In Destiny the elite PvP event “Trials of Osiris” is supposed to be returning. And it is likely to be even tougher than before. Moreover, they will soon present how the future of Destiny is supposed to look. Is a new expansion pass coming?
What are we going to throw money at soon, Luke Smith?
In an interview with Kotaku, his former employer, game director of “The Taken King” Luke Smith spoke about the future of Destiny and his role. He had to listen to some remarks about his botched interview at E3: “Luke, you as a marketing expert, what are we going to throw money at on the monitor soon?”
He probably won’t get rid of that anymore.
The Taken King was already in development before the launch of Destiny
Smith touched on many interesting topics, covering all areas. Overall, the mood at Bungie is currently high, having taken some turns they had wanted to take for a long time. After all, they started working on “The Taken King” even before the release of Vanilla Destiny. And even before the launch, they knew that they would change the Light system.
They learned an important lesson from “House of Wolves,” when Skolas’ primary weapons were overshadowed by the old loot from “The Glass Vault.” They realized that you can’t always turn everything to “full volume,” which was particularly enlightening for the teams dealing with rewards.
The re-rolling in “House of Wolves” also caused problems – especially in PvP. They knew that weapons like Felwinter’s Lie had strong random combinations. But due to the re-rolling, suddenly every Felwinter’s Lie had such an overpowering configuration. By now, they know that re-rolling has disappeared from Destiny.
Exchange option for Etheric Light is coming
By the way, Bungie is still working on finding an exchange option for the etheric lights. A remnant of the upgrade mechanic from “House of Wolves.” They have also separated from that.
Hysteria about secrets delights Smith
The mood among the fans is currently good. Even if it doesn’t please everyone. Many players are especially missing their old weapons, like the Fatebringer. Moreover, Smith critically states that they did a poor job of explaining to fans what Destiny looks like for players who do not own “The Taken King” in year 2.
Smith is visibly pleased with the current hysteria about secrets in Destiny. There is still more in the game. Smith hints that there are still secrets in the raid. They did not say that it was the largest so far for nothing. But Smith also does not want to give hints.
Smith was right in the middle of the Three of Coins thing
By the way: Smith also had to urgently and repeatedly suppress a rebellion of the House of Winter led by Draksis, so he had to be defeated over and over again…
Smith hinted that in year 2 it’s not just about obtaining a specific item, but possessing that item in the desired configuration. Players would have been really upset to see so much golden stuff dropping that they would have shouted “Exploit! Exploit!”
By the way: He also received “Bounty” three times in a row and wonders when it will be determined what will be in the exotic engram, whether at drop or only when decoding.
Even if he doesn’t know about it, he knows: Blue engrams cannot currently be decrypted into anything over 300.
We will soon learn more about the future of Destiny
But Smith spoke not only about the past but also about the future.
Relatively soon, the further plans for year 2 in Destiny are supposed to be outlined, as Bungie envisions it all. Whether a new season pass is coming, how they will bring content into the game in the future, whether they will continue through major expansions or smaller live ideas like now with the Black Spindle.
Smith hinted that they have a fully functional live team, whose job is to supply players with new content. A lot has shifted in the structure at Bungie.
But it is not up to him to present all of this. They know: The ball is in Bungie’s court. Sooner rather than later, they will take that and talk about the future.
Trials of Osiris is supposed to be even tougher, even more rewarding in year 2
The PvP event “Trials of Osiris” in Destiny is currently on a break. Bungie is looking at how to make the matchmaking and reward system even more prestigious. Especially the flawless 9-0 run is supposed to become even rarer and more sought after.
They are toying with the idea of keeping the Trials of Osiris like the arena in Hearthstone, so that teams face off against other teams that have the same number of victories. This means you cannot play up against weak teams, but it could get really intense starting at 4 victories.
There will also be a range of new rewards. Trials of Osiris is supposed to return to Destiny in the fall.
