Playing what you feel like and still getting the juiciest loot? That’s supposed to be the norm in Destiny 2 soon. Bungie is changing seasonal rewards, the dominance of loot from loot streams, and aims to make all areas of the game relevant for progress.
This is the old wish: In Destiny 2, Guardians can spend their time in a variety of activities. However, those who want to hunt for the latest rewards can only do so in a few handpicked areas of the game.
With the current season model, seasonal activities appear every few months. In their loot pool are the fresh weapons and useful armor, in other words, the hot new items. Guardians grind these activities up and down at first, but quickly lose motivation due to the lack of variety.
A dilemma:
- Do you really want to forgo the latest gear and instead indulge in irrelevant activities just for a bit of variety?
- Or do you play what everyone else is playing, which quickly becomes tedious, but get the good loot for it?
This problem has existed since Destiny 1 and has been a concern for players for almost 6 years.
Exactly this issue is being addressed by Bungie in Season 11 (June 2020), presenting a significant step towards player freedom in the TWaB from May 14.
Bungie presents new Engram – meant to be the loot solution
This innovation is coming: With the start of Season 11 next month, the [Redacted] Engram is being introduced – the name is redacted, censored, and is used as a placeholder in the TWaB. However, we already know what this new item contains and how it works.
Instead of primarily obtaining new weapons or armor from loot streams, a large portion of the seasonal loot is contained in the [Redacted] Engram. You earn these engrams in all areas of the game and can actively influence the content.
Here’s how to get the new Engram: To access the new loot source, you only need to play one of the following activities:
- [REDACTED] – (unknown seasonal activity)
- [REDACTED] – (unknown seasonal activity)
- Public Events
- Strikes
- Gambit
- Crucible
- Dungeons
- Raids
- Adventures
- Nightmare Hunts
- Forging
- Reckoning
- Menagerie
- Escalation Protocol
- Blind Well
The drop rate in the individual activities is currently unknown.
Bungie also states that by defeating enemies everywhere in Destiny 2, you can receive the new engrams. Just like you can with Legendary Engrams now. By the way, there will be a roll to determine if you receive a [Redacted] (66%) or a Legendary Engram (34%).
In addition to new seasonal items, 2 weapons each from Seasons 8, 9, and 10 will be included in the loot pool of the engrams. Weapons from past seasons could not be earned again and were considered missed.
Hunting for the Godroll
This is how the new engrams work: Whenever you receive a [Redacted] Engram, you can choose to invest the seasonal currency to influence the content of the mystery box.
According to Bungie, it should be possible to specifically hunt for Godrolls or armor with high stats. You can choose from several focus categories, thus tailoring the potential loot pool to your desires.
These focuses are mentioned as examples:
- Only establish armor from Season 11 as loot
- Only establish returning weapons from past seasons as loot
All players of Destiny 2 will receive some options for focus categorization. However, owners of the Season Pass will be able to choose from 15 additional options, giving them even more influence over their engrams’ contents.
Does this fulfill your dream a bit by allowing you to enjoy all activities without fearing you might miss out on something? Or should seasonal loot only drop from seasonal activities?
This change is likely to be well received by most players, unlike a planned feature that is currently being discussed as hotly as any other topic: Destiny 2: Best guns soon worth nothing – Everything about weapon retirement
