Today’s “Mein-MMO Asks” is all about the autumn expansion of the MMO shooter Destiny.
Yeah, folks. The cat is out of the bag. Bungie revealed yesterday in the livestream what has been speculated for days and weeks: “Rise of Iron” will be the next big adventure in Destiny.
Some intense information about the expansion has already been revealed. However, many details regarding the new features are still pending. We expect these to be served to us in small bites by the developers over the summer. The next curtain will likely fall in just a few days at E3.
As the Destiny fever rapidly spreads in the forums and comments on the Internet, we want to take a moment here and ask you directly: What do you expect from “Rise of Iron”? What wishes and hopes do you bring to the expansion? And what do you think of the information available so far?
The Contents of “Rise of Iron”
The autumn expansion is supposed to be “big”. Four aspects have been mentioned that will experience comprehensive new features: The campaign with new story missions and quest lines, New Locations (Plagued Lands, Felwinter Peak, Social Hub, The Wall), new cooperative experiences in the form of strikes, patrols, public events, and a “very exciting and cool” raid, and new content in the Crucible: New PvP maps, a new mode, and some features.
Overall, the expansion leaves a good impression so far: both PvE and PvP fans will be provided with fresh content. Generally, “Rise of Iron” seems to put a major focus on story and lore, which many guardians will likely appreciate. Storytelling has often been criticized in Destiny over the last few years.
Now we’re being presented with a wealth of background information about Lord Saladin, the Iron Lords, and the “plague”. What do you think about that?
What to make of the new enemies remains to be seen. They are “Splicers”, Fallen devils who misuse a forbidden technology called “SIVA” that allows them to fuse flesh and metal. This transforms them into “machine gods”. We will likely learn more about what they are capable of and how we can defeat them in the near future. What do you think of these enemies?
In addition, the light level will be increased, new locations, weapons, and armor pieces will be introduced, and a flaming axe will appear as a relic in the game. You can read the detailed information about “Rise of Iron” here.
The Gjallarhorn Returns to Destiny
That was quite a bang: The Gjallarhorn is coming back with a new look in year 3 of Destiny. Every guardian can obtain it by mastering a specific quest. We are thus forging our own Gjallarhorn from the “armor of fallen heroes”.
If you preorder “The Rise of Iron”, you will receive an “Iron Gjallarhorn” in black and silver right away. Is this a reason for you to preorder the expansion?
“The Rise of Iron” is Only Coming for PS4 and Xbox One
Another topic currently occupying the community is: The guardian journey on PS3 and Xbox 360 will no longer continue. Players on last-gen will still be able to play the previously purchased content, but they will no longer receive new content.
Bungie justifies this step by stating that the overwhelming majority of guardians are already on PS4 and Xbox One. If they wanted to continue supplying last-gen with new content, compromises would have to be made. A lot would be lost for all guardians. We have already addressed the PS4 and Xbox One exclusivity of “Rise of Iron” here.
What do you think of the path Bungie is taking with “The Rise of Iron”?
