Destiny 2 News

This week at Bungie, we are extending Season of Arrivals.

The launch date for our next expansion, Destiny 2: Beyond Light, has been moved to November 10, 2020. If you missed the full announcement, you can check it out here. We’ll wait until you’ve given it a read…

…Up to speed? While we’re sad to keep the secrets of Europa under wraps for a few extra weeks, our dev team is putting in the work to deliver an adventure that is worthy of your bravery. Doing that work from our homes finds us very far away from our usual ideal of working together in a studio that has been quarantined, so we’re taking the time we need to do it right under the most challenging of conditions.

With the extra time between September and November, we have some plans to make the most of the suddenly longer Season.

• Moments of Triumph will be extended to November 10, 2020. Cutting it close on some of those tougher Triumphs? Here’s a little extra time to finish them off.
  
• The show must go on: Festival of the Lost will now take place during Season of Arrivals, beginning on October 10.
  
• We’re planning a handful of ritual activity modifiers to look forward to:
  
• Increased Valor
  
• Increased Infamy
  
• Increased [REDACTED]
  
• A few additional Iron Banner events between September and November.
  
• And more…
  

We know that no amount of extra Infamy or Valor will keep your hunger satiated, but we will have a few more surprises to share on the road to launch. Stay tuned.

In the meantime, the pages that appeared on the day we revealed Beyond Light have been updated with all of the new and relevant information. Bookmark ‘em or pass ‘em along to your friends. Some in-game UI elements will not reflect the new launch date until a future update.

For the full TWAB article, hit this link!

This week at Bungie, the Season had more arrivals.

The Pyramid ships have continued to arrive across the system. Along with Io, they now loom above Titan, Mercury, and Mars, with unknown intent. Guardians have continued to aid Eris in making contact through the new public event which is now located on Titan. There is also a new Exotic weapon quest available. Here is a peek if you haven’t already set out to claim it.

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The timing of Pyramid reinforcements was impeccable, showing up on Bungie Day no less. No matter –the festivities went on. Bungie Day is a celebration of you, the community. And once again, we use this totally made up holiday as a reminder of how thankful we are to get to create worlds that inspire friendship.

Check out the Bungie Day post for the full info on the featured raids and how their weekly reward limit has been removed, as well as info on Moments of Triumph and how you can support the Bungie Foundation.

You check out the full TWAB on Bungie.net.

This week at Bungie, Lord Saladin has an iron grip on the Crucible.

While it’s only been two days since the weekly reset, our feeds have been themed to the Iron Banner. Power-enabled combat can be a tough challenge, but it’s well worth the effort. This Season, The Forward path and Fool’s Remedy made their return with random rolls and brand new Iron Banner perks. Some weapon specialists among you have been diving deep into perk combinations, giving recommendations on the best rolls for success.



Additionally, some changes were made to our Seasonal quest offering to make these returning weapons a bit more accessible. If you haven’t already, stop by Lord Saladin in the Tower to kick off your Seasonal quest, and make sure to grab your four weekly bounties to earn some Pinnacle gear as you play. A few of you also noticed that Enhanced Armor Mods have a chance to drop on match completion, so games have felt a little more rewarding.

Gear up, form a fireteam, and get out there. Lord Saladin is waiting.

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This week at Bungie, we pause to reflect.

Before we talk about the game, we are going to talk about the incredibly important conversation that is taking place online and the events that lead to it. Many courageous women have come forward with stories of harassment and abuse. There has been a lot of pain laid bare in story after story told by these survivors.

Some of us have not experienced this pain first-hand and can’t truly understand it. Yet, there are many people in our community feeling empathy, sadness, and anger when confronted with the truly awful harassment and abuse that so many of our friends have had to endure. Sadly, this wasn’t isolated to our corner of the world and has also affected men and non-binary folks as well. In the days that followed the initial revelations, we witnessed more people who have been similarly affected coming forward. This is a bigger issue that the entire gaming industry needs to face. Together, we can take action to make the spaces we share better for everyone.

Amidst all of this heartache, it has been inspiring to see these stories met with a wave of love, belief, and support that is turning into momentum for more change. Thank you for reaffirming that, though every community has problems, ours doesn’t shy away from confronting them and banding together to overcome them head-on.

We have reaffirmed our commitment to enforce the standards of our code of conduct on the platforms and channels we control. We are currently working on other ways we can help combat toxicity and abuse in the gaming community. This is going to take time, but we pledge our support to help make things better.

Now, let’s talk about the game we have made, in the hopes that it might further inspire friendship.


[h2]Strike While the Iron’s Hot
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There is a time for harmony among players and a time for honorable battle as well. The venerable Lord Saladin will see to it himself. Next week, he’ll return to the Tower for the first Iron Banner of Season of Arrivals.

Bonus Valor will also enabled throughout the week.

[h3]Iron Banner and Bonus Valor
Begins: 10 AM PDT on June 30
Ends: 10 AM PDT on July 7
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The event will work similar to last Season with a few new rewards. We will be adding two reprised weapons and curating the weapon reward pool down to eight weapons.

[h3]Reprised Weapons
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• The Forward Path
  
• The Fool’s Remedy
  

All weapons listed below are considered “reissued” and will have Season of Arrival Max Infusion Caps.

• Shining Sphere
  
• Swarm of the Raven
  
• Talons of the Eagle
  
• Bite of the Fox
  
• Orewing’s Maul
  
• Crimil’s Dagger
  

The Forward Path and The Fool’s Remedy will also be updated to have two additional perks specific to these Iron Banner weapons. Here is a look at what they do:

Iron Grip - Improves weapon stability at the cost of reload speed.
Iron Gaze - Improves weapon target acquisition at the cost of stability.

The armor set this Season will be a reprise of the Iron Fellowship set. Here is a look at it with the new shader as well as the new emblem for this Season:





We also want to remind players that skill-based matchmaking has been disabled in Iron Banner this Season.

Speak with Saladin after the reset and then get out there and prove your worth to the Iron Lords of the past.

You can read the full TWAB on Bungie.net

This Week At Bungie, we’re streaming… for the kids!

Hello there. If you’re reading this right at the moment of publication, then congratulations. You’ve just hit the $100k benchmark for our slot on the GCX stream! If you have no idea what I’m talking about, let’s break it down.



Between 9 AM and 1 PM PDT today, we’re live on the GCX Marathon Charity Stream, raising funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to help support children in need. Your donations help families around the world by contributing to the research and treatment of cancer. While you can take pride in helping by donating a few dollars, we also have a variety of incentives to provide some additional motivations.



If you haven’t donated, this is your chance! And if you missed our live stream, no worries – this initiative is being supported by many in the gaming community. Jump in and check it out.

We have some information regarding known issues and upcoming hotfixes in the full TWAB. Head over to Bungie.net for more!