In Destiny 2, players are missing an Exotic. However, leaks indicate that it should be available on July 7th. A crossover, tradition, and a secret weapon Exo that was revealed too early are all said to be related in the season of Splicer.
What are the players missing? In Destiny 2, the Season 14, the season of Splicer, is running. The storytelling this time is top-notch, there are 2 new seasonal activities, and numerous new weapons invite experimentation. But one weapon is missed by the Guardians: Their 2nd seasonal Exotic.
Here, we explain why many Guardians see today’s July 7th as the deadline for the secret weapon. Three reasons suggest that we will expand our arsenal – but beware: Spoiler warning! We will look at leaks and speculations that are not yet live in the game.
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Guardians miss new weapon Exotic
Reason 1 – the tradition: Since Bungie shifted to the current season model for Destiny 2 in 2019, there has always been one weapon Exotic available for free in the Season Pass and one Exo through seasonal activities.
- In the current season, the exotic pistol Cryosthesia 77K awaits obediently in the Season Pass.
- In Season 13, there were Ticuus’ Prophecy and Narrative of a Dead One
- Season 12 offered Duality and Hawkmoon
- Season 11 came with Witherhoard and Fallen’s Pledge and even additionally the Traveler’s Chosen
- In Season 10 we had Tommy’s Matchbook and the Fourth Horseman
- Season 9 was generous with Symmetry, the Devil’s Ruin and the additional Puzzle Reward Bastion
- Season 8 started with Eriana’s Vow and Leviathan’s Breath
For tradition’s sake, Bungie must hide the 2nd Exo somewhere, right? Technically, there is even a 2nd Exotic – but that would be the raid weapon Vex Mythoclast. This Exotic doesn’t have much to do with seasonal content. It’s part of the freely accessible content from the Content Vault, which is not subject to any conditions.
Reason 2 – Did Bungie reveal it? Right at the beginning of the season, Guardians discovered strange oracles and occurrences in the lost sectors of the Shattered Isles. It was assumed that they were riddles for the catalyst of the Vex Mythoclast. But that was and still is not the case.
In the meantime, the mysterious events have been quietly patched out of the game. Many Guardians are sure that we will see this mystery again later in Season 14. Although the seasonal story is currently on hold, it is supposed to continue on August 10th with the “Epilogue” about Savathûn, the endless night, and the deeds of Vex-ghost Quria.
See the secret oracles in the Shattered Isles here:
Currently, the summer event “Sundown of Heroes” 2021 is taking place. But today, on July 7th, the chances for a new Exotic are said to be quite high.
On July 7th, Destiny and Halo are supposed to celebrate a crossover birthday
Reason 3 – Bungie Day: Bungie, the studio behind Destiny, was founded in July 1991 and is celebrating its 30th birthday. The anniversary is supposed to be celebrated today, on July 7th – Bungie Day. Leaks reveal:
- Destiny 2 is supposed to receive the iconic Magnum from Halo as a new weapon. This gun was really OP in the PvP battles of Halo Combat Evolved (2001) and some veterans still have nightmares from the headshots.
- More content from Destiny 1 is supposed to be retrieved from the Content Vault.
- With “many” Exotic quests and festive armor, Bungie celebrates Halo and the ancient game Marathon (1994) in Destiny 2.
- The leak also mentions that there will be new content via a bundle in the shop.
- However, keep in mind that the leaks have not been officially confirmed, even though the accuracy of other spoiled content has been very high: Huge leak reveals tons of details about the future of Destiny 2 – What’s true?
Players assume that the Halo Magnum is supposed to come to Destiny 2 as Exotic. If the old weapon were implemented 1 to 1 in Destiny, we would probably expect a pistol with strong zoom and incredibly high headshot damage. Since a new Halo installment is set to release this year, such a crossover would be great advertising.
Other Guardians, however, assume that Bungie is pushing the anniversary celebrations back a bit, as the Sundown event just started. They anticipate new information in this week’s blog post (in the night of Friday, July 9th).
What do you think, is there anything to the 2nd seasonal Exotic? Do you firmly believe that we will receive another weapon, possibly already today for Bungie Day? Or does Destiny break with tradition in Season 14? Let us know in the comments.
To celebrate Bungie Day, there is also a special item. Some shady dataminers have even sold this and Bungie had to issue a warning: Destiny 2 warns against scammers – selling a cosmetic item that you will soon receive for free
