In Destiny 2, the servers will go down today, August 13th. Maintenance is taking place. Bungie is deploying update 2.5.2.1, which brings a pleasant change for many Guardians.
These are the important times: Today, August 13th, you must take a short break in Destiny 2. Because during maintenance, the servers will be taken down.
- Maintenance begins at 6 PM. This may already affect your gaming experience from 6 PM.
- At 6:45 PM the servers will go down. You will no longer be able to log in. If you are still in the game, you will be kicked.
- At 7 PM the servers are scheduled to come back online. The hotfix 2.5.2.1 is also expected to be available on all platforms from 7 PM.
- Maintenance will be completely finished by 8 PM. Until then, login difficulties and issues with the companion app may occur, according to Bungie.
Keep in mind that you must install the update before you can play Destiny 2 again. Also, the above times are not set in stone. In the past, Bungie has often had maintenance end earlier or later than announced.
What changes today with hotfix 2.5.2.1?
These are the patch notes:
- Bungie adjusts the grind for the Solstice Armor. Instead of 100 mini-bosses, you now only need to defeat 50 mini-bosses in the ELZ.
- From now on, defeating the final boss in the ELZ contributes 5 points to the progress (towards the 50 mini-bosses).
This addresses an annoyance that has been one of the top topics since the Solstice of Heroes. Killing 100 mini-bosses took way too long, and to cut the grind, many Guardians left the match early after the mini-boss phase – which created a bad gaming experience for everyone and ruined the ELZ, which had initially been well received.
If you have already made progress on this task, that progress will remain after the hotfix. If you have already completed the task, nothing will change for you here. You can only brag about having earned the Solstice Armor the hard way.
- Recently, eligible players received the Prismatic Inferno and Unleashed Wolves emblems. However, these emblems were not displayed in the collections. With today’s update, the emblems will appear in the collection and can be reclaimed anytime.
- The micro-mini sparrow gets a new, size-adjusted “microdrive”.
- Moreover, changes are being made to extend the Season of Opulence. Originally, it was supposed to end in mid-September with Shadowkeep. However, due to the delay of the expansion to October 1st, the current season must now be extended. You can find the new content plan towards Shadowkeep here.
- The end date for the Triumph Moments has been extended today from August 27th to September 17th. You now have plenty of time for the Triumph Moments T-shirt as well.
