In the MMO shooter Destiny, there is information about the upcoming autumn expansion “Rise of Iron”.
Recently, Bungie held a livestream for “Rise of Iron”. More than 220,000 fans watched this spectacle. While most of the information was already known in advance, numerous other innovations were also revealed. We summarize these compactly.
“Rise of Iron” will be a “big” expansion
According to the developers, the autumn expansion will be “big”. Rise of Iron represents the next major adventure for the Guardians. They mention four aspects that will receive extensive innovations:
- New campaign: The new campaign will deliver new characters and cinematics along with some missions. Additionally, there will be many new quest lines. We will learn about the lore of the Iron Lords.
- New locations: In the new expansion, we will explore the “Plaguelands”, “Felwinter Peak”, and “The Wall”. The Wall is the place where the journey of all our Guardians began. However, this place has changed significantly.
- New cooperative experiences: There will be a “very exciting and cool” raid, about which no other information will be disclosed. Additionally, a new strike is coming, and some existing strikes will be revised. New patrols and public events will also be added to the game.
- New content in the Crucible: New PvP maps, a new mode, and new features will be introduced, about which discussions will take place later in the summer.
Help Lord Saladin in “Rise of Iron”
In the expansion, you accompany Lord Saladin on his journey. An early concept art was one that captures the atmosphere of “Rise of Iron” and shows Lord Saladin and “The Wall”:
We will learn about the backstory of the Iron Lords and discover important places, symbols, and objects of their actions. Our journey in “Rise of Iron” begins as we set out for Felwinter Peak. This is the place from where the Iron Lords protected humanity:
At the top of Felwinter Peak, we find statues of the former heroes of the Iron Lords in a mausoleum. The Guardians will recognize many things that they have encountered before in the Iron Banner of Destiny, such as the tree, a symbol of this PvP event:
The developers mention that we will learn about Jolder, for example. This name already appears in the machine gun “Jolder’s Hammer”. In general, we will learn a lot about the Iron Lords and experience some “Aha effects”. However, they don’t want to reveal too much at this point.
In the trailer, we also see Lord Saladin for the first time without his helmet:
The wolves remain exclusively reserved for him. We Guardians, therefore, have to forgo our own wolf pack.
Additional information from the stream:
- New enemies: The new enemy faction (Splicers) consists of Fallen who use an old “forbidden” technology called “SIVA” to transform themselves more or less into machines. They want to take over the Earth. The Guardians must stop them.
- The new social hub will be more rural and rustic compared to the Tower and the Vestian Outpost in the Reef.
- The Plaguelands: This is a completely new area on Earth near the Cosmodrome. A harsh winter prevails, and the landscape is covered in snow. There should be much to discover. Besides some secrets, you will mainly encounter nasty enemies, such as this friendly character:
- Additionally, we can look forward to new gear. We can create the “Iron Lords” look:
- The light level will be “significantly” increased. The exact amount has not been disclosed.
- The Flame Axe will be a special item, a relic. With it, you will be able to inflict devastating damage. More details on how the axe looks in practice will be revealed in the summer.
- The Gjallarhorn is making a comeback: In “Rise of Iron”, there will be a quest through which all Guardians can obtain a Gjallarhorn. We will then forge it from the “armor of fallen heroes”. If you want the “Iron Gjallarhorn” in black and silver, you need to preorder the expansion.
“Rise of Iron” will be released on September 20th exclusively on PS4 and Xbox One. The price is expected to be 30 US dollars. Preorders are now possible.
Update: In English, the expansion is called “The Rise of Iron” and costs 29.99 euros.
PS4 users will again receive time-exclusive content. What this will be will be revealed in the upcoming weeks.
