In Destiny 2, some PvP innovations are coming in March 2018. The Rumble mode is returning bigger than ever, and the Iron Banner is also getting some changes.
Update 1.1.4 is scheduled for March 27, which will make significant changes to the Crucible of Destiny 2. In the current “This Week at Bungie,” PvP Design Lead Derek Carroll provided more details on these innovations – specifically on the redesign and introduction of PvP modes.
Rumble, Cauldron, and Iron Banner from the end of March
The Rumble mode was a free-for-all mode in Destiny 1 that many Guardians sorely missed in Destiny 2. According to Bungie, it will make a triumphant return with update 1.1.4.
Rumble will be a ruthless mode, without complicated mechanics and especially without points for “Assists,” Carroll stated. You will receive a single point for a kill, just like in the good old days of video games.
Moreover, Rumble will be bigger compared to Destiny 1: Instead of six Guardians, eight Guardians will hunt each other in Destiny 2.
The Cauldron mode remains the Cauldron as we know it from the Dawning event. Two teams of four will compete against each other, with abilities charging much faster.
There are greater changes regarding the Iron Banner.
The new Iron Banner starting March 2018
The “new Iron Banner” closely resembles the Iron Banner from Destiny 1. Carroll also mentions this: The Iron Banner should once again align with the old school Iron Banner in the style of the Iron Lords.
With update 1.1.4, several changes will be made:
- Instead of 4v4, you will fight in 6v6
- The match time limit will be set to 12 minutes
- The score limit will be 125 points
- The respawn time will be 7 seconds
- All control zones are neutral at the start (if the mode is Control)
- It will take a little longer to capture control zones
- More Guardians in a zone accelerate the capture (maximum is 3 Guardians)
- Guardians involved in capturing zones will receive more super energy
Thus, the Iron Banner, specifically the Control mode in the Iron Banner, will be adjusted to 6v6.
Rumble, Cauldron, and Iron Banner will be in a weekly playlist, with the modes rotating. They will not be active all the time. According to Bungie, this is to keep the modes fresh.
A double PvP mode is currently in development. The Crimson Doubles was well received, but they want to polish the mode a bit, improve it further, and make it more flexible. Once this is completed, it will also be added to the weekly PvP playlist. There is no release date for this yet.
What else is coming with Update 1.1.4?
- Sandbox changes to weapons and abilities
- The heroic strikes will receive modifiers
- The Iron Banner will be played in 6v6 (all changes see above)
- A weekly Crucible playlist will come – including Cauldron and Rumble
- Ammunition and gameplay in the Crucible will be adjusted
- Penalties for quitters in the Crucible will be implemented
- A protective mechanism will be introduced to ensure that the map in PvP or the strike does not repeat when you play the playlists.
- A mechanism will be introduced to prevent you from getting the same exotic repeatedly
- Unique Nightfall strike rewards will come
- In the companion app, you can inspect the vendors
What do you think of the Rumble mode and the changes to the Iron Banner?
