In Destiny, numerous details about “The Rise of Iron” have been released. Changes are coming to the exotic vendor Xur.
Gameinformer released a nearly hour-long video in which they answered several community questions with Game Director Chris Barrett and Executive Producer Scott Taylor. We summarize the most exciting information.
The Agent of the Nine Receives a New Inventory
We have already reported that Xur will be significantly changed with RoI on PS3 and Xbox 360. However, the mysterious vendor with the questionable facial hair will also surprise players on current-gen consoles PS4 and Xbox One with new items.
On one hand, he will occasionally bring new RoI exotics. His stock will become more varied. On the other hand, you can also purchase ornaments from him, which are otherwise only available in “Radiant Treasures.” The offerings will rotate weekly.
It should be noted that you must purchase these ornaments with “Silver Dust” – which translates to “Silber-Staub” in German. You can obtain this dust by breaking down certain items, such as ornaments, from the “Radiant Treasures.” You can also use silver dust to purchase items in Eververse. The exact ratio of silver to silver dust is currently unknown.
Exact Release Time of “Rise of Iron”
We want to summarize numerous other details from the video in bullet points. Among other things, the exact start date for RoI was mentioned.
- RoI goes live on September 20 at 11 AM – at the weekly reset.
- The autumn expansion will bring fresh trophies and achievements.
- In Felwinter Peak, there will be something really cool, a secret that has not been discussed so far.
- At the launch of RoI, there will be no (weapon) balance adjustments. However, they are closely monitoring the data and will respond accordingly in the future.
- In response to the question about solo content, the developers were somewhat evasive. They referred to the story, the Archon Forge and faction packages, but emphasized that there will be many ways to reach the new max level. This motto was introduced with the April update: Players should be able to play what they enjoy while still leveling up their light level.
- That Obsessive will appear on patrols will not change.
- The strike playlists will receive an update: There will be a heroic RoI playlist, a non-heroic RoI playlist, a TTK playlist, and a playlist with the strikes as they were before TTK. If you don’t have RoI, there will also be a heroic playlist with TTK strikes.
- If you have quests and bounties open, this will not change at the launch of RoI. You can still complete them afterwards.
- You can switch between the 8 new ornaments at any time – even if you have already started an activity.
- The Three of Coins will still exist. With the same function.
- The Year 3 Thorn remains the same Thorn we love – or hate. However, it has been balanced.
- In response to the question of whether there will be secrets like the Black Spindle in TTK, the answer was: Yes, there are things to discover. Basically, more quests will come to obtain exotics. A quest for the Gjallarhorn, the Thorn, and the Khvostov 7G-0X is coming.
- The Gjallarhorn will still be great, but now it is balanced. It should not be a “game-breaking” weapon.
- Is it worth saving exotic engrams now to take them to the cryptarch after the launch of RoI? In hopes that you can quickly obtain new exotics? The developers did not respond to that.
- The light level of vendor items will increase. Exact numbers are not provided.
- When ranking up with the factions, players will be able to choose which reward package they want: weapons, armor pieces, or chroma. The factions will bring new gear. Additionally, there are cool plans for the factions in the future that cannot be discussed at the moment.
- In response to whether more chroma will come, it was stated: In RoI, the focus is on the ornaments system. The existing chroma items will remain. They can be obtained through the factions.
- New strike-exclusive legendary items are coming. However, these will remain secret so that the Guardians can discover a lot at launch.
- The gunsmith Banshee-44 will have higher light-level items with the autumn expansion. However, it seems he will not bring any new weapons.
- The Trials reward gear from Year 2 will no longer be available after RoI.
The three things that developers say players can look forward to the most are: The Raid “Wrath of the Machine”, Private Matches, and all the things that can be discovered, like gear or the story.
Information about the lore and the Iron Lords in Destiny can be read here.
