This Week at Bungie - 8/30/18
The latest TWAB doesn't offer as much detailed information as previous weeks, but we did get a good look at Forsaken and the Year 2 roadmap in a nice, large pictorial format. Bungie will also be present at PAX West this weekend, if you are able to attend.
Mapping the Road Ahead
Bungie released a roadmap for the next year, providing information on the updates we can expect
They have broken down Year 2 into Seasons, which now have specific names relevant to the content released.
Important upcoming dates to remember:
- September 1st
- 24-hour free trial of Gambit
- September 4th
- Forsaken Launch
- September 14th
- "Last Wish" raid goes live
- September 18th
- Iron Banner returns, and we have access to a new Crucible Map called "The Convergence"
- September 25th
- New Crucible mode, titled "Breakthrough" available
- New Crucible maps are live
- October
- No specific date listed, but Festival of the Lost returns, and it is noted that it now comes "with a twist"
- "And More, Including"
- Weekly playlist updates, Evolution of the Dreaming City, and additional surprises
- September 4th
The graphic is then broken down into two sections, on the left is the Free Seasonal Updates which are available to all Destiny 2 guardians, and on the right is the "DLC" now titled "Annual Pass" which provide "...a range of different endgame experiences that will roll out over time, alongside seasonal content".
All broken down below:
Seasonal Updates
December 2018
Season of the Forge
- Heavy Machine Guns Return
- New Weapons
- New Crucible Content
- Iron Banner
- Gameplay Updates
- Seasonal Ranks
- "The Dawning" event
Spring 2019
Season of the Drifter
- New Weapons
- New Crucible Content
- Iron Banner
- Gameplay Updates
- Seasonal Ranks
Summer 2019
Season of the ???
- New Weapons
- New Crucible Content
- Iron Banner
- Gameplay Updates
- Seasonal Ranks
- "To Be Announced" Seasonal Event
Annual Pass Updates
December 2019
Black Armory
Discover weapons of Light and Fury. Add the Black Armory's treasure to your legend
- Access to the Black Armory
- New Forges of the Chain Activity
- New Raid Lair
- New Exotics
- New Legendaries
- New Triumphs & Collections
- Bonus Rewards
Spring 2019
Joker's Wild
Gambit was only the beginning, and the Drifter is ready to deal you another deadly hand
- New Activity Experience
- Gambit Evolves
- New Exotics
- New Legendaries
- New Triumphs & Collections
- Bonus Rewards
Summer 2019
Penumbra
Only the brave will learn what lurks in the shadow. Only the strong will survive its teeth.
- New Activity Experience
- New Raid Lair
- New Exotics
- New Legendaries
- New Triumphs & Collections
- Bonus Rewards
Each of the Annual Pass content releases state "more information on features coming soon" which I'm sure will be made available to us a month or so prior to that season/content drop.
Gambit Trial
The Gambit Free Trial goes live on Saturday, 9/1 at 10AM Pacific Time and lasts through 9/2 at 10AM Pacific. For this event, there is a Bungie Bounty in place for a chance to earn the "Sign of Mutual Combat" emblem.
Swinging Ye Olde Ban Hammer
Frequently in online games that provide PvP content, salty proclamations over what is seen as unfair deaths in combat are littered across the Internet. In this week's TWAB, Bungie has addressed concerns regarding some nefarious benefits and how they are identified.
As per usual, Bungie never details exactly how they identify cheaters in Crucible, but they did note that the tools used to identify have been upgraded to provide more realistic results and punishments.
Play nice, people, and you won't have a thing to worry about...
Patch of a Patch of a Patch
Destiny 2: Forsaken will be available at 10AM Pacific on all platforms. Leading up to that time, here is what to expect:
Tuesday, September 4th
- 7AM Pacific - Hotfix 2.0.0.1 will begin rollout, players leaving activities will not be able to log in, and any active players will be returned to the title screen
- 7:30AM Pacific - Destiny 2 will be offline for maintenance and all players will be returned to the Title Screen
Maintenance and patches should take two-and-a-half hours
Known Issues
Hotfix 2.0.0.1 will address the following issues:
- "Strange Terrain" Nightfall strike should, again, provide the chance to obtain strike-specific loot
- XP Bar should return. Although some players do not see the bar currently, they are still earning XP and Bright Engrams at the same rate
- Precision Multiplier for weapons with explosive rounds will be adjusted to the correct levels
- Hand Cannon recoil on PC and aiming down sights were not working correctly, and are being investigated
- Year 2 Forsaken weapons and armor that have dropped early may have minor changes following Hotfix 2.0.0.1
- Objectives that require Heroic Strikes may not be achievable until the Hotfix
- "Spicy Ramen" quest will not be able to be completed as the Ramen shop is no longer distributing expired coupons
Gear Infusion
Keep an eye on the gear you are attempting to infuse. If the higher-powered gear requires a level beyond your current level, and you infuse it into a piece of equipment, it will then change the level requirement, making it unavailable until you reach the required level.
Mod Changes
Mod changes go live on September 4th. A couple of things happen when these changes go live:
- Elemental attributes on Year 1 weapons will be locked in, and you can no longer change them
- Year 1 armor will accept Year 2 armor mods
- Year 1 Gear will NOT receive randomized perks
- Year 1 mods will go away on launch, so dismantle now in preparation for the Year 2 mod system
Bungie released two videos this week. The first is the Destiny 2: Forsaken Release Trailer and the second is a Destiny2: Forsaken ViDoc. Check them out if you have not at this point.
Year 1 has been a long road, and we are almost to the checkpoint. Both Guardians and Bungie alike have learned a lot this past year and we now have the chance to take that knowledge and experience into Year 2. Forsaken is just 4 days away and we wait with silent (sometimes not so silent) anticipation for our destiny to continue...
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