In the last “This Week at Bungie,” the April update for Destiny was announced. There are hints that this update revitalizes the Prison of Elders.
Since the major expansion “The Taken King,” there has been nothing happening in the Prison of Elders. The loot simply isn’t worth it. However, since the announcement of the April update, there is hope that this “House of Wolves” content will be filled with life again.
In the last “This Week at Bungie,” the following image was shown:
Many Guardians instantly recognize that this is a “Taken version” of the “Prison of Elders” gear. For comparison, here is an image of the original equipment:
What is the significance of the image of the “taken Guardians”?
Upon seeing the recently released graphic, several questions arise: Are these new shaders or completely new high-level armor? Are we being drawn into the Prison of Elders? Will Variks have something to do again? The background in the image at least suggests a location in the Reef.
And overall: Are these supposed to be our Guardians in the image, just in stylish outfits ‒ or are they evil, taken beings that must be dealt with?
The Prison of Elders could serve as a PvE arena with wave structure, at least as fun endgame content, if designed variably and filled with new enemies and different mechanics. If this is just a copy of the “House of Wolves” prison with only a few Taken lingering around, it could quickly become disappointing.
The image showing Guardians with a Taken look makes the community hopeful for this update. What will Bungie surprise us with?
At least the signs seem to be strengthening that the Prison of Elders will be revitalized. Besides this image, which opens up much room for speculation, it was recently announced that Clan leaderboards will be introduced, which will also track statistics for this PvE arena. Why would one track this currently uninteresting prison as a relevant statistic if it wasn’t going to regain significance soon?
We will receive more information about the content of the April update in the upcoming Wednesdays. Bungie wants to present the content of the update through live streams. If there’s talk of a renewal of the Prison of Elders, this news wouldn’t catch us too off guard.
The expectations for the April update are high, after all, Guardians have waited months for new PvE content. We will receive the first concrete details on March 23 at 7 PM. Mein-MMO will accompany these streams with a live ticker in English.
Here are the details on the April update of Destiny.
