In the MMO shooter Destiny four new Strikes will come with the expansion “The Taken King”. Additionally, many other details are already known.
It is quite strange how Destiny always manages to do this. In the Weekly Updates, which are actually meant for information, there are only little tidbits for weeks. Now all eyes are on Gamescom in Cologne, to see if important information will be revealed. But like a magician, Destiny drops the info bomb elsewhere. A US gaming magazine has granted the big scoop on the next expansion.
Yesterday, a lot of new information about the expansion “The Taken King.” This stream of information is now ongoing. The US site Kotaku refers to the 14-page cover story from Game Informer and publicly reveals (therefore we can bring it) the following details about The Taken King:
8 new story missions, plenty of lore, name of the new raid
- The new raid is called King’s Fall
- 8 new story missions will come, which will constitute the first act of “The Taken King”
- Additionally, there will be bounties, quests, and quest lines that start from various vendors in the Tower – one of which leads to the Glass Vault, focusing on the story of Praedyth
- Characters will be given more personality, allowing them to talk to one another, such as the Ghost now speaking with Eris Morn or Zavala. Additionally, sometimes the Ghost will be able to explore objects in missions and strikes, providing small glimpses into the lore of the Destiny universe – so the Ghost will be talking again, and a lot
4 new strikes and the gunsmith will become more important
- The 4 new strikes are Fallen Saber (Earth, against a Hovering unit), Shield Brothers (on the Dreadnought, two Cabal leaders will wait), Sunless Cell (Here is the Darkblade, who rebels against Oryx) and Echo Chamber (Playstation exclusive, a Vex instance). Additionally, as announced, some old strikes will receive a new “Taken” mode
- You will be able to turn in bounties without returning to the Tower
- The gunsmith in the Tower will be overhauled: You can now earn reputation through bounties with him. If you befriend him, there will be a weekly weapon delivery – a legendary weapon with random perks.
- Crucible and Vanguard marks will become Legendary marks, and other materials will be bundled together
- The vault will not get bigger, but they are working on another solution
Exotic weapons, bounties, rewards
- A new exotic pulse rifle called “No Time to Explain“, the exotic weapon “Sleeper Simulant” is a heavy fusion rifle, for which you must complete a quest line with puzzles
- The Crucible will have its own quests. Trials of Osiris will have its own bounties. There will be cohesive bounties for the Crucible that have rewards at an exotic level if weekly Crucible tasks are completed. Eight new PvP maps and three new modes.
- On the Dreadnought, it will be possible to find certain items with which you can summon “ultra” bosses.
If you want to find out what’s going on right now. Here is our article about yesterday’s news with the new level cap and the fate of the legendary weapons from the first year of Destiny. And here is the new trailer about The Taken King. Additional articles with new, further information about “The Taken King” are already planned. You will find them on our dedicated page to Destiny and you can follow Mein MMO on Facebook.
