The new Season 17 in Destiny 2 starts on May 24 and has the community pondering. Bungie initially released no information about the story, leaving players in the dark. However, there are a few things that were known even without a trailer. MeinMMO summarizes all the essential information about Season 17 for you.
The curiosity for Season 17 is growing, and Bungie is actually making it even more exciting. The developer kept tight-lipped until last night at 3 AM and did not release a trailer for Season 17 in advance.
Season 17 begins with the end of downtime on May 24 at 7 PM, if everything goes smoothly.
Why is the trailer so missed? Some players appreciate that Bungie wants to keep the excitement for the new Season 17 as long as possible. However, there are also players who buy every season in Destiny 2 individually. They only decide after they have seen the trailer and the official season info from Bungie.
But is this really just a new tactic from Bungie to generate curiosity, or would an early trailer simply spoil too much?
The Destiny 2 player LegionlessTV has compiled a list for all Guardians, revealing 10 things about Season 17 that you don’t need a trailer for.
1. Start of another Subclass 3.0
The first Season 16 in Witch Queen introduced Void 3.0 to the game. And Bungie will continue to focus on the old Light focuses, their revision, and their new possibilities in Year 5.
This means Guardians can look forward to either Arc or Solar 3.0 in Season 17. Which one it will be in the end is a hot topic of discussion in the community. So far, only guesses can be made.
- What favors Solar 3.0: If Bungie continues the story of the Warmind “Rasputin” in Season 17, this could be closely tied to Solar. In Season 13, Guardians had already sprinkled the universe of Destiny with the so-called “Warmind Cells” to cause entire areas to explode. If the Warmind is revived, the revision of Solar 3.0 could also be a good addition to that.
- What favors Arc 3.0: Guardians used the “Synaptic Spear” in Season 16 in the Psi-Ops, which some suspect might be a small preview of Arc 3.0 from Bungie. Kevin Yanes, Bungie’s Sandbox Discipline Lead, tweeted about it: “Speed is part of the Arc kit, so we gave the synaptic spear two blinks […], a super-slide, and insane jumps/movement speed.”
2. A new dungeon with a lot of loot
Dungeons have always been little treats in Destiny 2. They are challenging, often have a good story, and can be experienced solo or in teams of up to 3 players. Players have long wished for more of this content, as the 4 old dungeons each took a year to be introduced.
Bungie has revised the offering concept for dungeons. The sale of dungeons was removed in October 2021 as an inclusive offer, and now the developer is releasing a brand new dungeon every 6 months.
- The new dungeon in Season 17 will offer more loot than any before.
- The dungeon will include an exotic weapon with a catalyst.
- Additionally, a legendary armor set per class, which grants enhanced “Artful Armor” at the difficulty level “Grandmaster” .
- Furthermore, there will be 4 new legendary weapons and 2 reprised weapons waiting for you.
- An exotic accessory and 2 legendary emblems are also obtainable.
- Players can explore the dungeon for the first time on Friday, May 27, starting at 7 PM.
- The normal difficulty level is set at 1550. However, Grandmaster will also be active on Day 1.
Who can play the new dungeon? Players who purchased the Digital Deluxe Edition of “The Witch Queen” including the season passes for Year 5 can continue to access the 2 new dungeons from Year 5. All others can either upgrade to this package or purchase the dungeons for silver, Bungie’s real-money currency.
3. The weapon crafting system will be simplified
Bungie is still fine-tuning weapon crafting, and there will be a change in Season 17 for that. The material caps for crafting elements were simply too restrictive. In March, the developer announced that starting from Season 17, all legendary elements will be removed from the game.
These include:
- Ruined Element
- Powerful Element
- Skillful Element
- Mutable Element
- Sunken Element
From Season 17 onward, weapon crafting will focus solely on the Neutral Element and the exotic Ascendant Alloy. Whether players will receive any replacement for their previously collected elements or if they will just disappear is still unknown to us.
A golden frame for a masterpiece: Some players missed that their self-crafted weapons did not have a golden frame. In Season 17, Bungie changes this and allows the golden masterpiece status for your crafted weapons as well. Thus, crafted weapons will also receive the worthy golden frame when you make them into masterpieces.
4. Season pass weapon and playlist weapons from Season 17
As always, there will also be a seasonal weapon as an Exotic in Season 17. Officially still unknown, a leak has already mentioned the D1 pistol “Trespasser” as an exotic weapon in the season pass. Whether it will be so, we will only know for sure tomorrow, with the start of Season 17.
However, it is already clear what players can expect from the legendary weapons from the playlist and the ritual weapon in Season 17.
This is the ritual weapon of Season 17: Season 17 will also bring a new ritual weapon to the playlists. Instead of a shotgun, Guardians will be able to obtain the machine gun “Chain of Command.” An ornament will again be available per playlist – nothing else changes except for the weapon.
For the playlists, there will also be some changes regarding legendary weapon drops:
- For the Crucible, the fusion rifle “Torrent” is coming
- Gambit will receive a shotgun “Weight of Your Burden”
- The Vanguard will drop a bow named “Sounding Pipings”.
- The Nightfalls will recycle the pulse rifle “Des Horrors Minimum” as well as the hand cannon “T.V.O.”.
5. New loot for the Trials of Osiris
In Season 17, there is also new loot for the PvP endgame loot pool of the 14th Saint. New weapons, a new armor set, and new cosmetics from Bungie have already been revealed.
- “Shayura’s Wrath” and “The Messenger” will leave the loot pool in Season 17.
- In exchange, the pistol “Forgiveness” and the fusion rifle “Burden of Guilt” will come.
- Additionally, players can hunt for the new “Falcon’s Chase Sparrow” and a ghost shell.
- The Trials are set to start with the new loot on June 10.
On the next page, you will learn what is happening with your vault in Season 17 and which weapons will receive a significant buff in Season 17.
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