In MMO and loot shooter Destiny 2, there is a particular shortage of weapons. Bungie has revealed its plans for the near future following the criticism.
This is the problem with the loot: On November 10, Destiny 2 kicked off Year 4 with the expansion Beyond Light. Numerous changes and long-awaited new features were introduced for the Guardians.
- At the same time, there was also harsh criticism. Because there simply wasn’t enough new loot.
- Many weapons retired (the so-called sunsetting) and became unusable for many activities in one fell swoop.
- As compensation, however, hardly any new guns emerged to fill the gaps.
This is the solution now: Bungie quickly responded to the criticism. The meager loot pool has been temporarily expanded with highlights from previous seasons. However, Bungie promised that this is only a drop in the bucket, the first step towards a solution.
Now the Destiny developer announces its plans for the near future and Year 4 in general. The whole thing will be presented by the new savior at Bungie, Joe Blackburn, in a developer update from December 8.
This is coming in Season 13 to Destiny 2
Currently, Season 12 is ongoing in Destiny 2, the Season of the Hunt. This ends in February 2021 and will directly transition into the still unnamed Season 13.
These rewards are coming to core activities: 6 brand new legendary weapons should motivate you to play the core activities. Two weapons will be rewarded for strikes, the Crucible, and Gambit. At this time, we don’t know anything about the weapons themselves.
This season we received one each per activity: the Xenoclast VI (strike shotgun), Stars in the Shadows (PvP pulse rifle), and Crowd Favorite (Gambit grenade launcher).
This is what you’ll get from the Nightfall: For a long time, players have requested more reasons to tackle the Nightfall: The Ordeal. 3 newly reissued weapons should provide motivation in Season 13:
- The Palindrome
- The Swarm
- Shadow Price
The guns come from Destiny 1 and can only be obtained through the challenging Vanguard activity – likely on all difficulties. Especially the Palindrome is likely to linger in the minds of many veterans. In this context, there is the eternal discussion – Palindrome or Eyasluna?
Those who face the highest level (Grandmaster) of the Nightfall can only find master versions of the 3 returning weapons there. Master versions of legendary weapons with special mods can only be obtained in the Trials of Osiris.
What else is coming for Season 13? Although Blackburn did not want to reveal too much about the upcoming season yet, he spoke of some exciting bits of information:
- 3 new exotic armors are coming to the game – Beyond Light brought 6 such exotics and the previous Season 11 brought none at all.
- The legendary Lost Sectors will be expanded, and you will find them on the Moon as well.
- Two strikes from Destiny 1 are returning to the Cosmodrome: “Fallen S.A.B.E.R.” and “The Devil’s Lair.”
- Protection against DDOS for Destiny 2 players on all consoles will come in Season 13. This should especially please PvP players, as it will be a step towards a fair Crucible.
- Through the Exotic kiosk (Monument of Lost Lights), you can obtain the two top weapons Whisper of the Worm and Perfected Outbreak, as well as the legendary shotgun Felwinter’s Lie .
Keep in mind that this may not be the complete loot pool or all weapons from Season 13. Surely, there will be new exotics, a few weapons from the Season Pass, and the seasonal activity as well.
In addition, Bungie is readjusting the loot pool of weapons. Items that are about to reach their level cap (weapon retirement) will become increasingly rare in Season 13. This primarily affects Seraph weapons from Season 10.
This way, you should not feel like you are finding a weapon that will soon be useless. Nevertheless, there should be a way to obtain almost all guns somehow. For example, specifically through the Gunsmith. However, event weapons like those from the upcoming Dawning festivities are excluded.
Bungie promises more weapons for the future
Blackburn then talks about the quality and quantity of the loot from Beyond Light. While the quality is good, the quantity is clearly lacking. Most Guardians probably agree: The new weapons, exotics, and new perks are received very well. For example, the immensely strong and cool weapons from the Deep Stone Crypt. But there are simply too few new guns.
This is what lies ahead in Year 4: Blackburn promises that “future year releases will have more weapon rewards than Beyond Light or Shadowkeep.” He is referring to the upcoming DLCs scheduled for 2021 (Witch Queen) and 2022 (Lightfall). To do this, they are also expanding the team internally at Bungie.
However, such changes cannot be realized overnight. In conclusion, there is a preview of more features waiting for us in Year 4 of Destiny 2:
- Real transmog is coming in Season 14
- The return of the raid “Vault of Glass” has been confirmed
- Cross-play between all platforms will be coming in 2021
- Legendary armors are set to receive gameplay innovations – what these will look like has not been revealed. So far, armors according to Blackburn are too limited to mods.
More information about Season 13 and all presented points for the future will be revealed by the Destiny developer soon.
What do you think of the changes presented? Has Bungie set the right course and reacted appropriately to feedback from the community?
Before Season 13 kicks off in 2021, read here what else you can expect before the turn of the year.
