The Dark Below
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The Dark Below is the first of two confirmed DLCs for Destiny. It is set for release on December 9, 2014.[1]
Features
Story
The Dark Below will be set in the Hellmouth and will involve stopping a dark god Crota who has risen an army of Hive.[2][3][4] Players will be guided by Eris, 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
- "Crota's End" raid
- 3 new Crucible maps (Pantheon, Skyshock, and The Cauldron)
- Maximum Light Level increase to 32
- Tweaks to activity playlists.[6]
Trivia
The trademark for the expansion was filed in 2013. Activision had Blizzard Entertainment file the trademark,[7] which led to some confusion as to whether the expansion was related to World of Warcraft.[8]
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
- ^ The Game Informer Show - Destiny's The Dark Below Expansion Was Almost Uncovered In 2013
- ^ WOW Insider - The Dark Below is real
