Bungie has revealed what lies ahead in the new season of the Splicer in Destiny 2. We show you the English roadmap and explain which content is free and what the paid activities entail.
What’s new: Destiny 2 has officially introduced the Season of the Splicer (eng. Season of the Splicer). The new chapter of the action MMO is set to entertain you from May 11 to August 24.
Bungie has revealed the roadmap, essentially the schedule for Season 14, following the bombastic trailer. It contains exact dates for when each activity will go live over the next weeks and months, but there are also some secrets and gaps in the calendar.
Schedule for the Season of the Splicer in Destiny 2
This is the official roadmap for Season 14 in English:
Let’s see when the “new” raid comes, which events are upcoming, and what activities are in store. MeinMMO explains all the entries on the roadmap. We indicate with each point whether it’s content available only to season pass owners or if you can play for free as well.
This is what the season launch on May 11 looks like:
- An intro mission introduces you to the story of the Fallen Splicers, Mithrax (cover image), and the digital hacker world (Free2Play).
- Ada-1 returns to the Tower, finally bringing the cosmetic transmog feature that Guardians have been wanting since 2014 (Free2Play). Why there was criticism regarding transmog before its release, you can read here.
- The “Endless Night” begins. The Vex have captured the last city in a simulation where the sun no longer rises. The goal of Season 14 will be to fight the Vex in their networks and end the simulation. (Free2Play)
- The H.E.L.M. center in the Tower is being expanded: Here many story-relevant dialogues will take place, and you will access the Splicer technology. (Free2Play)
- Stasis Aspect quests: In Season 14, you will continue to build out the Stasis focus. You can expect new aspects and fragments. What they can do specifically is currently unknown. In the trailer, however, a Titan with an ice spear was already seen. (Beyond Light)
- Override activity starts: It is a new activity that comes with an automatic player search for 6 players. This is likely akin to a new horde mode, where you hack into the digital Vex world and steal codes. (Season pass owners) – for one week, however, all Guardians can try the new activity for free.
Live content is also available: At the start of a new season, you traditionally receive some other content:
- New season pass: In the Season of the Splicer, the season pass is divided into a free and a paid track. Here Guardians find seasonal weapons, armor sets, resources, boosters, glimmer, and plenty of cosmetics. Full access costs 1,000 Silver (about €10) – some content requires full access.
- In the season pass, a new weapon exotic awaits you at full access right at level 1: “Kryosthesie 77K” is a Stasis pistol. This is special, as there has only been one Stasis weapon so far, and you carry it in the power slot. Traditionally, this exotic is also available at level 35 on the Free2Play track.
- Seasonal artifact: You level this item passively through playing, gaining access to powerful mods and earning an (additional) power advantage.
- The new maximum power level without artifact is, by the way, 1,320 in Season 14. So you save quite a bit of grind, as the jump of +10 is significantly smaller than in the past.
- There are again new triumphs and seals to chase. The gilding of titles is continued, so you can showcase your power.
Additionally, the Eververse will again be waiting for you with many cosmetics and will plunder your hard-earned silver or glimmer account.
Check out the German announcement trailer with flashy neon colors and synthetic beats here:
What changes the Season of the Splicer brings for balance and sandbox, you can read here:
What’s coming to Destiny 2 in May
- Trials of Osiris: The first Trials of Osiris will start on May 14. Whether this endgame PvP activity offers new weapons or armor sets is currently unknown. (Free2Play)
- Override: A new Override mission on the Moon starts on May 18. (Season pass owners)
- Iron Banner: The first Iron Banner event of Season 14 also kicks off on May 18. Lord Saladin brings you 4 new weapons. (Season pass owners)
- “New” raid: On May 22, the Vault of Glass will open its doors. This is the very first raid in Destiny’s history that many Guardians are looking forward to and nostalgically remember. With the raid, famous weapons like “Fatebringer” will also return. (Free2Play)
- Override: A new Override mission will start in the Tangled Shore from May 25. (Season pass owners)
This is what summer 2021 looks like for Guardians
After the first weeks of a season, when you usually don’t know what to play first, the roadmap tends to become more sparse towards the end. It’s the same this time as well, and summer 2021 seems sparse – at least for now.
What’s coming in July:
- Purge: On July 1, the Purge activity will start. Bungie describes this as a mission that rewards you with top loot and in which you infiltrate and attack new weak points in the Vex network from the inside. The mission receives a weekly update, but we only list it here once. (Season pass owners)
- The second Iron Banner of Season 14 starts on June 8 (Free2Play).
- Raid challenges: Starting June 15, the Vault of Glass will have a challenge mode. What it will look like or if better rewards will be offered is currently unknown. (Free2Play)
- The third Iron Banner event will take place on June 29. (Free2Play)
This event the July offers:
- Solstice of Heroes: On July 8, the Solstice event starts. Traditionally, you review the past Destiny year and earn a very elaborate armor set that stands out. (Free2Play)
- The raid becomes harder: The Vault of Glass will also receive a higher difficulty on July 8. We still can’t say what will change with that. (Free2Play)
What changes the Season of the Splicer brings for balance and sandbox, you can read here:
What about August?
- On August 3, the Solstice of Heroes ends
- Also on August 3, the fourth Iron Banner event of the season starts.
- From August 10, the “Epilogue” starts. So far, nothing is known about it. You only see an image of 4 Guardians looking at a city from a distance. Is it the Last City? Because there’s no sign of the Traveler, and the endless night seems not to be over on August 11.
Here you get an overview of all the content and which of them require owning the Season Pass:
What secrets does Season 14 hold?
The last entry on every roadmap is always “And more…” This gives Guardians hope every time that some highlight might still be hidden.
In the current Season 13, for example, the unannounced Harbinger mission surprised. The trip on the spooky ghost ship is considered by many to be the best mission that Destiny 2 has to offer.
Whether we will see such a high-caliber mission again can only be speculated. However, it can be safely assumed that there will definitely be an exotic weapon coming.
These exotics are confirmed: Not prominently featured in the trailer for the new season, but on Bungie’s website, we find one pair of exotic boots each for Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks:
- Star-Eater Scales: Hunter boots that charge your super quickly and make it stronger.
- Path of Burning Steps: Titan boots that strengthen your weapons after solar kills and provide resistance to Stasis.
- Boots of the Artificer: Warlock boots that send the healing or empowering effects of the Rift to your allies at range – sounds like the Lumina revolver as shoes.
Whether we will get the new exotic armors only through legendary “Lost Sectors” again, or if they will be random drops, is currently unclear. That no new PvP map appears on the roadmap is also a disappointment for many.
What impression does the Season of the Splicer make on you so far? Do you think the content of the roadmap will keep you busy long, or do you hope for one or the other secret? Let us know in the comments.
We at MeinMMO will actively follow Season 14 of Destiny 2 throughout its duration, providing you with guides, tips, and news.
