The first Trials of the Nine start today, on September 15, in Destiny 2. Bungie released a teaser video about the “Trials of the Nine.”
Update: The first Trials are live!
The hardcore PvP fans are already itching: They have had to go without the Trials for over a month, the toughest PvP challenge in Destiny. In mid-August, they came to an end in Destiny 1, and today, on 15.9., they return in an updated form in Destiny 2.
However, little is actually known about the new Trials – official statements are rare. We know,
- that they are called Trials of the Nine,
- that they will be played in multiple game modes and on several maps (both change weekly). This information comes from an official graphic by Bungie. Today, the game mode should be Countdown and the map Eternity.
- that they will take place in 4v4
- that they will “blow people away,” according to Crucible design lead Lars Bakken.
- According to data mining, a woman with a creepy voice will be the announcer at the Trials.
Now Bungie has released a teaser video that should set the tone for the Trials:
However, not much is revealed in the video. The logo with the three circles has already been spotted in the trophies of Destiny 2 and back then it was already certain that this would be the new logo for the Trials.
A figure can be seen in the video for a brief moment:
Who that is, we will probably find out this evening. The first Trials in Destiny 2 start at 7 PM on 15.9.
By the way: “The Nine” are considered the rulers over the Jovians, over the worlds and people beyond the asteroid belt. So far we have not come into contact with them. Only Xur, the Agent of the Nine, visits the Guardians every weekend. This merchant will appear for the first time in Destiny 2 today. We will report on him.
Competitive matchmaking will be bug-free
Bungie also discusses matchmaking in the “This Week at Bungie”:
- The matchmaking for the Quick Play Playlist is currently functioning as intended. Here there are supposed to be short player searches with less emphasis on skill. Nothing is changing here.
- In Competitive, the focus should be more on skill, which is why the player search takes a little longer. Currently, however, too many players are encountering opponents they have no chance against. The reason: There is a bug in the skill rating. According to Bungie, they have deployed a fix “at this moment.” It should already be fixed.
That means in competitive playlists you will now encounter more players that match your skill.
Two more pieces of information from This Week at Bungie:
- Next week, Update 1.0.1.3 will be deployed. There is no release date yet. This will fix several known issues and completely remove the hate symbol from Destiny 2.
- In addition, Bungie sincerely apologizes that such a hate symbol is present in Destiny 2. All information on this can be found at the provided link.
Are you joining the Trials today?
