In Destiny 2, the upcoming Season of Opulence will kick off with a bang for Annual Pass owners. Just a few hours after the season begins, the new raid will go live.
There has been little information from official channels regarding the upcoming Season 7 – the Season of Opulence. Now, just under a month before the season begins, Bungie is finally revealing new details.
This is the exact start date for Season 7: Initially, Bungie revealed when the new season will specifically start. As many have suspected, this will happen immediately following the current season of the Drifter. The Season of Opulence will begin with the Weekly Reset at 7:00 PM on June 4th.
What We Know About the New Raid in Season 7
Owners of the Annual Pass can look forward to a new raid in Season 7. There have been no official details on this yet. However, the developers have shared the first information about the upcoming new PvE endgame activity in this week’s “This Week at Bungie” blog.
This is what the new raid will be called: The upcoming raid is named “Crown of Sorrow”. There is currently no new information about the setting or the enemies.
When does the raid start? There is a surprise regarding the start date and time, as Bungie is breaking with tradition here. Normally, new raids are released several days or even weeks after the season begins. However, in Season 7, the raid will launch just a few hours after the season kicks off.
In the USA, the raid will go live on June 4th at 4 PM. Due to the time difference, it will start in Germany at 1:00 AM on June 5th.
This is what you should also consider: The Guardians will not have much time or opportunities for preparation. They have only six hours to approach the recommended power level of 715 for the first encounter in the new raid. This is 15 levels above the current cap from Season 6. The level requirement is likely to increase further throughout the raid.
Additionally, Bungie has temporarily adjusted some things for the raid’s start so that all players have the same conditions when participating in the World First race:
- The two older raids “Last Wish” and “Scourge of the Past” will be disabled until “Crown of Sorrow” is mastered. This prevents players from using a potential stash of Etheric Keys to gain a level advantage.
- The buff “Primus Determination” will be limited to two charges per character on the first day of Season 7. This means this bonus is only valid for the first two Primus Engrams that you find.
As was the case at the beginning of Season 6, it also applies to the Season of Opulence: Any powerful bounties accepted before Season 7 can only yield rewards with a maximum power level of 700. Hoarding bounties will not give you an advantage for the new raid either.
When will there be more information? Bungie did not specify a concrete date, but the studio has assured that more information about the new season will be shared soon via the blog on the official Bungie website.
Will you be trying the new raid right at launch? What do you think of this immediate start of the activity?
