Tonight, the release of update 2.5.0 is scheduled for Destiny. This will be deployed in preparation for “The Dawning”.
Update: The patch is now live! Here are the patch notes!
Update: 19:06. No update in sight on PS4. A Guardian reports on reddit that it is already available on Xbox One. 1.89 GB.
Update: 19:08: Bungie has just announced that the update will be coming soon.
Update: 19:13: Reddit is going wild, as the update is still not live.
Today, the Winter event “The Dawning” starts. However, you cannot immediately hop on the Sparrow and race, but must first download and install an update titled 2.5.0.
No maintenance work or server downtime is required for this. Once you have installed the patch, the festivities can begin. Here are the important times:
- At 7 PM, update 1.5 goes live on PS4 and Xbox One. Once it is ready for download, you will be brought back to the login screen on PS4 and can install it. On Xbox One, you can restart Destiny or wait for the game to bring you back to the login screen at a later time.
- At 11 PM, all Guardians who have not installed the update will be removed from their activities. You will need to download it now.
Note: Once you have installed the update, you can also play the Nightfall Strike of this week. It is currently blocked.
What changes today?
The full patch notes will be released later tonight, but Bungie has already provided a preview of update 2.5.0 last week:
- Skeleton Key: You are guaranteed to receive a skeleton key when you complete the Nightfall Strike once during the week. There is one per account for the first completion of the Nightfall per week. Additionally, the drop chance for a key in the SIVA crisis playlists (heroic and normal) as well as in the Nightfall Strike is slightly increased.
- Green Engrams: Once you reach level 40, green engrams will be immediately and automatically converted into weapon parts or armor materials.
- Brother Vance now offers a material exchange, passing coins for light particles.
- Legendary weapons from the Weapon Master Rank 2 Quest can now be purchased again from the Weapon Master. So if you have dismantled Stillpiercer, Immobius, or Susanoo, you can now get them back.
- A problem will be resolved where Guardians did not receive the trophy/achievement “Student of History” or the badge “Seal of the Wolf”.
All information about “The Dawning” can be found here.
