In the MMO shooter Destiny, the developers at Bungie have announced a number of changes, without being too precise. However, there is some new information about the expansion “The Taken King” and the future of the game.
On the night from Thursday to Friday, the Weekly Update will be released by Bungie, a sort of letter to the community. This time, the letter heralded a new phase. The update that was promised last week has now been served. Bungie became more specific and addressed the future.
It will now be about “The Taken King” every Thursday
In the coming months, it is said that the Weekly Update will focus on “The Taken King”, the new expansion, and on changes to some game systems.
The expansion “The Taken King” is not to be understood as a DLC, but as a game.
It includes for every platform:
- new story missions and side quests. They should tell how the Guardians defend the solar system against Oryx and his hordes
- a new narrative driven by cinematics, populated by a series of notable characters
- new exotic armors and weapons, new exotic quest lines
- the Dreadnaught, a new zone, with unique secrets, rituals, and treasures
- the Taken, a new type of enemies
- an higher level cap and other ways to become more powerful
- the largest influx of new and redesigned weapons, armors, and talents so far
- new subclasses with talents and powers
- new coop strikes with unique and dynamic boss mechanics
- Cerberus Vae III and the two Playstation strikes Dust Palace and The Immortal Spirit will receive a redesign with the Taken
- new Crucible maps and modes, including Rift and Mayhem, which have already been introduced
- and the largest 6-player raid
And here’s how Destiny will change further
All this will be released on September 15 with “The Taken King” and there will be discussions for the coming months about it and also about game systems like:
- a rebalancing of weapons
- an improvement of the in-game economy (likely referring to the resource structure)
- a reworking of the quest system
- an improvement of the bounties
- the affiliation with certain factions
- and endgame content
At Bungie, a lot has been learned in the last 10 months – not only about the game but also about the players.
Mein MMO says: After the meager Weekly Updates from last week, this was again a hit. Although not much new was learned, much concrete information was already known from E3. What was not mentioned there has now been roughly outlined. However, many things remain unclear:
- Will completely new exotic weapons and armors be coming? Or just a handful again?
- What will happen to the old ones? Will they be upgradeable again?
- How much content is there in “The Taken King?”
- Can the raid convince?
- How will weapon leveling and upgrading work in the future?
These are definitely the exciting questions.
But it is now clear that some things can be expected from “The Taken King.” The announcement that it is a “game”, not an “expansion” is hopeful. At least, Bungie is putting pressure on themselves with this.
More on most topics mentioned here can be found on our Destiny topic page.
On Friday, July 3rd, at 11:00 AM, there will be something very concrete. Xur will appear in the Tower or in the Reef, we will receive him.
