As fans of loot shooters find themselves wondering which one to play, here’s a reminder that Destiny 2 is as good as it’s ever been, and it’s only getting better.
On Tuesday, Bungie will put out Destiny 2‘s first big update since the Activision divorce two months ago, as the game enters the Season of the Drifter.
If you have the Destiny 2 annual pass, you’ll get a bunch of new Gambit-themed content and quests. If you don’t, you’ll still get some cool stuff, like Gambit private matches and even a new exotic quest. This Bungie guide is pretty helpful:
For a good summary of everything that’s coming, check out this new eight-minute hype video that Bungie released today:
Orrrr if you don’t want to watch it all, here’s a quick summary:
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There’s a new variant on Gambit called Gambit Prime that seems like a far more intense version of the PvEvP mode. It’s one round rather than three, and allows invading players not just to kill their opponents, but to steal their motes, denying them progress along the way. Also, the final boss will have raid-like mechanics that require your team to do far more than just shoot it.
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There’s also a new Gambit-related PVE activity called Reckoning that we don’t know much about just yet. One Bungie dev compared parts of it to the Crota raid in Destiny 1. It looks wild, and it’ll give you rewards you can then use back in Gambit Prime.
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In Reckoning, you can get special Gambit-themed armour based on specific roles: Reaper, Collector, Sentry, and Invader. Each of these armour sets will have perks tailored to a specific Gambit playstyle, which is a totally new (and very cool) concept in Destiny.
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You’ll be able to do special bounties as a catch-up mechanic to quickly get up to power level 640 (presumably what you need for Reckoning) if you’re not there already.
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There’ll be a quest called Allegiance that lets you pick a side—the Vanguard or the Drifter—and advance your version of Destiny 2‘s story accordingly. We’re also going to start getting Invitations of the Nine, bounties that offer “an exploration of the Nine and their mysterious place in the universe.” (The first one will show up with Xur on March 15.)
Also, Thorn is coming back, so get ready for PvP to be full of POISON.
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5 responses to “Destiny 2 Gets Another Injection Of Cool New Stuff”
I am definitely very keen to jump into this. I’m currently trying to take advantage of the triple infamy bonus this week so i can get 2 more resets and unlock the Dredgen title specifically to wear it throughout the season. Whats also good is if I burn out on these activities, I can go back to doing all the other stuff like the forges to unlock Jotunn and work on my pinnacle weapons
Yaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwn
More drifter is always a good thing, add in Thorn and maybe rose and it’s an easy sale for me
I stopped playing back in October last year due to burn out, but I think it’s about time I jump back in this weekend.
One of the main reason I dropped Destiny and have tried Anthem is that despite there being 3 classes of Titan, Warlock, and Hunter they all most play the same with only the smallest difference between them aesthetically and gameplay wise. Supers could honestly be transferred to any other character without much change if at all and no one would care. One of the reasons I like Anthem(To a lesser extent) like PoE is build diversity or at least proper build differentiation. From Collususs to Storm, and the other two they all feel distinct whereas I can’t get that feeling from Destiny. I would like some really niche unique completely different from other class builds and set to appear but it won’t happen.