April Update

The April Update (also known as Destiny Update 2.2.0^[1] or The Taken Spring) is a free content update for Destiny: The Taken King that was released on April 12, 2016. The April Update features a continuation of The Taken King's storyline, as Guardians aid Variks, the Loyal in tracking down Malok, Pride of Oryx, a pretender to Oryx's vacant throne, while the Taken War continues.^[2]^[3]

New Features

Activities

Level 41 Prison of Elders mode
Challenge of the Elders - Level 42 Prison of Elders mode featuring four back-to-back random boss battles
- Elders' Sigil scorecard for bonus loot
Bounties for Prison of Elders modes

Loot

Sterling Treasure - Contains Chroma and Taken-themed items. Can be acquired weekly by visiting the Postmaster after a weekly reset, completing a Level 41 Prison of Elders activity, or completing a match in the Weekly Crucible Playlist. Additional Sterling Treasures can be purchased at the Eververse Trading Company.

Legendary items
- Desolate Armor - Taken-themed armor sets for Guardians, acquiring a full set unlocks the "Shiver" Emote.
- Spektar Armor - Chroma-compatible armor sets
- Year Two versions of Prison of Elders-themed armor and weapons
- Year Two versions of fan-favorite Year One Legendary weapons

PlayStation exclusive legendary items:
- Armor
  - Barkhan Dune I for Warlocks
  - Long Tomorrow 9G for Hunters
  - Jovian Guard for Titans
- Sparrows
  - Velumbra

Exotics
- Improved Year One Weapons
- Improved Year One Armor
- 1 New Year Two Exotic Weapon
  - Zen Meteor (PlayStation exclusive)

Eververse Trading Company items
- 4 Legendary Emotes
- 8 Rare Emotes

Miscellaneous

Vault space is increased even further to three pages each for weapons and armor, and two pages for general items
Rebalancing for various individual weapons, weapon types, and all three Warlock subclasses
New Chroma feature for certain sets of armor and weapons, players can select the color of an accent light (White, Blue, Yellow, or Red)
Two new kiosks added to the Vestian Outpost for the Eververse Trading Company and abandoned quests
Infusion mechanics changed: Infusion now upgrades gear to the existing Light of the consumed item directly
All Prison of Elders loot chests will no longer require Treasure Keys to open
Increased special ammo drop rate in PvE; player reserve ammo for machine guns, shotguns, and sniper rifles is reduced
Player HUDs will be removable
Vanguard and Crucible reputation gains are increased
PvP rebalancing:
- The player revive radius is reduced
- A 7-second extension is added to the revive timer each time a player dies, so subsequent revivals of that player take longer
- Special ammo is redistributed: players have special ammo at match start again, and special ammo crates drop at three minutes after start followed by two minute intervals (does not apply to Mayhem)
- Heavy ammo crates now only drop once during a match, at the five minute mark (does not apply to Mayhem)
Maximum Light level increase to 335, and activities will drop loot at new Light levels:
- 310 Light max loot sources
  - Non-Exotic engrams
  - Heroic strikes
- 320 Light max loot sources
  - Level 41 Prison of Elders
  - Iron Banner rank 3 and 5 packages
  - King's Fall Normal Mode
- 330 Light max loot sources
  - Faction packages
  - Trials of Osiris bounties
- 335 Light max loot sources
  - King's Fall Hard Mode
  - Court of Oryx Artifacts
  - Iron Banner rank 5 packages
  - Trials of Osiris Flawless Victory rewards
  - Strike unique items
  - Exotic engrams
  - Challenge of the Elders
  - Elder's Sigil

Trivia

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Gallery

Malok in The Blighted Chalice
Malok armed with his Boomer
New armor: A Hunter wearing Taken-themed armor, a Titan with a Blue Chroma, and a Warlock with a Red Chroma
Nixis, Hunger of Oryx

References

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[1] Bungie.net - This Week At Bungie - 03/17/2016

[AU-2] Bungie.net - April Update

[TWB24-3] Bungie.net - This Week at Bungie – 03/24/2016

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