Today, the servers for Destiny 2 are down. On November 2nd, there will be server maintenance on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Bungie is releasing two updates, including update 1.09.
Update 5:50 PM: Update 1.0.6 is already available for download. It has the version number 1.09 on consoles and is approximately 56 MB in size. Here are the patch notes.
If you wanted to play Destiny 2 all day today, Bungie is now throwing a wrench in your plans. Just in time for the end of the workday, extensive maintenance is starting. While the servers are offline, two updates are going live.
All information and times at a glance:
- At 4 PM our time, preparations for the maintenance will start. You will no longer be able to log in.
- At 5 PM, the servers will be shut down. If you are still in the game now, you will be roughly kicked out (PS4, Xbox One, PC).
- Around 6 PM: Update 1.0.6 can be downloaded and installed on all platforms. Additionally, the PC version will receive an extra update: the Hotfix 1.0.6.1. So PC Guardians will be downloading two updates right away.
- Around 8 PM, the maintenance will conclude. You can play Destiny 2 again.
By the way: Bungie is often quite inaccurate with these times, especially with the end of the maintenance. It might happen that the servers come back online much earlier, but also much later.
What is changing today?
Bungie will release the full patch notes for both updates only this evening, once the updates are live. Update: Here are the patch notes!
However, the developers have already provided a preview of the most important changes for update 1.0.6:
- A problem with the Bureaucratic Walk will be fixed. This is an emote that allows you to walk through walls. It has been causing the Trials of the Nine to be canceled in recent weeks.
- There will be an adjustment so that you encounter more other Guardians in public areas. Until now, you were often alone there.
- Additionally, several changes will be made to the Crucible, such as the mercy rule and scoring.
These PvP changes look like this:
- The mercy rule settings have been updated so that the mercy rule activates a bit later in the match, allowing it to be triggered by a wider range of points.
- Point limit has been reduced to 50 (was 75).
- Point limit has been reduced to 90 (was 100).
- The influence of enemy-controlled zones on the spawn system has been reduced.
- Round time limit has been reduced to 2 minutes (previously 3 minutes).
- Lives have been reduced to 6 (previously 8).
- Winning points increased to 70 (from 50).
- You now get a point for defeating an enemy Guardian.
- The influence that enemy signals have on the spawn system has been reduced.
Important: Tomorrow, on November 3rd, the Trials of the Nine will return. Bungie confirmed this via Twitter. Today’s patch can fix the problem that caused it.
Regarding the PC-specific Hotfix 1.0.6.1, there is information that it fixes an issue with the clan overview and performance drops.
Since yesterday, on November 1st, the Leviathan raid is also playable on PC. The first raid challenge is also live immediately.
