due to the lack of attention it has received over the years. The lack of new maps, especially, has been a major point of contention, as there are only four available maps, with the newest one released in Season 6.
Interestingly, it appears that there are more than just Fortnite players who are eager to explore the concept of a PvPvE game mode inspired by Gambit. Crash Team Rumble, for instance, mirrors Destiny 2's Gambit in every aspect, suggesting that there is a wealth of untapped potential within Bungie's overlooked game mode. Nevertheless, Bungie itself seems to have little interest in further developing it. Presently, Destiny 2 can be enjoyed on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
