This week, the first Faction Rally begins in Destiny 2. However, there is no doubt in advance about which faction will be the winner.
On Tuesday, September 26 at 11 AM, the kickoff for the first “Faction Rally” in Destiny 2 will sound. The faction leaders Arach Jalaal (Dead Orbit), Lakshmi-2 (Future War Cult), and Executor Hideo (New Monarchy) enter the new Tower for the first time and try to convince the Guardians to join their cause.
Compared to Destiny 1, not much has changed about these three factions. You can still
- belong to only one faction per character,
- support that faction by completing all possible activities (public events, Lost Sectors, Strikes, Raids, Crucible)
- and earn exclusive, faction-specific weapons, armor pieces, and shaders.
In short: Join a faction, play Destiny 2, and collect gear from that faction.
However, there is a significant new feature: A winning faction will be crowned on October 3. The faction whose Guardians gather the most faction reward packages during this time will win the first Faction Rally.
The special thing about it is: Each faction has a special weapon that they only offer to the Guardians if they emerge as the winner:
Dead Orbit – Scout Rifle:
New Monarchy – Hand Cannon:
Future War Cult – Pulse Rifle:
However, the winning faction does not only offer this special weapon to the Guardians who have sworn loyalty to them. But to all Guardians. However, the difference is that the Guardians who were members of the winning faction only have to pay 1000 Glimmer for the weapon, while all others have to pay 50,000.
For example, if Dead Orbit wins, starting October 3, you can purchase the Scout Rifle. The other two weapons will not be available. And most likely, that will indeed happen.
Congratulations, Dead Orbit
There is no doubt: Dead Orbit will take the race. Unless Bungie employs complicated mechanics that relate the number of reward packages to the faction members and convolute the whole process. However, Bungie has only communicated that the faction whose Guardians collect the most faction reward packages will win. In other words, the faction with the most members will likely claim victory.
Last Wednesday, we launched a survey on Mein-MMO.de to see which faction you will swear loyalty to in Destiny 2. With over 6100 voters, this survey carries weight – and the results are clear:
- 49% of all votes go to Dead Orbit
- 20% go to Future War Cult
- 16% go to New Monarchy
- 8% are still undecided
- and 7% did not want to commit to a faction.
Surveys have also started on reddit and in other forums, with the Dead Orbit consistently receiving more votes than the other factions combined.
Even Bungie seems to have no doubts that Dead Orbit will be the winner. The community manager Cozmo joked on Twitter: “What do you think, who will win, and why will it be Dead Orbit?”
The reason for this “Dead Orbit” dominance is quickly found: Many Guardians want the shaders and armor pieces in the cool, black design. They care more about the look than the “ideology” of this faction.
The question is only whether Bungie will keep this system for future Faction Rallies. Otherwise, it could well be that the Guardians will never gain access to the special winning weapons of the other two factions. Whether Dead Orbit can be dethroned so quickly is rather unlikely.
What do you think about this? How reasonable is such a competition between factions when one faction is extremely superior in numbers?
You can find all information and a look at the rewards in the Faction Rally in Destiny 2 here.
