Destiny 2

"New Legends Will Rise."

— Tagline

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

Destiny 2 is an upcoming open-world massive multiplayer first-person shooter title video game developed by Bungie. It is the upcoming sequel to the shared-worlds FPS Destiny, set for release on September 6, 2017 on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 platforms. The PC version will require the Blizzard App to launch, and will feature cross-platform functionality with other Blizzard titles. This includes using "Blizzard Balance" to purchase features of the game, and cross-platform chat functionality.

Plot

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 will focus 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 will not be explained within the story.

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 will feature downloadable content, but the DLC will be released after the base game. Players who have not pre-ordered Destiny 2 with the corresponding special editions will have to purchase the expansions separately. 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. will 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 will not transfer over to Destiny 2 to make the game feel like a fresh start and not a direct continuation of the original game. "Veteran accounts" will be given "honors that reflect their Destiny 1 accomplishments", although the specifics as to what those rewards will be are still to be released and confirmed. The Grimoire will not feature. The lore is said to be in the game itself for Destiny 2. This includes a scanning feature that will largely replace the old system.

New Cinematic Campaign

Destiny 2 will feature an all-new cinematic campaign with a host of new Story missions and cutscenes that will 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 will be brand new Strikes in Destiny 2, which will require up to 3 players to fully complete. One such strike is The Inverted Spire, first revealed in the worldwide gameplay premier, which sends Guardians on an attack against a Vex stronghold on Nessus that is under siege by the Red Legion and will culminate in a 3-stage boss encounter.

New Competitive Multiplayer

The Crucible will function differently in Destiny 2. All game modes will feature two teams of four for every game mode. In-game, there will be 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 will also be 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 has also been modified, with the detection radius being fixed, as opposed to it scanning until it find an enemy.

New Challenging Raids

Destiny 2 will feature a new Raid. The specifics of the theme of the raid are still to come, such as which species it will feature and which location it will take place in.

New Patrol Modes

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

New Travel Destinations

Destiny 2 will feature four new destinations: European Dead Zone, Titan, Io, and Nessus. Each will feature their own detailed environments. The new European Dead Zone will be Bungie's largest ever open-world environment.

Weapon System

Instead of the primary, special, and heavy weapons in Destiny, the weapon slots in Destiny 2 will be occupied by kinetic, energy, and power weapons respectively. Kinetic guns such as Hand Cannons will function similarly to primaries; they will be used the most and will help with most standard encounters. Energy weapons like SMGs will function similarly to special weapons; they will be used to help the player get out of tough situations. Power weapons will function similarly to heavy weapons like Rocket Launchers; they will be used to turn the tide of battle in the player's favor.

Subclasses

All classes in Destiny 2 will 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 Exotic Rifle
• Emotes
  • Salute
• Ghosts
  • Kill-Tracker Ghost

Limited Editions

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

• Emblems
  • Cabal Empire Themed Emblem - name yet to be revealed
• Emotes
  • Legendary Player Emote - Name yet to be revealed
• Weapons
  • Legendary Sword - Name yet to be revealed

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
• 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 Engery Drink Promotion

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

• Engrams
  • Engram contents yet to be announced

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. The game was reportedly rebooted in May of 2016.

A worldwide reveal was released on March 30.

The Destiny 2 Beta is planned to last from July 18, 2017 until July 23, 2017.

Gallery

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  PlayStation 4 expansion pass.

External links

• Homepage