Year 2

Year 2 is a term used for things pertaining to the second year since the release of Destiny. Subjects and items listed below are things that were introduced in Year 2.

Locations

• Dreadnaught—the Dreadnaught was first introduced and is only accessible with The Taken King expansion.
• Fleetbase Korus—Fleetbase Korus is only accessible during certain missions, and was first introduced in The Taken King expansion.

Races & enemy classes

• Taken—first introduced in The Taken King expansion.

Items & currencies

• Hadium Flakes—first introduced in The Taken King expansion as a material for building the new Swords.
• Legendary Marks—first introduced in The Taken King as replacements for the Vanguard & Crucible Commendation, as well as Vanguard Marks and Crucible Marks.
• Silver—first introduced in The Taken King expansion, and can be bought with real-world money.
• Wormspore—first introduced in The Taken King expansion as an upgrade material.
• Armor Materials—replaces Plasteel Plating, Sapphire Wire, and Hadronic Essence for all classes as an upgrade material.

Systems

• Infusion—first introduced in The Taken King expansion, allowing players to customize their weapons and armor and increase attack and defense values respectively.

Subclasses

• Nightstalker—first introduced in The Taken King expansion for Hunters.
• Stormcaller—first introduced in The Taken King expansion for Warlocks
• Sunbreaker—first introduced in The Taken King expansion for Titans.
  • Each with own special Quest.

Gameplay: PVE

• Court of Oryx—a player initiated event on the Dreadnaught in which up to three difficulties can be utilized.
• New Strikes—Echo Chamber^{(PlayStation exclusive until Fall 2016)}, Fallen S.A.B.E.R., Shield Brothers, The Sunless Cell, and new versions of Year 1 Strikes.
• New Raid—King's Fall.
• Questing System Remodeled
• Twenty-six new Story missions
• Revamp of Patrol Mode

Gameplay: PVP

• New Crucible Maps—Bannerfall, The Dungeons, Frontier, The Drifter, Sector 618, Crossroads, Memento, Vertigo.
• New Crucible Game-modes—Mayhem Clash, Zone Control, Rift.