In Destiny, the back area of the Tower can be entered as of today. The question is: Why?
Update 7:10 PM: There is no Iron Banner active. However, the Sparrow Racing has been added to private matches.
This morning at 10 AM, the weekly reset in Destiny occurred. This ended the “The Dawning” event and removed the festive decorations in the Tower, so everything should be back to normal now. But it isn’t.
Because the back area of the Tower is open, the gate is no longer locked. In the months leading up to “Rise of Iron,” this meant: The Iron Banner is running. Lord Saladin was always in this area, giving you the Iron Banner bounties.
But this time the gate is open, even though Lord Saladin is not in the Tower. The community is currently speculating on reddit what this could mean. Because the entire area is empty. You cannot interact with any NPCs or objects there.
Is today the start of the January Iron Banner?
Many users assume that Bungie merely opened this area so that Guardians can grab the dead Ghost that is located in the back area of the Tower. Those who have only been Guardians since “Rise of Iron” have not had a chance to get to this Ghost, as the gate has been locked since then.
Other Guardians, on the other hand, think that the January Iron Banner might start today. Normally, this is announced by DeeJ in “This Week at Bungie” a week in advance; however, this announcement has been missed in recent weeks due to Bungie’s winter break.
We received this screenshot from our community from the iPhone app showing that Iron Banner bounties are already being displayed:
Nevertheless, it remains puzzling why the gate to the back area in the Tower is now open. After all, since RoI, Efrideet has been the contact person for the Iron Banner. And she appears regularly at the Felwinter Peak, which is why the back area of the Tower has been irrelevant since then. Therefore, some Guardians hope that this could be a precursor to a completely new event.
We probably have no choice but to wait and see what happens today at 7 PM. At this time, the Iron Banner usually starts. Perhaps Bungie will also come forward soon and clarify things for us.
What do you think? Why is the gate open?
Until we have the answer to this question, you can check out this “Lego-Destiny”.
