In the MMO shooter Destiny , Bungie has now announced new rewards for Year 1 and clarified the fate of the Gjallarhorn.
On the night from Thursday to Friday, Bungie’s latest Weekly Update was released. There, they addressed questions from the community. This time, they clarified a lot of information needs, even if they did not want or could answer all questions.
Is there a Year 2 version of Gjallarhorn?
These are the new facts:
- Despite the reduced numbers for Year 1 weapons (exotic weapons had an attack value of only 160 instead of 365 during the stream), they are still supposed to perform as well in Year 1 activities, even if you disregard the balance changes in 2.0
- Gjallarhorn will not receive a Year 2 version, what this means exactly and how powerful fully upgraded Year 1 exotic weapons and armor will be in Year 2 is also not mentioned this time
- However, the Titan gloves “No Plan B” will receive a Year 2 version. Also confirmed during the live stream on Wednesday night were the SUROS Regime and the Warlock helm Light Behind Nemesis. They will receive enhanced Year 2 versions
- You can access the Year 2 versions of Year 1 exotics by owning the Year 1 version of the exotic item. Then you can print the Year 2 version from your “Blueprint” collection – this will likely cost legendary marks
- Legendary marks will be account-wide like Glimmer and the exotic blueprints
- Players will earn legendary marks through the weekly heroic strike, daily story chapters, and daily PvP bounties – and when they dismantle legendary Year 2 items
- There will be an exchange of Year 1 Crucible and Vanguard marks, players will receive a “Fame Item” for every 50 of them they exchange
- The Glimmer cap remains the same as in Year 1, there is supposed to be a lot in Year 2 that guardians can spend Glimmer on.
The Year 1 rewards are now known
After a long back and forth, the “rewards for Year 1 players” are now known. These will be received by “VIP” players who have either reached light level 30 or own both DLCs. The deadline to meet one of the two conditions is August 31, 2015.
The rewards are:
- The Ghost shell “Brave Ghost Shell”
- The “Be Brave” emblem
- The “Old Guard” shader
- And the “S-34 Ravensteel” Sparrow
You can check out the rewards in this trailer:
We will take a look at Xur’s inventory on Friday, August 21, at 11:00 AM. He will either appear in the Tower or in the Reef, assuming he even comes back after the Gjallarhorn story last Friday. Here is our report on Xur and his inventory on August 21.
