In the MMO shooter Destiny , the next patch 1.1.2 has been announced for a while. It has been presented in detail, it is now finished, and the developers are presumably already playing it in an internal beta. The question remains: When will it be released?
February, March, April – What happened in Destiny
Many thought that Bungie would release the DLC “House of Wolves” in March, but that was not the case: At the end of February, the last patch 1.1.1. was released. It mainly changed the weapon balance and suddenly made shotguns and pulse rifles popular.
In March, nothing happened. Now the patch 1.1.2 is supposed to come, which has been extensively introduced in the last few weeks. On Thursday, it is supposed to finally be about the DLC “House of Wolves”, perhaps they will reveal a release date.
On Thursday, they at least reported: The patch 1.1.2 is finished. They are still waiting for a specific date, but it is expected very soon. Over the weekend, they tweeted, they will “test the patch internally.” They call the test environment “Seventh Column”, an insider joke from Halo times. Since this could also refer to the community, some even infer that the “private test environment” is simply the servers and the tweet is a hidden announcement to bring the patch live as early as Saturday. But that might just be wishful thinking.
This weekend, Bungie might be testing Destiny Update 1.1.2 in a private test environment we’ve nicknamed 7th Column. Pardon our dust.
— Bungie (@Bungie) April 11, 2015
Patch 1.1.2 gives players very little new to do
It is questionable whether patch 1.1.2 will keep players engaged. Although it brings some so-called “Quality of Life” improvements, increases comfort, and makes many things more pleasant, it changes very little in terms of actual game content. It will bring a larger vault and give players options to customize sound and graphic settings more precisely. In the future, players will also be able to decide whether to go without a helmet in the Tower.
All things that are certainly useful when players dive back in with House of Wolves, but at the moment are unlikely to increase activity.
Only a few changes affect the game itself, which are currently known: they want to fix the bugs in the raids, especially with the final bosses. They aim to make some strikes easier and change the ammunition distribution in the Crucible.
Hopes lie on House of Wolves
Everything suggests that the patch will be rolled out very soon. Probably on Tuesday evening our time. A date on Monday wouldn’t be surprising either.
However, many eyes will likely be on the next announcement for the DLC “House of Wolves”. Much indicates that we will finally receive details in the coming weeks. The DLC House of Wolves, so important for Destiny could then be dated for mid or late May.
