After Bungie showed a fresh trailer for the new Stasis abilities in Destiny 2 , the studio has now provided some explanations. Additionally, they have presented a roadmap that shows when you will learn more about this new dark element.
New Stasis trailer for gamescom: For the opening night event of gamescom 2020, Bungie announced a deeper look into the Stasis element. This was also available in the form of a new trailer for the upcoming Ice abilities.
Although it showcased further cool Stasis gameplay, it offered a rather limited amount of new details, such as the names of the Stasis classes. Thus, some who hoped for a truly deep insight were disappointed.
However, Bungie released a new blog post shortly after the trailer, where they explained the first Stasis abilities and introduced dates for more information on the individual Stasis classes of the Guardians.
These abilities were explained: In the blog, Bungie first addressed the Stasis Field, which was also seen in the new trailer. A Revenant Hunter created it – using a grenade.
This field slows down enemies (including Guardians) inside it, allowing you to take them down easier. Especially in PvP, this can become a powerful tool.
Then Bungie discussed Shattering. It states: A hail of icy blades erupts from broken Stasis crystals, harming those who are unfortunate enough to be nearby. The ability featured a Shadebinder Warlock, who spectacularly froze and shattered numerous enemies in the trailer.
However, it is not yet 100% clear whether the icy blades are a pure Warlock ability, as every class can shatter frozen enemies – such as the new Colossus Titan with his Ice Fists.
Furthermore, the studio addressed freezing. It is also not entirely clear yet whether each of the new Guardian classes can do this with their Ice abilities. It states: A frozen enemy is a defeated enemy. Control the fight by immobilizing enemies in solid Stasis.
How this works was impressively shown multiple times in the trailer and seems to work even with enemy Guardians in the Crucible. There, the Warlock froze an opponent and then shattered them into thousands of ice crystals with a shot.
In short: The Stasis abilities look really exciting in PvE. However, it seems that PvP could also be greatly shaken up by the new powers. And we should learn more about it soon.
On these dates, you will learn more about Stasis: In the Stasis blog, the developers from Bungie have now announced 3 upcoming dates when we should learn more about the individual new Guardian focuses.
- The Warlock starts on September 1
- We will learn more about the Titan on September 3
- And further information on the new abilities of the Hunter will be available on September 8
Even if the details are rather sparse, even with the blog following the new trailer – we probably won’t have to wait much longer.
What is Stasis all about? In case you missed it so far: Stasis is a new damage element introduced with Beyond Light. It is the first new element since the launch of Destiny 1 and, unlike the previous elements Arc, Solar, and Void, draws its power from Darkness rather than Light. However, even if we use Stasis as Guardians, we ourselves do not become evil and do not succumb to Darkness.
By the way, not only Guardians, but also 3 enemy races could also receive the new Stasis powers
