Destiny 2 News

This Week in Destiny - 08/17/2023

We’re excited to share an in-depth look at what’s ahead with The Final Shape and the next Season of planned festivities, but there’s no harm in sharing a little sneak peek, is there? From Twitch Drops to a quick glimpse at what’s next, let’s dig into the latest This Week In Destiny.

But first, let’s recap what we chatted about in last week’s TWID:

Welcoming Keith David to the Destiny 2 family.
New Exotic Mission Rotator details.
What’s coming up in Season 22 for abilities and armor.
Age-gating changes on all Bungie services.
Grandmaster Battleground: that's no moon.
Destiny 2 Showcase reminder.
Get your Witch Queen on with the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog.

For this week, we’ll be diving into:

Guardians for Maui - Support for Hawaii.
A little Showcase teaser, as a treat.
Twitch Drop it like it’s hot on August 22.
Epic Moments trailer goodness and an added Season 22 surprise.
A reminder of everything we’ve shared about Season 22 thus far.
Season 22 Weapons Preview recap.
Pick up your gear!
Increased reputation gains all week.
Regional pricing update.
Player Support report.
#Destiny2AOTW and #Destiny2MOTW picks.

Full blog post here.

Bungie goes into damage control mode as game director admits the State of the Game update 'wasn't up to our standards for what you all expect'

You know things aren't going great for a game when one of the senior developers is wheeled out to make a vlog explaining (and apologising for) recent decisions. So it goes in Destiny 2 today, where game director Joe Blackburn earlier used the platform formerly known as Twitter to share his thoughts on how things are going. Answer: could be better....
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Кит Дэвид возьмет на себя роль Коммандера Завалы в Destiny 2 после смерти Лэнса Реддика

Студия Bungie сообщила, что Кит Дэвид станет новым голосом Коммандера Завалы в многопользовательском шутере Destiny 2. Ранее любимого поклонниками персонажа озвучивал звезда фильмов "Джон Уик" и сериала "Прослушка" Лэнс Реддик, однако в марте актер скоропостижно умер.

Bungie confirms Commander Zavala is staying in Destiny 2, with Keith David taking over the role from the late Lance Reddick

Bungie has announced that actor Keith David will assume the role of Commander Zavala in Destiny 2, taking the place of Lance Reddick, who died unexpectedly earlier this year...
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Destiny 2's most overpowered ability is being nerfed because it was 'a skeleton key that solves combat problems against all combatant types'

We knew it was coming—Bungie said it was coming—and now we know exactly what form it will take. Since the launch of Lightfall and its Strand subclass earlier this year, one of its abilities has stood head and shoulders above any other effect in the game: Suspend. With it, you can tie enemies up in suspending green threads, leaving them unable to do pretty much anything except get shot and die. In a year where Bungie wanted to bring the challenge back to Destiny 2, Suspend alone went a long way to nullifying any increase in difficulty...
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