In Destiny, the riddle of the slot for third subclasses in the interface has been solved: It is a remnant of an earlier design idea.
The major US gaming print magazine GameInformer was a guest at Bungie and had a hearty chat with the decision-makers, revealing some information that had previously remained hidden.
In the MMO shooter Destiny, it seems to be only a matter of time until the third subclasses for Hunters, Warlocks, and Titans arrive, or until something else exciting happens with the ominous third slot in the subclasses. This is evident from an interview with lead designer Tyron Green.
“Leaks” regarding subclasses turned out to be fake
There are two subclasses per class in Destiny, but the interface appears to be designed for three subclasses. There is already a supposed third slot for a yet nonexistent third subclass. It must be coming soon, right? The space is already there, it just needs to be filled with life. It’s a bit like the blocked DLC areas in Destiny. They also look as if everything is already there and just needs to be activated.
This third slot for the subclasses has led to all sorts of fan speculation: Currently, the two subclasses of a class are each associated with an element, so it would be logical for a third subclass to have the remaining element.
There were also “leaks” from alleged developers, which now seem to have turned out to be fake.
But what does Bungie say about the third subclass and this ominous “third slot”?
The third slot is a remnant of an earlier design idea…
Lead designer Tyron Greene told GameInformer initially that he couldn’t say anything about subclasses before then discussing everything there is to say. This “third slot” is there for other reasons; it has nothing directly to do with sub-specs.
It is leftover from an earlier design idea where players could store and define “builds”. In this idea, players would choose certain talents and then save them. Those decisions would have been “locked” and Guardians would have received a bonus for that.
If one had then created a new “build”, they would have first copied the old one and placed it in this “third slot” to then create a new one. This was the purpose of the third field.
… players should still be looking forward to it
Greene does not want this to be understood as a promise, BUT: the fact that Guardians could switch between the individual subclasses should give them reason to be happy and look forward to the future.
