Fans have encountered a massive puzzle in the new premium DLC “The Black Armory,” which is currently engaging numerous Guardians in Destiny 2. What is behind it?
Puzzles are a part of Destiny: The Destiny series is famous for its hidden puzzles. Already in Destiny 1, the community often worked hand in hand to uncover many cool secrets of the game. While such aspects were initially scarce in the sequel, Destiny 2 now has a number of puzzles and riddles to offer.
Fans encounter a massive puzzle in the Volundr Forge
What is the puzzle about? As part of the first quest from the new DLC The Black Armory, Guardians are drawn into the first of four forges – the Volundr Forge. This must be ignited so that players can forge new weapons from the Black Armory arsenal and progress in the new content.
However, after the Guardians unlocked the first firearm in the forge, they discovered a series of mysterious symbols, letters, runes, and entire runic scripts that had previously remained hidden. These adorn the Volundr Forge as well as numerous objects and surfaces in the immediate vicinity.
The new weapons are the key: The key to discovering the massive puzzle was the new weapons of the Black Armory, more specifically the first one – the heavy machine gun Hammerhead, which is awarded after the first completion of the forge.
Looking through the sights of the weapon makes the hidden symbols visible. However, they cannot be seen with regular weapons or even with the naked eye. This is apparently only possible with weapons crafted in the forge. Moreover, one must also use the sight device.
There is also a strange animation or effect when shooting some of these symbols through the sights of the corresponding weapon. What this means is still unknown. So far, it hasn’t caused any effect yet.
What do all the characters mean? This is still unknown. Although the community is diligently working on solving it, a solution has not yet been found. The first clues currently suggest that it could be a kind of map coded with real Nordic runes.
Some runes have been assembled into a kind of puzzle that shows a compass from Viking mythology. Parts of the Nordic scripts have even been translated, but this has not led to a breakthrough either.
How the letters, the individual symbols, and the runes are connected remains unclear for now. The extent of the puzzle is also unclear. Many believe it could continue in the upcoming forges.
In this Reddit thread from Destiny Raid Secrets, you can inspect all the previously discovered and collected puzzle pieces in detail.
The symbols in the video: In this video by Destiny YouTuber Unknown Player, you can see a large part of the mysterious symbolism from the Volundr Forge.
By the way, this was not the only secret discovered by the Guardians in recent days. They also found a mysterious box through which they receive the first exotic quest of the new DLC: Here’s how to find the mysterious box and the 1st exotic quest.
What do you think? What is behind this puzzle? Have you perhaps discovered any further puzzle pieces?
