Bungie has announced a comprehensive overhaul of the “Titan” class in the online shooter Destiny 2 . This will take place with the episode “Destiny 2: Revenant (Returner)” starting on October 8. The Titans will receive abilities similar to those of tanks in MMORPGs. They will be able to draw the attention of enemies to themselves.
This is the idea behind the Titan’s overhaul:
Since February 2023, there has been a discussion about the Titan in Destiny 2. The criticism is that the Titan plays too uniformly across all specializations.
Bungie stated: The “core power fantasies” of the Titan are that he uses his fists. This is already shown on the game’s cover. The core identity of the Titan lies in striking and fighting with fists in a world of blasters and rocket launchers (via gamesradar).
However, this core identity seems to be insufficient for many players. The class comes across as “too simple” and needs to engage in close combat and strike at things.
Titans in Destiny will become more diverse, can better protect teammates
This is what Bungie says now: In a blog post from September 19, Bungie explains that Titans deserve more than just “the sum of their clenched fists”; they need a distinct class identity. Therefore, Titans will receive deeper gameplay and more tactical options.
Bungie states: They do not want to take anything away from the Titan, but only to add more. However, this will take time.
Soon it will be possible for Titans to draw the “aggro” of enemies with the “Barricade” ability to protect their teammates. In MMORPG terms: The Titan will receive the “Taunt” ability that players from MMORPGs are familiar with.
The changes look like this:
- The Barricade will last longer and protect players significantly better.
- The Void Shield “Unbreakable” will also last longer and slow down any enemies that hit the shield.
- The Void Overshield will also increase damage resistance from 50% to 70%.
Along with all the gimmicks, there will also be a straightforward buff. The Titan’s regular punches will deal 5% more damage in PvP and even 20% more in PvE. Additionally, the stun effect is expected to occur more frequently. In the end, a Titan is still a brawler.
You can read about the exact improvements, including those for the Prism Titan, here at Bungie . The complete patch notes are expected to be released on October 8 when the episode Returners goes live.
How is this being discussed? The discussion about the Titan is actually being somewhat overshadowed on reddit. The big topic on reddit is the return of a mechanic that affects all players. This is viewed rather critically: Destiny 2 is bringing back the endgame goal for which you’ll be stretching in vain
