Free stuff for logging in to Destiny 2

It's no secret the numbers are down for Destiny 2. After regularly hitting 300,000 concurrent players on Steam during major releases of new content the daily player count is something closer to 20-25,000 these days. We are about a month away form the release of The Edge of Fate, the next major expansion to the Destiny universe, so it makes sense to be in a lull; and with the conclusion of the 10-year light and dark saga having been realized with the latest major expansion, The Final Shape, it makes sense that this lull would be a historic low. 

What Bungie aims to do to boost some numbers through these doldrums is give away free loot. Because if there is one thing Destiny players love, it's free loot. As detailed in the latest TWAB (I know it's called a TWID now but #foreverTWAB), starting July 8th and every day for the week leading up to The Edge of Fate's release, you can earn a Nonary Engram for just logging in. This coincides with the "lootapalooza" detailed in the bullet points below. What's a Nonary Engram? It's a new engram that can be turned in for "hand-picked cosmetic rewards spanning multiple years of Destiny 2 content. Some are newer, like Holochips, while some are a blast from the past – like Crimson Days emotes." Starting July 1st, you can also purchase Nonary Engrams using Nonary Manifolds - the currency you get for completing the Rite of the Nine dungeon. Speaking of which, from the TWAB:

• From now through July 15
  • Completing all encounters in any Rite of the Nine dungeon in a single run will award extra drops from the final boss
  • Completing all encounters in any Rite of the Nine dungeon at Eternity or Ultimatum difficulty in a single run will award an armor piece
  • These are on a knockout list; each clear will grant a new armor piece until you’ve completed your set.
• From June 17 until June 24
  • Increased currency drops will be active for all dungeons.
• From June 24 until July 8, all dungeons are available, and one will have increased currency rewards and a chance for weapons to drop from enemy kills, as well as increased loot from the final boss chest when completing all encounters in the featured dungeon:
  • Week of June 24: Spire of the Watcher
  • Week of July 1: Ghosts of the Deep
  • Week of July 8: Prophecy
• New: Starting June 24, the Emissary will offer a handful of Exotics for players looking to round out their Exotic weapon arsenal.
  • More will be added each week through The Edge of Fate launch.
• From July 8 until July 15, "lootapalooza" will begin
  • Increased currency rewards and weapon drops from enemies in all dungeons.
  • New: Even more increased loot from the final boss chest when completing all encounters.

With all the negativity surrounding Marathon right now, a lot of players are pretty upset with Bungie and blame them for neglecting Destiny to an extent to focus on other projects that are not exactly planning out as hoped. Hopefully free loot, and cosmetics at that - something Bungie usually tries to monetize rather than give away, as well as increased rewards will be a welcome token of appreciation for those still sticking with the Destiny franchise.