The Dark Below
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The Dark Below is the first of two confirmed DLCs for Destiny. It was released on December 9, 2014.[1]
Features
Story
The Dark Below is set in the Hellmouth and involves stopping a dark god Crota who has risen an army of Hive.[2][3][4] Players are guided by Eris Morn, a new character.[5]
Gameplay
The Dark Below features the following gameplay features:
- 3 Story missions set on the Moon and in the Cosmodrome
- The introduction of Eris as a vendor in the Tower, featuring new quests, bounties, and rewards
- Exclusive Legendary weapons and armor
- "Will of Crota" strike
- "The Undying Mind" strike
- "Crota's End" raid
- 3 new Crucible maps (Pantheon, Skyshock, and The Cauldron)
- Maximum Light Level increase to 32
- Tweaks to activity playlists.[6]
Notes
- The Will of Crota strike will not be available until the player performs a specific set of tasks for Eris: First, they must complete all the story missions. Then, turn in a bounty for killing 25 Knights or Wizards. Finally, The player must complete three bounties to track down the Heart, Hand, and Eyes of Crota in the Cosmodrome.[7]
- Crota's End is available immediately upon starting the expansion, provided the player is a high enough level. The Undying Mind is also immediately available, provided the player has completed the story campaign from the base game.
Trivia
The trademark for the expansion was filed in 2013. Activision had Blizzard Entertainment file the trademark,[8] which led to some confusion as to whether the expansion was related to World of Warcraft.[9]
References
- ^ Eurogamer - Destiny's first expansion The Dark Below takes aim at story criticism
- ^ Playstation Blog - First Look: Destiny Collectors’ Editions
- ^ Destinydb: The Seeding
- ^ Destinydb: The Awakening
- ^ GameSpot - Bungie Explains Why Some Destiny DLC Is Already on the Disc
- ^ Bungie Weekly Update - 10/31/2014
- ^ How To Unlock Destiny's Will of Crota Strike in Destiny's New Dark Below DLC
- ^ The Game Informer Show - Destiny's The Dark Below Expansion Was Almost Uncovered In 2013
- ^ WOW Insider - The Dark Below is real
