In the recently released update of the Destiny 2, Bungie addressed the changes to the Strikes. Among other things, the Nightfall Strike will lose its time limit. Here’s a summary of all the new features!
How can the replay value of the Strike playlists be increased? In what ways can heroic Strikes be made more appealing? What is the deal with the unpopular time limit on Nightfall Strikes? Game Director Christopher Barrett recently provided answers to these questions.
Strike scoring instead of timer in the Nightfall Strike!
As of February 2018, the time limit in the Nightfall Strike, which always forced Guardians to rush, will be replaced by a scoring system. According to Barrett, this strike scoring will be based on what was in Destiny 1, but there will be adjustments.
As a reminder: In Destiny 1, points could be earned by eliminating enemies in Strikes. Depending on the number of enemies killed and the completion time, Guardians earned medals. At that time, there was even a dedicated reputation faction with Zavala and exclusive gear sets that could only be obtained through strike scoring.
Which elements of this will be found in Destiny 2 remains currently unknown. However, Barrett mentioned two new features:
- There should be specific objectives during the Strikes worth accomplishing
- and score modifiers that can be selected.
What we can expect from this will probably be revealed in a few weeks. After all, the scoring for the Nightfall Strike should go live in February.
The rewards you receive will depend on how many points you earned. This is intended to increase the incentive not just to rush through the Strikes, but to proceed with a plan and structure to maximize the points yield.
Your high score can always be viewed through a new emblem that shows your high score. The higher this score is, the more or better rewards you unlock. There are also plans for clan high scores.
Less repetition in the Strike playlist
In the spring, Bungie will provide more variety in the Strike playlists. Many players have expressed their frustration that Strikes repeat too often one after the other. Bungie now wants to address this issue.
This is likely not an easy task since the team composition changes after each completed Strike. Therefore, it must be checked separately for each Guardian which Strike was previously played.
Heroic Strikes get modifications
The introduction of heroic Strikes in December 2017 was positively received by the community. The absence of specific modifications, however, caused some frustration.
Bungie now wants to change this. In the spring, strike-specific modifications are supposed to come that will provide more variety. However, the scoring system will not be included, as this is limited to the Nightfall Strike.
Whether Bungie will align the modifications with those of the predecessor is currently unknown. Hopefully, unpopular variants like “Trickle” will be left out.
By the way: There is no explicit mention of introducing strike-specific loot. However, according to Bungie, additional rewards will be available in the future that can only be obtained through certain activities. Perhaps the Strikes will then receive unique rewards.
What do you think of the changes? Let us know in the comments!
That’s not all. In the latest blog post, Bungie also addresses the following topics:
