Destiny 2 News

This week at Bungie, there's quite a bit to do in Destiny 2.

Hello, and welcome once again to our weekly installment of Bungie news. I’m going to be up front with you, I’ve been spending quite a lot of this week diving deeper and deeper into The Witch Queen and Season of the Risen. Between the Vow of Disciple raid, PsiOps Battlegrounds, weekly repeatable story missions, Throne World secrets, Master Vox Obscura, Wellspring, Iron Banner, Altars of Reflection, and our rituals... it’s difficult to think of how to even kick this TWAB off. Let’s stick to what rolled out on Tuesday at the weekly reset and go from there, shall we?



Over the last few weeks, the Vanguard has entertained a shaky alliance with Caiatl and the Cabal. A trusted Psion has been exploring the minds of Hive Lieutenants in the Tower, searching for clues on what the Lucent Brood are planning. The final PsiOps Battleground has been revealed on the Moon, and Saladin is calling for Guardians to stop whatever the Hive have started within the walls of the Scarlet Keep. If you haven’t logged in this week, now’s your time.

Iron Banner has also returned, bringing Power-enabled 6v6 combat to the Crucible. As we noted last week, there’s some new loot to earn. This time around, there are even some new origin perks on each weapon, giving Guardians a brief moment of stealth during the hunt after defeating an enemy. I’m still hunting for my perfect Hand Cannon roll, but my Compulsive Reloader / Kill Clip combo will do just fine until I’m able to secure Rapid Hit. Pro-tip, Kill Clip bumps this Hand Cannon archetype up to a “three-tap,” AKA defeat Guardians in three precision shots rather than four. It can kick off some lovely streaks if you time things right, and know when to push.



While some Guardians are just now hopping into The Witch Queen for the first time, a few of you are beginning to look at the next few weeks of the Season with excitement. This week, we’ll be looking through the calendar, and we have some news from the team on crafting currencies, with some additional notes on feedback that they’re monitoring.

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Hippy: This week at Bungie, we are celebrating World First, talking raid stats, and showing off a new weapon rotation for Trials and Iron Banner.

Guardians have been diving into The Witch Queen and Season of the Risen and discovering a wealth of new story content and lore to dig into that makes us cry. Despite some server issues and a few hiccups in-game, the latest step of the ever-evolving story of Destiny has been a wild one, but we are far from done when it comes to making it even better. From the Seasonal quest continuing towards its own conclusion to a new hotfix going live today full of bug fixes, there are a lot of reasons to dive in. Because of that, we wanted to talk about some of the different weapons coming to Trials of Osiris and Iron Banner, returning maps making their way downtown (er, to the Crucible), and talk about what issues have been addressed (link to patch notes) and what’s still on the docket.

But first? Art.

In case you missed it, we shared a ton of never-before-seen artwork from the many talented devs here at Bungie. If you’re a lore enthusiast, you’re definitely check it out and not miss out! Maybe there are even some cool things to uncover for what’s next, or a fresh perspective about the Destiny 2 experience thus far. Or maybe not. Guess you’ll just have to check it all out right here to see for yourself. After the TWAB, of course, we’re having a moment.

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