There is fresh footage of the new Titan subclass “Sentinel” in Destiny 2. Here you can see its shield and barricades in the video.
In Destiny 2, you can play with three new focuses:
- The Dawnblade of the Warlock
- the Arcstrider of the Hunter
- and the Sentinel of the Titan.
The Dawnblade and the Arcstrider have already been extensively presented – their skill trees and various gameplay materials were revealed at play events. The Sentinel has had the least footage available so far.
In this new IGN video, you can see the Sentinel in action for the first time:
What does the video show?
First: You see here a Control match in Destiny 2. The game is played on a map called “Endless Vale”.
At the bottom left of the screen, the abilities of the Sentinel are displayed: The grenade, the melee, and a class-specific ability. Interestingly, these are wrapped in the colors of the corresponding subclass. Here they are purple because the Sentinel represents the Void focus of the Titan. So if you forget which focus you have equipped during a match, the colors will remind you.
The class-specific ability – which is new in Destiny 2 – is a barricade. These abilities depend on the class, not the focus. In other words, all Titans can erect the same barricades. You have two options here: Either you create a large shield barricade (by holding down the circle button (PS4)), behind which you can take complete cover. Or you set up a slightly smaller shield that you can aim over with your weapon.
At the start of the video, the Sentinel erects a large barricade.
Additionally, you see a Gatling gun and a sniper rifle in action (rarely also a weapon with Void damage). The sniper requires power ammo, and the Gatling gun is considered an automatic rifle. More information on the Gatling gun called “Sweet Business” can be found here.
The Super is activated around minute 3:59. The Titan then slams his shield down on some enemies. The shield can be used for protection, as a melee weapon, or as a ranged weapon by throwing it at enemies.
More information and more gameplay material on the PvP of Destiny 2 can be found here:
