In the MMO shooter Destiny, with the expansion The Taken King, players will have the opportunity to summon bosses in various combinations in the new zone “Dreadnought.”
At Gamescom, community manager DeeJ gave a lengthy interview to the US magazine IGN. We have filtered out some interesting information from it in the past few days already. The interview was accompanied by gameplay. This gameplay is set in the expansion “The Taken King,” showcasing, among other things, the first story mission, PvP, and the super abilities of the new subclasses in action. Here is the full interview:
Here are some more important insights from the interview.
The Court of Oryx – a new Public Event that works differently than usual
There will be a way to start a Public Event as a player in the Dreadnought, called “Court of Oryx.” Oryx himself is the King, and he has his own court.
Players can seemingly summon parts of this court in various combinations, fighting different bosses in different scenarios. There will likely also be tailored rewards for this. But DeeJ is relatively tight-lipped about this.
It is already known that in the new zone, players will be able to summon bosses using aids. This event might be what that refers to. Some also compare it to the Prison of Elders, as it also features varying enemy configurations.
According to DeeJ, allowing players to start the event themselves represents a new direction for Destiny: they want to give players more control over what they face.
Furthermore, DeeJ emphasizes the size and complexity of the new zone “Dreadnought.” This is a new, multilayered area with puzzles, loot runs, the raid, patrols, and much more.
Another major topic in the interview is that they want to reward players better and respect their time. It has already been announced that loot distribution will be managed “smarter,” and players should receive items they still need more frequently.
Class-specific weapons and difficulty levels in the raid
One of the interesting topics that has hardly been talked about yet is “class-specific weapons,” which are to be introduced with “The Taken King.” Once again, DeeJ only mentions this in passing without going into details.
It can be assumed that they will be introduced in one of the live streams.
Whether the new raid “King’s Fall” will launch with multiple difficulty levels is also still unknown at this time.
