If you want to be beautiful, you have to play – or pay. That’s what Bungie says regarding the controversy over the shaders in Destiny 2.
In the last two days, shaders have been the top topic on the Destiny Reddit. Recently, a dedicated mega-thread was even set up to collect all important posts regarding the shader issue – in order to contain the flood of individual threads.
The reason for all the fuss: The shaders in Destiny 2 are consumable items. They can only be applied once to a single item. If you want to color your entire Guardian, you need a lot of shaders. And when you equip new gear, the fun starts all over again and you need new shaders once more.
Since the shaders can be obtained fastest through the Eververse, the in-game shop, this topic is currently boiling over. Now, Game Director Luke Smith has spoken up.
From level 20, there are more shaders, more motivation
In four consecutive tweets, Smith justifies the new shader system:
- He emphasizes that shaders can be earned through gameplay: leveling up, chests, engrams, vendors. He believes that players will be showered with shaders when they play.
- When you reach level 20, you will receive more shaders: through vendor rewards, endgame activities, and destination play.
- Shaders are an ongoing reward for playing. Character customization motivates players to play. Each planet has unique armor and shader rewards.
- Furthermore, they want to hear players say for Destiny 2: “I want to run the raid, play the trials, or go back to Titan to get more shaders from there.”
Regarding the topic of “Eververse,” however, Smith does not specifically address it. Instead, he emphasizes that shaders can be earned and that they can provide an additional incentive to log in regularly.
Additionally, Community Manager DeeJ shares that they will continue the conversation with the community. After all, the new journey has only just begun. You should continue to voice your opinions; Bungie is always listening.
However, it seems unlikely that shaders will soon become “permanent items” again.
Here you can find our previous articles on the shader issue with all the information:
