The new update 2.7.1 for Destiny 2 brought some problems yesterday. In the ensuing chaos, an important data find almost went unnoticed, through which many PvP hearts will likely beat faster. It seems that the long-awaited Trials will really return soon.
What is the data find about? On January 28, Destiny 2 received the new Update 2.7.1, which caused several problems, an emergency maintenance, and all sorts of chaos. You can read more about it here: New Update 2.7.1 for Destiny 2 deletes your stuff – Bungie presents solution
However, with the update came new data, and the well-known data miner Ginsor has sifted through them. He stumbled upon an interesting entry that is likely to bring great joy to PvP fans.
By the way, these are not officially confirmed data. So take everything with a grain of caution.
What exactly did Ginsor discover? In short: Ginsor found a solid hint about the return of the Trials – namely, the Trials of Osiris. There is a new entry that apparently contains the text of a pop-up message from the game. It states:
This translates to: “After the restoration of the Lighthouse is complete, the Trials of Osiris and more will return in the Season of the Worthy.”.
Note: Whether the season will actually be called this in English remains to be seen. This is not an official translation.
This speaks for a return in Season 10: The restoration of the Lighthouse is mentioned in the code lines in direct connection with a triumph from the currently running Season 9 – namely with “Empyrean Restorer”.
This triumph is related to the Empyrean Foundation – one of the two final planned contents for the season of dawn, which will launch on February 4. There we will apparently rebuild the iconic Lighthouse for the Trials – in the new mission “Worthy”.
You can learn more about the event here: Empyrean Foundation – what we know about the last mystery of Season 9
This theory seems to be coming true: Exactly this scenario had already been predicted by Paul Tassi from Forbes. He had assumed a while ago that we would rebuild the Lighthouse as part of the Empyrean Foundation and thus pave the way for the return of the Trials in Season 10 (season start likely on March 10): Are we already preparing for the return of the Trials in Destiny 2 without realizing it?
These 2 details are interesting: Two aspects are especially exciting.
On the one hand, we now probably know the name of the new season. It will apparently be called Season of the Worthy, which fits well with a Trials theme.
On the other hand, the leaked message explicitly mentions Trials of Osiris, not Trials of the Nine, as the format was previously called in Destiny 2. Should the leak prove true, it seems that Bungie wants to distance itself from the negatively charged Trials of the Nine and connect with the iconic Trials of Osiris from Destiny 1.
How it might actually look – unfortunately, nothing is known yet.
How are players reacting? The find surfaced shortly after the update 2.7.1 and went pretty unnoticed due to the chaos caused by the patch. So far, the big cheer from the community is missing.
However, many are already very excited about the return of the format and are especially curious about how Bungie has redesigned the Trials and what the rewards will look like. Some hope and speculate that Saint-14, the 14th Saint, might lead the Trials and act as an NPC merchant and speaker.
Others, however, are skeptical and say that Bungie should generally still work on PvP and anti-cheat measures before bringing back the Trials.
For many PvP fans, this is likely the most important news since the mandatory break of the Trials since August 2018. Because a return – especially in Destiny 1 form – is longed for and eagerly anticipated by many.
What do you think about this message? Would a well-implemented Trials format bring you closer to Destiny 2 again?
