Destiny 2 lets you fight in the last city in “Into the Light” and fend off waves of enemies. Bungie has revealed this about the new mode.
In Destiny 2, there will be a free update before the release of the last major expansion “The Final Shape”. Bungie will present the update in three livestreams. The first livestream took place on March 19, 2024, and focused on a new mode called Onslaught.
Destiny 2 receives a horde mode with up to 50 waves
What kind of mode is this? The new mode is called Onslaught and will be a horde mode. This means you have to defend a specific point, a kind of generator, and stay alive. Meanwhile, waves of enemies will attack you one after another.
In the normal version, you can expect just ten waves, but in the “Challenge” version of the mode, you will have to deal with up to 50 waves. This version is further divided into the difficulty levels “Standard” and “Hard”.
The strength of the enemies also increases with every wave, and the location of the generator changes as well. The types of enemies vary too. During the developer stream, for example, the Guardians fought against Fallen first, then against the Hive.
Among the various enemy types you will have to fight within the 50 waves are also Champions and Boss enemies. So you definitely need to bring a suitable build to succeed in the challenge.
Unfortunately, there is still no gameplay video for “Onslaught”, but you can pass the time with the trailer for The Final Shape.
Guardians can place turrets and traps
What makes the mode stand out in gameplay? In Onslaught, you can of course look forward to the classic Destiny gameplay. To adequately defend a position, there will be turrets and a kind of tripwire trap. However, you will have to “buy” these again if they are destroyed by enemies.
As you survive the waves and take down enemies, you will collect scrap. With this scrap, you can buy and place the aforementioned traps and turrets within the mode. Additionally, you can upgrade them to higher levels during the waves so they can withstand stronger enemies.
During the first waves, you can also easily revive your defeated teammates. However, in Challenge Mode, you will eventually reach a point where a return is not possible.
What about the loot? Within the mode, there will be chests that spit out loot every ten waves. However, the developers did not want to reveal exactly what this loot will look like. More information will be available in the next livestream.
What do we know about the maps? In the developer livestream, Onslaught was played in the last city. The map was a modified version of the PvP map “Downtown”.
However, the developers also announced during the stream that there will be multiple maps on which you can play Onslaught. Which ones exactly are included is also unclear.
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