In the MMO shooter Destiny , a whole range of new features is promised in the coming weeks: Guardians can expect new shaders, even stronger legendary items, new options and materials for upgrading items, and a more generous loot distribution from the Cryptarch.
On the night from Friday, November 7th to Saturday, the weekly update for Destiny was released. This is not a patch but a blog post from Bungie to the fans. We have summarized this for you in a Destiny news article.
The community manager DeeJ mentioned this time that he had consulted with the team responsible for improvements based on player feedback directly in Destiny. And so, two days ago, he stood at a whiteboard and feverishly wrote down everything the team had planned in terms of improvements.
More Interesting Upgrade System for Exotic Weapons in Destiny
Four points have already been announced in recent weeks, which are:
- Options to talk to teammates with whom you were matched via matchmaking – this should remain optional, only at request.
- Exotic weapons that are more powerful than they currently are. They should also be more interesting to upgrade.
- New items that make you a little bit more legendary.
- The new expansion “The Dark Below.”
What does this mean? Voice chat during matchmaking and the expansion are clear and known. That certain exotic weapons like Thorn, Bad Juju, and the Vex Mythoclast (which in PvE) are supposed to become stronger than now, is also known. What Bungie means by “more interesting to upgrade” is not entirely clear. This could hint at possibilities to upgrade current exotic items from 30 to 32 with the expansion. It could also mean something else – such as a wider selection of upgrades.
With the “new items” that are a bit more legendary, perhaps the items are meant, which will come with “The Dark Below”. Here, items are expected to be significantly stronger than the current ones – having a higher “item level.” But the next Iron Banner is also rumored to bring legendary items, with which non-raiders can at least almost reach level 30 (an Exotic and a Raid Legendary will still be needed).
Friendlier Cryptarch, New Sources for Upgrade Materials in Destiny
DeeJ announces a total of eight new points:
- New Shaders for the Guardians’ gear.
- The ability to view items in the preview before spending Glimmer on them.
- A higher chance for special features during Public Events.
- Some areas are to be better tuned to meet traffic requirements.
- New “economic methods” are to come to provide players with upgrade materials.
- Fixes, patches, and other invisible improvements.
- A few tricks that are not revealed yet.
- And possibly an even more generous Cryptarch. (But he is still supposed to remain a rascal)
What does this mean? With the shaders, DeeJ might have hinted at what data miners recently found for “The Dark Below” – thus also options to mix shaders. Furthermore, the “new economies” could be interesting for the upgrade materials and of course, the slightly friendlier Cryptarch. He is responsible for what comes out of the engrams (a kind of Destiny surprise egg) in terms of items.
If upgrading items is to become more interesting, new materials could be introduced. Some evidence suggests this: Data miners have also been fruitful here.
Bungie Loves You
However, DeeJ did not want to provide specifics about the individual points. This will be announced later in patch notes, forum posts, and love messages to the fans. For the moment, they only wanted to outline in broad strokes what they are planning and show the fans that they are thinking of them.
