The MMO shooter Destiny is getting four new Crucible maps with the next DLC “House of Wolves”. One of them will be exclusive to PlayStation players. Additionally, with “House of Wolves,” the old “Darkness Rising” maps are now available for everyone to play in the normal playlists.
Yesterday, “Burning Shrine” was the focus of the Destiny live stream. The other maps were not shown to us. However, they were shown to the YouTubers, who have already visited Bungie. One of them, probably the biggest Datto, has already seen and played the four new Crucible maps and presents them in a video series. He was likely only allowed to do so after the live stream was over.
The 4 new Crucible maps coming to Destiny with House of Wolves are:
Black Shield is set on the Martian moon Phobos. However, it resembles Mars with the Cabal. Datto likes that the map is symmetrical, with small stealth paths. He predicts intense battles, especially around point B. No weapon has a clear advantage here. Inside, rocket launchers and shotguns are favored, while outside, other weapons come into play.
Thieves’ Den on Venus is rather a claustrophobic map with tight spaces. There’s little open area, so snipers are at a disadvantage. The many access points to point B allow for flanking and surprise attacks. According to Datto, this is likely a map that favors unconventional tactics like shotgun + blink.
The third new map Widow’s Court on Earth is a scene change. A relatively large map set in a decaying small town with a church. The layout of the map resembles previous ones in Destiny, so it is not very symmetrical. It is likely to please snipers with long sightlines. Datto has also identified a spot that he calls Sharpshooter Heaven, from where almost the entire map can be controlled.
The PlayStation-exclusive map is set on Mars: Timekeeper is its name. It is a relatively small map. Spots A and B are about 40 meters apart, and players can shoot at each other from these spots. Spot B, on the other hand, is a death zone that should only be entered to capture it and then: get out quickly. The map’s many small alleys and approaches lend themselves to surprising opponents and catching them off guard.
Here in the video, you can see the 4 maps overview with commentary or a longer match without commentary that takes place on one of the maps:
This is Widow’s Court, probably an early favorite for the title of crowd favorite:
The Mars map Black Shield:
The caves on Venus in Thieves’ Den:
And the PS-Exclusive: The Timekeeper
The maps from the first DLC are now available for everyone
Important information: Maps that came with the last DLC “Darkness Rising” are now freely available and in the normal rotation. So they are now available even if you haven’t purchased the first DLC. There wasn’t a PlayStation-exclusive Crucible map last time.
