Already before the reveal of Season 6 of Destiny 2, Bungie announced that there would be opportunities for Guardians with a low Power level to quickly catch up and jump right into the new content. Now there are concrete details.
This is how Destiny 2 makes it easier to get into the new content: All Season Pass holders with a low Power level will have the opportunity to reach a Power level of 640 with little effort within the first few hours at the start of the new Season 6 on March 5.
The Power Surge Bounties, a type of catch-up mechanic, make this possible. This is to ensure that all Annual Pass holders are strong enough to tackle the new content.
With Power Surge Bounties to Power Level 640 – Here’s how
This is how the new Power Surge Bounties work: At the Wanderer, there will be four of these new Bounties. The requirement, in addition to the Annual Pass, is a character at level 50. The Power level of the character apparently does not play a significant role.
With the help of these special Bounties, players should be able to safely and deliberately reach a Power level of 640 – chance is not a factor.
Upon completing a Bounty, you will receive two fixed items with a Power level of 640. By completing all four Bounties, you will receive a total of 5 armor pieces and 3 weapons for each slot – so a complete package at 640.
Thus, your Guardian is ready for new adventures – if you haven’t already overcome this hurdle.
By the way, the Power Surge Bounties are apparently quite simple. For example, completing a strike or killing 50 enemies was mentioned. The effort will therefore be very low.
However, it is currently not known whether these Bounties are offered only for one character or ideally available for up to three characters.
This is behind this catch-up mechanic: This is meant to prevent Guardians from having to level for a long time and grind old content before they can start with the new content.
This was a problem for many players at the beginning of the first premium DLC “The Black Armory”. Many Guardians were excluded from the new DLC content for days or even weeks because they did not have the necessary Power level.
Bungie then nerfed the newly introduced Forge activity after just two days. However, Bungie stated that they learned from this mistake. The response now is the Power Surge Bounties.
What about players without an Annual Pass? This change aims to prepare players for the new content under the Annual Pass, which requires a higher Power level.
However, Bungie has not yet revealed how high the recommended level is for the new content. But with 640, you are apparently ready.
However, Guardians who only own the base game do not have access to content that requires such a Power level (except for the Iron Banner).
Additionally, for players who only purchased the Forsaken expansion without the Annual Pass, there are basically no activities that go beyond the Forsaken level cap of 600. For them, this catch-up mechanic is therefore not really relevant.
What do you think about this catch-up mechanic? A welcome opportunity to quickly catch up? Or absolutely uninteresting to you?
