Destiny 2

Destiny 2
Developer(s):	Bungie High Moon Studios Vicarious Visions
Publisher(s):	Activision
Platform(s):	PC Xbox One PlayStation 4
Release date(s):	September 6, 2017 (console version) October 24, 2017 (PC version)
Genre(s):	First-person shooter MMO, Roleplaying Game
Mode(s):	MMO, FPS, RPG
Rating(s):	T

"New Legends Will Rise."

— Tagline

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. The PC version requires the Blizzard App to launch, and features cross-platform functionality with other Blizzard titles. This includes using "Blizzard Balance" to purchase features of the game, and cross-platform chat functionality. The PC version has a free trial until level 7 is reached.

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 within the story.

Appearances

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Characters Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies Olu Alderdice (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) Tallu 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 Kadi 55-30 Karl (First mentioned) Tyra Karn Devrim Kay (First appearance) Eva Levante (Mentioned only) Shin Malphur (Mentioned only) 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) 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) 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, Gun of Kaga Clipse (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) 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) 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) Garmurg (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) 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 Chioma Esi (Mentioned only) The Emissary (First appearance) 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 Captain Dreg Servitor Shank Vandal Frame Ghost Hive Acolyte Knight Thrall Human Psion Sindû (First mentioned) Taken Vex Integration Mind (First appearance) Organizations 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) Shadows (First mentioned) New Monarchy Nine Omolon Red Legion (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 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) The Leviathan (First appearance) Mars (Mentioned only) Mercury Nessus (First appearance) The Reef Saturn Titan (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) Red War (First appearance) Resignation Day (First mentioned) SIVA Crisis (Mentioned only) Vehicles, Equipment, and Technology Drake (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) Ketch SIVA (Mentioned only) Sparrow Dinas Emrys (First appearance) Hastilude (First appearance) Wind Shrike (First appearance) Weapons and Armor ACD/0 Feedback Fence Actium War Rig (First appearance) An Insurmountable Skullfort Armor of the Ace-Defiant (First appearance) Armor of the Fulminator (First appearance) Armor of Rull (First appearance) Auto Rifle Ghost Primus (First appearance) Hard Light Martyr's Make (First appearance) Prosecutor (First appearance) Sweet Business (First appearance) Vigilance Wing (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 Armor (First appearance) Eye of Another World (First appearance) Fieldplate Type 10 (First appearance) Firebreak Field (First appearance) Foetracer (First appearance) Fortress Field (First appearance) Fusion Rifle Linear Fusion Rifle (First appearance) Tarantula (First appearance) Merciless (First appearance) Gensym Knight Armor (First appearance) Grenade launcher (First appearance) Fighting Line (First appearance) The Prospector (First appearance) Hallowfire Heart (First appearance) Hand Cannon Imset HC4 (First appearance) Strum (First appearance) Sunshot (First appearance) Thorne (Mentioned only) 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 Graviton Lance (First appearance) Inaugural Address (First appearance) Raiden Flux (First appearance) Rocket Launcher Sins of the Past (First appearance) The Wardcliff Coil (First appearance) Scout Rifle Conspirator (First appearance) MIDA Multi-Tool Skyburner's Oath (First appearance) Shotgun A Sudden Death (First appearance) First In, Last Out (First appearance) Legend of Acrius (First appearance) Midnight Coup (First appearance) Tractor Cannon (First appearance) Sidearm Drang (First appearance) Rat King (First appearance) Skull of Dire Ahamkara Sniper Rifle A Single Clap (First appearance) Alone as a God (First appearance) D.A.R.C.I. (First appearance) Borealis (First appearance) St0mp-EE5 (First appearance) Starfire Protocol Submachine gun (First appearance) Adjudicator (First appearance) MIDA Mini-Tool (First appearance) Mob Justice (First appearance) Riskrunner (First appearance) Sunbracers Sword Complex Solution (First appearance) Eternity's Edge (First appearance) Negative Space (First appearance) Quickfang (First appearance) Synthoceps (First appearance) Transversive Steps Wings of Sacred Dawn (First appearance) Winter's Guile (First appearance) Young Ahamkara's Spine Miscellanea Alkane Dust (First appearance) Arcstrider (First appearance) Deep Stone Crypt (Mentioned only) Dawnblade (First appearance) Gunslinger Hunter of the Heart (First appearance) Light Phaseglass Needle (First appearance) Sentinel (First appearance) Stormcaller Sunbreaker Voidwalker

Features

Destiny 2 includes 4 new Patrol zones, 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 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. Players that have preordered Destiny 2 with the expansion packs will automatically receive access to the 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.

New Cinematic Campaign

Destiny 2 features 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

There are brand new Strikes in Destiny 2, which require up to 3 players to fully complete. Here is the list of strikes:

• The Arms Dealer
• Savathun's Song
• Exodus Crash
• The Inverted Spire
• The Pyramidion
• Lake Of Shadows (Ps4 Exclusive)
• A Garden World (Curse of Osiris strike)
• Tree of Probabilities (Curse of Osiris strike)
• Strange Terrain (Warmind strike)
• Will of Thousands (Warmind strike)
• The Insight Terminus (Warmind strike)

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 features a new Raid known as Leviathan, taking place within the enormous ship. And two raid lairs, Eater of Worlds (300 or higher power level) and Spire Of Stars (370 or higher power level.)

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. 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.

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 for Warlocks
  • Terra Concord for Titans
  • Icarus Drifter for Hunters
• Ships
  • City Apex

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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.

Gallery

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  PlayStation 4 expansion pass.

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