In Destiny 2, the iconic weapons like Fatebringer return with the Vault of Glass. Bungie has now spoken for the first time about the modernization.
What’s coming “new” to Destiny 2: The MMO shooter will be richer by a raid in 2021. Specifically, the Vault of Glass from Destiny 1. Players have known and loved the Vex-infested labyrinths since 2014.
Six years have passed by now, and the original raid enjoys such a cult status that even today joyful tears and pleasant memories arise in the Guardian when they hear about Atheon or weapons like Fatebringer.
For many players, it was their first raid ever, a very special adventure that is now supposed to celebrate its return in Destiny 2. Bungie has now revealed details for the first time about what Guardians can expect in the “new” Vault of Glass and what will happen to the iconic weapons of that time.
Vault of Glass gets a facelift because you are too strong
We’ve known for some time that the Vault of Glass is coming to Destiny 2. The Destiny Content Vault (DCV) makes this possible. Joe Blackburn, the Assistant Game Director for Destiny 2, shared details about the return in an interview with Polygon.
The raid will be modernized: According to Blackburn, today’s Guardians would “literally smoke” the raid from 2014.
- Since then, our Guardians have become significantly stronger and more versatile
- have an almost incomprehensible number of over 150 Exotics
- There are new and powerful weapon types
- new Supers, even the new Stasis element
Therefore, the raid team faces the challenge of modernizing the Vault of Glass. Blackburn stated that the raid will change and will be “challenging like it was back then […] but we do not want to go so far as to change the raid in such a way that it feels like a different raid”.
What the changes will look like exactly, we do not know yet. Luke Smith indicated, for example, that we might find Champions in the familiar encounters. Nevertheless, the old strategies should still work today – more or less.
In short: The “soul” of the Vault of Glass should remain, you should still be able to say, “oh, this is the Templar phase and the Oracles are coming soon.” But the most famous raid from Destiny is getting a facelift that still leaves it recognizable.
By the way, Blackburn has not yet mentioned an exact release date. Speculations currently suggest Season 14 as the return for the Vault of Glass. That would be in early summer 2021, but that is just speculation.
Soon you will hunt the legendary Fatebringer in Destiny 2
Here is the good news: Blackburn confirmed that the cult weapons are returning: “You cannot bring Vault of Glass back without the weapons that feel like Vault of Glass, right?”.
He further noted that the guns should feel in the hands of veterans like before. But there are some adjustments and modernizations, especially regarding the perk pool.
No one is trying to create a Found Verdict or a Fatebringer that feels radically different from the original Fatebringer. Because then it feels like we are lying to the players, right? […] Everyone knows what the recoil on that weapon is. Everyone knows what perks they wanted.
Joe Blackburn via Polygon
This is why the raid weapons were so special: A large part of the nostalgic memories about the Vault of Glass comes from the raid weapons. The guns are still anchored in the minds of the Guardians – they were the reason the activity was played so often.
The reason is simple: The guns were very rewarding. Until then, Guardians had not seen such good weapons. Here, the loot spiral worked perfectly. As a reward for the hard raid phase, there was a weapon that everyone who was not raiding envied.
Here you can view all the loot from 2014 with perks and detailed descriptions:
Which weapons are returning? It is not guaranteed that all 10 weapons from back then will return. Blackburn speaks of “I would expect that favorites return”. He specifically mentions the shotgun (Found Verdict) and the hand cannon (Fatebringer) in the interview.
We strongly assume that more weapons will join. For many, the exotic Vex Mythoclast is simply part of the raid and the “Vault of Glass” feeling – and Bungie surely knows this too.
In 2017, Bungie last celebrated the coveted classics in Destiny 1 during the Moments of Triumph.
What memories do you associate with the Vault of Glass? Do you think it makes sense for the raid to be adjusted to the changed conditions of Destiny 2, or did you wish for a 1:1 copy? If not all 10 weapons should return, which gun must absolutely be there – let us know in the comments.
What the new weapon from the current Dawning event 2020 has to offer, you can find out here: Destiny 2: Is the new weapon from the Winter event worth it? The practical test
