April Update

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April Update

The April Update (sometimes referred to 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 Update features a continuation of The Taken King's storyline, as Guardians aid Variks in tracking down Malok, Pride of Oryx, a pretender to Oryx' vacant throne as the Taken War rages on.[2][3]

Content Updates

Story missions

Quests

Strikes

Activities

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

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
    • 320 Light max loot sources
    • 330 Light max loot sources
    • 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

Appearences

Characters

Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies
The Cabal Empire
The Fallen
The Hive
The Taken
The Reef

Species

Organizations

Events

Vehicles, equipment, and technology

Trivia

  • The April Update is lovingly called "The Taken Spring" by the Destiny fandom.
  • The April Update was revealed over a series of Livestreams via Bungie's Twitch account. [4]

Gallery

References