Destiny 2

Destiny 2
Developer(s):	Bungie High Moon Studios Vicarious Visions
Publisher(s):	Bungie (2019 - today) Activision (2017 - 2019)
Platform(s):	Xbox One Xbox Series X/S PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Battle.net (formerly) Steam Google Stadia (formerly) Xbox App Epic Games Store
Release date(s):	September 6, 2017 (PlayStation 4, Xbox One) October 24, 2017 (PC) November 19, 2019 (Google Stadia) December 8, 2020 (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S)
Genre(s):	First-person shooter MMO Roleplaying Game
Mode(s):	MMO, FPS, RPG
Rating(s):	ESRB: Teen (T) for Blood, Language, and Violence PEGI: 16+

“

New Legends Will Rise.

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Destiny 2 is an open-world multiplayer first-person shooter title video game developed by Bungie. It is the sequel to the shared-worlds FPS Destiny, and was released on September 6, 2017 on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 platforms. It was released on October 24, 2017 for PC, initially through Blizzard Entertainment's Battle.net service. Due to Bungie splitting from Activision on January 10, 2019 and is now self-publishing the game, Destiny 2 has been available on Steam since October 1, 2019 and has since been removed from the Battle.net service. As part of Bungie's plans to expand Destiny 2 to new platforms after their acquisition by Sony on July 15, 2022, Destiny 2 was added to the Epic Games Store on August 23, 2022. It was released on November 19, 2019 for the Google Stadia cloud gaming service, but was discontinued on January 18, 2023 following the shutdown of the Google Stadia servers. It was released on December 8, 2020 on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S platforms.

Plot

Main article: The Red War

Humanity's last safe city has fallen to an overwhelming invasion force, led by Ghaul, the imposing commander of the brutal Red Legion. He has stripped the city's Guardians of their power, and forced the survivors to flee. You will venture to mysterious, unexplored worlds of our solar system to discover an arsenal of weapons and devastating new combat abilities. To defeat the Red Legion and confront Ghaul, you must reunite humanity's scattered heroes, stand together, and fight back to reclaim our home.

The game's story focuses on the Light, what happens when it gets taken from the Guardians, the lengths they'll go to to get it back, and Ghaul's coveting of it. The Darkness is not explained until Shadowkeep.

On Mercury, the Ghost of a legendary Warlock is found on the planet's sands. She, and the Guardian are the only hope to prevent the Vex from taking over everything.

The Traveler's awakening of its long sleep was a sign of good things to come, and of dark threats. On Mars, an ancient Golden Age's weapon Rasputin awakens, and below the Red planet surface, an ancient evil resurfaces.

On the Prison of Elders, a group of dangerous criminals, led by Uldren Sov, escape the prison, striking down the Vanguard of Hunters, Cayde-6. On the Tangled Shore, a pursuit of revenge is taking in motion.

On the Moon, an ancient evil awakens after centuries of slumber. It brings the omen of the end of everything.

On the iced lands of Europa a Fallen House is growing in power, leaded by a dreaded Baroness. They wield the power of the Darkness, to carry over their plans.

On the reappared Mars, the Witch Queen has settled her Throne World. The Guardian must explore this realm of madness to uncover its secrets... and discover horrible truths.

The Witness, sworn enemy of the Guardians, and of everything, has finally arrived. Its newest Disciple, the Emperor Calus leads an invasion to a previously hidden city on Neptune, to find a long forgotten artifact, the Veil. The Guardian must reach this artifact before Calus, or everything will be doomed.

Decades, centuries, millennia and eons, all of it was for this moment. The Witness has transformed the Traveler, and gone somewhere beyond reach. Thanks to the Ahamkara's wish, now, the path is open, and now, is to you, the Guardian, to finish what you started that day, when you for first resurrected. From your resting place, on Old Russia, on the ruins of civilization on the Cosmodrome, to the Moon deepest and darkest regions, to the furthest corners of this long-abandoned Sol System, and to realms beyond all believe. Facing all sorts of enemies and foes; from mere ambitious pirates, to time-altering war machines, and to even eldritch, nightmarish horrors in the Hive. Now, is time to face off the one being to caused all this, and show the galaxy, and all of the universe what you, and the Guardians, are really made off. It is time, to become legend.

The Final Shape was initially expected to release in February 2024, but due to quality concerns for the project in general in October 2023, the release was pushed to June 2024. To cover the delay period, Bungie released a free update called Into the Light in April 2024, adding new activities and weapons to prepare for The Final Shape. The Final Shape sees events taking place in the Pale Heart, a space within the Traveler opened by the Witness, and includes the return of Cayde-6 (with Nathan Fillion reprising this role). This expansion has been stated by Bungie to be the culmination of the ten years of Destiny's first saga, the "Light and Darkness Saga".

Following The Final Shape, Bungie plans to change their release model from a large expansion with smaller seasons, to two moderate sized expansions per year, starting mid 2025 with "Codename Apollo", followed by "Codename Behemoth" in early 2026.

Appearances

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Characters Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies Albios (Mentioned only) Olu Alderdice (First mentioned) Kit Ali Ameir (First mentioned) Arcite 99-40 Banshee-44 Benedict 99-40 (First appearance) Boaz (First mentioned) Anastasia Bray (Mentioned only) Cayde-6 Conar (First mentioned) Cron-8 (Mentioned only) Dahlia 99-40 (Mentioned only) Darbi 55-30 (First appearance) Efrideet (Mentioned only) Shun Endo (First mentioned) Eriana-3 (Mentioned only) Fenchurch Everis (Mentioned only) Tess Everis Failsafe (First appearance) Tallulah Fairwind (First mentioned) Felwinter (Mentioned only) Liu Feng (First mentioned) Saladin Forge Ghost (Little Light) Ariadne Gris (First mentioned) The Guardian Hamit (First mentioned) Suraya Hawthorne (First appearance) Hideo Amanda Holliday Vijaya Jain (First mentioned) Kadi 55-30 Karl (First mentioned) Tyra Karn Devrim Kay (First appearance) Eva Levante (Mentioned only) Shin Malphur (Mentioned only) Marc (First mentioned) Mav (First mentioned) Chiyoko Mey (Mentioned only) Micah-10 (First mentioned) Asher Mir Eris Morn (Mentioned only) Nadiya (First mentioned) Wei Ning (Mentioned only) Osiris (Mentioned only) Ouros (Mentioned only) Pahanin (Mentioned only) Pujari (Mentioned only) Rahool Marcus Ren (Mentioned only) Ikora Rey Quantis Rhee (First mentioned) Satomi (First mentioned) Shaxx Himura Shinobu (Mentioned only) Gao Sinyada (First mentioned) Skorri (First appearance) (Projection of Light) Sloane (First appearance) Tyla Sola (Mentioned only) The Speaker The Stoic (Mentioned only) Sundance Taeko-3 (First appearance) Ayane Takanome (Mentioned only) Targe Tinasha-3 (Mentioned only) Toland, the Shattered (Mentioned only) Traveler Gallida Tuyet (Mentioned only) Ulan-Tan (Mentioned only) Therin Vai (First mentioned) Brother Vance (Mentioned only) Callisto Yin (First mentioned) Chalco Yong (First mentioned) Dredgen Yor (Mentioned only) Zavala The Cabal Empire Curator Arrox (First appearance) Brann, the Unbent Blade (First appearance) Defender Born (First appearance) Primus Cal'aug (First appearance) Calus (First appearance) The Consul (First appearance) Cyronax (First appearance) Warden Derg (First appearance) Drusk, the Crushing Fist (First appearance) The Fulminator (First mentioned) Dominus Ghaul (First appearance) Glomus, the Severing Slash (First appearance) Defender Hahn (First appearance) Moli Imoli (First mentioned) Iska'al of Fantor (First mentioned) Jarus (First appearance) (Lore text only) Security Chief Kolg (First appearance) Kraug, the Undeterred (First appearance) Kreth, the Living Skyfire (First appearance) Valus Nohr (First mentioned) Pashk, the Searing Will (First appearance) Investigator Prulg (First appearance) Raktar, the Unrelenting (First appearance) Rull (First mentioned) Enforcer Rusk (First appearance) Shayotet (First mentioned) Final Guard Straff (First appearance) Tha'uul (First mentioned) Thumos, the Unbroken (First appearance) Bruiser Thurn (First appearance) Investigator Tosusk (First appearance) Umun'arath (Mentioned only) Purifier Vurst (First appearance) Zarik, the Booming Voice (First appearance) Bracus Zahn (First appearance) The Fallen Brandaks Prime (First appearance) Calzar, Scarred Captain (First appearance) Drekthas, Metal Captain (First appearance) Elyksul, Assault Leader (First appearance) Relentless Grak (First appearance) Graxus, Blind Captain (First appearance) Jaliks, Fallen Captain (First appearance) Kalsis, Sunless Captain (First appearance) Kendriks-7 (First appearance) Khirin, Blinding Captain (First appearance) Kiphoris, the Eclipsed (First appearance) Kiriks-16 (First appearance) Maksor, Starving Scavenger (First appearance) Mazan, Lost Captain (First appearance) Merix-5 (First appearance) Mithrax, the Forsaken (First appearance) Nariks Reborn (First appearance) Phyzann, Drowned Captain (First appearance) Raksil, Archon Priest (First appearance) Rannix, Drenched Captain (First appearance) S.A.B.E.R.-0.6 (First appearance) Skexis, Outcast Captain (First appearance) Skriviks, the Sharp-Eyed Serkuleks, the Fount (First appearance) Spekkis, Pike Captain (First appearance) Taksor, Scavenger Raider (First appearance) Teleks-5 (First appearance) Thaviks, the Depraved (First appearance) Dust-Choked Thrag (First appearance) Tikkis, Diminished Scrapper (First appearance) Yalsis, the Igniter (First appearance) The Hive Abyssal Champion (First appearance) Azyrax, Exalted Conjurer (First appearance) Garmurg (First appearance) Golthor, the Subtle (First appearance) Naktal, Fury of Savathûn (First appearance) Nokris (Mentioned only) Oryx, the Taken King (Mentioned only) Savathûn (Mentioned only) Savathûn's Song (First appearance) Takul-Dar, the Unbreakable (First appearance) Ubara, Hive Prince (First appearance) Vanbaluk, Trusted of Savathûn (First appearance) Xivu Arath, God of War (Mentioned only) The Vex Acanthos, Gate Lord (First appearance) Brakion, Genesis Mind (First appearance) Falysion, Frenzied Mind (First appearance) Hapax, the Convergent Mind (First appearance) Protheon, Modular Mind (First appearance) Thyrdron (First appearance) The Taken Drensik, Venom of Oryx (First appearance) Elatiox, Beloved of Quria (First appearance) Erosus, Spawn of Quria (First appearance) Erruk, the Taken (First appearance) Grask, the Consumed (First appearance) Ir Arok, Tongue of Quria (First appearance) Irausk, Herald of Savathûn (First appearance) Modular Sigma (First appearance) Modular Upsilon (First appearance) Norr, the Taken (First appearance) Quria, Blade Transform (Mentioned only) Vendraxis, Shadow of Oryx (First appearance) Wyr, the Taken (First appearance) The Reef Orin (First mentioned) Variks, the Loyal (Mentioned only) Other Characters Samantha Blaise (First mentioned) Chioma Esi (Mentioned only) The Emissary (First appearance) Masoud Jacobson (First mentioned) Shanice Pell (First mentioned) Rasputin Sigrun (First mentioned) Maya Sundaresh (Mentioned only) Victor (First mentioned) Xûr, Agent of the Nine Kaoru Zuykova (First mentioned) Species Ahamkara (Mentioned only) Arkborn (First mentioned) Awoken Cabal Clipse (First mentioned) Exo Fallen Archon Barons Captain Dreg Servitor Shank Vandal Frame Ghost Hive Acolyte Knight Darkblade Abyssal Champion (First appearance) Thrall Wizard Abyssal Sorcerer (First appearance) Human Psion Sindû (First mentioned) Taken Vex Integration Mind (First appearance) Organizations City Militia (First appearance) Cryptarch Daito Dead Orbit Future War Cult Herio Sect (First mentioned) House of Dusk (First appearance) House of Judgment (Mentioned only) House of Kings (Mentioned only) House of Winter (Mentioned only) Iron Lords Loyalists (First appearance) Beast Handler (First appearance) Shadows of Calus (First mentioned) New Monarchy Nine Omolon Red Legion (First appearance) Blood Guard (First appearance) Sand Eaters (Mentioned only) The Sunbreakers (Mentioned only) Skyburners (Mentioned only) Takanome's Rangers (Mentioned only) Vanguard The Hidden Six Coyotes (Mentioned only) The Peacekeepers (First mentioned) Locations Earth European Dead Zone The Farm Old Russia Cosmodrome (Mentioned only) Felwinter Peak Iron Temple Vostok Observatory The Last City Peregrine District (First appearance) Seven Stars (First mentioned) Tower Tower (Destiny 2) (First appearance) Hyperion (Mentioned only) Jupiter Io (First appearance) Echo Mesa (First appearance) Lost Oasis (First appearance) Grove of Ulan-Tan (First appearance) Spine Burrows (First appearance) Terrabase Charon (First appearance) The Wraith Mines (First appearance) The Rupture (First appearance) Aphix Conduit (First appearance) Pyramidion (First appearance) Sanctum of Bones (First appearance) The Endless Gate (First appearance) Giant's Scar (First appearance) Excavation Site II (First appearance) Warmind Vault JYS-2 (First appearance) Kaga-Clipse (First mentioned) The Leviathan (First appearance) Mars (Mentioned only) Mercury Nessus (First appearance) The Reef Saturn Titan (moon) (First appearance) Unknown Space (First appearance) Eternity (First appearance) The Third Spire (First appearance) Venus (Mentioned only)

Events Assassination Attempt on Ghaul (First mentioned) City Age Collapse (Mentioned only) Dark Age (Mentioned only) Ghaul's coup (Mentioned only) Golden Age (Mentioned only) Long Drift (Mentioned only) Red War (First appearance) Resignation Day (First mentioned) SIVA Crisis (Mentioned only) Vehicles, equipment, and technology Drake Tank (First appearance) God's Will (First mentioned) Goliath Tank Harvester Hawk The Immortal (First appearance) Interceptor Jumpship The Bandwagon (First appearance) Echo-class Shadowed Dawn (First appearance) Ego and Squid (First appearance) Eriana's Vengeance (First appearance) Rose and Bone (First appearance) Symmetry Flight (First appearance) Takanome Wings (First appearance) Wanderwing (First appearance) Ketch SIVA (Mentioned only) Sparrow Dinas Emrys (First appearance) Hastilude (First appearance) Wind Shrike (First appearance) Weapons and armor ACD/0 Feedback Fence Ace-Defiant Suit (First appearance) Actium War Rig (First appearance) An Insurmountable Skullfort Ankaa Seeker IV (First appearance) Emperor's Agent Suit (First appearance) Emperor's Champion Suit (First appearance) Emperor's Minister Suit (First appearance) Fulminator Suit (First appearance) Rull Suit (First appearance) Auto Rifle Cydonia-AR1 (First appearance) Galliard-42 (First appearance) Ghost Primus (First appearance) Guiding Star (First appearance) Halfdan-D (First appearance) Hard Light Home Again (First appearance) Jiangshi AR1 (First appearance) Lionheart (First appearance) Martyr's Make (First appearance) Origin Story (First appearance) Pariah (First appearance) Perseverance (First appearance) Prosecutor (First appearance) Restoration VIII (First appearance) Scathelocke (First appearance) Solemn Hymn (First appearance) Suros Throwback (First appearance) Sweet Business (First appearance) The Forward Path (First appearance) The Number (First appearance) Uriel's Gift (First appearance) Valakadyn (First appearance) Vigilance Wing (First appearance) Yellowjacket-3AU (First appearance) Celestial Nighthawk Crest of Alpha Lupi Crown of Tempests (First appearance) Doom Fang Pauldrons (First appearance) The Dragon's Shadow (First appearance) Dunemarchers Exodus Down (First appearance) Eye of Another World (First appearance) Farseeker's Armor (First appearance) Fieldplate Type 10 (First appearance) Firebreak Field (First appearance) Foetracer (First appearance) Fortress Field (First appearance) Fusion Rifle Cartesian Coordinate (First appearance) Critical Sass (First appearance) Equinox Tsu (First appearance) Erentil FR4 (First appearance) Linear Fusion Rifle (First appearance) King Cobra-4fr (First appearance) Man O' War (First appearance) Tarantula (First appearance) Main Ingredient (First appearance) Merciless (First appearance) Nox Calyx II (First appearance) Nox Cordis II (First appearance) Nox Echo III (First appearance) Nox Lumen II (First appearance) Nox Reve II (First appearance) Parsec TSu (First appearance) Shock and Awe (First appearance) The Wizened Rebuke (First appearance) Timelines' Vortex (First appearance) Gensym Knight Armor (First appearance) Grenade Launcher (First appearance) Acantha-D (First appearance) Berenger's Memory (First appearance) Bushwhacker (First appearance) Fighting Lion (First appearance) Flash and Thunder (First appearance) Gareth-C (First appearance) Hadrian-A (First appearance) Harsh Language (First appearance) Memory Interdict (First appearance) Orthrus (First appearance) Para Torus I (First appearance) Penumbra GSm (First appearance) Play of the Game (First appearance) Plemusa-B (First appearance) Resilient People (First appearance) Stampede Mk.32 (First appearance) Stay Away (First appearance) The Day's Fury (First appearance) The Prospector (First appearance) Truthteller (First appearance) Wicked Sister (First appearance) Hallowfire Heart (First appearance) Hand Cannon Allegro-34 (First appearance) Annual Skate (First appearance) Azimuth DSu (First appearance) Bad News (First appearance) Ballyhoo Mk.27 (First appearance) Better Devils (First appearance) Daedalus Code (First appearance) Dire Promise (First appearance) Guseva-C (First appearance) Headstrong (First appearance) Helios HC1 (First appearance) Imset HC4 (First appearance) Judgment (First appearance) Lamia HC2 (First appearance) Midnight Coup (First appearance) Minuet-12 (First appearance) Minuet-42 (First appearance) Mos Ultima II (First appearance) Older Sister III (First appearance) One Earth (First appearance) Picayune Mk. 33 (First appearance) Presto-48 (First appearance) Pribina-D (First appearance) Shattered Peace (First appearance) Sturm (First appearance) Sunshot (First appearance) The Old Fashioned (First appearance) The Steady Hand (First appearance) Thorn (Mentioned only) True Prophecy (First appearance) Heiro Camo (First appearance) High-Minded Complex (First appearance) Karnstein Armlets (First appearance) Knucklehead Radar Lion Rampant Lucky Pants (First appearance) Lucky Raspberry Lunafaction Boots (First appearance) Mask of the Quiet One (First appearance) Mechaneer's Tricksleeves (First appearance) Nezarec's Sin (First appearance) Orpheus Rig (First appearance) Peacekeepers (First appearance) Pulse Rifle Agenda 5 (First appearance) Agrona PR2 (First appearance) Bayesian MSu (First appearance) Cadenza-11 (First appearance) Cadenza-43 (First appearance) Disrespectful Stare (First appearance) Encore-25 (First appearance) Eystein-D (First appearance) Graviton Lance (First appearance) Heart of Time (First appearance) Inaugural Address (First appearance) Last Perdition (First appearance) Lincoln Green (First appearance) Lost and Found (Weapon) (First appearance) Nanty Narker (First appearance) Nergal PR4 (First appearance) Nightshade (First appearance) Psi Cirrus II (First appearance) Psi Ferox II (First appearance) Psi Termina II (First appearance) Relentless (First appearance) Standing Tall (First appearance) Swift Ride (First appearance) The Time-Worn Spire (First appearance) Three Graves (First appearance) Triumph DX-PR (First appearance) Vigilance Wing (First appearance) Raiden Flux (First appearance) Rocket Launcher Blue Shift (First appearance) Butler RS/2 (First appearance) Curtain Call (First appearance) Cup-Bearer SA/2 (First appearance) Hoosegow (First appearance) Morrigan-D (First appearance) Mos Epoch III (First appearance) Penatconic-48 (First appearance) Reginar-B (First appearance) Sins of the Past (First appearance) The Wardcliff Coil (First appearance) Weaver-C (First appearance) Scout Rifle Armillary PSu (First appearance) Black Scorpion-4sr (First appearance) Black Tiger-2sr (First appearance) Call to Serve (First appearance) Conspirator (First appearance) Contingency Plan (First appearance) Does Not Compute (First appearance) Fare-Thee-Well (First appearance) Frontier Justice (First appearance) Good Counsel IX (First appearance) Haunted Earth (First appearance) Inverness-SR2 (First appearance) Madrugada SR2 (First appearance) Manannan SR4 (First appearance) MIDA Multi-Tool Nameless Midnight (First appearance) Pleiades Corrector (First appearance) Sea Scorpion-1sr (First appearance) Seven-Six-Five (First appearance) Sonata-48 (First appearance) Song of Justice VI (First appearance) Skyburner's Oath (First appearance) Tango-45 (First appearance) The End (First appearance) The Guiding Sight (First appearance) Thistle and Yew (First appearance) Tone Patrol (First appearance) Trax Arda II (First appearance) Trax Dynia (First appearance) Trax Lysis II (First appearance) Shotgun A Sudden Death (First appearance) Badlands Mk.24 (First appearance) Baligant (First appearance) Botheration Mk.28 (First appearance) Deadpan Delivery (First appearance) Ded Acumen II (First appearance) Ded Nemoris II (First appearance) First In, Last Out (First appearance) Fussed Dark Mk.21 (First appearance) Good Bone Structure (First appearance) Gravity Slingshot (First appearance) Hand in Hand (First appearance) Hawthorne's Field-Forged Shotgun (First appearance) Legend of Acrius (First appearance) Midnight Coup (First appearance) Requiem-43 (First appearance) Retrofuturist (First appearance) Somerled-D (First appearance) Stubborn Oak (First appearance) Tractor Cannon (First appearance) Unification VII (First appearance) Sidearm A Swift Verdict (First appearance) Athelflad-D (First appearance) Controlling Vision (First appearance) Dead Man Walking (First appearance) Dissonance-34 (First appearance) Drang (First appearance) Eleventh Hour (First appearance) Enigma's Draw (First appearance) Etana-SI4 (First appearance) Interregnum XVI (First appearance) Last Hope (First appearance) Minimum Distance (First appearance) Rat King (First appearance) Reciatal-17 (First appearance) Requiem SI2 (First appearance) Roderic-C (First appearance) Spiderbite-1si (First appearance) The Fool's Remedy (First appearance) The Last Dance (First appearance) The Rattler (First appearance) Timecard (First appearance) (Deleted Weapon) Traveler's Chosen (First appearance) Traveler's Chosen (Damaged) (First appearance) Urchin-3si (First appearance) Victoire SI2 (First appearance) Vinegaroon-2si (First appearance) Skull of Dire Ahamkara Sniper Rifle A Single Clap (First appearance) Alone as a God (First appearance) Aachen-LR2 (First appearance) Borealis (First appearance) Copperhead-4sn (First appearance) D.A.R.C.I. (First appearance) Damietta-LR2 (First appearance) Dead Zone Rifle (First appearance) Elegy-49 (First appearance) Eye of Foresight (First appearance) Gentleman Vagabond (First appearance) Luna Nullis II (First appearance) Maxim XI (First appearance) Persuader (First appearance) Show of Force (First appearance) Shepherd's Watch (First appearance) The Long Walk (First appearance) The Mornin' Comes (First appearance) Tongeren-LR3 (First appearance) Trondheim-LR2 (First appearance) Troubadour (First appearance) Veleda-D (First appearance) Widow's Bite (First appearance) St0mp-EE5 (First appearance) Starfire Protocol Submachine Gun (First appearance) Adjudicator (First appearance) Antiope-D (First appearance) Daystar SMG2 (First appearance) Death Adder (First appearance) Escape Velocity (First appearance) Etude-12 (First appearance) Foggy Notion (First appearance) Forte-15 (First appearance) Furina-2mg (First appearance) Harmony-21 (First appearance) MIDA Mini-Tool (First appearance) Mob Justice (First appearance) Out of Options (First appearance) Philippis-B (First appearance) Phosphorus MG4 (First appearance) Protostar CSu (First appearance) Red Mamba (First appearance) Resonance-42 (First appearance) Riskrunner (First appearance) Royal Dispensation (First appearance) Sondok-C (First appearance) Sorrow MG2 (First appearance) Stochastic Variable (First appearance) The Hero's Burden (First appearance) The Showrunner (First appearance) Whip Scorpion-3mg (First appearance) Sunbracers Sword Complex Solution (First appearance) Crown-Splitter (First appearance) Eternity's Edge (First appearance) Future Imperfect (First appearance) Honor's Edge (First appearance) It Stared Back (First appearance) Nasreddin (First appearance) Negative Space (First appearance) Quickfang (First appearance) Rest for the Wicked (First appearance) Steel Sybil Z-14 (First appearance) Unspoken Promise (First appearance) Synthoceps (First appearance) Tesseract Trace IV (First appearance) The Philomath Suit (First appearance) Transversive Steps Wings of Sacred Dawn (First appearance) Winter's Guile (First appearance) Xenos Vale IV (First appearance) Young Ahamkara's Spine Miscellanea Alkane Dust (First appearance) Arc Arcstrider (First appearance) Deep Stone Crypt (Mentioned only) Dawnblade (First appearance) Gunslinger Hunter Hunter of the Heart (First appearance) Light Phaseglass Needle (First appearance) Sentinel (First appearance) Solar Stormcaller Sunbreaker Titan (class) Void Voidwalker Warlock

Features

Destiny 2 included 4 new Patrol zones two of which were removed, Nessus, Io, Titan, and the European Dead Zone, the largest open world ever made by Bungie, filled to the brim with new enemies, weapons, armor, and activities such as public events, dungeons known as "Lost Sectors", mini-quests called adventures, and much more to do and explore.

The game features downloadable content, but the DLC will be released after the base game. The first two expansion packs will be centered around the cult of the exiled Warlock Osiris, as well as the ancient Warmind Rasputin for expansions 1 and 2, respectively. The third and largest expansion will focus on the death of Cayde-6 and hunting down the barons of the Tangled Shore. Players that have preordered Destiny 2 with the year 1 expansion pass will automatically receive access to the first two expansions upon release for the general public to purchase.

Character aesthetics such as face, sex, markings, etc. can be preserved and carried over for old players from Destiny 1, as long as those characters have both reached Level 20 and have completed The Black Garden Story mission. Everything aside from aethstetics do not transfer over to Destiny 2, in order to make the game feel like a fresh start and not a direct continuation of the original game. "Veteran accounts" are given "honors that reflect their Destiny 1 accomplishments". The Grimoire does not feature. The lore is implemented directly throughout Destiny 2. This includes a scanning feature that largely replaces the old system. In Forsaken, the Triumphs tab was added, allowing players to accrue lore throughout the game, functioning like an in-game version of Grimoire from the original game.

Destiny 2 featured an all-new cinematic campaign with a host of new Story missions and cutscenes that form a story unlike that seen in its predecessor. The first mission, Homecoming, sends Guardians on a journey to take back The Last City and the Traveler from the Red Legion, led by Dominus Ghaul, who has a brief cameo in the first mission, explaining his intentions.

New cooperative missions

Strikes return in Destiny 2 as 1-3 player cooperative activities, each featuring a more difficult Nightfall setting.

• The Arms Dealer
• Exodus Crash
• The Inverted Spire
• Lake of Shadows
• The Pyramidion
• Savathûn's Song (strike)
• A Garden World (Curse of Osiris)
• Tree of Probabilities (Curse of Osiris)
• The Insight Terminus (Warmind)
• Strange Terrain (Warmind)
• Will of the Thousands (Warmind)
• Broodhold (Forsaken)
• The Corrupted (Forsaken)
• The Hollowed Lair (Forsaken)
• Warden of Nothing (Forsaken)
• The Festering Core (Shadowkeep)
• The Scarlet Keep (Shadowkeep)
• The Glassway (Beyond Light)
• The Disgraced (New Light)
• The Devils' Lair (Reprised for Season of the Chosen)
• Fallen S.A.B.E.R. (Reprised for Season of the Chosen)
• Proving Grounds (Season of the Chosen)
• Birthplace of the Vile (The Witch Queen)
• The Lightblade (The Witch Queen)
• HyperNet Current (Lightfall)
• Liminality (The Final Shape)

New competitive multiplayer

The Crucible functions differently in Destiny 2. All game modes feature two teams of four for every game mode. In-game, there is a new HUD that gives the player information on the enemy team, like when their Super is ready, or when and where they picked up ammo for their power weapons. There are also brand new maps and game modes. One of the new game modes, for example, is called Countdown, which is the first attack-defend game mode in the Crucible, similar to Call of Duty's Search and Destroy. The radar is also modified, with the detection radius being fixed, as opposed to it scanning until it finds an enemy. Modes/Playlists:

1. Supremacy (Quickplay Playlist)
2. Clash (Quickplay Playlist)
3. Control (Quickplay Playlist)
4. Countdown (Competitive Playlist)
5. Survival (Competitive Playlist)

New challenging Raids

Destiny 2 featured a Raid known as Leviathan, taking place within the enormous ship of the same name. Two Raid Lairs were added during the Year 1 expansions, Eater of Worlds with Curse of Osiris and Spire of Stars with Warmind. With Forsaken, a new Raid known as Last Wish was added. Season of the Forge added a new Raid called Scourge of the Past ,and the Season of Opulence featured Crown of Sorrow. In the Shadowkeep expansion, the Raid, Garden of Salvation was added. With the expansion, Beyond Light, Deep Stone Crypt was added, while putting all of the above Raids except Last Wish and Garden of Salvation in the Destiny Content Vault. During Beyond Light's year, in Season of the Splicer, the popular Raid from Destiny 1, Vault of Glass has returned. With The Witch Queen expansion, the Vow of the Disciple Raid was added. Season of Plunder brings back another Destiny 1 classic Raid, King's Fall. When the Lightfall expansion came out, the Root of Nightmares Raid arrived, where we finally encountered a character we have heard about a long time ago.

New Patrol modes

Patrol activities in Destiny 2 feature all activities from the Patrol Mode of its predecessor: patrol missions, Public Events, materials, and loot chests. However, there are also be new heroic objectives, Adventures, treasure maps and Lost Sectors to explore. To assist in exploring these areas, players are able to use a map that marks all activities.

New travel destinations

Destiny 2 features four new destinations: European Dead Zone, Titan, Io, and Nessus, with Mercury and Hellas Basin on Mars being added with Curse of Osiris and Warmind respectively. Year 2 added the Tangled Shore and The Dreaming City locations. The Season of Opulence added The Tribute Hall. Each feature their own detailed environments.

Weapon system

Before patch 2.0.0, the weapon slots in Destiny 2 were occupied by Kinetic, Energy, and Power weapons respectively. Kinetic guns had no elemental attribute, otherwise functioning exactly as energy weapons, which were charged with Void, Solar or Arc light. Some special weapons in Destiny, like fusion rifles and sniper rifles were moved into the power category. Weapons in this category were elementally charged and included weapons like rocket launchers and grenade launchers.

Subclasses

All classes in Destiny 2 each get another exclusive subclass to replace the Sunsinger, Defender, and Bladedancer. Warlocks get access to the Dawnblade, which allows them to wield a sword of fire which enables them to send of waves of flames at enemies. Titans get access to the Sentinel, which allows them to wield a shield that they can use to block damage and as either a blunt melee weapon or ranged throwing weapon. Hunters get access to the Arcstrider, which allows them to wield a spear of electricity that they can use to quickly slash everything on their path. There are a total of 9 subclasses in the game. In Forsaken a new tree has been added for each subclass. Hunters got for the Gunslinger the Blade Barrage, for the Nightstalker the Spectral Blades and for the Arcstrider the Whirling Guard. Titans got for the Striker the Thundercrash, for the Sentinel the Banner Shield and for the Sunbreaker the Burning Maul. Warlocks got for the Dawnblade the Well of Radiance, for the Stormcaller the Chaos Reach and for the Voidwalker the Nova Warp. There are also some new subclasses from Beyond Light which are known as Stasis, this includes the Revenant for the Hunter, the Behemoth for the Titans and the Shadebinder for the Warlocks. Following the release of Lightfall a new subclass know as Strand was released with new abilites for all classes. This included the Hunter Threadrunner, Warlock Broodweaver, and Titan Berserker.

Exclusive content

Pre-order bonuses

• Weapons
  • Coldheart
• Emotes
  • Salute
• Ghosts
  • Kill-Tracker Ghost

Limited editions

Available in the Limited Edition, the Digital Deluxe Edition, or the Collector's Edition

• Emblems
  • Emperor's Shadows Emblem
• Emotes
  • Shadow Dance Legendary Emote
• Weapons
  • Traitor's Fate Legendary Sword

Playstation timed exclusives

Destiny 2 PlayStation® Exclusive Content until at least Fall 2018.

• Strikes
  • Lake of Shadows
• Weapons
  • Borealis Exotic Sniper Rifle
• PVP Maps
  • Retribution - Upper Stratosphere, Mars
  • Wormhaven - New Pacific Arcology, Titan
• Armor Sets
  • Tesseract Trace IV for Warlocks
  • Terra Concord for Titans
  • Icarus Drifter for Hunters
• Ships
  • City Apex

Kellogs Pop-Tarts promotion

Pop-Tarts Destiny 2 Page

Pop-Tarts Destiny 2 FAQs

• Consumables
  • XP Boost (4 hours of +25% XP)
    • 1 quantity per purchase at national partners
    • 2 quantity per purchase at Walmart
• Sparrows
  • Athena Victorious Sparrow - Target US Exclusive

Rockstar Energy Drink promotion

Rockstar Energy Destiny 2 Contest Page Redeem up to 3 in-game engram rewards per week with 24 total available.

• Exclusive Engrams

Virgin Media promotion

UK residential internet provider

• Sparrows
  • Athena Victorious Sparrow - UK Timed Exclusive until 2018-01-01

Development

Work began on the game in November 2014, just after the release of the original game. It was reportedly rebooted in May of 2016.

Destiny 2 was revealed worldwide on March 30, 2017. The Destiny 2 Beta for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 lasted from July 18 through July 23, 2017. A PC version of the beta was open from August 28 to August 31.

Destiny 2 marked the beginning of the end of Bungie's relationship with Activision. Relationships between studio and publisher were hampered by Destiny 2 selling below Activision's revenue expectations. Along the way, Bungie realized that Destiny was better served as a live-service game with expansions and seasons, rather than Activision's plan of annual releases alternating between installments and expansions. Rather than stick to their original contract with Activision and develop Destiny 3, Bungie negotiated with Activision to end their relationship. The companies parted ways in 2019.

Destiny 2's eighth expansion, The Final Shape, was released in June, 2024. After this, development of Destiny 2 was downscaled. While Destiny 2 will continue to receive content, it will no longer receive seasons or episodes, and instead receive two smaller expansions per year.

As of September 2024, the majority of Bungie's staff remained focused on Destiny 2, with a comparatively smaller team working on Marathon.

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External links

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Preceded by Destiny (Game) Rise of Iron (Story)

Destiny 2

Succeeded by TBA (Game) Curse of Osiris (Story)