Destiny 2: The Final Shape Releases on 02.27.24
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Watching the live stream a little late… good stuff so far… the new location is beautiful. I’ll watch it over with the post show later. New light supers is great. I play void Titan all day every day and not changing so that axe super is dope.
Also love the change to the service model. Next year 3 episodes. More cinematic storytelling than ever promised starting with final shape.
Looking forward to getting home and giving the new season a spin too of course.
Also love the change to the service model. Next year 3 episodes. More cinematic storytelling than ever promised starting with final shape.
Looking forward to getting home and giving the new season a spin too of course.
Stolen from era (and not Final Shape Content) watch reveal for that.
Episodes are a big shake-up to the actual content delivery for Destiny 2. Instead of four Seasons, next year you will get three larger, content-packed Episodes named Echoes, Revenant, and Heresy.
The three first Episodes will be focused on the consequences and the aftermath of The Final Shape. One of the narrative goals is to tell standalone stories that are easy to follow even if you haven't played previous content. Episodes will also deliver more frequent story beats, compared to Seasons, so players can expect to experience new bursts of storytelling told through Acts.
Each Episode will be split into three Acts. Each Act will launch around every six weeks with new story elements, new quests, new rewards to earn, and more. The first Act of an Episode will feel packed with a big offering of new stuff to do and chase, and the second and third Acts will expand the Episode experience with more activities, story, and rewards, along with new additions to rank rewards such as Exotic ships.
On top of the new story planned for each Episode, each one will have a new Exotic weapon and a new Exotic Mission, as well as new Legendary weapons, additional Artifact perks, and 200 Pass ranks split across the three Acts. The first 100 ranks and their rewards will be available during the initial Act of each Episode, and the second and third Acts will each have 50 more ranks. It's a similar idea for the Artifacts perks: the first Act will have 25 available and establish a particular meta, then the two following Acts will unlock another five perks each, to make your existing builds grow even further.
The three Episodes launching in 2024 are included in The Final Shape + Annual Pass, while the Standard Edition includes the active Episode at the time of purchase. Each Episode will be available separately in the in-game store for 1,500.
Season 22 (today)
The Witness is still out of our reach. The only clue that could've helped us continue pursuing it was held by none other than Savathûn, the Witch Queen herself, but Guardians defeated her a year ago after she gained the power of the Light. However, her Ghost, Immaru, claims that Savathûn foresaw her own death and prepared a fiendish bargain: Immaru can resurrect her and she'll share the secrets she holds, but only if we defeat her sister Xivu Arath first.
Can we trust the god of cunning and lies? How will we defeat a god of war that gets stronger the more we fight her? To find out the answers, you'll have to harness arcane Hive magic, and help Eris Morn grow her power.
A key element of Season of the Witch is the Deck of Whispers, a new method of player progression that allows Guardians to customize their loadouts and powers in new ways. Completing Seasonal activities will reward cards that players can then use to build their own deck full of buffs and perks for certain activities. So, choose wisely and carefully strategize with your fireteam to maximize your combined battle effectiveness.
And speaking of maximizing battle efficiency, the new Exotic Grenade Launcher, Ex Diris, will be available as a Season Pass reward. Don't you hate it when Hive Knights make your life hard with those big, badass Arc Boomers? Well, now you can use one yourself and even unleash some of those pesky Arc moths on kills to return the favor.
Ex Diris is the perfect weapon for both Seasonal activities. The first one, Savathûn's Spire, is where Guardians will work together to complete magical objectives to earn passage into the second activity, Altars of Summoning. This cesspool holds several arenas of different horrors that need to be conquered and to harvest their power for Eris Morn.
Aside from the Seasonal Content, Season of the Witch also brings two new game modes to The Crucible (Checkmate and Relic) as well as a brand-new map, based on the Vex Network. And let's not forget the Exotic Mission Rotator that will allow players to go back and play Presage, Vox Obscura, and Operation: Seraph Shield to claim the craftable versions of Dead Man's Tale, Dead Messenger, and Revision Zero.
Crota is this season’s returning free raid:
The banished Hive Prince Crota is back. Season of the Witch reprises another legendary raid from Destiny's past, Crota's End, included with the very first expansion of the original Destiny back in 2014. Players will have the opportunity to explore the most dangerous corners of the Hellmouth on the Moon to confront the Hive Prince. Just don't get too confident because you played it back then. Oryx's son is still very much a force to be reckoned with, and there are new twists and changes you might not expect.
The World First race kicks off at 10 AM PT on September 1. The rules are similar to the Vault of Glass and King's Fall World First races: players must beat the whole raid once in Contest Mode, and then do it once more while completing challenges in each of its encounters.
The first team to complete such a test of strategy, endurance, and adaptability will earn the World First title and be rewarded with a unique belt. All other teams that complete the race in the first 48 hours will be rewarded with a unique emblem for their impressive feat.
Episodes are a big shake-up to the actual content delivery for Destiny 2. Instead of four Seasons, next year you will get three larger, content-packed Episodes named Echoes, Revenant, and Heresy.
The three first Episodes will be focused on the consequences and the aftermath of The Final Shape. One of the narrative goals is to tell standalone stories that are easy to follow even if you haven't played previous content. Episodes will also deliver more frequent story beats, compared to Seasons, so players can expect to experience new bursts of storytelling told through Acts.
Each Episode will be split into three Acts. Each Act will launch around every six weeks with new story elements, new quests, new rewards to earn, and more. The first Act of an Episode will feel packed with a big offering of new stuff to do and chase, and the second and third Acts will expand the Episode experience with more activities, story, and rewards, along with new additions to rank rewards such as Exotic ships.
On top of the new story planned for each Episode, each one will have a new Exotic weapon and a new Exotic Mission, as well as new Legendary weapons, additional Artifact perks, and 200 Pass ranks split across the three Acts. The first 100 ranks and their rewards will be available during the initial Act of each Episode, and the second and third Acts will each have 50 more ranks. It's a similar idea for the Artifacts perks: the first Act will have 25 available and establish a particular meta, then the two following Acts will unlock another five perks each, to make your existing builds grow even further.
The three Episodes launching in 2024 are included in The Final Shape + Annual Pass, while the Standard Edition includes the active Episode at the time of purchase. Each Episode will be available separately in the in-game store for 1,500.
Breaking Barriers
We want every Guardian to be able to experience the entirety of the Light and Darkness Saga. With that in mind, we have implemented several changes to how activities take your Power level into consideration. While many activities will still scale with player Power, the campaigns and free roaming destinations will no longer ask you to level up to experience them as they are intended. This way, the story of The Final Shape and Destiny 2's other expansions will always feel fair and exciting, no matter your Power level.
Fireteam Power
To ensure you can always play with your friends, most activities that use Power will also include a new "Fireteam Power" feature. Let's say you want to play a Nightfall, but your friends' Power levels are low enough that they would have a difficult time. No problem, because, once they join your fireteam, the member with the highest Power Level will boost the rest of the team close to their level for as long as you are all together. This way, no one will be left behind, even on the most demanding pursuits!Timeline Reflections
One of the several quality-of-life improvements that Season of the Witch brings is Timeline Reflections. These short playable missions can be accessed through the Timeline menu in the Director. They are openly available to all players and serve as brief narrative introductions to the world of Destiny 2. New Lights can play them to catch up on the ongoing narrative; veterans can relive and enjoy pivotal moments from the past; and everyone will get special end-of-mission rewards.
Fireteam Finder (Coming in Season 23)
When Season 23 launches in November, we're also rolling out a new in-game tool to help players find fellow Guardians and assemble their collective might. Just choose the activity you are aiming to complete and pick between a few different tags, so players interested in joining your fireteam so you can understand your objectives a bit better. Are you a new player or a veteran? Do you have the afternoon free or only a little time? Just looking for a checkpoint? There's a tag for almost everything.
Season 22 (today)
The Witness is still out of our reach. The only clue that could've helped us continue pursuing it was held by none other than Savathûn, the Witch Queen herself, but Guardians defeated her a year ago after she gained the power of the Light. However, her Ghost, Immaru, claims that Savathûn foresaw her own death and prepared a fiendish bargain: Immaru can resurrect her and she'll share the secrets she holds, but only if we defeat her sister Xivu Arath first.
Can we trust the god of cunning and lies? How will we defeat a god of war that gets stronger the more we fight her? To find out the answers, you'll have to harness arcane Hive magic, and help Eris Morn grow her power.
A key element of Season of the Witch is the Deck of Whispers, a new method of player progression that allows Guardians to customize their loadouts and powers in new ways. Completing Seasonal activities will reward cards that players can then use to build their own deck full of buffs and perks for certain activities. So, choose wisely and carefully strategize with your fireteam to maximize your combined battle effectiveness.
And speaking of maximizing battle efficiency, the new Exotic Grenade Launcher, Ex Diris, will be available as a Season Pass reward. Don't you hate it when Hive Knights make your life hard with those big, badass Arc Boomers? Well, now you can use one yourself and even unleash some of those pesky Arc moths on kills to return the favor.
Ex Diris is the perfect weapon for both Seasonal activities. The first one, Savathûn's Spire, is where Guardians will work together to complete magical objectives to earn passage into the second activity, Altars of Summoning. This cesspool holds several arenas of different horrors that need to be conquered and to harvest their power for Eris Morn.
Aside from the Seasonal Content, Season of the Witch also brings two new game modes to The Crucible (Checkmate and Relic) as well as a brand-new map, based on the Vex Network. And let's not forget the Exotic Mission Rotator that will allow players to go back and play Presage, Vox Obscura, and Operation: Seraph Shield to claim the craftable versions of Dead Man's Tale, Dead Messenger, and Revision Zero.
Crota is this season’s returning free raid:
The banished Hive Prince Crota is back. Season of the Witch reprises another legendary raid from Destiny's past, Crota's End, included with the very first expansion of the original Destiny back in 2014. Players will have the opportunity to explore the most dangerous corners of the Hellmouth on the Moon to confront the Hive Prince. Just don't get too confident because you played it back then. Oryx's son is still very much a force to be reckoned with, and there are new twists and changes you might not expect.
The World First race kicks off at 10 AM PT on September 1. The rules are similar to the Vault of Glass and King's Fall World First races: players must beat the whole raid once in Contest Mode, and then do it once more while completing challenges in each of its encounters.
The first team to complete such a test of strategy, endurance, and adaptability will earn the World First title and be rewarded with a unique belt. All other teams that complete the race in the first 48 hours will be rewarded with a unique emblem for their impressive feat.
