In Destiny 2 Shadowkeep breaks the power level cap. However, it cannot be increased “infinitely”.
Why is the power unlimited? During gamescom 2019, it was announced that with the fall expansion Shadowkeep, the power level has no limits.
With the help of an artifact, it is possible to infinitely increase the power. Consequently, a “max level” no longer exists.
In an interview with gamesradar, the Creative Lead of Shadowkeep, Ben Wommack, reveals more details about this innovation.
Time is the Limit
This is what Wommack says: According to Wommack, artifacts have no limit to how much power they can grant your Guardian. However, the higher you level up the artifact, the more XP is required to continue leveling up. Therefore, the power level progression will become slower and more time-consuming.
Bungie is curious to see how far the Guardians will go.
This is the limit: The only limit to power level progress is time. Because the artifact is a seasonal item that will be replaced after a season.
Wommack explains: “At the end of the Season of the Undying, the seasonal artifact, the “Eye of the Gate Lord”, will disappear. Then you will receive another artifact in the next season, which you will work on.”
According to Wommack, you will start again in the next season with the “unlimited” power level progression, but you will fall back to 960 power.
This is how the new power progression works:
- In Destiny 2 Shadowkeep, all Guardians start at power level 750.
- The soft cap is at 900. This means every loot drop brings you up to 900.
- Another cap is at 950. You can reach up to 950 with every powerful reward.
- And through pinnacle activities like the raid, you can even go up to a maximum of 960 power level. 960 is the highest power level at which loot can drop.
- With the artifact, you can exceed 960. According to Bungie, you can use the artifact to “overcome impossible challenges”.
In the end, it is time that sets limits on your unlimited power progression. After 3 months, you will be reset to 960, then climbing the power level again with a new artifact that is also supposed to provide new benefits.
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